re: RIP In Peace Frank Beard

Sad, sad to hear. Good man, Frank Beard. Best band ever from Texas. Will be missed.

2nd or 3rd show I saw as a kid. Had fun watching all of the drunk white people (not me, I was 15). Good times.

RIP Rube

Another talent has left us RIP.

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Gave one of the most honest assessments Ive heard of heroin use.... Beard explains that he had different reasons for taking different drugs, saying "the pills thing came about just from the workload. And the heroin thing came about because I just liked it. I mean, you ever done heroin? It's great. It's a fricking vacation for the mind, and I liked it. I liked it a lot."

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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard stated in the documentary ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band From Texas: "I never had enough money to be a proper addict until, you know, ’77, and then I accomplished that.”

He further clarified that he spent his first major $72,000 paycheck entirely on drugs, including LSD and heroin, noting that he previously lacked the financial means to sustain such habits before achieving success with the band.

Rest in Percussion, Frankie.

I drove by the Top 40 Ranch on the way home after work. Not much going on. The gate was open when it’s usually closed, but I didn’t think that meant drive up the driveway.

RIP to Pecan Grove’s finest.

I was there when he won the N.O. Open in 1971.