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Poison Idea


'Around this time, after numerous lineup changes, PI had convened one of their more stable lineups in Jerry A., Tom "Pig Champion" Roberts, Charley "Myrtle Tickner" Nims (bass) and Steve "Thee Slayer Hippy" Hanford (drums), with Kid Cocksman and then Aldine Strichnine on second guitar. By this time, their legendary drinking habits and hard living were beginning to catch up with them: the band weighed in at about 1,300 lb. collectively, and Pig Champion in particular was spectacularly fat, often having to play sitting down. They also established their own record label in 1989, American Leather (named for the Germs song), and released two records the same year: a reissue of their 1982 demo, Darby Crash Rides Again, and the Discontent 7”.'

How big is 'spectacularly fat'?
 

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Poison Idea


'Around this time, after numerous lineup changes, PI had convened one of their more stable lineups in Jerry A., Tom "Pig Champion" Roberts, Charley "Myrtle Tickner" Nims (bass) and Steve "Thee Slayer Hippy" Hanford (drums), with Kid Cocksman and then Aldine Strichnine on second guitar. By this time, their legendary drinking habits and hard living were beginning to catch up with them: the band weighed in at about 1,300 lb. collectively, and Pig Champion in particular was spectacularly fat, often having to play sitting down. They also established their own record label in 1989, American Leather (named for the Germs song), and released two records the same year: a reissue of their 1982 demo, Darby Crash Rides Again, and the Discontent 7”.'

How big is 'spectacularly fat'?

Saw the thread title & instantly thought Poison Idea.

Pig Champion RIP

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Dino Cazeres (Fear Factory) deserves a mention in his own right, fattest guitarist I've seen.

The Porkers (as their name suggests) were real porkers, and given they were a 7 piece ska band probably weighed as much as any Australian band that has ever existed (if you exclude orchestas of course)
 
Dino Cazeres (Fear Factory) deserves a mention in his own right, fattest guitarist I've seen.

The Porkers (as their name suggests) were real porkers, and given they were a 7 piece ska band probably weighed as much as any Australian band that has ever existed (if you exclude orchestas of course)

The Porkers are one of OZ truly great live bands :thumbsu:

And "Woman" is one of the most underated OZ songs :D
 

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