yeah... i've got one of the concert posters framed on my livingroom wall. i think it's STILL the biggest one day concert in history, and i'm prolly still not right yet even after all these years... 8^)
Posted on 08/09/2005 7:01:12 PM PDT by qam1
Think back to the ringing guitars, the spinners, the patchouli oil and the haze of pot smoke hanging over an arena - the psychedelic country rock of Grateful Dead concerts seem like an unlikely cradle for today's conservative commentators.
And yet, 10 years to the day after Jerry Garcia's death on August 9, 1995, no less than three of Generation X's most high-profile young conservatives remain dedicated Deadheads: Deroy Murdock, Tucker Carlson, and Ann Coulter.
(Excerpt) Read more at nysun.com ...
I once read an interview with the ex-wife of David Bowie, where she was asked about the alleged incident with David and Mick in the same bed. Her response was (as best as I recall), "those boys will do anything to get their songs heard".
And that was 30 years ago. Mick continues to play the media, and the public, like a Stradivarius.
I think that nails it, and why we must all strive not so much to 'be ourselves,' as is often repeated in our popular culture, but in fact to be better than ourselves.
I didn't know that about Goodwin, wow. Thanks for the 411!
I have never understood the appeal of the Rolling Stones. Of all the "British invasion" bands (Beatles, Who, Led Zep), the Stones are the worst, they've just managed to all stay alive.
IIRC there were also incidents with Bowie, Jagger AND John Lennon all in the same bed.
I was there, man. Didn't I see you, smokin that big spliff while the Dead played for, like, 11 hours?
Remember the dead parachutist? And they opened up a section of unfinished highway to help us all get out of there. And the mud...ugh.
Well, you're in the minority. I saw them at MSG when I turned 18, which was almost 30 years ago. It was the best concert I've ever seen. So outrageous, and fun. You have to give credit to any musical group that survives so many decades.
I saw the Stones back in 1981 when I was 14 and thought it was a great show. Then I saw them again in 1989 (after ticket prices had gone through the roof) and thought they sucked. Possibly the best concert I ever saw was Pink Floyd back in 1987, but I had a whole bunch of chemicals in me that night!
I don't agree with what you say there. Also don't agree that "young" equates with (mental and spiritual) immaturity, though one would hope to acquire wisdom and perspective with age. But there is an intuitive aspect to it, and maturity often has more to do with outlook on life than age.
I will agree that as America moves ever leftwards and as the government assumes ever greater responsibility for the lives of American citizens, the citizens become less responsible and less mature as they relinquish their responsibities. Also that this has been a strong trend for 35 or so years.
yeah... i've got one of the concert posters framed on my livingroom wall. Here's a couple of links.
http://members.tripod.com/~ddenham/artgallery.htm
http://www.accessplace.com/grateful.htm
I have a memory of a headache that makes me cringe to this very day.
If a Deadhead comes to your house, where do you hide your money?
Under the soap.
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