People's Exhibit A-
Farewell precious sweater, and farewell precious nose. All hail the mighty Reatarded appendage!
Last week I was deathly ill and I was unable to attend the Jay Reatard show at Babylon in Ottawa. His next performance on the Canadian leg of the tour was at the Silver Dollar in Toronto. As witnessed in the above video clip, Jay apparently encountered some scenester &*!%&*@%!-types in Toronto. Jay decimated a dimestore emo sweater by grasping a single follicle of polyester fiber and rendering it a pile of shreds in a matter of seconds. But, what follows is more exciting- Jay punches the sweater-sporting boy. The audio of the punch is clearly present in the audio . According to the promoter, a cord was unplugged and Jay is a prima donna. According to Jay, the crowd, undaunted by any security presence, destroyed portions of the band's rig- pedals, guitar pickups, and monitors, making the performance difficult to continue. Jay's reaction isn't surprising. Music is his livelihood.
To Jay's credit, he has promised to return and perform for free, making up for the shortened show (strictly for the 'fans', the beer swilling children can stay home.)
There is another clip of the promoter, but it's too embarrassing to post. As Jay departs, the promoter unleashes an anti-Reatard, crowd-supported tirade. Apparently, the same guy, when asked by Jay before the show about the security presence or lack thereof, responded with "I thought you guys were a garage band?!" What does that even mean?
Was Jay out-of-line for punching the guy in the face (and in turn, punching him right back into the sweaty crowd)? Perhaps. Probably not though. Perhaps the Toronto crowd could repair Jay's equipment for him? Not likely.
-James
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