The creator of the dancing bear logo and designer of the Wall of Sound for the Grateful Dead; Augustus Owsley Stanley III; better known by his nickname; Bear; was one of the most iconic figures in the cultural revolution that changed both America and the world during the 1960s.Owsleys high octane rocket fuel enabled Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters to put on the Acid Tests. It also powered much of what happened on stage at Monterey Pop. Owsley turned on Pete Townshend of The Who and Jimi Hendrix. The shipment of LSD that Owsley sent John Lennon resulted in The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album and film. Convinced that the Grateful Dead were destined to become the worlds greatest rock n roll band; Owsley provided the money that kept them going during their early days. As their longtime soundman; he then faithfully recorded many of the Deads greatest live performances and designed the massive space age system that came to be known as the Wall of Sound.Award-winning author and biographer Robert Greenfieldrsquo;s definitive biography of this Grateful Dead legend masterfully takes us through Owsleys incredible life and times to bring us a full picture of this fascinating man for the first time.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Edward RomeroEvery artist should own it. Period.11 of 13 people found the following review helpful. A fascinating read in the wake of Fahrenheit 9/11.By waitingtoderailThis slim volume (I read it in an hour) by famous (or infamous; depending on your point of view) revisionist historian Zinn is direct and to the point: "It is the job of the artist...to think outside the boundaries of permissible thought and dare to say things that no one else will say." Of course; what Zinn thinks that artists should be saying is to speak out against war in ways that traditional journalists do not; CAN not. He cites Catch-22 by Joseph Heller as a case in point: "If; right after World War II; someone had written a nonfiction book on the ambiguities of war and the atrocities committed by the supposed good guys...such a book would have been difficult to publish. But...artists can be sly. They can point to things that take you outside traditional thinking because you can get away with it in fiction."This makes me think of the movie Fahrenheit 9/11 and how remarkable it is that Michael Moore has broken through that wall to bring forth a nonfiction artistic statement about the current administration and war. I think Zinn would be pleased. Now if only someone would make some of the movies he suggests in this book (the story of Emma Goldman; the Ludlow Massacre; the Phillipine-American war to name a few).14 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Zinn Calls Us to Wake Up!By A CustomerWhere is our public debate about excesses of government? If the radical perspective in national affairs continues to be hidden; what then? Zinn deserves prizes and accolades for bringing the radical perspective to the fore in this book at this urgent time. Like sheep; our nation wanders; but nonetheless follows the well-oiled public relations machine of our American president who spins and grins his way into the projection of power that is his prime directive.Zinn provides a very different; critically important lens through which we might view life in these United States and our impact beyond our shores. He calls for the artist in each of us to be voice of those who are "collateral damage;" left behind or otherwise choose peace; while the genius-not at the helm chooses war.He speaks to the impact of the US rushing pell-mell into the maelstrom of a consumerism that transforms our nation-state into a market-state with increasingly more losers and fewer winners; and a state of public affairs and policy determined by a smaller and smaller group of corporate and business imperatives in a global Realpolitik.Zinn gives us a strong reminder of that separate; but critically important reality of everywoman and -man that is more arresting than the cable that brought Ws plane to an abrupt stop on the carrier.Had enough? Read this book and get active! Or; at the very least; let Howard remind you in his ever-passionate way that governments always lie.
