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    I attended the showing in Washington DC last March, as did Mike Rogers.
    
    Its a must - there are some pretty interesting pieces to view!
    
    

    Jim's right. This show is a must. Jerry's done a lot of other stuff
    that's beautiful. FWIW, the works available vary in price from $200 for
    artist's proofs to $10K for original works.
    
    The people in DC were in a panic to see so many Deadheads in their
    store. There was one guy who walked in while we were there who was
    dressed in jeans and a wild tie-dye and the gallery person didn't
    like the looks of this one person for some reason. She actually started 
    to give him attitude when he asked for a brochure about the show! The 
    gallery person was actually snotty to him until he told her that he wanted 
    a brochure to tell people what was available for a newspaper article. The 
    gallery person's attitude did a complete reversal when she found out that 
    he was the art critic for the Washington Post:-)
    
    Mike

    Some of Jerry's lithographs are also on display (and can be purchased)
    at the Star gallery on route 6A in Orleans on Cape Cod. Also a large
    number of signed prints by John Lennon - these are superior in my
    opinion. Worth stopping by if you're in the area.
    
    ...Robert
    

Is there a charge for this show?  It would seem to me
that if the word got out to a lot of Deadheads that this
was taking place, that the place would be mobbed and
they would need to restrict access.  Also, since the
show is happening while the boys are in town for the
Garden shows, there is the off chance the Jerry would 
show up at some time over the weekend, and the heads 
like me would go to the show on the hope that we might
be able to meet Jerry in the flesh.

Any info on this?

How crowded was the showing in DC?

Mike

    
    They had a similar show at a NY gallery last year during some NY shows. 
    I wasn't able to make it, but heard some good things.  And yes, it will
    be crowded.  I've never heard of an art gallery charging to get in
    though.  A lot of them make you have an invitation to cut down on
    large crowds, but that's the only control mechanism I've ever heard of.
    
    

    Here's yet another Dead-related activity to try and catch during the
    Boston run. This is from the Boston Globe's 9/13 edition:
    
    BOB WEIR HITS THE MALL:
    
    Grateful Dead guitarist/singer Bob Weir, while he's in Boston for six
    upcoming shows, will appear at the BU Bookstore Mall on Sunday
    September 22 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. He'll be with his sister Wendy at
    the Charlesbank Bookshop's reading room on Level 5, signing copies of
    their new book, "Panther Dreams," a children's story about the rain
    forest.
    
    Does anyone know how to get to this bookstore?
    
    Thanks.
    
    Mike

I believe it's in Kenmore Square. If you take the Kenmore Square exit off 
Storrow Drive, then a right at the first light, I believe it's on the right 
about 1/4 of a mile up. It's before you get to the fork where taking a left 
would get you to Fenway Park. Last time I was in the area the bookstore had a 
number of large banners hanging on the front of the building.

jeff

    The BU bookstore is in the building under the Citgo sign (can't
    miss it). Your best chance for parking is on Back Bay Road (I think
    that's the name), it's all BU dorms. When you take the Kenmore Square
    exit off Storrow, turn right at the light and take the right side of
    the fork* (left at this fork will put you on Kenmore Sq) and you'll
    probably find oodles of parking. Go up about 2 blocks and you'll be
    closest to the bookstore. There's one parking lot on a side street that
    will let you park free if you buy something at the BU book store, but
    it may not work for the stores on the 5th floor.
    Once in the store, the stairs are kind of hidden on the right side.
    
    Also, I think on the 4th floor is a "normal" (ie not textbooks)
    bookstore with a great selection. And the basement used to have bargain
    books, don't know if it still does.
    
    While you're there, check out Nuggets across the street for great
    record deals.
    
    *not the same fork Jeff mentioned that will take you to Fenway.
    
    Scott_who_spent_several_years_going_to_BU_evening_courses
    (and buying records at Nuggets almost every time, which explains my
    immense collection)
    

    Jeff and Scott,
    
    Thanks for the directions. My budget's gonna hate this as bookstores
    are more of a danger than record/CD stores, but to hear that the two of
    them are that close is not good news! I'll go anyway though:-)

    Anyone know where Walden Street is, in relation to Main St??
    Is the  museum  easy  to  find?  (assuming the museum is lost
    and needs to be found ;')
    
    
    Jay, I don't know where the gallery is in relation to the museum, but
    on the map I was looking at last night Walden St. is right off of 
    Route 2 going into Boston.
    
