Gram Parsons - Any fans out there ?

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His grave is in kenner or meterie, ive been meaning to check it out.

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He wanted his body cremated in the desert near the Joshua Tree National Monument, a place he loved (and, in fact, where he died).

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Bob Parsons [note:his step father who adopted him after his dad killed himself] (who is now deceased) had arranged to have the body flown to New Orleans, believing that if he could establish a Louisiana domicile for Gram, as the closest male relative he would be the sole heir under the Napoleonic Code.

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But Phil Kaufman and an accomplice borrowed a hearse and stole Gram’s body from the Los Angeles airport. They drove to Joshua Tree, doused the casket with gasoline, and set it afire. But their effort was not entirely successful, and what was left of Gram’s remains were shipped to Louisiana and buried at Garden of Memories on Airline Highway. Today there is a headstone bearing the inscription “Gram Parsons, God’s Own Singer,” and both Garden of Memories and Joshua Tree are considered shrines by Gram’s fans.

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It's called "Grand Theft Parsons", and the story is interesting.

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