OT: RIP Jerry Garcia 20 years ago today

[simons96]

it's one of those memories seared into my brain as much as 9/11 . . . working at Papa John's in State College, and a co-worker coming in to inform me that Garcia had passed away. I was devastated. I got on the bus by surprise a few years earlier . . . my brother had ambushed me when I was on my first leave from the Navy in the summer of '88 and dragged me to a show at the now demolished Silver Stadium in Rochester, NY.

I just remember the good times, the good music, the happy crowd, and a sense of family in the Dead community. The Grateful Dead have been such an important musical and spiritual influence on my life for decades. Cheers to the fat man who brought it all together.

Here's a pretty good audience recording of what many fans consider their greatest performance:

5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University

that second set opener of Scarlet-->Fire is some of the deepest jamming I've ever heard . . .

 

[91Joe95]

Never should have tried cleaning up. Too much of a shock to the system.

 

[simons96]

Never should have tried cleaning up. Too much of a shock to the system.

well I think the "system" kind of ate him up. The Dead had become this big monster that needed feeding. Jerry probably should have stepped away from the massive touring in 92 or 93. cleaned up then. but by 95 the stress had already worked its damage on him

 

[Steve G]

it's one of those memories seared into my brain as much as 9/11 . . . working at Papa John's in State College, and a co-worker coming in to inform me that Garcia had passed away. I was devastated. I got on the bus by surprise a few years earlier . . . my brother had ambushed me when I was on my first leave from the Navy in the summer of '88 and dragged me to a show at the now demolished Silver Stadium in Rochester, NY.

I just remember the good times, the good music, the happy crowd, and a sense of family in the Dead community. The Grateful Dead have been such an important musical and spiritual influence on my life for decades. Cheers to the fat man who brought it all together.

Here's a pretty good audience recording of what many fans consider their greatest performance:

5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University

that second set opener of Scarlet-->Fire is some of the deepest jamming I've ever heard . . .

very surreal day for me. We lived in Palo Alto at the time and wife was pregnant. Had first ultra sound for baby scheduled that day, so Jerry died and I caught first glimpse of my son. Spent the next couple weeks going to all these tributes around bay area including Golden gate park........

 

[LaJolla Lion]

I was in SD in the navy and thought people were pulling my leg. Crazy it's been this long already.

 

[simons96]

very surreal day for me. We lived in Palo Alto at the time and wife was pregnant. Had first ultra sound for baby scheduled that day, so Jerry died and I caught first glimpse of my son. Spent the next couple weeks going to all these tributes around bay area including Golden gate park........

wow, that had to be an emotional day for you. shades of Cassidy and Box of Rain . . .

 

[NittanyAmerica]

Jerry was the best guitarist of the FM radio era. No one really comes close.

Jerry most recorded artist of all time.

Second most live shows in history.

Proves Jimi Hendrix is a fraud.

N i t t a n y A m e r i c a

 

[simons96]

wow, just finished jamming that Cornell 77 . . . the crescendo to end "Morning Dew" just blew my damn soul off its hinges.

 

[Ten Thousan Marbles]

it's one of those memories seared into my brain as much as 9/11 . . . working at Papa John's in State College, and a co-worker coming in to inform me that Garcia had passed away. I was devastated. I got on the bus by surprise a few years earlier . . . my brother had ambushed me when I was on my first leave from the Navy in the summer of '88 and dragged me to a show at the now demolished Silver Stadium in Rochester, NY.

I just remember the good times, the good music, the happy crowd, and a sense of family in the Dead community. The Grateful Dead have been such an important musical and spiritual influence on my life for decades. Cheers to the fat man who brought it all together.

Here's a pretty good audience recording of what many fans consider their greatest performance:

5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University

that second set opener of Scarlet-->Fire is some of the deepest jamming I've ever heard . . .

 

[tgar]

wow, that had to be an emotional day for you. shades of Cassidy and Box of Rain . . .

Ummmmm, I have it on pretty good authority that SteveG was so incredibly blasted from handfulls of mushrooms and sugar cubes loaded with laundry detergent that he had no time to be emotional. It was much more of a Hunter S Thompson moment in his life.

Seat belts, lots of seat belts.

 

[simons96]

so who was at this show?

 

[Ten Thousan Marbles]

so who was at this show?

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I was there.

 

[simons96]

I was there.

trick question. if you remember being there, you weren't really there.

 

[NITTANYJGK]

Jerry was the best guitarist of the FM radio era. No one really comes close.

Jerry most recorded artist of all time.

Second most live shows in history.

Proves Jimi Hendrix is a fraud.

N i t t a n y A m e r i c a

You might want to remember the greatness of Terry Kath of Chicago before you anoint Garcia as the best guitarist ever. And......Chicago is/was superior to the "Dead Head's" favorite band.

 

[LaJolla Lion]

You might want to remember the greatness of Terry Kath of Chicago before you anoint Garcia as the best guitarist ever. And......Chicago is/was superior to the "Dead Head's" favorite band.

Right there with REO speedwagon!!!!

 

[Ten Thousan Marbles]

trick question. if you remember being there, you weren't really there.

I clearly remember Donna's azz swayin' !!!!!

I was fixated, as it were.

Get this break over with and let's get back to the uhhhhhhh.......

 

[simons96]

I clearly remember Donna's azz swayin' !!!!!

I was fixated, as it were.

Get this break over with and let's get back to the uhhhhhhh.......

how about this show? Penn State 5/6/80

(this is my driving music on football game days!)