| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 473.1 | | ZENDIA::FERGUSON | Split open and Melt! | Thu Aug 10 1995 03:10 | 2 |
| sweet dave, sweet.
peace
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| 473.2 | Fly on forever... | DOCTP::KELLER | Listen to the music play... | Thu Aug 10 1995 10:59 | 32 |
| Jerome Garcia, 01 August, 1942 -- 09 August, 1995
The journey has just started.
The first step has been taken.
The road less travelled is yours to follow.
may the light that you brought to our world
guide you on your way.
The physical walls have now been shed
The boundries have been broken.
The spirit soars forever more,
never to be forgotten
Cry no tears of sorrow,
shed a tear of joy.
The journey has just started
thanks for leading the way
Has an era passed or just started
The body has departed.
It can't be quenched,
It Cannot die
the spirit grows forever
Fly on my friend.
You will always be near
no matter where you travel
--Geoff
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| 473.3 | | WILLEE::OSTIGUY | | Thu Aug 10 1995 12:18 | 3 |
| Dave and Geoff....
Beautiful
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| 473.4 | | GRANPA::TDAVIS | | Thu Aug 10 1995 12:53 | 1 |
| very nice job to both of you, nice way to start today.
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| 473.5 | each his own | WECARE::ROBERTS | climb a ladder to the stars | Thu Aug 10 1995 13:17 | 4 |
|
Our good friend Mark_from_the_T climbed Pack Monadnock last nite
to see the sunset and the moonrise. He made a stone circle for Jerry.
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| 473.6 | | DELNI::DSMITH | and they keep on dancin | Thu Aug 10 1995 13:55 | 9 |
|
Yesterday, leaving work, I launched into my car and grabbed the first tape
I could get my hands on. "Mmmmmmm, Boston Garden, 9-27-94" (in my
best Homer voice). I popped in the tape and the *very* first thing I
heard come out of the speakers was "I know you rider gonna miss me when
I'm goooooonnnee" followed by a blaring crowd approval seeing it was
the intro. I thought to myself "you'd better friggin believe it
Garcia".
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| 473.7 | | WILLEE::OSTIGUY | | Thu Aug 10 1995 14:22 | 44 |
| Folks, Chris sent me this...
Wes
From: US4RMC::"fields@slohan.shr.tdh.qntm.com" "Ain't gonna worry my life anymore" 10-AUG-1995 10:17:36.15
To: "ostiguy@willee.ENET.dec.com"@shrdns.enet.qntm.com
CC: FIELDS@shrdns.tdh.qntm.com
Subj: please post this , thanks...
In life death seems like such a overwelming downfall, but with Jerry's
passing, for me, has given a new outlook on where we have been and where we
will go.
Last night after putting Eric to bed, Jen and I reflected a bit on the
news, one thing that came to me was that I would never again feel the same
about going to a concert. Because Dead shows and concerts of other acts we
so vastly different from one another. No one can tell me that Causway st
could ever give off the same vibes as when the Dead played there....not
even a playoff game would give off the same feelings....why is this ? I
figure it is the people who I have known from just this type of event,
Deadheads....yeah sometimes I could live without 50 people asking me for a
spare while I walk 10 ft but that to was a part of it...so taking the good
and the bad sides it seemed to always even out to be a very peaceful time..
Jen reached out and held my hand and said that if not for Jerry and the
Dead, she might have never met me....wow, yeah we met face to face outside
the Dead world but it was that world that made us aware of eachother. Im
sure others in GRATEFUL can relate....
The day was one long trip for me personally, a day of reflecting on the
past and looking to the future....will things still be the same somewhat ? What
I would look forward to, like figuring out how I could find a few tickets for
the up coming shows, are now no longer a reality....as I have always said just
seeing a show was one thing but how I got there and what happened on the way to
and from it was really the fun part of the times.....this I will miss, I know
that Jerry never once figured that it would ever be like this, how the Dead
became such a lifestyle, but it happened and he too seemed to just go along
with it and take it for what if was worth....Peace Jerry, and thanks for
the past 16 years, life will never be the same but it rarely is....
Chris
fields@slohan.enet.qntm.com
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| 473.8 | Papa's Gone | XLIB::REHILL | Call Me Mystery Hill | Thu Aug 10 1995 15:02 | 4 |
| I'm not sure where to post this, and I'm not sure if any one else has
mentioned it, but at last night's Weir show, during Throwing Stones,
Bobby chanted "Papa's gone, we are on our own", over and over...
just before the big inprove part of the song..........
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| 473.9 | My favorite... | TRLIAN::DUGGAN | Jerry LIVES -- in all of us | Thu Aug 10 1995 15:27 | 13 |
| The one thing I'll remember longest is from Vegas this year. The boyz
were playing "Uncle John's Band" and went into a jam. They got soooo
totally lost ... loster than I've ever seen them... after floundering
around (still maintaining the coherency of the jam, incredibly) for
some minutes they finally got back into it... "Oh oh, what I want to
know is
HOW DOES THIS SONG GO!"
The crowd ROARED!
...mike trying to keep coherent for one more day
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| 473.10 | Sad but grateful for the music and you | OBJRUS::SLOAN | Tell ME all that 'cha know | Thu Aug 10 1995 15:39 | 34 |
|
Compared to lots of you noters I'm new to the Dead. I've been close
to people since the 70's that were into the music but I never went
to shows 'til the 90's. After my first show I fell for them and
fell hard. I couldn't get enough of the music and the euphoric
feeling that came with each show. I remember walking out of the
green line in front of the Garden and connecting with people
I knew and never met. I remember commenting that there was
something in their eyes that made me feel like I had found
a group people with eyes like mine. I wanted to go to
a West Coast show after that and made it to Vegas every year
since to see the boys bring new friends to experience them.
