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Thursday, October 15, 2009 

Since there isn't going to be a memorial in the states, here is a little something written by Duck for Dickie:



RICHARD ALLAN “DICKIE” PETERSON
9/12/1946-10/12/2009
Dickie Peterson was my Bandmate, Business Partner, Friend and Teacher the driving force behind Blue Cheer who some called the godfathers of Metal, Punk, Grunge and Stoner. I’ve heard underrated, overrated, the greatest and the worst band of all time but one thing is for sure there was no middle ground on opinions of his band.
I like to think a hundred years from now researchers will try to figure out how it got from Muddy Waters to Godsmack and they will find Hendrix and Cream, Zeppelin and Sabbath and then they will scratch their heads and think something’s missing and then they’ll see it, it won’t be shiny and beautiful but raw and crude and a bit misshapen but there it is the missing link between all that was and all that is Blue Cheer. Then it will all be documented, put on a shelf, collect dust and eventually be forgotten.
First and foremost Dickie was a Bluesman, a champion of the Blues and a Knight of the Blues Table who just happened to worship at the Temple of the Loud. He once was asked at an interview I was at with him how he felt about working with a heavy metal guitarist and he sort of chuckled and said “ Duck? Duck is just a blues guitarist in disguise.” and in that instance he taught me more about myself than even I knew and profoundly changed the way I thought about myself, no easy feat me being a stubborn Scotsman. There are so many stories I could tell you about my adventures with Dickie and someday we’ll sit down and drink a Scotch and I will tell all (if I can remember) but some things are just for me like the memories of first Love, your first born child being laid in your arms, and the passing of those you loved, those feelings are private and sacred and mine alone so I leave you with this.
Dickie is waiting for us and when we get there he will turn and face God and say
WE’RE BLUE CHEER AND THIS IS WHAT WE DO! And launch into Babylon. (Hopefully God will provide the gear and lots of it!)
Andrew “Duck” MacDonald


thank you Duck
9:26 PM
 
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Craig Gruber
Craig Gruber

 
Thank You Duck!!!,We All thank you!!, Your words,, and thoughts,..and inner-visions  , of this Amazzing  Person, Father, and Musician,,are much appreciated...I still Remember taking the First album Cover,, opening it up in sheer Amazzment,,, and seeing the" First Real Image of Metal.... AND THEN...HEARING IT!! The World has never been the Same...!!and  it's Much better Because of it!! Thank You Dickie!!! and Blue Cheer!!! PEACE..Craig,,

 
Posted by Craig Gruber on Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 9:47 PM
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howie

 
Beautiful Duck. I'm all choked up now. Blue Cheer 4 ever!

 
Posted by howie on Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 9:51 PM
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MARI
Mari Gussin

 
Thankyou Duck.  That was touching.
 
Posted by MARI on Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 9:58 PM
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GARY
gary whitten

 
its just exactly right. its like a family member gone .take care and peace to you duck and paul.

                                                 yoda


 
Posted by GARY on Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 10:02 PM
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Big Greg

 
Sweet, Duck....Sweetly put.

I had the pleasure of meeting Dickie, Paul and you when Blue Cheer played a place in Burbank, Illinois called Champs several years back. It was kind of a Kharmic thing...I tracked you guys down on myspace, saw that Iyou had tour dates and of all things(!) playing at the end of my block (at Champs) a few days later....I had to go!!! You guys just blistered my face with that wall of sound of metal, blues rock. I was so impressed jow how pure of a sound it was. unlike any other band out there  Of course, I met you guys, took pictures and had you sign my albums.

I went home that night high on Blue Cheer...I also went home that night thinking what a love man Dickie was...God Bless Dickie for having been and the body of work he let behind.
 
Posted by Big Greg on Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 10:34 PM
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GIRL GEORGE BERK

 
LAST NITE WE WERE JAMING IN THE BEER GARDEN AT THE MIZ IN BERKELEY..AND WE ALL STARTED SINGING AND PLAYING "SUMMER TIME BLUE'S" ..SO WE HAD OUR LITTLE INFORMAL MEMORIAL.
.FOR DICKIE.
IT WAS A ROCKIN NITE,DICKIE WOULD HAVE ENJOYED IT.

