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D. Striker

Since 1998, every Friday the 13th

About Me


Every Friday the 13th since 1998, D.Striker has published RR, a zine which tackles Nashville's past and present while throwing up a salute revelry and crazy people. Past issues have given readers finger holes to fill to make Tammy Wynette's legs, the history of the Kenny Rogers phone sex scandal, and a first person account of a night out during "fan fair" wearing a T-shirt with iron-on-letters, "I'll take your photo for a beer." Given the freakish publication schedule, Jim Ridley of the Nashville Scene called the zine, "A beast as elusive as the centaur or free beer night." Quite often, D.Striker brings the new issue of RR to life on stage with his band, featuring members of Ole Mossy Face, Hands Down Eugene, The Carter Administration and Duraluxe. Country music historian, Robert K. Oermann once wrote of D.Striker's music, "He can't sing, but you can't help listening." On stage, the shows can get wild. An audience member's face was once bloodied up during an overzealous attack on a Glen Campbell effigy. Such is Friday the 13th with RR and D.Striker.
See you on Friday the 13th! The next one is FEBRUARY 13, 2009.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/18/2005
Band Members: Jeff Meltesen – Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Mason Vickery – Lap Steel, Background Vocals
Casey Sanders – Drums, Background Vocals
Andy Wilhite – Electric Guitar, Background Vocals
Matt Moody – Bass
Troy Daugherty - Electric Guitar

ALUMNI:
BoB ToDD
Chris Prince , a.k.a. Rod Turner
Brad Belanger , a.k.a. Shameless Lefty, Ruthless Righty
Matt Martin, a.k.a. Doc McGillicuddy
Lew Card , a.k.a. Chuck H. Wagon
John Jack
Fiddle Playin' Bob
Bobby Gillespie , a.k.a. The Gillis
Bob Crawford
Orenda Fink
Clay Leverett
Phil Estes
Peter
Lucas Reynolds
Wes Weems
Adam Griffith
"No Water For" Nathan
Joe Bidewell
Eric McConnell
James Brabson
Ryan Ervin

Influences: In the 2/12/04 Late Edition of Nashville Scene, Jim Ridley breaks it down.

An offbeat Nashville zine takes Friday the 13th back from Jason

The dead will rise from their graves and devour the residents of Antioch. A freak accident will send anvils raining from the skies over downtown. Thousands of black cats will cross in front of pedestrians, causing them to clutch their chests and fall to the ground babbling in Esperanto. Contrary to popular superstition, these things will not happen today on Friday the 13th. The only guy who needs to be afraid is Glen Campbell.

It was on the previous Friday the 13th, June of last year, that a madman approached the deck stage outside the Boardroom with a portrait of the Rhinestone Cowboy hitmaker. Before the eyes of the assembled crowd, he picked up a poker and bashed a hole in the picture. When he got through disconnecting the Wichita Lineman, he turned the poker to reveal a curious emblem on its side the mysterious letters RR. Read more .
Sounds Like: "HE CAN'T SING, BUT YOU CAN'T HELP LISTENING" -- Robert K. Oermann

In the 1/6/06 installment of @Music Row, the email newsletter of Music Row magazine, Robert K. Oermann reviews D. Striker:

D. STRIKER / True Life Country Music Story Writer: Jeff Meltesen; Producer: none listed; Publisher: none listed; Trey Deuce (track) He tunelessly takes George Richey and Glen Campbell to task for their treatments of Tammy and Tanya. He can't sing, but you can't help listening. Caution: Tucker is rhymed with something unprintable. Other highlights of the High Heels and a Waterbed CD include Don't Fight When You're Drunk, She's Livin on Credit Cards and I'm Hungover in the Wal-Mart Breakroom.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New sounds from Nashville...

I'm serious about that police siren sound. If you have a megaphone that does that, I'd like to borrow it for the record. You'll get credit for it in the liners, of course. Oh, I'd like to hang on to i...
Posted by D. Striker on Sat, 31 May 2008 09:28:00 PST

The countdown has begun...

Does anybody in the Nashville area have a megaphone that replicates a police officer's siren that I can borrow? Check out the new photo by mighty Thomas Petillo that I just posted from a shoot we did...
Posted by D. Striker on Fri, 23 May 2008 02:18:00 PST

Who the hell is Steve Holy?

Don’t ask Randy Anderson and Paul Loughridge...STEVE HOLY FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST DALLAS POLICE OFFICERSCountry music recording artist Steve Holy is accusing two Dallas police officers of holdin...
Posted by D. Striker on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:00:00 PST

Kenny Chesney and his honky tonk women

Kenny Chesney! Sara Evans! Gretchen! Singing "Honky Tonk Women." On a boat!
Posted by D. Striker on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:31:00 PST

Casting Call for New Conway Twitty Musical

How are they going to find someone with hair like Conway's? ..> Casting Call for New Conway Twitty Musical "IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE" ..>..>..> ..> ..>..>..>..> CONWAY TWITTYTHE MAN, THE MUSI...
Posted by D. Striker on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:19:00 PST

Three day Wal-Mart shopping bender

I'm at my folks' house in Lilburn, GA for Christmas and I'm flipping through their local newspaper and stumble upon this article about a 70-year old woman who shopped in a 24-hour Wal-Mart for th...
Posted by D. Striker on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:21:00 PST

Hank Jr.’s teeth take a stage dive...

It's true, in Nashville's honky tonks along Lower Broadway, country legends still drop in to play impromptu gigs. Unfortunately, sometimes their teeth drop out... Hank Williams, Jr...
Posted by D. Striker on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:23:00 PST

"Sombody elses...somebody elses husbands balls!" Faith Hill

As Elizabeth Cook would say, "Sometimes it takes balls to be a woman." Faith Hill goes off on a grabby fan who groped hubby Tim McGraw's crotch. The band keeps playing, Faith sways to t...
Posted by D. Striker on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:41:00 PST

Dwight sings Buck

This will probably be good...but too bad he didn't do, "Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass." DWIGHT SINGS BUCK Dwight Yoakam is set to release Dwight Sings Buck, a one-of-a-kind new album honoring the legend...
Posted by D. Striker on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:36:00 PST

Bring your Polaroid camera...

...people get freaky when you pull out the Polaroid. Instant action. Smile for the camera. Gonna get it. Gonna get it. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Late nite Polaroid party. Late nite Polaroid party....
Posted by D. Striker on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:34:00 PST