Hollis: Yeah, I met him and his 10,000 bros. and sis. at the show last night. The weather was horrendous (thunder, lightning, flooding, extremely hot and muggy then cold and rainy, etc.,...you know, welcome to Joisey in August, LOL!). It was a decent show: special guest Joan Osbourne showed up during Set II, and Warren Haynes was a nice addition. Lots of Beatles cover tunes and a rousing Dear Mr. Fantasy, all sung by Warren. A couple of NEW (?) tunes surfaced, one sung by Bobby and the other by Mickey!!! Having been a Dead HEad for many years (27 to be exact) and having survived the many summer campaigns, I was actually shocked to see the unwashed, unshaved, dreadlocked, batik-wearing, beer/shot/cigarette/food-selling twenty-somethings that are STILL (?) following the dead in their caravan of jalopies. I don't remember them being quite this dirty and/or this desperate to eke out an existence just to follow the Dead. The NJ State Troopers (their barracks is on the property) had a field day hasselling all the impromptu vendors selling illegal cigarettes and booze. It used to be dope! I did witness a few teens going to jail after getting nabbed with baggies filled with illicit head supplies. Some things never change.
Thanks for the compliments. I can taste it now...it'll probably ship on Monday (at least I'm I'm trying to get it shipped then) and I should have it by the end of next week. An added bonus is the INCREDIBLE savings I got on this thing! Good thing come to those who wait!
