Mango99 Posted: 06/03/08 2:44PM ET

RIP Alton..So sorry for your loss Yossarian.

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baboon Posted: 06/03/08 2:50PM ET

Sorry for your loss, Yossarian. Your father's artwork and philosophy has inspired many, including myself.

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tree_sister Posted: 06/03/08 2:54PM ET

I'll be glad to pick up a few copies of the LA Times today Yo - if you can specify how many you want let me know soon, otherwise I'll do that at lunch today. Don't be silly re the Red Lady handbill... its only a handbill, didn't cost much when I got it I think around $20. Honestly I'd rather you have it, to keep and/or to hand down to your children some day. (laughs) with the size of my art collection, 1 print really makes no difference to me, but you having it would make a difference some day - if nothing else to showcase & be proud of your Dad's awesome work. PS -- I reposted the specific bank info at Expressobeans. There's a memorial thread over there & I know there's a few people there who'll want to make a donation. Here's another memorial I snagged from EBeans, not so many cool stories but its interesting if you didn't know much about your Dad: ============== [Petaluma, CA - Sunday, June 1, 2008] Legendary artist Alton Kelley created a graphic style that rocked the world beginning in the psychedelic Sixties. His concert posters, logo designs, LP album covers, and fine art have forevermore defined that time. Kelley, born June 17, 1940, passed away peacefully at home June 1st of complications from a long illness. He is survived by the true love of his life, Marguerite Trousdale Kelley. He also leaves his mother Annie, sister Kathy, and beloved children Patty, Yossarian, and China, and beautiful grandchildren Life and Lacoda. Through his mind-expanding creativity and over several decades, Kelley gave rock music new colors, shapes, and themes expressing the optimism and enthusiasm of young people around the globe. His graphics defined youth culture as much as the music itself-in effect his art was a break-through collaboration with musicians and bands such as the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix. As Joel Selvin, rock critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, put it, “Kelley and Mouse drew the first face on rock music." Kelley and his life-long collaborator Stanley Mouse are best known for their posters for “San Francisco style" dance-concerts at the Fillmore Auditorium, Winterland arena, the Fillmore West, the Avalon Ballroom, and a host of other Bay Area theaters and amphitheaters. They also created world-renowned posters and album covers for the Grateful Dead, Journey, Steve Miller, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, and others. The two artists historically worked as a team, in their words “riffing off each other's giggle." They joyfully appropriated from historic sources, in one instance re-working an obscure nineteenth-century etching to create their iconic Grateful Dead “skeleton and roses" design. They combined vibrant Sixties color with French poster-making joi de vivre enthusiasm, and their own adapted technique, to generate compelling pieces often issued on a weekly basis, ultimately dazzling millions worldwide. Thus, they changed advertising art forever, as their posters were key examples of what became one of the most important art movements of the latter part of the twentieth century. When Kelley (a native of Maine) met Mouse (a native of Detroit, MI) in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district in late 1965 (the “Haight" was the epicenter of the hippie movement, culminating in the “Summer of Love" in 1967), they instantly recognized they were kindred spirits in what Mouse describes as “one of the juiciest scenes of all time." Their concert posters, commissioned by Fillmore promoter Bill Graham and Graham's rival, the Avalon's Family Dog collective, were eagerly snapped up by bands and fans alike. In the decades since, Mouse and Kelley's classics have established even greater popularity, rivaling the interest long shown by collectors of French turn-of-the-century Belle Epoque art made famous by Toulouse-Lautrec and others. "There is one word for Alton Kelley's lifelong contribution, and that is 'iconic.'" said Dell Furano, CEO of Signatures Network. “Kelley's artwork, designs, posters, album covers, tour logos set a standard of inspired creativity that has remained as influential as the great San Francisco Rock Scene of the 60's, '70's and '80's." In his later years, Kelley joyfully turned to illustrating hot rods and custom cars, as fine art paintings, and for t-shirts and other merchandise. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made at the Washington Mutual Western Street branch in Petaluma, CA for a memorial bench in a Sonoma County Park. A memorial event will be announced shortly.

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phukinsloth Posted: 06/03/08 2:57PM ET

Yoss, I just cut the article out of the Washington Post. Should I send it you?

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ClaudeMonet Posted: 06/03/08 2:59PM ET

yossarian, when is the funeral?

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phukinsloth Posted: 06/03/08 3:01PM ET

The Wash Post's is nowhere near the depth of the SF Chronicle. What an awesome talent!

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yossarian Posted: 06/03/08 3:05PM ET

phukinsloth, email me @ yossarian.kelley@gmail and I would be thrilled to paypal you a few bucks for postage etc... thank you soooo much claude, there will be a benefit held at the sf fillmore in the not to distant future and a bench in is name put into a park ceremony type deal for family. both dates have not been set, but if you're interested in the benefit, I would love to see you. I will try and get lots of folks to that event, should be a good time/way to celebrate his life and legacy, maybe some good music as well...

