| Author | Message | ||
| sjhoffma
Intermediate Member Username: sjhoffma Post Number: 171 Registered: 5-2008 |
Unreal. "He was a friend, a brother, an inspiration, and our patron at the very beginning of our creative lives. We owe him more than what can be counted or added up- his was a mind that refused to accept limits, and he reinforced in us that striving for the infinite, the refusal to accept the status quo, that has informed so much of our work." -Phil Lesh | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1686 Registered: 5-2009 |
A Sad Day . We owe so much to him, I am very sad about this , It just knocks the wind out of me. Bear , you shall be never forgotten ! | ||
| crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 817 Registered: 6-2004 |
Rest In Peace. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4790 Registered: 7-2004 |
What sad news. Bear's DNA lives on through Alembic, which never would have existed without him, as well as the Grateful Dead extended family, friends, and fans. Somehow it seems absurd that such an amazing life would be snuffed out by something as mundane as a car crash. I'm sure I join all of the Alembic family in sending my deepest condolences to Owsley's family and friends. May the Four Winds blow you safely Home. Bill, tgo | ||
| jim_vaughn
New Username: jim_vaughn Post Number: 7 Registered: 12-2004 |
"He's Gone". | ||
| tree63
Junior Username: tree63 Post Number: 19 Registered: 8-2010 |
RIP You are part of the fabric of many souls... | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10095 Registered: 5-2002 |
Thanks for posting this news. Thinking about the flow of events and the role Owsley played, to one degree or another, in the lives of so many. | ||
| pace
Senior Member Username: pace Post Number: 685 Registered: 4-2004 |
Wow.....So sad indeed.... My deepest condolences to those in Santa Rosa whom he still kept in touch with. I knew he had a health scare several years ago, so to echo Bill's thought~ to be lost to an auto accident just doesn't compute. Cheers, Bear! | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1199 Registered: 6-2002 |
Sad and perplexing, Thanks for posting Sam, I'm feeling lucky to have shared time on earth with Bear...condolences to friends and family. much love , Elwood | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 901 Registered: 10-2006 |
 One of only 2 pix I've ever seen of Bear (um, he's the one on the left). While I never met him, and his influence on my life was, perhaps, not as direct as I would have liked (if you catch my drift), there is no doubt that I would not be the person I am now without him. Condolences to all he touched, and especially to his friends & family. Mama, Mama, many worlds I've come Since I first left home Peter (Message edited by cozmik_cowboy on March 14, 2011) (Message edited by cozmik_cowboy on March 14, 2011) | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1688 Registered: 5-2009 |
I send my sincere condolences to family and all those who feel this great loss. (Message edited by sonicus on March 14, 2011) | ||
| sparechaynge
Junior Username: sparechaynge Post Number: 12 Registered: 6-2010 |
How sad. Just 2 days ago I was on his website reading all the sonically (and Chemically) amazing things he's done and now he's gone. I agree that a car crash doesn't seem right for the Alice D. Millionaire. (Message edited by Sparechaynge on March 14, 2011) (Message edited by Sparechaynge on March 14, 2011) | ||
| hifiguy
Advanced Member Username: hifiguy Post Number: 261 Registered: 10-2006 |
What an amazing and mind-roasting life this man led. A true legend has left the planet. Condolences to his family and friends. | ||
| musashi
Intermediate Member Username: musashi Post Number: 149 Registered: 5-2004 |
RIP Bear... | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7242 Registered: 6-2000 |
Been in a bit of a haze here yesterday and today.  This was from a visit just days before Erik was born. Like many of us these days, he was taking "notes" with his camera of some art pieces that my uncle Bob and I had made. We will miss Bear. | ||
| smokinbear
Intermediate Member Username: smokinbear Post Number: 115 Registered: 11-2008 |
Sad sad day. No real words other than he will be missed. | ||
| artswork99
Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1446 Registered: 7-2007 |
Expressing sincere condolences to family and friends. | ||
| 81seriesi
Junior Username: 81seriesi Post Number: 16 Registered: 5-2002 |
From John Perry Barlow, via twitter: Augustus Owsley Stanley III, Acid King, Annealer of the Grateful Dead, & Master Crank, dies with his boots on at 76 |
