

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Celebration of a life well lived- Eddie “Ed W**d” Stocker
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 01 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: We’re gathering to celebrate the life of our friend Eddie “Ed W**d”
Stocker — not with a formal service, but the way he wanted: music, stories, laughter, and good company.

Ed didn’t do solemn. He did road trips, long nights, loud shows, and friendships that stuck. He saw the Grateful Dead more than 365 times, lived the scene, and kept the music moving — often literally — by handing out bootleg tapes so the show never really stopped.

If you ever got a tape, a ride, a recommendation, a cold drink, or just a grin from him, you’re part of the story.

They called him “Ed W**d” because, like a W**d, he just kept coming back — stubborn, resilient, impossible to get rid of, and somehow always exactly where he needed to be. He put down roots in people, not places.

This isn’t a goodbye. It’s a chance to swap stories, reconnect, play some tunes, and celebrate a life that was full, loud, generous, and uniquely his.

? Sunday, March 1, 2026 — 5 PM
? The New Butternut Hut

Come as you are. Stay as long as you like.
Bring memories, photos, stories — and anyone who knew him.

Let’s send him off the way he lived: surrounded by music and people.

All are welcome.

This event made possible by 

All the artists donating their time and talent

Penny Lane for everything… always.

And friends and family of Eddie that will turn this from an idea, to a real live event honoring the man himself.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/celebration-of-a-life-well-lived-eddie-ed-wd-stocker/200029707014321
- **Event Categories**: art, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 103

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029707014321?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=springfield-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Springfield
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Butternut Hut
- **lat**: 39.802587729421
- **long**: -89.65508
- **full address**: Butternut Hut, 106 West Jefferson ,Springfield, Illinois, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: John Reilly (https://allevents.in/org/john-reilly/27496253)

## Event gallery

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/fc39f5ba660feb631e42459133a2974af180e192f3f8ab230a51a8e291a7d397-rimg-w300-h300-dcfdbf17-gmir?v=1772349920

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 01 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Butternut Hut, 106 West Jefferson ,Springfield, Illinois, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** John Reilly
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Celebration of a life well lived- Eddie “Ed W**d” Stocker ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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