Richard Shaw Brown

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Rick Brown - Bangkok 2006
Rick Brown - Bangkok 2006

Richard Shaw Brown (A.k.a. Rick Brown) was the lead singer and song writer of the 1966 rock group, The Misunderstood.[1][2] While working successfully with the band in London, Brown was drafted by the US Army to go to Vietnam but he escaped from boot camp and left the country for India.[3]

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[edit] India

In 1967 Brown was initiated as Hrisikesh Das into Vaishnavism by A.C. Bhakti Vedanta Swami Prabhupada[4] He also lived as a monk and received instructions in Krishna bhakti from Swami Bon Maharaj in Vrindavana, U.P., India for six and a half years.[5]. During his time in Asia, Brown learned to speak Hindi, Bengali, and Thai, and read Sanskrit and Hindi.[6]

[edit] Welfare Activities in Asia

During his stay in India with Swami Bon Maharaj Brown was engaged in the establishment of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Academy in Nandagram, U.P.[7], as well as expanding the Institute of Oriental Philosophy in Vrindavan, U.P.[8] Before returning to America Brown was also instrumental in establishing Sri Hari-siddhi Primary School in Dhulikhel, Nepal, under the direction of the late Nepali sadhu, Sri Hari-siddhi Kali Baba.[9] In 1999 Brown was a co-founder and is currently Acting Secretary of the Institute of Planetary Gemology in Bangkok, Thailand,[10] a school that teaches the Navaratna system of Asian birthstones.[11] The Association and Institute is supported by notable patrons, such as Astrological Magazine editor Gayatri Devi Vasudev, Dr. Sakda Siripant, Director of the Gemological Institute of Thailand (GIT), Dr. Shekhar Vashishtha, Secretary General to the Mineral Club of India, and other important members.[12] The current status of these 4 schools is active.

Through Swami Bon's educational service Brown moved in the highest circles of Indian society, even being received twice by India's President V.V. Giri at Rastrapati Bhavan in 1972;[13] and he successfully organized two high society functions in Bombay and Delhi during 1971-1972 which were supported by India's elite, such as Scindia Shipping Mogul Sumati Morarjee, Major Industrialists, Jai Dayal Dalmia, D.M. Kathau, G.D. Somani, and Delhi Mayor, Hans Raj Gupta, to name a few.[14]

[edit] Amnesty

In 1979, after 12 years in exile, Brown returned to America where he was granted amnesty as a conscientious objector and discharged from the Army.[15][16]

[edit] Post-Misunderstood Music

In 1982, Brown reunited with his steel guitarist, Campbell, as "The Influence" and recorded two self-penned tracks, viz., No Survivors/Queen of Madness, for UK's Rough Trade Records in 1983. They disbanded in 1984 when Campbell moved to New Zealand and Brown moved to Thailand.[17]

In 1998, Cherry Red Records (UK) released a full album of their later material under the name of "The Misunderstood: Broken Road" (CDM RED 147).[18]

Recently, in 2004, UT Records (USA) released another full album of previously unreleased tracks named, Misunderstood: The Lost Acetates 1965-1966, that received International media coverage.[19][20]

A motion picture screen play (The Misunderstood: WGA 977444) about the Band and Rick Brown's adventures was written by Rock Historian, Mike Stax (Editor of UT Music Magazine) in 2002,[21] and is under development.

[edit] To Present

The Queen Sirikit Navaratna accepted by Her Majesty, the Queen of Thailand in 1993
The Queen Sirikit Navaratna accepted by Her Majesty, the Queen of Thailand in 1993

In 1983 Brown graduated from the Gemological Institute of America. Brown's book Ancient Astrological Gemstones & Talismans[22] received the "1996 Benjamin Franklin Award"[23] from the Publishers Marketing Association (PMA). He is currently working as a gemologist and designer in Bangkok, Thailand, creating fine gems-jewelry based on the Navaratna belief in Planetary Gemology.[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] Brown has 11 published books. He has appeared on television in Thailand over 30 times.[33] Over 200 articles about and also by Brown have been published in various magazines and newspapers in Bangkok, Asia and abroad.[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]