So many moments and big experiences. I remember taking my niece
then 16 to her first show at RFK and feeling like our spirits
were more similar than I'd ever guess. The next few tours
we brought more of her friends for their first shows.
There was a point at my last show in Albany when one of those
girls looked at me, filled with excitement and awe, and said
'these guys are great!'.
Thanks to the friends I've made from here. Carol, Debess,
DC, Chris LeBlanc, and more -- people I've grown to love and
meet on some ethereal plane to share music, experiences, brews,
and dancing.. I'm so grateful for the generosity and willingness
to share I've found here. I know my friendships with you guys will
go on and on, despite the music ending. Each show I've gone to
in the 90's I've thought, 'this could be the last time'. I just
hoped that day wouldn't come so soon.
Cathy Sloan
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| 473.11 | GO TO HEAVEN!!! | MAIL2::SURACE | | Thu Aug 10 1995 16:40 | 13 |
| What the Dead and Jerry have taught us is a way of life. Life for all
of us goes on. Although we have lost a friend, his infulence continues
to guide us.
The people I feel most sorry for are those who never had the chance to
expirence the magic of the Dead. They will never know what a special
feeling it is to be a part of the " Dead Show". Total strangers from
all over the country, gather in one location for a few short hours, in
a celebration of music,love and life. They leave as friends,feeling
beter about themselves, and set out to make the world a better place.
purpose is to make the world a better place.
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| 473.12 | Wounds Heal, Scars Remain | MKOTS3::JCOREY | SemiSmokinMommaGotsToGetMeSum | Thu Aug 10 1995 17:30 | 36 |
| For Jerry, may your soul rest upon God's Heart so that God may know
the joy of it.
The Seed
the four-fingered Hand has sewn
the seeds have grown
to become one
To share all that is,
was
and all that might have been
they are happy to be and reach to the sky in rejoice
they bloom their flowers so that many can see
their celebration
the seasons pass, summer peaks
golden grass, the river weeps
And all the while, tears are cried
they fall to Earth, the dream has died
And in its fall, a seed awaits
to come anew in its watering wake
to once again, bloom together
to reach the sky, to love each other
For in the arms of Heavens Gate
the Hand that touched our lives will wait
And watch with love, all his children
'til the day we all come home.
jeff
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| 473.13 | I'd Rather Be With You | BINKLY::CEPARSKI | You Don't Know How Easy It Is | Sun Aug 13 1995 14:25 | 93 |
| Thursday August 10 - there was open casket viewing of Jerry at the St.
Stephan's Episcopal church in Belvedere CA. Jerry was reportedly
dressed in a black t-shirt and sweatpants.
Friday August 11 - funeral service at the St. Stephan church in Belvedere
starting at about 4pm. The officiant Matthew Fox was the pastor who
married Deborah and Jerry last year. The church is small only holding
200 to 250 people. Many people gave eulogies including Bob Weir,
Steve Parrish, Robert Hunter, John Barlow, Ken Kesey and Anabelle Garcia
(one of Jerry's daughters). Hunter recited a poem he just wrote (see
below). Musicians in attendance included band members, Bruce Hornsby
and Bob Dylan. A very small grave site service was held, it was
primarily for family and the band.
Sunday August 13 9am - a memorial gathering is scheduled for Golden
Gate Park. No musical acts (though there are rumors ;^) have been
announced at this time.
It is suggested that memorial donations be directed to:
Rex Foundation
PO Box 2204
San Anselmo CA 94979
An Elegy for Jerry (by Robert Hunter)
Jerry, my friend,
you've done it again,
even in your silence
the familiar pressure
comes to bear, demanding
I pull words from the air
with only this morning
and part of the afternoon
to compose an ode worthy
of one so particular
about every turn of phrase,
demanding it hit home
in a thousand ways
before making it his own,
and this I can't do alone.
Now that the singer is gone,
where shall I go for the song?
Without your melody and tase
to lend an attitude of grace
a lyric is an orphan thing,
a hive with neither honey's taste
nor power to truly sting.
What choice have I but to dare and
call your muse who thought to rest
out of the thin blue air
that out of the field of shared time,
a line or two might chance to shine --
As ever when we called,
in hope if not in words,
the muse descends.
How should she desert us now?
Scars of battle on her brow,
bedraggled feathers on her wings,
and yet she sings, she sings!
May she bear thee to thy rest,
the ancient bower of flowers
beyond the solitude of days,
the tyranny of hours--
the wreath of shining laurel lie
upon your shaggy head
bestowing power to play the lyre
to legions of the dead
If some part of that music
is heard in deepest dream,
or on some breeze of Summer
a snatch of golden theme,
we'll know you live inside us
with love that never parts
our good old Jack O'Diamonds
become the King of Hearts.
I feel your silent laughter
at sentiments so bold
that dare to step across the line
to tell what must be told,
so I'll just say I love you,
which I never said before
and let it go at that old friend
the rest you may ignore.
