Forum MVP found Posted April 27, 2012 Forum MVP Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 So last night I was watching the Devils and Panthers with my brother, and he starts talking about this commercial for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs from a couple years back and how he thought it was a perfect commercial and said he enjoyed it a lot. So he pulled it up for me to see. Then we started talking about how that could be a commercial to get people to listen to the Grateful Dead cause that is exactly how i feel when i leave a DSO show. It's so much more than music. It's much more than the people you meet. The dancing. The scene. The spirituality and the connection. The highs and the lows of the journey. It's too much for me to explain in words. There's always this inexplicable, magical element and there are no words for me personally. I'm just very grateful to have DSO in my life. They constantly leave me speechless and bring me an immense amount of joy. I have also met so many amazing people. It may sound weird (maybe not to you folks), but you do learn a lot about yourself and the world around you just from experiencing these shows. The music of the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia has effected me in so many different ways. So i just want to thank everyone that makes this journey possible. The band, crew, and all my friends. I don't know what else to say. I'm very, very excited for this east coast tour and the rest of the summer. I'd like to hear how everyone else perceives how the music of the Dead has impacted them. To see if anyone can adequately explain what happens and what it is all about. Obviously, everyone's view is different and I'm interested to hear how varied it is. And now, when I watch that commercial, I don't see any hockey players winning the Stanley Cup. I just see a bunch of deadheads walking out of a show. Anyways, shoot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancin' Fool Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 All I can say is "It's made my life complete". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP chuckvegas Posted April 27, 2012 Forum MVP Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 The bus came by my freshman year in college in '73. I got on. That's when it all began. Before that it was prologue. Since then it has been love, adventure, strife, travel, amazing people from whom I've learned more than I can ever express and can only try to pay forward, epically educational fails and joyous glimpses of a world beyond this one, searching outside of myself and discoveries within, dance and beauty. So much beauty. Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher44 Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 When my best friend at the time took me to my first Dead show (3/7/81), my reference for their music was through albums, studio and live, and the occasional FM broadcast. For most of the first set, I was enthralled mainly with the audience, and how they reacted to the band, more than focusing on the music. However, once Bird Song took flight, and Jerry began LEANING into the jams, I started losing myself in rapturous dancing, which I had never experienced before. The crowd was ecstatic, howling and singing their hearts out, and I felt so at home in that big old field house. I knew right then that this was for me... and was lucky enough to see the band 29 more times, each time discovering new things about myself, and meeting some very cool folks. After Jerry's passing, I kept listening to tapes of shows, but I thought that feeling of community was gone for good... Fast forward to 12/6/08... and my first DSO show. As soon as I entered the Shea Center, and saw all the smiling faces and felt the warm vibes floating all around the theater, I just knew I was home again. I can't begin to thank the band and crew enough for keeping the spirit of the GD alive, and, not just surviving, but growing, stretching, daring to push themselves to new heights. Believe me when I concur that "It's made my life complete". So looking forward to the upcoming shows in May !!! Topher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP August West Posted April 27, 2012 Forum MVP Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 I like licorice. I really like licorice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP found Posted April 27, 2012 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Topher, we had the same first DSO show. I was in love right away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP August West Posted April 27, 2012 Forum MVP Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 That was quite possibly the worst venue I have ever seen DSO at. No wonder they never went back. I know it's all about the music, but that place and its paranoid, over the top nasty staff was certainly not suited for DSO. Although that Comes A Time from that night is still stuck in my head. I also had a nice conversation with Healy that night, which was really far out. I'd rather go to the Starland, where the mob handed Koritz the bands money after the show. And we all know what a shithole that place is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP comesatime Posted April 27, 2012 Forum MVP Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 and my first DSO show. As soon as I entered the Shea Center, that was my 12th DSO show ... I got lost in the projects area after being detoured off the main street due to a parade that was about to start ... I asked a project resident for directions and was told to get going before I get a cap busted in my ass , like I never heard that before ... anyway , it's all about the music to me , everything falls into place because of the music , thats where it starts and thats where it ends , with the music ... sometimes it ends with a hug from a very sweaty chuckvegas , that always makes it special though ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP 2muchfun Posted April 27, 2012 Forum MVP Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 I like licorice. I really like licorice Yep....Also described as similar to just jumping on a freight train and "just ride". Quintessentially a truly Americaan adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP chuckvegas Posted April 28, 2012 Forum MVP Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 The Shea is certainly one of the more, er, distinctive places the trip has taken me in recent years. And the Starland brings back special memories indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP comesatime Posted April 28, 2012 Forum MVP Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 The Shea is certainly one of the more, er, distinctive places the trip has taken me in recent years. And the Starland brings back special memories indeed! every now and then we had and have to jump through a burning hoop to get to a show ... the Shea was about 172 burning hoops at once , all worth it though , and part of the fun !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher44 Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 That was quite possibly the worst venue I have ever seen DSO at. No wonder they never went back. I know it's all about the music, but that place and its paranoid, over the top nasty staff was certainly not suited for DSO. Although that Comes A Time from that night is still stuck in my head. I also had a nice conversation with Healy that night, which was really far out. I'd rather go to the Starland, where the mob handed Koritz the bands money after the show. And we all know what a shithole that place is. Totally agree with you about the staff at Shea... such power-hungry jerks, and I'm glad there are plenty of other venues in the area that are welcoming of DSO and us, so hopefully that will have been a "one night only" place. The show, however, I remember being very good. Lisa's amazing efforts on Hurts Me Too still gives me chills... and, yes, the Comes A Time was oh so sad, but oh so sweeeet !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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