Pig Champion [Poison Idea] R.I.P.

[blackcatpgh]

edit: post title

didn't see this posted here yet, but apparently this happened a few days ago:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=47695

Thomas "Pig Champion" Roberts, guitarist for POISON IDEA, died at his home in Portland, Oregon, Monday night (Jan. 30). A founding member of the seminal punk band, he continued to appear with POISON IDEA throughout the late Nineties and into the new millennium, despite officially quitting the band in 1993. Variously described as "spectacularly fat," and "the single largest man in hardcore history," Roberts crowned himself "Pig Champion" after hitting an impressive 450 lbs. on the scales. The highly regarded guitarist was revered by a devoted following worldwide. No further information is available at this time.

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[HughBeaumont]

1. I barely remember Poison Idea

Some thrash punk/hardcore crossover stuff from the early 90s, right?

[blackcatpgh]

4. hardcore punk from the early 80s, but...

they morphed into a hardcore/metal thing by the time "feel the darkness" came out, though.

[swag]

2. Whoa!

I had not heard.

Thanks for posting.

[blackcatpgh]

5. no problem

i just heard about it this morning from some friends. gonna have to put on the "pick your king" 7" when i get home from work.

[swag]

3. I will always remember Poison Idea best for the cover graphic of

the single Ian Mackaye.

[blackcatpgh]

6. great album/ep titles too

Record Collectors Are Pretentious Assholes
Dutch Courage
Blank Blackout Vacant
Dysfunctional Songs for Co-Dependent Addicts

far cry from the pop shit that passes as "punk" these days...grumble grumble bitch moan.

[flamingyouth]

7. I hadn't heard about this.

I have most of their records.

[Beware the Beast Man]

8. The last time Posion Idea crossed my mind was in 1988.

Rest in peace, Pig!