    Mike

to the nawth      rte 62 to
bridge \          bedford
        \            |
         \           |
          +----------+---------------
Colonial  |                         /---------> to the swillow pond kitchen
Inn       |                        /
          +-------------+---------+
                        |
                        |
                        |main st/62
                        |
                        |
                        |       walden st
                        +---------------------------------+-------------
                        |           walden         post   | 
                        |           station        office |  trinitarian
                        |                                 |  church
                        |                    hubbard st ->|
                        V
                    main st/rte 62
                    towards rte and Maynid.

>	its 18 Walden.
>	Is Walden the one across from the Baybank???

yup; it is almost straight across (hunnerman, caldwell banker (sp) real estate
office is directly across from walden st).

	BTW, anyone go last night?

	Any special guests?

    
    	Jay ,..
    
    		You forgot to mention Brent! 
    
    		I was totally "open minded" when I walked in because
    	I really didn't know what to expect. What I saw was some very
    	impressive artwork (for a musician anyway). I relly liked his
    	sketches. The paintings were real cool, especially t he air brush
    	stuff. 
    
    		Herb Greene was taking up about 1/3 of the place with
    	his photographs. They were mostly reprints of stuff thats been
    published before. He was also autographing books and was teh resident
    celebrity for the evening.
    
    		Overall,.. my one negative comment is that  the stuff is
    over-priced. Of all the stuff I would have considered buying, most
    wrere marked NFS (Not For Sale), nad that was mostly the small sketches
    in the $500 range. There were some very serious prices on the
    paintings, and they weren't "originals". They wanted like $5000 for
    a lithograph,...  a little rich for my tastes. $5000 for an original
    maybe,.. but a lith?
    
    	I do feel that the trip us worth it whether you are buying or not.
    Seeing was enough to make it interesting and I feel as though I got
    a chance to peer into Jerry's soul from a more physical viewpoint
    than the usualy transcendental/transitory musical viewpoint. I
    	recommend that the curious satisfy themselves and pay a visit.
    
    								/
    

    I went as well and did notice Bill Biliteers (sp?) name on the guest
    reg but never having met him before I was left to wonder which dude he 
    might be :^) Also never havin met / or Jay I now woder if I've seen
    you'se :^0  I did end up meeting someone that works with my cousin
    who's into the Dead. She had told me he liked the band alot and also
    likes to bike alot and that maybe we should get together for a ride
    or somthin. I had overheard him tellin someone he had stopped by the 
    gallery on his way home to Gloucester from the NY showz and after
    tellin him I had a cousin that lived there he then knew who I wuz!!!
    WOW! I love it when you meet in the stragest of places if you look 
    at it right!!
    
    As far as his Masters' pieces went I liked his etchings better than
    the paintings. Though the paintings were nice the etchings seemed
    to be a bit more intricate as would probably be the case between
    the two different styles. Of the etchings I particulary like the
    "reluctant dragon", "dracula's heart" and the "outlaw". For quite
    a few of them I'd block out the title with my hand and try to guess
    as to what he called it. Some were obvious while on others I was 
    way off ;^) 
    
    On Herb's photo's, I laughed a good couple of minutes on this one
    picture with Jerry and Phil where Jerry was giving an incredibly
    ridiculus look and Phil was just standing there looking quite normal.
    It was an expression of Jerry I didn't know he had inside of him
    and it very much surprised me ;^) ;^) ;^).
    
    Worth checking out if you like to see a different side of Jerry ;^)
    
    peace,Andy

re:< Note 186.20 by CSLALL::ABURNS "TAMALPAIS CHIEFS" >

>    I went as well and did notice Bill Biliteers (sp?) name on the guest
>    reg but never having met him before I was left to wonder which dude he 

Bill Pelletier?  Was at the gallery?  Real tall with curly red hair? (hard to
miss).  If he's in town for the shows, it would be great to see him again. 
Although if he was in town I'm sure someone in the file would have mentioned
it.

adam

ps. maybe they're using the same register they've been using wherever the art
tour goes and he caught it in CA.

