Derf Scratch, Original Bassist for Fear, Dead!

[StevieB]

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Derf Scratch, original bassist for Los Angeles punk band Fear, passed away on July 28 due to complications from an unknown illness, the OC Weekly reports. Although Fear continues to work today under original guitarist/vocalist Lee Ving, the band underwent numerous lineup changes over the last 30-plus years, with Scratch playing in the band's most fruitful period, 1977-1982.

Born Frederick Milner, Scratch helped raise Fear's profile in the late '70s and early '80s by befriending punk rock fan John Belushi. The actor became such a supporter of the band, he secured them as a musical guest on the 1981 Halloween episode of 'Saturday Night Live.' One of the more notorious performances in 'SNL' history, Fear and their crowd of moshing, brawling fans, which included Belushi and Fugazi's Ian MacKaye, caused $20,000 worth of damage.

Ving eventually fired Scratch from the band a short time after their 1982 debut album, 'The Record,' was released. In a 2004 interview with Mark Prindle, Scratch revealed his post Fear career included a band called Scratch and another later band called Derf Scratch and Friends. In 2006, he was in a bad car accident following a gig of another new act he was playing with called the Werewolfs.

[Adam Rebelius]

http://www.morphisstudios.com/images/gallery-punk_rock/p-fear-derf-lee.jpg



Derf Scratch, original bassist for Los Angeles punk band Fear, passed away on July 28 due to complications from an unknown illness, the OC Weekly reports. Although Fear continues to work today under original guitarist/vocalist Lee Ving, the band underwent numerous lineup changes over the last 30-plus years, with Scratch playing in the band's most fruitful period, 1977-1982.

Born Frederick Milner, Scratch helped raise Fear's profile in the late '70s and early '80s by befriending punk rock fan John Belushi. The actor became such a supporter of the band, he secured them as a musical guest on the 1981 Halloween episode of 'Saturday Night Live.' One of the more notorious performances in 'SNL' history, Fear and their crowd of moshing, brawling fans, which included Belushi and Fugazi's Ian MacKaye, caused $20,000 worth of damage.

Ving eventually fired Scratch from the band a short time after their 1982 debut album, 'The Record,' was released. In a 2004 interview with Mark Prindle, Scratch revealed his post Fear career included a band called Scratch and another later band called Derf Scratch and Friends. In 2006, he was in a bad car accident following a gig of another new act he was playing with called the Werewolfs.
I was wondering when someone was going to post a thread on this. As I said before, why are we finding out about this now?sadcry*(

[Chernobyl Bunny]

I was wondering when someone was going to post a thread on this. As I said before, why are we finding out about this now?sadcry*(

because you never posted the thread when you found out. :P

[StevieB]

because you never posted the thread when you found out. :P

ditto

[Chernobyl Bunny]

ditto
*Sniffs your ditto*

[StevieB]

*Sniffs your ditto*

licks your ditto

[Chernobyl Bunny]

licks your ditto

lol!
Do you remember sniffing dittos, though?

[StevieB]

lol!
Do you remember sniffing dittos, though?

yes, but never was into sniffing fumes. I was always scared of that shit.

[safetypinsam]

That sucks, I love Fear.

[Adam Rebelius]

because you never posted the thread when you found out. :P

Yes, but I was waking up when I found out, so I was hardly in any condition to post anything.:p

[Chernobyl Bunny]

yes, but never was into sniffing fumes. I was always scared of that shit.

Well, I never huffed the concentrated fumes! lol! Just the paper! I was 7 years old! :P

[sr113]

Fear on SNL:

http://virb.com/bellyache/videos/1733702

[Suicidal Punk]

That sucks, I love Fear.

New York's alright if you wanna get pushed in front of the subway
New York's alright if you like tuberculosis.
New York's alright if you like art and jazz
New York's alright if you're a homosexual

NEW YORK'S ALRIGHT IF YOU LIKE SAXOPHONES!

[ianthebeast]

I don't care about you!

[safetypinsam]

New York's alright if you wanna get pushed in front of the subway
New York's alright if you like tuberculosis.
New York's alright if you like art and jazz
New York's alright if you're a homosexual

NEW YORK'S ALRIGHT IF YOU LIKE SAXOPHONES!

New York's alright if you like drunks in your doorway!
New York's alright if you wanna freeze to death!
New York's alright if you wanna get mugged or murdered!
New York's alright if you like saxophones!

[fatuglyandwilling]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYye59dstRY
Cock Roaches on the wall
Crabs crawlin on my Balls
Im so Clean Cut
I JUST WANNA FUCK SOME SLUT!!!

[rapes]

"strangulation" is their best song, if you disagree YOU ARE FUCKIN WRONG, WRONG!

[theoryofrevolution]

A bit late, but what a fuckin' bummer. He was great in all the live footage I've seen of them, and easily the funniest guy in FEAR. Will now be listening to The Record.

[sr113]

A bit late, but what a fuckin' bummer. He was great in all the live footage I've seen of them, and easily the funniest guy in FEAR. Will now be listening to The Record.

Even though I have it on vinyl, I own it on CD so I can keep the wear & tear to a minimum, and on the cover I took a ball point pen & scribbled out the "Re" & the "or" so it reads Fear - The c d. Just thought I'd share....