None compares, however, to the injuries that the band themselves have sustained. Two days before heading out on tour lead singer/guitarist Dan Vacon's white BMX took him down the highway of hurt resulting in 12 staples to the head and a broken collarbone. A month later drummer Scott Ross borrows and bails on the same bike to end up missing 3 of his front teeth, a bunch of his face, and a piece of his moustache. Witnesses say he got up swinging like he was in a fight. Eerily enough it was the same intersection in Calgary where both accidents happened.

Most recently Vacon crashed into a tree skiing at Lake Louise and broke the other side of his collarbone. Again two days before leaving out on tour. Last week the band got caught in a blizzard and while hailing a cab Ross slipped and got dragged 30 feet underneath the bumper of an oncoming car. With both knees busted, Scott can't yet walk but still somehow manages to rock.

Blood, Guts, Bruises, Cuts? Exactly. Don't be surprised if their next album foresees the title Millions Sold, Millions Made.

Nominated for a CBC Radio 3 Bucky Award for their offstage antics and voted Calgary's favourite band for the last 4 years, FFWD Weekly calls them "a rock band capable of taking on the world at large." These guys rock as hard as their injuries do. Catch The Dudes bloodied, gutted, bruised, and cut on their remaining tour dates.

Dec 9th � Toronto, ON � The Dakota Tavern
Dec 10th � Toronto, ON � The Dakota Tavern
Dec 11th � Windsor, ON � Phog Lounge
Dec 12th � Hamilton, ON � Club Absinthe
Dec 14th � Thunder Bay, ON � Black Pirates Pub