Interview: Bill Ham - Red Dog Saloon > Dead France 1971
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An informative and entertaining read about lightshow pioneer Bill Ham's life and work, starting in San Francisco in 1960 with future Family Dog founders and ending outside Paris with the Grateful Dead. He's still alive and showing his work.
Some great historical nuggets (for instance, I never knew Jerry played for his early lightshow experiments and that Bill was involved in getting the Dead to France in 1971) from an artist who personally witnessed (or was involved in) many seminal counterculture moments.
Lightman Fantastic: This Artist Drenched '60s Music Lovers in a Psychedelic Dream:
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/lightman-fantastic/
Grateful Dead 6-21-71 Chateau d'Herouville Herouville France:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWbzmRBU6Lg
1968 incarnation of Light Sound Dimension. Bill Ham (left ) http://billhamlights.com/
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"It was present-tense art"
"It was present-tense art, in which composition, execution, and observation were simultaneous. That changed the relationships between the painter, the painting, and the viewer."
As was and did the Dead's music.
Great read, thanks.
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Dick's first Dead show was 1
Dick's first Dead show was 1/22/66.
Lots of great images in that article.
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This is a cool. Thanks Alan.
This is a cool. Thanks Alan.
I love his website. He has a historic area with nice posters too.