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Rest in peace Billy and George. Thanks for the memories. Godspeed and Krishna, Krishna, Hare, Hare.

Comment by Criminal Enterprise Called Illinois Wednesday, Jun 7, 06 @ 1:15 am
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Comment by Not So Fast Wednesday, Jun 7, 06 @ 10:22 am
Not so fast yourself. I had never heard of that allegation before and I just did a Google search and couldn’t find anything. I would suggest you back that up with a link before you say anything like that again.

Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Jun 7, 06 @ 2:49 pm
Vince Welnick (Tubes/Grateful Dead) and now Billy Preston (damn near everybody). Great players who knew their craft and made the music just move. If death comes in threes who is the next keyboard player to go? Welnick finished out the Dead’s history of losing every one of their keyboard players early. Preston is on so many records it is simply impossible to have not heard his playing. Sad day.

Comment by zatoichi Wednesday, Jun 7, 06 @ 4:59 pm
This was widely reported at the time. He pleaded no contest to assaulting a 16-year-old-boy in 1991. I found this pretty quickly on Google.

On this date in 1991, singer and keyboardist Billy Preston was arrested in Malibu, California, after a 16-year-old boy reported that he was sexually attacked and shown obscene pictures. Preston was charged with exhibiting pornography, annoying a child and possessing cocaine. A year later, he entered no-contest pleas to the cocaine and assault charges. He was sentenced to nine months at a drug rehabilitation center and three months of house arrest.

Comment by Not So Fast Thursday, Jun 8, 06 @ 11:07 am
Link to a Reuters article published yesterday

http://www.dose.ca/toronto/news/story.html?s_id=1XI3xPQdpJXPtcwISWcLC%2FJer6yIe1a8WhDX9BoGgWSH7vyms%2FfOjw%3D%3D

Comment by Not So Fast Thursday, Jun 8, 06 @ 11:23 am