Grateful Dead

I just got turned on to this site... don't know why it took me so long to figure it out.. but then, I didn't find the dead until 1978... I managed to see over 300 shows in the time remaining! A transplanted head from San Fran and missing it a lot... happy to know there are some of us down here too. hope I can make the next meet-up! will be going to the US and to SF at beginning of June for a wedding (yea!!) but if anyone wants to meet before June 2nd, please post. I have a huge collection from the vault - like 2500 CD's and would like to share - God bless Ron Marcus for that. Missing the boyz and the SF music scene.. anyone here know Nick Gravenitis?? Cheers, Carol

Where are you? I would love to aquire some of your sound as here in China i can not get much. ya Ron Marcus!!!! Are you in Australia? Where?

Hi Carol, Don't know where you are in Oz, but there are several heads here in Mel who meet (or try to meet) up once a month. If you are in Mel and would like to join us, please contact me via my email address: kurtperry@tmb.net.au and I'll help you out. Cheers Kurt the Estimated Prophet fellow yank from the heartland

Marye - do you know Ron? I think a lot of us do even if we are not aware of it! Ron is great. Will see him at a birthday party in 2 weeks in S.F. Before I left to come down here, he copied off everything he had from the boyz vault (which was opened and shared when rumors started to fly about someone selling the catalogue to Sony or some such entity - head 'em off at the pass - y'know?). He and Patti live in a great little house in the Oakland hills but he is still heavily into the dead and making his own CD's as well. Lots of spoken word and lots of help from his friends.. on guitar, piano etc. He has made over 100 CD's of his own stuff.I am in Mel - Elwood (Blues Brother # 1) actually - and would love to come to a meet here with you guys. Dying to know some of my fellow travelers down here. I'm off to the US June 3rd for 3 weeks.. but maybe when I get back there will be a meet?? Cheers to us all.... My personal email is carol@siriusb.net. Do you know that Sirius B is the Dark Star??? Carol

Just a quick announcement for any Melbourne Australia Heads out there who have not met up with us yet. We are having another party/meeting on Aug 9th in Footscray. Email me on kurtperry@tmb.net.au or call on 0411 030 952 and we'll be happy to hook you up with what is becoming a great club!! All best The Estimated Prophet

I am in Sydney this weekend 30 31 August, anyone around? Happy Trails

greetings fellow deadheads from down under been on the bus for 40 very odd years and ain'tgetting off till the end. cheers from oz!

We all enjoy ourselves some more so than others :-),can't wait till summertime!Cheers Chas

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I think it was probably me who accosted Russell8 at Womadelaide a few years back , Ive met a few US heads there and one year we met Phil and Jenny from sydney and posed with our Dead shirts on you can see us here, we are all much greyer now !http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/womad-review97.html yes, there are at least five of us here although we don't meet up as much as we used to do when the band was active , at one time there were about ten of us but a few moved back to the US . This year ( 2008 ) I was wearing my skullfuck t shirt at Womadelaide and a young dude approached me , a US cat who said he was a head ,into a lot of jambands as well, currently living in SA . I gave him my email addy but he never got in touch ( I accidentally kept his pen , was this why ? :-) Anyway this is to let people know about our homepage which seems to only come up if you search using particular keywords, its www.ukrockfestivals.com/AUSSIEDEADHEADS.htm theres a fairly big list of people Australia wide so use that to contact others in your area .If anyone in Adelaide wants to meet us contact me via this list or via the website .

Grateful Greetings to any and all Heads living in the Melbourne area! If you would like to join us for our somewhat regular get-together please just come along and meet some pretty damn kool people! Dec 13 (sat) at 17 Minerva Ave; North Balwyn. Afternoon-ish. This is Tony's house If you want give me a call and I'll sort you out....0411 030 952 The Estimated Prophet Kurt

Melbourne Heads !Wish u all a very Grateful Xmas & a Ripper New Year,that goes for the heads all over & off the planet as well! Cheers Chas

Ok Grateful Dead Fans.... Next Melbourne meeting is on Feb 15th - Sunday, again at Tony's house starting from around 2pm. Address is above as well as my phone contact if you wish to talk to someone about the lil club we have goin'. kurtperry@tmb.net.au is the email address for me Cheers the Estimated Prophet

Here's to all the deadheads in NewZealand!!! Keep on truckin'

Good wishes to all Deadheads in the Melbourne area. Here's hoping you and your loved ones all got through the horrific wildfires there.

