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Ric O’Berry’s Dolphin Project

7. “Jim, wake up. You’re under arrest” excerpt “History of the Groove, drummer’s history” Russell Buddy Helm copyright 2013 all rights reserved 1969. “Jim, wake up. You’re under arrest.” I said to the sleeping keg of dynamite called Nasty Neiman … Continue reading →

excerpt “History of the Groove, Drummer’s Story” Russell Buddy Helm ©2013 all rights reserved 1975. Big Mama Thornton and Howlin’ Wolf lived in Santa Cruz and had a group of local players that would back them up around town. They … Continue reading →

Yuri Geller sat in a car at the stoplight on Grand Avenue excerpt “Drummer’s History” by Russell Buddy Helm © 2013 all rights reserved 1970. Yuri Geller was in a car at the stoplight on Grand Avenue in the heart … Continue reading →

Loggins and Messina were boogieing on stage excerpt “Drummer’s History” Russell Buddy Helm all rights reserved copyright 2013 1973. Loggins and Messina were boogieing on stage at an outdoor Stanford University concert in Palo Alto, California. This was the end … Continue reading →

Hugh Downs donated the first dolphin. excerpt “History of the Groove, drummer’s story” Russell Buddy Helm ©2013 all rights reserved   Marchetti and his radiant earth mother wife and their five month old baby lived on a clean and simple … Continue reading →

Mother tottered back from the mailbox, She looked at me sternly; the school teacher look. “Why am I getting a letter from the CIA?” My heart jumped as we stood in the Clearwater sunshine on our driveway in tract home … Continue reading →

1998. The Stella Adler acting coach said, “Now do it without the Anger” I had no idea I was angry.

Tim Buckley paid Phil Ochs’ rent excerpt “Drummer’s History” Russell Buddy Helm copyright 2013 all rights reserved Phil Ochs’ rent was paid by Tim Buckley as well as rent for the guy that murdered Tim. We had just finished a … Continue reading →

“Dolphins like to give” excerpt from “Drummer’s History” by Russell Buddy Helm copyright 2013 all rights reserved “Dolphins like to give” said Drummond. He had a handful of tiny perfect shells.  The first dolphin that had been rescued and rehabilitated … Continue reading →