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Saw them 100 times in the 80s and 90s. Really fun times. Still have a suitcase of tapes from the shows, stashed in the basement.
 
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Nothing seems like 50 years ago Smile

Posted before in other threads, American Beauty is on my “Ten Best” list, but I was never a Deadhead. In the last year or so I’ve bought more of their music and listened more than I ever did before; I’ve really come to appreciate their musicianship.


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I'm not a Deadhead either, but do appreciate some of their music.

I was surprised Jerry was playing a Strat. I always thought he was a Gibson SG guy.



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Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Fun times!!


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I'm not a Deadhead either, but do appreciate some of their music.

I was surprised Jerry was playing a Strat. I always thought he was a Gibson SG guy.

He’s actually best known for playing a custom made guitar that he christened “Tiger,” because of the tiger inlay on the body. There is now at least one guitar maker who makes a copy of Garcia’s Tiger guitar. It’s a double cutaway that someone who’s not a guitar guy might mistake for an SG.


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A good book chronicling those times is The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, by Tom Wolfe. The Grateful Dead was just coming into being and played at the "parties" (Acid Tests).


Good book by a great writer. One of his earliest efforts, many more to follow.
 
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Love their music and sometimes think they aren't fully appreciated because of the 'scene' that developed around their touring...great musicians. They never really had a singer, either...Jerry was about the best and he has a weak voice. Great songwriting, though...excellent.
 
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I'm not a Deadhead either, but do appreciate some of their music.

I was surprised Jerry was playing a Strat. I always thought he was a Gibson SG guy.

He’s actually best known for playing a custom made guitar that he christened “Tiger,” because of the tiger inlay on the body. There is now at least one guitar maker who makes a copy of Garcia’s Tiger guitar. It’s a double cutaway that someone who’s not a guitar guy might mistake for an SG.


Thanks for the info.



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I'm not a Deadhead either, but do appreciate some of their music.

I was surprised Jerry was playing a Strat. I always thought he was a Gibson SG guy.

He’s actually best known for playing a custom made guitar that he christened “Tiger,” because of the tiger inlay on the body. There is now at least one guitar maker who makes a copy of Garcia’s Tiger guitar. It’s a double cutaway that someone who’s not a guitar guy might mistake for an SG.


Thanks for the info.


If you scroll down and click "more details" by each guitar, there is a pop-up with close-up photo and detailed info on each one.

https://jerrygarcia.com/guitars/

Of all the shows I attended, I think my favs were at Telluride on my birthday in Aug of 1987. Outdoor shows surrounded by mountains. Really nice.
 
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https://jerrygarcia.com/guitars/


Thanks!



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