Now that the crowds have gone … (Photo/Michael Vitelli)
Compo Beach jetty (Photo/Patricia McMahon)
Ginger Baker — the legendary drummer for Cream, Blind Faith and other famed bands — died today. He was 80 years old.
In 1968, the band — which included Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce — played at Staples High School. David Jones was there.* He posted this souvenir on Facebook, as a tribute.
Jeremy Ross was there too. Here’s his photo of Ginger Baker, on the Staples stage.
Ginger Baker, on the drums at Staples High School. (Photo copyright Jeremy Ross)
* I was too.
Old Mill scene (Photo/Patricia McMahon)
Deadman Brook bridge, between the Levitt Pavilion and Imperial Avenue (Photo/Lynn Untermeyer Miller)
The view from Soundview (Photo/Sandra Howard)
Enjoying the Saugatuck River: at the dock … (Photo/Larry Untermeyer)
… and upriver (Photo/Lynn Untermeyer Miller)
Sparking sunrise at Compo Beach (Photo/Patricia McMahon)
Skipping rocks by the Compo jetty (Photo/Tim Woodruff)
Hanging on to summer, at the end of September (Photo/Jennifer Kobetitsch)
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