Ep. 117 MY NAME IS DAVID w/ Will Samson (Patreon)

Remembering David Thomas (1953-2025)with Will SamsonThis episode of Bistro Californium concerns the paying of a tribute to a great man, a visionary, perhaps the last American genius, and (in a way) a contributor to the tradition of the Great American novel.David Lynn Thomas fronted the band Pere Ubu from 1975 to 1982 and then from 1987 until his death on April 23, 2025. Along the way, he also pursued various solo projects including the Pedestrians, the Wooden Birds, and the two pale boys. In Ubu and in these projects he was the face, the voice and words for a music of intense poetry, vision and drama.He once was asked by a journalist what he was going to do next following the completion of an album. His reply was 'another album, another tour, another album, another tour.'David Thomas changed my life. This episode is for him. R.I.P. David.