Some Russian Asshole

Crystal Lake Hoffy · **Posted:** Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:57 pm

First Morrissey, then Animal Collective, and now this......After weighing all of our options, it looks like we're going to have to cancel the first 3 dates of the Local H tour - that's March 21, 22, and 23. We don't take this decision lightly and we're deeply sorry for it.

Here's what happened : A month ago, after a date in Moscow, I was assaulted and robbed. The attacker came up from behind and put me in a chokehold until I passed out. When I came to, I was in a stairwell with all of my pockets empty. No phone, no wallet, no cash, and (worst of all) no passport. Nothing. Even my hat and glasses were gone. It wasn't until I found someone to ask for help that I realized something else was gone - my voice. When I opened my mouth to ask that person to call me a taxi, nothing but a scratchy croak would come out. I touched my throat and could feel that more damage had been done than I initially thought. A purple bruise began to form. I was having trouble swallowing. Russia...........

When I got back to the states, I just figured that resting my voice and taking it easy would allow everything to return to normal. I'd lost my voice before and I knew the drill : shut the fuck up (basically). But it soon became apparent that this time my voice wasn't going to just heal itself and I had to see someone. The folks at MusiCares hooked me up with a voice doctor who found that one of my vocal cords had been damaged. How badly damaged, we're not sure yet - we need a second opinion. But the doctor said if they had to go in and POP(!) the cord back into place, then we have a limited window for that until the damage becomes permanent.

Which means there's really no way I could make the show in Grand Rapids without worrying about the long term effects - never mind the fact that my voice would totally suck. We feel horrible about this. As some of you out there may already know - we don't believe in canceling shows (and in reference to the above : if you somehow happen to be a fan of Morrissey, Animal Collective, AND us - then we're truly sorry to be piling on). So, yes - this fucking blows. But please believe that we're doing everything we can to correct this situation and to make sure we don't miss any more dates than absolutely necessary. Please stay tuned and we'll keep you up to date.

Again - we're so sorry.

Scott from Local H

rogers park bryan · **Joined:** Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:16 pm **Posts:** 81625

Takes a Russian mugger?

Spiegels voice is gone if he gets less than 12 hours sleep

Rod · **Posted:** Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:12 pm

I wish he has choked the shit out of Brian St. Clair.

rogers park bryan · **Joined:** Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:16 pm **Posts:** 81625

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

I wish he has choked the shit out of Brian St. Clair.

It was probably one of your chess buddy's cousins

Rod · **Posted:** Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:19 pm

rogers park bryan wrote:

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

I wish he has choked the shit out of Brian St. Clair.

It was probably one of your chess buddy's cousins

Yeah, maybe he was working a fork attack on both Scott and Brian. Botvinnik would be proud!

good dolphin · **Joined:** Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:35 pm **Posts:** 82238

Russians are a loathsome, amoral and wholly untrustworthy people and have been throughout their existence.

Rod · **Posted:** Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:58 am

good dolphin wrote:

Russians are a loathsome, amoral and wholly untrustworthy people and have been throughout their existence.

When you live amongst many of them as I do, you start to understand them. I often say, "He's not being rude, he's just Russian." :lol:

bigfan · **Posted:** Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:02 am

rogers park bryan wrote:

Takes a Russian mugger?

Spiegels voice is gone if he gets less than 12 hours sleep

Gotta admit, my mans voice goes out a lot.

Might be time to pick a career for the voice

Douchebag · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:03 pm **Posts:** 43572

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

I wish he has choked the shit out of Brian St. Clair.

Not a fan of his? I'm sure you got some stories about him. I know he was probably around the Chicago punk scene during your day.

On a side note, this doesn't make much sense to me. I saw on Facebook that Scott's solo project just finished playing SXSW last week. So he was able to do that, but couldn't play Local H gigs? I know the music and vocals are completely different, but something doesn't add up.

TurdFerguson · **Posted:** Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:00 am

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

Russians are a loathsome, amoral and wholly untrustworthy people and have been throughout their existence.

When you live amongst many of them as I do, you start to understand them. I often say, "He's not being rude, he's just Russian." :lol:

Russian co-worker of mine worked at great america over summers. Said he would walk under the roller coasters every night as there was a decent chance of finding a wallet from someone on the ride. Said he would take the money and throw the wallet in the trash.

When asked why be an asshole and not take the money and turn it in saying he found it like that. "What the fuck do I care. <evil russian laugh>"

Rod · **Posted:** Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:00 pm

Douchebag wrote:

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

I wish he has choked the shit out of Brian St. Clair.

