Jerry G., would have been 70 today...

[dustykeller]

Originally Posted by Warfish

Like a steam locomotive, rollin down the track

She's gone, gone, nothin's gonna bring her back...she's gone.

Ooh, nothin's gonna bring her back.

except the man they call dusty.

[LIDeadHead]

Sure do miss him. It will be 20 years next April 1st, since my first GD show. If it weren't for the Dead, I would probably never opened myself to different types of music, like Country, Blues, Bluegrass, & Jambands.

Though these days, Im more into the metal scene then ever, and I look back at my GD trip as one of the best times of my life.

Kids today are f'd. Aside from maybe Derek Trucks, who else is out there?

[jetswin]

[Warfish]

Originally Posted by LIDeadHead

Kids today are f'd. Aside from maybe Derek Trucks, who else is out there?

No one loves the Floyd/Dead Era of the late 60's, and 70's, more than me.

But I reject the "kids today suck at music" ideal.

There is an AMAZING assortment of music available, more than at any time ever before. Talent and vision and art as good as any other era.

The trick today, is you just have to work a bit harder to find it. Instad of the greatest being teh greatest and handed to a fan on a silver platter, one must seek out, dig, scavange, and search teh depths for those great gems today, amid all the flotsam.

iTunes is literally the Savior when it comes to this. And I'm no Apple Fanboi. But the Web, and iTunes, abillity to search even the most obscure stuff, means those gems can still be found.

Hell, I just found the closest blissful Floydian vibe since Floyd IMO.....and they're a badn;y named,. no-one-ever-heard-of-them band from Norway. NORWAY!!!! And I found them on iTunes.

The music is out there man, you just got to find it.

[jetswin]

[WestCoastOffensive]

Originally Posted by jetswin

I couldn't listen to them for years, one of my best friends got me hooked on them years ago, when he was killed on 911 it took a long time for me to listen again...now found memories of a great guy taken way before his prime.

RIP to JI; I barely knew him, but I remember at a house party he wouldn't shut up about the Dead, even though we were listening to J.Geils. We were in a class or two at MHS.

Mebbe JI stays alive though JI?

[WestCoastOffensive]

[jetswin]

Originally Posted by WestCoastOffensive

RIP to JI; he wouldn't shut up about the Dead, even though we were listening to J.Geils.

Mebbe JI stays alive though JI?

you are the man

[PlumberKhan]

Originally Posted by jetswin

lol...drums, gets 'em everytime

[Apache 51]

[southparkcpa]

Originally Posted by 32green

Worked a few of their shows at MSG.

Before the shows, we got fliers with photos of teens "missing" from their home states that were believed to be following the band around.




SOme scene there...."I need a miracle man....one ticket...I need a miracle"



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I would be taking the LIRR and if a DEAD show was in town...PENN STation smelled like an opium den. the pot smoke literally was so thick on 7th ave.

[32green]

Originally Posted by southparkcpa

I would be taking the LIRR and if a DEAD show was in town...PENN STation smelled like an opium den. the pot smoke literally was so thick on 7th ave.

Believe me, there were many discussions of just how much of that **** we would have to inhale to fail a random drug test.

Always loved the smell...BUT....

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[WestCoastOffensive]

Originally Posted by 32green

Believe me, there were many discussions of just how much of that **** we would have to inhale to fail a random drug test.

Always loved the smell...BUT....

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"A good narcotics officer has to love narcotics! Smoke this!"

[nyahay bus]

Happy Birthday Jer. You corrupted my youth perfectly. How could I ever repay you for all the good times?

[CanadaSteve]

Originally Posted by Fishooked

Damn, that's gotta be rough.
Or there was the time (91?) I was tripping on LSD in Albany and lost all of my friends just when the house lights went down.

I spent the entire concert (virtually) alone, tripping my face off on mushrooms & LSD. Found my friends at a nearby bar after the show was over.

Come to find out those series of concerts I was at (including that very night) was released as 'Dozin' At The Knick'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dozin'_at_the_Knick


A long strange trip indeed.

Similar to my experience in Hamilton. It was also my first show!

[CanadaSteve]

Originally Posted by dustykeller

except the man they call dusty.

I love you man....no ghey.

[Apache 51]

Originally Posted by nyahay bus

Happy Birthday Jer. You corrupted my youth perfectly. How could I ever repay you for all the good times?

If he stuck to that he would still be here.

[Apache 51]