Hippie Bill...He's gone...

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Post by Owsley » Wed Feb 10, 2021 6:49 am

:cry:

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Post by Owsley » Wed Feb 10, 2021 7:03 am

Here's my video from 08 that's so bouncy it will make you sick but it still hits the spot.


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Post by Beyond Description » Wed Feb 10, 2021 7:06 am

Sad news to wake to.

I had a dream last night. In my cigar box of ticket stubs, I was looking for a message that Hippie Bill wrote for me. I've kept it for all these years.

"Peace in our time"

-Hippie Bill

RIP, brother. I'll miss seeing you around. Maybe in another time and space.

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Post by Unc. John » Wed Feb 10, 2021 7:47 am

damn. so many memories. a giant of a man with a giant of a heart. He was a mighty oak and a happy sight . Safe Travels, Hippie Bill!

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Post by stevus » Wed Feb 10, 2021 8:20 am

happy trails hippy bill. you were one of a kind brother

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Post by weironourown2 » Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:43 am

For some of us, traveling to ratdog shows was quite a bit more challenging than travelling to the dead as there wasn't as much to blend into. I remember one show after driving through some bad snow near syracuse without a ticket and him escorting me down to a prime seat. Ended up next to a guy who had been working on finishing up refurbishing the theater. This was just one small example of the awesomeness of having 'Hippie Bill' being there. He made the 'road' a bit less harsh for this doggee. When arriving at the show's locations, just seeing HB, I could finally take a deep breath and get rid of the taint of the road and begin the 'calisthenics' for the show.
Hope that you are being made to feel as comfortable and welcoming as you made some of us - at your next stop on the universal tour.
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Post by FaceOnMars » Wed Feb 10, 2021 1:30 pm

my condolences to Bill's family and friends
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Post by richblueyes » Wed Feb 10, 2021 1:44 pm

Sad news to read first thing in the morning. Nothing compaired to what Family feels. RIP Bill and to His family comfort in the memory of their Brother..........
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Post by caseyjonesed » Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:25 pm

those who look after others are the most deserving.
r.i.p. Hippie Bill.

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Post by terrapin710 » Wed Feb 10, 2021 5:27 pm

...nothin' you can hold for very long~
but will be holding you in our hearts thru
eternity
R.I.P.ple brother
forever grateful
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Post by GratefulDeadhead » Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:13 pm

what a loss the the world and the dead community.

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Post by Mary Poppins » Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:25 pm

Picture of Hippie Bill on the stage under a peace flag during the Wolf Bros stream tonight. <3

Fare thee well, kind man.

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Post by Fishtown Boy » Sun Feb 14, 2021 6:58 am

doooodahman wrote:
Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:57 pm
Ya know...I miss all y’all and all that shit we used to do together.

RIP hippie bill!
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Post by extracheese » Mon Feb 15, 2021 7:59 pm

Met him many times. One in particular: I was with my wife and daughter, 7 at the time, at the Orphium in Boston...said hi to Bill and he went out of his way to have a nice little conversation with my daughter A kind soul indeed. Sleep in the stars Bill.
Just like a deaf man dancin', Like a blind man shooting pool...


Then he went off sniffing drainpipes
And reciting the alphabet

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Post by vegeta_ban » Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:31 pm

Damn, I’ve been away from this board for a while and didn’t know he passed. So many good memories from the taper section with him. He got our gear into Greensburg 2007 Ratdog show when they were being jerks about tapers. I used to give him jolly ranchers every time I saw him.
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