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    #14023611 - 02/25/11 01:03 AM (12 years, 11 months ago)

  • 1943:  George Harrison is born




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George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles.  Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison was a devotee of Indian mysticism, and helped broaden the horizons of the other Beatles, as well as those of their Western audience, to include Eastern thought and practices.  Following the band's break-up, he had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys, and also as a film and record producer. Harrison is listed at number 21 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

Although most of The Beatles' songs were written by Lennon and McCartney, Beatle albums generally included one or two of Harrison's own songs, from With The Beatles onwards.  His later compositions with The Beatles include "Here Comes the Sun", "Something" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". By the time of the band's break-up, Harrison had accumulated a backlog of material, which he then released as the acclaimed and successful triple album All Things Must Pass in 1970, from which came two singles: a double A-side single, "My Sweet Lord" backed with "Isn't It a Pity", and "What Is Life". In addition to his solo work, Harrison co-wrote two hits for Ringo Starr, another former Beatle, as well as songs for the Traveling Wilburys—the supergroup he formed in 1988 with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison.

Harrison embraced Indian culture and Hinduism in the mid 1960s, and helped expand Western awareness of sitar music and of the Hare Krishna movement. With Ravi Shankar he organised a major charity concert with the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh.

Besides being a musician, he was also a record producer and co-founder of the production company HandMade Films. In his work as a film producer, he collaborated with people as diverse as the members of Monty Python and Madonna.

He was married twice, to model Pattie Boyd from 1966 to 1974, and for 23 years to record company secretary Olivia Trinidad Arias, with whom he had one son, Dhani Harrison. He was a close friend of Eric Clapton. He is the only Beatle to have published an autobiography, with I Me Mine in 1980. Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001.


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  • 1966:  The Yardbirds release the single for "Shapes Of Things" b/w "You're A Better Man Than I"




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"Shapes of Things" is a song by the English rock group the Yardbirds. With its Eastern-sounding, feedback-laden guitar solo and anti-war/pro-environmental lyrics, it "can justifiably be classified as the first psychedelic rock classic", according to music critic Richie Unterberger. The song was built on musical elements contributed by several group members in three different recording studios in the US. When it was released as a single on 25 February 1966, it was their first composition to become a record chart hit. The song reached the pop Top 40 in several countries, but, aside from compilations, was not included on a Yardbirds' album.

The song features Jeff Beck's musical use of feedback, which he learned to control by finding the guitar's resonant points and bending the strings. Music writers have called his work groundbreaking and cited its influence on Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix. Several live Yardbirds recordings with Beck and later with Jimmy Page have been released. In 1968, Beck reworked it for the lead track on his debut album Truth. The new arrangement, along with other album tracks, has been described as a precursor of heavy metal. "Shapes of Things" is included on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame list of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll" and several artists have recorded renditions of the song.

B-side "You're A Better Man Than I"
Released 25 February 1966
Format Seven-inch 45 rpm record
Recorded Chess Studios, Chicago 12/65; Columbia & RCA Studios, Hollywood 1/66[1]
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length 2:31
Label Columbia DB–7848
Writer(s) Paul Samwell-Smith, Keith Relf, Jim McCarty
Producer(s) Giorgio Gomelsky


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  • 1966:  Merry Pranksters conduct Acid Test at The Cinema Theatre in LA




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Cinema Theatre Acid Test - Feb. 25, 1966

  The Acid Test held at the Cinema Theatre on Feb. 25, 1966, would have been all but forgotten about, were it not for this advertisement shown above. No details at all are known about this Acid Test, other than those listed on the advertisement. This advertisement is a newspaper ad, not a handbill or poster. So far, it is the only form of advertising that has turned up for this Acid Test.

