Lee Groban

Lee was a good friend to me, and to Frank Garvey with whom he had a life long collaboration. WE are now less one fine poet.

I had known Lee since autumn of 1971, when he was attending N.I.U. and we were both living in DeKalb (Illinois). I last saw him very recently, on November 27th. Lee was always generous and giving, sharing anything he had with others. I don't believe he ever harbored ill will or hatred for another human being, so far as I could see, and that is a rare quality indeed. He was always there for me when I was down and out.
For those who are not aware of it, the Cure for Insomnia, as well...

So sad to hear about Lee
He was a wonderful site to see at an art opening and most could not wait to hear what the latest thing was that he was working on . . . .
Real loss to the art community

I first met Lee at the Custard Street Fair in Evanston passing out some sort of flyer back in 1976. We talked a bit. I was a teen and I thought this was one wild crazy hippie dude! Then, I saw the band he was affiliated with, Sundog Summit and all the album covers he made for them. I was just amazed and inspired. Through out the years I would bump into him. He was always good spirited, ez to talk to. He was very smart, very kind and gentle. Wouldn't hurt a flea. It took a while for his...

I met Lee in 1987 at the Dunkin Donuts on Clark & Belmont. Lee was an inspiration. Jimmy Valentine

Hello to Lee and his family,
Lee and I knew each other "back in the time." I lived at 9661 Merrion. We used to meet at night under the tree at my house and talk-Amazing what he taught and informed me about-- things that were totally out of my realm!
I always admired him. He was so different-many people did not understand "what was going on " with him at that stage in our life. I did. My parents told me that I was lucky to meet a man(boy at the time) like him and that I could learn...

I am very saddened at hearing the news of Lee Groban's death. For two years orso in De Kalb in the 1970's I lived in the same house with Lee. I today have wonderful memories of him drawing, of his interest in music, especially Frank Zappa inspired bands, and of his stories about visiting the soviet union. Most of all I will miss Lee's humanity and his conversations....Fred Case, Chicago

I've known Lee for a good 30 years. Lee was a wonderful artist, though mostly as unappreciated a visionary artist as Van Gogh was a century earlier. In the early days of the internet (maybe 1997) I worked with him to scan and email some of his art to some European art galleries to see if they might be interested in his work. No dice. His poems could go on and on like "A Cure for Insomnia" but had a rhythm and power despite that.