Editing Blue Cheer (section)

===Dispute over ownership of band name===
In recent years, a dispute has arisen as to ownership of the Blue Cheer band name. It was reported that, as of the early 2000s (decade), former Blue Cheer guitarist [[Randy Holden]], assisted by Randy Pratt of The Lizards band, had trademarked the Blue Cheer band name. Holden's association with Blue Cheer was quite brief; his only recorded output with the band is three tracks on ''[[New! Improved!]]'' from 1969.<ref>Though Paul Whaley played drums on Holden's 1996 release (recorded in 1993), ''[[Guitar God]]''.  The album was originally on [http://www.captaintrip.co.jp/egs.html Captain Trip Records] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014170738/http://www.captaintrip.co.jp/egs.html |date=October 14, 2008 }}, a Japanese label which has also released Dickie Peterson's two solo records.</ref> The matter had upset Dickie Peterson, given his position as a co-founder of the band and the only continuing member since its inception, but does not appear to have been resolved.<ref>[http://rnruniverse.proboards21.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=qas&thread=10844&page=1 Interview with Dickie Peterson] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515235118/http://rnruniverse.proboards21.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=qas&thread=10844&page=1 |date=May 15, 2013 }} by Nightwatcher for Rock N Roll Universe, February 2008.</ref>

According to Randy Pratt, this report is not entirely accurate.  Pratt provides uncited commentary<ref>By way of edits to the Blue Cheer Wikipedia page as "Whistleinthewind".</ref> as follows:

{{blockquote|The Blue Cheer band name was trademarked in 2000 by fan and professional musician Randy Pratt.  Pratt put the trademark in former Blue Cheer guitarist [[Randy Holden]]'s possession after Dickie Peterson said he was finished with Blue Cheer and wanted nothing to do with it ever again, with his sole future interest in his new band, 'Mother Ocean.<ref>Dickie Peterson and Mother Ocean, which included former Blue Cheer guitarist Tony Rainier, along with Peterson's brother Jerre, were playing in Germany in 2001 and 2002.  See [http://klubder40.de/projekte/2001_dickiepeterson.php Notice of 2001 performance] and [http://klubder40.de/projekte/2002_dickiepeterson.php Notice of 2002 performance]; www.klubder40.de.  It is unclear whether this was a side project or principal activity of Peterson, particularly since there were no Blue Cheer recordings released during this period and the extent of Blue Cheer's touring activity is uncertain.  The 2002 German performances were in March; Jerre Peterson died in August of that same year. See [http://www.bluecheer.us/archive/bluecheernews01.htm Blue Cheer News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725195439/http://www.bluecheer.us/archive/bluecheernews01.htm |date=25 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>Neither Pratt nor Holden has given any public commentary as to reasons or motivations for trademarking the band name. Pratt's views have instead been incorporated as edits to the Blue Cheer Wikipedia page, without separate public sourcing of same.  No separately sourced comments of Holden have been incorporated.</ref>}}