Jerry

Tiger Memories

For over 10 years Jerry Garcia coaxed some sweet sounds from this guitar, known as Tiger. This was his primary guitar from 1979 through 1990, both with the Jerry Garcia Band as well … Read more

Sleep in the Stars

“One day, the pain would be gone; but never the memory.” That was the last line of a book that I read years ago; unfortunately I’ve forgotten the name of the book but … Read more

If I Had the World to Give

If I Had the World to Give Words by Robert Hunter Music by Jerry Garcia If I had the world to give I’d give it to you – long as you live Would … Read more

RIP Ramrod

Ramrod was a familiar site to folks attending Grateful Dead concerts; he recently passed away following a bout with lung cancer.

Sleepy Alligator in the Noonday Sun

So begins one of my favorite early Dead songs, Alligator. I mention that because today is the 35th anniversary of one of the Grateful Dead’s more famous shows: 4/29/71, Live at the Fillmore … Read more

There’s Still That Song

A broken angel sings from a guitar. Jerry played the sweetest, most hypnotic and soulful guitar I’ve ever heard. He had what Miles Davis called the “tone”. Many could be called his technical … Read more

10 Years Ago

on a cold dark night, … oh wait, that’s another song. But it was 10 years ago, and it was night time. I haven’t shared this story before, but now seems as good … Read more

Nine Hundred Thousand Tons of Steel

out of control. To some degree, those words from the song Tons of Steel, describe Brent Mydland‘s last troubled years. It was 15 years ago today that Grateful Dead keyboardist Brent Mydland died. … Read more

So Many Roads

The title of this post, So Many Roads, aptly describes both our travels of the past 17 days as well as the path followed by Jerry Garcia’s adventuresome life. It’s somewhat hard to … Read more