A Blast From The Past

For the past few days I've spent hours (it's embarrassing to say how many) cruising through youtube for videos of The Grateful Dead.  Yes, long ago and far away I was a 'Dead Head.'  I never thought to check youtube for videos until the other day and boy did I have fun!  I found another site online that had lyrics to all the Grateful Dead songs listed alphabetically.  Now I was truly in heaven.  If there's a word or a line in a song that I don't know it drives me crazy, so finding this list of lyrics was a score. 

I was what you would call a 'young hippie' since I was only nine at the time of Woodstock.  But my brother, Jimmy, who was 3 years older than me, turned me on to Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead.  My first real boyfriend was also a big Dead Head -as soon as I started listening to them I was hooked!  

Most of the videos had poor picture and sound quality because of the lack of technology in the early days of the Dead, and I assume most of them were bootlegs.  But boy did it bring me back in time!  I had to confess to my husband that I've now rekindled the crush I'd had on Bob Weir -OMG he was so good looking! 

I really enjoyed strolling down memory lane.  It's amazing how certain music can transport you back in time.  The Grateful Dead were more than just a band, they were a legend in their own time.  R.I.P Jerry.

Peace