Mojo Hand

I’m in Rome today. These lyrics have been with me forever. Today more than most “oh the streets of Rome are filled with rubble. Ancient footprints are everywhere.” A beautiful statement of hope. ”someday, everything’s gonna be different….when I paint my masterpiece”.

Great to hear. Thanks

Any indication on whether Eaton will be playing the new year’s run? Hoping he’s in good health and doing his thing in Philly.

He was the greatest. Listened to WMMR for the last two days to hear all the tributes. A Philly legend and such a kind man. Saw him at so many shows over the years. A great old school DJ. I don’t listen to much commercial radio anymore, but he was the soundtrack of my youth. And as I got older, I thought it was so cool to see him at the dead shows. Getting down in the audience like common folk. My brother sent me a video from a Hooters concert in December 2024 of Pierre dancing a hippie dance like it was the dead on stage. At the Hooters! Always authentic. Loved him. Thanks for posting the remembrance Greg. “Greetings Citizen and God Bless the Grateful Dead”.

9/8/88 is when I got on the bus. Would have loved to have been there to see DSO give it a workout. So many Spectrum shows in my hometown. The City of Brotherly Love. Go Eagles!🦅

A life well lived. RIP and eternal thanks for the memories. I guarantee when he got to the pearly gates…..they said we’re not letting you sing up here buddy! Stick to the bass.

I generally enjoy biopics because I don't know the person's story that well. Examples include; Johnny Cash (Walk the Line), Jim Morrison (The Doors), Ray Charles (Ray), Stephen Hawkins (Brief History of Time), John Nash (A Beautiful Mind), Petey Greene (Talk to Me); Muhammed Ali (Ali), Vince Papale (Invincible); Jordan Belfort (The Wolf of Wall Street) I've never seen a biopic where I know the person's story inside and out like this Garcia movie. Interesting. I really like Jonah Hill in just about everything I've seen him do......especially Superbad, Moneyball and The Wolf of Wall Street.

Avett Brothers I didn't see this band last night. I saw them 9/21/21 at the beautiful Mann Music Center in Philadelphia. Can't stop thinking about what a great band they are and how great the concert was....so I finally thought to post. First time I've seen them live and so glad I went. Ranks among my favorite non Dead/DSO concerts I have ever seen. If you don't know them and you are a fan of intelligent and creative lyrics, great song structure, good vocalists who annunciate, and positive energy.....check them out. Southern Indie folk/rock from the Carolinas. Modern Americana.

7/18 Tedeschi Trucks Band Appel Farm in South Jersey. They are Soooooooo great! Susan Tedeschi is such a soulful singer. One of my favorite singers ever. And she can play a great guitar. Her husband Derrick Trucks is not a bad guitar player either. Beautiful night. Brought my 11 year old son and 6 year old daughter and both loved it. Great night.

Yes. Listened yesterday. It was definitely Phil who make the comment about LLR. No mistaking his speaking voice...….or his singing voice!

Not arguing or disagreeing with your politics Rude. Just trying to point out that the only thing that keeps the DSO Forum from turning into the same political shit show that motivated you to leave Facebook is that those on this forum who disagree with you choose not to engage. Hoping it stays that way and looking forward to brighter times ahead. Getting excited for Philly!

A "politics folder" would be a good way to go also.

Rude - I don't mean to be critical and I am sorry if perceived that way. I just want to offer an opinion which came about as a thought from your post which I quoted above. I value and enjoy this forum and want to mention something that could become a potential issue for the forum in the future. Rude - you mention that you were forced to leave Facebook due to the exposed hypocrisy of others. Based on the context of your post above, I am assuming you are referring to hypocrisy in the political arena. In my experiences, Deadheads come in all political shapes and sizes. It is a strong possibility that there are many here who disagree with your political leanings and may even be staunch supporters of our current administration. You have made many political statements in recent months, and I must admit that I am always curious if there will be rebuttals to follow. Fortunately, there have not been many. The reason I say fortunately is because my fear is that too much political discourse would ensue. Soon enough, people would be tuning out of this site for exactly the same reason you have chosen to leave Facebook. In my opinion, it is best to leave politics out of the DSO Forum...no matter how self-assured one is that he/she is on the correct side of the discussion. For the record. Just in case you are wondering what my motivation may be in the above statement, I agree with many of your political statements and disagree with others. I would certainly enjoy talking politics and societal issues with someone like you. I like talking politics with intelligent, well-informed individuals. You are certainly that. I am a down the middle Independent with some left and Socialist leanings, as well as some right and Libertarian leanings. However, in these crazy times, any safe-haven where politics are off-limits is a welcome reprieve. I have always viewed this music and the community surrounding it as the world's greatest safe haven. We unite and find value and love for each other through our shared love of this music ...which helps us to accept, respect, and welcome our differences in the world at large. Rude - I take no issue with your political opinions. I just think about your Facebook statement and by extension the possible same thing occurring to the DSO Forum. I am quite confident that there are a multitude of political opinions amongst this group. If everyone posted political commentary with regularity....this site could very quickly erode into something completely unrecognizable and not all that pleasant. Perhaps I am looking at this the wrong way. I recognize that I am a bit of an outsider here. I like using this platform as an on-line community to discuss matters of Grateful Dead and DSO. I love that it's here and I enjoy reading other people's thoughts on my favorite music. That being said, I am aware that that this site also exists as a means of communication for a group of tour friends and therefore my thoughts above may not exactly apply. Perhaps political commentary on this site should just be viewed as banter amongst friends. Either way.....at least we all know we can agree on black licorice.

well said. an exceptional turn of phrase.