I will get by

The Grateful Dead were on FIRE in 1988. I saw them around 25 times this year, including this show at Shorline Ampitheatre in California. Touch of Grey was everywhere, even in Billboard's Top 10!!!! It was great having them get successful, but after 1987, it just wasn't the same. Tickets became hard to get, MTV picked up on them and kids started coming just to drop acid and party. The crowd got unruley.

But, I still had fun at the shows up until 89. After that, I only saw them once in 1990 (July 4th in Kansas City), then all four shows at Riverport in 94/95, which were actually, pretty bad, except for the killer Black Throated Wind in 94 and the last ever Playing in the Band, in 95.



Ah, gone of the days of dancing with strange hippy chicks, sleeping in the parking lots and partying like it was going out of style. Then of course, getting the ick a few days later.