The Grateful Dead’s not so Nationionalist Anthem. A message subtly sent to all of the flag waving blind patriots out there that hide behind the colors of the flag and swear it’s all good.

Better change your act….we’re all confused…

From July 4, 1989.

U. S. Blues

Today has been filled with those pre-surgery jitters and other weirdnesses that come with getting ready for a hospital stay.  I am kinda scared. This is my spine they are going to be cutting into and the percentage of success is about 60%. While the chance of paralysis is there it is less than the chance if the procedure isn’t done. So naturally I am terrified.

I will be absent for at least 2 days and mayhap longer.

But, as usual I have been doing the familiar. Puttering around the house with music blaring. Today it has had a great deal of Grateful Dead mixed in. Comfortable with the tunes I relax more when Jerry is singing in that cracked, raspy voice he had. Kinda makes me feel that everything will turn out ok in the end.

I was in Monterrey when the band filmed this video. It was a series of daytime shows and the first day every one was wondering why the elaborate light show array was set up. That night, about the time the Monterrey Bay fog was rolling in over the hills surrounding the Laguna Seca Raceway some hippies came around the campground announcing a free show. We went back into the music arena and were treated to the filming of this video. It took multiple nights to film it and the campground scene called us back but I was there in that crowd for quite a while 2 nights running.

It kinda describes how I am feeling right now.  A little blue, a little weird and”A Touch Of Grey”.

I will survive.

See ya in a few.

Why Dont You Arrest Me?

Grateful Dead, “Bertha” Check out Jerry’s mullet. I laughed all summer.

1989 Independence Day in Orchard Park, NY.

Had a feeling I was fallin’.

Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers bassist Otiel Burbridge and Max Creeks Scott Murawski have formed a new band. The Bill Kreutzmann Trio or Three as they went by in Chicago in April.

Here they are with the Grateful Dead’s song “Franklins Tower”.

Cracker doing that old Grateful Dead great “Loser”.

Come to Daddy, on an inside straight…..

Wish I knew where that Queen of Diamonds was hanging out. This is a pretty good audience bootleg. Audio is good for the cameras placement.

Remembering those who fought and paid the price for us.

Jerry Garcia and David Grisman doing “Two Soldiers”.

Jerry musta been feeling good this day.

Grateful words to live by ’til you are Dead.

Short and to the point.

Grateful Dead “Tons Of Steel” 7/26/87 Anaheim, CA

New Years Eve 1985/86.

Grateful Dead, “Lovelight” into a killer “Brokedown Palace” .

Without a warning…

I just finished writing my short autobiography in the Alien Logbooks at the top of the page. As you can see there I have a wandering foot. Writing the last of it I got those itchy toes again but am probably going to take a nap first and when I wake up the desire to globe trot will be quelled for another day.

First I had to enjoy the guys doing that wonderful “I Know You Rider” and thought I would share the wonderful tune with y’all.

Grateful Dead, Oakland, CA 12/28/90

“Did I take a wrong turn on life’s winding road?”

Pigpen left us all to early for my personal tastes but I am sure he was needed elsewhere.  He truly was a stranger.

“The Stranger” also known as “Two Souls In Communion”. Recorded at The Lyceum Theater in London May 24, 1972.

This came from the Rockin’ The Rhein 3 disc album that was recorded in Dusseldorf, West Germany on April 24 that year and was one of three bonus tracks added to the album.

Donna Jean was really strong that day as you will hear.

The Grateful Dead.