So sad. RIP

maybe the dude made up the entire thing himself to get the real Chuck to finally come out. he admits himself he's an asshole, right? and it worked.

I was just shell shocked to hear this news that he was died of cancer but after reading this article believes that he would come from somewhere jumping and roaming.

somehow I had a feeling this was a hoax
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xos2MnVxe-c

I read about his so called death. I could not believe it. I'm happy to see it was all a mistake and that he is alive.
As for James how could he think that THE Chuck Biscuits would talk to "a NOBODY blogger" (as he describes himself)? It's obviously that he WOULD NOT. So dear James I think you had it coming, sorry but you should be a little more skeptical nowadays. Remember the golden rule of the internet "nobody is who they claim they are".

see, I had heard a completely different story about Chuck. I heard he was floating in a balloon over Colorado

^^What a dumb comment!

Chuck has been out of the music world loop for such a long time it was hard to get any sense of what was really up. I think James is innocent in all this and seemed to have tried his best to shake the truth from the internet trees. I hope people dont ride him too hard and it's of course great news to hear that Chuck's still slinging hash.

A funny story from the early Danzig days. In 88 or 89, I was talking to Chuck at the Emo's in Houston and asked if the guys would like to come to a bbq in the park the next day. A bit sheepishly, Chuck said they would like to but couldn't because Glenn (who wasn't with the rest of the band) didn't allow them out in the sunshine. Haha.

Lame topic, moving on now

8:01-i would like to strap you into a balloon and then torch it when you are thousands of feet up in the air.

So glad Chuck isn't dead! Still remember the first time I heard Thall/Demon Sweat and was blown away by the force of his thunder! Come back Chuck! We still love you!

and is this yet another reminder of why blogs have helped to derail music and music criticism altogether? I anticipate the college kids will scream in its defense, but I long for the days when checking/verifying sources (I don't even need three . . . maybe just two) involved something more comprehensive and substantial than wikipedia and googling. Why even admit that's the source of your "research"?

Yes, the bright side might be revisiting a musician's body of work again and finding a few forgotten gems, but the cost is the realization that, well, this giant network (of blogs and music writing) is maintained/edited by no one in particular and that, in fact, the blogosphere might be music/information's own worst enemy.

Alright kids, start your screaming . . . NOW. I anticipate most of the comments will only reinforce the fact that an 18 year old attitude is what shapes the discourse here.

Keep your chin up James. Everyone else, don't trust blogs.

Didn't Jesus do this once?

ehhh jesus hit that shit more than once dummy.

Anon 10:23,

THANK YOU.

I agree with you completely.

So nice to see bloggers(and much of the people making comments on here for that matter),with no real background in journalism or true knowledge of the subjects they speak of, look like complete idiots.

Today is one of those great days.

10:23 - How does this "derail music and music criticism"? If anything, it's bad research in music news reporting, which has zero impact on the music industry, music criticism, or music generally.

"Today is one of those great days."

for who? bitter out of work journalists I guess.

"and is this yet another reminder of why blogs have helped to derail music and music criticism altogether? "

This fake story transcended blogs. It was even reported as true by the CBC.

10:23 - i once emailed a great pitchfork writer to point out a bunch of factual inaccuracies in his column and generally bitch about how my old editor for magazines that people actually paid for would have crucified me for writing such nonsense. he responded by telling me how great the world is now that crusty old farts like myself aren't the gatekeepers of what knowledge gets out to the masses. i was dumbfounded and stopped responding. we lose.

In related news, Chuck Biscuits is dead.

11:01, funny thing is, you are misreading the very point 10:23 is making. Now people who can't read are reading people who can't/shouldn't be writing.

well dont feel too bad for him, his record sales will go up

anymore media coverage on this guys?

Chuck Montgomery is a true hero to many musicians in Vancouver. In this city, he is fondly thought of everyday by those who grew up out of the punk scene. He is a living legend who inspired many of us to do what we do. This cruel hoax has been an extremely gutting experience for Chuck's admirers and old friends in his home town. The individuals who launched this adventure will most assuredly not be too welcome around these parts.

Thank you for clearing this all up. Knew it was pure bs earlier when it started as a whisper in august but I still feel bad for all that fell for it, even the guy that wrote it or made the rumor news. So many friends and fans, so concerned. Sad for a moment just seeing the people that didn't know. Sometimes it sucks to be a fan too. God Bongo lives and there's a sucker born every day, some carni says so. i Ultimately and until the end... entertain me more! love it all! Maybe if you moved around a little more Chuck we would know you're alive. Maybe get back on the kit? Hint...
Bad Otis

How could someone find this to be a joke and what shabby "journalism" on the part of a few if not many. This just shows how degraded music reporting has become to say the least.

October 30, 2009 10:23 AM

Well said comment.

Whew. Piss Aaron and Dumb Larry are so relieved.

Anonymous, 12:54 - strikes me that 11:01 is reading the point 10:23 is making entirely correctly. ("misreading" is not the same as "disagreeing", btw).

or perhaps you'd care to use your vastly superior comprehension skills to enlighten us as to where the misreading lies?

"Tabitha Montgomery?" Wasn't Liz Montgomery's character's daughter named that on Bewitched? The fact that the original story is only being refuted with, well, more unsubstantiated hearsay is hilarious. In the old days, lawmen had to prop up the corpses of outlaws they killed and send the pictures back home before they could claim their prize.

who would even know about the characters on Bewitched?

Oh, I don't know, perhaps someone in their mid-forties with a well-publicized affection for 70s-era sweetened breakfast cereals? Maybe not.

You can't kill Chuck Biscuits. He's the Chuck Norris of Punk Rock