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| 473.14 | From Our Net Friends | BINKLY::CEPARSKI | You Don't Know How Easy It Is | Mon Aug 14 1995 20:29 | 111 |
| What follows is mostly a setlist posted to rec.music.gdead by David
Gans (with a few embellishments). If anybody has more complete
transcriptions of the speeches please share them. Note the music was
previous recordings; except for the parade and drumming there was no
live music... It is estimated that about 20,000 people were there.
Sunday August 13, 1995
Golden Gate Park Polo Field, San Francisco CA
Jerry Garcia Memorial Gathering
Mississippi Halfstep - Wake of the Flood
Dark Star - 4/27/69
Sugaree - Garcia
Dark Star->Spanish jam - 2/11/70
Dire Wolf - Reckoning
Lovelight - 2/28/69
Days Between - Spring tour 1994 composite
St. Stephen - unknown 1968
Terrapin - 9/3/77
Doin' That Rag - 3/2/69
Mason's Children - 12/28/69
I've Been All Around This World - Bear's Choice
Good Lovin' - 4/10/71
jam (in Dark Star) - 9/19/70
PARADE
The parade featured two of the large heads that have appeared at
many of the "holiday" shows at Oakland, dragons, a Dixieland band
played on a flatbed truck, drummers in a New Orleans funeral procession.
The procession ened at a little stage above a shrine for Jerry. People
that initially went on the stage included members of the band,
Babatunde Olatunji, Paul Kantner, Zakir Hussain, Pete and Sheila
Escovedo...
CEREMONY speakers in order:
Babatunde Olatunji
Deborah Koons Garcia
"...He died in his sleep with a smile on his face. He was
working hard to purify himself, and we thought it was going to be for
a good long life but it was for another journey. And he loved his
life. He loved all of you. And what I learned from Jerry was to open
my heart and live fully in the moment...
...What a great guy Jerry Garcia was, He would have loved
this. He is loving it."
Annabelle Garcia
"We love each and every one of you because you put us through
college. And we didn't have to work at Dairy Queen...
...I know that he's watching us all. `Even though he's gone,
every single one of us has to keep it going."
Wavy Gravy
He read Hunter's "An Elegy for Jerry" and his own haiku. "We
are experiencing 'Good Grief' Today!"
Bob Weir
"...Take your heart, take your face, and reflect back some of
the joy that he gave you ... he filled this world full of clouds of
joy. Just take a little bit of that and reflect it back up to him,
or wherever he is, just shine it back to him..."
Steve Parish
Mickey Hart
"...you were the fuel that drove the bus...
... If the Grateful Dead did anything, we gave you the power.
You have the groove, you have the feeling. . . . You take it home and
do something with it. We didn't do this for nothing."
Phil Lesh
"Jerry was a friend of mine. He was my brother. He was a
wounded warrior. And now he's done with becoming. Now he is being.
Jerry, God bless you. Go with God. I love you. [to audience] And he
loved you too. And we love you. Keep it coming..."
Bill Kreutzman
Paul Kantner
He read the poem that he read at the Bill Graham Memorial
entitled for the "Good of All".
Vince Welnick
"...when (I) first saw Jerry I thought I had just seen Santa
Claus... I still believe in Santa Claus."
John Perry Barlow
Had one word to share with us - "love".
It's All Too Much->Iko Iko - 3/18/95
Beautiful jam->Dark Star - 2/18/71
Scary jam - 10/25/73
Alligator->Caution - 8/23/68
drums->space - 3/18/95
That's It for The Other One->New Potato Caboose->
Born Cross-Eyed->Spanish jam - 2/14/68
Death Don't Have No mercy - 9/29/89
Scarlet Begonias->Fire on the Mountain->Corrina->Matilda - 3/23/95
Believe It or Not - 7/17/88
jam->bass solo - 2/24/73
Ramble On Rose - Europe '72
Sugar Magnolia - 97/73
jam - 9/21/72
Morning Dew - Europe '72
The Wheel - Garcia
St. Stephen - Live Dead
Box of Rain - American Beauty
We Bid You Good Night - unknown 1968
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| 473.15 | remembering | ASABET::D_WEISMAN | | Tue Aug 15 1995 12:38 | 34 |
|
I stood before you
and watched
in eager anticipation
of times to come
I stood before you
and smiled
as sound filled me
until there was no room left
I stood before you
and laughed
while I shook
with endless vibrations to last a lifetime
I stood before you
and danced
as waves of emotion
overcame me in a flury of dreams and light
I stand before you
and weep
at a loss for eternity
as we go on without you
My heart aches
Thanks for listening
Donna
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| 473.16 | nice... | DOCTP::KELLER | Listen to the music play... | Tue Aug 15 1995 12:44 | 5 |
| Donna,
That was beautiful.
--Geoff
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| 473.17 | | SMURF::HAPGOOD | Java Java HEY! | Tue Aug 15 1995 13:23 | 21 |
| Saw on the net - no mention of who wrote it...only mention that it was handed
out at a show...I liked it.
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow;
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain;
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft star that shines at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there;
I did not die.
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| 473.18 | thanks | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Tue Aug 15 1995 14:29 | 3 |
| .15 and .17 are just f*cking fantastic...,thanks
rfb
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| 473.19 | very nice... | SMURF::PETERT | rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty | Tue Aug 15 1995 16:32 | 14 |
| .17 sounds familiar, but it's still appropriate.
I keep thinking of the poem that was read at the
funeral in "4 Weddings and a Funeral" which I know is by a great,
but I can't remember which one. Something along the lines
of "Stop the earth, drain the seas, turn off the sun.
