Today (June 1) marks two years since a well-known musician, producer, and owner of Modern Electric Sound Recorders was electrocuted, almost fatally, in his Little Forest Hills backyard.
As Jeff Saenz tells it on social media, the last thing he recalls is the power going out. Then he woke up in a hospital, where doctors would eventually amputate both his hands.
When he walked outside to investigate the power outage, he touched a downed electrical line, setting much of his body aflame. His fiancee Monica freed his hands with a broom handle. But all that, he does not remember.
In an Instagram post he calls the experience “a crossroads.”
“Does this get the best of me? Am I done?” he asked himself. And thankfully, he continued, the answer was not only “no” but “f_ck no.”
What ensued has been one of the greatest local comeback stories in Dallas history.
A year after his accident, he “really got back to performing,” he told D.
Tonight members of Dallas’ music scene will celebrate Saenz at Double Wide with performances by The Texas Gentlemen and Saenz himself, otherwise known as Baby Snakes.
“Tonight we take the ⚡️power⚡️ back from the universe,” Saenz wrote. “Tonight we celebrate. Sure, the poster might have my name on it, but tonight is for all of us. Tonight is a reminder that we might not get a tomorrow, so do what you love TODAY.”
Show begins at 10, so there’s time. Cover is $15.
Central Track reported right after the first anniversary of the accident that a documentary about Saenz is in the works.
“When I met with him, seeing his attitude about life, the fact he was so grateful to be alive was incredibly heartwarming and inspiring,” movie maker Eric Foster told CT. “I can’t imagine losing your arms. Everything you could do before this now is off the table. To keep that positive attitude, it’s an amazing, powerful story.”
