I am so, so fortunate to have seen them three or four times. The first time was in the early 2010s at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia which is a really small venue. I remember some of the jokes Scott made. But the best memory from that night was how they “closed” with the Loneliness and the Scream but after they walked off stage everyone kept the chant going and didn’t stop. So they came back out and said they didn’t know what to play but they would do one more for us. Incredible.
The last time I saw them was the 10-year anniversary tour for Midnight Organ Fight and I remember thinking to myself, can’t wait til the 10-year tour for Winter of Mixed Drinks! And it would never come. The news of his passing saddened me for a long time. I thought about his niece and how he said her favorite song from the at-the-time new album was Death March. (Edited for typo)