Grateful Dead vis-a-vis Wide Spread Panic.

Deadheads = 50 something burnouts.
Spreadheads = 30 something burnouts.

 

i detect a bit of the Church Lady...

 

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Widespread Panic.....

When I was in school at UGA, Dave the base player lived in a broken down old house behind the Apt. building I lived in. We were barely recognizing of each other, basically knew each other because we shared a pot dealer. I did get to see them practice when the band was first formed.

I was there when they played their very first public gig. It was by a lake at a house south of Athens on a cool fall evening. Free show. I wore no socks and my feet were freezing! One of the best shows I ever saw, I was hooked. There were perhaps 100 people present.

Before they had any name recognition at all they used to play the 40 watt club every monday night. I was at their first paying show. That first monday, it was empty. The panic spread fast.... in less than 6 months monday nights were packed wall to wall. We also had them play our fraternity house on a number of occasions. Fantastic party band in a tight venue!

In time, they got huge and I got old. Their music changed as well and I cared for it much less. Oh well. Interesting to hear they are still banging away at it!

I spent a summer touring the east coast with the Grateful Dead. Dont remember how many shows we saw, lots. Tons of fun. Still.... I never was a "deadhead". I looked like one and loved the shows, but when people dedicate their lives to a band, thats just crazy! I always thought the hard core deadheads were LOSERS with a capital L!


Terry