But like those reactions there are various stages of Dead-dom in between, and I come just left of center - closer to “fuck yeah, man” but not as fervent as many other believers. One’s reaction to my declaration may be “Fuck yeah, man!!!” or. It’s directed to those Deadheads like myself, rekindling our enjoyment and wonder of the Dead’s music. The main reason for the disclaimer is that the title of Wilstein’s article may not actually be pointed at just anyone. Overall, it contains enough detail and drama on the history of the band to entertain the uninitiated and followers alike.īefore I go further I must make a confession – no, that word connotes guilt or shame, and neither applies here, so let’s more accurately call it a proclamation: I am a Deadhead. Broken into six acts it covers the trajectory of the Grateful Dead, at its center the rise and fall of Jerry Garcia. Fair enough, until you consider that they were judging the phenomenon that was the Grateful Dead instead of the actual documentary, which they hadn’t yet seen. ![]() ![]() “No, it won’t,” a few shot back in response to my posting the link on Facebook, with their finality of “and that’s that.” They made it clear that they just didn’t get it. The headline for the Beast’s story by Matt Wilstein stated that viewing it will make you a Deadhead. Recently the Daily Beast posted an article about the new documentary on the Grateful Dead: Long Strange Trip, which premiered June 2 on Amazon Prime.
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