  Below, in the first few sentences, you can read where the photographer attended the Hollywood Test just prior to UCLA. That would be the Cinema Theatre Test (Feb 25) held on Western, I believe, since it was held just prior to UCLA (March 19), and after Watts (Feb. 12th), which is not mentioned here, in the excerpt, but Watts is mentioned in detail just prior to this.
  Another interesting note here is how Tom Wolfe completely skips over the Carthay Studios Test, which replaced UCLA on March 19, and also the Sunset Test, at the Harmonica Store on March 25, which featured Tiny Tim and Hugh Romney (at least that is what the poster announces) and the Grateful Dead played. It appears that Tom used information selectively, so one has to realize that when reading his material to look for "solid evidence" of something. Details that were not important for the book, were left out, of course, and this includes info on Tests that were not much to write about, to begin with, I would guess.


  "A team from Life Magazine turned up, led by a photographer, Larry Schiller, who was on to the LSD world and had taken the pictures at the Hollywood Test. They interviewed the Pranksters and took pictures and said they were going to do a big spread on the acid scene and, they hoped, put the Pranksters on the cover. So they hailed the bus on over to the big photo studio and Schiller convened them all. Then -- Babbs refused to go in. But the rest of them, Norman, Hagen, Cassady, a whole flock of them, went on it, and Schiller took a lot of pictures. To Norman it seemed square. For one thing, the guy was working in black and white, and the most obvious thing about the Pranksters was color, Day-Glo, the brighter the better, the more vibrations the better. Then Schiller had them all sit down in a group, against a black background, and in the middle they had Cassady stand up and wave his arms up and down like a crow. He took the pictures in strobe, and this would make Cassady look like he had multi-arms, like the great god Shiva. This strobe thing was at the time new in psychedelic photography, and the mass media would never tire of it. Recreates the acid experience, etc. Then Schiller told certain people to stay around for individual shots, colorful characters like Cassady and Paul Foster with his wild mutton chops and Importancy Coat, and Norman, maybe because he had a beard. The usual...The others went on outside where Babbs was. Finally, they all left. The ones who had stayed for the individual shots, and when they got outside, the bus was gone. Clean gone. Babbs, Mountain Girl, Zonker, Walker, and the others---split.
  Hagen couldn't believe it. "Why---we've been pranked!" he said.
  Pranksters--and the pranked.
  Things being like they were to begin with, the prank took on fundamental meaning. Those who got pranked finally made their way back to the smoldering San Souci, and Babbs & Co. had cleared out of there, too, taking all the money and the food. Babbs left word that they, the inner nucleus, were going off to hold a Test of their own and would rejoin the satellites for the UCLA Acid Test, scheduled for March 19. "The great idea still kept us together"--and Norman, Cassady, Hagen, Paul Foster, Roy Seburn, Marge and a couple others made a stab at preparing for the UCLA Test. But UCLA backed out of the deal because of the notoriety of the watts Test, and that did it. All began drifting off. It was a strange time and a strange feeling. Nobody could figure why Babbs had pranked Cassady; the others maybe---although that Hagen would get pranked was pretty strange, too--but Cassady--that was unbelievable.
  Cassady said fuck it and headed for San Francisco. Norman and Paul Foster went to stay at Hugh Romney's. Then by and by Norman got a chance to go to New York with Marge the Barge and Evan Engber, so they headed east by car.  -- Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test -- Tom Wolfe - Pages 284-85

  Wavy Gravy: "At this movie sound studio Acid Test they wanted everybody to pose for the cover of Life Magazine. That was when Babbs stole the bus and left to join Kesey in Mexico." -- On the Bus - Paul Perry - Page 167


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  • 1967:  UC Berkeley student Susan Abshear jumps to her death, possibly while on LSD




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Nude UC Coed Plunges 3 Storys To Death

Dove Through Closed Window


  BERKELEY, Calif. (UPl)-A nude University of California coed crashed through a closed window and fell three floors to her death, possibly while under the influence of LSD, police said Sunday.
  Investigating officers said the death of Susan K Abshear, 19, a freshman from El Cajon, Calif., was "apparently a suicide," and could have occurred after the girt took LSD.
  However, they said there was no evidence to indicate whether or not she had taken the hallucinogenic drug Saturday night. Another resident of the victim's apartment house said she had taken at least one LSD "trip" previously.
  There was no note In the room, but officers said the force with which the girl hit the window indicated she plunged through deliberately. She tore out the entire pane and landed in the street 12 feet away from the building.
  "We think she probably had taken LSD." one of the investigators said. "But there is no way nt ever knowing for sure." An autopsy was ordered, but LSD Is taken in such small quantities that it is almost impossible to find traces during an autopsy examination.


(Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, California)    27 Feb 1967, Mon    Page 23)




LSD Blamed in Death Dive of UC Coed

  BERKELEY University of California coed Susan K. Abshear, 19, was under the influence of the hallucinatory drug LSD when she plunged nude through a closed window to her death Saturday night [February 25, 1967],  her boyfriend said Monday.
  Michael Buckland, 19, a student at Merritt Junior College in Oakland, told police both he and Miss Abshear had taken the drug in the hours before her leap.
  But, Buckiand told officers he had left the girl's third-floor apartment before her plunge headlong through the glass.
  Police said they found notes in her room which suggested the El Cajon coed had reached some new plateau in life, but still felt guilt for something in her past.


( The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), 28 Feb 1967, Tue, Page 11)
















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Re: Today in psychedelic history (02/25) [Re: Learyfan]
    #14025590 - 02/25/11 01:45 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

Happy 68th Birthday George!

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Re: Today in psychedelic history (02/25) [Re: Learyfan] * 1
    #14027753 - 02/25/11 09:35 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

:awecid::awegroove::awecid:
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Re: Today in psychedelic history (02/25) [Re: Learyfan] * 1
    #14033509 - 02/26/11 11:05 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Nice post Leary:heart:


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Re: Today in psychedelic history (02/25) [Re: Paw_Paw] * 1
    #14034345 - 02/27/11 03:43 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

HAPPY BIRSDAY!


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Re: Today in psychedelic history (02/25) [Re: deadhor5] * 1
    #14034411 - 02/27/11 04:29 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Happy B day George!


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Re: Today in psychedelic history (02/25) [Re: Learyfan] * 1
    #14034424 - 02/27/11 04:37 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

I can't believe it's been so long already since George Harrison's death. He was a great talent.


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    #15861115 - 02/25/12 09:30 AM (11 years, 11 months ago)

Happy 69th Birthday George!

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    #17861758 - 02/25/13 05:40 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Happy 70th Birthday George!


















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Re: Today in psychedelic history (02/25) [Re: Learyfan] * 2
    #17861773 - 02/25/13 05:45 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Not only is his work with the Beatles beyond legendary, he had the best solo music of all the Beatles. What an epic guy.
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    #17861860 - 02/25/13 06:26 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Yeah, have you seen the documentary Living In The Material World about George yet?  If not, you need to.  It's amazing. 


















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Re: Today in psychedelic history (02/25) [Re: Learyfan] * 1
    #19615423 - 02/25/14 05:41 AM (9 years, 10 months ago)

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    #21326566 - 02/25/15 05:45 AM (8 years, 10 months ago)

Here is The Yardbirds with "Shapes Of Things" and "You're A Better Man Than I".  These are two of the earliest psychedelic songs ever released.  That single came out before Revolver, before "Eight Miles High", before the 13th Floor Elevators, etc. 



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Re: Today in psychedelic history (02/25) [Re: Learyfan] * 1
    #22943592 - 02/25/16 05:43 AM (7 years, 10 months ago)

^ 50th anniversary of that Yardbirds single today as well as the 50th anniversary of the Cinema Theatre Acid Test!















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    #24118001 - 02/25/17 04:46 AM (6 years, 10 months ago)

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    #24119268 - 02/25/17 04:53 PM (6 years, 10 months ago)

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Annual bump.



Ah, that's a good tune from The Yardbirds (looking back up the thread). This is a good date from psychedelic history to celebrate. Thanks Learyfan for posting these historical items.


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Ah, that's a good tune from The Yardbirds (looking back up the thread). This is a good date from psychedelic history to celebrate. Thanks Learyfan for posting these historical items.




