reba Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 ken kesey died today in oregon following surgery for liver cancer. he and his bus will be missed...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpua Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 very sad news...>Kesey's belly was hurting and the docs did a scan and found a black spot >on his liver. It was cancerous but encapsulated which meant there was no >cancer anywhere else. They decided to cut it out and the surgery went >okay. He had sixty percent of his liver left to carry the load but in >one of those dirty tricks the body can play on you everything else went >to hell and this morning at 3:45 AM his heart stopped beating. > >A great good friend and great husband and father and grand dad, he will >be sorely missed but if there is one thing he would want us to do it >would be to carry on his life's work. Namely to treat others with >kindness and if anyone does you dirt forgive that person right away. >This goes beyond the art, the writing, the performances, even the bus. >Right down to the bone. > >-- Ken Babbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 About a year ago, I emailed him concerning a video tape that he was offering up. It was a video of him on the further bus, and all the merry pranksters travelling around. The video itself wasn't terribly interesting, however, he sent it for free, and they painted and labelled the VHS cover by hand with paint, etc. It was probably the coolest thing I've seen. They wanted their Intrepid Trips video distributed, so the made the tapes, and each unique cover by hand, and mailed them out for FREE to whoever emailed them expressing an interest. It was up to you to send in money after you received it to help support their efforts. I think I sent them $20 US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p.p. Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 Wow! That's crazy... I saw Caution Jam tonight and didn't realize that that was the reason they dedicated a song to him. I think it was "The Wheel". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 Phil dedicated last night's show to him:Phil & Friends 11.10.01 Palace Theater - Louisville, KY Set 1: Jam> Like a Rolling Stone> Shakedown Street Dire Wolf Mason's Children> Jam> New Speedway Boogie> Revolution Set 2: Passenger> Jam> Uncle John's Band> Black Peter> Other One> Cryptical Envelopment> Jam> Do It In the Road Casey Jones Phil deadicates show to Ken Kesey GDTRFB> Bid U GoodnightE: Box of Rain> Sugaree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogatthestation Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 In other sad news... It doesn't look like George Harrison has long to live... Apparently he is seriously ill with brain tumors.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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