Dave Day, R.I.P.

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Posted by PJ Dirty Water on January 10, 2008 at 3:40pm in General Discussion

I'm feeling great sadness after hearing today of the death of Dave Day, the man with the banjo in The Monks. Dave suffered a heart attack last Sunday, resulting in a massive brain injury. He was taken off life support and passed away at 6:30am yesterday at the Valley Medical Center in Renton, Washington. Dave was one of the absolutely nicest people that I had the pleasure of meeting. He never lost his passion for rock'n'roll and seeing him at a festival, down in front of the stage enjoying the bands, was a real inspiration. He'll be missed by many, many people.

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Permalink Reply by PJ Dirty Water on January 10, 2008 at 3:46pm: Live at the Dirty Water Club, October 2006:; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by kopper on January 10, 2008 at 3:48pm: Sad news. Thanks for sharing, PJ.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Wild Evel on January 10, 2008 at 4:36pm: Sad news man!!!!
i saw them on the 13th october 2007 in krems austria!!!
he seemed in a good shape and was goin wild on stage!
R.I.P. dave!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by whatwave dave on January 10, 2008 at 7:14pm: Gotta go listen to some Monks now....Dave Day RIP....thanx for making such fantastic music!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Phil Istine on January 11, 2008 at 2:28pm: Heard this today from Debbie of The Nuns. Very sad news. Really took a unique approach to making music and it really worked in The Monks.

RIP Dave.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Nolte on January 11, 2008 at 4:58pm: monks 2007 in austria; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dr. Rob on January 12, 2008 at 11:52am: Yeah, he was one of the highlights of a great show when they played London. He really made their stage presence, as well as being an essential part of one of the best and most unique rock'n'roll sounds ever.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ms Springolator on January 13, 2008 at 7:49am: Awww! Very sad news indeed.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jesse on January 13, 2008 at 10:13am: This is terrible, awful news. I'm glad I got to see The Monks when they played Dirty Water. They were truly bizare and yet awesome at the same time. It was hard to tell exactly who their influences were, if any. I remember watching Dave onstage that night, and thought he looked like he was really enjoying himself. He came across as someone who was quite a lot of fun, and a sweet guy. Halway through the set he took off his neck tie and threw it into the crowd, I was lucky enough to catch it and still have it as a mememto to that great night when The Monks invaded London. He will be missed.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mike on January 14, 2008 at 3:22am: What a shame. Me and the wife ended up chatting with him for a short bit at the Rockaround a few years back. Came off as a real genuine person that was having a great time being out and playing. This pic was from that night.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by HANGEE V on January 14, 2008 at 12:22pm: such a pity!
would have loved to see them once,they are one of the best band of all times
:-(
rip; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Erik 4-A on January 14, 2008 at 3:26pm: I just heard about this this morning from a good friend who knew him. I never got the chance to meet him, but my friends who knew him personally said "He was a man who loved music." I will miss him nonetheless. Here is what is posted on the offical Monks website;

The Monks dot com; ▶ Reply to This