RIP Owsley “Bear” Stanley
“Bearzebub…
I met Owsley at the age of eighteen. I had just left home, having run off with a Rock&Roll band. Bear, as we knew him, was one of my all-time biggest influences. Always, when I think of him, I think of the endless stuff he taught me or somehow made me realize; all stuff that I’ve been able to use to the benefit of countless people.”
– Bob Weir
“Bearzebub cont’d..
He taught me to take myself and my interests out of the picture and work with the subject under consideration so that the best deductions or conclusions are made. I guess this means working from the point of view of the higher self, though that term never came up; it was always just assumed..”
“Most important was the approach he taught me: Always be open and engaging – always critical and questioning, but not negatively so much as playfully.”