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Over fifty years ago, creative differences among rock band Jefferson Airplane members resulted in many of the players leaving for other projects. At that time, former members like Grace Slick,
FORT HALL — The successful arena rock group Jefferson Starship will be accompanying Southern rock band The Marshall Tucker Band for live performances Sept. 21 at the Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel.
Greg Irons sampled every conceivable creative outlet the 1960s counterculture had to offer—first as a rock musician in Philadelphia (The Candymen), then as a Bay Area rock poster artist (Bill Graham and others), then underground comix (Last Gasp, Print Mint), and coloring books, mastering each one before moving on to the next. By the 1980s, Irons was at the forefront of tattoo art, traveling the world to study with the masters of the form in Japan and, finally, Thailand, where he was hit by a bus and killed in 1984. The legacy he left is a testament to his prodigious talent and energy. Benit...