LAST TIME I SAW DICKIE WAS 4 YRS AGO 2005 AT THE CHET HELMS MEMORIAL IN GOLDEN GATE PARK.
AND THOUGH HE HAD NOT SEEN ME SINCE 1979 WHEN HE WAS ON MY TV SHOW..
HE SPOTED ME RIGHT OFF BACK STAGE..YELLED "GEORGE" AND RAN TO ME WITH OPEN ARMS..
WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHE SINCE SAN FRANCISCO IN THE 60'S..HIS OLD PAINO PLAYER
RALPH KELLOGG,,,USED TO PLAY WITH "GIRL GEO.& THE ARIZINA STAR"
AT THE COFFEE GALLERY..NORTH BEACH
IN 1970 BEFORE WE WENT TO NASHVILLE
DICKIE & BLUE CHEER..WERE ALWAYS THE BRIGHTEST & LOUDEST STARS
IN THE SAN FRANCISCO MUSIC SCENE..
EVERYONE KNEW & LOVED DICKIE PETERSON..
I'M GLAD HE GOT TO KEEP DOING HIS MUSIC ALL THESE YEARS..UP TO THE END..
HE WAS VERY LUCKY AND WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO KNOW HIM..

LOVE YOU DICKIE..

GIRL GEORGE
 
Posted by GIRL GEORGE BERK on Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 10:37 PM
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Ed

 
Hi Duck!that was a great ! you guy's are the greatest raw,real deal band out there!I had the pleasure of meeting Dickie back in the early 90's in Germany,he was playing with Richie Scarlet,Mountian,the Outlaws,I know Richie from N.Y.,we all had a couple of beer's together Dicke was out there LOUD booming voice and bass hammering!what a night.your faithfull fan.ed
 


 
Posted by Ed on Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 11:43 PM
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LOVE BANDITS BAND
Love BAndits

 
LONG LIVE BLUE CHEER'S MUSIC! R.I.P. DICKIE!!!
 
Posted by LOVE BANDITS BAND on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 12:24 AM
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Larry

 
Back in 1967 i believe it was i was about 14 or 15.I remember the song "Summertime blues" playin on the am radio by Blue cheer.I got the album and it was so cool with its change of silver shiny reflective cover which launchd the band members faces back and forth from one shiny state to another.The lp was lifted in spots so you could actually feel the changes in the words and things on the cover.I actually took that lp to high school and carried it around with me all day one day because i thought it was so cool.It sure was and it sure still is because i still have that album today even though its got some scotch tape holding its edges together.I played that album through the years and i never gave it up or lent it or lost it even when i had to sell most of my record collection once when i was broke.The music of "Vincebus Eruptum" was amazingly set in the right time and place in the 60s trip.It was a stand out album because no band had ever done what Blue cheer did,...blast the roof off. I went on to follow Blue cheer in their other musical changes and i really like "New and improved "with randy holden but sad to say theres been some sad trips ive heard about holdens idea of he is the real blue cheer when hes NOT but for what one side of "New and improved" he played on it is some nice music even so. Prior to that lp was the second Blue cheer lp with some real hard acid rock and it had a fold out cover with the band *whalen away (*whalen for you paul!) Anyways there was music there to strip your head off if you didnt have it in place to begin with.Through the years theres been more lps and some good and some so so but it was always listenable after all it was Blue Cheer and if it was by Blue Cheer I bought it.So what ever road the band took and what ever members passed through it was interesting to say the least.These last years i got into "what ever doesnt kill you" and the other one "high lights and low lives". And back into a block of time i momentarily forgot was "The beast is back".And theres others.The thing is Blue cheer is it was up and it was down and it was on hiatus and it was up and it was down and it was On hiatus again.However it was always Blue cheer and so i always got my fix of Loud through life along with my ups n downs and female personel changes as well as changes in fortunes too.Dickie peterson had a very special growly and hard edge voice and sang a song with an edge to it.In the later incarnation of blue cheer the Duck mcdonald played very well and those chords and lead hits sustaining could be heard loud and clear and left me filled with oz like moments.Paul whaley always kicked ass on drums!!!!! and in some Blue Cheer videos its so cool to wathc Whaley drumming as he got s style thats got its own special hits in the timing. The later years of Blue cheer gained some stability and some consistency and became a staple and its so neat they could tour and be heard by so many fans again old and anew.God bless you Blue cheer members still with us Duck and Paul and God bless all of the fans of Blue cheer.Its a sad time right now for sure.However on a happeir note we know that Dickie Peterson is in a better place as we all will be someday  and although he will be sorely missed he is loved and not going to be forgotten anytime soon. Blue cheers music will live on."Rest in Peace Dickie Peterson bassist and rocker extraordinaire of the mind blowing louder then God blast the roof off 60s iconic Blue Cheer"!

