Here's one that will have AP grasping for his twiddle stick. Jerry's pancho is killing it on Playboy after Dark from 1969. Hef's HIFI in the background is insane.
there's nothing really offensive about their music
sadly, it's just the fans
Demurring generalities... I went to my first Grateful Dead concert with a Hells Angel woman named "Sunshine."
She had fire engine red hair Suicide scars all over her wrists Heroin scars all over her arms And FIRE in her eyes.
She was the embodiment of what Outlaw Bob (Sunshine's "old man") Called, "one fucking crazy bitch."
Sunshine and I met when I was "away." She insisted I join her and another woman in attendance at the Dead show (both women were at least 30 years my senior) I was all of 14 at the time.
They made fuck jokes about me in the car on the way to the ampitheater I mostly just smiled. Sunshine was pretty intimidating
Something happened? I honestly can't remember what Cops were involved. Sunshine and the other woman ended up leaving me In a bank parking lot in some sketchy neighborhood of Palo Alto I slept in the bushes with this girl We met at the show
I stole 3 apples And a case of Coca-Cola From a nearby Safeway
The girl and I split the apples And used the Coca-Cola as a pillow After wrapping a shirt around it.
Some cop saw us. Questioned us. And told us we had better find somewhere else to stay I was like, "Cop, I don't even know where I am."
He gave us $3 And a ride to Denny's Instruction: "Sit here 'til sunrise... Then hitchhike away like the rest of the deadheads."
That was the night that I made my first Roadside Hitchhiker Sign??? Using Denny's coloring crayons "EAST" it said I remember drawing a flower on it Thinking some hippy chick would be into that
We got home. That girl and I remained friends She's married to a Zimbabwean now
I saw Sunshine later She asked how everything went When I told her She seem thrilled. "That's the way it's supposed to be."
I still listen to And love "Easy Wind" From their Workingman's Dead
I have a picture of me Wearing that silk number That the second drummer (Not Mickey Hart) Wore in the "Touch Of Grey" video
You know the one. The Hawaiin shirt.
Yea, I got that shit dawg. Next level collectro. OOP-DEAD CLOTHES RARE, NM, WORN ONCE, VIDEO CHEESECAKE
--actually--
Met some therepaist lady She specialized in behvioral role play something or other Trying to get me to heal my inner hesher
She gave me the shirt at the end of the 2 week session She was some "personal" therapist to members of the band She healed their chakras and stuff. Then took a shirt?
I don't know. All I know is... I ended up with his shirt.
I have a picture of me Wearing it In the woods Near a waterfall Getting that fine silk All muddy Like, I don't give a shit, it was free
You couldn't say anything that would get me to post it, however...
pigpen is what got me into the dead... i worked at a head shop where one of the house rules was that one CD out of the 5 in the changer had to be the Dead at ALL TIMES... so, i quickly familiarized myself with their whole catalog so i could find the CD's that were least painful... i would rock the s/t one and "anthem of the sun" over and over... also "live dead"... and yes, pigpen is a monster... i would end up in debates with the owner about the dead and i'd just keep saying "pigpen is the best thing about that band. it was his band." i don't feel that way so much anymore, but at the time, stuff like "turn on your love light" and "aligator" was the only dead stuff i could stand... i like the spirit of the dead, the fact that they were always experimenting with their gear (amp, guitars) and would do shit like play at the Pyraminds and had a tight community with their fans w/o tons of record sales. i really like all their first 6 or 7 records, but most of what they did, in the studio or live, from the mid 70's on, i can't stand... deadheads will play me shows from 77 that they say are the best ever and i just find them a little dull...
The Dead gave me one of the best musical weekends of my life! Show was at the horse track on the outskirts of Santa Fe. The town fiesta was the weekend and they had camping (and vending) next to the venue. Hot air balloon races at dawn over the desert. Sikh security guards in turbans. The announcements waiting to get into the show said "dogs will be allowed into the show, children will be allowed into the show, coolers will be allowed into the show, alcohol will be allowed into the show..." The only no-no was glass. Great shows too! Following the Dead around (I saw my first show in '78) was great until "Touch of Grey" hit in 85/86 and the band couldn't play the amphitheatres any more. That and Garcia's heroin problem made the band sloppier and less consistent.
If you've never passed out in the parking lot of a Dead concert from sleep-deprivation and excessive mescaline intake, you've never lived.
Thats Truth! My pop took me to my first show when I was 14....all down hill from there I guess. I remember smoking hash with him and his girlfriend in the show and then passing out on a car full people while I was suckin' balloons. A year later I ran into my High School Librarian at the Vegas show and partied a little with her..that was cool too...cause I was still in high school at the time. I was 16 when Jerry died so I caught the tale end, but most people my age didnt get the chance. My parents were always the "cool" ones according to everyone else, so I guess I have them to thank. Hey at least I remember it! kind of...
I really didn't listen to albums except "Terrapin Station", if it wasn't on a MAXELL 90 XLS, i wasn't haven't it, 2nd or 3rd generation a must. The listening of thier transitions into different songs has helped in mixing my music to this day.
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Jerry's Drug Rug is ridiculous. bring back the poncho
bet.
post yr complete ranking by quality of the entire dick's picks series or y're soft.
