Musician and visual artist Don Van Vliet, AKA Captain Beefheart has passed away today, December 17th, 2010, in California due to complications from multiple sclerosis. He was 69 years old.
Musician and visual artist Don Van Vliet, AKA Captain Beefheart has passed away today, December 17th, 2010, in California due to complications from multiple sclerosis. He was 69 years old.
Big bummer. Don was faster, more bulbous…
I’m still meandering through this… not that it wasn’t expected sooner or later… but Mr. Van Vliet… we hardly knew yaz!
“Roll… squeak! Roll… squeak! Sam was a basket case!”
~~ Van Vliet