Grateful Dead (Official Thread)

In memory of Dick Latvala!


July 26, 1943 - August 6, 1999

On August 6, 1999 Dick Latvala died aged 56 after being in a coma caused by a heart attack. Latvala worked with The Grateful Dead since the early 80’s looking after their archives of live performances which became a series of 'Dick’s Picks' albums.

Dick was the ultimate Dead Head!

Dick Latvala

Dick`s Picks





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In memory of Jerry Garcia!

Death is nothing at all
I have only slipped away into the next room
I am I and you are you
Whatever we were to each other
That we are still
Call me by my old familiar name
Speak to me in the easy way you always used
Put no difference into your tone
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow
Laugh as we always laughed
At the little jokes we always enjoyed together
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was
Let it be spoken without effort
Without the ghost of a shadow in it
Life means all that it ever meant
It is the same as it ever was
There is absolute unbroken continuity
What is death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind
Because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you for an interval
Somewhere very near
Just around the corner
All is well.
Nothing is past; nothing is lost
One brief moment and all will be as it was before
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!

by Henry Scott Holland



August 1, 1942 - August 9, 1995

On August 9, 1995 Jerry Garcia died from a heart attack at the Serenity Knolls rehabilitation clinic in San Francisco aged 53. Garcia co-founded the New Riders of the Purple Sage and also released several solo albums. He was well known for his distinctive guitar playing and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarist's of All Time"





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Greetings fellow Dead Heads!



I found a site that has some really cool free Grateful Dead PC Wallpaper and Avatars and I thought I would share.

Grateful Dead Wallpaper and Avatars






Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip it's been.


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