don
van vliet SINGING INK
poetry
and fine arts
'ALIEN PILGRIM'
untitled
drawing
from magazine
20.01.72 ROLLING STONE #100 usa
reproduced in
usa
2007 (book+4dvd)boxset
ROLLING
STONE * COVER TO COVER 40 years of rolling stone 1967-2007
notes:
the only drawing known
that has 'survived' don van vliet's burning of his work in spring 1969
actually part of
a letter to the editor by
FRANK
FACTOR from
sunnyvale,
california:
only last week while visiting beautiful downtown lancaster, i discovered in a lonely garage sale the enclosed work for only seven cents. obviously, the previous owner was not aware of the captain's great prominence, else it would have gone for a much loftier sum - like a dime.
but i shall pass my good fortune along to you by selling it to you for the price of the eight cents postage due on this letter, since i spent my wad obtaining this masterpiece and have gone the limits of my expense account.
don van vliet, late 60's
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side note:
captain beefheart and the magic band were só fond of alien pilgrims from the 25th century they tried to be some of those themselves on the inner of the 1968 'strictly personal' gatefold!
*
click clack back to the singing ink or return to the power station
captain
beefheart electricity
as felt by teejo
^