January 20, 201511 yr Does anyone on here plan on going? I sent out a money order for 4 tickets in the pit today. Hopefully I get them, but its hard to tell at this point, I expect it will sell out fast.
January 21, 201511 yr Author Never got 'em. And that sucks' date=' because I want to.[/quote'] Never got the grateful dead, or never got tickets?
January 21, 201511 yr Is this the 4 day thing at Soldier Field? I have a friend who is geeked about that. I saw the Dead at Buckeye Lake back in, I think 1987. Good times.
January 21, 201511 yr Author Is this the 4 day thing at Soldier Field? I have a friend who is geeked about that. I saw the Dead at Buckeye Lake back in, I think 1987. Good times. July 3rd-5th I believe. But yes, its the event at soldier field. It's the remainder members of The Grateful Dead, plus Trey Anastasio on guitar, Bruce Hornsby and a member of Ratdog on keyboards (I forget his name.) I was at Chicago in '95, the same dates I believe. However my uncle came down with menangitis so we had to head back home and never made the show.
January 21, 201511 yr Author That's funny. Bruce Hornsby and his band opened for the Dead at Buckeye Lake! Yeah he has played with them several times, great keyboardist. I'm sure the buckeye lake show was amazing, they were in their prime in the late 80's, imo.
January 21, 201511 yr You can actually stop truckin' now, Bob. The Dead's insistence on staying on the road post-Jerry Garcia has proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the band was just a collection of semi-competent nerds with a prodigiously charismatic and talented frontman. And "Rock Star Bobby" is the worst of the bunch, a bona fide gravy trainer who would've probably invited frequent guest Huey Lewis to join the band as a full-time harmonica player had Garcia not understandably kept his pink Izod-wearing kiester in check. Weir's side project, Rat Dog, is basically a below-average bar band with a frontman who needs a teleprompter to remember his own lyrics. But frankly, given our unyielding love for all things Garcia, we were willing to forgive and forget until Weir & Co. jumped on a stage in a movie-studio lot to appear on Leno recently. With Garcia on the injured list (for good), Weir stepped in to sing lead vocals on "Touch of Grey." Horribly. Why he didn't just defecate on Jerry's headstone instead, we'll never know.
January 21, 201511 yr Never got the grateful dead, or never got tickets? Sorry... The Grateful Dead. Their music doesn't appeal to me, but I wish it did.
January 21, 201511 yr Author You can actually stop truckin' now' date=' Bob. The Dead's insistence on staying on the road post-Jerry Garcia has proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the band was just a collection of semi-competent nerds with a prodigiously charismatic and talented frontman. And "Rock Star Bobby" is the worst of the bunch, a bona fide gravy trainer who would've probably invited frequent guest Huey Lewis to join the band as a full-time harmonica player had Garcia not understandably kept his pink Izod-wearing kiester in check. Weir's side project, Rat Dog, is basically a below-average bar band with a frontman who needs a teleprompter to remember his own lyrics. But frankly, given our unyielding love for all things Garcia, we were willing to forgive and forget until Weir & Co. jumped on a stage in a movie-studio lot to appear on Leno recently. With Garcia on the injured list (for good), Weir stepped in to sing lead vocals on "Touch of Grey." Horribly. Why he didn't just defecate on Jerry's headstone instead, we'll never know.[/quote'] Tell us how you really feel? It's your opinion, so it is what it is in your mind. But I wouldn't have to treck far out on a limb to know that you don't know what your talking about.
January 21, 201511 yr Author Sorry... The Grateful Dead. Their music doesn't appeal to me, but I wish it did. I understand, sorta... I get not liking a particular type of music. But if you don't like that music, why do you wish you did?
January 21, 201511 yr Tell us how you really feel? It's your opinion, so it is what it is in your mind. But I wouldn't have to treck far out on a limb to know that you don't know what your talking about. kyyank didn't write that...he snatched it from here: The Ten Most Hated Men in Rock - Page 2 | Riverfront Times
January 21, 201511 yr I understand, sorta... I get not liking a particular type of music. But if you don't like that music, why do you wish you did? It's not the type of music that I don't like, it's just the Dead. I can't really explain why I wish I liked them. Just seems like something that would be fun to share with others.
January 21, 201511 yr kyyank didn't write that...he snatched it from here: The Ten Most Hated Men in Rock - Page 2 | Riverfront Times Hence the italics.
January 21, 201511 yr I understand, sorta... I get not liking a particular type of music. But if you don't like that music, why do you wish you did? I sorta get where Hangman is coming from. I liked some of the Dead but not nearly as much as some friends of mine. I admired the Deadhead's big family to some degree, and was around it enough to understand it, but I just could never 100% buy into the whole thing. While there were some songs I really liked a lot, there were some that bored me to tears. I could never be a die hard, although I gave it an effort at times, but deep inside I knew that I couldn't base my life around it like some did. I had way too many other interests to get all wrapped up in just them alone.
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