Root Boy Slim (July 9, 1944 - June 8, 1993)

He died twenty-one years ago yesterday.

{eta:} This is an old Wikipedia page. It said he was born in 1945. I've altered this post, as of 07-09-2020, to indicate that he was born in 1944.}

Root Boy Slim

Root Boy Slim (July 9, {1944} – June 8, 1993) was the stage name assumed by American musician, Foster MacKenzie III.
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Background

MacKenzie was an intelligent yet incorrigible youth, who was asked to leave several private D.C.-area prep schools, including the Sidwell Friends School. He finally found his niche at Saint James School in Hagerstown, Maryland, a boarding school, where along with his studies, he played varsity football. He was accepted and attended Yale University on a scholarship, majoring in African American studies, and graduated in 1967. He was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, where his fraternity brothers included future President George W. Bush. MacKenzie was a year older than Bush.

While at Yale, MacKenzie formed a band with classmate and fraternity brother Bob Greenlee, who was captain of Yale's football team. The band was named Prince La La and the Midnight Creepers. MacKenzie's growing dislike of authority and inner inclination to play pranks and his love of shock value expanded. Band members wore ermine capes, silver lamé hot pants and boasted that they were never invited for return engagements. The year after MacKenzie and Greenlee graduated, they returned to the DKE house during Yale's homecoming. Bush, who since their departure had become president of DKE, threw them out and banned them from the house.

I saw him at the Grog and Tankard three times. How I wish I could see the group play just one more time.