86: The Dead Milkmen: Big Lizard In My Backyard

- Hey Jack, what's happenin'?

- I don't know.

- Well, rumour around town says you might be thinking about going down to the shore.

- Uh, yeah, I think I'm gonna go down to the shore.

- What are you gonna do down there?

- Uh, I don't know, play some video games, buy some Def Leppard t-shirts.

- Don't forget your Motley Crue t-shirt; you know all proceeds go to get their lead singer out of jail.

- Uh huh.

I first heard those words at a little place called Arkansas Record Exchange in 1985. The owner was a very cool but strange guy who went out of his way to obtain and sell music that didn't make it to most records stores in the Little Rock area. I was immediatly hooked on The Deadmilkmen's Big Lizard in My Backyard (1985).

It's punk, it's funny, and it's now a classic.

By the way, I had my very own 1976 Bitchin' Camaro.

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  1. Mike says:

    Saw them in 88 or 89 in a little club where the band had to walk through the crowd to get to the stage. I think there were maybe 3 mismatched chairs in the whole place. If you were under 21, the word "BAIT" was stamped on both hands.

    Great Show! At one point, I left the mosh missing a shoe. I mentioned this to some random person I ended up standing next to. He holds up a shoe and ask, "This it"?

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    mkanderson Reply:

    Mike: That's an excellent story. I'm jealous.

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