Grateful Dead

The dead plays non stop in our lives. It's really just a normal routine. Wake, dead, coffee, and usually a diaper. My wife and I have traveled all around the country, in between stints in college, seing music and seeking enlightenment. I'm originally from Mass and Mary is from New York. We called Vermont home for about 8 years. My wife is my best friend in the world and I would be completely lost without her. Two and a half years ago we were blessed with the birth of our son who is the coolest dude around. Everything changed at that point and unfortunately we don't make it to too many shows for now, but that will change. We rebuilt a Volkswagen and have taken it all around the country and now we can do it with the three of us! For all our lives we have been searching for the right place to settle down for awhile to raise the boy and finish school. Eventually we chose Asheville, NC. This place rocks! I keep busy by painting, sculpting, and working with stained glass. I've studied photography for years and am starting film school this fall. Mary is a small animal tech and on the side runs a pet sitting service.I find that the dead give me this unbreakable concentration. It doesn't matter if its actually playing or just in my head. Once I reach that level of comfort I can create the most fucked up pieces of art that bring tears to my eyes. No shit, I'm very passionate about it. It truely is a major part of my life that I rely on. I don't understand how it doesn't do the same for everybody. We're very serious about the music, but not to the point where we're assholes. We have a HUGE collection and love to share it with people. Our gardens are usually abundant and our kombucha is in a constant flow. If anyone is ever near Asheville our door is open!

With so many introductions from people who hang around this place, here is mine as well. My name is Martin and I live in Vienna (Austria) right now, but I've moved around a lot, never stayed in one place for too long, at the most a few years at a time. While I would consider myself, and probably am, quite a deadhead at heart already (and ever more so if I may say so), I haven't been to any Dead shows, most sadly. But what can I say? Once more, hello to you all. I'm truly grateful (pun intended of course) to be around fellow Grateful Dead lovers. -Martin

I signed in here almost two weeks ago. Read and wrote and stuff. But found this forum just today. Spent quite some hours to read all the introductions. Forgot to put on some music, although I am downloading for about ten days now. Smiled, dried some tears, looked at some pages linked by some of you. Edited what I wrote about me in My account. And instead of posting it here (I am a storyteller and without a "time" limit, I usually keep on going) I invite you to "check me out" over there. It feels so good to be here ! andré

i used to post on dead .net all the time before the revamp.....i got more into Phish and forgot about this place....i received many cd's and miracles from these boards wwhen i was first starting out my collection before the whole mp3 player craze happened. my name is Scott form WV. I'm glad to finally come back in here. The last time I checked in here was around the time on TERRAPIN STATION 02 and the hey day of the PLQ....how the time does go....Trey got busted and i had a daughter...What a year it has been.

Hi, Joseph is my name, and I am seeking some copacetic legal assistance. It seems in the beginning of 2007 I found myself delerious after ingesting some bad peanut butter after a 5 day fast and ran afoul of a Boulder, CO police officer who not only threatened me but sent me headlong into a 1.5 month affair at the hands of mental health workers only to be released with no rhyme nor reason. I've spoken with several people from different parts of the country and have been assured that I have a case based on a malpractice claim alone. I really don't have the legal savvy some of us do so the smallest bit of help will be gratefully received! Much love!

Hi to all!! I am Courtney, and I have a beautiful 4 month old little girl, WillowMae, and a great husband. My father was a huge fan, so I grew up with the music. I remember him coming home from a show when we lived in Vegas, and telling me about the spinning girls, and, OH, how I wanted to spin like them!!! I found this sight while looking for an idea for a tattoo for my father who passed away in 03. I have a yellow rose for him now, and I was thinking of getting a dancing bear on each side of the rose, peeking out, maybe. I am really looking for ideas, suggestions and what not. Thanks!

I,ve been on bus since '83. Grew up in MD--Hagerstown--went to college at Towson University. Didn,t quite finish, so now I toil the line for GM making sure that my three teenaged offspring do not follow my footsteps. Anyway, I live with my three kids in the Flint, Michigan area. Hopiong to find some like minded folks to some shows with. Recently saw Govt Mule and Leon Russell--hoping to find folks who also will go. It's a real drag being the only Deadhead at work--I mean I'm 45 and work with folks my age and they look at me so weirdly--and I just smile cause "I know a little something they will never know". That's about it. There is a band that plays the state--Covert Operations--I strongly recomend that if you are a Deadhead then go to a show. They have a MySpace account with a list of show dates. Hope that everyone everywhere has a joyful and peaceful holiday season. Remember if you are out celebrating: The cops don't need you and they expect the same.--Bob Dylan.

Have a Jerry Christmas & a Happy New Weir :) Peace

Hey everybelly, I'm sisterearth and I'm grooving all over this planet but right now landed in Michigan. What a great & groovy site this is. Looking forward to getting to know some like minded kind folks here! Wishing you all a very beautiful Winter Solstice and a very Hippy Christmas! peace & light

Allright first to get this out of the way Im 19 and live in Grand Rapids MI and I love it here in Michigan. I just recentley started listening to the Grateful Dead. My 1st Grateful Dead experiance was seeing the Grateful Dead Movie on PBS (They do Grateful Dead shows all the time come pledge time) and dug it. I didnt listen to them for a while was induldged in listening to new music of any genre except Rap (Ive tried to dig it but I dont). Since alot of the bands I like r jam bands I found my way back to the Grateful Dead and side projects (Old and in the Way is amazing turned me onto folk and bluegrass). Hopefully will see a Dead related band show soon. I also like different styles of music and local music of all styles and some favorite artist include My Morning Jacket, Allman Brothers Band, Kid Rock, Al Stewart, Bob Seger, John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Queens of the Stone Age, Steely Dan and all Dead related projects. The hospitallity here has been good the people r nice and I hope to continue on my Long Strange Trip known as life. Peace Isaac