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...Trail Of Dead Inside The Rockers Studio, Hospital

Seems like the ...AYWKUBTTOD gang is having a rough couple of weeks, don't it? While we like their new record So Divided (the first few tracks in particular), not everyone's on board. Sure, it's getting mixed reviews, but don't beat youselves up about it guys! Seriously, anyone got the back story there? WTF?

P4K writes that guitarist Kevin Allen was collapsing all over the stage during Trail Of Dead's 11/18 show in St. Petersburg, apparently irking Conrad to the point that he announced the next song would be their last, smashed his guitar (OMG!), and registered "one helluva running shove" on the ailing Allen. You can sorta see said shove on this video, but go here for better footage of the Kevin collapse.

After reading Conrad's Rockers Studio responses, we're thinking maybe just before collapsing Kevin said that he enjoyed masturbating while watching televised sports. Come on, it's possible! That would seriously piss off Keely.

CONRAD KEELY, ...AYWKUBTTOD
1. What is your favorite word?
CUNT

2. What is your least favorite word?
ENJOY - IT IS OFTEN USED INAPPROPRIATELY

3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
19TH CENTURY SCULPTURES OF NUDE WOMEN

4. What turns you off?
SPORTS ON TELEVISION - TALK ABOUT AN ERECTION KILL. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MASTURBATE WITH THE SOUND OF A SPORTS ANNOUNCER YELLING IN THE BACKGROUND.

5. What is your favorite curse word?
I DON'T HAVE A FAVORITE, I'M AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

6. What sound or noise do you love?
THE SOUND OF A POWER TOOL BEING TURNED ON FOLLOWED BY THE MUFFLED WHIMPER OF A GAGGED PRISONER.

7. What sound or noise do you hate?
BABIES CRYING IN ADJACENT ROW ON AIRPLANES

8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
I WANT TO BE A WRITER.

9. What profession would you not like to do?
I WOULDN'T WANT TO CLEAN PUBLIC LAVATORIES IN SOME INDUSTRIAL YANKEE CITY.

10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you
arrive at the Pearly Gates?
"CONRAD, THANK GOD YOU ARRIVED. I'VEHAD NO ONE TO TALK TO SINCE THE CHRISTIANS CONDEMNED ALL THE NATURAL PHILOSOPHERS TO PURGATORY."

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wow. people still go to trail of dead shows?

Posted by: nick at 11/28/06 2:36 PM | Reply
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I sold my tickets to the Austin and Dallas shows, I've seen them enough in the past, It doesn't really bother me that this looks like it might be their last tour. What a shitty way to go out though.

Posted by: bret at 11/28/06 3:46 PM | Reply
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you'd think by now they'd learn when a band mate may need rehab

Posted by: the hurricane at 11/28/06 9:42 PM | Reply
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"wow. people still go to trail of dead shows?"

When it's also a Blood Brothers show... Yes. People still go.

Posted by: Alex at 11/29/06 12:53 AM | Reply
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"Could be a crackhead. That got hold to the worng stuff"

Posted by: a at 11/29/06 10:14 AM | Reply
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"Could be a crackhead. That got hold to the wrong stuff"

Posted by: a at 11/29/06 10:14 AM | Reply
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To each their own, I guess. Blood Brothers were definitely my least favourite of the 4 bands on the tour.

Posted by: Patrick at 11/29/06 10:17 AM | Reply
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Uh, yeah, people still go to their shows and Les Savy Fav shows and Radiohead shows... for a reason (they're all terrific live bands). These bands are still better than 99% of the other boring crap bands out there that write one good song over the five years preceeding their one album that receveives a 6.8 on PF. Last time I checked (3 weeks ago), TOD played 2 shows at IP -- that's 3K people -- or about 2500 more than Joanna Newsome could pull - whatever! Modest Mouse (and like 'em) two nights later was not even close - no fucking contest. Oh, and screw Blood Brothers - they blow ass.

Posted by: tbh at 11/29/06 11:11 AM | Reply
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i saw them a few years ago. the show was terrible, but st&c is still pretty good.

Posted by: steve mcqueen at 11/29/06 12:49 PM | Reply
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