Dave Blood, bassist of the near-legendary and now-defunct indie punks the Dead Milkmen, passed away on March 10th. His sister Kathy posted the news on the Dead Milkmen message board, saying:

"My brother was a smart clever and talented person. Inner peace has seemed to elude him for the last many years. Sometime last night David chose to end his life. He left a note that I don't know all of what it said,he was not elaborate-but he said he just could not stand to go on any longer."
There will be a memorial service in the Delaware County area in the coming weeks; we'll bring you more news on that as we have it.

Our condolences go out to the friends, family, and fans of Dave Blood.

I don't know how many people have ever heard of, let alone heard the Dead Milkmen. They weren't a spectacular band, but they were damn good, and there will never be another band like them


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sorry to hear that. I have heard "Taking Retards to the Zoo" i believe that was one of their songs right.

r.i.p.
dead milkman aquired sound.

That's terrible. The Dead were great!

Sing it with me:

"I don't wanna live on a beach! No!!"

Goodbye, milkman. Say hi to Beelzebubba for me.

Bummer

Grim.

I liked the Dead Milkmen. "Bitchin Camaro, Bitchin Camaro, I ran over my neigbor!"

Grim.

I liked the Dead Milkmen. "Bitchin Camaro, Bitchin Camaro, I ran over my neigbor!"

",,,,Got a bitchin Camaro/
With no insurance to match/
So when I run you over/
Be sure not to leave a scratch"

Was just thinking of that song this morning.........must be some kind of cosmic thing.

I've never heard of this guy, or the band, but any suicide is horrible.

Poor guy. :(

R.I.P.

Mike

"one eyed, left handed, albino, eskimo girl, she bit me!"

sad news indeed.

"fish heads fish heads"

Was just thinking of that song this morning.........must be some kind of cosmic thing.

No, Cosmic Thing was the B52's... :D

Big Lizard was the Dead Milkmen.

It's a drag, they were cool.

They taught me that "Doctors and Lawyers and Bankers and Priests are controlled by UFOs!"

The Milkmen were AWESOME... :bawl:

R.I.P.

Let's have sex with pit bulls, maybe pollute their blood line...

Jumpin' Jesus on a pogo stick! Everyone knows a burrow owl lives in a hole, in the ground! Why the hell do ya think they call it a burrow owl, anyway!?!

I asked for Mojo Nixon, they said "he don't work here."

Genius.

I asked for Mojo Nixon, they said "he don't work here." Genius.

Holy cow 90's alt flash back!

I saw them live a few times, Partied with them once in Asbury Park, NJ at a show my buddy's band opened for them.

Great Guys, Fun Times.

I'm sad :(

"I don't have any arms!!!! AAAAAAAHHH!!!"

This is really sad. The Milkmen were one of my favorites as a kid.

All the punks are crying today. :(

Cheers,
Chris

Say it ain't so - that's terrible.

They were a fun band when I was a kid...Beach Party Vietnam always stuck in my head for some reason. They said he had severe tendenitous that stopped him from playing and he never found anything else in his life to fill that void. It goes to show how much this means to some people out there.....RIP :bassist:

:( :(

terrible.

:( Very sad.
IMO - The Dead Milkmen were one of the best acts in alternative music, back when there was alternative music. Back in high school my car was known as The Bitchin Camero by most of my friends (even though it wasn't a Camero :rolleyes: ) ...and I think Punk Rock Girl should be required listening for every kid caught with a Blink 182 album (give them a fighting chance at knowing what punk is...)
Great band. ...and a bassist - one of our own. Sad. R.I.P.

That sux, I grew up listening to those guys. Their music was so fun, truly a one of a kind.

i alaways confused them with the dead kennedys, but live and learn. Thats sad.

I grew up listening to them a lot too. That news really sucks. :(

Bummer :(

One of the main reasons I play bass.

Total bummer. :(

Rock on dude. :bassist:

RIP Dave. I love the Dead Milkmen. Guess a reunion is truly out of the question now.