He is gone..."
But then I can't force myself to become as morbid as the sentiment
of the poem would suggest.
PeterT
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| 473.20 | Earth Prayers--grate book! | NIOSS1::LEE | | Wed Aug 16 1995 15:11 | 9 |
| Hi,
I just recently read .17 in a book called Earth Prayers--which
I got from the Nature Company some time ago...it really touched
a chord inside..
I can find out the author's name tonight..
Alicia
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| 473.21 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Wed Aug 16 1995 16:51 | 16 |
| after Dave Mathews closeing Watchtower, Patty and I hoofed in back to
the Bronco and cracked a cold Sammies (Pattys brew of choice lately,
believe it or not) and slapped in the first tape we could see in the
sorta dark...it was a Vegas 93 tape "best of" Patty had
made...Watchtower started up. We cruised back to the Spgs and decided
to watch some of the footage Patty had taped off the local PBS stations
over the weekend. We watched the "Arista" videos, Hell in a Bucket was
funny as shit...Radio City Music Hall 80 acoustic shit was fantastic!
Jerry's face was soooo cool...it was good to watch and laugh and and
say things like "wow" and "so cool" instead of cry....
rfb
rfb
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| 473.22 | remembering Telluride | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Wed Aug 16 1995 17:46 | 9 |
| Divide Dave just reminded me that 8 years ago today we were in
Telluride, gearing up for the first days show there.....such a cool
time. The *ONLY* "festival" Telluride has ever had where the town
didn't have to hire people to come and clean up....we did it ourselves.
even the dumpster people were amazed.
I know what tapes I'll slap on first tonite.....
rfb
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| 473.23 | | SMURF::HAPGOOD | Java Java HEY! | Wed Aug 16 1995 18:10 | 5 |
| From what I hear Dave Matthews Band played "Eyes of the World" at a
recent (very) Greek Show.
bob
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| 473.24 | Hello and thanks from a (previous) non-noter | BASEX::KAIRYS | | Thu Aug 17 1995 17:15 | 23 |
| I've been reading this conference since last week (I still find it hard
to say, "since Jerry died") and I just want to add my thanks to all you
folks out there; reading this conference, and some of the stuff on the
Internet, has helped me feel less alone in my sadness...
I was a serious Deadhead in the late 60's and early 70's, when I was at
Brandeis in Waltham and a few years thereafter. I must have seen 50
shows... I've always kept an ear out, though, and when I heard they were
coming to the Palace of Auburn Hills in June, (the Red Wings hockey
arena, for goodness sakes!) something prompted me to go. I'm sure glad
I did. Jerry looked good on stage; his voice was strong, and although
he wandered off into noodling sometimes, the band gave a tight, strong
show.
I always meant to "get back into it", but I guess (like a foolish
adolescent) I thought the band would live forever. A little Life Lesson
about Doin' It for me...
I was on a camping trip with some Boy Scouts last winter, and one of the
other scoutmsters, a grad student at U. of M., had his guitar. We
passed it back and forth; he played Box of Rain and I played Ripple,
and we began to reminisce. Turns out I went to my first concert three
years before he was born...
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| 473.25 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Thu Aug 17 1995 17:31 | 6 |
| welcome!
don't worry about taping tree ignorance, you'll get plenty of help!
rfb
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| 473.26 | "BUILT TO LAST" | USDEV::DKAMPF | Live as you tell your children to live | Sat Aug 19 1995 15:06 | 24 |
|
This is entered for Kimberly Borzino, a friend:
Jerry's life came
And just as quickly went
Some would even say
He was heaven sent.
He has returned
If that is true,
Where the full moon lies
In a starry sky of blue.
Even though
Now he's gone
Let it be known to all
He shall live on.
He will not fade away
Or be put in the past.
For nothing will be forgotten
That was built to last.
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| 473.27 | | STOWOA::JOLLIMORE | OneWhiteDuck/0^10=nothing at all | Thu Aug 24 1995 13:40 | 57 |
| A EULOGY FOR CAPTAIN
by Sandy Troy
The first time I saw Jerry perform was at Woodstock in 1969.
I was a long-haired hippie wannabe, fresh out of high school.
My buddy Hugh, a former roughneck turned peacenik, wanted to
go up to Woodstock several days early so we could get jobs at
the festival. Next thing I know I'm working security at the
largest gathering of the tribes in history. Wouldn't you know,
where do I end up Saturday night but working the area between
the audience and the stage. I'm literally standing at Jerry's
feet. It's me between the band and 400,000 fans. Thank goodness
the vibes at Woodstock were all peace and love, for I was in
no condition to protect anyone or anything. I was high as a
kite and enjoying my front row seat. The Dead began playing
and the next thing I know the Stargate opens and I'm whisked
across the universe, never to be the same. Twenty-six years
and 260 shows later I was still on the bus when I got the news
of Jerry's death.
Jerry was a unique person whose path we were fortunate to cross.
He was important to so many people--not only those who came of
age in the sixties, but also those of all ages for whom his life
was an example of how they wanted to live. He "beat the system,"
doing whatever he wanted to do withouot compromising his values.
He was forever opening doors of creativity and experience during
a time when many of these doors were being closed elsewhere. And
he was always striving to stretch his muse and bring music to
new levels. His mission was to play music as best he could.
