Grateful Dead Vdubs
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Ahh, the Merry Pranksters, heh heh, The Electric Koolaid Acid Tests, when acid was still LSD.
Some other views.
The Merry Pranksters
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Here is Sugar Magnolia, this was the last bus in the procesion during touring, it was the bands sound bus and party bus for members and friends. It is currently owned by Butch Patrick, yep Eddie Munster.
Jim
Ahh, the Merry Pranksters, heh heh, The Electric Koolaid Acid Tests, when acid was still LSD.
Some other views.
The Merry Pranksters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry_Pranksters" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here is Sugar Magnolia, this was the last bus in the procesion during touring, it was the bands sound bus and party bus for members and friends. It is currently owned by Butch Patrick, yep Eddie Munster.
Jim
Here is something for you tapers.
The Grateful Dead Tapers
Recordings of shows
Bob Weir and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead performing on January 20, 2009 at the Mid-Atlantic Inaugural Ball during President Barack Obama's InauguralAt almost every Grateful Dead show, it was common to see fans openly recording the music for later enjoyment. This can be traced to shows in the late 1960s, with the number of tapers increasing yearly. In 1971, Les Kippel, from Brooklyn, NY, started the First Free Underground Grateful Dead Tape Exchange. This started a new era in recording, collecting, and trading Grateful Dead Tapes. Often referred to as 'the Original Napster", the tape exchange grew into an international movement that continues today. The Tape Exchange grew into 'Dead Relix', a tapers magazine which became RELIX MAGAZINE in 1974 and Relix Records in 1980.
The Grateful Dead Fans (Dead Heads) were one of the main driving forces keeping the band going. The purpose of "The First Free Underground Grateful Dead Tape Exchange" was to preserve the heritage of the Grateful Dead's concert history by exchanging copies of recorded tapes made from the audiences of shows.
The Tape Exhange evolved into Dead Relix Magazine with its first fliers being handed out at concerts in 1973, followed by it first issue in 1974. Dead Relix evolved into Relix Magazine and kept the Grateful Dead in the news while they took a year off in 1975.
There were other magazines that came about in the 1970s, Notably, "Dead in Words", and "In Concert".
In the 1980s, after seeing the continued growth of Dead Relix, other business minded individuals tried to get in on the action and produced a number of Grateful Dead related magazines. "Acid", "Dupree's Diamond News", Terrapin Flyer", and "Golden Road" are examples of those magazines.
None of those publications survived. The longest one, "Golden Road" closed after 10 years.
Toni Brown, who became Owner and Publisher of Relix Magazine in 1980, sold the magazine to Steve Bernstein in 2000. Relix Magazine is the second oldest continuously published rock magazine in the world, after Rolling Stone.
Relix is still the only publication that supports the heritage of the Grateful Dead.
Another group of Dead Heads were the "Wharf Rats". They got their name from the song and were allowed to set up a table at every concert to support Dead Heads who believed in enjoying the Grateful Dead sober or needed support in their efforts to remain straight.
Other Dead Head factions included the "Rainbow Tribe', "Gay Dead Heads" and 'Jews for Jerry".
The 'Vibe' of the Grateful Dead is kept alive today by many festivals that celebrate their traditions.
Fans were also known to record the many FM radio broadcasted shows. Garcia looked kindly on tapers (he himself had been on several cross-country treks to record bluegrass music prior to the Grateful Dead), stating "There's something to be said for being able to record an experience you've liked, or being to obtain a recording of it ... my responsibility to the notes is over after I've played them." In this respect, the Dead are considered by many to be the first "taper-friendly" band.[17]
It is a matter of strict custom among Deadheads that these recordings are freely shared and circulated with no money ever changing hands. Some bootleg recordings from unscrupulous bootleggers have turned up on the black market, but a general "code of honor specifically prohibited the buying and selling of Dead tapes." These recordings, sometimes called "liberated bootlegs," still are frowned upon by the community and that feeling "has spread into non-Grateful Dead taping circles."[17]
Many deadheads now freely distribute digital recordings of the Grateful Dead's music, and there are several websites which provide and promote legal access of lossless music. The following are some among the most notable:
dead.net
etree.org
archive.org's Grateful Dead collection
The Grateful Dead Tapers
Recordings of shows
Bob Weir and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead performing on January 20, 2009 at the Mid-Atlantic Inaugural Ball during President Barack Obama's InauguralAt almost every Grateful Dead show, it was common to see fans openly recording the music for later enjoyment. This can be traced to shows in the late 1960s, with the number of tapers increasing yearly. In 1971, Les Kippel, from Brooklyn, NY, started the First Free Underground Grateful Dead Tape Exchange. This started a new era in recording, collecting, and trading Grateful Dead Tapes. Often referred to as 'the Original Napster", the tape exchange grew into an international movement that continues today. The Tape Exchange grew into 'Dead Relix', a tapers magazine which became RELIX MAGAZINE in 1974 and Relix Records in 1980.