Here's good wishes to all Dead heads in the Melbourne area. I really hope you and your loved ones got through those scary fires OK.

peter rowan just started his downunder tour - don't miss out2009-03-05 The Harp Irish Pub, Tempe, NSW 2009-03-06 The Folkus Room, Forrest,ACT 2009-03-07 Port Fairy Folk Festival, Port Fairy, Victoria 2009-03-11 Old Museum Building, Bowen Hills (Brisbane) 2009-03-12 Trinity Sessions/Church of the Trinity, Clarence Park,SA 2009-03-13 Brunswick Town Hall, Brunswick VIC 2009-03-14 Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba NSW 2009-03-15 Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba NSW 2009-03-18 The Fly By Night Musicians Club, Fremantle, WA 2009-03-20 The East Brunswick Music Club, Brunswick, VIC 2009-03-21 The Harp Irish Pub, Tempe, NSW 2009-03-23 The Hotel Gearin, Katoomba, NSW http://www.peter-rowan.com

....again.. Here's to all the Kiwi based Deadheads....Keep in touch chappies!!!!

Same tattoo. Look like same place. Share the LOVE!

So just out of interest - and before figuring out if I could afford the airfares - I tried to place an order through Live Nation for tix to the Dead's two Mountain View shows. No dice. US or Canada only! Yet some European Heads have had the temerity to moan about there being no European shows. At least the band has toured Europe at various times, starting in 1972. As far as I'm aware, no GD family band has ever performed in Australia or NZ. So I'm back to ordering the CDs - and paying the rip-off shipping fees. Kenny - NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER

Why call it Eyes Of The World? Shouldn't it more accurately be titled Eyes Of The US (And Tough Shit To The Rest Of You)?

Any other Melbourne/Victoria etc Heads out there? Our next meet is at Carol's place in Elwood. This Sunday the 29th of March at 6pm on. Please contact me on 0411 030 952 or at kurtperry@tmb.net.au for all details! Love to meet some new people...we have around 12 in our little club so far! Cheers The Estimated Prophet

Well, 12 in your little club hardly warrants a tour in Australia or NZ by any GD family band does it now. Ssheessh. The temerity of some people.

A bunch more - thousands upon thousands - would front up should anyone bother to tour here, and certainly a bunch more than "our" little and rather unrepresentative diehard club. Oh well, I guess I'll just continue to disappear up my own arse-full of old hillbilly boogie rekkids! :)

Melbourne isn't the arse end of the world. That honour rests with Invercargill. What beach is that you're standing on?

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... I have no doubts whatsoever. It would be a huge success.

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Hey Heads, Next Mel meet up is at Kurt's place in Footscray.........Sat May 16 about 4pm onwards byo drinks etc...will be preparing something nice to eat.. If you are new to this...contact me on the following: 0411 030 952 or kurtperry@tmb.net.au Cheers K

I purchased View from the Vault III & IV and love watching these. Very Nostalgic and of great quality. Also love to stream the soundboards from the Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=collection%3AGratefulDead%20%2F… There were definitely some great concerts that were circulated on tapes, so be sure to check out: Barton Hall Ithaca May 8, 1977 Capitol Theater Portchester, NY February 18, 1971 Dane County February 15, 1973 Ice Cream Kid

