Europe ’72
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Day 7 – The Days Between: Traversing the Folkloric Universe of the Grateful Dead
Day 7: The Days Between/Dia 7 – The Days Between: Recorrent l’univers folklòric dels Grateful Dead Catalan translation below the English/Traducció al català per sota de l’anglès. The name “Grateful Dead” comes from a genre of folktales which “involves a traveler who encounters a corpse of someone who never received a proper burial, typically stemming from… Continue reading
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Fare Thee Well Chicago: The Ephemeral Resurrection
For anyone who read my most recent posts, you know I was not a fan of the music-making that took place in Santa Clara, CA. at the Fare Thee Well Grateful Dead celebration. To clarify, my intent is not to diminish the experience of those who were there or those who genuinely loved the music.… Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Pigpen!!!!
Today I’ll be celebrating Ron McKernan’s Birthday with yet another show from his final tour. The new Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings box is chock full of many of Pigpen’s last performances (he returned to the States for one more show at the Hollywood Bowl and then succumbed to the illness that eventually took his… Continue reading
About Me
Filmmaker, live music photographer, writer, film/video editor, acting teacher, traveler and political junkie who finally realised that the United States government and its two ruling parties has undergone what Chris Hedges refers to as “a corporate coup d’etat in slow motion.”
This site is dedicated to my thoughts, observations and inspirations regarding politics, film and music.
Recent Posts
- Quote Of The Week: “We Celebrate Our Religion, Our Nation, Our Identity, Our Superiority, By Negating And Erasing Yours.”
- The Staggeringly Dangerous Language Of An Empire In Collapse: How Anti-Genocide Protestors Are Framed As Anti-Semitic Terrorists – And What You Can Do About It
- The Real News Cancels Chris Hedges’ Show Because of his Criticism of the Biden Administration and its Role In Committing Genocide: How the United States Purges Its Most Courageous Voices
- The Biden Administration, Israel, and NATO Race Toward World War While American Citizens Shrug Their Shoulders, Tighten Their Blindfolds, and Repeat “But Trump”
- Appalling Quote of the Day: The Existential and Violent Artifice of Hillary Clinton
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