In loving memory...

    

 
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   of a talented musician, composer, producer, farmer, caretaker and

 greatest friend ever...
 

The one image of himself that he didn't wrinkle his nose at. Gary Philippet in aviator shades, denim jacket, dangling unlit Kool cigarette.
Photo Booth
Mayfair Shopping Center
Oakland 1977

 

  Gary Phillips plays guitar with Earth Quake, San Francisco, 1977
Earth Quake
1977 Berkeley, CA
Gary sings "Tin Soldier" ('75)

Gary's left profile upstairs bedroom, Beserkley Records office on Spruce St.
1975 in his  Beserkley bedroom

 

Marcie Ingbar, Gary Philippet with his new Olympus 35mm camera
1977 

Gary visiting San Francisco, temporarily tends bar at a party south of Market in 1985.    
1985 

Portrait of Gary Philippet and Patrick Treadway. Photo by John Jensen, San Francisco 1975. From a contact sheet

Gary Edmund Philippet

a.k.a. 

Gary Phillips

 

A very loving, compassionate, talented man departed on his new adventure on January 17th, 2007. His completely generous nature has left so much with those of us whose lives he touched. 

 

 

Gary was a multi-talented musician and producer, and played multiple instruments for many Bay Area bands, such as the Freedom Highway, Copperhead, Earth Quake and the Greg Kihn Band


Photo courtesy Mike Somavilla
Copperhead 1973 promo 8x10 (Edsel). Photo courtesy Mike Somavilla
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Gary was as ready to help out up-and-coming musicians as he was sought after by well-established names. He knew how to make close friendships wherever he went, and did so at every level of the music/recording industry.

 

 

He will be greatly missed by a very large, very diverse collection of friends.

 

 

  • Please enjoy the pics, and please contact me if you have images, stories, memories, etc. you'd like to share that can be posted here, and celebrate this wonderful man's life.


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