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phukinsloth Posted: 06/03/08 3:08PM ET

Got it, Yoss. Email to follow...

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yossarian Posted: 06/03/08 3:13PM ET

treesis, I was thinking of calling you, would you email your number? your prob at work, but it can wait...just wanted to finally say hi and thanks... mindi is hoping to pick up the la paper, but if you are sending me something anyway, I can certainly send any extra news clippings on to other family members...

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phukinsloth Posted: 06/03/08 3:19PM ET

yoss, you got mail.

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yossarian Posted: 06/03/08 3:20PM ET

got it, and replied..thanks

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tree_sister Posted: 06/03/08 3:27PM ET

No problem Yo. I'll get 2-3 copies of the paper then and send it along in a few days. Let me know about the Memorial when you hear too - not sure if I can make it, but if I can, it'd be nice to come up and to see you/Julie, HPT and others up there of course. What a true pioneer your Dad was. Hard to think what the SF 'rock art' scene would be without him. Or what the GD would be like without the amazing images like Skull & Roses. Or the Winterland Blue Rose. Historical to say the least. I laughed when I read that part about him & Mouse combing through the libraries for ideas, annoying Librarians with their laughs/talking.

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yossarian Posted: 06/03/08 3:29PM ET

lots of great stories for sure, tree...I hope you can make it up...

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thehappydog Posted: 06/03/08 3:34PM ET

yossarian, deeply sorry. much love jesse

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yossarian Posted: 06/03/08 3:50PM ET

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/02/AR2008 060202725.html

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sweetchuck Posted: 06/03/08 3:51PM ET

my condolences peace and love to you and yours yossarian

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yossarian Posted: 06/03/08 4:05PM ET

all I could find on the subject, hope anyone interested has linkification... http://www.gigposters.com/forums/anything-goes/64649-rip-alton-kelley. html http://phantasytour.com/phish/boards_thread.cgi?threadID=1600922&page= 1 http://www.expressobeans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21552&start=0 (A tribute piece of art is on page 2) http://www.metafilter.com/72217/Drawing-Rock-Music http://rockindownthehighway.blogspot.com/ http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/alton-kelley,414826.shtml http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/02/BAQS111UJ4 .DTL want some new shoes? http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/press_releases/converse_debuts_gra teful_dead_kurt_cobain_inspired_footwear.html?200806030850 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/02/AR2008 060202725.html http://www.livedaily.com/blog/2097.html http://www.petaluma360.com/article/20080603/PT/969107669/-1/petaluma36 0&template=ptart http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=19029

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phukinsloth Posted: 06/03/08 4:06PM ET

Yoss, I'm getting the whole paper (unclipped) from my old boss tomorrow. Will be sending as soon as possible. ~Lisa

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tree_sister Posted: 06/03/08 4:58PM ET

Yoss - I picked up the LA Times 'Orange County' edition today and its not in there FWIW. Seeing other papers have it listed today, Im wondering if the OC edition is lacking and the LA Times (in LA) has it. Anyway sorry I couldn't help more. I'll double check it later but pretty sure it wasn't in there.

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yossarian Posted: 06/03/08 5:14PM ET

thanks, ladies...you don't know how much appreciating I am feeling right now, or I hope you can feel that as much as I am...

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Sixtwenty294 Posted: 06/03/08 8:01PM ET

great articles.

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yossarian Posted: 06/03/08 8:26PM ET

lots of art

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snackie Posted: 06/03/08 8:31PM ET

up with the love

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Sixtwenty294 Posted: 06/03/08 10:04PM ET

Hey Yo, what was the first piece with the scarab on it? I see a poster for the Magical Mystery Tour Movie with it on it from '69

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miles_simon Posted: 06/03/08 10:08PM ET

sorry yoss. sending vibes.

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yossarian Posted: 06/03/08 10:08PM ET

hmmm, that quite likely could be it...if there is another before then, its not really ringin a bell...I got that scarab tattoo by him, but that was 78 or so...egypt was another example, as was a hard trucker speaker advert..

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weekapANGruven Posted: 06/03/08 10:16PM ET

we love you yosss still sending ((((((((((hugs)))))))))

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Treyjobas Posted: 06/03/08 10:21PM ET

Been gone all weekend and just saw this. Your dad was a great artist who seemed to live an inspired life. As a phan of his work I cannot thank him enough. His images really lent a vision to the scene that many of us loved. RIP Alton. Sorry for your(our) loss but I know your are celebrating a great life Yoss. Best wishes to you and your family.

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Sixtwenty294 Posted: 06/03/08 10:25PM ET

Yossarian is his best work.

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Bigllama Posted: 06/03/08 10:28PM ET

well said 62294

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