David skims over the impressive book “The Covert War on Rock” by Alex Constantine and looks at some of the funny business surrounding the deaths of radical cannabo-centric musicians John Lennon (Dec. 8, 1980), Jimmy Hendrix (Sept. 18, 1970), Jim Morrison (July 3, 1971), Bob Marley (May 11, 1981) & Peter Tosh (Sept 11, 1987).
John Lennon’s John Sinclair performance from the film “Grass” by Ron Mann
http://www.geraldpeary.com/essays/pqr/ron-mann-grass.html
Peter Tosh courtesy of “Stepping Razor Red X”
http://www.trondheim-filmklubb.no/film/tfk/db/visomtale.php?id=101
Also check out “Better Off Dread”:
http://negativeimage.com/betteroffdread/dvd.html
For Bob Marley, check out:
Rebel Music:
http://www.ociojoven.com/trade/productview/39649/
Regge Heartland:
http://www.reggae-vibes.com/rev_dvd/heartlan.htm
Legend – the best of Bob Marley:
http://www.cordiallyyours.net/african_american_asian_caribbean_shopping/item3429.htm
Jimi Hendrix:
http://musicolinuxien.lost-oasis.net/jimi/video.php
And Oliver Stone’s “The Doors”:
http://www.thezreview.co.uk/dvdreviews/d/doors.shtm
More details about these deaths, and further discussion:
http://www.cannabisculture.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=946662&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1
About the author:
http://www.alexconstantine.50megs.com/home.html
Chapter on Bob Marley’s death:
http://www.alexconstantine.50megs.com/get_up_stand.html