Although he certainly got a charge out of performing before
millions of adoring fans, his basic attitude remained the same:
playing before music-lovers was a privilege, and if his destiny
had been different, he would have gladly played his music for
nothing.
Others might mourn the passing of a great historical movement
now that Jerry is gone, but Jerry himself would be mystified
by all that. Others might regret that Jerry died so young, or
say that he had been killing himself for years through drug
use, poor diet, and the stress of constant road trips. But I
think Jerry understood the consequences of his life choices.
It was a natural end for a personality that burned so brightly
for so many years.
So we should look beyond his lifestyle for lessons about life.
We should look to the qualities that made Jerry so appealing
and successful: His honesty; his clear vision of right and
wrong in the world; his passion for life's work; his
willingness to share what he created--not only with fans
who taped his concerts, but with aspiring artists, too.
It is for these qualities that we must remember Jerry Garcia.
And if we can do that, and pass these qualities along to those
we touch, then Jerry's death will not be the end of an era,
but the beginning.
We love you Jerry, and thanks for a real good time.
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| 473.28 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Thu Aug 24 1995 14:00 | 3 |
| that last one was right one...my feelings *exactly*
send it to Clinton!!!
rfb
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| 473.29 | Nice | CSLALL::LEBLANC_C | | Thu Aug 24 1995 14:00 | 3 |
| read that martin_s aka steve_o/grieve_o
let us all be positive somewhat eh?
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| 473.30 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Thu Aug 24 1995 14:48 | 3 |
| now now...we all are individuals...if one needs to grieve longer
than another, let it be so.....I still feels weird twinges now and
then and I have some friends that it didn't hit until a few days ago
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| 473.31 | | BINKLY::CEPARSKI | Broken Heart Don't Feel So Bad... | Thu Aug 24 1995 15:05 | 9 |
| >>I still feels weird twinges now and
>>then and I have some friends that it didn't hit until a few days ago
yeah - I think I'm doing real well (ok let's move on sort of thing) and
then I'll be standing there doing dishes or laundry or something and
just lose it.
"The Wheel Is Turning And Ya Can't Slow Down..."
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| 473.32 | | STOWOA::JOLLIMORE | OneWhiteDuck/0^10=nothing at all | Thu Aug 24 1995 15:16 | 3 |
| well, remember this:
he's just on the other side. and he can see you. and he's
probably laughing. laugh with him. and say 'thanks'.
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| 473.33 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Thu Aug 24 1995 15:34 | 1 |
| I *KNOW* he's laughing!!!!!
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| 473.34 | | AWATS::WESTERVELT | | Thu Aug 24 1995 16:06 | 1 |
| .27, spot on!
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| 473.35 | | DELNI::DSMITH | and they keep on dancin | Thu Aug 24 1995 18:03 | 3 |
|
If partying and laughing is a good way to remember Jerry, then he's
fresh on my memory! :-)
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| 473.36 | | DELNI::DSMITH | and they keep on dancin | Thu Aug 31 1995 16:54 | 7 |
|
This morning on a news flash about Jerry they went to a clip from what
looked like Las Vegas scenery. Jerry is standing at the mike looking
down and then looks up to a roaring crowd belts out a real powerful...
"SO MANY ROADS!!!!!" with riotess conditions in the crowd.....then the
clip ends. I could have watched that clip a hundred times.
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| 473.37 | | SMURF::HAPGOOD | Java Java HEY! | Tue Sep 05 1995 12:33 | 16 |
| Anyone catch the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame broadcast? Hornsby did an
awesome dedication to Jerry...started off w/ a very nice Terrapin solo
followed by I Know You Rider and Scarlet Begonias...
was nice...
bob
ps. On the whole that complete broadcast was EXCELLENT...Lots of great combos
like Soul Asylum w/ Iggy Pop then again w/ Lou Reed. Johnny Cash w/
Mellancamp. Al green and his silky smooooooth voice, Chrissy Hyndes covering
Neil Young, Robbie Robertson...lots more...Allman's w/ and without
Sheryl Crowe and I forget the zillions of other ones...
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| 473.38 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Tue Sep 05 1995 13:16 | 2 |
| friend of mine was there..called me that nite...trying to unload one
$160.00 tix...
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| 473.39 | I loved the clip of Muddy at Newport!!! | NOKNOK::BELKIN | RIP Jerome J. Garcia | Tue Sep 05 1995 15:29 | 7 |
| I caught the first third or so of it. Lou was grate - damn, I hope I'm in
that good a shape when I'm his age. :-)
I liked Sheryl Crow's Stone's covers, though she was panned by the reviewer
in the Boston Globe.
I missed Dylan with Springstein though.
Josh
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| 473.40 | | SMURF::HAPGOOD | Java Java HEY! | Tue Sep 05 1995 16:38 | 14 |
| I didn't get to see it on the tube. I listened on the radio....
You've reminded me of some more of the show.
Springsteen, then Springsteen with Jerry Lee Lewis, then Springsteen with
Dylan....Dylan did a smoking Watchtower too (not sure if he was w/ his own
band or Springsteen's).
>I caught the first third or so of it. Lou was grate - damn, I hope I'm in
>that good a shape when I'm his age. :-)
Especially considering his former lifestyle.....
bob
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| 473.41 | More on R&R HoF | SMURF::BURNS | | Wed Sep 06 1995 14:51 | 13 |
| Dylan was backed by his current band. I really liked the Hornsby part
too. In fact overall I thought that the show was excellent. I didn't
agree with the Globe review's negative parts at all. (Of course, I did
not 'see' it, only heard it on the simulcast, and that can make a
difference). The low point for me was 'The Weight', such a great song,
I really didn't like Robbie's singing on it. Of course Levon's vocal
is a tough act to follow. I taped it and maybe it'll grow on me...
