Videos: Tony Sly / Joey Cape: “Linoleum” (NOFX)

Contributed by DesertBurst92. Posted by aubin on Monday, August 6, 2012 at 1:00 PM (EDT)

El Hefe and Fat Mike of NOFX both posted a link to a clip of Tony Sly and Joey Cape performing a bittersweet acoustic rendition of NOFX's "Linoleum." The cover was the final song from the duo's show at The High Dive in Gainesville, FL on July 29, 2012. It would be Tony's last show. He shockingly passed away just days later on August 1st.

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alexiscl (August 6, 2012)

Crazy !

FelixT (August 6, 2012)

Those who were there didn't realize the chance they had to see this performance. Can't wait for Lagwagon to record Resolve II.

comet (August 6, 2012)

bad ass

domotime3 (August 6, 2012)

did we find out the cause of death yet? this was pretty crazy to watch

pufferfish (August 6, 2012)

Tony seems healthy in that video. If anything, he looks tired. Such a shame. What a tremendous songwriter and person we lost.

cpp_ (August 6, 2012)

It's kind of ridiculous that there's been no cause of death released yet. He was a very important person within the punk community, and as much as people say it's none of our business, I think it is because he had so many fans that cared for his music and him as an artist. Either way, great last song to end with.

pufferfish (August 6, 2012)

I don't feel like I'm owed anything, but I'm curious. He meant the world to me, you, and so many other people, and we'd like to know what happened.

Infinityxtreme (August 6, 2012)

It's human nature to want closure, for those of us who are huge fans (going to shows, own all the NUFAN and Solo records) it's only natural want to know what happened. I'm sure they'll release something in the future, but maybe don't want to jump to conclusions. When Jim Cherry passed they originally thought it was because of an Soma OD, turned out he had a heart condition that no one knew about. Maybe the same thing is happening here, so no one wants to jump to conclusions. Also it's not any of my business since I didn't have a close personal relationship with Tony, but the emptiness I've felt since last week hasn't been closed and everyday I'm still searching for what happened. I'm a new father and For Fiona had me in tears as I ran this weekend with the NUFAN anthology on shuffle. I think a lot of people just need to know to have some closure on the loss of such and amazing song writer.

Tudor (August 6, 2012)

If the death is not apparent, it can take MONTHS to find out how somebody died. Toxicity reports etc are not done over night.

blumtastic (August 7, 2012)

Taken from a comment on the video:

"The people that know aren't going to say, and I'm not going to repeat what I've been told. It may take a long time for Joey to talk about that night, but for the moment it's Joey I'm most concerned about. I know Tony's family needs help and we can all help his family with our wallets. But how do we put an arm around Joey...again?"

It sounds pretty serious.

thegirlfromthere (August 7, 2012)

I think neither of us is looking for scandalous details, but it's normal to want to know what happened. He was only 41, that's not normal by any means. It's heartbreaking enough as it is, but personally to me it's so hard to wrap my mind over him dying, just like that, two days after he finished the tour. I still cry every time I remember he's not here anymore. It's definitely just about closure. He was obviously loved by so many and he meant a lot to all of us, you can't just accept "he just died" and move on.

eatbicycles (August 6, 2012)

So Common Grounds closed and was bought and turned into Double Down Live. Double Down started getting pressure from the Double Down in Vegas about the name (who didn't anticipate that?), so they changed it to the High Dive. There's a Hi-Dive in Denver, but they'll probably avoid any more guff because the spelling is different. Point is, the new owners are bogglingly uncreative and they waste that space big time.

Poor Tony and Joey and everybody.

kylewagoner (August 6, 2012)

I was waiting for him to say, "I'll see you guys later" or something, but he never did. Really weird and sad watching.

robalobadob (August 6, 2012)

He says "See you later, everybody" at 4:08.

Smool (August 6, 2012)

"Here we are in our final accord..." :(

crazyyolegs (August 6, 2012)

WOW! I can't believe he lasted away at such an early age leaving behind his family. I remember seeing No Use for the first time 10 years ago. Amazing band with such great talent. He will be forever missed.

stivy (August 6, 2012)

I think I might be an asshole cause I dont know which one is Tony :(

Strummerboy (August 6, 2012)

the goodbyes and thankyous he says at the end are really fucking sad now