Gary Lucas from a Tribute to Captain Beefhart Symposium (Part 1 of 2)

Gary Lucas performs "Sure 'Nuff 'n Yes I Do" --the very first song on the very first Beefheart album "Safe As Milk" on his 1926 National steel Duolian guitar, which he first utilized on "Skeleton at the Feast", the very last track on the very last Beefheart album "Ice Cream for Crow"--and discusses Don Van Vliet's Exploding Note Theory at his Captain Beefheart Symposium Jan 13th 2011 at The Echoplex in LA. Special guests that night included Matt Groening, Pamela Des Barres, Don's cousin Terry Van Vliet, Robert Williams, Kristine McKenna, Bill Moseley, and Weba Garretson http://garylucas.com/www/capt shot by Steve Laub