Post by Kathy on May 22, 2015 6:32:57 GMT -5
Ross Shoemaker, known as Roscoe, was killed in a car accident in Broken Arrow, OK on May 20. Roscoe was the manager of the Bowery in Oklahoma City in November 1984 and he taped the show that became “The Shit Hits the Fans”.
“RIP Roscoe: Death of a Fan” was written by his friend Michael Corcoran, it's a really nice piece that celebrates Roscoe and his love of music.
If you can live a life like Ross Shoemaker did, so full of love and enthusiasm, you will have a great one. It will be a real life of ups and downs, deep sorrows and bursts of euphoria. A life that touches many.
“Alex Chilton” is a song about being a fan. I’m playing it for Roscoe now and it’s never sounded sadder. This is gonna take some time.