lizish Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 hate reading stuff like this, but it is worth a post Dear Friends, Philadelphia/Brooklyn band Bottom of the Hudson suffered a serious van wreck on Sunday, July 29th, while returning home after the final date of a short East Coast tour to promote their new album, Fantastic Hawk, released just two weeks ago on July 17. While on I-40 near Clinton, NC, a tire blew out sending the van out of control and flipping it multiple times. Bassist Trevor Butler was killed in the accident and drummer Greg Lytle is currently in ICU in Chapel Hill, NC. The other members of the band, Eli Simon, Michael Prince and William Chesterton Chambers, suffered minor injuries and were released from the hospital.We didn't have an opportunity to get to know Trevor Butler as well as we would have liked, but he was a great guy and a great musician. He was instrumental in the evolution of the band's sound over the years. In addition to playing in Bottom of the Hudson for the last several years, Trevor also was a founding member in fellow-Philadelphia group Coyote. He was utterly devoted to music and helped many, many bands set-up shows in Philadelphia. We are devastated by his loss and he will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the band and their families. Services will be held for Trevor Butler on Thursday in his hometown of Myrtle Beach, SC. Thanks to everyone who has sent condolences and well-wishes. We are currently accepting donations via Paypal (the address is both@absolutelykosher.com) on behalf of Trevor's family and for Greg's medical bills resulting from the accident. A benefit show is being discussed, but we're all still reeling from this tragedy. We will update our home page (www.absolutelykosher.com, which also has a donation link) as news of Greg's condition and progress on further fundraisers comes in. Your generosity in this difficult time is appreciated. best,Cory Brown and everyone at Absolutely Kosher Recordswww.absolutelykosher.com_______________________________________________AbsolutelyKosher mailing listAbsolutelyKosher@absolutelykosher.comhttp://lists.absolutelykosher.com/mailman/...bsolutelykosher Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I'm not familiar with the band, but that's terrible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nettles Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 This sucks, I didn't know the band personally but played a gig with them last year, a very good band. Lets just hope now the drummer pulls thru ok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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