tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post2072774732832502631..comments2024-03-27T02:55:04.190-07:00Comments on Grateful Dead Guide: Who's Who In The Aoxomoxoa PhotoLight Into Asheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-60652540104345861632022-09-30T21:58:26.251-07:002022-09-30T21:58:26.251-07:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Mz...https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=MzBoYFO-q60 The Olompali Documentary is now on YouTube. Fascinating and depressing. (Dr. Jeff)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-74416676799997121592022-05-14T21:38:48.129-07:002022-05-14T21:38:48.129-07:00Yeah, I'm not sure if Pigpen even stepped in t...Yeah, I'm not sure if Pigpen even stepped in the studio at all in that period; they didn't really want him on that album. Ironically, he was on the verge of getting kicked out of the band as the Aoxomoxoa sessions started, even though he was then the most popular & recognizable member of the group. Typical Dead perversity. Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-17031399713310031492022-05-13T18:59:24.649-07:002022-05-13T18:59:24.649-07:00Interesting that Pigpen is the most prominent band...Interesting that Pigpen is the most prominent band member in the photo, yet according to Bob Weir he was not on the album. Sad to hear that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-55794253440776390412021-11-11T12:43:39.144-08:002021-11-11T12:43:39.144-08:00Is Opal Willie Jean the same person as Jean Jensen...Is Opal Willie Jean the same person as Jean Jensen? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-73137540150691452772021-09-25T21:35:06.728-07:002021-09-25T21:35:06.728-07:00I believe it's the tree nearest the parking lo...I believe it's the tree nearest the parking lot. It just makes the most sense, the people would mosey out to the most convenient and close spot for the shot. And you can't really tell that it is close to the house or parking lot. I filmed a super 8 movie once in Golden Gate Park, and we used a spot that looked completely rural, it was about 20 feet from the street.Villagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14451914388188578291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-42742945828657750542021-05-21T18:47:15.571-07:002021-05-21T18:47:15.571-07:00I added a note on Dr. Beechwood's quest for th...I added a note on Dr. Beechwood's quest for the spot where the picture was taken: <br />https://twitter.com/DrBeechwood/status/1395104130364936192 <br />The search continues... Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-84440563131003805912020-03-01T23:10:44.869-08:002020-03-01T23:10:44.869-08:00Um...I don't think any of the Manson crew were...Um...I don't think any of the Manson crew were at Olompali. The Chosen Family were a totally different group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-41250560349326500732020-03-01T21:14:48.878-08:002020-03-01T21:14:48.878-08:00Great story! Can't believe all the Manson crew...Great story! Can't believe all the Manson crew was amidst all this other stuff that was going on.recklesskellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09484168564031491494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-24228530884023425672017-10-15T22:07:43.999-07:002017-10-15T22:07:43.999-07:00Not Cookie. Don't know when she came along, bu...Not Cookie. Don't know when she came along, but she was with Mickey by August 1969. They drove me to SF and the next day the Sharon Tate slayings were the headlines. And DEFINITELY at Altamont in Dec. 1969.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348553777942269236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-81101136339457490512017-04-14T20:10:29.716-07:002017-04-14T20:10:29.716-07:00thank you I've been looking everywhere for thi...thank you I've been looking everywhere for this proof to validate the stories I tell of my amazing "auntie" Gretchen. She was my mom's cousin and I grew up with her daughter. thanks againChelsey Jacobs TroBaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05792664534029041757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-4706167868875968682016-04-10T22:48:48.966-07:002016-04-10T22:48:48.966-07:00I could totally believe she claimed thatI could totally believe she claimed thatnmax696https://www.blogger.com/profile/09468233357058885597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-12587269986444883202016-04-09T16:21:53.251-07:002016-04-09T16:21:53.251-07:00Definetely not Cookie Eisenberg - she was not arou...Definetely not Cookie Eisenberg - she was not around until a year or two after this photo shoot. Of course Courtney Love was not around at all. Rhonda Jensen Jewelhttps://www.facebook.com/rhonda.jewelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-40081068797886179742016-01-28T19:05:22.234-08:002016-01-28T19:05:22.234-08:00Per Bill's book, he and Brenda had a hard time...Per Bill's book, he and Brenda had a hard time sticking together in '66, and he had their marriage annulled late in the year, after moving out of 710. He met Susila shortly, and sometime in '68 moved to the Lucas Valley Road house with her. After they were busted for growing pot in early '69, they moved to Novato (on Benton Lane) and got married; and Justin was born on 6/10/69. <Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-62608093311657657302016-01-26T22:16:27.104-08:002016-01-26T22:16:27.104-08:00Thanks for identifying her! Thanks for identifying her! Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-32640845000212044342016-01-26T12:22:54.569-08:002016-01-26T12:22:54.569-08:00Way to go Leslie! I knew you had it in you! Way to go Leslie! I knew you had it in you! Bob Walkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-86007375968836542762016-01-26T12:21:17.783-08:002016-01-26T12:21:17.783-08:00Oh - I know this one!!! #12 is Gretchen Glanzer....Oh - I know this one!!! #12 is Gretchen Glanzer. She was in a long term relationship with Vince (who I got to meet once and gave me a Woodstock pin) and also appeared in a picture on one of his albums. She was a friend of my mother's from Dinuba CA who moved to SF in the 60s and worked for Melvin Belli then became a rock and roll promoter for Bill Graham. I loved hearing her stories- Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428036327233604417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-34445500328225204232016-01-26T12:12:20.665-08:002016-01-26T12:12:20.665-08:00Good news. I think I found the link to finding th...Good news. I think I found the link to finding the flower girl, unidentified......Will see if its true and get you the goods....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-34834632406345059532015-05-03T22:07:32.537-07:002015-05-03T22:07:32.537-07:00My next post here will be at the end of May.