 
Posted by Larry on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 1:10 AM
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Sandy
Sandy Caspers

 
I am grateful for having had this special friendship with the man, I am grateful you are still around! Still an ocean in between, but we all will sit down some time soon and bring our stories with Dickie to the table. This is the longest piece of writing I have seen from you in 20 years. Thank god you laid it down!
 
Posted by Sandy on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 1:21 AM
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MARK FARNER/NRG TIME WARP

 
Amen

 
Posted by MARK FARNER/NRG TIME WARP on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 1:50 AM
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Solomon G

 
I like to picture Dickie jammin' now on some huge-ass kozmic stacks the size of a galaxy, like on a super-long, 'live version' of something that doesn't ever really have to end...
 
Posted by Solomon G on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 1:59 AM
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kirkenstein

 
to one who lived it as it was.
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right on babe...
 
Posted by kirkenstein on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 2:03 AM
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Milkman Dan

 
amazing words.....that was pretty cool indeed. I hope someday  we can hear a few of the not so private memories you have of the man....the fucking LEGEND


ROCK ON
-Nick/Evoken-

 
Posted by Milkman Dan on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 2:03 AM
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THE BLACK STRIPES
BLack STrIpes

 
THANKS MAN YOU GUYS WERE GREAT TOGEATHER !!!BLUE CHEER FOREVER!!!!!SECOND TIME AROUND!!!


 
Posted by THE BLACK STRIPES on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 2:38 AM
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Herndon X

 

 

Thanx Duck''' Blue Cheer has been runnin through my veins since 67 also. many times i used that name to describe my influences and my loudness. And i'm still LOUD!!! Thanx Dickie,,, i'll see ya on the other side''''... . .
Herndon X Tucky.....

 
Posted by Herndon X on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 3:36 AM
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Doctor J

 
Wow thats a great piece man its a nice tribute. I was fortunate to see ya'll when you played Tallahassee a couple of years ago, I was in that awe that I was there watching such rock legends in a small venue. And ya'll were very cool and gracious meeting with the fans afterwards, actually I think ya'll were some of the coolest rocks stars I've ever met. I'm really wanted to see ya'll again but it wasn't meant to be, wish ya'll the best!!

 
Posted by Doctor J on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 4:43 AM
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Willy Potts

 
Yup..this is Blue Cheer..................and this is what you do.............................thanks for everything, fellas....always.....potts
 


 
Posted by Willy Potts on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 5:36 AM
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Jesus Christ
Raymond Kitchen

 
The loss of Dickie makes me almost want to cry. I'm from Detroit.  The band I'm in in is heavy as fuck and the heaviness in our band (which I brought the heaviness to the table here) is all owed to Dickie! We may not sound like Blue Cheer (and may have taken more from the MC5 cause we're from Lincoln Park, MI like they are) but they (Blue Cheer) are in our roots as much as Dickie Peterson is in our soul. We will forever miss you and everything we do from here on out, we will try to have a little bit of you in it all the way!

 
Posted by Jesus Christ on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 7:30 AM
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Professor Dungpie,Fountainhead of Enlightenment!

 
Beautifully stated!   It must have been some ride, playing with Dickie and Paul!  I still remember buying V Eruptus when it came out........never heard anything like it before or since! Thank you Dickie, Paul and Duck for all the great music!
 
Posted by Professor Dungpie,Fountainhead of Enlightenment! on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 8:04 AM
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Realendless

 
Thank you for your words and thoughts, Duck. I..m still shocked from Dickie's passing. I hope the R'n'R-world will still be able to hear some of you..re playing. After witnessing Blue Cheer during the last tour of Germany I fell in love with your feeling when playing guitar and can only hope to see you perform again some time. Wouldn..t Bobby Liebling be the right guy to sing "parchment farm" and the like in the future?

 
Posted by Realendless on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 10:10 AM
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Art Beard

 
Yea he touched me too ..i use to stare @ all those Marshall stacks on the 2nd Blue Cheer album for hours..and wore the albums out.Just A Little Bit ..damn the way those drums started the song..Jesus Christ n the way he blessed those guys,you to are very blessed to have played with such Icons! Godbless   Art Beard
 


 
Posted by Art Beard on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 11:57 AM
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homesteadted

 
Rest In Peace Dickie...

