No-No: A Dockumentary about Pirates Pitcher Dock Ellis plays @ Harris Theater

A film about one of Baseball's great characters

From Entertainment Weekly

"Dock Ellis was an All-Star pitcher for the powerhouse Pittsburgh Pirates teams of the early 1970s, but he’s best known for a rather dubious athletic feat. On June 12, 1970, he pitched a no-hitter, one of only 286 in the history of the game. But most likely, his gem was the only one recorded while under the influence of LSD."

Few people probably lived life harder or experienced more than Dock Ellis.

From The San Francisco Chronicle

"I pitched every game in the major leagues under the influence of drugs."
So says Dock Ellis, the Pittsburgh Pirate who threw a no-hitter while tripping on LSD. "N0-No: A Dockumentary" is an intelligent look at Ellis' up-and-down career and the treatment of African American baseball players in the mid-'60s and '70s.

Ellis could be considered their unofficial spokesman. He was a black militant and controversial: He got in trouble for wearing curlers, and considered himself theMuhammad Ali of baseball."

After years of abuse, even Ellis admitted he had a problem. and became an addiction counselor. How much did the death of his close friend, Roberto Clemente  affect him?

Harris Theater

September 5 to September 18

• Showtimes for Sept. 5-11
• Fri: 7:30 | Sat: 5:00 & 7:30 | Sun: 3:00 | Mon-Thur: 7:30

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Dock Ellis: No Hitter On Acid Video

About a month ago, Bittersweet Harvest put up this animated video, made by No Mas and the artist, James Blagden.

"In celebration of the greatest athletic achievement by a man on a psychedelic journey, No Mas and artist James Blagden proudly present the animated tale of Dock Ellis' legendary LSD no-hitter. In the past few years weve heard all too much about performance enhancing drugs from greenies to tetrahydrogestrinone, and not enough about performance inhibiting drugs. If our evaluation of the records of athletes like Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens, Marion Jones, and Barry Bonds needs to be revised downwards with an asterisk, we submit that that Dock Ellis record deserves a giant exclamation point. Of the 263 no-hitters ever thrown in the Big Leagues, we can only guess how many were aided by steroids, but we can say without question that only one was ever thrown on acid."



As more and more of the players and fans from that era or anyone with any memory of a Pirates winning season fades further away, it seems more important to remember.

Kids, don't try this at home. I am in no way advocating this--just sayin, this was a moment.