Saturday, December 18, 2010

RIP Captain Beefheart


Captain Beefheart, a.k.a. Don Van Vliet, dies at 69

And thus the 14th Day of Zappadan came to be known as the Feast of the Magic Band.

Here are the basics.

4 comments:

Mike Russell said...

One of the all-time greats. I will miss him. He's been a part of me since Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) blew my mind open in 1991.

His eyes were a blue million miles.

mark hoback said...

A long goodbye. I was a longtime fan, and was lucky to see him at the Childe Harold in Dupont Circle. He didn't disappoint.

Anonymous said...

That's why I love you, drifty.

My head is my only house when it rains.

-DupinTM

zencomix said...

When he painted with words and wrote with pictures, I was right there next to the banana bin, the vomit, and the beer.