Grateful Dead

Is it the End or just a Beginning? Be Kind

What an excellent weekend. Beautiful weather all three days, the lot was a rocking like times of old, and the boys+Trey did not disappoint. I am kind of surprised at some of the song choices for the final show. There was no Brent song, no Iko at any show, no real pigpen song, even a Bobby cover like Good Morning Little School Girl or Good Loving (Yes, I am aware they did Lovelight) and as much as I enjoyed the Attics of My Life (Yes, I too noticed no Donna or Keith, but I didn't watch it all) I am a bit shocked they didn't do Going Down the Road into a We Bid You Goodnight. It felt very much like those classic late 80's shows with the amount of people crammed on the floor last night. I miss Jerry, but this was close enough to pretend. Bye everyone, and happy, peaceful journeys as our tiny ball of blue traverses the cosmos.

Well, so much for guessing the guests - a big "nada!" I had been hoping for Donna Jean on a couple tunes and at least a cameo by Robert Hunter, but I guess this really was all about the "core four." Needless to say, no one guessed "zero" and "nobody," so I'll roll the prize(s) over to another contest in the future. So, farewell to "Fare Thee Well." Some great moments in those 5 shows. In the meantime, life goes on. And the music never stopped.