Jerry Garcia’s Name-Claiming Journey Beyond the Grateful Dead
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Harrington $treet
On January 19, 1994 Hal Kant, under Legally Dead cover, sent Jerry executed copies of the contract for what would become Harrington Street. Kant had negotiated a $550,000 advance for the volume, enough to net Jerry a cool half-million after the lawyer’s 9% came off the top. Kant told Jerry he’d put the money in…
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Canceled Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Gigs
Edit: here is a PDF as of 11/23/2015 Edit: here is a Blogger Page as of 11/23/2015. Formatting will be horrifying, blame Blogger. But here is my list of canceled gigs. DATE VENUE CITY STATE ACT1 NOTES REFERENCES 19650619 Frenchy’s Hayward CA GD canceled ! ref: Scott et al. 1995, p. vii. 19650620 Frenchy’s Hayward…
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In the beginning
Grateful Dead Live at Golden State Studios on 1965-11-03
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Jerry and Sandy’s Adventure, May 1964
http://jerrygarciasbrokendownpalaces.blogspot.com/2015/10/jerry-and-sandys-adventure-may-1964.html I don’t do pre-Dead stuff, but this of course interests me because, as a member of the JGAB, Sandy Rothman interests me. Great archaeological work by JGBP, and thanks to Sandy for sharing his recollections for public consumption!
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Fallow
Enjoying a nice fallow period, been listening to lots of stuff that’s not Jerry. What have you been listening to?
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Alternate Visions
“A take on “Visions of Johanna” includes alternate lyrics.” I am no Dylanologist and presume this is well-known, but it’s news to me. Seems like I am going to have to check this out. http://ultimateclassicrock.com/bob-dylan-bootleg-series-12/ A take on “Visions of Johanna” includes alternate lyrics. Read More: Bob Dylan to Release ‘The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The…
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Bear Tracks and Bear Drops in the Bear Republic
“Slewfoot” was a great selection for the Dead’s Santa Rosa shows June 27-28, 1969: “Bear tracks” in the Bear Republic. date venue city state 6/11/69 California Hall San Francisco CA 6/21/69a Fillmore East New York NY 6/27/69 Veterans Auditorium Santa Rosa CA 6/28/69 Veterans Auditorium Santa Rosa CA 7/3/69 Reed’s Ranch Colorado Springs CO 7/4/69 …
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Grateful Dead, 9/11/73, William and Mary
One of the early Deadbases, maybe the original, had a little review of the September ’73 Dead shows at William & Mary (né College of Divinity, Philosophy, Languages, and other good Arts and Sciences, chartered in the Virginia Colony in 1693 by, you guessed it, William and Mary), special shows, maybe second night was a…
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Grateful Dead at Clifford’s Catering, Walnut Creek, March 1-2, 1968
In 2011 I made a post under the heading of “GD in Walnut Creek; East Bay Psychedelic Scene?” in which I noted the mystery surrounding the Dead’s Listed gigs in Walnut Creek on March 1-2, 1968. John Fernbach has shared the following handbill. Yeah! Thanks! Reader Brad Vicknair has graciously shared an ad for the…
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Reader Appreciation
As I have said, blogging will be very intermittent for awhile. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank y’all for reading. It makes me happy. I am especially happy when folks reach out and share information, post comments, etc. There are something like 500 posts here. I have made very liberal use of tags…