HAPPY BIRTHDAY DON

Van Vliet that is . . . . . . . . 

Ice Cream For Crow 1982 (perhaps my favourite video)

Celebratory picture from Don's artgallery Galerie Michael Werner

"It makes me itch to think of myself as Captain Beefheart. I don't even have a boat." 

- Don Van Vliet. 

Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band live at the Drury Lane Royal Theatre in London, England on June 9th, 1974. Picture is from the tour. 00:00 Warp-Minded Cabbage-Patch Child-Son of Mirror Man 4:47 Upon the My Oh My 8:54 Full Moon Hot Sun 12:24 Sugar Bowl 15:20 Crazy Little Thing 19:07 This Is the Day 26:55 New Electric Ride 30:15 Abba Zabba 33:32 Peaches

Always wear a hat . . . . . . 

The insert lyric sheets from the first pressing of Trout Mask Replica thanks to Richard Morton Jack and 'Graham' from Beefheart.com (The Radar Station)

The Mascara Snake from insert of Trout Mask Replica

Don and all that turquoise jewellery 

Ed Marimba from Spot Light Kid back cover

Untitled works from last exhibition Sicily

Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band playing Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop on Detroit Tubeworks, January 15th, 1971, right before their tour for Lick My Decals Off, Baby.

Captain Beefheart Upon The My O My Old Grey Whistle Test 1974

Same Old Blues - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Ice Cream for Crow -  Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band; directed by Don Van Vliet (with much uncredited assistance from producer Ken Schreiber), cinematography by Daniel Pearl (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre); Don Van Vliet (vocals, harp), Gary Lucas (guitar), Jeff Tepper (guitar), Rick Snyder (bass), Cliff Martinez (drums); filmed on location in the High Mojave Desert near Lancaster, California; clip rejected by MTV USA as "too weird" upon release, now in the Permanent Film and Video Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, NYC; track taken from the 1982 Virgin album "Ice Cream for Crow"