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It’s the weirdest thing - like your DNA being recoded. My brainwash happened in a series of points contained within Dark Star > St Stephen > The Eleven > Lovelight of the Live Dead album. The final nail at the end wasn't even music - it was the words “....and Leave it ON!!!” And every one of them words rang true And glowed like burnin’ coal Pourin’ off of every page Like it was written in my soul from me to you

I became a fan, a deadhead. I can identify the exact moment in the Sugaree that sealed the awakening. Not too many demarcation lines in life as crystal clear as that.

Brendan Byrne Arena on 1989-10-16: http://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1989/10/16-1/crowdtunning A wonderfully weird show, Bobby’s Birthday, My first Dark Star, and the shameful death of Adam Katz that marred the tour-stop in NJ. There was always tension between Deadheads, local law enforcement and security personnel. I know from first-hand experience how deep that fracture went - but Adams brutal killing on 10/14 and ensuing cover-up was a dark reminder of the evil that surrounded us all during times of youthful exuberance. The starkest of contrasts that would simply get more defined as the Touch-head generation of fans really started to be the tail that wagged the dog.