Jerry Garcia and deadhead age question

[Back Beach]

37 now and I saw them alot in the mid/late 80's. Fun while it lasted during my school days, but it got old towards the end of it as the band deteriorated. I Still have a couple hundred live recorded tapes and CD's I listen to on occasion.

[Rappin Mikey]

I like Pig Pen stuff. "Cream Puff War" and "Aligator" are a few of my favz! Dark Star Orchestra plays around here every once and again. Close as you can get these days I think.

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by Rappin Mikey

Dark Star Orchestra plays around here every once and again. Close as you can get these days I think.

I agree.

[tautog]

Pigpen covering the Otis Redding song "Hard to Handle" live in Canada in 1970. One of my all time favorites,unfortunately they didn't play it after Pigpens death.
The old Merryprankster himself shows a little more life than normal on guitar.



YouTube - The Grateful Dead - Hard to Handle

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by tautog01

Pigpen covering the Otis Redding song "Hard to Handle" live in Canada in 1970. One of my all time favorites,unfortunately they didn't play it after Pigpens death.
The old Merryprankster himself shows a little more life than normal on guitar.



YouTube - The Grateful Dead - Hard to Handle

That was weird. Not 2 minutes after that exact version played on Sirius, I find this thread here...

[bart]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

37 now and I saw them alot in the mid/late 80's. Fun while it lasted during my school days, but it got old towards the end of it as the band deteriorated. I Still have a couple hundred live recorded tapes and CD's I listen to on occasion.

Teddy Stefen told me you were a big dead head but i didn't believe him. hippy

[goosefish]

Once I get off the Vineyard I'll dig up my ticket stubs. I'm sure a lot of us were at the same shows. Man I've been listening to the Dead recently. Old Filmore stuff and shows in the eighties. Feels good to feel good.

[Clammer]

John >>>>>.... don,t go & feel toooooooo good >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I,ll make ya pay

[goosefish]

I hear ya.

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by bart

Teddy Stefen told me you were a big dead head but i didn't believe him. hippy

I was a stealth head, polo shirt and a crew cut....what else can I say?

[afterhours]

my first show was 9/15/73 in providence.......they had a couple of horns with them......i think.....

[tautog]

I went to the Pvd shows in 73 and I don't think they had any horns with them. Thus was the time they were experimenting with the famoues "Wall of Sound". It was very a impressive and had great sound but they stopped after a couple of years due to cost, moving it ,trucks, help etc.
One of the only horn players I remember doing much with them was Branford Marsalis playing sax on "Eyes of the World" on the "Without a Net" CD.
I'm sure other horn players have jammed with them but I don't remember too many in the early 70's.