Turds of Misery Revealed
June 19, 2010So, that nonsense I typed up the other day about this weird picture of a faded 70s rock band called Turds of Misery kind of took off over the weekend. Internet writer John Biggs was the first to spot it, but the fuss all started because a writer named Ian S. Port at sfweekly.com believed my bullshit and ran it as a news item. This, for a while, lived on the front page of digg.com and has popped up all over the web.
Ian probably should have realized that there
really couldn’t be anyone named “Bagpipes McDonald.”
Anyway, I received this neato comment today:
- To set the record straight…. These boys aren’t Canadians. They’re from the Davenport, Iowa area. That’s my dad in the middle with the beer. His name is Dave, not Gord. Wade is on the right, and Wade’s brother on the left. They did an excellent cover of “Wild Thing”.
This came from Laurie C., an interesting character in her own right. A little sleuthing turned up a current photo of her father:
Meet Dave. This guy still looks great — I like the fact that he stuck with the handlebar moustache and still rocks it today.
So, to Dave and Laurie and the Turds of Misery, thanks for helping me entertain thousands of new friends around the world. And please remember the slogan here at the Weather Station: “Now featuring 76 percent true stuff.”
You know, people would pay good money for Turds of Misery T-shirts. Just sayin.
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by Jason June 20, 2010 at 9:30 pmYeah, I was at that concert. With, uhh, Megan Fox. Yeah, and she was naked. We ate chips. I was there, I tell ya.
by Rusty Shackleford June 21, 2010 at 9:07 amMy dad is from Davenport, Iowa. Never had the chance to see the Turds live. But I had a “Koncept” (my old band) t-shirt toooo similar to the ToM shirts!
by Tony Pucci June 21, 2010 at 7:04 pmThat Gibson SG with the Bigsby is sweet-o-licious, but what the hell kind of cheap ass bass guitar is that?!?!!
by Tony Pucci June 21, 2010 at 7:06 pmIt actually looks just like my first bass, a bad Fender Jazz knockoff I bought for $20 at a yard sale. It would be cool if it was the same one, but that isn’t possible … I’ve never been to Winnipeg.
by weathereye June 21, 2010 at 9:00 pmHey guys I’m the Pat from the original Turds of Misery! Keep the records straight we were from Davenport and across the river in Illinois.
by Pat June 26, 2010 at 2:00 pmMy Dad (Dave) is on the left, lives in California and works as a software engineer.
by Julie August 3, 2010 at 9:40 pmCool! Tell him his thousands of worldwide fans say hello … and remind him about that Turds reunion the other Dave’s daughter is pushing for.
by weathereye August 3, 2010 at 11:26 pm[…] not everyone got the joke and the Weatherstation1 satire was quoted as […]
by By George » Blog Archive » Is this the best band name ever? November 15, 2010 at 7:59 amlove the shirts
by Faithful Turd of Misery December 21, 2010 at 10:24 pmhttp://www.cafepress.com/turdsofmisery
Laurie, you are right on! Wade is my uncle & that is him on the right. Crazy this is getting around!!
by Tara November 28, 2011 at 12:41 pmWhat is Wade’s last name? Is that his brother on the left? What’s his name? Inquiring Turd fans want to know!
by Frank O May 20, 2019 at 1:56 pmHow ’bout a Turds of misery ressurection tour !!!
by kelly December 21, 2011 at 2:02 pmThe comment about “no such person as “Bagpipes McDonald”. Don’t be too sure. True story….back in the 70’s I hitch-hiked with a friend through Scotland, and we were actually given a ride by a man in a black Mercedes, full kilts, claiming to be William McDonald, voted world champion piper(he showed us his pipes in the trunk,beautiful!) five years in a row. He was returning from some games and was in a jolly good mood!
by Mary June 27, 2012 at 7:30 amFor the record, Dave’s mustache is not a ‘handlebar’. it’s a style called a Fu Manchu, kind of a racist term now, based on a chinese movie villain. a handlebar mustache looks like bicycle handlebars – old timey, waxed, stiff, sticks out straight on both sides and the tips end in waxed curls
by charles o'meara February 10, 2015 at 10:52 pm