Can you believe a decade has passed? Jerry's gone, but the memories live on.
On Aug. 9, 1995, Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead passed away. The void left in the lives of millions of fans, Deadhead and otherwise, has yet to be filled. Spousal Unit and I spent many years attending Dead shows — we even pledged our troth at one. We bathed our spirits in the music and legend of the band's then-30-year history, we reveled in the communal atmosphere of the concert parking-lot scenes, and we are ever grateful for all of the lifelong friends we made while riding the bus.…
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26 - Taloran
Bob A. Booey, I'm sorry for you that you missed it. It was wonderful.
27 - Natalie Davis
Hell, yeah. (Though Mickey Hart did a helluva job with Kreutzmann...) Saw my 1st show at the Baltimore Civic Center. Saw them at the Hampton Coliseum once. RFK too many times to count (including the Allmans show!); that's where Spousal Unit and I got engaged in 1992. Lemme see... Maryland's Capital Centre for multiple runs, University of MD, Red Rocks, Meadowlands five times, several Philly Spectrum runs, Madison Square Garden twice, Boston Garden... and the list goes on. GOD I NEED A SHOW! Serious withdrawal going on...
28 - Bob A. Booey
Missed what, Taloran? Their live show?
That is all.
29 - Taloran
Bob A. Booey - The whole stinkin' hippy, free love, followin' the band, groovin' to the vibe thing. Not something I'd care to repeat as a family man in my 40s, but a wonderful, enlightening experience for a carefree young man exploring the world and discovering his place in it.
30 - Mark Saleski
I don't think anyone's really a fan of the Grateful Dead's music, just the experience.
think whatever you want. however, i can certainly provide a counterexample as i never attended a single Dead show....and i love the music.
31 - Natalie Davis
The shows with Jerry have been over for 10 years, yet the music survives. That's got to means something. My 9-year-old listens to the LPs and show tapes and knows and loves all the songs. For him, and for many other people, it is about the music.
"Keep on dancin' through to daylight.
Greet the morning air with song.
No one's noticed, but the band's all packed and gone.
Was it ever here at all?
But they keep on dancing.
C'mon, children. C'mon, children,
Come on clap your hands.
Well, the cool breeze came on Tuesday,
And the corn's a bumper crop.
The fields are full of dancing,
Full of singing and romancing,
'Cause the music never stopped."
32 - Temple Stark
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Paired it with Earvolution's piece on the same subject.
Thank you.
33 - Rondo
I truly thought that when Jerry first slipped into his diabetic coma that we'd never again be graced by his presence and music... Here we are (everywhere as they say) more than ten years after his actual death (in the flesh), and his presence AND music are still alive both by way of the incredible archives that exist AND by way of those souls he touched during his time on earth and still. The Fat Man STILL ROCKS!!!
Long live the Dead!!!
p.s. Thanks to EVERYONE in the band and with the band for keeping the spirit alive in the family, that live in the house (band) that made all the fans, a part of the plan, isn't it grand?
He was the MAN!
He was a friend of mine...
though we never met, I knew him well.
Grateful Still,
Ron Havill
34 - dylan
Jerry Garcia was my favoriote guy i remember going to the deadhead shows with my dad and when he died it felt like i lost apart of my life because he was a great guitar player and singer,writter and a great guy
where ever you may lie
rest in peace
your fan Dylan the deadhead
35 - gonjaman 4:20
Jerry Garcia is the best man ever to to lie here on earth he is a man of his dreams and everybody will allways remeber him as a great hippie and song writter,singer,guitarest and guy
rest in peace
Jerry
rest in peace
36 - zooom
Wait a minute. Jerry died? Ohhh maaann.