[sixties-l] ken kesey's memorial service described. (fwd)

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Date: Thu Nov 15 2001 - 03:39:30 EST

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    Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 00:13:01 -0800
    From: radtimes <resist@best.com>
    Subject: ken kesey's memorial service described.

    > > Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 14:39:33 -0800 (PST)
    > > From: obvious hint grrl
    > > <obvious_hint_grrl@yahoo.com>
    > > Subject: ken kesey's memorial service described.
    > >
    > > ken elton kesey, born 9/17/35, passed away, may he
    > > rest in peace,11/10/01. may he rest in peace. his
    > > memorial is just ending. i, sadly, was unable to
    > > go--someone had to be at work, and 2 of my coworkers
    > > were at his very first ever acid test, so they got
    > > priority of course....
    > > here's a report--
    > > mcdonald theatre, eugene holds 800 sitting and 40
    > > standing and there were still people spilling out on
    > > to the street. bob weir & phil lesh (for those who
    > > don't know, former members of the grateful dead)
    > > were
    > > blended in with the audience.
    > >
    > > music was provided by art maddox & steve schuster.
    > > then a prayer, then opening remarks by dave
    > > frohnmayer. sterling lord (ken's publicist) spoke on
    > > "the writer and the man". david stanford read from
    > > 'sometimes a great notion". mason willians, art
    > > maddox,& steve schuster sang "the water is wide"
    > > (gospel song). zane kesey presented a video. mason,
    > > art & steve sang "of time & rivers flowing". ken
    > > babbs
    > > spoke for about an hour. rachel babbs led the
    > > audience
    > > in "amazing grace". then there was a second reading
    > > from sometimes a great notion. the benediction was
    > > (i
    > > presume a tape of) the grateful dead with "and we
    > > bid
    > > you goodnight" (truly appropriate). the pall bearers
    > > were chuck kesey, george walker, bud haxby, kit
    > > kesey,
    > > ken babbs, mike hagen, jay smith & bill thompson.
    > > the
    > > family requests that folx honor their desire for a
    > > private funeral (burial at family farm in pleasant
    > > hill). memorial contributions are requested to be
    > > directed to spotlight theatre of pleasant hill (a
    > > nonprofit childrens' community theatre) po box 802,
    > > pleasant hill, or 97455
    > >
    > > personally i saw about 120 deadshows in my day,
    > > about
    > > 20 more solo dead related shows & etc and post this
    > > listing out of respect for the influence of this
    > > crazy
    > > kid & his cohorts on my life and the lives of
    > > uncountably many folx.
    > >
    > > luv
    > > ellen
    > > (known as lovebug in my dead head days)



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