Grateful Dead

....i noticed this statement while reading it. "There has already been talk of such future projects as a Grateful Dead musical production like the new Beatles show in Las Vegas by Cirque du Soleil." Guess that didn't come to fruition....

I first went to hear the GD play one of the ten best days of my life thank you, Grateful Dead!

love ya, Dave

no question: http://www.marinij.com/article/zz/20060804/NEWS/608049960

In 2005 or so, the Grateful Dead, leased the vault to Rhino for 30 million dollars over ten years. That contract has been renewed. Rhino owns the Grateful Dead license. Not sure on the current contract. However, they own the rights to ALL of the Grateful Dead recordings, merchandise, logos, emblems and this website. Leased/sold, The Grateful Dead, no longer have the licensing rights or even have the vault. I believe the vault was moved to SoCal.

first off, Mr. 7171551, that is so cool of you, just a very kind thing to do. It is rare to see someone now days think of others over personal wealth. Dreading, I salute you, family and country first, I know how it is to be in your position and you got to do what you got to do to make ends meet, good luck with your sales and remember never to give up hope, it's always darkest just before the dawn. As far as ebay goes, in the words of Wavy Gravy "for those of you who think that capitalism isn't all that bad, why don't you help the guy out and buy a few burgers or something" I have no problem with people reselling their cd's or lp's or whatever they want on ebay, it's a free country, well it is now anyway, but I believe it's about time to start taking Russian language lessons ;). There is a huge demand right now for all things Grateful Dead on ebay, from music to memorabilia to tee shirts to even ticket stubs. I have sold a lot of my old Dead collections of all things Dead and have not only made some cash (hey, why not? sometimes you have got to pick what's more important, paying the rent or having a physical copy of a Dead show), I've also made a lot of people happy. Been thanked more than once for having what the buyer wants at a descent price. I have no problem with someone who buys two subscriptions to Daves's picks, one to keep, the other to sell, unopened later on down the line, the longer you wait it seems, the more they will fetch. Good investment strategy if you ask me. Does that make me a bad deadhead? If so, then you had better look at those ticket prices for Dead and Co. again. Rhino sets up this marketing ploy so it won't have leftover inventory, plane and simple. If you are going to start selling your Dead, the vintage stuff goes for the most, the rarer the better, then the limited editions, then vintage Tee shirts, then just about everything else. Ebay has made it a bit harder to sell there, with their money back guarantee, if the customer isn't happy, you must refund, so best make sure you describe the items you are selling correctly and don't be a douche and overcharge too much. There is profit to be made on ebay because there is a strong demand for vintage Dead. Of course, there are some things I just will never sell, the sentimental value is too great, at any price. I will pass it on to a deserving relative or deadhead when I go to the Promised land. There are a lot of sellers who have no scruples and will try and sell you a Daves's Vol 1 for 500.00. Just don't buy it or for those scalpers, buy it, burn it, and return it.

But I have now promised my copy to one of our number. I,too,have been inundated with requests, so apologies if I don't get back to you personally.Love and Peace A scottish Bear.

Good points-well said. I have done jobs myself in the past that were terrible, and which I didn't morally agree with. Working in telephone sales was the pits-if you didn't sell anything you didn't get paid-if you did, it was usually to some confused sounding elderly person who was just pleased to have some attention. Luckily I was still young and didn't have any dependents. It was like a wake up call for me-to stop just drifting and try and do something I did believe in. But as I say-I didn't have a family to support, so it was comparatively easy for me to change. If you have owned a record shop for all these you have done a good service to people like me. Anyway-good luck.

Glad you are ok.. ..and a quick reminder to all you kids out there that might be reading these threads.. don't mix ether and glass blowing, juggling or well just don't mix ether and glass at all. Don't drive while on ludes. Perhaps most importantly.. don't disrespect bats while on acid. Three simple rules we should all live by.

had a mishap with a special piece of glass today long, awkward story, but i got a cut on my arm when it broke all good now i had just completed reading Fear and Loathing in LV felt like part of the narrative quite a book