End of the line at Funky's, plus BB Allin and Social Arsonist

Bloody Betty as BB Allin, by Dave Jacklin, not to be reused without permission

So I've been a busy fella this week. I'm actually really glad that I was already going to be doing something on Betty Bathory's GG Allin tribute, BB Allin and the Stabbers, for West Ender, when news of Funky Winker Beans dropping wendythirteen (and live music in general) hit the city... but in point of fact, it was only because (touring French psych-surf-electropop band) La Femme at the Cobalt Saturday bailed on an interview, after I made repeated attempts to reach them via their publicist. Don't know what happened there. Still, I thought that was a kind of pleasing synchronicity, that I scrapped a Cobalt 2.0 article to write about a gig at Funky's instead, y'know?

Then the announcement was made, and it turns out I'm writing about Funky's during the final two weeks of live shows there; by the time I'm actually on the phone with Betty Bathory and wendythirteen, the clock has begun to tick.

So what the hell, gotta make up for lost time, because I feel bad about not having actually been to Funky's in almost two years (!) and I'm positioned to get a few more people to come out for these last few shows. I did a pretty well-received piece for the Straight website, in support of wendythirteen; and then realizing that Chilean/Canadian thrash band Social Arsonist, playing tonight, also rocked like heck, did another piece today, with input from them (and a few more quotes from W13).

One noteworthy outtake - besides Betty joking that her fake penis is actually a "generous" interpretations of GG's miniscule unit, since she's got to have something big enough for cameras to be able to photograph - is a quote I did not use from Social Arsonist about their album title, Duality of Perception. What, exactly, does that title mean...?

Just as the name implies, it’s about the inherent duality in perception, the “duality” is the nature in which anything and everything holds opposing truths, all of which are true.

This “duality” is a consequence of the mind or consciousness not being able to experience the universe directly, but rather having to do so through a “physical barrier”, the body and brain (flesh and bones) which separates understanding and meaning into two parts, relative and absolute.
So the “duality of perception” means that “reality” or what we perceive as “real” is relative, therefore separate from the inherent absolute truth of the universe, there’s no good or evil, it’s just a matter of perception.

It was just a bit more than I could fit into the piece as written, you know? But it's always pleasing to be able to demonstrate that metalheads are nowhere near the brain-dead cretins they get caricatured as.

...And that's it, folks, that's all I'm going to be able to do, but yowza, tonight and tomorrow sound like they're going to be great gigs. There's more stuff happening next weekend, but this will prolly be it for me, you're on your own; I doubt I will be able to get out to any other shows, let alone write about them. Best of luck to wendythirteen.

No Bollocks Event Listings ("subject to change within the next half hour," sez Wendy):

THURS OCT 27 * SOCIAL ARSONIST [TOUR KICKOFF] * BENEATH THE THRONE * JOHNNY AND THE TIT WHISTLES
https://www.facebook.com/events/306045023108523/
FUNKYS 37 WEST HASTINGS

FRI OCT 28 * BLOODY BETTY PRESENTS PUNK TRIBUTES * FUCK GUNS [SEX PISTOLS] * BB ALLIN & THE STABBERS [GG ALLIN] * BALONEY SANDWICH [GREEN DAY] * PUNKLESQUE BY REBEL VALENTINE & DANDY ROCKEFELLER *
https://www.facebook.com/events/1804612713128640/
FUNKYS 37 WEST HASTINGS

SAT OCT 29 * DEVILS NIGHT EVE WITH * INFECTIOUS DECAY * FUNCTOR * VOMITSELF * ASHES OF PURGATORY *
https://www.facebook.com/events/560859304107083/
FUNKYS 37 WEST HASTINGS

MON OCT 31 * THE EVIL BASTARD KARAOKE EXPERIENCE PRESENTS * METAL MONDAYS KARAOKE WITH THY DORK LORD * HALLOWEEN EDITION * 9PMISH * FREE *
FUNKYS 37 WEST HASTINGS

THURS NOV 3 * APOCALYPSE SUNRISE PRESENTS * GALACTIC PEGASUS * SHARK INFESTED DAUGHTERS [CGY] * CORVUS THE CROW [EDM] * THE WANING LIGHT *
https://www.facebook.com/events/1031422896976628/
FUNKYS 37 WEST HASTINGS

FRI NOV 4 * VANCOUVER METAL PRESENTS A FUNDRAISER AND RAFFLE FOR EILEEN * THE MOUNTAIN MAN * HASHTEROID * KILLING MACHINE [JUDAS PRIEST] * HALLUX *
https://www.facebook.com/events/372087749845814/
FUNKYS 37 WEST HASTINGS

