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Mardi Gras 1986; Tri-Holiday (part 2)

Mardi Gras 1986; Tri-Holiday (part 2)   Last week I got to reflect on the first of three “holidays” the Grateful Dead had planned at…

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Tri-Holiday Party Week: Chinese New Year

Year of the Tiger 1986 Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center Oakland, CA Here we go again, back to the Kaiser Convention Center for another full…

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Smiles for Miles: PITS Week 1

This weeks’ reflection changes from one yearly magical event, New Year’s Eve, to another current “yearly” magical event that happened all most! Before I share…

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It All Comes Down to This: New Year’s Eve!

Thinking back to the ‘80s years of festivities, nothing really compared to the thrill of getting those precious New Year’s tickets in the mail. The…

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The Race is on… Ventura 1984

1984 was truly one of the best years at the Ventura shows. Organization and timing were notable with the production company, Bill Graham Presents, and…

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Third Year’s A Charm: Ventura 1984

The “Weekend at the Beach” entered its third year the popularity of our California coastal show increased. Arriving early, organized group camping, parking lot party…

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A Weekend at the Beach

  From the very beginning Bill Graham pegged the Ventura Dead shows as “A Weekend at the Beach”. All of the Ventura dates were scheduled…

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And They Kept on Dancing

Having to wait 378 days to be back at the Ventura County Fairgrounds parking lot was grueling. As we arrived by the afternoon, we were…

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The Lot is Still the Lot!

One doesn’t often get to relive magical moments twice in their life under the same context, but I was lucky to have been at all…

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Why Ventura?

There’s a bunch of reasons why our founder, Chris M., thought Ventura would be perfect. There’s the “widely documented” undersea alien bases just offshore between…

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