There is talk that since it ran so late that they scrapped a planned
encore with everybody doing "Come together" and "Like a Rolling Stone".
Sigh.
Bill
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| 473.42 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Wed Sep 06 1995 16:06 | 8 |
| some of the quotes from the Rolling Stone are grate...
Grace Slick -- Jerry and the dead did as much for mankind as any
president.
Branford -- There's not a sentence in the world that would
respectfully justify the life and music of Jerry Garcia.
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| 473.43 | | SMURF::HAPGOOD | Java Java HEY! | Wed Sep 06 1995 16:32 | 7 |
| Back to the RocknRoll HOF:
Best combo that *worked*....
Boz Scaggs and Slash did a killer version of Hendrix's Red House....
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| 473.44 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Wed Sep 06 1995 17:14 | 7 |
| I just read the whole Rolling Stone this morning from cover to cover,
all the Jerry and Dead articles...alot of rehashing of old stuff, but
well done for the most part. There were a few times throughout where I just
sighed....
rfb
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| 473.45 | RS | SIOG::OSULLIVAN_D | | Thu Sep 07 1995 09:28 | 11 |
| Is the Rolling Stone a special issue or an article contained in the
normal magazine. If the former it is unlikely to make it across the
atlantic.
Q Magazine (probably not available in the U.S.) did a 4/5 page article
on Jerry. I won't have time to put it all in but might get some time
to put some Jerry quotes in here.
Regards
Dermot
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| 473.46 | | STOWOA::JOLLIMORE | OneWhiteDuck/0^10=nothing at all | Thu Sep 07 1995 11:23 | 7 |
| Dermot,
It's a special issue.
If you can't get it over there, send your mail address and I'll
send you one.
Jay
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| 473.47 | Normal issue? | CSLALL::LEBLANC_C | All good things in all good time | Thu Sep 07 1995 11:30 | 5 |
| i think the RS issue is a normal one Jay
the whole issue is not speciically deadicated to the fat man
Dermot, you should be able to get it over there..
chris
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| 473.48 | shaddup, you young yahoo | STOWOA::JOLLIMORE | OneWhiteDuck/0^10=nothing at all | Thu Sep 07 1995 11:31 | 3 |
| oh. so maybe it's not 100% jerry.
but, i wouldn't call it normal. there's > 50% jerry stuff. lotsa
pictures and articles.
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| 473.49 | NORML! | CSLALL::LEBLANC_C | All good things in all good time | Thu Sep 07 1995 11:53 | 6 |
| sorry
;^)
from_one_young_yahoo_to_a_grumpy_old_man
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| 473.50 | Grow hemp for vistory!! | CSLALL::LEBLANC_C | All good things in all good time | Thu Sep 07 1995 11:54 | 2 |
| speaking of NORML
Hempfest on the Boston Common is in like 2 weeks?
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| 473.51 | get it right! | STOWOA::JOLLIMORE | OneWhiteDuck/0^10=nothing at all | Thu Sep 07 1995 11:59 | 5 |
| I AIN'T GRUMPY!!!
i'm cranky.
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| 473.52 | Hmm, shouldn't that be 'victory'?? | QUARRY::petert | rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty | Thu Sep 07 1995 15:18 | 5 |
| >> Grow hemp for vistory!!
Yes, but whom are we vistoring? ;-)
PeterT
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| 473.53 | :^) | CSLALL::LEBLANC_C | All good things in all good time | Thu Sep 07 1995 15:24 | 3 |
| DOWWWWWWW!
yup victory
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| 473.54 | | WECARE::ROBERTS | climb a ladder to the stars | Thu Sep 07 1995 15:58 | 3 |
| LeBlanc you are such a social butterfly
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| 473.55 | double :^) | CSLALL::LEBLANC_C | All good things in all good time | Thu Sep 07 1995 17:05 | 1 |
| i think social misfit is more apropos
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| 473.56 | | ZENDIA::FERGUSON | Dry your eyes on the wind | Thu Sep 07 1995 20:29 | 7 |
| > LeBlanc you are such a social butterfly
nah, he's more of a cor... ah, nevermind!
:-)
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| 473.57 | Thanks | SIOG::OSULLIVAN_D | | Thu Sep 07 1995 21:03 | 9 |
| 473.58 | | DELNI::DSMITH | and they keep on dancin | Thu Sep 07 1995 21:07 | 4 |
|
The People Magazine tribute to Jerry has pictures of ol Garcia doing
some scuba diving....these pictures are awesome and are good for a
giggle and a smile.
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| 473.59 | Loads of tributes! | MAIL2::TURNOF | Greetings from the Big Apple | Mon Sep 11 1995 16:35 | 15 |
| Entertainment Weekly also has a special Jerry issue. IMO, their
articles/pictures are better than People's version. I especially liked
a number of the advertisements (the VW microbus with a tear falling
from the headlight hit me hard!), infact their are a few I'd think
about framing!
On a whole I was very disappointed in the Rolling Stone. I thought the
articles were OK, but not one bit of passion to them. And, when I
think how the mag was founded in San Fran during the beginings of the
Dead's run I am especially disappointed that Jann Wenner didn't take
the effort to write some sort of tribute!
