Found this when checking out an old bar I used to go to in the 90s. Connelly played there. I remember some friends asking me to go but I declined. Funny.
tucker was much beloved. i wrote about him recently, and getting the phone call from dannie when tucker died was bad. it IS in fact a soul thing.
according to paul, tucker was one of the best guitarists he ever knew. that, people, is real. .
Then that’s a shame he didn’t record anything with Ministry, RevCo or any of the other side projects
He was to be on the 1999 tour until his early death…he might have made that tour bigger than it really was, as it was really seiged
Then that’s a shame he didn’t record anything with Ministry, RevCo or any of the other side projects
Well he was on the “In Case” Live album and VHS if I’m not mistaken, he’s listed as a member.
Not to be completely morbid, but does anyone know the specifics of his death? Did he OD? Why did he do it? Did he leave a note? Were there any signs that this might happen? (I.E.Girlfriend break up with him?) Was he diagnosed with something terminal?
Late,
grmpysmrf
As I understand it he cut his own throat because of chronic testicular pain. Apparently, he did not have an STD or balls cancer or anything, they just hurt all the time and none of the doctors could tell him why or fix it. Read that somewhere…
That’s fucking brutal. Now everytime I listen to Swingin’ Junkies, I’m gonna feel intense, searing pain in my junk.
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I’m no doctor, but that sounds like epididimitis to me.
It’s when your epididimus, the tube that connects your balls to your dick, gets a little urine in it and becomes infected. It can happen from complications to a vasectomy, or it can just sort of happen on its own for no reason. Antibiotics take care of it.
tucker loved women, and he took his own life. that’s all.
I believe I might have found out my info on this page: http://members.cox.net/_meddle/tucker/ but I could be wrong. There’s a lot of stuff there. I didn’t know he gave guitar lessons to Dean Ween! Sad shit.
Once when I was 19, a bunch of us were wandering around the St. Louis zoo (one of the best in the world, btw, and FREE, for that matter) drinking grocery store brand vodka in generic peach soda, and smoking joints with the parrots, and my buddy Matt kept complaining that his balls hurt and eventually we took him to the emergency room (where I ended up puking up utter foulness in the bathroom and passing out for a half hour outside the hospital by the air conditioners) and it turned out he had epididimititis, and they said another day or so and they would have swollen to the size of grapefruit and turned green and amputation would have been the only course of action. Matt was actually on his first date with this girl that day (with a bunch of dudes getting fucked up at the zoo in the early afternoon), which goes to show how classy our crew was back then. Hilarity.
Anyways, I was under the impression that Tucker’s problem had been long-term, so given how fast epidimititis escalates, I don’t know if that could be it. From what I recall, the thing I read was a message from his sister, and she said he had seen doctors and they could not diagnose it. Personally, I don’t see why you wouldn’t try just having them removed if they hurt so bad, rather than kill yourself. But, I wasn’t there, and I’m not him, so I’m not going to pass judgement. It is very sad though. He was a great guitar player, and while I knew a lot of songs he played on, I didn’t really know much about him until he was long gone.
Another one of my buddies had Torsion once (where your nut gets all twisted up on itself) and that is no joke either. It happened on Valentine’s Day, so every year he wishes everyone Happy Torsion Day instead.
As I understand it he cut his own throat because of chronic testicular pain. Apparently, he did not have an STD or balls cancer or anything, they just hurt all the time and none of the doctors could tell him why or fix it. Read that somewhere…
Jesus! How bad do your balls have to hurt before cutting your own throat sounds like a good idea?
why not a gun or a noose? 'Cause, usually when people die slowly like that it’s because they are trying to punish themselves for something.
this is probably in poor taste… but I don’t think I’d have the balls for that method of suicide, if I was so inclined!
Thanks for the info, new davelybob!
Late,
grmpysmrf
tucker was NOT a drug addict.
I thought he ODed. The truth is stranger than fiction.
I thought he shot himself. But looking back I’m not sure if I ever actually heard any details other than “took his own life” so I might have just assumed that at some point.
Anyway, sorry he’s gone. Wiki didn’t help much on this topic either, by the way . . .
On May 14, 1999, 38-year-old Tucker was found dead in his apartment, of an apparent suicide.
I’m no doctor, but that sounds like epididimitis to me.
It’s when your epididimus, the tube that connects your balls to your dick, gets a little urine in it and becomes infected. It can happen from complications to a vasectomy, or it can just sort of happen on its own for no reason. Antibiotics take care of it.
Yeah, i suffer from that, but it’s never HORRIBLE pain. The thing that sucks, is that it never goes away completely; it can come back any time. I’m not saying that William had this at all, but i know from what i go through, i’ve had much worse pain before! RIP Tucker.