Wishing a happy 88th birthday to the clown prince of the counter-culture, Wavy Gravy, whose commitment to peace, justice, and humor continues to do so much good for so many
📷 Alvan Meyerowitz

Today in Allman Brothers Band history concert at the Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, 5/14/71
📷 Dave Cross

'in the strangest of places
if you look at it right'
5-14-1974
On this day back in 1974, the Dead played their only Montana show ever. But what a show it was, highlighted by a monumental Weather Report Suite> Dark Star> China Doll
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📷 Richard Pechner

On this day in 1983, the Dead began a sold-out, three-night run at the Berkeley Greek Theatre. The weekend was bustling, witnessing the live debut of ‘Hell in a Bucket,’ a birthday celebration for Dan Healy, a “Drums/Space” session featuring jazz vocalist Flora Purim and…

The Grateful Dead Reaches An Incredible Milestone With Their New Album forbes.com/sites/hughmcin…

Grateful Dead 5/13/1979 Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME youtu.be/CftbBTrB7hY?si… via YouTube🌹💀

Grateful Dead 5/13/1978 The Spectrum Philadelphia PA youtu.be/19QAmZ5M9KI?si… via YouTube🌹💀

Grateful Dead 5/13/73 State Fairgrounds Des Moines, IA youtu.be/brWm-JcnYLQ?si… via YouTube🌹💀

Grateful Dead 5/13/72 Lille Fairgrounds, Lille, France youtube.com/playlist?list=… via YouTube
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(5/13/83) Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA. Grateful Dead #StayGrateful (📸Clayton Call)

At least I'm enjoying the ride. 💀🌹

Grateful Dead Debut 'Jack-A-Roe', 'Hell In A Bucket', On This Day In '77 & '83 [Listen]
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(5/13/72)Fairgrounds, Lille, France. Grateful Dead #StayGrateful . (📸Mart Ann Mayer, Michael Wannenmacher)

This Week In Grateful Dead History!
- First Jack-A-Roe, Attics, Nobody's Fault But Mine Jam, Passenger, Iko
- Only confirmed performance of Ballad Of Casey Jones
- Remembering Ramrod (5/16/06)
+ tons of incredible music to fill your days with joy!
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Jerry played 3 different guitars: the Irwin Eagle, Erlewine Stratishcaster, and Alligator!
the great Phil Lesh wearing the Allman Brothers Band shirt

The Lille, France Europe '72 outing was the inaugural post on my original Sitting in Mangrove Valley Chasing Light Beams blog, composed eight years ago in March 2016. Hard to believe I've been writing the baby for 8+ years.💀My notes and Betty Cantor tape: sittinginmangrovevalley.blogspot.com/2016/03/51372-…

5/13/72. France. The Dead return to Lille for a make-up gig where a stray equipment truck & no gear had caused the previous cancellation. The highlight of the free outdoor concert is an excellent—recurrently spacey—performance of The Other One. Betty tape. archive.org/details/gd72-0…

“I have a dream… to dance with Eduardo Camavinga”

Never change Ancelotti 😂

perhaps my favorite Stella Blue
Grateful Dead - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, 5/13/77
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Chicago, New York, Des Moines it's all on the same street
#GratefulDead
State Fairgrounds, Iowa, 5/13/73
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Jerry plays 3 different guitars
📷 Larry Kasparek says after HCS there was a 10 minute standing ovation

(5/12/74) U of Nevada, Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV. Grateful Dead #StayGrateful (📸Richard Pechner)