Cooley Bird

GuitarManUpstairs · Post by **GuitarManUpstairs** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:46 pm

Hey y'all,

I am pretty new to the 3DD site and was never very involved in 9B so I don't know if this subject has been covered ad nauseum or not but I am curious what anyone knows about the origins, myths, legends, evolutionary history, etc... for the famous Cooley Bird. Is it an idea born from the unreal mind of its name sake and then visually conceptualized by Wes Freed or did Wes come up with it and it then somehow aquired Cooley's name? I find Wes' artwork and DBT music go hand in hand and the experience would not be the same one without the other, so I am as interested in it as with any other aspect of the band. Anyone have any insight and or comments?

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:09 pm

GuitarManUpstairs wrote:Hey y'all,

I am pretty new to the 3DD site and was never very involved in 9B so I don't know if this subject has been covered ad nauseum or not but I am curious what anyone knows about the origins, myths, legends, evolutionary history, etc... for the famous Cooley Bird. Is it an idea born from the unreal mind of its name sake and then visually conceptualized by Wes Freed or did Wes come up with it and it then somehow aquired Cooley's name? I find Wes' artwork and DBT music go hand in hand and the experience would not be the same one without the other, so I am as interested in it as with any other aspect of the band. Anyone have any insight and or comments?

I know it was originally called Eleanor, then the Death Bird, and finally Cooley Bird.

Emily · Post by **Emily** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:49 pm

And I know that I have a Cooley Bird necklace that I really like to wear.

Welcome to 3DD, by the way!

The Black Canary · Post by **The Black Canary** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:12 am

Welcome aboard!!!!

elnorte72 · Post by **elnorte72** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:56 pm

I stencil cooley birds on all my kids boards to make them easier to find, and cooler.

The Black Canary · Post by **The Black Canary** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:44 pm

Two Cooleybirds !!!!!

GuitarManUpstairs · Post by **GuitarManUpstairs** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:03 am

elnorte72 wrote:I stencil cooley birds on all my kids boards to make them easier to find, and cooler.

Thats cool. Thanks to all for the welcome and for sharing!

Clams · Post by **Clams** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:47 am

elnorte72 wrote:I stencil cooley birds on all my kids boards to make them easier to find, and cooler.

very nice El norte, very nice

I have these stickers on the back of both our cars. People frequently ask "What is that?" and I go "It's a Cooley death bird" and then they just look at me for a second or two and go "Oh" and then I just give them a nod.

Mrs Swamp · Post by **Mrs Swamp** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:56 am

GuitarManUpstairs wrote:Hey y'all,

I am pretty new to the 3DD site and was never very involved in 9B so I don't know if this subject has been covered ad nauseum or not but I am curious what anyone knows about the origins, myths, legends, evolutionary history, etc... for the famous Cooley Bird. Is it an idea born from the unreal mind of its name sake and then visually conceptualized by Wes Freed or did Wes come up with it and it then somehow aquired Cooley's name? I find Wes' artwork and DBT music go hand in hand and the experience would not be the same one without the other, so I am as interested in it as with any other aspect of the band. Anyone have any insight and or comments?

Welcome to 3DD GuitarManUpstairs..
Good to have ya join our DBT family....Im not
real sure how the Cooley bird came about ,.,I just
know its BAD ASS....I have one on the back of my
truck and I get people asking me what it is all the
time as well....I tell them its a Cooley bird and they
usually say whats that and I say AGAIN a Cooley bird...
Have a great day and weekend!

Mrs Swamp · Post by **Mrs Swamp** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:57 am

elnorte72 wrote:I stencil cooley birds on all my kids boards to make them easier to find, and cooler.

Nice job there

GuitarManUpstairs · Post by **GuitarManUpstairs** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:49 pm

Mrs Swamp wrote:
GuitarManUpstairs wrote:Hey y'all,

I am pretty new to the 3DD site and was never very involved in 9B so I don't know if this subject has been covered ad nauseum or not but I am curious what anyone knows about the origins, myths, legends, evolutionary history, etc... for the famous Cooley Bird. Is it an idea born from the unreal mind of its name sake and then visually conceptualized by Wes Freed or did Wes come up with it and it then somehow aquired Cooley's name? I find Wes' artwork and DBT music go hand in hand and the experience would not be the same one without the other, so I am as interested in it as with any other aspect of the band. Anyone have any insight and or comments?

Welcome to 3DD GuitarManUpstairs..
Good to have ya join our DBT family....Im not
real sure how the Cooley bird came about ,.,I just
know its BAD ASS....I have one on the back of my
truck and I get people asking me what it is all the
time as well....I tell them its a Cooley bird and they
usually say whats that and I say AGAIN a Cooley bird...
Have a great day and weekend!

Yeah, I'm think'in about getting a tat similar to the sticker Clams has posted above so i can have the same conversation.

lajakesdad · Post by **lajakesdad** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:57 pm

I went and got this last month and now have to explain it. So far I've been asked if it's the Bacardi emblem or a dragon. Most think it's a dragon.

Post by **CooleyGirl** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:53 am

The Black Canary wrote:

Two Cooleybirds !!!!!

aka What Would Cooley Do and CooleyGirl

Welcome, guitar man!

WoodDuck · Post by **WoodDuck** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:49 am

lajakesdad wrote:So far I've been asked if it's the Bacardi emblem or a dragon.

Cotter · Post by **Cotter** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:36 pm

Smitty wrote:
GuitarManUpstairs wrote:Hey y'all,

I am pretty new to the 3DD site and was never very involved in 9B so I don't know if this subject has been covered ad nauseum or not but I am curious what anyone knows about the origins, myths, legends, evolutionary history, etc... for the famous Cooley Bird. Is it an idea born from the unreal mind of its name sake and then visually conceptualized by Wes Freed or did Wes come up with it and it then somehow aquired Cooley's name? I find Wes' artwork and DBT music go hand in hand and the experience would not be the same one without the other, so I am as interested in it as with any other aspect of the band. Anyone have any insight and or comments?

I know it was originally called Eleanor, then the Death Bird, and finally Cooley Bird.

Wasn't the 'crowmingo' in there somewhere as well?

GuitarManUpstairs · Post by **GuitarManUpstairs** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:20 pm

'crowmingo'...HaHa!!

Yaz Rock · Post by **Yaz Rock** » Mon May 22, 2017 3:19 am

I recently viewed the exhibit of Salvador Dali fairytale illustrations, on display at the Columbia (SC) Museum of Art, and one of the images in particular reminded me of DBT/Freed art and the Cooley Bird. This illustration is actually entitled "The Toad":

WarHenRecords · Post by **WarHenRecords** » Tue May 23, 2017 3:12 pm

I have one tattooed on my upper left arm.

Flea · Post by **Flea** » Tue May 23, 2017 7:08 pm

WarHenRecords wrote:I have one tattooed on my upper left arm.

We have a tattoo thread...
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