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Randy "Biscuit" Turner RIP
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| Ty Stranglehold User Info... | It's a sad day for punk. Big Boys' frontman Randy "Biscuit" Turner has passed away. Not sure of the circumstances, but the loss is huge. RIP bro! http://www.soundonsound.org/ - Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:03pm | ||
| Bryn User Info... | Fuck, that's too bad. Biscuit was one of the true originals of 1980's punk. A big loss, and a big legacy. - Fri, 19 Aug 2005 12:47pm | ||
| _Griphin_ User Info... | aCk... NOT FAIR!!! (Swiped Shamelessly from Punk History Canada (http://www.punkhistorycanada.ca) VIVA LA BISCUIT! "We don't really know too much as of now. Randy "Biscuit" Turner, vocalist for punk rock legends, The Big Boys and local Austin artist was found dead in his house Thursday, 8/18. Police are currently investigating leads. While we currently have few details, one thing is for certain: our good friend is gone. All this comes at a painfully ironic time since he was found the very same day he was featured on the cover of the Austin Chronicle with a full length feature article written by Marc Savlov. He didn't even get to see the newpaper. Not to mention, this all happened a day before his huge art opening at Pedazo Chunk on South 1st St, and not too long after an art and music tour in Japan with his band, Texas Biscuit Bombs. Details are still unfolding as far as funeral arrangements and the big question of "what happened," but if you would like to pay your respects, the wake is occuring: Friday, 8/19 Pedazo Chunk (2009 S. First., 441-3505) approximately 7pm It saddens us to think this was going to be an art opening for Randy, but will instead be a way for some of us to say goodbye. Randy Turner was born in the 1956 in a small Texas town and reloacted to Austin in the 70's, quickly emersing himself in the psychedlic, beatnik, art and music scene. As punk grew out of the late 70's, he became involved in playing, not just watching, and started one of Austin's FIRST punk rock bands, The Big Boys. Truely original, the Big Boys fused funk and punk/hardcore. It can safely be said there would probably be no Red Hot Chili Peppers without them (good or bad?). Their unique sound and style helped shape the Austin punk scene and put it on the map as a place to play for touring bands, and a place of orginality and art. After disbanding in the early 80's, Biscuit went on to continue art, music (Swine Kings, Slurpees, Biscuit Bombs and more) and recently had been the busiest he's been in years, touring with his newest band, doing art shows all over the country and even in Japan. On a personal note, I'd like to say that Randy Turner might be the kindest person I've ever met, and most anyone who met him would agree. He was sweet, kind, hilarious and just plain, interesting. Being born in 1978 here in Austin, I missed the early 80's punk scene where, instead of the fashion punk scene of spikes and leather, Austin was so much weirder and cooler than that. People like Biscuit would wear a purple cape and a hunters hat with bicycle shorts and piss off the frat boys and rednecks, doing so far better than a Sid Vicious rip offs any day. But he didn't just dress like that in the 80's. Last time I saw Randy, he had on acid-washed jeans, neon green shoes, a Cross Colors jacket and purple hair--all at around 50 years old. Why not? Why looks like everyone else or "grow up." "Fuck that," he must have thought. I love that there are still people like this, people this brave. I love that Randy "Biscuit" Turner was one of them. I love that this guy I knew so much about the history of Austin music and loved to talk about it. I love that his art was so important to him and his friends were such a big part of his life. I love that Excene still stayed at his house when coming through with X and that he'd stop by Emo's to say hi to Fugazi before going to work. These legends of music weren't a part of his past and a trend he was into, but a part of his life today and what made him the man he was. I knew of him as a Big Boys fan when I was young, but didn't met him and befriend him until I started working at Emo's. I'd met him and booked his really fun cover band, Slurpees, at Emo's a few times. When we had X play our anniversary show, I asked him to do a poster, since I knew he'd done the original X and Big Boys flyer in the early 80's when they first played Austin at Club Foot. Excited, he took to it like a lion and tore out another Biscuit classic, complete with photo copied images and hand drawn psychedlia--art that could only be his. He told me how important his art was and how he had EVERY piece of art he'd ever made in his life, except for a Chronicle Anniversary piece he did, which got lost by the paper many years ago. Knowing this, I was suprised a couple of years later when he stopped by the club and said, "Hey, I made you something," and handed me this amazing Emo's sign/painting, glitter filled and star studded. It even had a letter on the back to me and he'd hot glued string to hang it from on the back. "Wow, this is fucking great!" I said with suprise. "I wanted to do it. Just saying thanks for booking my bands, letting me do art here and supporting music and stuff in Austin." This coming from a guy whose records I sang along with and pretended to stage-dive on my bed to at age 12. He didn't have to give me anything. Who was I? There are people he knew much better and for far longer. I'm just another kid in the scene, right? But Biscuit didn't look at things that way. He figured, if you did something good or right, then it came back. People that were good to him, he treated amazingly; anyone who pissed him off, he shat on. The Golden Rule, Turner style, and I know he was loved for it." --Graham Williams Emo's, Austin, TX - Fri, 19 Aug 2005 1:44pm | ||
| Curmudgeon Rocker User Info... | Hopefully he'll be "gator fucking" up there. - Fri, 19 Aug 2005 1:49pm | ||
| _Griphin_ User Info... | Nod - Fri, 19 Aug 2005 1:51pm | ||
| Ty Stranglehold User Info... | gastrointestinal hemhorage due to cirrosis from alcohol abuse. The Wreck Collection is blasting right now! If my foot wasn't buggered I'd be hitting up a skate session in his memory. @Gripin: Don't worry about swiping it from PHC, as I was the one who posted it there too. - Fri, 19 Aug 2005 2:29pm | ||
| _Griphin_ User Info... | Oh yeah, I noticed you did, and fergot to give ya credit. The man died from drink? Figures... :) - Fri, 19 Aug 2005 6:18pm | ||
| Bryn User Info... | Gastrointestinal hemmorage? Ouch! Poor bastard. Biscuit's music has always been a big inspiration to me. It's sad to know he's gone. I always liked to imagine him as an old gay man in a house full of his art, soaking up the Texas sun. I'll be there when the mutants rock, Bryn - Fri, 19 Aug 2005 8:24pm | ||
| Ty Stranglehold User Info... |  Imagine no more! Big Boys were/are the epitome of what skaterock was meant to be. No rules but FUN! - Sat, 20 Aug 2005 10:56am | ||
| Bryn User Info... | Here is a link to a long article written about Biscuit just before his death. http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2005-08-19/music_feature.html - Sun, 21 Aug 2005 4:14pm | ||
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