YUPPIES’ REVENGE
Soon, like their idol Richard M. Nixon, Austin won’t have the Yuppie Pricks to kick around anymore. Their swan song isn’t until next month at Las Vegas’ RollerCon, but Friday’s third annual Beach Party at Emo’s, with the Applicators, Rockland Eagles, Poor Dumb Bastards, Midgetmen, tiki torches, kiddie pools, and a $200 wet T-shirt contest, is the red-state rabble-rousers’ last local hurrah. “Let’s just say the theme of the show is ‘Mission Accomplished,'” says frontman Trevor Middleton III. “We’re moving on to new endeavors.” At first, Middleton is coy about what those endeavors might be, but eventually divulges that Friday is his campaign kickoff. Suffice it to say, he’s not running for county commissioner. “It’ll either be governor or president,” Middleton says. “When you’re a celebrity, you’re allowed to start out on top.” In a way, he’s a politician already: Middleton doesn’t seem to mind that the Pricks are likely to be upstaged at their own farewell party. “The Applicators told me they’ll be wearing their swimsuits,” he vows. “They better, or we won’t let them play.”
This article appears in June 16 • 2006.