    Bill Pelletier is not out here for the shows.

    
    DC and Ben and I went Monday --really interesting stuff.  The man is 
    a multi talent.  Varied media.  Just really nice to see. 
    
    After we left the gallery, we went to the bar next door for
    coffee_and... got talking with a guy from Seattle who has seen 
    the boyz on the Left Coast.
    
    On the way out of the restaurant, I added Jerry's name to their evening
    registration list:  "Garcia - 6 people - 8pm".   I wonder what
    happened! 
    
    Carol

    
     Looks like Jerrys Art Work will be on display again during the Boston
    run.
                           Opening reception Thurs Sept 23rd 6-9pm
    
                     Date: Sept 23 thru 30
                 location: Renjeau Galleries
                           18 Walden St.
                           Concord,Ma 01742
                           508-371-2466
    
    

	I stopped by and viewed some of Jerry's art last night
	on my way to school.

	Looks grate! very expensive!  Lots of computer generated 
	stuff as well as some really bizzare sketches and 
	paintings.  Lots of funny photos too, I saw one with 
	Phil standing next to a neekid lady!!!

	My favorite are still the wetlands type paintings, but the 
	pricetage are real heavy on everything!!!! 

This show sounds a little different from the last one.  Don't really recall
any computer generated stuff, just water colors, (or were the Wetland
series air-brushed?) pastels, and pencil or ink things.  The cover for
Infrared Roses was done on computers though, so I guess he's been active
in this area lately.  Good to see it's not just the same old
stuff (though that was interesting in and of itself).

PeterT

    They had the same works as last time along with these new computer
    prints. The work I liked the best was the exploding nose :^)
    
    Didn't buy ne of Garcia's work but did get a cool poster of a skeleton
    painting scene.
    
    Herb Greene had on a rilly cool tye. Not one of Garcia's but he did
    tell me the maker and that they'd be available soon. It had the
    flying eye design on it as well as some aoxoamoxoa (I love spelling
    that out :^) with a tiket stub type thing as a holder.
    
    Andy

	Yes, I saw the exploding nose!  I found it hysterical!

	Howabout the Saddam one?

    Re: I love spelling that out
    
    	Yabut, you spelled it incorrectly. It's a pallindrome remember.

    pallinwhat ?!*??&

After driving around for a while trying to find the art gallery (I wish the
directions stated that north was pointing DOWN :-)), I stoped into the gallery
where I noticed a guitar-packing lady and a few bongo drummers were setting up
to jam on the street.  The place was filled with deadheads, but not unbearably
crowded.  I talked briefly with Herb Greene to ask him about the lithographed
version of his Dylan/Dead photo.  It is covered with 2 coats of varnish to give
it a textured look.  His photos are $500+!!  I have a poster of a Herb Greene
photo of the boys standing by the Haight/Ashbury signpost.  Same quality as the
photo, but only $4!

Jerry's stuff was mostly pen and ink stuff, with some nice multi-colored
pictures.  The colorful ones tended to be the more expensive ones ($1K-$3K as
opposed to $750).  Many of the pictures were very small, like 4"x4".  All the
pictures were mounted in matte board and framed.  The computer-generated stuff
was created on a Mac 2 CI computer then transferred to a machine that printed
the color image on Cibachrome film.  Nice shading and textures in the Ciba
stuff, but it was wicked expensive ($3K+).  Way overpriced, if you ask me.

They were selling posters, a softcover book of reprints of his art, and Garcia
ties.  They also had wine and crackers - I felt so "upper-crust" :-).  A
cameraman from New England News Network/Fox 25 was there, but they did not have
a story on the News at Ten.

adam

    Posters?  Neat!!  I gotta check it out!
    
    tim
    

  
  A couple years ago I saw some of Jerry's artwork and bought one of his
  creations and had hopes of buying one or two other pieces eventually. 

