A Grateful Dead story

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Posted by bob24 (A) on December 16, 2008 at 07:55:48

About 1971 or so, when i was 19, my friend and i went to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif to see the Dead. We didn't have tickets, but thought if we hung out at the stage door, we might find a way to get in.Back then, security wasn't a big thing. About an hour before the concert started, we heard some faint sounds of accoustic guitars. We followed the sound to a window and peeked in and there was the Dead practicing. Someone in the room, maybe a road hand saw us and said if we got them some coffee, they would give us a stage pass. We couldn't believe our luck. We got the coffee and we were given a stage pass. Anyway, we saw the Dead standing behind the curtains for i think a four hour gig. That was the time when they had two drummers. Great concert. We tried to sneak out after the concert with the pass but were stopped and asked to give it back.I'm sure that pass would be worth quite a bit today. Anyway, that was the best Dead concert i had been to. I do remember joining the Dead fan club around 1974 and getting some free stuff- a 45, some posters,etc. Don't know if that stuff is worth anything. Besides seeing the Dead, i was lucky enough to have seen live Hendrix, the Doors, Rod Stewart and the Faces, Led Zepplin, Jetho Tull and others.

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Topic - A Grateful Dead story - bob24 07:55:48 12/16/08 (18)

RE: A Grateful Dead story - Ross 20:14:43 12/23/08 (0)

Poplar Creek, 1980. Or was it '81? - Squonk 22:50:05 12/16/08 (5)

Close...it was June of '83 and I was there - ArdRi 23:48:46 12/16/08 (4)

RE: Close...it was June of '83 and I was there - welly 21:15:26 12/18/08 (0)

RE: Close...it was June of '83 and I was there - jimmycj 19:08:23 12/17/08 (1)

Lmao! - Squonk 23:30:18 12/17/08 (0)

RE: Close...it was June of '83 and I was there - Squonk 00:07:45 12/17/08 (0)

RE: A Grateful Dead story - nyctc7 08:34:22 12/16/08 (10)

RE: A Grateful Dead story - bob24 09:40:04 12/16/08 (9)

DeadBase - jefe 14:21:39 12/17/08 (0)

RE: A Grateful Dead story - bob24 13:03:31 12/16/08 (1)

If that was meant for mine,no - ArdRi 13:30:44 12/16/08 (0)

Here's all you'll need - ArdRi 12:42:09 12/16/08 (5)

Another tale of the list - LWR 13:20:53 12/16/08 (4)

RE: Another tale of the list - bob24 14:40:56 12/16/08 (1)

8 years later, 1974 - LWR 14:59:50 12/16/08 (0)

Collosal Pomegranite - dave c 13:26:51 12/16/08 (1)

RE: Collosal Pomegranite - bob24 18:08:41 12/20/08 (0)

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