MUSiC/ART: Don Van Vliet, ‘67, by Guy Webster

This photo was just shared on Facebook. I love it. Don wasn’t always that photogenic, in my opinion. Interesting to look at, perhaps. But often in a slightly fucked way.

This 1967 portrait by Guy Webster captures the Cap’n looking ice cool, in a be-suited yet beatnik vein. It’s a look that’s aged a lot better than has the acid-casualty freak apparel of the musically terrific Trout/Decals era.

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