I'm off my soapbox now!
Fredda
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| 473.60 | | BINKLY::DEMARSE | Enjoy being | Mon Sep 11 1995 17:30 | 3 |
| I saw an ad for Entertainment Weekly's special Jerry issue.
There are 4 issues in circulation, same material inside but
different covers. One from each era in his life.
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| 473.61 | :) | BINKLY::DEMARSE | Enjoy being | Mon Sep 11 1995 17:38 | 1 |
| The Hempfest is on Saturday, September 23rd at the Boston Common.
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| 473.62 | A plan! | CSLALL::LEBLANC_C | All good things in all good time | Mon Sep 11 1995 17:39 | 2 |
| GOOD!
we can go to the hempfest, relax and then go to slipknot after!
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| 473.63 | Jerry Interview/Dead history Tape | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Thu Sep 14 1995 13:10 | 21 |
| fell asleep on the couch last nite listening to a tape made by a DJ
friend of ours..an NPRish tribute to Jerry called "Not Fade Away",
old bits of interviews between songs off of released albums put together
in sort of a cronological order...it's OK, Jerry says some
funny things although there's more music than interview. I only made it
thru the first tape (it's a 90 min and half of another 90). It starts
off sorta tough to handle though...with the Marin County Sheriff depts
report of Jerry's death.....
thinking about this, this could be a real good tape to give someone
not in the know because of the cronological order it's presented in and
because of some of the explanations the narrator offers...as well as
Jerry's explanations of certain songs, etc.... fer instance, Jerry stole a
line (didn't say which one, something to figger out) from a Bulgarian
folk song for Playin...and between the famous Warfield recordings and
radio city music hall recordings, they played in New Orleans and Jerry
said *THOSE* were the shows they should have taped and didn't!
(anyone got those tapes????)...also some funny stuff about the Prankster
days..
rfb
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| 473.64 | bus is rollin' | AWATS::WESTERVELT | take the highway thru the great divide | Thu Sep 14 1995 21:23 | 7 |
|
I wouldn't mind hearing that. I'm relatively new to the music
and am just starting to dig it heavily... those notes in the
digressions topic are going to give me some good ideas too.
I liked the RS issue but then it's all I've read.
Tom
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| 473.65 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Thu Sep 14 1995 21:36 | 5 |
| send me 2 90's and I'll dub it for ya Tom....the other sideof the 90
that's only half Jerry/Dead history has some live Dave Mathhews on
it...
rfb
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| 473.66 | | AWATS::WESTERVELT | take the highway thru the great divide | Thu Sep 14 1995 22:16 | 6 |
|
deal, man! That tape has (or will have) my name all over it! :-)
many thanks for the kind offer.
Tom
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| 473.67 | He's gone ... | MFOIS1::PIOT | | Tue Oct 03 1995 15:22 | 16 |
|
Bonjour , hi everybody ...
thank you Jerry for all that good feeling ...
I just wanted to tell you that somewhere in south of France friends
and I will continue to hear and dance on your notes ,to believe in
Peace and try to love each other .
Maybe we can say that the legend of the grateful DEAD is born ...
Shurly we can say that his philosophy must go on ...
certainly we are shure that Music never stop ...
kiss
Marek ( an-antinucleartests-Gratefuldeadlover-French-guy ) .
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| 473.68 | | WECARE::ROBERTS | climb a ladder to the stars | Tue Oct 03 1995 17:22 | 3 |
| oh man i needed that right now. thank you so much for writing in.
carol
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| 473.69 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Tue Oct 03 1995 17:36 | 3 |
| welcome Marek!
rfb
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| 473.70 | Tribute from a touring musician | PEAKS::RICHARD | _2B or D4? | Wed Oct 18 1995 14:41 | 6 |
| This past weekend, my wife and I were talking to my nephew (who is the drummer
for the Psychadelic Zombies) about Jerry Garcia. His observation, stated with
a slight sense of awe, was "Wow, he toured until he died!" I think that says
it all. :-)
/Mike
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| 473.71 | Black Muddy River | DELNI::DSMITH | and they keep on dancin | Thu Oct 26 1995 19:33 | 36 |
|
The lyrics to this song are so intense....seeing it was Jerry's
last song, I thought I'd post.
Black Muddy River
When the last rose of summer pricks my finger,
And the hot sun chills me to the bone,
When I can't hear the song for the singer,
And I can't tell my pillow from a stone,
I will walk alone by the black muddy river,
And sing me a song of my own,
I will walk alone by the black muddy river,
And sing me a song of my own.
When the last bolt of sunshine hits the mountain,
And the stars start to splatter in the sky,
When the moon hits the southwest horizon,
With the scream of an eagle on the fly,
I will walk alone by the black muddy river,
And listen to the ripples as they moan,
I will walk alone by the black muddy river,
And sing me a song of my own.
Black muddy river, roll on forever,
I don't care how deep or wide, if you've got another side,
Roll muddy river, roll muddy river, black muddy river, roll.
When it seems like the night will last forever,
And there's nothing left to do but count the years,
When the strings of my heart begin to sever,
And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears,
I will walk alone, by the black muddy river,
And dream me a dream of my own,
I will walk alone, by the black muddy river,
And sing me a song of my own, sing me a song of my own.
