26 October, 2024

R.I.P. Phil Lesh

Sad news. Phil Lesh died yesterday. While I am not a Deadhead, I do love some of their stuff. Plus, many friends/lovers/acquaintances over the years have been die hard fans.

I saw the Dead in 1993 and found the show to be incredibly lackluster. Jerry Garcia didn't appear to be in good health and the band had to slow down and just work with what he offered. In 1998 I went to see The Other Ones and thought the show was wonderful. The rhythms were muscular and the songs were tight and just had a lot of energy which the Dead show in 1993 distinctly lacked.

This is a bit from that show. And now I feel silly because Phil Lesh is not in the photo. D'oh! However, he is playing.

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