Sgt. Pepper Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 (edited) It’s would have been Jerry’s 81st birthday. Get out your Dead and rock. Edited August 1, 2023 by Sgt. Pepper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Rest in peace, Mr. Garcia. Funny, but I never once thought of the Grateful Dead as a rock band. Extended jam/ country shuffle/ boogie / psychedelic music combo, yes. But not 'rock' as in how I came to know rock. But what do I know?😐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Endlessly grateful to Jerry for the pleasure he gave. Jagger has recently turned 80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted August 1, 2023 Author Share Posted August 1, 2023 I rocked Workingman’s Dead earlier. One of their best. Wake Of The Flood is 50 years old this year, another great one. Probably my #2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 I had to rock Skull & Roses aka The Grateful Dead. They wanted to call it Skull F&$£, but the label wasn’t having any of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, sparquelito said: Rest in peace, Mr. Garcia. Funny, but I never once thought of the Grateful Dead as a rock band. Extended jam/ country shuffle/ boogie / psychedelic music combo, yes. But not 'rock' as in how I came to know rock. But what do I know?😐 Same with Elvis, was he really rock and roll after he came back form the Army. Yet he has the title of the King of it. Edited August 2, 2023 by Sgt. Pepper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 One thing we know FOR SURE! Jerry is "Grateful"! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBSinTo Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Chief, Be sad that he's dead, but happy that he lives on through his music. RBSinTo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 7 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Same with Elvis, was he really rock and roll after he came back form the Army. Yet he has the title of the King of it. Very good point!! Yes, he was a pioneer of the early American rock and roll, as we came to know rock and roll. He and Chuck Berry certainly. Buddy Holly, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis. But you are right. His music after the Army was mainly film scores and pop nonsense. Now.In The Ghetto? And Suspicious Minds as well? Powerful songs. But not rockers. So we are in agreement, sir.😐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 1 hour ago, sparquelito said: Very good point!! Yes, he was a pioneer of the early American rock and roll, as we came to know rock and roll. He and Chuck Berry certainly. Buddy Holly, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis. But you are right. His music after the Army was mainly film scores and pop nonsense. Now.In The Ghetto? And Suspicious Minds as well? Powerful songs. But not rockers. So we are in agreement, sir.😐 Suspicious Minds is my favorite Elvis song. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greywolf Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Growing up with the Warlocks in Palo Alto , going to Brown's Music seeing Jerry and Bobby working there .. Magical days .. RIP Capt. Trips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 hour ago, greywolf said: Growing up with the Warlocks in Palo Alto , going to Brown's Music seeing Jerry and Bobby working there .. Magical days .. RIP Capt. Trips damn ... that had to have been something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, greywolf said: Growing up with the Warlocks in Palo Alto , going to Brown's Music seeing Jerry and Bobby working there .. Magical days .. RIP Capt. Trips I grew up in SJ and didn't start seeing The Dead (never would I go see Dead And Co.) until '95. Living in California they came to me. And they lived there. Saw them in Mountain View, Oakland, SF, Sacto, Irvine, and once in Chicago when I was a squid. Edited August 4, 2023 by Sgt. Pepper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10PoundLester Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 I was never a fan . . . Let the beatings commence! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, 10PoundLester said: I was never a fan . . . Let the beatings commence! LOL, I completely understand why people aren't fans. Hell, I was / am & I quit going to see them because they were playing like crap ... I love the older Dead shows, with Pigpen. late 60's are my favorites. after Pig passed away, I liked they're work up to n including Terrapin Station. after that something just wasn't the same ... Edited August 4, 2023 by Karloff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) On 8/4/2023 at 10:06 AM, 10PoundLester said: I was never a fan . . . Let the beatings commence! I can’t stand Garth, Taylor Swift, and Jimmy Buffett, so just more Dead for us that do. Oh, and Phish is right out too. Go get a job stinky fake hippy. Edited August 5, 2023 by Sgt. Pepper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share Posted August 6, 2023 (edited) Sadly August 9th in ‘95 Jerry passed away. The kicker was he was in rehab. I remember coming home from work and turning on the TV and they were talking about him. I knew without hearing one word he was gone. Edited August 6, 2023 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10PoundLester Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 On 8/5/2023 at 3:49 PM, Sgt. Pepper said: I can’t stand Garth, Taylor Swift, and Jimmy Buffett, so just more Dead for us that do. Oh, and Phish is right out too. Go get a job stinky fake hippy. And I absolutely despise Springsteen. Great band but his singing and playing are terrible. I can't even stand looking at him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 On 8/2/2023 at 12:21 AM, Sgt. Pepper said: I rocked Workingman’s Dead earlier. One of their best. Wake Of The Flood is 50 years old this year, another great one. Probably my #2. Those are standout albums for me too. Wake of the Flood is for deadheads. I cant imagine any casual listeners 'getting it'. Fallout from the Phil Zone is a favourite of mine too. It has my favourite version of Hard to Handle on it. I've known it for years before FFTPZ and its a taper's recording. You cant hear the drums on it at all, but it rocks. Later the band's recording of that gig was discovered and put out on a 'Road Trips' cd. Finally we get the drums. Its funny, but I still prefer the taper's one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 51 minutes ago, 10PoundLester said: And I absolutely despise Springsteen. Great band but his singing and playing are terrible. I can't even stand looking at him. I despise D-ouche Springsteen as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 Jerry died 28 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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