danelectro59 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/ksfr/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1774857/US/Psychedelic.icon.Owsley.Stanley.dies.in.Australia Going to that great big acid trip in the sky. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Interesting background to say the least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myron Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 That's terrible there needs to be more people like him RIP Keep truckin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 My dad said he had an interesting trip off some Monterrey Purple back in 1967. My dad, the current strait-laced conservative, was once a long-haired dirty hippie. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TypeO Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Wow. RIP to a pioneer. I certainly appreciate his contributions to society. Although it's been over 15 years since I last "appreciated". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bitnogoodjive Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I had some of his concoction in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkchop Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 So The Bear dies in a car wreck. Survived all those years of taking acid, with his mental faculties intact. LSD consumers, manufacturer's and promoters are vilified, scorned, ostracized, persecuted, prosecuted and considered by some, the dregs of society. Auto manufacturers are praised, given government bail-outs, and are among the most important of all manmade consumables. Arguably so was LSD. Sure, some people died of their LSD adventures, but a whole lot more.....ratio wise, have died as the result of car accidents. Crazy world ain't it ? gl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotplant Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I had some of his concoction in the day. Me too Red, straight from himself via my sister and my ex. It was called Purple Owsley. The Best! May he trip the lights fantastic in that vast space we call the universe. Did I not read he too wanted his ashes released in space? RIP Owsley, thanks for my many long strange trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 It wasn't just the acid he contributed to society that made him a pioneer...as the man who designed the Dead's sound system he deserves to be recognized as the man who had a lot to do with the improvements in concert sound systems during the '70's. Goodbye Bear. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 It was called Purple Owsley. The Best! I had taken mostly bunk before I finally got a hold of that. It was too much for me though and I paid dearly (though it was a blast while it lasted). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkchop Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Yeah...but I bet it was a small price to pay to blast out of earths orbit !! Hundred's of thousands just to ride the shuttle, and that's IF and WHEN they allow passengers. You're OK redrum, no apparent damage that I can see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 The Dead Recall the Colorful Life of LSD Pioneer Owsley Stanley' He’s responsible in great part for the Grateful Dead,' says Mickey Hart. 'We'd be quite a different band without him' Ed Perlstein/Redferns/Getty By David Browne On March 12, the extended Grateful Dead family lost one of its most crucial allies and collaborators when Owsley Stanley — the band’s one-time soundman, in-house chemist, intellectual stimulus, and sometime artist – died at age 76. Driving home from the Sydney, Australia, airport to his home near Cairns in Queensland (where he had lived since 1982), Stanley’s truck hit a patch of deep mud and water and flipped over, killing him instantly. Even in the iconoclastic world of the Dead, Stanley — or "The Bear," as he was known, thanks to his hairy chest — was an enigmatic figure, known for vast intelligence, all-meat diet and aversion to being photographed. His life prior to meeting the Dead included a stint in the Air Force and with the Marin Ballet Company (he was a ballet dancer) and working in a jet lab and at a radio station. After a pivotal acid trip in 1964, Stanley began making his own LSD and met the Dead at one of Ken Kesey’s acid tests the following year. From that point on, Stanley’s influence on the band was profound: He funded their first sound system, conceived the idea for the band’s iconic lightning-bolt-and-skull logo, recorded many of their early shows and designed their short-lived Wall of Sound PA system in 1974. To read the rest of the article click here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcórë Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 So The Bear [...] Crazy world ain't it ? Worst logic ever. Anywho...does anyone know if Stanley would have had an opportunity to record any Yardbirds or Zeppelin during his day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 You're OK redrum, no apparent damage that I can see. Some here may beg to differ. :^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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