To use a faux-ism, their music is "sacless."
New Speedway Boogie got mad sac, yo.
The predessesor of electronic/drumnbass/tribal music
Demurring generalities...
I went to my first Grateful Dead concert
with a Hells Angel woman named "Sunshine."
She had fire engine red hair
Suicide scars all over her wrists
Heroin scars all over her arms
And FIRE in her eyes.
She was the embodiment of what Outlaw Bob
(Sunshine's "old man")
Called, "one fucking crazy bitch."
Sunshine and I met when I was "away."
She insisted I join her and another woman
in attendance at the Dead show
(both women were at least 30 years my senior)
I was all of 14 at the time.
They made fuck jokes about me in the car
on the way to the ampitheater
I mostly just smiled.
Sunshine was pretty intimidating
Something happened?
I honestly can't remember what
Cops were involved.
Sunshine and the other woman ended up leaving me
In a bank parking lot in some sketchy neighborhood of Palo Alto
I slept in the bushes with this girl
We met at the show
I stole 3 apples
And a case of Coca-Cola
From a nearby Safeway
The girl and I split the apples
And used the Coca-Cola as a pillow
After wrapping a shirt around it.
Some cop saw us.
Questioned us.
And told us we had better
find somewhere else to stay
I was like, "Cop, I don't even know where I am."
He gave us $3
And a ride to Denny's
Instruction:
"Sit here 'til sunrise...
Then hitchhike away like the rest of the deadheads."
That was the night that I made my first
Roadside Hitchhiker Sign???
Using Denny's coloring crayons
"EAST" it said
I remember drawing a flower on it
Thinking some hippy chick would be into that
We got home.
That girl and I remained friends
She's married to a Zimbabwean now
I saw Sunshine later
She asked how everything went
When I told her
She seem thrilled.
"That's the way it's supposed to be."
I still listen to
And love
"Easy Wind"
From their Workingman's Dead
Pigpen deserves more discussion...
"LET PHIL PLAY!"
I have a picture of me
Wearing that silk number
That the second drummer
(Not Mickey Hart)
Wore in the
"Touch Of Grey" video
You know the one.
The Hawaiin shirt.
Yea, I got that shit dawg.
Next level collectro.
OOP-DEAD CLOTHES RARE, NM, WORN ONCE, VIDEO CHEESECAKE
--actually--
Met some therepaist lady
She specialized in behvioral role play something or other
Trying to get me to heal my inner hesher
She gave me the shirt at the end of the 2 week session
She was some "personal" therapist to members of the band
She healed their chakras and stuff.
Then took a shirt?
I don't know.
All I know
is...
I ended up with his shirt.
I have a picture of me
Wearing it
In the woods
Near a waterfall
Getting that fine silk
All muddy
Like, I don't give a shit, it was free
You couldn't say anything that would get me to post it, however...
The internet is a crazy place.
I googled "Touch of Grey"+Video
And POW! There's the shirt!
(The skeleton is wearing it
but if memory serves
there's footage of bill drummer dude
rocking the hawaii style)
I filled it out much nicer, beleeee dat.
pigpen is what got me into the dead... i worked at a head shop where one of the house rules was that one CD out of the 5 in the changer had to be the Dead at ALL TIMES... so, i quickly familiarized myself with their whole catalog so i could find the CD's that were least painful... i would rock the s/t one and "anthem of the sun" over and over... also "live dead"... and yes, pigpen is a monster... i would end up in debates with the owner about the dead and i'd just keep saying "pigpen is the best thing about that band. it was his band." i don't feel that way so much anymore, but at the time, stuff like "turn on your love light" and "aligator" was the only dead stuff i could stand... i like the spirit of the dead, the fact that they were always experimenting with their gear (amp, guitars) and would do shit like play at the Pyraminds and had a tight community with their fans w/o tons of record sales. i really like all their first 6 or 7 records, but most of what they did, in the studio or live, from the mid 70's on, i can't stand... deadheads will play me shows from 77 that they say are the best ever and i just find them a little dull...
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The Dead gave me one of the best musical weekends of my life! Show was at the horse track on the outskirts of Santa Fe. The town fiesta was the weekend and they had camping (and vending) next to the venue. Hot air balloon races at dawn over the desert. Sikh security guards in turbans. The announcements waiting to get into the show said "dogs will be allowed into the show, children will be allowed into the show, coolers will be allowed into the show, alcohol will be allowed into the show..." The only no-no was glass. Great shows too!
Following the Dead around (I saw my first show in '78) was great until "Touch of Grey" hit in 85/86 and the band couldn't play the amphitheatres any more. That and Garcia's heroin problem made the band sloppier and less consistent.
Thats Truth! My pop took me to my first show when I was 14....all down hill from there I guess. I remember smoking hash with him and his girlfriend in the show and then passing out on a car full people while I was suckin' balloons. A year later I ran into my High School Librarian at the Vegas show and partied a little with her..that was cool too...cause I was still in high school at the time. I was 16 when Jerry died so I caught the tale end, but most people my age didnt get the chance. My parents were always the "cool" ones according to everyone else, so I guess I have them to thank.
Hey at least I remember it! kind of...
Vintage Dead and Bears Choice are my Favs.