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37-438: Home Street Home may refer to: A Broadway musical written by Fat Mike , Soma Snakeoil, and Jeff Marx A forthcoming album by the rapper Spice 1 A Saint Paul, MN food truck Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Home Street Home . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

74-563: A gastropub -style restaurant in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn , New York City called Thistle Hill Tavern. He has been into BDSM for years: he has had a dungeon in his house. Fat Mike has numerous tattoos, including one on his left arm that features a golfing dominatrix and her bound caddy. When discussing the NOFX song "Fuck Euphemism", for which he wrote the lyrics, he discussed how he describes himself as queer : "I live

111-604: A BDSM lifestyle and I'm a crossdresser, so it did bother me when people were calling me a cis male. I like the whole thing of defining yourself using your own terms, because I'm a punk rocker first, and then a submissive crossdressing male. The transgender community and the gay community are taking a stance on how we want to be known, and I'm going to be known as a certain way." Fat Mike announced his engagement to adult film actress Soma Snakeoil on January 28, 2014. Mike and Soma separated August 2017. He has been vocal about assisting with his terminally ill mother's death, describing

148-643: A bachelor's degree in Social Science and a minor in Human Sexuality. According to the book NOFX The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories , Burkett received the moniker "Fat Mike" from "one of the guys from [the band] Subculture". He is a Jewish atheist . He credits Joe Escalante of the Vandals for introducing him to punk rock when he was 13 at a summer camp. While attending Beverly Hills High School , Burkett began his musical career with

185-563: A complete lineup in May 2021. On August 19, 2021, Nine Inch Nails announced the cancellation of their 2021 dates. In response, Riot Fest booked Slipknot as a new headliner, and added a special 'preview party' on the 16th with Morrissey. Later, the Pixies also canceled their 2021 tour dates, with which on September 2, Riot Fest added The Flaming Lips on Sunday with Slipknot, and on the 16th added Alkaline Trio, Patti Smith, Joyce Manor and more. Around

222-637: A fluffy slipper as an apology. This incident happened three years after Fat Mike kicked Screeching Weasel off his Fat Wreck Chords record label because of an assault incident involving Ben Weasel at SXSW in Austin, Texas. Fat Mike said of the Screeching Weasel incident, "I think it's horrible because he punched someone who's smaller and weaker than him." Riot Fest Riot Fest was established in Chicago in 2005 by Mike Petryshyn and Sean McKeough,

259-495: A reschedule was initially promised a follow-up never emerged. The third cancellation came in 2020 when concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic made the festival's cancellation inevitable. Organizers have called this a postponement, as a significant part of the 2020 lineup played in the 2021 festival. Though not an outright cancellation, Riot Fest Brooklyn in 2012 was shut down early due to weather concerns. In 2023, residents of

296-502: A solo album, in the character of Cokie the Clown, titled You're Welcome . The album features Fat Mike as Cokie as well as Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses) and Travis Barker (blink 182). In 2021, Burkett formed his newest project Codefendants, alongside fellow punk rock musicians Ceschi and Sam King of Get Dead . The group seeks to break genre barriers and produces a mix of hip hop music , new wave , and punk rock . Fat Mike founded

333-604: Is an American musician and producer. He was the bassist and lead vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX and the cofounder and bassist of the punk rock supergroup cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes . Burkett started out with his first band False Alarm in 1982. Throughout the NOFX's existence, he and rhythm guitarist Eric Melvin were the only band members who stayed since the beginning. Fat Mike attended college at San Francisco State University and graduated in 1990 with

370-436: The Clown". In the video, Burkett dresses as Cokie and puts white powder into his squirting flower, which in the song he describes as "my own special blend of X, coke, and K". Cokie then walks around Chicago squirting powder in pedestrians' faces, as chronicled in the song itself. The video was shot during the punk music festival Riot Fest . Fat Mike has made several appearances as Cokie the Clown, but one of his most memorable

407-471: The Douglas Park neighborhood where Riot Fest had been held since 2015 protested the festival's plans to continue operating there. Discussions deteriorated into yelling at a community event between neighborhood residents and festival organizers, as community members complained that the music fest forces them out of large sections of the public park for weeks at a time so private events can be held, damages

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444-523: The Riot Fest in Chicago and Denver in September 2016. On March 17, 2017, Riot Fest announced that the festival would not return to Denver, citing the death of co-founder Sean Mckeough the previous November as making it impossible to focus on more than one event in 2017. Despite this, the festival has expressed interest in eventually returning to Denver. In April 2017, it was announced that Jawbreaker