  Now after Jerry's death :-( I'm afraid (and assume) his artwork may be 
  "out of reach" due to speculators buying it up.  I guess I need to 
  find out first hand if it indeed is "out of reach". (I know I have
  enjoyed the "ink & watercolor" that I currently own and know I would
  get as much enjoyment out of the other two I have always wanted.)

  Since there are only two "select" pieces I would like, I guess now 
  is the time to try to find them (if its not too late already.)

  Does anyone know where any of Jerry's artwork is currently being sold?

    They still are planning on having a showing at the art galary in
    concord.  give them a call if you want she'll put you on a list. i've 
    gone every year and it's been grate looking at all the different
    paintings, pen and ink, watercolor, pastel pencil etc.  
    at the moment they have two pieces at $1100 a piece.  Jerrys
    artwork has doubled at least.  We spoke with nora at the art peddler
    in Eugene who handles all jerrys pieces and she has some but a lot
    without signatures.  she needs time to heal and collect the prints
    that are actually signed and go from there.  if i hear anything else
    i'll let you know.  i know we're calling her tomorrow.  fyi - unframed
    is less so if you can only afford the print itself you should get it. 

    
    
    re: -1 
    
    Thanks for the info.
    
    I'm sure the prices have skyrocketed but if they are still within my
    reach, I'll probably pick up atleast one of the two I am interested.
    (If I can find them.)

    
    i was in headlines on saturday perusing back issues of headlines and
    came across a book called "The Art of Rock"
    an indepth history of Mouse, Wes Wilson, Rick Griffin, Moscoso etc and
    the various artists who contributed to the marquee works dating back to
    the 1950's...Nice history of the Family Dog..anyways i asked the ownerdude
    to look at some lithograph prints of various shows and it turns out
    almost all of them had doubled in price already...Nice one from
    Berzerklee with the pharaohs head for a centerpiece...
    collectibles collectibles collectibles

    
    I just called Renjeau Galleries and they said there had been a
    showing scheduled for Sept. 13th but they said things have changed 
    and now there will be a silent auction of the pieces in October.
    
    They took my name and phone number and will contact me and assign me
    a number so I can make a bid on the pieces I am interested in.
    (They said they will have the 2 pieces I'm interested in. :-))
    

         from the worcester phoenix - october 6, 1995
    
         artwork by the late j. garcia
    
         <  insert jerry picture here  >
    
         silent auction (oct. 7-14)
    
         over 60 hand signed limited edition prints
    
         renjeau galleries
    
         route 9 westbound
    
         natick, ma
    
         for pre-registration or more info
         please call 508 655 5121
    
    
              

>         artwork by the late j. garcia
>         silent auction (oct. 7-14)
>         over 60 hand signed limited edition prints
>         renjeau galleries
>         route 9 westbound
>         natick, ma

Hmm, I didn't know they had a gallery in Natick!  I may have to swing on by
this weekend!

I shudder at the thought of how expensive these paintings will be.  And
they're only prints! (but with his autograph)

adam

    In previous years, the cheapest things were going for 3 to 4 hundred.
    ANd those were VERY small prints.  The bigger ones were up in the
    thousands.  WAY out of my price range.
    
    PeterT
    

    i spoke to the lady in natick and there is a minimum bid at his silent
    action.  the range for the minimum bid is from $900 - $1,400!!
    depending of course on the litho. prices are WAY up.

    	FWIW, a couple of weeks ago I was browsing the Music section at the
    Barnes & Noble in Salem, NH.... Saw an oversize book that said "J.
    Garcia" on the spine. I pulled it out, and it's a collection of his
    prints! I would guess about 40-50 prints, color & B&W. I was elated
    (and snapped it up, of course). So, for those interested, such a book
    exists, and you may want to check your local B&N. I'm glad it was 
    misfiled in the music section, as I rarely browse the art section. If
    anyone wants, I can get & post the ISBN.
     
        Of course the dilemma; I want to frame some of them to hang, but at 
    the same time I hate to cut up the book....  But in the Intro, Jerry says
    something along the lines of "Gosh, I hope people don't take my art too
    seriously.... I don't!"  :^).
    
    -chuck
    	  

	... don't know if anyone else got this in the mail ...
	
