Who was Peter Will? The tribute, September 30th - By N.L. Belardes

Peter Williams. Controversial. Despondent. Talented. He cared about others, except in the end maybe not enough about himself. One of his friends recently told me Peter Williams was the “constant tragic clown”. We were sitting in Borders at Seattle’s Best at a small table. I was to learn so little about Peter Williams. “He had a lack of inspiration in the music scene,” his friend continued. “You lose inspiration in a town like this.”



We’re the same age, Peter Williams and I. Born just a week apart in 1968. He chose a career in making music that started somewhere around 1989 in the Peter Will Band. I got married, worked in factories, went to college then to graduate school and on to a career in writing. Peter chose a different path: music. Around 2001 his band played the Ventura Theatre to a large crowd. That was just after his album came out in 2000. Then something happened. His band broke up. Peter Williams fell apart and he never put himself back together again… He died on July 29, 2005.



For those of you who don't remember Peter Thomas Williams, Matt Munoz writes, “he was a beloved friend to many, a fantastic musician singer/songwriter and a crazy mofo who would make everyone laugh!!”

Please attend the tribute
Friday, September 30th, 2005
8pm:

The Peter Will Tribute Band
Mento Buru
Empath
The Filthies
Sick Trigger
Vanity Avenue
Rule ..1
Deep Treble
Jake T
Sioux City Sarsparilla
Sadated Records 24KG

Kosmos 1623 19th St., Downtown Bakersfield

This event will be preceded by acoustic performances by local musicians at Dagny’s Coffeehouse from 5-8PM.

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