(1942-March 13, 2008),
I am in England at the moment, and have just heard the news that Martin passed away. I had spoken with him on the phone just before I boarded the plane for London. He had only recently been told he had cancer and he was gearing up for an intense course of treatment, but sadly it was not enough. Goodbye old friend, compadre. You fought hard, and now you are at rest. We had many happy times together on the road with Zero; your musicianship and crazy sense of humor kept us all on our toes, onstage and off. Your wonderful music has left the world a better place, and has given many people much happiness.
Till we meet again.
Pete Sears
Pete Sears
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Friday 4th April 1975.
Interview with Pete Frame ZigZag #52, Volume 6 Number 2
A note to Francis Clay: Nov 16, 1923 - January 23, 2008
Signed Bass Auction!! Read about the Winner!
Benefit for Bill Laymon
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"I lost a good friend this morning" (Dec. 13, 2007)
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Pete and Floyd “Red Crow” Westerman backstage at the “Mint” in Los Angeles,
Wednesday, October 10th, the day of the show..the day before he went into hospital.
New 2008 Moonalice Dates for Pete Sears
04/15/08 The Jewish Mother Virginia Beach, VA
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04/16/08 The 8x10 Baltimore, MD
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04/17/08 Sellersville Theater Sellersville, PA
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04/18/08 Mr. Small's Funhouse Millvale, PA Co-Bill w/Ekoostik Hookah
04/19/08 Highline Ballroom New York, NY Supporting Tea Leaf Green
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08/1/08 Legend Valley Thornville, OH Grateful Garcia Gathering
08/2/08 Legend Valley Thornville, OH Grateful Garcia Gathering
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08/10/08 Dead On The Creek Willits, CA
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Pete Sears is collaborating with Andreas Nottbohm
on a Music and Visual Art Project.
Pete Sears Instructional Piano DVD Release Here
A note from Pete February 13, 2006: Guatemala
A Note from Pete Sears on Hurricane Relief for Musicians
Pete played at the Sacred Run Benefit Feb. 10, 2006
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Pete Sears and the Dawn Patrol
Pete’s interview with Craig Fenton and the Jefferson Airplane book,
“Take me to a Circus Tent”, corrected for facts, and as it was supposed to read.:
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Press Release - January 1, 2008
The eBay auction to help raise funds for Bill Laymon’s medical expenses is over. He has been struggling with Typhus, Bladder Cancer, and other complications for several years.
I would like to say thank you to everyone who helped with the recent eBay auction. I would especially like to thank Anderson Page and all the folks at Modulus Guitar Company for donating the brand new Vintage J bass guitar for the auction. I would, of course, like to thank all the wonderful bass players who went out of their way to sign the instrument and help Billy. Players who signed the bass were:
And a very special thanks to Kathy Peck, and Dave Denny, from the amazing H.E.A.R. Foundation, for overseeing the eBay auction process through their 501 C3 non-profit umbrella. www.hearnet.com
Bill and the rest of us give special thanks to James Taylor Jones, and Fran Harris for putting in the winning bid.
Anyone wishing to donate money to help with Bill’s considerable medical expenses please go to:
www.hearnet.com/auction
When Billy became sick, he didn’t have any form of medical insurance, so his friends in the musical community came to his aid by holding benefits at the Firefighters Postal Club, in Springfield, IL, and Don Quixote’s near Santa Cruz California. Many musicians turned out to help, including Lacy J. Dalton, Tyran Porter, Jim Lewin, Jimmy Jackson, Jim Norris, Tom Irwin, the Groove Daddy’s, and the Helton Brothers. At Don Quixote’s, Billy felt strong enough to sit in and perform with several of the acts, and even closed the evening by leading a set with his old band mates, the “Gypsy Cowboy Band” joined by Lacy J. Dalton, Mary McCaslin, Ginny Mitchell, Larry Hosford, and me and Barry Sless. David Nelson and band mates, Barry Sless, Mookie Segal, John Molo and me, with production help from Mark Keys, later held a benefit for Billy on November 18th. The show was held at the Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley, California, and came at the end of our Northern California tour. Bill was able to play a fine set of songs that he used to sing with the original David Nelson Band.
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DONATED MODULUS BASS SIGNED BY BASS PLAYING STARS SUCCESSFULLY AUCTIONED OFF ON EBAY
RASING MONEY FOR BILL LAYMON AND H.E.A.R
Photo by Bob Minkin (c)2007
Stanley Clark, Phil Lesh, Jack Casady, Carol Kaye, Charlie Haden, Bill Laymon, Kathy Peck, Alphonso Johnson, Pete Sears, Bobby Vega, David Hayes, Larry Graham, Victor Wooten, Robin Sylvester, and Peter Albin. 
As James and Fran came by my house in San Rafael to pick-up the bass guitar, they were also able to donate the $150 shipping fee to Billy.