The Grateful Dead Fans (Dead Heads) were one of the main driving forces keeping the band going. The purpose of "The First Free Underground Grateful Dead Tape Exchange" was to preserve the heritage of the Grateful Dead's concert history by exchanging copies of recorded tapes made from the audiences of shows.
The Tape Exhange evolved into Dead Relix Magazine with its first fliers being handed out at concerts in 1973, followed by it first issue in 1974. Dead Relix evolved into Relix Magazine and kept the Grateful Dead in the news while they took a year off in 1975.
There were other magazines that came about in the 1970s, Notably, "Dead in Words", and "In Concert".
In the 1980s, after seeing the continued growth of Dead Relix, other business minded individuals tried to get in on the action and produced a number of Grateful Dead related magazines. "Acid", "Dupree's Diamond News", Terrapin Flyer", and "Golden Road" are examples of those magazines.
None of those publications survived. The longest one, "Golden Road" closed after 10 years.
Toni Brown, who became Owner and Publisher of Relix Magazine in 1980, sold the magazine to Steve Bernstein in 2000. Relix Magazine is the second oldest continuously published rock magazine in the world, after Rolling Stone.
Relix is still the only publication that supports the heritage of the Grateful Dead.
Another group of Dead Heads were the "Wharf Rats". They got their name from the song and were allowed to set up a table at every concert to support Dead Heads who believed in enjoying the Grateful Dead sober or needed support in their efforts to remain straight.
Other Dead Head factions included the "Rainbow Tribe', "Gay Dead Heads" and 'Jews for Jerry".
The 'Vibe' of the Grateful Dead is kept alive today by many festivals that celebrate their traditions.
Fans were also known to record the many FM radio broadcasted shows. Garcia looked kindly on tapers (he himself had been on several cross-country treks to record bluegrass music prior to the Grateful Dead), stating "There's something to be said for being able to record an experience you've liked, or being to obtain a recording of it ... my responsibility to the notes is over after I've played them." In this respect, the Dead are considered by many to be the first "taper-friendly" band.[17]
It is a matter of strict custom among Deadheads that these recordings are freely shared and circulated with no money ever changing hands. Some bootleg recordings from unscrupulous bootleggers have turned up on the black market, but a general "code of honor specifically prohibited the buying and selling of Dead tapes." These recordings, sometimes called "liberated bootlegs," still are frowned upon by the community and that feeling "has spread into non-Grateful Dead taping circles."[17]
Many deadheads now freely distribute digital recordings of the Grateful Dead's music, and there are several websites which provide and promote legal access of lossless music. The following are some among the most notable:
dead.net
etree.org
archive.org's Grateful Dead collection
Cool info man 
, I'd love to see some of the docu's of the Merry Pranksters. I saw some rare footage of them at Woodstock, with Wavey Gravy manning the 'tents' and the food line....who eats while your trippin'? 
!!
I've got a CD of a tape from one of the only live performances of 'Terrepin Station', awesome drumwork from the boys on that gig
, I'd love to see some of the docu's of the Merry Pranksters. I saw some rare footage of them at Woodstock, with Wavey Gravy manning the 'tents' and the food line....who eats while your trippin'? !! I've got a CD of a tape from one of the only live performances of 'Terrepin Station', awesome drumwork from the boys on that gig
