defstarsteve - 2-3-2006 at 08:43 PM
"Word has come in that Jason Sears, vocalist of RKL has passed away. A
friend had this to say:
'Santa Barbara local, father, skater, and punk died today battling his
illness. It has been a hard year for 805 crew. 3 RKL members in less
than a year is a huge loss. I knew each and everyone one of them...
each had touched my life in many ways over the last 20 years. Back from
when I was arrested at an RKL show at the Rock On Broadway in SF in
1986 and Bomber tried to put me in their tour van while I was in hand
cuffs, to the time Jason ran off with my friend Natasha for a week and
was MIA in the East Bay... When I moved to Santa Barbara in August 1987
Jason made me feel right at home. To watch all three of these people
rise and fall over the last 20 years has been a beautiful and tragic
expericence.'
RKL, or Rich Kids on LSD was a fixture of the 90s Santa Barbara punk
scene. Two members of the band, guitarist Chris Rest and drummer Dave
Raun, went on to join Lagwagon,
Sears was the vocalist of the band from 1983-1989 and 1994-1996 and was
responsible for the vocals on the band's Epitaph full length, Riches to
Rags. The band split up around 1996 but had reunited in various
configurations 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005. A posthumous collection, Keep
Laughing - The Best Of RKL appeared in 2001.
After his time in RKL, Jason recorded Jason Sears And Mercury Legion
which was released last year.
Our deepest condolences go out to Jason's family, bandmates, fans and
friends."
DeathByForce - 2-3-2006 at 08:53 PM
Wasn't this a couple weeks back?
Not to be a burden.. I thought I remember reading about someone from RKL dying a couple weeks ago.
defstarsteve - 2-3-2006 at 09:03 PM
might have been
but this was the first I heard of it...
still sucks
rkl were an amazing band
sucks hard
Spoiler - 2-3-2006 at 09:09 PM
I read about this last night
RIP brother
Voodoobillyman - 2-3-2006 at 09:10 PM
damn shame
XHonusWagnerX - 2-3-2006 at 09:46 PM
Im not familiar with that band. I know the name, but dont know if Ive ever heard them or not. Still sad that he died.
clevohardcore - 2-3-2006 at 11:50 PM
I never heard the bands music but I have heard of the name many times. He was a proffessional skater? What company?
RIP
DeathByForce - 2-4-2006 at 12:36 AM
ah,
how disrespectful of me.
rip bro
Mute98 - 2-4-2006 at 03:14 AM
i only have their last LP, and what a great LP that is, he will be missed RIP
newbreedbrian - 2-4-2006 at 11:57 AM
shitty deal, ill have to give rock n roll nightmare a spin 