Downers Grove Magazine | Arts & Entertainment Continued from the previous page due to the positioning of the lesions on his spine. “As bad as it is, I got lucky. So, I wanted to give something back,” Stubhy stated. “MS Sucks, Singing for a Cure,” was a fundraising show Lucky Boys Confusion organized the following year, which raised $33,000 and much awareness of the condition. A dozen or so local bands gathered at Chicago’s Bottom Lounge to loan time and talent to fundraising efforts for the Accelerated Cure Project, an organization that facilitates research that determines the causes and mechanisms of MS. Finding local talent to fill the roster that night was easy. Lucky Boys Confusion has a reputation of being the “nice guys” in the business, opined singer Courtney Boyers of Take the Reigns, a punkinfused rock-n-roll band. “They had us open for them in 2018 at The Metro. It helped us gain visibility,” Boyers gratefully stated. Stubhy recently started parlaying his song-writing talents into story writing. Along with his diagnosis came a serious push to accomplish bucket list items. “Then I found out I would most likely be okay, but it still reminded me of things I want to do,” he said. He used the extra time afforded by the pandemic to write a one-hundred-thousand-word book. A performer by nature, he plans to leave readers wanting more. Stubhy smiled as he stated, “I’m not showing them all I’ve got just yet. The book will have a couple follow-ups, but I haven’t decided in what way.” Next comes finding a literary agent for this project before starting sequels. So, what’s upcoming? A show at Bottom Lounge (1375 W Lake St, Chicago) on November 5th and 6th. Lucky Boys Confusion will be appearing with The Dog & Everything, Gelheads and Til Morning. Stubhy’s brother’s band, Temple of Dome, will also be playing that night. There are most likely more solo albums on the near horizon. “As long as the songs keep coming, I’ll keep going,” Stubhy said. “I know what I want, and failure doesn’t scare me.” ■
PANDAV AND TOM HIGGENSON OF THE PLAIN WHITE T’S, SINGING AT MS SUCKS, SINGING FOR A CURE.
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