don van vliet SINGING INK
poetry and fine arts -
portrait
band
member
ROCKETTE MORTON mark boston (bass) guitar
painting
& poem
from 1972 back
cover THE SPOTLIGHT KID
album 1972
poem reprinted england book THE LIVES AND TIMES OF CAPTAIN
BEEFHEART first three editions 1977/80
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the head catatonic from the roller
rink
rank 'n' rambunctious are employed
in this pleasant pussy
his crabby whiskers above his
feet-in glass house sleepers
drinks yellow milk from
cocker-spaniel still life number paintings
just another nose in this fine
leather coat cat howling on
green gravel tar paper
the whole world is his walk
don van
vliet 1971
drawing 1
late 1971 in 'beefheart brochure [brown star]' usa 17 april 1972 warner/reprise CIRCULAR vol.4 #15
drawing 2
in england magazine NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS 010472
note: placed along the interview
a trip
into the mind of the spotlight kid
drawing 3
in england magazine ZIGZAG #29 010573
note: placed along the interview
jottings
for the beefheart archives, which also has a story
about this late march 1972
item with a misspelled dedication
drawing 4
in england magazine FRENDZ #26 280472
note: placed along the interview
rough
trade from venus hits it big
see portraits of other MAGIC BAND MEMBERS:
ROY ESTRADA oréjon / audi hon
BRUCE FOWLER fossil
BILL HARKLEROAD zoot horn rollo
ELLIOT INGBER winged eel fingerling
ART TRIPP ed marimba
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click clack back
to the singing ink or
return to the power station
captain beefheart electricity
as felt by teejo
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