Mrs. Scabtree

Mrs. Scabtree was formed in 1993 and was the second side project between Marilyn Manson, Jeordie White and Madonna Wayne Gacy. Manson played drums, while Pogo played keyboards, and White shared vocal duties with then girlfriend Jessicka from Jack Off Jill in a blonde wig. According to several interviews, other band members were from several South Florida bands including, The Itch and Sister Venus. [ Baker, Greg. [http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1993-03-16/news/program-notes-48/" Program Notes 48 Miami New Times" March 16, 1993] ]

Origins

Mrs. Scabtree formed sometime in early 1993. There were only two Scabtree shows. The first show was on March 27, 1993, in Davie, Florida at a club called The Plus 5 Lounge. The second show was on April 5, 1993, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida at a club called Rosebud's. The formation of Mrs. Scabtree is explained by the fact that after Manson had signed to nothing/Interscope, the record label didn't want him to play any local shows. Instead he and Jessicka came up with the side project Mrs. Scabtree, which was basically just a bunch of friends having fun on stage. [ Gargano, Paul. [http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/frontrow/2818/metaledge.html Metal Edge Magazine 1997] ]

According to an interview in the December 1996 issue of Guitar World, Marilyn Manson's second side project, Mrs. Scabtree lasted only two shows. Manson is quoted saying, "Right before he (Twiggy Ramirez) joined Marilyn Manson, we had two different side projects together. One was Satan On Fire, a fake Christian death metal band. Then we also formed another side project together called Mrs. Scabtree, where I played drums and Twiggy was the lead vocalist, dressed up like a black woman." [ Di Pirna, Alan. [http://www.basetendencies.com/interview/GWDec96.html "DANGEROUS CREATURES: MARILYN MANSON HAVE COME FOR YOUR CHILDREN" Guitar World December, 1996] ]

Not much is known about the complete lineup, except that Twiggy and Jessicka shared vocal duties, Manson performed on the drums, Pogo (Madonna Wayne Gacy) on keyboard, Daisy (Scott Putesky) on guitar (assumingly), Mark Dubin from Sister Venus, and a guy named Patrick Joyce were also involved. Jessicka later confirmed the information in a 1997 interview, "It was an idea that came about when a bunch of us had warehouses close together. We wrote 10 songs. Mrs. Scabtree consisted of me, Twiggy, Manson, Pogo, and several other local musicians who shall remain nameless. It involved many people crossdressing, painting their faces black, and insulting members of the audience. There were only two shows, I have both on video tape. It was definitely performance art. Actually, not even performance, just art." [ [http://web.archive.org/web/19991109061236/www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/7912/jessika.html] Jessicka Phone Interview November 24,1997]

ongs

Only a few Mrs. Scabtree songs are known. The most popular is a song called "Herpes" which was played on local South Florida radio and was about at least one local girl who had herpes. This angered one of the girl's boyfriends, who was the bass player from ex Manson bassist Olivia Newton Bundy's band the Collapsing Lungs. For their second show, Mrs. Scabtree changed the name of the song from "Herpes" to "Missi" named after Manson's then girlfriend Missi Romero. The studio version of this song (or any other Scabtree song) has yet to surface, but an incomplete live version was released on From Obscurity To Purgatory and a remastered version of the song "Herpes" can be found on the album "Rock Masters: Misery Machine (Reworked) which was released in 2005 on the label "Carinco AG".

References

Links

* [http://www.spookykids.net/disco/scabtree.html Spookykids.net]
* [http://www.basetendencies.com/interview/GWDec96.html Basetendencies.com]
* [http://www.jessicka.com Jessicka.com]