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This is the first summer since 1964 with no original members of the Grateful Dead on tour.

Hey - nothing wrong with spirited disagreement! I liked the unique angle of the forces outside The Dead as narrated in real time with The Dead's story. I was also intrigued by Jerry's apolitical stance juxtaposed with the political zeitgeist, and I loved how the author wove Jerry's technically non-political views, using Jerry's own words, with what was happening outside The Dead's scene. Of course a boring vs a propulsive read lies in the eye / mind of the reader. I've communicated with few folks who've read the book; a couple loved it and one very much did not. I guess now it's 50/50. But for this experienced Deadhead, the book provided greater insight and enhanced details of Jerry's formative years, his personal relationships, as well as his personal life going forward.

5pm start to this show was brutal after a 3.5hr drive from Charlotte, but the reward far outweighed the sacrifice. There were predictions of a “family friendly” late 80s show in a park late afternoon in Wilmington, etc. haha. That show was def not family friendly. It was raw, viscous, intense, bubbly, inspirational, motivational, hammer down goods. Thank you band and crew for delivering on one of the best live music experiences I’ve had in a long time, and especially for closing it with Viola Lee! Essentially three sets of bliss!

Original Recipe Jack straw > Jack a Roe, Me & Bobby McGee, Cumberland Blues, Walkin blues, Keep on Growing, Peggy O, Cassidy, Lindy Hop, Music Never Stopped Alabama Getaway > Feel Like a Stranger, Two Souls in Communion, Estimated Prophet > Fire on the Mountain > Drums > Space > Tomorrow Never Knows > Baby What You Want Me to Do > Dear Mr Fantasy > Visions of Johanna > Sugar Magnolia E: Day job Eggs were scrambled . Killer show ⚡️