Dave Schulthise

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Dave Schulthise
Also known as Dave Blood
Born September 16, 1956(1956-09-16)
Died March 10, 2004 (aged 47)
Instrument(s) Bass guitar
Years active 1983–1995
Associated acts Dead Milkmen

Dave Blood (September 16, 1956 - March 10, 2004), otherwise known as Dave Schulthise, was the bass guitarist for the punk band Dead Milkmen. He helped form the band in 1983 along with fellow pseudonymous musicians Joe Jack Talcum, Dean Clean, and Rodney Anonymous. Prior to this he was a Ph.D. candidate in economics at Purdue University.[1]

Allegedly, he tuned the strings of his bass guitar, in order from lowest to highest, D E A D, to match the name of the band.[citation needed]

He stopped playing in the early 1990s after the band broke up. Dave would never play again as the result of developing tendinitis in both hands.[2]

Schulthise then travelled to study in Serbia, but in the wake of the NATO bombing campaign there he was forced to return to the US.[3]

In late 2003, he told an interviewer that his favorite bassist were Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Johnny Gayden (Albert Collins Band) and Charles Mingus.[4]

Schulthise committed suicide March 10, 2004, at age 47.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Dave Schulthise, 47, Dead Milkmen's Bassist", The New York Times, March 13, 2004. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. 
  2. ^ Billboard. "Dead Milkmen bass player found dead", msnbc.com, March 11, 2004. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. 
  3. ^ Deirdre Shaw. "EX-ROCKER TAKES ON ROLE OF REFUGEE FROM SERBIA", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 25, 1999, pp. MD01. 
  4. ^ http://www.markprindle.com/blood-i.htm

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