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Former Grateful Dead soundman and famous LSD chemist Owsley 'Bear' Stanley dies in car crash
The Courier-Mail ^
| March 14, 2011
| Brooke Baskin
Posted on 03/13/2011 7:19:11 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
A 76-YEAR-OLD man who was killed when his car ran off the road in far north Queensland was reportedly Owsley `Bear’ Stanley, a 1960s counter-revolutionary and the first man to produce LSD en masse.
Stanley’s car ran off the road on the Kennedy Highway between Davies Ck and Koah on Saturday.
He was also an accomplished sound engineer and the long-time soundman and financier for psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead.
Former Rolling Stones and Grateful Dead tour manager Sam Cutler, who lives in Brisbane, released a statement on behalf of Stanley’s family confirming his death.
Stanley became an Australian citizen in 1996 and lived on the Atherton Tablelands, where he worked as an artist.
Stanley helped lay the foundation for the psychedelic era and produced LSD at his labs in San Francisco.
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He is survived by his wife Sheila, two sons and two daughters.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 2011obituaries; acidtests; australia; gratefuldead; lsd; obituary; owsleystanley; purpleousley
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To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
03/13/2011 7:44:41 PM PDT
by
kcvl
To: Tea Party Reveler
When Keith dies, he’ll probably be declared at least Schedule II.
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posted on
03/13/2011 7:47:17 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
("I wonder what Great Dane tastes like.")
To: Free ThinkerNY
A hit of Orange Sunshine, would make this economy look better.
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posted on
03/13/2011 7:49:37 PM PDT
by
razorback-bert
(Some days it's not worth chewing through the straps.)
To: allmost
This one ‘vendor’ popped up out of somewhere and yelled “Grateful Dead Grilled Cheese”. He was swarmed in seconds. Was interesting, never went back.
We had the "Lasagna Lady". Went back waaaaay too many times.
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posted on
03/13/2011 7:49:57 PM PDT
by
Thrownatbirth
(.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91.)
To: FlingWingFlyer
Thanks. I needed a laugh.
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posted on
03/13/2011 7:52:13 PM PDT
by
bannie
(( ))
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
03/13/2011 7:52:13 PM PDT
by
kcvl
To: Thrownatbirth
It was dark. Potentially unlawful purposes and intent were itching.
I did NOT eat that cheese.
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posted on
03/13/2011 7:54:12 PM PDT
by
allmost
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posted on
03/13/2011 7:55:15 PM PDT
by
kcvl
To: Tea Party Reveler
How many young lives did he destroy? Sadly FR has some pro pot/Mary Jane types but I think they are old hippies who suffer from incontinence.
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posted on
03/13/2011 7:59:27 PM PDT
by
Frantzie
(HD TV - Total Brain-washing now in High Def. 3-D Coming soon)
To: allmost
Went to one concert. The drums were cool (parking lot) and the people were nice. This one ‘vendor’ popped up out of somewhere and yelled “Grateful Dead Grilled Cheese”. He was swarmed in seconds. Was interesting, never went back. LOL! I have no clue what in heck you just said there :)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Had a friend in college who had a recording from the Avalon Ballroom when Owsley was the soundman. The announcer thanked “Augustus Stanley Owsley III for this evening’s... mix”
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posted on
03/13/2011 8:09:52 PM PDT
by
Hoosier-Daddy
( "It does no good to be a super power if you have to worry what the neighbors think." BuffaloJack)
To: Frantzie
At least we’re not neurotically obsessed with the evils of TV. LOL
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posted on
03/13/2011 8:11:23 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Who crashed the markets on 9/15/08 and why?)
To: allmost
I did NOT eat that cheese. I did NOT eat that cheese.
Mine had a beefy tomato sauce with a LOT of mushrooms. China Cat/Rider seemed to go on forever.
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posted on
03/13/2011 8:16:18 PM PDT
by
Thrownatbirth
(.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91.)
To: Thrownatbirth
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posted on
03/13/2011 8:19:04 PM PDT
by
allmost
To: Free ThinkerNY
He wasn’t riding that train?
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posted on
03/13/2011 8:22:59 PM PDT
by
peggybac
(In the contemporary world, they pulled a Pearl Harbor. We need to pull a Hiroshima.)
To: al44
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posted on
03/13/2011 8:40:29 PM PDT
by
Bronzy
(We Remembered In November.)
To: Revolting cat!
That is one big fat Bob Marley blunt.
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posted on
03/13/2011 8:50:00 PM PDT
by
Bronzy
(We Remembered In November.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Purple-Owsley, Blue-Doubledome, Orange-Sunshine, White-Lightning ..
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posted on
03/13/2011 8:54:23 PM PDT
by
freejohn
To: Free ThinkerNY
I wonder if he broke the windowpane?
Is this on the police blotter?
Did he run over any orange barrels?
Maybe he got a microdot in his eye?
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posted on
03/13/2011 8:58:56 PM PDT
by
Tainan
(Cogito Ergo Conservitus.)
To: DBrow
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posted on
03/13/2011 9:05:46 PM PDT
by
Beowulf9
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