Grateful Dead

Had that playin in my car stereo yesterday, the version from Dave's 13. Just a splendid take on that tune. I hava giant sob woofer in my car and Phil just absolutely destroys it. It gave me little pang in my heart as I was pink slipped a week ago. I never did get to see the Dead when Jerry was around but have seen a fair amount post Jerry. I'm getting married on July 25th and this was gonna be my fiance's very first Dead experience. Money is tight as we have our wedding to pay for but we're gonna try the ticket master thing. After market scalping prices will be out of the question however. Back to Phil though. Man do I love Phil! He dropped these bombs during the Sugar Mag Jam with Furthur at their first NYE run at the Bill Grahm Civic. If I bring myself back to that space I swear I can still feel my bones rattling. For those who make it to Chicago, I hope you get plenty of Earth shattering bombs from Phil. You won't get too many of the earth quake type ones though as I feel like he releases those only when the moment is just exactly perfect. Have a grateful day everyone! Beautiful morning out here in Nor Cal. May your hearts be full and your mailboxes empty :)

Well it's been entertaining to say the least! Angry people ( who been mail-ordering since it began) getting rejected,long time heads,new heads,everybody holding on to hope waiting for their tix(all the theories,math calculations)Final shows!!! Everybody wants to make the scene one last time,shit I considered it.Not saying GD aren't the pinnacle of bands! But as Uncle Bobo said,They're not the best at what they do, they're the only ones who do what they do! But wake up people ,there is a lot of great music still happening out there( I'm not talking about jambands either). Myself, I would rather go see the Austin Psych fest(3 days of new psychedelic music)in May ***13th Floor Elevators**** original members(except Stacey who has passed) . Pretty sure all these younger kids probably never heard of them. Do yourself a favor & go out a buy their 3 albums!!! I kind of liken this event to all them old rockin' rollers out there, Rolling Stones, what's left of The Who, mere shadow of a once mighty bands(but still out there giving it their best) ,there's no doubt the guys are senior citizens, I remember ( being late for the bus) seeing Miles Davis,BB King& countless others,past their prime ,they played but with less enthusiasm ,don't get me wrong it was still great to see them( legends), but you knew it was only a shell of what it once was. I almost rather let, or hope ,the younger generation will be the ones who get in, so they can experience it one time,it would be more meaningful to them. No self righteousness fans who been on the bus for 40 years always doing mail-order, expecting or believing they deserve to be there before others. Mail-order is a LOTTERY !!! Odds are based on participants,just so happens many more want to see this show. On a side note ,when I did mail-order it always seemed I got great tix for DC area shows(don't know why,just happened,luck of the draw???) I understand the anger,disappointment (nobody wants to be left out) part of the human psych, I hope everyone that has desire to make there it does,with or without tix, like others have said ,just don't pay the high price of the scalpers( supply & demand) with no demand their supply is insignificant . When there is a will there is a way,all who really need to be there will be there. I, huge fan of Darkstar, showed up to The Greek(84) with no tix & minutes before the show,a woman (probably connected to the GD family) parked in a lot right next to the venue, came over & asked if I needed a tix(thanks whoever you were) it was just meant to be. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end, but let us remember the good times , good friends, & most importantly the great music they gave us over these 50 years! God Bless The Grateful Dead !!!!!

Good read.....thanks for posting Garchia.(Rolling Stone 02/13/2015 - Inside the Grateful Dead's Final Ride) I appreciate Trey's humbleness around these shows.....reminds me a bit of how Jerry was so understated about his own role and playing. Just a few thoughts on that.... Part of what made Jerry's sound so amazing to me was his mix of musical influences which this article touches on. He started out as a folkie and banjo player, he was a "picker and a grinner".....listened to Buck Owens, Miles Davis, country, blues, jazz, and everything in between. His father was a trumpet player. Throw in LSD and San Francisco in the 60's and his sound reflected all these various influences and is partly what made him so unique. Life and experience is what makes all of us unique. Listen to a tune like Jack-A-Roe, Race is On, or the spaces between Tennessee Jed, Dark Star, Morning Dew, Stella Blue. I mean Wow....never to be duplicated. From what I can tell Trey is a fine musician, understands the gravity of the moment, will do it justice. If I'm fortunate enough to get in I believe these shows are going to be very good musically. And to see the tribe together again one last time is priceless. A special moment in time.....