SY Found Daniel Johnston?

o'connor · 09.01.2008, 06:56 PM

so i was reading bout mr. johnston and it said:

"During a tour with Sonic Youth, Daniel was arrested for scrawling the Jesus Fish across the inside of The Statue of Liberty. As he finished painting the inside, Daniel was seen wandering the streets of New York City. Eventually, after spending hours driving around the city, he was located by the members of Sonic Youth. "

anybody know anything more about this? i bet it's a hilarious story.

Cantankerous · 09.01.2008, 06:57 PM

yeah, he got arrested and he had to be saved by them. they found him in jersey i think.

o'connor · 09.01.2008, 07:20 PM

next time i bump into SY after a show i'm totally asking them to tell me teh story. i want details f'sho!

Pookie · 09.01.2008, 07:27 PM

I too bet it's an hilarious story.

And indeed he was found wearing a jersey with a fish on it.

Danny Himself · 09.01.2008, 07:31 PM

The whole story is pretty troubling. Watch The Devil And Daniel Johnston to get the full scoop on this.

That article is all wrong though. He wasn't touring with SY, he was in New York to record with Mo Tucker, among others, and to play a few shows, which Steve set up. They took him around NY to see the sights, which is how he came to be arrested/fined for drawing all those fish on the stairwell of the statue of liberty. As his mental problems grew more and more worrying, Daniel disappeared. Steve was freaked out. Eventually Lee and Thurston found him after driving around for hours, and they put him on a bus home to his parents house. Of course, Daniel got off the bus at the wrong stop and was arrested for some other crime which had something to do with chasing an old woman out of a second-floor window because of demons.

09.01.2008, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Pookie

I too bet it's an hilarious story.

And indeed he was found wearing a jersey with a fish on it.

a real fish????? or printed?

hiland · 09.01.2008, 07:47 PM

watch the movie
The Devil & Daniel Johnston
there's some crazy ass home movies of SY driving around NY searching for daniel.

MellySingsDoom · 09.01.2008, 07:58 PM

Christ, that doesn't sound anything less than horrible. Poor Daniel.

o'connor · 09.01.2008, 08:14 PM

yeah he's a crazy fuck. an awesome crazy fuck.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 09.01.2008, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Danny Himself

The whole story is pretty troubling. Watch The Devil And Daniel Johnston to get the full scoop on this.

That article is all wrong though. He wasn't touring with SY, he was in New York to record with Mo Tucker, among others, and to play a few shows, which Steve set up. They took him around NY to see the sights, which is how he came to be arrested/fined for drawing all those fish on the stairwell of the statue of liberty. As his mental problems grew more and more worrying, Daniel disappeared. Steve was freaked out. Eventually Lee and Thurston found him after driving around for hours, and they put him on a bus home to his parents house. Of course, Daniel got off the bus at the wrong stop and was arrested for some other crime which had something to do with chasing an old woman out of a second-floor window because of demons.

Yeah, it was actually very scary.

Everyneurotic · 09.01.2008, 09:24 PM

he was a crazy awesome fuck, now he's just a crazy old fucker who has absolutely no idea why people seem to like him.

o'connor · 09.02.2008, 12:03 AM

co-sign

atsonicpark · 09.02.2008, 01:05 AM

mm hmm

pbradley · 09.02.2008, 01:12 AM

I think the story about him purposefully crashing the plane he and his father were in is a bit scarier.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 09.02.2008, 01:28 AM

Yeah that one was really freaky.

diskaholic-anonymous · 09.02.2008, 11:03 AM

In 1993, Johnston painted a mural of the "Hi, How Are You?" frog, also known as Jeremiah the Innocent after the Three Dog Night song, on the side of Sound Exchange in Austin, Texas:

Johnston has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

09.01.2008, 06:56 PM	#1
o'connor expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Tx. Posts: 1,365	so i was reading bout mr. johnston and it said: "During a tour with Sonic Youth, Daniel was arrested for scrawling the Jesus Fish across the inside of The Statue of Liberty. As he finished painting the inside, Daniel was seen wandering the streets of New York City. Eventually, after spending hours driving around the city, he was located by the members of Sonic Youth. " anybody know anything more about this? i bet it's a hilarious story. __________________ My name is Jonathon http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001798646886 - Personal http://soundcloud.com/j-o-c-o - JoCo (Music) http://soundcloud.com/driftera - Drift Era (Music)
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Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	yeah, he got arrested and he had to be saved by them. they found him in jersey i think. __________________ RETIRED
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o'connor expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Tx. Posts: 1,365	next time i bump into SY after a show i'm totally asking them to tell me teh story. i want details f'sho! __________________ My name is Jonathon http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001798646886 - Personal http://soundcloud.com/j-o-c-o - JoCo (Music) http://soundcloud.com/driftera - Drift Era (Music)
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09.01.2008, 07:27 PM	#4
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	I too bet it's an hilarious story. And indeed he was found wearing a jersey with a fish on it.
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09.01.2008, 07:31 PM	#5
Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	The whole story is pretty troubling. Watch The Devil And Daniel Johnston to get the full scoop on this. That article is all wrong though. He wasn't touring with SY, he was in New York to record with Mo Tucker, among others, and to play a few shows, which Steve set up. They took him around NY to see the sights, which is how he came to be arrested/fined for drawing all those fish on the stairwell of the statue of liberty. As his mental problems grew more and more worrying, Daniel disappeared. Steve was freaked out. Eventually Lee and Thurston found him after driving around for hours, and they put him on a bus home to his parents house. Of course, Daniel got off the bus at the wrong stop and was arrested for some other crime which had something to do with chasing an old woman out of a second-floor window because of demons.
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09.01.2008, 07:47 PM	#7
hiland children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Venice, CA Posts: 332	watch the movie The Devil & Daniel Johnston there's some crazy ass home movies of SY driving around NY searching for daniel.
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MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	Christ, that doesn't sound anything less than horrible. Poor Daniel. __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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o'connor expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Tx. Posts: 1,365	yeah he's a crazy fuck. an awesome crazy fuck. __________________ My name is Jonathon http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001798646886 - Personal http://soundcloud.com/j-o-c-o - JoCo (Music) http://soundcloud.com/driftera - Drift Era (Music)
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	he was a crazy awesome fuck, now he's just a crazy old fucker who has absolutely no idea why people seem to like him. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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o'connor expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Tx. Posts: 1,365	co-sign __________________ My name is Jonathon http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001798646886 - Personal http://soundcloud.com/j-o-c-o - JoCo (Music) http://soundcloud.com/driftera - Drift Era (Music)
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	mm hmm __________________
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pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	I think the story about him purposefully crashing the plane he and his father were in is a bit scarier.
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SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	Yeah that one was really freaky.
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09.02.2008, 11:03 AM	#16
diskaholic-anonymous stalker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: experimental sonic fields of lisbon Posts: 403	In 1993, Johnston painted a mural of the "Hi, How Are You?" frog, also known as Jeremiah the Innocent after the Three Dog Night song, on the side of Sound Exchange in Austin, Texas: Johnston has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
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