happy birthday jerome!!!

Zack wrote on Aug 1^st, 2009 at 10:55am:

Voodoo Chile in Wonderland wrote on Aug 1^st, 2009 at 11:41am:



thanks for postin never seen that one before. two of the great psychedelic warriors. love the blows against the empire

mojoman wrote on Aug 1^st, 2009 at 11:49am:


What a great album, I was listining to it some weeks ago several times, btw, the first mention to "Jefferson Starship"

The first line-up of Jefferson Starship in the order it is written inside the GF cover was this one

Jefferson Starship:

• Paul Kantner
• Grace Slick
• Jerry García
• Bill Kreutzmann
• Mickey Hart
• Joey Covington
• Jack Casady
• David Crosby
• Graham Nash
• David Freiberg
• Harvey Brooks
• Peter Kaukonen
• Phil Sawyer

Wow, the cream of the cream of the bay area back then

mojoman wrote on Aug 1^st, 2009 at 11:01am:



No love for the Fat Man, mojo?

Zack wrote on Aug 1^st, 2009 at 11:24pm:




ah the days that used to be my friend. many, many shows the last at shoreline june 95. still haunted by the last song.......



Fare you well, my honey
Fare you well, my only true one
All the birds that were singing
Are flown, except you alone


Gonna leave this brokedown palace
On my hands and my knees, I will roll, roll, roll
Make myself a bed by the waterside
In my time, in my time, I will roll, roll, roll


In a bed, in a bed
By the waterside I will lay my head
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul


River gonna take me, sing me sweet and sleepy
Sing me sweet and sleepy all the way back home
It's a far gone lullaby sung many years ago
Mama, Mama, many worlds I've come since I first left home

RFK 95 were my last shows, too.

I actually got the vibe that the end was near a year earlier at Giants Stadium.
Two awful shows, imo.  

So bad in fact that I decided not to drop any money on the Fall MSG shows that were announced shortly thereafter.

Got back on the bus in Spring 95 when I realized that the long strange trip might not be lasting too much longer.
Sadly the Giants Stadium shows that summer confirmed my suspicions.

Bruce Hornsby sat in at RFK and Jerry seemed to rise to the occasion - especially the second night.

Remember him smiling from the wings during Dylan's set, then coming out to play on 'It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry' and 'Rainy Day Women #12 & #35'.

Bittersweet memories...  

Yeah Jerry was a gem. Did you know that his middle finger was cut in half? I always wondered if it was from an accident that happened or if he was born thet way. Always amazed me that the man could work his fingers on the guitar so well with only half a middle finger, or if in some way that made it easier to play guitar....anyone know about this?

Garcia lost 2/3 of the middle finger on his right hand in a childhood accident.
It was cut off with a hatchet by his older brother while on a family vacation.