Last night, the TMS team (AKA Sheena and TJ) went to dinner with
Joe "Shithead" Keithley of D.O.A. fame. Keithley was one of the first Canadian punk rockers who began his music career in '78. Their 30th anniversary tour brought them to the Horseshoe, so prior to their performance we headed to the Gorilla Monsoon to talk punk rock, politics, life and lessons with one of the most interesting and influential Canadian musicians of all time.
To me this was a surreal experience. Although he is not too keen on the comparisons, to put it in perspective D.O.A. has been called the Canadian version of the Clash. Keithley is the only original member who maintained his role throughout the entirely of the band. He is the father of three, and as we learned, his son's baseball coach, an activist, an anarchist, an author, a record company founder (Sudden Death records) and a punk rocker. He has more stories than anyone I have ever spoken with and has dealt with his fair share of hate and misunderstanding throughout his journey. He is hilarious and fascinating, and to have had the opportunity to talk to him is in my opinion a representation of my success and my potential thus far.
The funniest part of the interview was when Joe was telling us about how he is a health freak and really tries to eat healthy, but was treating himself to fish and chips tonight (which both broke his health rule and his "don't eat seafood 30miles off the coast" rule). Telling us how important this is, he then proceeded to put an entire forkful of tarter sauce in his mouth! He thought it was coleslaw...omg it was so funny. None of us could stop laughing for like 10 mins I swear. hahahaha!
I'm going to try to get that article up pronto!
We've also just added ZUKU and Automatic, so if you haven't read those yet give it a shot.
UPCOMING ARTICLES:- Shortwave
- 3Tards
- D.O.A.
Thanks for reading,
- Sheena
