Ex-Social Distortion bassist killed by truck

[obiwankobe]

POSTED: 3:14 p.m. EST, January 24, 2007
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PLACENTIA, California (AP) -- Brent Liles, a former bassist for the 1980s punk rock group Social Distortion, was struck and killed by a truck while riding a bicycle, authorities said Wednesday. He was 43.

Liles was hit on January 18. No immediate charges were brought against the driver.

Liles, who was from Fullerton, joined Social Distortion in 1981 and played bass on the band's "Mommy's Little Monster" recording two years later.

Fed up with turmoil inside the group, he and drummer Derek O'Brien quit the band during a New Year's Eve performance in 1983.

Liles went on to play with other punk groups such as Agent Orange.

[The Rizen shloemoe]

POSTED: 3:14 p.m. EST, January 24, 2007
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PLACENTIA, California (AP) -- Brent Liles, a former bassist for the 1980s punk rock group Social Distortion, was struck and killed by a truck while riding a bicycle, authorities said Wednesday. He was 43.

Liles was hit on January 18. No immediate charges were brought against the driver.

Liles, who was from Fullerton, joined Social Distortion in 1981 and played bass on the band's "Mommy's Little Monster" recording two years later.

Fed up with turmoil inside the group, he and drummer Derek O'Brien quit the band during a New Year's Eve performance in 1983.

Liles went on to play with other punk groups such as Agent Orange.

That sucks...I too have been keeping abreast of the story
since Gidge put out the word...the lesson for me...
watch that traffic....the driver was probably unaccustomed
to complex interplay we call "watch out for pedestrians and
bicyclists"......a foreigner?...I joke...that sux!

[obiwankobe]

whoops my bad I missed her post

[The Rizen shloemoe]

whoops my bad I missed her post

oh... it was on myspace....BTW obi dont you have a
myspace page?....and how come ol shloe wasn't able
to get an invite?

[obiwankobe]

there isn't much on it, send me your email in a pm

[gidgetgoestohell]

Yeah...it was a bummer week last week, lemme tell ya....

[assholitis]

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PLACENTIA, California (AP) -- Brent Liles, a former bassist for the 1980s punk rock group Social Distortion, was struck and killed by a truck while riding a bicycle, authorities said Wednesday. He was 43.

Liles was hit on January 18. No immediate charges were brought against the driver.

Liles, who was from Fullerton, joined Social Distortion in 1981 and played bass on the band's "Mommy's Little Monster" recording two years later.

Fed up with turmoil inside the group, he and drummer Derek O'Brien quit the band during a New Year's Eve performance in 1983.

Liles went on to play with other punk groups such as Agent Orange.

Thanks for the post, Tom. I hadn't heard about this anywhere. Kind of sucks this hasn't gotten any coverage.

[gidgetgoestohell]

Brent was probably the only person to quit Social D that still had nice things to say about Mike and who was happy for all of Mike's success....I believe that those words alone speak volumes for the man we lost last week....RIP Brent....