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| 473.72 | not to be confused with Karl Malden's NOSE | SMURF::HAPGOOD | Java Java HEY! | Mon Nov 20 1995 13:27 | 10 |
| Read it in your paper for details but a couple of astronomers from
Arizona who happen to be deadheads were trying to find a way to honor
Garcia. Another astronomer "donated" an unnamed asteroid he discovered
in 1985 to them. They named it "Garcia Asteroid". It's 100 miles wide
and orbits between Mars and Jupiter (these details as they were in the
article I read).
Space!
bob
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| 473.73 | from the northwest corner, of abrand new crescent moon... | SMURF::PETERT | rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty | Tue Nov 21 1995 00:48 | 5 |
| I hadn't heard about it yet, but I'm sure I'll see more. It's almost
a tradition. I know they named one after Zappa recently.
PeterT
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| 473.74 | | MKOTS3::JOLLIMORE | quick beat of an icy heart | Tue May 14 1996 14:58 | 114 |
| A MESSAGE TO JERRY GARCIA
by Ken Kesey
Hey, Jerry-- what's happening? I
caught your funeral. Weird. Big
Steve was good. And Grissman.
Sweet sounds. But what really
stood out -- stands out -- is the
thundering silence, the lack, the
absence of that golden Garcia lead
line, of that familiar slick lick
with the uptwist at the end, that
merry snake twining through the
woodpile, flickering in and out of
the loosely stacked chords...a
wriggling mystery, bright and
slick as fire... suddenly gone.
And the silence left in its wake
was-- is-- positively
ear-splitting.
Now they want me to say something
about that absence, Jer. Tell some
backstage story, share some
poigniant reminescence. But I have
to tell you, man: I find myself
considerably disinclined. I mean,
why go against the grain of such
an eloquent silence?
I remember standing out in the
pearly early dawn after the Muir
Beach Acid Test, leaning on the
top rail of a driftwood fence with
you and Lesh and Babbs, watching
the world light up, talking about
our glorious futures. The gig had
been semi-successful and the air
was full of exulted fantasies.
Babbs whacks Phil on the back.
"Just like the big time, huh
Phil."
"It is! It is the big time! Why,
we could cut a chart-busting
record to-fucking-morrow!"
I was even more optimistic. "Hey,
we taped tonight's show. We could
release a record tomorrow.
"Yeah right--" (holding up that
digitally challenged hand the way
you did when you wanted to call
attention to the truth or the lack
thereof) "--and a year from
tomorrow be recording a Things Go
Better With Coke commercial."
You could be a sharp-tongued
popper-of-balloons shit-head when
you were so inclined, you know. A
real bastard. You were the sworn
enemy of hot air and commercials,
however righteous the cause or
lucrative the product. Nobody ever
heard you use that microphone as a
pulpit. No anti-war rants, no
hymns to peace. No odes to the
trees and All things Organic. No
ego-deaths or born-againnesses. No
devils denounced no gurus
glorified. No dogmatic howlings
that I ever caught wind of. In
fact, your steadfast denial of
dogma was as close as you ever
came to having a creed.
And to the very end, Old Timer,
you were true to that creed. No
commercials. No trendy spins. No
bayings of belief. And if you did
have any dogma you surely kept it
tied up under the back porch where
a smelly old hound belongs.
I guess that's what I mean about a
loud silence. Like Michaelangelo
said about sculpting, "The statue
exists inside the block of marble.
All you have to do is chip away
the stone you don't need." You
were always chipping away at the
superficial.
It was the false notes you didn't
play that kept that lead line so
golden pure. It was the words you
didn't sing. So this is what we
are left with, Jerry: this golden
silence. It rings on and on
without any hint of let up...on
and on. And I expect it will still
be ringing years from now.
Because you're still not playing
falsely. Because you're still not
singing Things Go Better With
Coke.
Ever your friend, Keez
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| 473.75 | | SPECXN::BARNES | | Tue May 14 1996 15:54 | 1 |
| oh fuck..., gota go re-compose myself...again....
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| 473.76 | We will get by | PCBUOA::LEBLANCC | All good things in all good time | Tue May 14 1996 16:01 | 2 |
| That was cool jolly
thanks for posting
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| 473.77 | | EVMS::OCTOBR::DEBESS | sugar magnolia blosoms bloomn | Tue May 14 1996 16:05 | 8 |
| ain't it the truth..ain't it the truth..there's an incredibly thundering
silence, now that He's Gone...
...but if you listen carefully, you will still hear him playing...cause
it's inside of us
Debess
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| 473.78 | | SMURF::HAPGOOD | Java Java HEY! | Tue May 14 1996 16:34 | 7 |
| Yea J,
I read that a while ago and loved it.
I saw that in Dupree's tribute to JG.
bob
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| 473.79 | | MKOTS3::JOLLIMORE | quick beat of an icy heart | Tue May 14 1996 16:51 | 16 |
| i came across that at this web site:
http://www.fishwrap.com/hazardous/stories.html
which is the first issue of Hazardous Media (an ?? e-zine? not
sure how to describe it).
anyway, they were at the hog farm last september for the
reuniting of kesey and leary. they have produced a film which
they're looking to distribute....
"A Documentary Film: TIMOTHY LEARY'S LAST TRIP
...with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters...
This explosive film features Timothy Leary's life and his thoughts on dying...
A reunion with Ken Kesey and The Merry Pranksters....
Never-before-seen footage of Leary in the 60s, The Pranksters,
Jerry Garcia, and entire soundtrack by The Grateful Dead. (50 mins., color)"
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