![]() ![]() But over the past 22 years maybe 100 and some change. How many with Jerry Garcia and how many total?Ħ0, maybe a little bit more. She goes to shows with me now and does a lot of festivals. Noisey: You’re a Dead dad, right? How many kids. Next stop, live at the Garden! It’s so wonderful to be two dads in a modern relationship, with kids, and to be able to expose them to such incredible experiences. We cruise around in my old 1965 Porsche 356 SC and, without fail, stream Dead shows for my kids. How many Dead and Company shows have you seen?Ībsolutely. ![]() But their choice of John Mayer truly resonates with a younger generation (mine included). What's your favorite Dead song and member of the current Dead and Company lineup?Ĭannot get enough of "Stella Blue" and "China Cat Sunflower." The history of Bob Weir puts him at the front of the line-up for me. It touched and changed my soul forever and I have been a fan ever since. There was no better time to be exposed to it all. He kept hundreds of taped shows in the dash. Noisey: How did you first discover the music of the Grateful Dead?Įvan: At the age of 17 I was working on a cross-country trip through all the national parks and landscapes of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and California. And I always wished for both of them, I tell them all the time, If you could find anything in your life… I told my wife that I really wanted our boys to see what dad loves. Two years ago, Phil Lesh played Summer Stage in Central Park. Now, being a dad, you don’t get to go sleep at a hotel on the weekends, get stoned in the morning and have brunch and a nap before going to a show. When Jerry died, I didn’t have the Dead to follow and that’s when I started my family. I’ve got all the stubs.īranford Marsalis with the Dead when they played Eyes of the World. So when I turned 19, I went to the city and he took me to a Madison Square Garden show.įrom 19 till right now, 390 shows. He told me that my parents wouldn’t let him take me. ![]() I said it was the most unbelievable thing, I gotta do this with you. He went to see The Dead at the Englishtown Raceway. My uncle was a hippie and he came to visit us at my parent’s house. How were you first introduced to the Grateful Dead live? As a young spun kid after a show, just to have a little bit of interaction with him at the bar was just a great moment. He said no, but he looked me right in the eye and it was as kind of a no as you could have. I asked him if he’d sign something for me. I was able to meet Jerry Garcia in the bar at the Desmond Americana in Albany, in the spring of ’90 I believe. What’s your most memorable memory from touring with the Grateful Dead? I think balance is something you pass by on your way to the next extreme. My family knows that for the next month I’m going to be a bit preoccupied, but I’m not doing the whole tour. I’m very grateful at this point Dead and Co. How do you balance your tour life with your home life? My first show was 32 years ago on November 11. The whole family is going to Mexico for Dead and Company’s Playing in the Sand. My wife loves it and is very supportive of it. How does your family feel about you going to these shows? ![]()
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