Toody Cole on Keeping Dead Moon’s Legacy Alive

Toody Cole on Keeping Dead Moon’s Legacy Alive

Toody Cole on Harmonies, Hardship, and Why She’s Back Onstage by Audrey Vann I once found myself sitting at a bar beside Toody Cole and told her that she was my all-time favorite bassist, to which she blushed and said, “Thank you, I’m trying really hard, and I practice a lot.” A telling response from a humble punk veteran who is far too cool to play it cool. Over the past five decades, Toody and her dearly departed husband, Fred, have kept Portl…