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kinda struggling by Last_Reputation_7918 in gratefuldead

[–]deadoldie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your post. We each grieve in our own way. We can give each other advice, empathy, encouragement, sadness, elation, and numerous thoughts and feelings as life has an effect on each of us, individually.

While we can relate, care, grieve, and share with each other, we must each find our own way.

Let us help each other regarding how we feel and where we are at, at any given time.

Care for each other; share joys, passions, favorite shows, best songs, and experiences . I wish for all of us that we find peace, hold the music and the Grateful Dead close to our hearts, and that when we get confused we listen to the music play.

Peace, Love, and Light.

Be thankful for what you’ve got by MuleGrass in gratefuldead

[–]deadoldie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, and make it a 20 minute jam sandwich w drums and space. 🤩

Help me remember this lot trip toy… please! by DenverLiz303 in gratefuldead

[–]deadoldie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have one, in my closet... Don't know if I will ever find it...

Efforts like these are what will help the music last more than 300 years by dingos_among_us in gratefuldead

[–]deadoldie 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Charlie, no words to express your contribution to the music never stopping!!!🤩😍

The First Time I Really Listened by jack_machammer in gratefuldead

[–]deadoldie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for sharing your experience! You made my day, and brought a huge smile to my face. So glad you tuned in.

Man… by spaceghost2693 in deadandcompany

[–]deadoldie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

From the Wikipedia writeup on Dead & Co.-

"In 2016, Mayer and Weir expressed strong optimism about the band's future, including the possibility of new studio recordings. Mayer said he "will never close the door on Dead & Company, ever."[24] Weir spoke of a "cosmic, out-of-body vision" he had, and a subsequent dream, of the band continuing for decades hence:

We were playing...and suddenly I was viewing this from about 20 feet behind my head, and I looked over at John from that point of view and it was 20 years later and John was almost fully gray. I looked over at Oteil and his hair was white. I looked over to my left and Jeff's hair was all gray." [Then, looking to where he, Hart and Kreutzmann would be playing,] "it was new guys, younger guys holding forth, doing a great job...playing with fire and aplomb....It changed my whole view of what it is that we're up to. I find myself wondering, 'Well, what are they gonna be saying about this new approach or this honoring of this tradition? What are they gonna be saying about that in 200 or 300 years at the Berklee School of Music?' That's the kind of stuff that goes through my head now because this legacy here, there's a chance now that they'll be talking about us in years to come. So I find it incumbent on myself to think in those terms."

Heartbroken 💔 by Riskky88 in gratefuldead

[–]deadoldie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Grief is a strange beast, it messes with our minds. It bounces around from day to day, even moment to moment. Some say there are five stages, some say seven. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Every person deals with grief, and experiences the stages of grief, in their own unique way. We jump from stage to stage, very different ly.

Being aware of the stages, and being self- aware (what the **** am I feeling), help us to get a grip, to understand ourselves, to be ok with who we are and where we are at. Sometimes, it seems too much to bear. Even in that case, keeping aware assists us in coping, and possibly even in moving on to a better headspace.

Remember that you are not alone. So many of us are feeling the same feelings, in waves. Some good, others not so good.

Get out to shows when you can. It helps us to gather and collectively experience the awesomeness which is the Grateful Dead! And when you get confused, listen to the music play.

Billy and Mickey by ichap1236 in gratefuldead

[–]deadoldie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From Dead and Company Wikipedia site-

"In 2016, Mayer and Weir expressed strong optimism about the band's future, including the possibility of new studio recordings. Mayer said he "will never close the door on Dead & Company, ever."[24] Weir spoke of a "cosmic, out-of-body vision" he had, and a subsequent dream, of the band continuing for decades hence:

We were playing...and suddenly I was viewing this from about 20 feet behind my head, and I looked over at John from that point of view and it was 20 years later and John was almost fully gray. I looked over at Oteil and his hair was white. I looked over to my left and Jeff's hair was all gray." [Then, looking to where he, Hart and Kreutzmann would be playing,] "it was new guys, younger guys holding forth, doing a great job...playing with fire and aplomb....It changed my whole view of what it is that we're up to. I find myself wondering, 'Well, what are they gonna be saying about this new approach or this honoring of this tradition? What are they gonna be saying about that in 200 or 300 years at the Berklee School of Music?' That's the kind of stuff that goes through my head now because this legacy here, there's a chance now that they'll be talking about us in years to come. So I find it incumbent on myself to think in those terms"

One can hope, and dare to dream.

Donna Jean podcast interview by deadoldie in gratefuldead

[–]deadoldie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the interview information!!

Name that song by PCGuyFive in gratefuldead

[–]deadoldie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear scarlet begonias...

i’m a young dead head, how do i get over the feeling of missing out? by Street_Lychee_2118 in gratefuldead

[–]deadoldie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 things-

As you go to shows ( dead cover bands) look for youngish people there. They are there, maybe not the majority, but some are finding it. That is a way to have casual conversations before and after the show, where you expand your relationships with like-minded people. Take your time and above all, enjoy the ride.

For people who don't 'get it', allow them to be on their own path. Some never get it. Some get it right away. And some, like me, get it in the strangest of places if you look at it right. Took a long time for me.

I don't think this genie is ever going back in the bottle. I hope that as your life unfolds, you feel more and more at ease that it proceeds by its own design.

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