It’s hard to believe it’s been exactly one year since Rolling Stone published an article that effectively broke up Ween. Aaron “Gene Ween” Freeman told the magazine that he’s “retiring Gene Ween.” When pressed about whether that meant the end for HT faves Ween, Freeman responded “Pretty much, yeah. It’s been a long time, 25 years. It was a good run.” Sadly, Freeman and Mickey “Dean Ween” Melchiondo haven’t shared a stage since and a year later there’s no end in sight to the breakup.
As sad as we are about the loss of Ween, Melchiondo and Freeman haven’t exactly rode off into the sunset. Deaner is set to put out a Moistboyz album this summer and is working on a highly-anticipated reality show with Primus front man Les Claypool. Meanwhile, Gener is working on new material of his own, had fun with us regarding a sex change, has toured and participated in a number of special shows. The most recent of which was a Bob Dylan tribute at the Bearsville Theatre on Sunday, where Gener teamed up with Marco Benevento, Jim Weider, Dave Dreiwitz and others for a cover of Like A Rolling Stone. Pretty fitting he’s singing a song about how it feels to be alone…
Let’s hope at this time next year we’re writing about how Ween reformed (for at least an impromptu gig WITH Gener) during the past 12 months instead of another “We Miss Ween” post.
