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Friday, June 02, 2006

Losing A Mad Daddy

by Your Diva

The obituary reads:

Frederick E. Kreiss, IV, of Edison died Wednesday, May 31st 2006 at home after a long bout with cancer. He was 47.

Born in South Amboy, he lived in Colonia and Metuchen before moving to Edison in 1993.

Also known as Stinky Sonobuoni, he was the lead singer of the New Jersey based band, The Mad Daddys...

Surviving are his wife of 19 years, Marilyn...

Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 3rd 2006 from 2-6 PM at the GOSSELIN FUNERAL HOME, 660 New Dover Road, Edison, with a Blessing to be held at 6 PM. Cremation will be held privately.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Salvation Army.

The first time a housemate played the Mad Daddys for me I was stunned by the sound of Freddy's voice. It had a growling, guttural quality that made it sound other than human. The Mad Daddys, of course, couldn't have been more earthy, more trashy or more sweat-soaked. Freddy was the first front man I ever saw strip down to his underwear, stand on a bar and sing about it. His underwear, I mean. The Mad Daddys were fucking funny.

A friend reminded me this morning of the song I'm Gonna Die of Rock N' Roll from The Age of Asparagus. If you never saw a Mad Daddys show, I'm sorry to say you missed out on a decades-long hip-shaking, cocktail-swilling, leopard-print-and-see-through parade of true trash rock genius. Their lust had sincerity. Everybody on the dance floor was in on the joke.

It's sad when the curtain falls but Freddy put on a great, great show.

posted 6/02/2006 11:00:00 AM

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