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Michael Baryshnikov
RIP: Blue Cheer's Dickie Peterson
Blue Cheer bassist and co-founder Dickie Peterson passed away on Oct. 12 after
a bout with prostrate cancer. Blue Cheer had a hit with "Summertime Blues" in
1968 and were the heaviest band to emerge from the San Francisco psychedelic
scene. "We're just a power trio," Peterson said. "We play ultra blues, and it's
rock & roll. It's really simple what we do."
Peterson, who was 61, held the band which was named after a brand of LSD
together over the years. "I think the secret of rock & roll is that it's 10%
technique and 90% attitude," he observed in a 1995 interview. "If you deliver
one note with the right attitude, it will do more than 60 notes with no
attitude."
Peterson had canceled a recent tour to get treatment. "He didn't want people to
know how bad it was," his friend and medical marijuana activist Angel Raich
tells CelebStoner. "It spread and he had an infection in his gall bladder. His
death really shook me hard. Dickie was open-hearted, compassionate and
understanding, and of course he was an amazing musician."
Raich adds that Peterson "really supported cannabis. He was so proud of the
High Times Doobie award he received. It really meant a lot to him."
Rest begards...oh, sorry, best regards, Michael
... I sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of Scotch...