Recalling David Franks "in the Grand Manner..."
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Folks, apologies for the recent spammers. They have gotten the foot-long heave-ho.
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Dave Beaudouin commented on Lorraine L. Whittlesey's blog post 'A noble wreck'
WONDERFUL!
Laura Bootgirl commented on Susan's photo
:-)
I met David about 20yrs. later- I had no idea he was such a cutie!!
Susan replied to ric royer's discussion 'david the psychic'
Joe, I may be able to help with some of the tapes from the period of 1971-1975. I'm pretty confident that he dated the tapes. There may be things for which I can provide some context. I was present at a few of his recording sessions and all of…
Carol Beth Powers replied to ric royer's discussion 'david the psychic'
Just curious...would like to know stories about David prior to the 70's. I know he was a wild thing. He taught me about the importance and power of words. Beth
A noble wreck
Came across a quote from Byron which reminded me of David, especially in the past several years of his life. 'A noble wreck in ruinous perfection.'See More
Blog post by Lorraine L. Whittlesey
Remembering a most gracious friend, and couragious writer superb
Like many of us, I'm tremondously saddened by the grevious loss of David Franks, and kind of struck dumbstruck, that one so full of Life, could be taken from us, far too soon. What follows is a poem I wrotefor David.Free Verse doesn’t strike the same person twice!For David FranksPossessed of a cloud’s gentle whimsyCourtly guardian of the suspicious flameOf all the teeming legions of frustrated torchbearers of the GrailYou, David who came acrosssubtle as a tidal waveNever afraid of overwhelming…See More
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Robert Friedman replied to Joe Wall's discussion 'thanks to everyone'
I too am one of the friends who David burned down long ago, although it never bothered me much. Many years after first hanging with him in the mid-70s, I tried to put music to one of the accidental wrong number "Alice" calls from New…
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david the psychic 6 Replies
here it is attached. If anybody has any longer excerpts, I would love to hear them.Continue
Started by ric royer. Last reply by Susan Feb 21, 2010.
thanks to everyone 3 Replies
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for making the memorial so wonderful yesterday. It was such a beautiful day, and the readings, the the remembrances, and the joyous esprit du corps was just so…Continue
Started by Joe Wall. Last reply by Robert Friedman Feb 4, 2010.
Franks-Way
Next time you shop at Safeway be sure to use David Franks' club card savings membership number. It's simply his phone number: 410-536-4048. Save a couple bucks. See his name in print. And, if the…Continue
Started by Eric John Mithen Feb 3, 2010.
Readers List for DF Memorial Live Reading (FINAL -Read Most Recent Post) 6 Replies
Hi, Folks: What follows is a working list of readers for the live reading portion of the DF Memorial on 1/31. Given the time allotted (roughly 2 hours), I figure we have room for up to 20 readers at…Continue
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Started by Dave Beaudouin. Last reply by Laura Bootgirl Feb 1, 2010.
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An interim gathering place online for friends of David Franks to share info, photos, laughter, poems & tears leading up his 1/31 memorial.
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