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Slim the Drifter, R.I.P.
Matt Munoz over at Bakotopia sent out an email news alert reporting the death of Bakersfield punk legend W. Scott Sturtevant, better known as Slim the Drifter.
Slim's MySpace page reads "July 25, 1960 - May 25, 2007" but offers no details. Slim founded Bakersfield's first punk band, Teen Suicide, but later grew into more rootsy genres. In the late 1990s, he had evolved into something of a post-punk Paul Westerberg. His songs periodically flirted with greatness, but never found the consistency that would put him over the top. His spirit and carefree attitude, however, inspired many around town and will be missed. I was editor of Eye on Entertainment when we went through a redesign in the mid-1990s that gave it a bit more edge. I fondly recall putting a big picture of Slim on the cover of our second issue (teasing to a fun Robert Price story inside) and delighted in handling several complaints that came in from irate readers upset that we would give a "punk" more than a sentence. Good times. Nick Belardes also has some thoughts on Slim's passing, as well as a review of the latest from the Slim the Drifter Trio. Nick also contacted Slim's wife, who emailed him, "He wasn't in any pain, and he was ready. Things were worse than he wanted to let on. ..." --Logan Molen 5 comments from 4 users
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posted by
sagefever
on May 28, 2007 at 06:40 PM
I knew Scott very well indeed~this sadens me deeply.Bakersfield has lost a innovater,a music great and I have lost one I called son.RIP
posted by
lmolen
on May 29, 2007 at 09:48 AM
These thoughts about Scott come from my friend Joe Wirt, an entertainment editor and music writer at The Californian from 1989-96:"Anybody who wrote about Bakersfield music from the '80s on knew Scott. "He made sure of it. He was always creating something and always looking for a gig. "I best remember him in the raved-up 97 Tears, then later in his beatbox-and-confetti act and from his homemade lo-fi cassette tapes. "Some of our lesser moments together were spent on barstools and on sidewalks outside clubs. "Some of the greater ones were over a 12-pack or two, with old jazz vinyl or vintage country spinning, in his smoke-filled living room, talking and jabbering and yammering about nothing at all, but with a certain home-grown nightlife going on. "I'm kind of speechless now. I guess I kind of missed Scott even when I was in the same room. "I've got "Dances With Downers" around here someplace." posted by
sagefever
on May 29, 2007 at 11:49 AM
I have tons of his old cassettes..from 97 tears practices,shows,the downer tapes.his art work..really Thankful I am a pack rat~got to get it all on CD..going to miss that boy.
posted by
jasonsperber
on May 29, 2007 at 04:18 PM
So far, here's what folks have posted about this on Bakersfield.com: Slim The Drifter: July 20, 1960 - May 25, 2007 (mentoburu) Memories of Scott~Slim the drifter (sagefever)
posted by
novelboy
on May 31, 2007 at 10:09 AM
I posted a link to here in the comments of my blog article... I plan on writing a deeper piece that captures some of his life...Thanks for linking up to my review.
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