Sunday, April 16, 2017

Remembering David Peel



Friends of David Peel turned out yesterday afternoon to honor the musician during a memorial wake at the Peter Jarema Funeral Home on Seventh Street...



Later, there was a singing tribute of his music in Tompkins Square Park...







The longtime East Village resident — known for his 1960s anthem "I Like Marijuana" and later for collaborations with John Lennon and Yoko Ono — died on April 6. He was 73. (The Times has a feature obituary here.)

His burial is tomorrow morning at 11 at Calverton National Cemetery in Riverhead, N.Y.

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Top two photos by Chris F.

Bottom three photos by Steven
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4 comments:

  1. DrBOPApril 16, 2017 at 10:01 AM

    I'm definitely having a long-distance mourning, wondering where all the pieces of the puzzle are going.
    Different puzzle, different pieces I guess.
    The secret remains the effort we all have to put in so that love can win the day.
    Ain't going to study war no more.
    Keep On Chooglin'!

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  2. AnonymousApril 16, 2017 at 11:38 AM

    Roll me up and smoke me when I die

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  3. AnonymousApril 16, 2017 at 4:22 PM

    Anon 11:38 AM
    Izzatchoo Willie?

    The Official Willie Nelson TeaPot Party thinks this was the best obit:

    https://www.celebstoner.com/news/celebstoner-news/2017/04/06/marijuana-minstrel-david-peel-passes-away/

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  4. AnonymousApril 17, 2017 at 4:16 AM

    There was talk about re branding the smoke in for him

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