Nov 13, 1980-Sept. 14, 2008
Willy Graves was the bass player for The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel tower, and then The Prayers. I think i met willy when I was around 19 years of age (25 now), when i started hanging around and working at the Music Trader in both El Cajon and Pacific Beach. Almost every shift I had, 5 days out of the week, was usually with Willy. He usually show up for his shift by tearing ass through the parking lot with that enormous green 15 seater, The Plot tour van, because he had to use it for his personal vehicle. He was either hungover or sleep deprieved because he stayed up late at his dad's house watching movies, while I would be stoned out of my mind. He showed me how to rip off tweakers trying to sell stolen Lost boxsets so I could get a free pack of smokes and a burrito for the day, we'd play ridiculously offensive music and drive people away from the record shopping experience, and a whole lot of time shooting the shit while chain-smoking in front of the store. Those were good times!
"...and a whole lot of time shooting the shit while chain-smoking in front of the store. Those were good times!"
ReplyDeleteCan't say how much I enjoyed doing the same with Willy. Such a good dude, seriously missed.
Thanks for remembering him. He and I had some excellent times, too. All his friends were good people.
ReplyDeleteHis mom, Delin