Malvo here and today officially sucks the back of my balls. I was about to call my mom up and wish her a happy mother's day and I see that John Stabb of G.I. lost his battle with stomach cancer. What the fuck is with 2016 taking all these musical legends from us? Sigh...
Allow me to share a story with you about Stabb. I remember standing on a street corner a couple of years ago on my way to a show and some guy and lady walked up next to me waiting to cross the street. I looked over and did a double take and realized it was John Stabb standing next to me. I proceeded to bombard him with my love of him and G.I. like a prepubescent boob. The guy couldn't have been more down to earth upon hearing a grown man gush over him like I did. He thanked me for the praise and asked me what my name was? I almost told him that I was Malvo from the D.C. Sniper blog (gotta promote you know) but instead I told him my real name and he introduced me to his lady. As it turns out, they were going to the show too. I want to say that it was a Damaged City show, but I could be wrong. In any case, I can safely say that I was in fanboy heaven on that street corner. The guy was talking about a couple of bands that he was looking forward to seeing at the show which was pretty cool too. It was only two minutes, but it felt like an hour walking across the street with him and talking about G.I.
Anyway, it's a damn shame that he has passed away. He is gone too soon. Coincidentally, there is a benefit show for him tonight at the Black Cat with Thurston Moore, J. Robbins and Give. Don't know if he would've been able to attend this show in his honor, but you still can. I believe tickets are still available at BlackCatDC.com
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