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    #25836110 - 02/25/19 06:20 AM (4 years, 10 months ago)

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    #26503829 - 02/25/20 06:50 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

Happy Birthday George

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Re: Today in psychedelic history (02/25) [Re: Shroomopotamus]
    #27225214 - 02/25/21 04:10 AM (2 years, 10 months ago)

Congratulations! :cool:

Anyway, today is the 55th anniversary of the Acid Test that took place at The Cinema Theatre in LA. It's also the 55th anniversary of The Yardbirds' "Shapes Of Things" b/w "You're A Better Man Than I" single. One of my favorite from that band.









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Re: Today in psychedelic history (02/25) [Re: Learyfan] * 1
    #27226656 - 02/25/21 09:30 PM (2 years, 10 months ago)

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You think these things are real?  I feel like a bunch of these scare stories were just made up bullhicky.  Most of the time, if these articles have any truth, the girl was probably so spun she fell off the balcony on accident.  That's literally the only reason people fall to their death on LSD, nobody just get so spun and jump.

Notice how there is a bunch of these stories from the 70s, yet nowadays you NEVER hear of somebody jumping from windows on LSD?  We have just as much LSD as back then, and people are still taking super high doses.


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Re: Today in psychedelic history (02/25) [Re: Typerwritermonky]
    #27672626 - 02/25/22 05:15 AM (1 year, 10 months ago)

That's something we'll never know, Type. I'm torn. The "Nude UC Coed Plunges 3 Storys To Death" cover story from the Pasadena Independent kept saying she was "possibly" on LSD. It said that it "was "apparently a suicide," and could have occurred after the girl took LSD. However, they said there was no evidence to indicate whether or not she had taken the hallucinogenic drug Saturday night. Another resident of the victim's apartment house said she had taken at least one LSD "trip" previously." So going by that article, there was no evidence and they only have one person saying that Abshear had taken it in the past. So basically they have no evidence that she was on acid, but they can't explain it any other way.

But then in the article from The Des Moines Register, it says "A girl acquaintance said Miss Abshear was on an LSD trip," reported the investigating officer, Patrolman Edward F. Coyne." So that article claims that someone unequivocally said she was.

But then every other newspaper reported that Susan was on acid, as though it were fact. Because back then you could say literally anything negative about LSD and it would get picked up by the media. Either way, it's a sad story all around and today is the 55th anniversary of Susan Abshear's death. R.I.P.










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    #27673598 - 02/25/22 09:56 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

I always wonder if perhaps these people had taken PCP or STP instead of LSD.  I wouldn't be terribly surprised if someone did jump nude to their death on too much PCP or STP.

Like I said, just notice how all these stories happened back in the 70s or so?  And ever since the 90s onwards, never again?  There are still 300ug tabs coming from EU and have been for decades.  I just think there's something more too it.

Like why was there such a spree of these stories back in the day, and then suddenly, no more?  Learyfan have you come across any recent stories like this?  You have a great way of exposing this stuff.


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Re: Today in psychedelic history (02/25) [Re: Typerwritermonky]
    #28203774 - 02/25/23 09:43 AM (10 months, 28 days ago)

Good question, Type! It's possible that some of these could have been PCP or STP related. I'm not sure how long those drugs stay in your system after ingesting them though. Would they be found in an autopsy?

As far as why there were so many of these stories in the 60's and then never again, I think I know why. The answer is that there have probably been just as many or more people who have jumped to their death on psychedelics since the 60's. The difference is that the media has moved on and it isn't such a big deal to them or the public. LSD sold a lot of newspapers, magazine, etc. for a while, but the media moved on to something else in the early 70's and stopped pushing it to the front page or stopped reporting on it all together, once they sucked as much juice out of the subject as they could. Also, as the public relations arm of the government, once psychedelics were as illegal as they would ever be, it wasn't necessary for the media to keep beating the demonization drum.

Even me. I'm sure there are tons of these stories from the 80's on, but I'm personally not very interested in them. I'm more interested in LSD tragedies (and triumphs) from the early days, because it seems more significant to me.

Anyway, today would have been George Harrison's 80th Birthday!

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