The Grateful Dead Thread

I just bought tickets for the Yonder, Railroad Earth and Keller and the Keels show in Spartanburg, SC, which a very weird place for them to play. Regardless, I'm extremely excited because I haven't had the chance to see live music in a while (other than local bands).

 

https://spotify.link/vca8XFHHaDb

Bobby was wildin out during the opening verses

 

At John Mayer's solo show last night in Chicago, he played Dark Star > Your Body is a Wonderland > Dark Star

 

I was never really into Mayer before he joined Dead and Company, but that was more apathy than anything else. I knew his hits and liked them, but never ran down anything that wasn’t already on the surface.

I started listening to much more.

It’s going to be interesting to see where he goes from here.

 

Check out the John Mayer Trio live album from circa 2005 if you haven't already

 

When does the Yule log come back?

 

Mom knew we were decorating the tree when we got home today so she gave me an early gift. New favorite ornament.

 

Gonna be $1000 a ticket but I may just have to hit this up.

 

Trying to get Phish tickets was an absolute joke today

Still haven’t talked to a single friend who got one

 

we back up

 

Winter Solstice has been out for a little bit now. Worth the listen imo.

 

17 hours lol. Love it thanks for the heads up

 

Random question; me and my buddy are having a discussion about Jerry and his recreational habits. I know he loved his psychedelics, herion and junk food. And I guess cocaine during the late 70's and early 80's.

However, was he an alcoholic too? I know it's weird but I never really read anything about his alcohol habits.

 

Fitting day for this excellent playlist

 

Red wine and Heineken were his alcoholic beverages of choice

 

Those tickets are going to be stupid expensive

 

I think the entire band had a pretty good drinking habit, including Jerry (my high school friend's dad was a biker and had a picture of himself pouring a beer in Jerry's mouth back stage at a show in the early 90s.)

 

speaking of which, any of you listen to this podcast? (second half deals with the GD). Edit: seems like that link isn't working -- google --> The Bob Lefsetz Podcast John Scher



**John Scher is a misogynist asshole, and grain of salt on any of his stories... but the shit about Phil Lesh (and Jill) kind of corroborates shit I've heard from a couple of different people re both the final days of Jerry and the GD, and all of Bob's "troubles" post 1995.

 

14 shows? Jesus

 

Really interesting listen thanks for sharing man.

 

Sphere pre-sale registration is live: Dead & Company (deadandcompany.com)

18 shows over 6 weekend May >June.

 

So do you need a seperate code for every show, or does one code apply to all shows?

Does the seating color indicate blocked view of the sphere?

 

Depends on how many rich ass hippie boomers bought $4000 VIP tickets.

 

I couldn't pull the trigger. By the time I got in it was $700 for the 100 section with a blocked view, or $1800 for a pair.

 

happy 45th birthday to the time Jerry OD'd on valium (or something - the valium story comes from Parish, so who knows).

Listen to the Stagger Lee (35 mins in or so)

 

While being extremely addictive, it's very, very hard to OD on benzos alone. Unless he was on a cocktail of drug, which was probably the case.

 

24 shows wild

 

He was supposedly allergic to valium, but again, who knows.

Also, by OD, I meant more "took too much to play."

And yeah, I'm sure there was a cocktail of drugs involved. He was smoking heroin and base every day at this point and his band was a mess (Keith and Donna smashing cars into each other in hotel parking lots and such)

 

I wonder if rumors of Lockn coming back next year means Shapiro is eyeing for another Dead and Co stint to headline a couple nights. chillywater

 

Man, I couldn’t imagine paying more than like $30 to see Dead and Co

 

Odd. I was at SF last summer and paid like 20x that and felt it was a great time. Anyway, Bobby is supposed to join SF sports talk this afternoon around 4 Pacific in the Super Bowl run up. Just fyi for anyone interested

 

Idk man, just think JRad is more fun

 

lol Bobby ghosted. Apologies to the thread.

 

Both can be true. I’ll die on the Mayer can shred hill.

 

June 20-23 for me

 

I'll be there the 21st. May try and get tickets for the 22nd as well