Ernest Detritus (January 1 , 1972 - August 24, 2007) was guitarist and singer with the Omaha-based band Infinite Lamentations.
Born in Odebolt near Wall Lake in Iowa, Detritus moved to Omaha in the late 1980s and became a backing singer with the Benson-based indie band, Bad Butter.
He met I.F. founder Flimsy Lament when Bad Butter played with his band and soon joined I.F. as a second vocalist in 1992. He also played jewish lip harp, as well as percussion and keyboards, and occasionally sang lead vocals.
In 2000 Detritus teamed up with Tekamah space rock group, FarmKraft to form Schema Seed. Schema featured vocals and instrumentals in approximately equal measure, adding some synthesizer. An eponymous maxi-EP/mini-album was released in 2000 on avant-garde Nan-See Guard Ner imprint, 6 State Street Domestic Dispute.
Detritus was struck by a truck and killed while riding his Vespa in the Dundee area of Omaha, NE August 24, 2007. He was 35-years-old.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
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I'm glad someone other myself remembers Ernest -- he left a huge bar tap yes, but not as huge as the hole in my heart from a gunshot wound sustained years earlier. My health problems aside, I'll miss the bloated bastard. Sharp tongue, sharp dresser - great ties that guy had. Anyway, Ernie if you're somewhere up there on the second floor of my house quiet down I'm going to bed. Also, I miss you.
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