481-453: The band False Alarm. After the band split up in 1983, he met Eric Melvin and Erik Sandin and formed the original line-up of NOFX. He has also appeared as a guest-vocalist on a number of other bands' tracks including "Peter Brady" on Screeching Weasel 's 1993 album, Anthem for a New Tomorrow . Other appearances include "Beware" by Randy, "Mr. Coffee" and "Lazy" by Lagwagon . Burkett can also be heard heckling and requesting " Free Bird " at

518-499: The bands on the label. The albums sold over 650,000 copies and proceeds helped fund the tour, as well as going toward magazine ads and billboards in swing states. Burkett lives in Las Vegas , Nevada . He and his wife Erin divorced in 2010 after 18 years of marriage. They have a daughter named Darla. In October 2009, Mike appeared in the documentary The Other F Word , an analysis of punk rock fatherhood. Fat Mike formerly owned

555-462: The city to an outdoor venue at Chicago's Humboldt Park and was marketed as Riot Fest & Carnival, with rides, games, wrestling, and food vendors. 2012 also saw the festival expand through North America with events staged in Brooklyn, Toronto, Dallas, and Denver soon after. Since the death of McKeough in 2016, Riot Fest has remained a once-a-year event in Chicago. The festival played a key role in

592-548: The course of the festival's run. The first came in 2009 in the form of Riot Fest West, originally set to happen in November 2009 and postponed in September. The fest initially vowed to make up the dates in spring 2010 but the replacement fest did not materialize. The second cancellation came in 2012 when Riot Fest East in Philadelphia was again postponed, this time one week before the show's planned July 19 start date. Though

629-682: The end of the Lunachicks song, "Missed It," off their 1996 album, Pretty Ugly , which he also produced. He also appears as a guest vocalist on the Dropkick Murphys single " Going Out In Style ". Burkett is the owner and founder of Fat Wreck Chords . Burkett recorded the Cokie the Clown EP with NOFX, playing Cokie on both the cover of the EP and the music video for the title-track, "Cokie

666-486: The episode in a song called "La Pieta" which is featured in NOFX's audiobook version of The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories . In 2014, Burkett started Fatale, a brand of panties marketed towards men. On November 5, 2014, at a NOFX show in Sydney , Australia, Fat Mike had complained about a neck injury and had asked the audience not to throw objects at him and grab him while on stage as it caused him pain. While playing

703-567: The latter who also co-produced Chicago's Motoblot annual motorcycle rally. Riot Fest spent seven years as a multi-venue festival, using the Metro , Subterranean, Double Door , Cobra Lounge and the Congress Theater to present bands over a three-day weekend. Punk, rock, indie rock, alternative, psychobilly, metal, skate punk and ska are represented at Riot Fest along with reunion sets. In 2012, Riot Fest moved from various venues around

740-408: The lineup by Sparta and Gogol Bordello , respectively. It was announced on May 15, 2023, that Riot Fest would be returning to Douglass Park September 15–17. The lineup was announced on May 17. On Sunday, rainy conditions led to the festival's start time being delayed until 2:00 PM and the cancellation of all early sets scheduled for that day. Three instances of Riot Fest have been canceled over

777-450: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Home_Street_Home&oldid=977144323 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fat Mike Michael John Burkett (born January 16, 1967), known professionally as Fat Mike ,

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814-586: The months leading up to the 2004 presidential election . Mike hoped to go beyond just protest and actually educate kids about why they should vote against Bush. At the shows, he would hand out free DVDs of Uncovered: The Whole Truth About The Iraq War , a documentary that questions the Bush administration's motives in the Middle East. To coincide with the tour, Mike released two Rock Against Bush compilation albums on Fat Wreck Chords featuring new music from some of

851-603: The past, stated he would not have the fest back for 2015. This was due to damages to the park after heavy rain during the festival. The repairs cost $ 150,000. Riot Fest 2014 included the inaugural "Riot Fest Speaks" panel, moderated by Henry Rollins . In addition, 2014 saw the return of Riot Fest in Denver and Toronto. Conflicts over the condition of the grass and negative effects on the Boricua community, including gentrification of Humboldt Park and lack of financial benefits to

888-501: The residents of the area led to the festival being moved to Douglas Park . After settling on the new location, Saint Anthony Hospital filed a lawsuit against Riot Fest on September 4, arguing that the festival would be detrimental to their patients' health because of the "extreme noise" and the heavy traffic that would surround the hospital. The two sides reached an agreement which included "restoring parking on 19th Street in front of Saint Anthony Hospital, building pedestrian barricades on

925-623: The reunions of Naked Raygun , The Replacements in 2013, the Misfits in 2016, and Jawbreaker in 2017, among others. The festival consisted of two days of music at Humboldt Park on Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16 and a Friday night kickoff at the Congress Theater . The lineup for Riot Fest in 2012 included: Riot Fest & Carnival returned to Humboldt Park in Chicago in 2013 and included satellite festivals in Toronto (August 24–25) and Denver (September 21–22). The 2013 festival

