Sad day for country fans, Gary Stewart killed himself

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I'm not sure if anyone else is a big Gary Stewart fan, but apparently he hilled himself according to this Rolling stone story:

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/newsarticle.asp?nid=19119

His album Out of Hand is one of my all time favorites, and is perhaps the finest outlaw country record of the 70s (it's certainly up there with any Waylon or Willie record of the era)....in any case, this sucks and you should check out some Stewart if you are at all inclined to that style of music and have not heard him.

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 19 December 2003 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

That is sad. He was great.

― dylan (dylan), Friday, 19 December 2003 20:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I only have his greatest hits, but it's terrific. Terrible news.

― Keith Harris (kharris1128), Friday, 19 December 2003 20:10 (twenty-two years ago)

keith - gary is pretty spotty outside of the greatest hits and out of hand....out of hand (although it duplicates a lot of tracks on the greatest) is still well worth buying on its own, it really holds up as a full album...

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 19 December 2003 20:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry for inside joke:

And you know, Matt, I believe I bought my copy of Gary Stewart's "Greatest Hits" in Minneapolis. Great town!

― dylan (dylan), Friday, 19 December 2003 20:21 (twenty-two years ago)

This quote in the City Pages year-end makes me miss Mpls rockscene insularity so much:

"As far as I'm concerned, [Faux Jean] kicked the door open for the Idle Hands, Revolver [Modéle], Bridge Club, Luke's Angels, and Friends Like These," remarks Idle Hands singer Ciaran Daly.

― Keith Harris (kharris1128), Friday, 19 December 2003 20:23 (twenty-two years ago)

haha that is too funny....."kicked the door open"!

before that Minneapolis was so down on tuneful rock music! it was hard to get any place that would book your four-piece!

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 19 December 2003 20:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I also like how the editors had to add the "[Modele]" like he thought they had reached the one-word name recognition like Zeppelin or Sabbath or something...

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 19 December 2003 20:27 (twenty-two years ago)

God I derailed my own thread! i have have a mpls pride sickness. sorry back to gary! "She's Acting Single (I'm Drinking Doubles) is just perfect...

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 19 December 2003 20:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I was drinking doubles at the Red Dragon one night...

― Keith Harris (kharris1128), Friday, 19 December 2003 20:39 (twenty-two years ago)

must....not....give....in....to....the.....dark....side......

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 19 December 2003 20:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey any Katastrophy Wife fans on ILM? (I have no self control) (speaking of control I saw Jimmy Jam at the T-Wolves game the other day) (help me!)

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 19 December 2003 20:54 (twenty-two years ago)

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