SAT NOV 5 * LEGION OF GOONS * REDS * BEAVERETTE * THE GAGGED * AUSTRINGER * SHOW 9PM SHARP *
https://www.facebook.com/events/544125132452026/
FUNKYS 37 WEST HASTINGS


RELOCATED SHOWS:

THURS NOV 10 * BRIMSTONE MOTH PRESENTS * SAVAGE HENRY AND THE INFAMOUS ONE POUNDERS [SKTOON] * THE GNAR GNARS * DADDY ISSUES *
https://www.facebook.com/events/192248437850304/
PATS PUB 403 EAST HASTINGS

FRI NOV 11 * CHRIS WALTER PRESENTS A BOOK RELEASE FOR RANDY RAMPAGE'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY” I SURVIVED DOA” WITH MUSICAL GUESTS * RAMPAGE * SORE POINTS * FUCKING UNICORNS *
https://www.facebook.com/events/1786839788229377/
PATS PUB 403 EAST HASTINGS

SAT NOV 12 * VACUUS * ASSIMILATION * OGROEM * UNBEHELD *
https://www.facebook.com/events/1778586519096293/
PATS PUB 403 EAST HASTINGS

FRI NOV 18 * FU KON RIOTS * AWKWARD A/C * RIFFHEIST * LOU DANGER AND THE THRILLS *
https://www.facebook.com/events/1595328314104485/
SBC 109 EAST HASTINGS

SAT NOV 19 * SHOCKLOAD * SYMPTOMS [PDX] * JIMS [CINCINNATI] * JOHNNY AND THE TIT WHISTLES *
https://www.facebook.com/events/371234346598810/
THE BLUE HOUSE

SAT NOV 26 * JOURNEYMAN PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS * ELYSIUM ECHOES * THOUSAND ARROWS [1ST SHOW] * MOURNIR * DEATH PREACHER *
https://www.facebook.com/events/192147147874785/
PATS PUB 403 EAST HASTINGS

THURS DEC 1 – ELEVATOR MUSIC PRESENTS * THE GODSPOT * AMERICAN SPACE MONKEY * THE REMEDIALS *
PROMOTER IS MOVING SHOW – NO FURTHER INFO AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

FRI DEC 2 * ANNUAL DIMEBAG TRIBUTE SHOW WITH * VANTERA [PANTERA] * SAINTS IN HELL [JUDAS PRIEST] * WITH EXTENDED SETS BY BOTH BANDS *
https://www.facebook.com/events/1869495496603611/
SBC 109 EAST HASTINGS

SAT DEC 3 * TOMMYS DREAM SHOW WITH * THE GOLERS * TYRANTS BLOOD * ZUCKUSS *
https://www.facebook.com/events/647706178722052/
PATS PUB 403 EAST HASTINGS

FRI DEC 9 * LEGION OF GOONS * GNAR GNARS * MAJOR BUZZ * AUSTRINGER *
https://www.facebook.com/events/193466537750035/
SBC 109 EAST HASTINGS

SAT DEC 10 * HEAVY TRIBUTES * FEATURING * [A KISS TRIBUTE] * AND MORE TBA *
PATS PUB 403 EAST HASTINGS

FRI DEC 16 * LOCAL METAL TBA *
PATS PUB 403 EAST HASTINGS

SAT DEC 17 * SUBCULTURE METAL MARKET ~ SHIT FOR SALE ~ ALL ITEMS UNDER $50 * 2PM – 7PM * FREE ADMISSION * VENDORS * WENDY13 * THE BOY * CAITLIN DELAPLACE * JOHNNY MATTER * KAOSKULT * CINEMATIC APOCALYPSE * LAURA PAYNE * MORGANS PILLOWS * BILLY HOPELESS * LUCY AREAF * RANDY MACBASTARD * TEDRIC VON SOLSTERS * ROXY ANARCHO * BINA MENDOZZA * FACTOTUM PHOTOGRAPHY * HELLBENT DESIGNS * JAI'S JEWELERY * VINTAGE SLEAZE * AND MORE *

FOLLOWED BY SAT DEC 17 * ANTICHRISTMASS XV * WITH * LUNGFLOWER * OPUS ARISE * THOUSAND ARROWS *
https://www.facebook.com/events/1090178067765151/
PATS PUB 403 EAST HASTINGS

FRI DEC 30 * THE NIGHT BEFORE NEW YEARS WITH * ACTS TBA *
LANA LOUS 362 POWELL ST

~ ALL LINEUPS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHIN THE NEXT HALF HOUR ~ MUSIC LIFE REALITY ~