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A_Man_Who_Tries wrote: Wed Feb 16, 2022 12:34 pm It's a great thing, a sense of humour.

But for good reason, it’s not the only thing.

Supposedly the guy was able to question other right wingers and push them on matters of ethics. Still, I get no joy from the Buckley meets Thompson shtick.

Dallas Good of The Sadies. RIP.

FM Steve tweeted:

Just got word of Dallas Good of the Sadies passing. He was a beautiful guy and naturally gifted musician. Opened every conversation laughing, a warm, unpretentious soul. Everybody who knew him feels like they lost a brother. Requiescat.

https://exclaim.ca/music/article/dallas ... s_has_died

Andrew wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:59 am Dallas Good of The Sadies. RIP.

FM Steve tweeted:

Just got word of Dallas Good of the Sadies passing. He was a beautiful guy and naturally gifted musician. Opened every conversation laughing, a warm, unpretentious soul. Everybody who knew him feels like they lost a brother. Requiescat.

https://exclaim.ca/music/article/dallas ... s_has_died

Just terrible news. Selfishly I was hoping they may finally had been getting ready to venture south for shows due to the two new tunes. One of the greatest live bands in my opinion.

biscuitdough wrote: Wed Feb 16, 2022 7:45 pmSupposedly the guy was able to question other right wingers and push them on matters of ethics.

whoopity fukkin doo

biscuitdough wrote: Wed Feb 16, 2022 7:45 pm...I get no joy from the Buckley meets Thompson shtick.

For a second I pictured Scott Thompson doing a campy Bill Buckley routine. That was a wonderful image.

Tuolumne wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 2:11 pm

Andrew wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:59 am Dallas Good of The Sadies. RIP.

FM Steve tweeted:

Just got word of Dallas Good of the Sadies passing. He was a beautiful guy and naturally gifted musician. Opened every conversation laughing, a warm, unpretentious soul. Everybody who knew him feels like they lost a brother. Requiescat.

https://exclaim.ca/music/article/dallas ... s_has_died

Just terrible news. Selfishly I was hoping they may finally had been getting ready to venture south for shows due to the two new tunes. One of the greatest live bands in my opinion.

To say the very least.

A few year's back, a friend of my brother's passed. I'd never been all that close to this guy, but it was always good to know that a guy who was a known good egg was out there in the world kicking around.

Really felt like the world was a little bit more of a downer once the guy was not longer out there in it. Just as simple as being able to replace those sorts of folks.

The Sadies were/are friends with a friend. Except for maybe Travis, I'd just said something like a polite "Hey..."/"Hello..." to someone that a friend was talking to.

That said, it still feels kind of like when that friend of my brother passed.

Just tough to have one less of that sort of person. Never mind the loss for actual friends and family.

This is sad to hear.
I met Dallas Good in the late ‘90s when when The Sadies recorded at Electrical. I randomly contacted him a couple years later because I was coming through Toronto on a road trip with my girlfriend. I just wanted to see if he had any recommendations for something to do for the day or two. He told me he was going to be out of town but invited us to stay at his apt. When we showed up, the there was a long, thoughtful note on the kitchen table telling us everything we could need to know about where we were and what there was to check out. I was kind of shocked at the generosity (and that the front door was normally left unlocked!). I had just known him for a hand full of days in passing at the studio. It was a really inspiring gesture.
Anyways, my little sliver of connection with this awesome person. My heart goes out to those close to him.

Am sorry for y'all's loss. Sounds like Dallas was a swell guy. Have been meaning to check out The Sadies for damn near forever now, in large part due to posting here and noticing a lot of praise for them over the years--will get to that soon. Have liked the Phono-Comb LP and 7" for a long while though. The musicianship, top to bottom, is stellar, and overall there's a cool, late night vibe to it all. It's not really lounge music per se (which some might take as a pejorative; I personally don't), but sort of in the ballpark of what one might expect to hear an hour before last call and then into the wee hours on a slow drive, with everyone present donning suits and dresses, faintly lit up by neon lights of 24-hour check-in motels and pharmacies. Will play said music later, after dinner. R.I.P.

The Sadies were so good live, even as a young street punk idiot I became a fan immediately upon seeing them. They were one of the bands that made me feel lucky to be north of the border. They would often save events that you or a friend would work at or attend, ie: “Kitchener blues fest? Yeah I don’t… Wait Andre Williams is playing? The Sadies are the backing band?!?!”. Dallas was playing Garnet combos there which even furthered my appreciation.
Despite their virtuoso ability he kept an edge all through their music - I just heard Dallas played with Career Suicide for awhile which blew my mind.

Always wanted to meet him. Really sad news for Canadian music and his family and friends.

Sam Henry. Original Wipers drummer, still playing and touring with Jenny Don’t and the Spurs until a few weeks ago. By all accounts, a sweet man with a well-worn smile. Fuck cancer.

Tuolumne wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 2:11 pm
Just terrible news. Selfishly I was hoping they may finally had been getting ready to venture south for shows due to the two new tunes. One of the greatest live bands in my opinion.

They had Canadian tour dates in late March, so no one saw this coming. Was lucky to have seen The Sadies many times. They were great showmen but their moments of shtick (Dallas stepping up behind Travis to fret a guitar solo while Travis picked it) didn't undermine the genuine emotional stakes of the music. They could move from classic country with session-player chops to three-chord punkrock like it was all in their bones. This made them the perfect backing band for Neko Case and many others. They had chops but they were a band of brothers who came up through punkrock, not studio sessions. (Not to mention growing up as kids of one of the twin Good Brothers.)

I think my favorite Sadies moment was bringing my older brother to see them play a very small club In Edmonton, and he hadn't seen them. It was dark black die-if-you-stay-outside winter, I think a weeknight. There were candles on the tables. The Sadies moved through their first set, building up steam like they always did, and when they went into a perfect version "I Wasn't Born to Follow", nailing the harmonies, my brother and I looked at each other with the same "can you fucking believe how good this is?!" expression on our faces.