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Day 8 – The Days Between: Jerry Garcia, The Blues, and Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
Above photo by Herb Greene. Day 8: The Days Between/Dia 8 – The Days Between: Jerry Garcia, The Blues i Ron “Pigpen” McKernan Catalan translation below the English/Traducció al català per sota de l’anglès. One can’t talk about the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia and not talk about Grateful Dead-founding member Ron McKernan, aka Pigpen.… Continue reading
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Day 5 – The Days Between: Rock-n-Roll Ditties
Above image by the illustrious, talented, kind and incredible Bob Minkin. Day 5: The Days Between/Dia 4: Els dies entre Catalan translation below the English/Traducció al català per sota de l’anglès Now that we took the “deep dive” yesterday, let’s take a step back again and take a look at something else the Grateful Dead… 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, photography and music.
Recent Posts
- Why Voting For Biden Or Trump In November Should Not Be An Option
- Toni Morrison, Howard Zinn, The Final Solution, Civil Disobedience and A History Repeating Itself
- The Voice of America: Biden and Blinken’s Open Condemnation of the ICC, Their Denial of Genocide and Their Distraction of “False Equivalence” Further Betrays The Depths of Ethical and Moral Rot Inherent In The Democratic Party of Today
- Norman Rockwell’s Fever Dream, The Negation of American Reality and This Week’s Reading, Viewing and Listening Recommendations
- Quote Of The Week: “We Celebrate Our Religion, Our Nation, Our Identity, Our Superiority, By Negating And Erasing Yours.”
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