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…. But at least I am enjoying the ride”.
So my friend Tola sent me this link from TechCrunch that in the next 24 hours, Dead.net will be relaunching as a full blown social network for of course DeadHeads!!
Now even though I play a tech-web marketing geek during the day, underneath my button down shirts and slacks beats the heart of a unshaven, dirty, tie-dyed hippie wishing he could hit the road like the old days and not come back. 
It sucks getting old doesn’t it?
Oh by the way, my girlfriend last night pointed out that I have a bald spot on the top of my head.
Life was so much easier when I was doing drugs… Oh well…..
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Hey wow! Thanks for this post! I’m a Deadhead underneath as well, having hit the road with the Dead and never come back in 1993 then getting lame… then hitchhiking across the country and back and living in a tent for 6 months in 1998 as a backlash for being so lame. I’ve been itching for another adventure lately… perhaps I will find one on Dead.net!
Got to be honest with you. Really surprised it took this long to do this. Although Deadheads understood what it meant to be a community before this 2.0 stuff.
dude..the inner hippie is coming out…if it weren’t for this work and family thing, I could most certainly live in a van by the beach and sell grilled cheese sandwiches and bang my bongos all day.
Christine - Back in 1993, I bet you and I shared some of the same mud, those were the good old days.
Matt - I agree with you… The one thing with deadheads is that a lot of them have some cash behind them and are good consumers.
Andrew - I hear you brotha… Ah, wouldn’t it be nice to be irresponsible again? Oh well…
Thank you for all your comments.
Cord– enjoyed this post. I first saw the Dead at the Hollywood Bowl summer of 1972.
The New Riders of the Purple Sage opened the show– Buddy Cage was lighting big fatties and tossing them to us.
My friend got so lost in space after ‘Dark Star’ that I had to guide him around.
Oh well, it was time to return the favor.;-)
Vince - Wow, 72!! You were there in the golden years when they were firing on all cylinders… I unfortunately was born 15 years too late, but I still feel blessed that I got to travel with them because there will be nothing like that ever again. Thanks for the memories Vince.
I tried to go to one Dead concern in my youth. We parked the car and in the process of buying tickets from a scalper we were accosted by a brutal aroma of body order from several girls. So bad that we gave away our tickets and went to the local mall to see Beverly Hills Cop.
The repetition of the same band, same smelly checks and living in a van just never appealed to me.
I did backpack around Europe with my girlfriend for 6 months living off her dad’s AmEx. Do I get any points for that?
I’ve been thinking about this awesome post since yesterday… It inspired me to write a post called “What Being a Deadhead Taught Me About Being an Entrepreneur” - Thanks the reminder of the good ole days…
OMP - Oh come on buddy… You’re afraid of a little body odor?? You missed out huge buddy!! I’ll give you a couple of points for the trip through Europe.. I did the same thing, but unfortunately I did not have a girlfriends dad’s Amex card.
Christine - As I commented on your blog, great post!! For anyone else who is interested, Christine’s post is at http://createbusinessgrowth.com/business-building/what-being-a-deadhead-taught-me-about-being-an-entrepreneur#comment-305
Thanks for the comments!
I’m a little younger than y’all and I remember being in a record store looking for a new, rocking album. I stumbled upon a band called the Grateful Dead.
What a name! They must rock, I thought. I bought it, took it home and played it.
To all you unsuspecting young kids out there…
THE GRATEFUL DEAD DO NOT ROCK
MIke,
The Grateful Dead rocked more than any of the bands that you listen to today. Let’s see in twenty years how many of your favorite bands today will still be listened to and talked about. So you listened to one whole album did ya? Well, that absolutely makes you an expert .
The Dead are not considered a rock band in my mind. They don’t rock, they jam and they are an experience. Mike, I understand your logic, but I think it simply boils down to become a mature music listener. I certainly would not put on the Dead with a bunch of my old college buddies, drink and expect to get crazy too. There is a difference btw a rock band and a jam/experience such as the Dead.
Rolling Stones = Rock (you do know the stones right)
Anyway..what I am trying to say is wait a few years…when I first heard the Dead, I hated them. But as I got older and my musical tastes expanded and now I love them. Give it some time.
LOL!!
“There’s nothing more pathetic than an aging hipster.”
Dr. Evil
LOL!! I am like wine my brother, I get better with age!!
Andrew,
Thanks for the comment. I apologize for some reason your post got flagged as spam and went into the giant pot of spam I get everyday. In the future, if you post a comment and do not see it go live, drop me a line so I know.
In regard to your post, I agree with you, The Dead was an absolute experience. Once that I consider myself lucky that I got to experience.
One of your endearing qualities, Cord
- you are friend to Deadheads and small children…Keep on twirling…keep on dancing - and above all…keep enjoying the ride!
and btw - God only made so many perfect heads - the rest she put hair on…tell that to your girlfriend
Bob,
That is a great line about the hair, I will definitely remember that. Thanks as always for your comments.