wannadanceWanaka, New Zealand We are Everywhere! Experiencing a moment of nostalgia for dirty danced out feet yesterday, I googled deadheads in New Zealand. I was just sure I was the only one. Whenever I speak of my touring days, people here think I'm talking about being a groupie or heavy metal. Then, I really confuse them by putting on some bluegrass! I was so excited to find this forum, I stayed up way too late reading the entire thing and posting some overly enthusiastic private messages. I obviously don't get out much! Oh, and how is Owsley doing? I heard a few years ago that he was in hospital. The last time I saw him was in S.F. at the Fillmore West, Trey from Phish was playing with the boys from the Dead and Owsley was working at the Rex table. He looked strong as an ox, so I'm hoping that he recovered well from whatever ailment he was suffering. I still wear my belt with pride, after all these years.... Being a transplanted american with a kiwi husband, I don't really know much about the jam band music scene here. The babies, garden, and animals keep me happily close to home, too. My days of traveling great distances to satiate my music cravings are on hold (It's such a long long way), but I could be persuaded to see some live music, if I knew of a band worth seeing that came close enough. I've been here 3 years, now and I love NZ, but I miss dancing with my posse. I'd love to "trade tapes" or download some music. Your Melbourne group meetings sound like fun. If any of y'all are tempted to roam this way to ski or anything, I'd relish the opportunity to show you some great southern hospitality! Forever grateful

Great to hear from a head in Kiwi,hope you find some fellow heads to party with.We meet in Melbourne every couple of months,i really enjoy the company, aussie & yank heads having a grateful time. Cheers Chas

wannadanceWanaka, New Zealand We are Everywhere! I think I get a bit nostalgic around Jerry's birthday every year. I appreciate the warm welcome, Mary and Chas. I just downloaded a little bit of this year's High Sierra Festival 4th of July show from Leftover Salmon's newsletter. The kids and I have been dancing around the living room together. Mary, are you a musician? I've had a lot of good times in Oakland. When I moved to New Zealand the lack of live music was a bit of a culture shock for me. I decided that instead of whining about it I would have to make my own. Easier said than done. I bought a nice semi accoustic guitar, but I am still pretty challenged to bend it to my will. I think it has only made me more appreciative of 'good' music played by others. I'm really interested in finding out about jam bands in NZ and Aussie! Any NZ dates, downloads, links to sites are appreciated. cheers!

Hi AllDeadHead from Sydney here.... any other's around?

Any possibility that the Dead or Friends of Phil or Rat Dog or String Cheese Incident would tour NZ in 2010? Have regard for your covenant, because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land. Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name. Psalm 74

Hey all, I'm a deadhead transplant as well, originally from Santa Cruz, CA and now living in Fitzroy, Melbourne area. I play guitar off and on and would love to jam with others, there's not too much of a jam band scene out here (from what I know) and I def miss it. When is your guys next meet up? Cheers, Brian

Hi there, Originally from New Zealand, now living in Canberra (ouch) - any other DeadHeads here? Surely I can't be the only one...

Redwood & Simon contact me and i will put u on to our little group,here in Melbourne.Cheers in Dead ..Chas

Im a young (19) DeadHead livin in Melbourne, unfortunately i never even got the chance to see any Dead shows. i only heard Grateful Dead for the first time about 4 or 5 months ago but since then its pretty much all ive been listening too, as well as getting into alot of bluegrass and folk. Ive been drumming for around 5 years and for the most part ive been in jam bands, and im always looking for more people to get together and have a jam with. I would love to meet up with the Melbourne deadheads if your all still having those get togethers, and if you would welcome a young DeadHead, but from reading on here it doesent look like theres been one in a while, if someone could please get back to me that would be great. Email is thelandofbob@hotmail.com or pm me cheers Bob

Grateful greetings, Our next Melbourne Deadhead meet will be on 13th March Sat around 8pm at 45/91 Moreland St in Footscray. All welcome....best to ring me on 0411 030 952 and we can help you out. Also you can contact me at kurtperry@tmb.net.au all best Kurt The Estimated Prophet

hey guys, i've only been listening to the grateful dead for a few years. i heard of them when i saw a show of mewithoutYou and they covered ripple Aaron Weiss even made a point of telling us to all go home and listen to the dead if we've never heard them. so last year my wife brought me home the grateful dead best of double lp from some second hand store in melbourne. i was just wondering if there is anyone in brisbane that i can chill with and listen to some dead maybe even play some music together? -Dana

Do For Other's You Will Feel Better!!! Guaranteed From what I read you get about 30 a year though this one sucked a bit more. Blessings And Prayer's To You And Yours. Be Safe Play Hard And Have Fun Smiley Dave