962-411: The same time, Dinosaur Jr. also canceled their dates until November, with Riot Fest adding Pinegrove soon after. On September 14, both Faith No More and Mr. Bungle also announced the cancellation of each band's fall 2021 dates, including Riot Fest, citing vocalist Mike Patton's ongoing mental health issues . Riot Fest organizers booked Rise Against and Anthrax as replacements for both bands. Riot Fest

999-472: The site was getting 15 million hits a day and ultimately raised over $ 1 million. As with Punkvoter.com, Mike organized the Rock Against Bush campaign to mobilize punk fans and musicians against President George W. Bush . Fat Mike's band NOFX, along with many other well-known punk artists including Alkaline Trio , Green Day , and Jello Biafra , embarked on a tour of American college campuses in

1036-399: The song "Linoleum", a fan climbed onstage and put his arm around Mike's neck, to which Mike responded by elbowing him to the ground and then kicking him in the face. The fan suffered some bruising on his face but had no major injuries. Later, Fat Mike and the fan both apologized via Twitter . A video was released of Mike giving the fan a beer and custom T-shirt and letting him kick him with

1073-555: The website Punkvoter.com in 2004 in an effort to mobilize the punk community to vote George W. Bush out of office in that year's presidential election. He had never been very active in politics before then, admitting that he never even voted until 2000 . However, he was driven into political activism because of Bush, whom he viewed as "the most ridiculous president in the history of presidents." Punkvoter.com targeted 18-to-25-year-old punk fans and other disenfranchised young people and encouraged them to vote Bush out of office. At its peak,

1110-512: The west side of California Avenue and sound monitoring within the hospital to protect patients." Saturday saw the return of the "Riot Fest Speaks" panel series, once again moderated by Henry Rollins . Sunday also featured an additional "Riot Fest Speaks" panel, entitled Basement Screams , on Chicago's independent and punk scenes. On May 12, 2016, it was announced that after 33 years, the Misfits lineup of Glenn Danzig , Jerry Only and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein would reunite and headline

1147-549: Was at Emo's , a popular nightclub in Austin on March 20, 2010, at the South by Southwest festival. He recounted several graphic and disturbing stories about his life, and played several songs both previously released and unreleased. He also tricked several members of the audience into drinking tequila, before showing them a video of himself filling a partially full bottle of tequila to the top with urine to shocked reactions. The stunt

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1184-593: Was held in Douglass Park , Chicago, Illinois, on Friday, September 16 – Sunday, September 18. The festival's 2022 lineup was announced on May 11. Placebo was initially announced to be playing on Friday, September 16, but had to withdraw from the festival when their planned North American tour was postponed due to visa and logistical issues. Bauhaus was scheduled to play on Saturday, September 17, but canceled their planned 2022 tour when lead singer Peter Murphy entered rehab. Placebo and Bauhaus were replaced in

1221-452: Was hospitalized for blood clots in his arms. The band was replaced with Weezer and Run the Jewels , and would ultimately be booked the next year. Douglas Park , Chicago, Illinois, September 13–15, 2019. This year marked the 15th anniversary of the festival. Riot Fest was held in Douglass Park , Chicago, Illinois, on September 17–19 with a preview party on the 16th. My Chemical Romance

1258-524: Was initially announced in January 2020 as the headliner for Riot Fest 2020. The event was then postponed in June 2020 due to COVID-19 . On April 16, 2021, My Chemical Romance announced the postponement of all shows until 2022. In response, Riot Fest confirmed the 2021 edition of the festival was still happening and shared a letter from founder Mike Petryshyn stating their intent to announce new headliners and

1295-454: Was later revealed as a joke on NOFX's website, which showed Fat Mike switching out the urine bottle for an untainted one before making audience members drink it. Burkett has since been banned from Emo's. However, in NOFX's autobiography Burkett claims that the urine was indeed served to the audience. In 2015 Burkett premiered a musical titled Home Street Home which he co-wrote with Soma Snakeoil and Jeff Marx . In 2019, Fat Mike released

1332-520: Was noted for being the first performance by reunited punk legends the Replacements and notably the first performance by the band in Chicago since their very public breakup onstage at the Taste of Chicago in 1991. The 2013 Chicago lineup included: In September 2014 Riot Festival & Carnival returned to Humboldt Park for the last time. Roberto Maldonado , who had been a supporter of Riot Fest in

1369-500: Was reuniting after 21 years and playing Riot Fest 2017. Riot Fest was again held in Douglas Park in Chicago, September 14–16. Behind the scenes issues led to the finalized lineup and schedule not being released until the week before the fest, leading many to assume the 2018 version would be the third iteration to be canceled. Blink-182 was originally set to headline the first night but dropped out after drummer Travis Barker

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