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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSmash Mouth Sturgis show connected to 100+ Covid-19 cases
As reported by Brooklyn Vegan, Smash Mouth is connected to approximately 100 new cases of Covid-19. The band recently played the Sturgis motorcycle festival with other bands including Night Ranger, the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Buckcherry, Lit, .38 Special, Quiet Riot, Reverend Horton Heat and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.
During the Smash mouth set (and the festival as a whole) attendees ignored social distancing guidelines, including getting close to each other and refusing to wear masks. During the Smash Mouth set, lead singer Steve Harwell said: "said: "Now were all here together tonight. And were being human once again. Fuck that COVID shit.
Well, it appears that simply yelling "fuck that COVID shit" was not enough to ward off the virus. a representative of the South Dakota Health Department said they linked at least 40 Covid-19 cases directly to the rally. Meanwhile, The North Dakota Department of Health tracked 17 in-state cases related to the rally, and further stated that at least 103 connected cases have also spread to Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Despite this, Smash Mouth has not had occasion for reflection. Rather, following the new infections, smash Mouth, somewhat flippantly, posted hate mail sent to them on their instagram and labeled it as "fan mail." In the post, they also strangely also included bits of a smash up Smash Mouth CD (available for $0.33 domestically on discogs). You can see Smash Mouth's post below.
https://www.punknews.org/article/73239/smash-mouth-sturgis-show-connected-to-100-covid-19-cases
During the Smash mouth set (and the festival as a whole) attendees ignored social distancing guidelines, including getting close to each other and refusing to wear masks. During the Smash Mouth set, lead singer Steve Harwell said: "said: "Now were all here together tonight. And were being human once again. Fuck that COVID shit.
Well, it appears that simply yelling "fuck that COVID shit" was not enough to ward off the virus. a representative of the South Dakota Health Department said they linked at least 40 Covid-19 cases directly to the rally. Meanwhile, The North Dakota Department of Health tracked 17 in-state cases related to the rally, and further stated that at least 103 connected cases have also spread to Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Despite this, Smash Mouth has not had occasion for reflection. Rather, following the new infections, smash Mouth, somewhat flippantly, posted hate mail sent to them on their instagram and labeled it as "fan mail." In the post, they also strangely also included bits of a smash up Smash Mouth CD (available for $0.33 domestically on discogs). You can see Smash Mouth's post below.
https://www.punknews.org/article/73239/smash-mouth-sturgis-show-connected-to-100-covid-19-cases
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Smash Mouth Sturgis show connected to 100+ Covid-19 cases (Original Post)
Initech
Aug 2020
OP
Ha, people on Twitter are really emphasizing the line "I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed".
Initech
Aug 2020
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sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)1. 100 all stars.
Initech
(100,100 posts)5. Ha, people on Twitter are really emphasizing the line "I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed".
Nevilledog
(51,186 posts)2. "Well, it appears that simply yelling "fuck that COVID shit" was not enough to ward off the virus."
There goes my Plan B.
Initech
(100,100 posts)4. And this won't work either.
PatSeg
(47,573 posts)6. Sigh, back to the drawing board
JDC
(10,130 posts)3. Once more reason to think Smash Mouth sucks.
Freethinker65
(10,036 posts)7. Playing to their audience I suppose. Really ignorant tho
I actually saw them live at one of those free community outdoor festival/concerts several years ago. The joys of pre-COVID days and when communities sometimes had extra money to burn. They were very engaging and put on a great show, whereas many has been bands seen before and after were obviously just going through the motions to get their paycheck.
Initech
(100,100 posts)8. I'm kind of on the fence as to what side Smash Mouth is on.
On one hand they did this and said "fuck COVID". On the other hand they just tweeted out support for LeBron James and Black Lives Matter.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)10. They are on the side of making a paycheck.
If I remember correctly, .38 Special had one pretty good hit and had a good touring gig at one time, I think that it was a spin-off from Lynard-Skynard (sp?). Quiet Riot was supposedly a decent band at one time.