“In the Oxford English dictionary, the word “Owsley” is listed as a noun describing a particularly pure form of LSD. But manufacturing acid is not the only accomplishment on Owsley’s résumé. He was the Grateful Dead’s original sound man and their initial financial benefactor. Without his technical innovations — he was one of the first people to mix concerts live and in stereo — the band might never have emerged from the San Francisco scene. And because he had the foresight to plug a tape recorder directly into the sound board during Dead shows, the music the band made at the peak of its power has been gloriously preserved in recordings still being issued in the series titled Dick’s Picks, for which Owsley continues to receive royalties. While doing two years in federal prison in the early Seventies for manufacturing acid, Owsley taught himself how to make jewelry. He has parlayed this talent into a career, crafting belt buckles and pendants for everyone from KeithRichards to Jackson Browne that sell for as much as $20,000.” (via Owsley Stanley: The King of LSD | Culture News | Rolling Stone)

“In the Oxford English dictionary, the word “Owsley” is listed as a noun describing a particularly pure form of LSD. But manufacturing acid is not the only accomplishment on Owsley’s résumé. He was the Grateful Dead’s original sound man and their initial financial benefactor. Without his technical innovations — he was one of the first people to mix concerts live and in stereo — the band might never have emerged from the San Francisco scene. And because he had the foresight to plug a tape recorder directly into the sound board during Dead shows, the music the band made at the peak of its power has been gloriously preserved in recordings still being issued in the series titled Dick’s Picks, for which Owsley continues to receive royalties. While doing two years in federal prison in the early Seventies for manufacturing acid, Owsley taught himself how to make jewelry. He has parlayed this talent into a career, crafting belt buckles and pendants for everyone from KeithRichards to Jackson Browne that sell for as much as $20,000.” (via Owsley Stanley: The King of LSD | Culture News | Rolling Stone)

Jun. 5 2012
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