Great essay. Glad the writer finally came to appreciate the Dead. Speaking as an "old hippie", who actually was at Woodstock 69, one of my favorite memories of that era was being in the audience of a Grateful Dead concert when Jerry Garcia announced from the stage that Nixon had resigned.
Everyone went crazy. Wish I could remember what song they played next.
Stumbled onto your blog looking for some Flaming Lips info. I've always been a casual fan, but currently going down the rabbit hole of their full catalog. That led me to this essay, and it sounds really familiar! I also "discovered" the Dead at the beginning of COVID, with the same documentary as my launching-off point. The "36 From the Vault" podcast really drove it home and now I'm seemingly hooked for life. I really enjoyed this one, and the entire Flaming Lips / Art School piece. Thanks!
We have an excellent Grateful Dead cover band here in Florida. The crowd is a mixture of young and old, and we're all smiling and dancing-- and I don't wear it, but there is a whole lot of tie-dye too...
It's not over dude! There's Dead and Company, Phil Lesh and Friends, JRAD and Dark Star Orchestra etc etc! Still time to see live shows. You'll be glad you did :-)
From one Deadhead to another.....I loved your piece. I followed the Dead oh so long ago. But yeah, I started listening again and it really brought me a lot of comfort and joy.
Great essay. Glad the writer finally came to appreciate the Dead. Speaking as an "old hippie", who actually was at Woodstock 69, one of my favorite memories of that era was being in the audience of a Grateful Dead concert when Jerry Garcia announced from the stage that Nixon had resigned.
Everyone went crazy. Wish I could remember what song they played next.
Maybe it was 8/6/74 at Roosevelt Stadium? Released on Dick's Picks 31. They play Mexicali Blues after mentioning the news.
https://archive.org/details/gd74-08-06.sbd.deadlists.1463.sbeok.shnf/
Stumbled onto your blog looking for some Flaming Lips info. I've always been a casual fan, but currently going down the rabbit hole of their full catalog. That led me to this essay, and it sounds really familiar! I also "discovered" the Dead at the beginning of COVID, with the same documentary as my launching-off point. The "36 From the Vault" podcast really drove it home and now I'm seemingly hooked for life. I really enjoyed this one, and the entire Flaming Lips / Art School piece. Thanks!
thanks, mike! i love that we share this experience with the dead, and the flaming lips would def appreciate them leading you to the dead!
We have an excellent Grateful Dead cover band here in Florida. The crowd is a mixture of young and old, and we're all smiling and dancing-- and I don't wear it, but there is a whole lot of tie-dye too...
Aging is about embracing more authenticity and meaning--the GD are a good place to go for that!
It's not over dude! There's Dead and Company, Phil Lesh and Friends, JRAD and Dark Star Orchestra etc etc! Still time to see live shows. You'll be glad you did :-)
From one Deadhead to another.....I loved your piece. I followed the Dead oh so long ago. But yeah, I started listening again and it really brought me a lot of comfort and joy.
Love the article.
I first saw the Dead at the point where you just sat on the floor, then at country rock festivals. It was a letdown once to watch in seats.