Dead Milkmen Bassist Commits Suicide

Dave Schulthise, aka Dave Blood, bassist for the punk band Dead Milkmen committed suicide on wednesday. Schulthise was a PhD candidate in economics before forming Milkmen in 1983 and taught English to Serbians as recently as 1998. He is said to have been depressed following the death of his mother in January. Anyone feeling nostalgic can check out Now We Are 20 and Philadelphia in Love, a CD and video compilation respectively of the Milkmen’s early work.http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusic/mar13_dead-ap.html