R.I.P. Stiff
The Stiffpole family and the world of music has been dealt a shitty hand. The founder and driving force of Stiffpole Records, Big Stiff, unexpectedly passed away Sunday evening. There is no good way to make this type ofannouncement and it would be a disservice to Big Stiff to turn it into some big pompous, bloated passage, so I won’t. The truth is simple. Stiff was a great friend, a great person and influenced many people and musicians both past and present. He was outspoken, sarcastic, opinionated, cranky at times but had a very big heart. Stiff flew the Punk Rock flag proudly and supported the local music scene for a very long time. Having taken a break from running Stiffpole Records for so many years it was very exciting to see the label off and running again and Stiff was charged and ready to get back in the ring. Although he won’t be with us in body, he will always be with us in spirit and Stiffpole Records will carry on in his name. It’s funny, reading this back I can hear Stiff with a “Jesus Christ” or making some comment about how ridiculous and unnecessary it is to talk about him like this. But that is exactly what you do when you lose someone who meant that much to so many. We will always remember you Stiff and everything we do for the label moving forward is in honor of you. The Stiffpole family will miss you.
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Last saw Stiff and Dreb at the New York Dolls show at the State. He will be remembered and missed. See everyone at the Emerald 5pm Saturday.
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Strummer Quote..People is all that matters, put that on a billboard in New York…And Stiff mattered to alot of us.another punkrock warload quote, Ya gotta have rock n roll in your soul and Stiff was the punkrock warload of Fl., simple words He was a great man, a legend to the future and Stiff to us that knew him..I’ve known Stiff longer than Not knowing him, and think loved him from the start, which was who the fuck You lookin at?? And that lead to the BBQ’s, Nattie Lights, punk rock hit the streets of Tampa, called us the Gang of Dudes-Jay 2000, Stiff, Stuck, Trimster,NuMuzak Greg, Sic Mic himself, Flash,Mags, me,Suzie, MaryBeth,Dougan Derf to name a few- couch surfin Gainesville style, toke it on the road a few times, The Clash in Orlando, hittin Overtown with Charlie Pickett and The Eggs, another band that didn’t suck, and remember Voddo Idols, Roach Motel, Rat Cafeteria swinging dead fish in trunks at Miss Luckys, and Dougans arm swellin up from the catfish as we locked him in the trunk, Stiff was good at gettin me and Sandi outta jail, to pickin each other up in the pits, and smackin asswholes over the head with beer pitcher over knockin down Douchebag, I didn’t pay for the pitcher of course get your Douchebag asswhole, to wakin up with Johnny Johhny and Johnny yellin you toke my meth!! (From The Eggs, where was Charlie??) as I got up for water..wakin up in the old house, to Stiff Acres here today in this lily white McMansion down the street we are your nieghbors You Rich Fuckers, never jioned you in your Rebulicans partys…You can Believe in one thing Stiff Will Piss on the Grave of George Bush, and the other sure bet cash on Stiff never sold out..Stiff used words to fight by, words into rants on Stiff Pole Records, and words that I will live by, Together Forever Baby, I am truely a Punk Rock Goddess in your heart, and you left me a lifetime of love,respect,frienship, and honor to be yours in life and then in death. You are my heart, strentgh, my will to survive your passing is my testament…I think I will only miss you more tomorrow…and thats the way she goes sometimes..Fuckin Stiff I mis Ya babe