the hunter lyrics have been fucking me up super hard recently. the older i get, the more i lean on the dead as my compass. I am not particularly concerned with others’ perception surrounding it, but they have filled a hole in me in many ways. I’m so thankful for the grateful dead family, and the love that exists between us.
let the world go by, like clouds a streamin’
Studio version (solo “Garcia”) absolutely kills. Pedal steel is at once both haunting and soothing.
Only caught To Lay Me Down live this one time.
Baby (9 months) Sarah grooved and giggled in her snugli up to this point, when Jerry literally lulled her to sleep for the rest of the show. Thanks for sparking that memory.
Hunter’s words are powerful magic/ growth and healing are often accompanied by pain and death. he encompasses all of it.
Yeah he’s been workin on my broken heart real hard. Beautiful story. I love having you here
Grateful to be anywhere at this point lolbut also dead sirius. I appreciate the honesty with which you share. I see many parallels between your narrative and my experiences.
For some of us, Grateful Dead music was an oasis of sorts during the Reagan era.
Time’s a fractal with cyclical qualities / everythings both brand new and deja vu.
cue your fav version of Comes A Time.
when the blind man takes your hand
says “Doncha SEE?”
gotta make it Some How
on the Dreams
you STILL believe
Don’t give it up -
you got an empty cup(?)
only LOVE can fill
only LOVE can fill…
goin to plant a weeping willow
by the bank’s green edge it will grow grow grow
sing a lullaby beside the water
Sarah Watkins and her brother (both from nickel creek) have an amazing cover of this song on their album Watkins Family hour. It’s incredible, makes me tear up every time. Def want this song played at my funeral
Robert Hunter is a warm blanket for the human soul and that’s a hill I’m willing to die on
a pile of smokin leather
nailed a retread to my feet
and prayed for better weather
lost my boots in transit, baby!
Someone give me a good upbeat dead show on Spotify plz and thank you
Hampton ‘88 has probably my favorite Sugar>Scarlet>Fire ive ever heard. I rip that segment allllll the god damn time
Not anything groundbreaking, but the energy is just there
Finally some new blood in here jfc. Thanks for the 80s rec !
These have been just exactly perfect.
I love when you can find a version of Wave the Flag before it became US Blues. I really enjoy this little set of bars that got retired
Sleep in caves
walk on waves
pull a tooth
stretch the truth
feed the poor
STARVE THE WAR !
I asked one of my friends kids (he’s 6) what his favorite GD song was…he told me “Wave that Flag”. I was like damn bro, that’s heady.
shoulda bought some doses off him.
Is this Martin Fierro on vocals?
Maybe. Might be Merl?
also this…
i will be BLASTING the grateful dead today. there will be some songs that i won’t be ready for.
i received a call from my parents with the news that my sister has lost her battle with addiction. a war, that while i stood by her side in support and was only truly able to offer minimal aide, she ultimately fought alone. this call, was one i had been expecting for close to 18 years, but expectation does not equate preparation.
it will be a tough period in the immediate future, but i know that hearing jerry make his guitar scream, yell, sing, rejoice, love, dance, and cry will offer a form of therapy that i need right now.