R.I.P. B Jay Womack
July 2nd, 2009 by Rodney Carmichael in Music news
Last night at 9 p.m., Atlanta’s garage rock mascot and the subject of this week’s CL cover story, Benjamin Jay Womack aka Bobby Ubangi, lost his year-long battle with cancer.
A previously scheduled benefit show to cover B Jay’s funeral expenses takes place on Sat., July 4.
Anyone interested in donating to the Bobby Ubangi Funeral Fund can do so via a Paypal account set up by friend and CL music writer Chad Radford.
Link disabled. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Bobby Ubangi Funeral Fund. All financial goals were met.
Funeral benefit for B Jay Womack with Carbonas, Predator, Customers and Barreracudas. $7. 4 p.m. Sat., July 4. 529 Flat Shoals Ave. 404-228-6769. www.529atl.com.
(Photo by Joeff Davis)
July 2nd, 2009 at 11:06 am
time heals. but a guy like bj is going to take a lot of time.
some video from last nights benefit:
http://www.vimeo.com/5422594
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:16 pm
I remember when BJ took me to my first black lips show. That gig showed me that Atlanta punk rawk wasn’t just a bunch of skinheads beating each other senseless (like it had been before I had moved out of Atlanta a few years ago) but just about having fun listening to good music. He will be missed.
July 5th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
i worked with bj at a restaurant on west ave in conyers in 96-98.. he was a cool fellow i’m gonna try to attend the funeral tomorrow…I was at the funeral when his dad died…
July 5th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Back then.. he was obsessed with Bruce Lee movies..!he even had Bruce Lee workout videos… they were cool when stoned…