Growing up in Portland, Kathleen Conner thought she’d become a librarian or accountant. Nicknamed Toody by her friends, it wasn’t until The Weeds’ van ran out of gas in town in the late 1960s that she met her future husband Fred Cole that she found the perfect partner in business, music and life . Over the following decades, she and Fred raised a family, owned a variety of retail businesses and made music a priority, playing around the world in The Rats, The Range Rats, Pierced Arrows and of course the legendary Dead Moon. Toody is so old school that we had to figure out a way to dial her up through Zoom, and what ensued was an inspiring talk about chasing dreams, trying to survive while homesteading in the Yukon, sharing a love of music with the young punk rockers of the Pacific Northwest and ultimately remaining DIY through the thick and thin of it all. Light a candle and settle in for an incredible conversation. For Full Length Episodes And Merchandise Go To https://www.patreon.com/killedbydesk Follow: Killed By Desk Insta: @killedbydeskpodcast Twitter: @killedbydesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/killedbydesk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/killedbydesk
Links:
Toody Cole
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8532587/toody-cole-dead-moon-interview
https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/2009/07/music-fred-toody-0809
https://www.discogs.com/artist/590659-Toody
Dead Moon Merch
https://www.deadmoonusa.com/apparel
Junkstore Cowboy RIP
Free Tix for Shots
Making music w lathe #1
https://thevinylfactory.com/features/a-beginners-guide-to-lathe-cutting-your-own-records/
Making music w lathe #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=entKb7jmJbw
Become a bush pilot
https://www.flyingmag.com/how-to-become-bush-pilot/
Yukon homesteading
Crazy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbnrdCS57d0
Oregon Bud Company
https://oregonbc.com/oregon-bud-company-store-locations/clackamas-store-products/
Tombstone General Store
https://businessfinder.oregonlive.com/tombstone-general-store-clackamas-or.html
Swimsuits
http://travelmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/280716swimwear.jpg
Dead Moon book
https://lightintheattic.net/releases/4034-dead-moon-the-book
Jerry A speaking voice
https://audioboom.com/posts/6823053-episode-165-jerry-a-poison-idea-gift
Herb
Dead Moon night
Mississippi Records
https://www.mississippirecords.net/
Dead Moon Website