Not a fan of his? I'm sure you got some stories about him. I know he was probably around the Chicago punk scene during your day.

I first met him at Hell House when he was playing drums for a real slow grunge band called God's Acre. He was a snotty prick, but I probably shouldn't hold a grudge for thirty years. :lol:

I think of him as Wes Kidd's friend and Wes is the guy who ruined Rights of the Accused. Wes Kidd is like Dave Grohl but without the talent. They're so busy trying to be rock stars they've forgotten what it was supposed to be about.

The reason I liked punk rock was because I could relate to the topics. I didn't know what the fuck Robert Plant was doing going on about the darkest depths of Mordor, but I understood when Henry Rollins was Clocked In.

Triple Fast Action was horrible. And "Revved Up" and "Aerosmith" are good pop songs. But it's mostly just generic rock. There's no substance. It was like those guys were more interested in posing in front of the Capitol Records building than in saying something with feeling.

I think Local H was better with Joe.

sinicalypse · **Posted:** Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:11 pm

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

Douchebag wrote:

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

I wish he has choked the shit out of Brian St. Clair.

Not a fan of his? I'm sure you got some stories about him. I know he was probably around the Chicago punk scene during your day.

I first met him at Hell House when he was playing drums for a real slow grunge band called God's Acre. He was a snotty prick, but I probably shouldn't hold a grudge for thirty years. :lol:

I think of him as Wes Kidd's friend and Wes is the guy who ruined Rights of the Accused. Wes Kidd is like Dave Grohl but without the talent. They're so busy trying to be rock stars they've forgotten what it was supposed to be about.

The reason I liked punk rock was because I could relate to the topics. I didn't know what the fuck Robert Plant was doing going on about the darkest depths of Mordor, but I understood when Henry Rollins was Clocked In.

Triple Fast Action was horrible. And "Revved Up" and "Aerosmith" are good pop songs. But it's mostly just generic rock. There's no substance. It was like those guys were more interested in posing in front of the Capitol Records building than in saying something with feeling.

I think Local H was better with Joe.

So do you understand Henry Rollins nowadays? Are you a big fan of Jello Biafra's spoken word? who needs instruments when you're a phenomenon in and of yourself (just add utterances)

Rod · **Posted:** Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:03 am

sinicalypse wrote:

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

Douchebag wrote:

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

I wish he has choked the shit out of Brian St. Clair.

Not a fan of his? I'm sure you got some stories about him. I know he was probably around the Chicago punk scene during your day.

I first met him at Hell House when he was playing drums for a real slow grunge band called God's Acre. He was a snotty prick, but I probably shouldn't hold a grudge for thirty years. :lol:

I think of him as Wes Kidd's friend and Wes is the guy who ruined Rights of the Accused. Wes Kidd is like Dave Grohl but without the talent. They're so busy trying to be rock stars they've forgotten what it was supposed to be about.

The reason I liked punk rock was because I could relate to the topics. I didn't know what the fuck Robert Plant was doing going on about the darkest depths of Mordor, but I understood when Henry Rollins was Clocked In.

Triple Fast Action was horrible. And "Revved Up" and "Aerosmith" are good pop songs. But it's mostly just generic rock. There's no substance. It was like those guys were more interested in posing in front of the Capitol Records building than in saying something with feeling.

I think Local H was better with Joe.

So do you understand Henry Rollins nowadays? Are you a big fan of Jello Biafra's spoken word? who needs instruments when you're a phenomenon in and of yourself (just add utterances)

I hate both of those douchebags. Two self-important blowhards. When you read rock lyrics independent of the music- which is basically what these dopes do- you can see how fucking dumb rock lyrics are. And that's the way it's supposed to be. I did think it was funny when Rollins told Howard Stern that he hoped Bono's life would end soon without even cracking a smile.

Walt Williams Neck · **Posted:** Fri Mar 22, 2013 7:05 am

Krazy Ivan · **Posted:** Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:27 am

Misleading thread title....

Frank Coztansa · **Posted:** Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:27 am

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Douchebag · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:03 pm **Posts:** 43572

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

I think Local H was better with Joe.

Well, duh.

Speaking of Joe, he has really become extremely whiny in the social networking world. Everything Scott does, he has to make a point to write something about it. I've heard he's very sue happy too. Apparently when he and Scott split, it didnt end well.

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Gay sex is a dangerous thing.

Terry's Peeps · **Posted:** Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:55 am

Keyser Soze wrote:

Gay sex is a dangerous thing.

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