i shot this 2 years ago upon my first time seeing jay reatard live. i fucked it up pretty bad, using 3200 film with flash. bad idea. and then i blew it more by getting a really shitty scan. but in memory of jay reatard's untimely death, i decided that these photos must get posted despite the circumstances. his flying v was buried with him. RIP dude.



jay's music pioneered the modern garage-punk revival. he was before black lips!, wavves, no age, vivian girls, strange boys, etc. i discovered his first band, the reatards about 4 years ago, and it gave me hope for the modern punk scene. its a shame that the world will no longer have one of the hardest working musicians.