Re: the religious meanings in the lyrics, you got strong Christian values from them and that is not incorrect. That it ended up creating hard problems in the hippie generation may be that it didn't have the controls tribal societies put on them. Mind altering substancves were an important part of that journey and have been used for such since the beginning of human society on the planet. Or as Jimi, another family member said, just Experience. The journey into dropping what you were taught life was about and exploring it together with your chosen family, your friends using mind altering substances to get out of your ego and experience differently. Getting on the bus, in That's It For The Other One, is literally Ken Kesey's bus Furthur driven by cowboy Neill Cassidy as the song says. Indeed, if one is to live up to their name, knowingly or unknowingly, this band sure has! Much of the credit for the deep spiritual quality goes to a shared hippie experience that was a hero's journey. My understanding is they opened a dictionary and landed on a ritual dubbed 'The Grateful Dead'. Joe pointed out the Dead share their name from the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Stephen for instance works to illuminate wherever you are in your own journey and can be interpreted in many ways. Whatever you need to get over a hump or sit with a feeling, these timeless lyrics are there for you. Wherever you are on your journey, lines from the lyrics will stick out and teach soothe bang you on the head. any good lyrics, they hold many interpretations. Will be thinking about it for a long time so 'twas good for me! When I hear the lyrics (which playing Dead CD's is a way of life, so that's mighty frequent), I'll throw your interpretations into the mix. ĭark Star Crashing, are you still out there? however, i've never even heard rumors that bootlegs of the "Jerry and Joe Show" existed. Even then, though, plenty of bootlegs still circulating (in fact, a friend just gave me a CD he burned of portions of the Jerry Garcia tribute i attended at the U.C. I don't really trade casettes much anymore - now that the Dead have opened their vault, it makes sense to get the CD versions of shows - much better sound quality than from a tape recorder strapped to someone's back. (not that the Grateful Dead thought of fans recording concerts as making "bootlegs" - Jerry's theory was "once we're done with the music, you can have it" - so the Dead set up a special section for tapers near the sound booth at all shows). The event, of course, is legendary - but i've been part of the Dead scene for years and have traded my share of bootlegs, but have never come across these Say Ken, if you - or anyone - has a line on where to find a copy of these CDs, please drop me a PM. There's a three CD set alive and well in the Grateful Dead taper/trader world of Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, and Joseph Campbell.
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