	J. Garcia GOLF(tm) Collectors' Limited Edition Series I (c)
	offered by the  Art Peddler 
	$39		1293 N.W. Wall Street #39
			Bend, OR 97701
	
	six (6) golf balls, in a wood and glass case. Each ball has a
	jerry drawing on it: Deer, Bee, Little Fish, Frog, Terrapin and
	the last one is shown with just "J. Garcia GOLF" printed on it (I
	assume that's the other side of the ball ;-)
	
	struck me as funny, it did  :-)  :-)

    
    I am starting to get very annoyed with thsi commercialism.  I do have
    several Jerry ties, so I am not immune.  However, this is getting to be
    too much.  $39.00 for a half a dozen golf balls is rediciulous.
    
    	

	Hey!! it's the	Collectors' Limited Edition Series I !!! dammit.
	
	fwiw, the art peddler has been selling jerry art for quite a
	while: ties, scarves, lithos etc.
	
	and, they *are* nice golf balls!! ;-)  ;-)  ;-)

    what good are golf balls that you wouldn't want to hit with a stick?
    :^)
    
    i agree...  the commercialism is getting a bit nauseating...
    
    					da ve

    yeah da ve
    Now if they had Bob Dole or Rush Limbaugh ones *THEN* i'd take up
    golfing
    :^)

    re: commercialism...well, I don't own any Jerry ties yet, I don't golf
    so I can't comment from personal experience, but as far as the overall
    commercialism thing...get used to it...
    
    it's America after all, land of commercialising issues, deceased folks
    etc, down our collective throat...
    
    Wes_feelin_a_bit_cynical

Hey youse guys.  Where you been eh?

GDM is THE ABSOLUTE KING when it comes to commericalism.

just my cents.
bob

	da ve,
	
	of course it's for display only. it's from an art dealer!
	
	would this commercialization still be nauseating if jerry were
	still alive?
	
	i find it humorous, but not nauseating.

    well Bob, try 1-800-Beatles...seriously, that's the number for
    Beatlefest, and you can get a catalog of mucho Fab merchandise...I like
    a lot of it or course, but some of it izn't for me...I guess that's my
    point, commercialism is here to stay...
    
    Wes

>    it's America after all, land of commercialising issues, deceased folks
>    etc, down our collective throat...

	this isn't a case of someone jumping on the bandwagon. they' ve
	been peddling garcia art for a while. ('course, they probably
	doubled all their prices ;-) and, jerry did license his work for
	all kinds of stuff.
	
	in a way, i like the golf balls. it's jerry's drawings, except
	instaed of on paper and in a frame, it's on golf balls in a
	wooden case, lined wiht black velvet. it's bizzare. i like it!
	
	;-)
	

    if he was alive, yes, it would still be nauseating...  imho it brings 
    many elements of the Grateful Dead and my life as a deadhead into
    the realm of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and the farging Mighty
    Morphine (sic) Power(less) (St)Rangers...  next stop from here is 
    probably GD lunchboxes...  thermoses... etc...
    
    i didn't like the line of ski stuff...  the ties were at least a novel
    idea..  the Jerry-designed hotel rooms were ridiculous...  the golf
    balls are a joke... it reduces the "Art" to the level of "trinket"
    (assuming you believe it to be art in the first place)...
    
    i know GDM are totally commercial...  that's what they were started
    for!  and while i don't have trouble with the band merchandising
    t-shirts, stickers, records, tapes, cd's and all that crap...  it's
    an outlet for the band to use to sell it's wares...  (btw, i didn't
    liek the way they hassled fans for using images that they had
    trademarked-as if they made up the various pieces of dead iconography
    themselves...  yeah right)
    
    my issue is the reduction of what was art, to dime store trinkets that
    are obviously trying to cash in (at inflated prices) on fans' feelings 
    of loss after the death of one of thier "heroes"...  sure, GDM may be
    trying to cash in too, but i haven't seen any price rises there... 
    they've been part of the scene as the legitimate merchandising arm of
    the band for a long time... for them it's a continuing business...
    
    the music was art...
    the tapes are art...
    the paintings are art...
    the posters are art...
    even the t-shirts are art...
    
    the golf balls are crap...
    
    						da ve

    Along the markup opf GD related material..
    if anyone orders lithograph/handbill art from Artrock in Cali..make
    sure you confirm the price you are paying.....my 35 dollar Avalon
    Ballroom poster transformed from a 35 dolalr piece to 55 overnight with
    a disclaimer accompanying it saying that the demand has pushed all the
    prices up...this is crap

    Hey da ve,
      Very well put.  It is turning into trinket crap. Not that I vow to
    never again buy this commercial crap, but it is crap nonetheless.
    
