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RIP Bear

post #1 of 8
3/13/11 at 3:32pm
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Owsley Stanley, one of the pioneers of live rock sound, and of the san francisco psychedelic scene died in a car crash.

 

http://www.jambands.com/news/2011/03/13/owsley-bear-stanley-dies-in-car-accident/?sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4d7d444b6e0aa4a1,0

 

Have a steak for me wherever you are bear, thanks for the music and magic!

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post #2 of 8
3/14/11 at 3:40pm

RIP Owsley

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post #3 of 8
3/15/11 at 1:48pm

just saw this - bummer! where would the Dead have been without him?!! eek.gif

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post #4 of 8
3/15/11 at 5:30pm
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A country folk rock band that broke up in the early 70s.

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post #5 of 8
3/15/11 at 9:45pm

hmmm, amongst other things. would their whole psychedelic side have been omitted?! and their signature 'dark star' never to have seen the light of day eek.gif - what a loss that'd have been!

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post #6 of 8
3/15/11 at 10:33pm
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no purple haze

no kid charlemagne

no acid tests

no jefferson airplane

no quicksilver messenger service

no hot tuna

no big brother and the holding company

no one flew over the cuckoo's nest

no phish

...

 

 

who knows what amplified music would be like without his influence?

who knows what concert recordings would be like without his influence?

 

I wish I'd bought one of his belt buckles when I had the chance.

 

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post #7 of 8
3/15/11 at 10:48pm
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Originally Posted by grawk View Post

I wish I'd bought one of his belt buckles when I had the chance.

you mean like these?:

http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/36378

http://www.darkstarpalace.com/2010/02/coffee-with-owsley.html

http://ephemera.typepad.com/ephemera/2010/12/owsley-stanley-grateful-dead-inscribed-bronze-belt-buckle.html

 

here are some more affordable ones (not quite the same, i know):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190490820626&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

some more ramblings re  da bear:

http://laughingsquid.com/notorious-lsd-chemist-owsley-stanley-gives-rare-interview/

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/07/12/MNGK0QV7HS1.DTL

http://laughingsquid.com/owsley-stanley-1935-2011-legendary-1960s-lsd-chemist/
 

bad trip:

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/view/243937/


 

Edited by daveDerek - 3/15/11 at 10:58pm
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post #8 of 8
3/15/11 at 11:02pm
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Yup, I had a chance to get one of his bronze buckles a LONG time ago, for signficantly cheaper than even the "original price" in those listings...oh well...I was poor, and that price was higher to me then than the for sale price is now.

 

I never knew him, but he shared a vw van on a tour with a casual friend of mine back when the dead were still grateful.  He was a very influential person in my life.

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