Stevie Stiletto, Jacksonville Punk Icon. New Film

[DavidWilliams]

Glad to hear it went well. Hopefully Ray can continue on a path of sobriety and health.

[Bill Ectric]

I have video-taped about 100 bands over the years, but the overall best video I ever did, in my opinion, is Stevie Stiletto at the Post & King sometime in the 1980s. I've done some that have a clearer picture but don't sound as good, some that sound better, but the picture isn't so hot, and some that sound good AND look good, but the performance isn't as interesting. But that Post & King show balances out perfectly because (a) the band played so hard and fierce it was almost impossible not to sound good, and (b) Ray McKelvey knew what he was doing. Ray's voice and instincts are top-notch punk. He knows how to use limited budget stage effects to maximum result. He's has both a sense of humor and a sense of fatality that morphs into a glowing, grinning neon skull/neon Jesus - and, oh f**k, what a vivid trip that night was, I mean all night long. I'm happy some of my footage appears in the film. Thank you, Kevin Dunn. 

[buckethead]

You know how far back kona and the Rats of the Westside go back?

Rats on the Westside. A lyric borrowed from the Stones; Shattered.

Post and King, during the Our Cocks are Huge tour. Even a few Jax Beach boys were there.

If I remember correctly, a few bottles were broken.

This is the last time I saw the band. IIRC Amy German was there. Hangin with Denise.

[neilsmith]

Hey, am I late to this party? Neil Smith here. I played guitar for the band for 5 years or so. It was fun. A couple of years in Jacksonville and a few in San Francisco. I was asked to submit some video for this doc but didn't have a good setup for it, had a baby on the way and quite honestly didn't believe it was going to actually be in anything. I've seen some clips, but not the whole thing. Good to see some familiar names on here and if anyone wants to say hi you can write me at neil@neil-smith.com . I live in Los Angeles these days.

Take care everyone,
Neil Smith

[buckethead]

Pat Lolly is a punk rock god.

No band survives his departure.

[Dog Walker]

"Stevie" Ray McKelvey has passed.  RIP

We were remarking the other day that we had not seen him around in quite some time and worried about his health.

[DDC]

I texted a friend who knew him and his daughter and she called his daughter who confirmed it was indeed cancer.