    	Mark

	da ve, imo, your first paragraph is a stretch. i don't see this
	as even remotely comparable to Mighty Power Ranger Turtles.
	
	and, to clarify, this is not a stealie on a golf ball. this is
	jerry's artwork. his drawings.
	
>    are obviously trying to cash in (at inflated prices) on fans' feelings 
>    of loss after the death of one of thier "heroes"...  sure, GDM may be

	what makes it obvious that they're cashing in? how do you know
	this wasn't in the works *long* before jerry's death? how can you
	be sure jerry himself didn't design these sketches to go on golf
	balls exclusivley? (and, btw, i'm not sure this is marketed
	toward 'fans' exclusively.)
	
	i don't know ... i kinda see some irony in it. 
	
>    the golf balls are crap...

	are you sure?? not having actually seen them ;-) ;-) ;-)
	one man's crap is another man's art?

    ok Jay...
    
    you have several valid points... :^)  i was/am spouting off about something
    i have not even seen...  and in my first paragraph i was using a fair
    amount of hyperbole in making my point...
    
    but somehow i'd have less of an issue with a stealie on a golf ball...
    at least i'd still be willing to use it as a golf ball... :^)
    
    and they may well have had this in the works for a long time... 
    doesn't make me like the concept any better though...  the bottom
    line for me is that if the paintings were art, they aren't anymore 
    once they make it onto a golf ball...  makes it harder for me to
    appreciate either the painting OR the golf ball!  for me, it puts them
    both into the category of overpriced, useless shite...  but then, maybe
    that's just me... :^)
    
    sure they have the right to do it...  sure it's a commercial society...
    maybe it's even "cute"...  but i still don't have to like it...  :^)
    
    					da ve

    
    >> the golf balls are crap
    
    Not if they are Titleists with balata covers!!! ;^) ;^) ;^)
    
    Hogan

    $39 for a few lousy golf balls??!!!
    
    I'm in the boat with da ve here.  Sometimes commercialism goes too far.
    
    Hail the Almighty Dollar!!  :^(
    
    'noky

	ok, from the discussion in the Dead Pride note (on Jerry watches)
	here's the latest from the Art Peddler:
	
	Tibetan Carpets, designs by J. Garcia
	
	two are pictured: Shaman (VERY cool) and Undertow.
	100% wool, hand-knotted 3'x6' $750.00
	
	better than golf balls, I guess  ;-)
	

    one could put the golf balls around on the rugs so as not to damage
    either....although I can't think of anything else to do with golf balls,
    I can think of better things to do on a a rug....
    
    
    rfb

	at $750, not on THESE rugs!!   ;-)  ;-)
	
	these are probly the kind you hang on the wall ;-)

    actually $750 isn't bad for a nice rug...
    
    					da ve

    I never did have any appreciation for art....
    
    
    rfb

    
    $750?  Is that a flying carpet?

    
>    $750?  Is that a flying carpet?

	well, it's wool.  and it says it's Tibetan, so we can only hope
	that this Jerry enterprise is employing Tibetans that do beautiful
	handwork and hopefully are getting a decent wage for their work...

	Free Tibet!

	Debess

>>    $750?  Is that a flying carpet?
>
>>well, it's wool.  and it says it's Tibetan, so we can
>>only hope

At that price, it seems unlikely.  Serious imported
woolen rugs can go 10x that...

	remember: the estate needs the money!!

	GDM is offering GD GOLF BALLS in the latest Almanac ;-)
	
	the ones from the art peddler were nicer.   ;-)  ;-)
	
	btw, the latest from the art peddler is Garcia Skis and ski wear.