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Days Between
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The Days Between was one of Garcia's final power ballads, one that we didn't get to hear live enough. It is also used by deadheads to describe this memorial period - Aug 1 (Jerry's birthday) to Aug 9 (Jerry's death day). Coincidentally, the 9th is also my dad's birthday.

Last year, it hit me really hard - astonishingly hard. I'm surprised I didn't mention it here but I was distracted with Tara moving into her new SF place. This year, I'm more prepared with distractions - there was the Bullet Train screener (which I attended with a dear ol' deadhead pal) and the resulting write-up (which I just turned in to my editor) and OSL this weekend. OSL usually prevents me from participating in Jerry Day celebrations. Nevertheless, I've donned some deadhead adornment and have been listening to a lot of dead music. 

We're now in day 3 of the Days Between. My socials are flooded with remembrances and tributes. Here's one just to give you a taste.

Quote:SAN FRANCISCO TRAVEL ANNOUNCES CITYWIDE MULTI-DAY CELEBRATION OF JERRY GARCIA FROM AUG. 1 TO 14, 2022



ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED BY RED LIGHT MANAGEMENT | PUBLISHED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2022
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Happy Jerry week!
A San Francisco native, [b]Jerry Garcia[/b] created an unparalleled legacy across the American landscape, most notably in his role as a founding member, singer, songwriter and lead guitarist of the [b]Grateful Dead[/b]. Unequivocally devoted to the craft of music, Garcia’s other projects included the Jerry Garcia Band, Old & In the Way, Legion of Mary, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Garcia/Grisman, and the Saunders-Garcia Band with Merl Saunders, among others.
From Aug. 1 through Aug. 14, San Francisco will come alive and step back in time with a series of events and activations celebrating Garcia. The Jerry Garcia events invite residents and visitors to explore San Francisco by following in the footsteps of this icon with a visit to the Excelsior District, Garcia’s childhood neighborhood; Haight Street, home of the psychedelic scene; the iconic McLaren Park, where the Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre is located; and Stern Grove, where the band once played.


"Jerry Garcia defined the music and culture of the 1960s and helped to place San Francisco on the map as the place for music," said Joe D'Alessandro, president and CEO of San Francisco Travel Association. "Visitors come from all over the world to see where it all began."
The multi-day celebration was created in partnership with the Jerry Garcia Family LLC, Red Light Management, Stern Grove Festival, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, ArtSpan, Excelsior Action Group, Haight Street Merchants Association, TogetherSF, San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development, San Francisco Public Works and San Francisco Travel.
“Jerry Garcia was born in San Francisco to immigrant parents and went on to become a cultural figure all over the world, connecting people through the power of music! The Jerry Garcia Family is honored that our father is being honored by the city of San Francisco on the year of his 80th birthday. May the music never stop!” said Trixie Garcia.


From Aug. 1 to Sept 1: Dive into history. San Francisco Public Library’s Excelsior Branch will host a small exhibit honoring Jerry Garcia. The display celebrates his legacy, the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater and recognizes his childhood roots in the Excelsior District. It also includes information about how to access books, music and other resources about Garcia and the Grateful Dead for free with an SFPL Library card. More details at https://sfpl.org/exhibits/2022/08/01/jerry-day-20th-anniversary.
On Aug. 2: Attend Jerry Garcia Night at Oracle Park when the San Francisco Giants play the LA Dodgers.
From Aug. 7 to Aug. 14: Enjoy Haight Street, where it all began, and take a walk back in time with the music and art of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead.
From Aug. 11 to Aug. 13: Celebrate the rich culture and diversity of San Francisco’s Excelsior neighborhood with art, music and food. On Aug.13, the Excelsior neighborhood will showcase unique visual installations and live music at select venues from 7 to 10 pm during the Jerry Day afterparty.
Aug. 12: Sit back and enjoy a panel discussion at Manny’s with Steve Parish, Jerry’s long-time tech and confidante, and David Nelson, one of Jerry’s longest-running Musical collaborators, as they discuss Jerry Garcia and his legacy.
Aug. 13: Give back and hang out at the Ocean Beach Clean-up with the Garcia family and TogetherSF.
Aug. 13: Rock out to the music of Jerry Garcia with Melvin Seals & JGB and Stu Allen & Mars Hotel at Jerry Day, a civic and cultural event that celebrates Jerry Garcia. This year the Jerry Day concert at the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in McLaren Park marks the event’s 20th anniversary.
Aug. 14: Groove at the 85th Stern Grove Festival’s Big Picnic with Phil Lesh & Friends. Lesh’s performance at Stern Grove Festival 2022 will mark the first admission-free concert in his hometown in the San Francisco Bay Area in more than 30 years. Scott Metzger of Joe Russo's Almost Dead and Grammy Award-nominated jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan will join Lesh on stage in addition to other notable seasoned session players, including Stuart Bogie, John Molo, Jason Crosby, Katie Jacoby, and Mikaela Davis. Bay Area-native Grahame Lesh, co-founder of the band Midnight North, will also join his father on stage to help round out the lineup. Although festival admission is free, fans must first RSVP in advance to reserve their spot on a first-come, first-served basis via the online portal through www.sterngrove.org. Reservations for the Aug. 14 show start at 2 p.m. PT on Aug. 2.


Stern Grove Festival Executive Director Bob Fiedler said, "We are so excited to be presenting Phil Lesh and Friends on August 14, as one of the founding members of the Grateful Dead keeping the music of Jerry and the group alive today. This show carries on the great tradition from the band's early years of playing free shows for the public."