 
Posted by homesteadted on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 12:22 PM
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Purple Haze Plugz

 
Very well said, Duck. Dickie Peterson will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!! My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Blue Cheer Forever
 
Posted by Purple Haze Plugz on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 12:50 PM
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Jerry Ford

 
Oh what stories we could tell..... I look forward to that drink my brother.

Many Blessings!


 
Posted by Jerry Ford on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 2:57 PM
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Gentleman John

 
Duck , Thank you for sharing your thoughts. My favorite story is still the one about how you and Dickie met , but I'm loving the story about how you and he will meet again. For you , and Paul , and all those closest to him , he'll always be with you. As life goes on , though I know it's hard , he'll still be looking out for you , and it will give you comfort , and cause to smile. Don't worry about the gear. God's amp goes to "12". The shows were great , the attitude was one of caring and no pretension. You were everything a band should be. I trust some people were taking notes.

Be well , Remember we're all here for you. Love , John. 
 
Posted by Gentleman John on Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 12:35 AM
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Craig & Barbi

 
After reading the eulogy and all of the comments, I feel like I'm in very good company.  Thanks for sharing the eulogy, and the music of Blue Cheer will live on forever, as will Dickie's spirit.  I only got to see y'all once at the Middle East in Cambridge, MA, and it was purely unreal.  I, like everyone else here, was stunned around 14 by Vincebus Eruptum (and that was already the mid-80's), and never imagined I'd get to experience it live.  RIP Dickie - we'll keep it loud for you!
 
Posted by Craig & Barbi on Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 5:29 AM
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BEN

 
Beautiful.

Thanks, Duck.

Regards,

Ben

 
Posted by BEN on Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 8:00 AM
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MAGNOLIA

 
Beautiful written! Blue Cheer forever!!!
/Ronny

 
Posted by MAGNOLIA on Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 8:56 AM
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TSCHAK

 
Thank you Duck, I will always remember the good days together with Dickie & Paul in Regensburg, Germany.
 
Posted by TSCHAK on Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 11:15 AM
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Creamy Treee & Hazy Greeen

 
Thank you, Dickie and all Blue Cheer. We will love you and your music for a real long time..



Peace Love and the loudest "thanks" i can do


Matteo

6 April 2008, Leuven (Belgium)

 
Posted by Creamy Treee & Hazy Greeen on Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 6:55 PM
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RockArt Chicago

 
Thanks so much Duck, for sharing  some of your thoughts, it helps. The time I spent in 2007 with you guys was amazing,thanks so much! Please tell Paul that I thinking of him at this time also.  Peace, Goldie













 
Posted by RockArt Chicago on Monday, October 19, 2009 - 2:26 AM
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Texas Jake

 
First met Dickie in 1967...
he will be missed..
thanks Duck

 
Posted by Texas Jake on Monday, October 19, 2009 - 5:47 PM
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insanitywarfarehastakenplaceintheheartsofourchild

 
Those wore beautiful words written about a great man the Rock n Roll will be missing.Rest in Peace Dick.

 
Posted by insanitywarfarehastakenplaceintheheartsofourchild on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 5:25 PM
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__RICHARD__
Richard Johnson

 
I hope you & Paul are well.
All the best to you guys I hope-to see you play again..

Much respect.
Richard
 
Posted by __RICHARD__ on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 7:59 PM
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Don
Don Avet

 
the album vincebus eruptus when it was pretty much unheard of,and they had me at track 1,and I have been a fan since then.That was in the 60's when no one played like that.I remember the pictures of the band playing on a pier in the harbor,wish I could have been a fly on the pier for that.rock on,blue cheer 4ever
 
Posted by Don on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 4:46 PM
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MULTIPERSONALITY GENTLEMAN

 
growing up, it seemed all my dad lived for was shaking the walls with a band said to be "louder than God". and i can remember that wild wah just rushing through our spirits like a phoenix making way through a forgotten forest. i later grew with these echoes in my mind and promised one day to hit the stage with my bass in hand and say "we are..." and the lights would blast in all directions as that familiar wah sound openned the ears of all who were deaf to REAL metal. "relax your mind....." then they'd share the electric explosion i've always known. God bless our beloved dickie peterson. Blue Cheer will always be a key part of my inspiration.....in music and in life.
 
Posted by MULTIPERSONALITY GENTLEMAN on Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 12:25 AM
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