OK, I must jump in. For those of you who don't "get" the Grateful Dead, please go buy my brother's book, _A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead_ by Dennis McNally (I might have bungled the latter part of the title). He was the band's publicist, came to them as a deadhead, and also has a PhD in cultural history. Chuck E. will back me up on this - once you read it, you'll "get" it.
Now for the sisterly promotional thing: If you want to buy one of the few hardbound volumes left and want it autographed (it will be a collector's item, I'm sure!) call 800 499 3998, and say you want the book and you want it personalized -- they'll take a credit card # and take down the info. Think I'll sign this one: Dennis' sister Maggie > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 5:47 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: EXecution of anti Travoloers (njc) > > > Please don't get me started on the Grateful Dead! (now known > as "The Other > Ones") > > I work at the MCI Center in Washington, DC and had the pleasure of > encountering the "Dead Heads" while working the concert. On > the whole, they > were very nice people, but I haven't been around that much > marijuana since > high school! And I've never been around so much nitrous > oxide! Every employee > at MCI had the contact of a lifetime! Not caring for anything > mind altering, > it was hard to accept the fact that I and my cohorts were > seriously "high." I > told my daughter of the event and she laughed on the phone > hysterically! > > Musically, however, I did hear some things that I really did > like. There was > some very good music playing when I had a chance to listen. I > just don't get > the devoted following though. People came with one dog and > left with another. > The only thing I did not like was the dogs running loose in > the streets of DC > with leashes trailing behind them. Thank goodness there were > only a few. We > had people trying to bring full size kegs into the building! > If someone > understands the "Dead Head" philosophy, please let me know. I > prefer not to > judge, but rather take a "live and let live" approach to the > whole thing. I > don't think I want to participate in another concert event though! > > > > Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 14:35:28 -0500 > From: "William Chavez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Execution of anti-Travelogers?(njc) > > I guess you must have stated your dislike for the Greatful > Dead before I > came on the list because I don't remember reading that little > tid bit of > information. I'm not big on the Dead either and have never > figured out the > attraction. Jerry Garcia is kind of cool looking though(after > the grey came > in, his early photos with the black hair are pretty scary.)
