(posted 10/16/03)
Questions for Tuscaloosa musicians …
answers from DC Moon, the Atomic Supermen
These musicians have
answered our local music questionairre about the closing of the Chukker.
If you'd like to submit your comments, click here.
DC Moon and his Atomic Supermen have deep local roots. Here they are in Fall 2002.
Druid City Online ... What was your first experience with the Chukker as a patron? … as a musician?
DC Moon, guitar and vocals, the Atomic Supermen ... 17 years old sneaking into a biker bar ... first played with the Drillers, May 1981
Who is the first band you saw at the Chukker and what do you remember about that night?
Joe Bob and the Leisure Suits. They, and the bar, rocked.
Who is the best and worst band you’ve seen at the Chukker and what do you remember?
The good are too numerous to mention, the bad not worth remembering.
Name as some of the best local bands you saw at the Chukker. Include any information you can remember about those bands.
Many, many . Club Wig, Contamin Mortalis, Ritual Heads, Conspiracy A Go Go, Storm Orphans, Working Mothers, Great Pumpkin ... and I know I'm leaving someone out.
Where will you go to see music once the Chukker is closed?
Not Tuscaloosa.
What’s the strangest sight or experience you can recall from the Chukker?
A nameless city councilman drunk and picking up on students.
How would you describe the Chukker under its current ownership?
No comment.
When you hear the name Ludovic Goubet (the previous Chukker owner), what comes to mind?
No comment.
Talk a bit about Big Dave Demoya and his impact on the Chukker and local music scene.
All I can say about Dave DeMoya is that if Ludo had sold to him instead of forcing him out, the Chukker would still be alive today. I'm saving all of my best Chukker stories for my novel.
What will Tuscaloosa lose when the Chukker closes on Halloween?
Original music. All that's left is cover bands, karoke and DJs.
What do you plan on doing on the Chukker’s final night?
Playing my ass off, partying my ass off.
DC
Moon is/was a member of these
and other Tuscaloosa bands ...
The Atomic Supermen, Red Giant, Burning Zoo,
The Drillers
The Chukker closed forever Halloween weekend 2003. Music for the Last Stand of the Chukker was provided by the Woggles, Club Wig, Model Citizen, Sweat Bee, DC Moon and his Atomic Supermen, and The Last Gunslinger. Click here to read more about the history of the Chukker.
see a picture show of DC Moon and his Atomic Supermen
click here for the official DC Moon website
Find Something to Do in Tuscaloosa
| ©2003 MuseCo Publishing |
News/Sports
• Eat/Drink • People/Places |