Grateful Dead

I am completely miffed as to this years choice of MUATM. I try and support them.. but I am not hopping in my car, driving to a theatre at a specific time and paying money for a movie I already have on DVD at home. Where I can crank it up, hit pause to pee, whatever. I am miffed at this one and expect ticket sales to be dismal.. so why would theatres take the risk next year and the year after when 2018 will most certainly have a poor turnout. I, too, am scratching my head on this one. If it's going to be a repeat.. I would rather it be the Beat Club from '72 that has not been released. Oh well..

For this years MUATM they are playing a show that is already been released on Video and Audio.I am kind of baffled....and I don't think a dopey video previewing a box set is going to put people in those seats. You know at 7:15 EST the video of the boxset will be on YOUTUBE. So I am not sure I need to drive out to the theater when I can watch it in my home.....

Huh??? Heroin wreaks havoc in the body as well, ESPECIALLY the heart!!! Yes even more than cigarettes. And chronic use can start a cascade of other MAJOR health issues. Look it up. Sorry, but saying "But he did die of a heart attack from smoking, diabetes, and bad food habits. Not heroin." is laughable. I'll spare you all the quotes from medical journals since I know you have google too, but I'll make you a deal: If you can find a legit study that says heroin use doesn't effect the heart or ravage one's overall health, (or that it's a lesser evil to your heart/overall health than cigarettes) I'll buy your next Dave's Picks subscription. (Quick- how many songs lament the dangers of cigarettes? same question re: heroin? I can hear the Stones now.... "Philip Mor-ris... couldn't drag me a-wayyyyy"). I say this with full respect - I don't mean to antagonize. it's just a topic I feel passionately about... as apparently do some other folks. I'll leave it at that before jfr68 has a heart attack himself.

The constant rehashing just doesn’t get us anywhere.And I never walked in Jerry’s shoes..... But he did die of a heart attack from smoking, diabetes, and bad food habits. Not heroin. Could have still turned out that way even if he never did heroin. It’s a well established medical fact that smoking, diabetes, and unhealthy food will kill you with a heart attack.

Very fucking BORING & repetitive conversation.

icecrmconkd: Why is it that whenever a conversation comes up about Jerry's bad habits there's a call to "not attack" or "make fun of" him?? It is what it is. We should be able to have a mature conversation about Jerry and the bad habits that eventually did him in. I'm not into whitewashing or revisionist history. Let us learn form it. Also daverock, point well taken, but you ascribed MORE blame to the other lifestyle choices than heroin, which I find puzzling. Yes it effects everyone differently, but for every functional heroin user there's a stone cold junkie train wreck. Also diabetes is a disease you can contract in mid-life DUE TO poor diet/lack of exercise/drug use. Heroin use can LEAD TO poor diet and lack of exercise, which can LEAD TO diabetes. And diabetes wreaks havoc on your organs and increases your overall health risk... it's a downward spiral - ya fly too close to the sun, your wings are GONNA melt. If Jerry never did heroin I bet he'd still be alive. A few years ago this topic came up and a few people here admitted that they are casual heroin users, which kinda freaked me out: "Hey it's not a big deal, i do it all the time." I hope my son never, ever, ever meets those people. Sure some people can handle it, but it's russian roulette to even try it, in my opinion. I pray to God my college bound son never meets anyone who says "Hey try this, it's heroin - it gets a bad rap but you'll LOVE it! .... Ahhh, your old man's a pussy...."

no, never heard that before

Ark 69Greek Capitol Theater November 70 (dreamin') 11/19/72 6/10/73