Tragedy has struck Melbourne indie outfit The Meanies for the second time in a year. Their guitarist Tasman Blizzard was killed in a car accident on Friday. This sad news comes after the death of founding member Dennis DePianto in February.
Tasman’s station wagon spun out of control while he was travelling down the Bellarine Peninsula in wet weather on Friday. The vehicle spun into a dam along the roadside and became almost completely submerged. Rescue teams arrived on the scene quickly, but Tasman was found dead in the driver’s seat.
Next week’s show at Geelong’s National Hotel will go ahead as planned. It will now be a tribute to Tas. I’ll leave you with a little vintage Meanies – here’s their 1994 single “Ton Of Bricks.”