The Fake Mark Kozelek (Sun Kill Moon, Red House Painters, Etc.) Tour Story Thread

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After an explosive set from Mark in Dallas 2004 I approached him to tell him the show was incredible. He gave me a hug! and then slipped a quarter into my hand. He whispered "Get a life and go f--- yourself." I almost cried.

― earinfections (Nick Twisp), Friday, 19 May 2006 17:04 (nineteen years ago)

hahahah, this is a BRILLIANT thread idea. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 19 May 2006 17:06 (nineteen years ago)

In late November 2005 after the White Sox won the World Series, out fielder Scott Podsednik was throwing a celebration party at Tom's Tavern in Waco, TX. He heard Kozelek, his favorite artist during his tenure with the Tulsa Drillers, was "chasing tail at Baylor" that week and had his agent get in contact with him to play a private show that night. I happened to be working that night bussing tables and caught a fantastic set. He did an awesome cover, by request of Scott, of "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang that lasted most of the set. When he finished he ordered a pitcher from me, walked up to Scott and dumped the pitcher on his head, yelling, "You're a winner! You're a f---ing winner!" Then he just up and left. Weird.

― earinfections (Nick Twisp), Friday, 19 May 2006 17:41 (nineteen years ago)

True Story: I saw Mark Kozelek playing at a piano bar, and his dick was hanging out and he was peeing all over his shoes" so i was like, "dude! do you know your dick's hanging out and you're peeing all over your shoes?" and he was all like "know it? I WROTE IT!"

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 19 May 2006 18:55 (nineteen years ago)

"your dick's hanging out and you're peeing all over your shoes"

i think theres a song like this by Palace brothers:

"your dick is hanging out and you have come on yr hair" or something..

― coco the kid, Friday, 19 May 2006 19:05 (nineteen years ago)

it's an old joke

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 19 May 2006 19:06 (nineteen years ago)

"You Have Cum In Your Hair And Your Dick Is Hanging Out " - Palace brothers

― request bangkok, Friday, 19 May 2006 19:08 (nineteen years ago)

these will never compare to the things he actually says/does during a tour. what was that one about some post concert booty who ended up shitting in his closet at 4am or so. am i dreaming that? mark, pls. to thread.

― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Friday, 19 May 2006 19:14 (nineteen years ago)

so who would win in a fight between Dallas and Dynasty?

― bill bob, Friday, 19 May 2006 19:20 (nineteen years ago)

so the guy is notorious for that kind of thing? let's hear some real ones

― europeanechoes, Monday, 22 May 2006 08:58 (nineteen years ago)

I had the Gorky's song "Merched" on tape in the car, an played it to a welsh person to see if he'd go "oh". But he was none the wiser. I told him the song was called "The girls are combing each others hair", but he misheared me and said "The girls have come in each others hair?" which was a strange mental picture to be sure.

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 22 May 2006 09:09 (nineteen years ago)

one year passes...

Before a Sun Kil Moon show in Stockholm in 2004 several guys including myself were standing outside kind of talking around Mark. Two guys were discussing potential cover songs and trying to awkwardly suggest covers for him to play without actually telling him directly. Essentially everyone seemed to be talking as if he wasn't standing there, and for some reason he stayed anyway.
"'Champagne Supernova'?"
"Ehhh--that's a little stale now isn't it?"
"Maybe. It's more that it's too ubiquitous than stale. I mean--"
And then Mark finally interrupted the conversation.
"I really used to like Eddie Floyd, you know? But every time I go with my girlfriend to her parents house, her dad keeps dragging out all his Falcons albums and his early Stax 45's and playing them to death. It's the only thing we both like, but now I don't know. I like 'Love Is a Doggone Good Thing' but now I kind of hate it."

― earinfections, Saturday, 29 March 2008 07:58 (eighteen years ago)

Just before Christmas in 2003 I took my girlfriend to see Mark solo at the Crocodile here in Seattle. We showed up early and got stamped in, then went down the block to play pinball. Wedged between Addams Family and some old pinball machine was enough room for a table, and a man. Mark was curled up in a ball, a beer with a straw in front of him. The man smelled like a brewery had fallen on tobacco factory. "You know who I am? I've been drinking since noon yesterday." He tried to get out of his crouch but hit his head on the pinball machine. My girlfriend gave him a hand up. Once he was on his feet, wobbly, he grabbed both her boobs, yelled "TUNE IN TOKYO", and stumbled out. Don't know if he played the show.

― jergïns, Saturday, 29 March 2008 19:31 (eighteen years ago)

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