Stacy Sutherland’s Grave (Center Point Cemetery, Center Point, Texas)

My girlfriend and I made a pilgrimage to visit Stacy Sutherland, guitarist of the 13th Floor Elevators, at his grave in Center Point, Texas, outside Kerrville. I serenaded the man with “I Had To Tell You“, written by Roky Erickson and Clementine Hall, from the Elevators’ 1967 album Easter Everywhere, which was supposedly a favorite of his. During the filming, my girlfriend experienced a pain in her stomach (where Stacy was fatally wounded in 1978) and felt a sudden sadness, although she knew little about hi