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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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