I have been wondering just how many Deadheads there were lurking abouts here amongst the Kossaks, so this is a sort of a roll call.
For those of you who aren't familiar with the Dead, maybe we can do something about that too. Although they are definitely one of the iconic jam bands, and their fame initially tracked with the counterculture of the 1960's, it lasted far longer. Commercially, they only charted one 'hit', their 1987 single 'Touch of Grey', which also netted them an MTV video and a new generation of fans. Despite the lack of album sales, they were consistently top draws at the concert arenas right up until the untimely death of Jerry Garcia in 1995.
If there is an interest in the history of the band, such as the early 'Warlock' years with the Electric Koolaid Acid Tests...that might be addressed some other time, but there are plenty of sites out there on the intertubes (like the Dead's official site), a tribute to the dedication of all the heads out there.
To say that Grateful Dead fans, or Deadheads, are obsessive is largely an understatement. It has even been reported that one guy spent around $13,000 on concert tickets alone during the band's lifetime.
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