[edit] Published Books

  • 1. Richard Brown (1975). Sri Chinta Mani. Astro Jewels Co. Bangkok, Thailand.
  • 2. Richard S. Brown (1982). Handbook of Planetary Gemology. AGS Inc., Laguna Beach, California.
  • 3. Richard S. Brown (1988). Handbook of Planetary Gemology II, Mckinney Intl., Hong Kong.
  • 4. Richard S. Brown (1995). Ancient Astrological Gemstones & Talismans. AGT LTD. ISBN 974-89022-4-2
  • 5. Richard S. Brown (2000). Astral Gemstone Talismans Designs 2000. AGT LTD. ISBN 974-87630-5-6
  • 6. Richard S. Brown (2002). Astral Gemstone Talismans 2002. AGT LTD. ISBN 974-88562-9-1
  • 7. Richard S. Brown (2003). VOOM Collection. Hrisikesh Ltd. ISBN 974-07-1633-4
  • 8. Richard S. Brown (2004). Six Collection. Hrisikesh Ltd. ISBN 974-91395-7-7
  • 9. Richard S. Brown (2005). Sri Chintamani Collection. Hrisikesh Ltd. ISBN 974-07-1643-1
  • 10. Richard S. Brown (2006). Akash Collection. Hrisikesh Ltd. ISBN 974-93383-9-1
  • 11. Richard S. Brown (2007). Mangala Collection. Hrisikesh Ltd. ISBN 974-07-1853-1.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Unterburger, Richie (May 1998). Unknown Legends of Rock n Roll. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0879305345. 
  2. ^ (2005) "100 Greatest Psychedelic Records". Record Collector ISSN 1746-8051. 
  3. ^ MISUNDERSTOOD Website.. Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
  4. ^ Disciples:H.
  5. ^ Lalitananda Vana (1971). Sri Bepin Sakhi Vilas. OCLC 31935694. 
  6. ^ Ranard, Andrew. "Gemologist Focuses On the Spiritual", International Herald Tribune, October 31, 1994, pp. 20.
  7. ^ "True Story Of Krishna's School In Nandagrama" - Vaishnava News Network (VNN) - Feb 4, 1999 Website.. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
  8. ^ Stax, Mike. Ugly Things (Music) Magazine Issue 22 - 2004, pp. 46. 
  9. ^ Info on schools established by Richard S. Brown. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
  10. ^ "Vedic Gemology Gets Organized" - Vaishnava News Network (VNN) - Feb 19, 2000 Website.. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
  11. ^ Weblink. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
  12. ^ PGA Ruling Committee Weblink. Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
  13. ^ Stax, Mike. Ugly Things (Music) Magazine Issue 22 - 2004, pp. 58. 
  14. ^ Weblink. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
  15. ^ Daniel P. Reid (1988). Rishi. 
  16. ^ Mike Stax (2002). Screenplay: The Misunderstood WGA 977444. 
  17. ^ ((C)2003) Ugly Things (Music) Magazine by Mike Stax. 
  18. ^ Ref. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
  19. ^ Entertainment-Reuters (Yahoo News) (June 18, 2004). "New Label Sheds Light on the Misunderstood". Billboard. 
  20. ^ Rolling Stone Magazine Issue 956 (September 2, 2004). "The Misunderstood: The Lost Acetates 1965-1966 by David Fricke". 
  21. ^ Mike Stax (2002). Screenplay: The Misunderstood WGA 977444. 
  22. ^ Richard Brown (1995). Ancient Astrological Gemstones & Talismans. A.G.T. Co.. ISBN 9748902242. 
  23. ^ Benjamin Franklin Awards. Publishers Marketing Association website. Retrieved on 2007-01-27.
  24. ^ Ranard, Andrew. "Gemologist Focuses On the Spiritual", International Herald Tribune, October 31, 1994, pp. 20.
  25. ^ "The 9 Royal Gems", Bangkok Post Newspaper, December 1, 2006.
  26. ^ "Thai Dealers Designs are Out of This World", Jewellery News Asia (Hong Kong), September, 1990.
  27. ^ "Profile: Richard S. Brown - Gem Expert Charts Path to the Stars", Bangkok Post (Business News), May 19, 1997.
  28. ^ "Executive Life Style-The Accidental Gemologist", Singapore Business Times, October 30, 1993.
  29. ^ National Jeweler Magazine (1990). Gems Jewelry Looks to the Stars. National Jeweler USA. 
  30. ^ Colored Stone Magazine (1996). Gemstone Guru. Colored Stone USA. 
  31. ^ Hong Kong Standard (1988). Exploding Rock Mythology. Hong Kong Standard. 
  32. ^ Jewelers’ Circular-Keystone (1991). What’s New In Jewelry. JCK USA. 
  33. ^ Thai and English TV appearences. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  34. ^ Magazine and Newspaper Articles about and also by Brown. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  35. ^ Asia Magazine (1991). Astral Fashion with Gemstone Talismans. Hong Kong. 
  36. ^ Asia Magazine (1992). Cosmic Gemstones. Hong Kong. 
  37. ^ Asia Magazine (1993). Faces of Asia: Richard S. Brown. Hong Kong. 
  38. ^ Outlook (1992). Top Designer Gives Planetary Gemology Talk. The Bangkok Post Newspaper (Thailand). 
  39. ^ Bangkok Gems & Jewellery Magazine (1993). A New Addition to the Crown Jewels of Thailand. BGJ Bangkok. 
  40. ^ Reid, Daniel. Chi-Gung: Harnessing the Power of the Universe. Simon & Schuster, pp. 312. ISBN 0-684-82125-7. 
  41. ^ Amatyakul, Sinsap. "The New Science of Planetary Gemology", Outlook in Bangkok Post Newspaper, June 1995.
  42. ^ Look East (English) Magazine (Thailand) (May 1995). From Monkhood to Astral Gemology. 
  43. ^ Jewel Siam Magazine (September 1991). Personalized Planetary Jewelry. Bangkok, Thailand, pp. 98. 

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