“The Grateful Dead’s legendary history is infused with the magic of music in our parks,” said San Francisco Recreation and Park Department General Manager Phil Ginsburg. “From the 1967 Human Be-In at Golden Gate Park to Deadheads keeping the magic alive at McLaren Park and Stern Grove today, nature and music go together. We are thrilled to be part of this incredible celebration.”
"We're ecstatic to bring the annual Jerry Day celebration back to Jerry Garcia Amphitheater for its 20-year anniversary. We're even more excited to see the City come together as we celebrate Jerry Garcia's musical legacy and visit his San Francisco roots in a true, authentic way. Whether it's the Excelsior District, the Haight, or Stern Grove, visitors will get a feel of his humble beginnings, accomplishments as an artist and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, and his ability to captivate fans from around the world," said Jerry Day Founder Tom Murphy.
“San Francisco Public Library looks forward to welcoming Jerry Garcia and Dead fans to the Excelsior Branch Library to learn more about the life of one of San Francisco’s most iconic artists,” said City Librarian Michael Lambert. “We are thrilled to be a part of this citywide celebration and to have this opportunity to raise awareness about all of the cool resources, including music, we have in our collection, all of which are free to borrow with a SFPL library card.”



As a footnote, my ol' deadhead pal lives next door to the Grateful Dead house on Ashbury. He found a box of check stubs from the Dead his attic (the houses were communal so who knows how they got there?) He had them matted and framed very tastefully. On Monday, he told me he sold some of them. He got $35K for them - cash.
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Sweet. I have pictures of that house. The man that lives there asked me if I wanted for him to move his car so I could get a better picture.
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You took pix of the dead house?
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Yep. I was scouting the Haight for the Stro documentary.
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My buddy (and former dealer back when cannabis was ...well you know) lives in the victorian just up the hill. I remember the first time I went to an afterparty at his place. I was in the front room, which was then painted bright pink. The place was packed with deadheads, all buzzin with that post show glow. I kept experiencing these flashes...

As the song goes:
As I picked up my matches and was closing the door
I had one of those flashes I'd been there before, been there before


The hot pink room started to spin and I started to question my level of intoxication. Had someone spiked my drink.  Been there before, been there before. 

But no. It was deadheads outside, posing at the Dead house taking pictures. Apprantly they do that every time the dead are in town and the owners generally vacant the premises then because it's too much. 

Now we're at Day 4 of the Days Between. I just came from downtown where I picked up my drugs. Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart...
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Haight-Ashbury location shoot photos 2018

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Day 6 Sad to see minimal Jerry presence at OSL

Last year there was a wonderful booth in grasslands dedicated to Jerry cannabis line

This year Grass Lands was depleted. Not as fun or fulll. There was a flower mandala of a steal your face being built at the flower booth and I was looking forward to seeing that completed but when I looked again later it was stripped back down to the cartoon. Maybe today…
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Never did snap a pic of that flowerlamds stealie - my bad

Today marks the end of the Days Between #27

Tg tipped me to a local semi-related event but I’m too busy rn


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Late Night @ the MAH 

Thursday, August 11, 2022, 
7pm - 10pm


705 Front Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

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$20 General Admission; $15 Member Admission
Get your tickets here!

“I’m not at all embarrassed by the use of the word freak. I think the way things are going in this country right now it’s a very honorable designation and I’m proud of it. To be abnormal, to deviate from the style of government that I deplore in America today, is not only wise but necessary.”
—Hunter S. Thompson

Join us for an after hours celebration of art, activism, and community. This event is centered on our current exhibition, Freak Power with a screening of the documentary, Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb. We will also have a pop up display courtesy of UCSC Special Collections featuring items from the Grateful Dead Archive. Feel free to come in your favorite counter culture attire! 

The evening's schedule
  • 7pm: Doors open--check out the current exhibitions, including Freak Power and Strange Weather.

  • 8-9pm: Screening of the documentary, Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb

  • Throughout the Night: Grateful Dead pop up display and gallery viewing
This event has limited capacity, so get your tickets now! Bring your friends and make new ones
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I have taken off my lightning bolt atom pendant. Until next year…
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Thus begins the Days Between 2023.

I guess I should don my atom lightning bolt. I wore it through the final Dead & Co run.
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This exhibit starts right after Days Between ends:

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HSAC to open "Grateful Dead: Selected Firsts & Lasts"

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Bob Thomas, Live/Dead front and back cover paintings, 1969

As a companion and complement to “Between the Dark and Light: Grateful Dead 1965-1995,” the newest exhibition at the Haight Street Art Center, “Grateful Dead: Selected Firsts & Lasts” features a curated collection of just a few of the band’s most important milestones, as seen primarily through the artwork created for the band’s posters and albums.

  On view from August 10 to September 3, 2023, this special, limited-run exhibition includes a number of bona-fide rarities, including the original paintings by Bob Thomas used for the front and back covers of Live/Dead, the group’s first entirely live album, recorded and released in 1969. These iconic paintings have not been displayed publicly since 2007.
 
Other highlights of “Selected Firsts & Lasts” include a collection of posters from the Straight Theater in the Haight-Ashbury, rare posters for the Dead’s first performances at the Avalon Ballroom and Winterland, a print of the 1967 photograph that was enlarged for the group’s first head shop poster, and a Ticketron ticket—hand stamped with the words “THE LAST ONE”—for the band’s October 20, 1974, concert at Winterland, the final stop before the group took a brief hiatus from touring.

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HBD Jerry!
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I was offered miracle tix to the Sphere this weekend. This is the final weekend of the D&C run. My ticket holder friend has covid. 

Strangely apropos to conclude their run at the end of the Days Between. It was surely an afterthought because these last dates were extensions - the original run was increased for two more weekends. 

Unfortunately, I must pass on those miracle tickets. I'm committed to OSL this weekend.
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