On the 5 January 2011 at the request of Los Angeles
City Councilmember Paul Koretz, the City Council unanimously agreed
to adjourn its meeting early in memory of Don Van Vliet. The Councilmember
also spoke at some length about Captain Beefheart, when making his
adjourning motion.
Adjourning certificates are created following such
an adjournment, to be sent to loved ones. In this case the certificate
was passed to Gary Lucas (at his Beefheart Symposium on 13 January)
for him to send on to Jan.