[grawk]

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!

 

[drewfus420]

RIP Owsley

 

[daveDerek]

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

 

[grawk]

A country folk rock band that broke up in the early 70s.

 

[daveDerek]

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

- what a loss that'd have been!

 

[grawk]

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.
 

 

[daveDerek]

Quote:

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/

 

 

[grawk]

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.