I...My next post here will be at the end of May. <br />I'm sorry for the unintended hiatus - I thought I could finish another essay in the last 3 months, but other plans kept getting in the way. I expect there to be a number of new posts here over the summer, though - several articles are partly done.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-88221807834485397522015-02-11T00:06:20.296-08:002015-02-11T00:06:20.296-08:00Thanks for writing! Interesting stuff - it's g...Thanks for writing! Interesting stuff - it's good to hear from someone who was there.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-74042699719963484102015-02-10T10:53:10.431-08:002015-02-10T10:53:10.431-08:00White Angels. That's sweet although the only t...White Angels. That's sweet although the only time I remember wearing "white diaphanous outfits" was at the Black & White Ball. The way I remember it was Bobby's mom got to choose the entertainment and Mickey told us it had been decided everyone associated with the band were going to find black & white costumes so he took us to a costume store in the city and rented us Scubadoobiedoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526363382455613366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-16287810372167298462015-02-03T07:28:56.155-08:002015-02-03T07:28:56.155-08:00another oddity - in that 'just what we were kn...another oddity - in that 'just what we were kneading' article, the ranch is consistently called 'oampali'.<br /><br />thanks for all the updates! <br /><br />I-) ihorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-91678023827015189582015-02-02T22:49:59.669-08:002015-02-02T22:49:59.669-08:00From Rosie McGee's book Dancing with the Dead,...From Rosie McGee's book Dancing with the Dead, chapter 6: <br />“Mickey called me one day in early spring of 1969. Rhonda Jensen, who helped run the horse rental facility at Olompali, had found him the perfect property to rent in Novato. She and her sisters, Vicky and Sheri, had moved to Mickey’s Ridge Road house when a fire had nearly destroyed the Burdell mansion, where they’d been living Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-20359652937701620722015-02-01T22:31:37.390-08:002015-02-01T22:31:37.390-08:00I have updated the post a little with some new inf...I have updated the post a little with some new info; note that the photo key has also been changed. <br /><br />It seems Cookie Eisenberg wasn't there; apparently she was not with Mickey yet. (McNally's book gives a different impression, saying they'd met in spring '68 and that her travel agency arranged the December '68 "London Run" in which Rock Scully & some Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-47353477959635283982015-02-01T22:09:40.527-08:002015-02-01T22:09:40.527-08:00Note to Ihor: I've seen 'Stacy' spelle...Note to Ihor: I've seen 'Stacy' spelled 'Stacey' in some places, but 'Stacy' is the most common and probably how she spells it. Changed to 'Stacy' in the text here, but I'm content with inconsistency on this. <br />I don't have the original vinyl Dead album releases, so can't say just how 'Kreutzmann' was spelled on the early albums, or Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-84554078107875754902015-02-01T20:25:50.270-08:002015-02-01T20:25:50.270-08:00Unfortunately, we have little idea just when, wher...Unfortunately, we have little idea just when, where, or how often Guaraldi played with the Dead. He's a ghost guest! <br /><br />In later years, we know Guaraldi occasionally played with Garcia at the Matrix Monday-night jam sessions in 1970 (Garcia & Guaraldi were both regulars at the Matrix), and that they also played together in a band a few times in summer 1972: <br />http://Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.com