Forging Ahead As a Grateful Dead fan, I can attest that it is no easy feat to narrow down the countless live shows and performances to just a select few. Yet, after hours upon hours of listening and re-listening to some of the most remarkable concerts out there, I have finally compiled a list of […]
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I remember being at our usual bar in the city before this show. The buzz was the shows in Cleveland and Philadelphia were mediocre at best. It wasn’t encouraging news. Brent had passed a few months prior, and Vince Welnick was now playing keyboards. I remember being at the Foxboro show in July 90 and […]
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How I Got Into The Grateful Dead
Steven Santarpia Grateful Dead A young Steven Santarpia had no clue who The Grateful Dead were. I was very naive about music. The Grateful Dead were not on my radar until 1987 when I went to college in New London, Connecticut. Before that, my group of friends either listened to WNEW (New York City) classic […]