Date:         Sat, 9 Dec 1995 01:11:18 -0700
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         rickgo@halcyon.com (Rick Gordon)
Subject:      Dead End

I received this today, thought I'd pass it on.
We all know it's related to the VW list right?

>>Grateful Dead Calls It Quits After 30 Years
>>
>>By KARYN HUNT
>>
>>Associated Press Writer
>>
>>SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) - The Grateful Dead - R.I.P.
>>
>>After 30 years of making music, the Grateful Dead, the house band of
>>the 1960s counterculture, is breaking up.
>>
>>The move came four months after the death of its founder and guiding
>>spirit, Jerry Garcia.
>>
>>"After four months of heartfelt consideration, the remaining members of
>>the band met yesterday and came to the conclusion that the 'long
>>strange trip' of the uniquely wonderful beast known as the Grateful
>>Dead is over," the group said in a statement Friday.
>>
>>The Grateful Dead, which Garcia and other members formed in 1965 in San
>>Francisco, was one of rock 'n' roll's top-drawing acts for three decades.
>>
>>Other groups had more hits, but the Dead attracted a doggedly devoted
>>cult following that brought together Haight-Ashbury dropouts, weekend
>>hippies and establishment stalwarts. Legions of Deadheads traveled with
>>the band around the country to attend the long, free-form concerts that
>>became the band's trademark.
>>
>>When Garcia formed the band with Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzman, Ron "Pigpen"
>>McKernan and Phil Lesh, he initially called it the Warlocks, not
>>knowing there already was another band by that name.
>>
>>They had to find a new name, so they turned to a dictionary at Lesh's
>>house and the first words they saw were "grateful dead," defined as a
>>traditional British folk ballad in which a human helps the ghost of
>>someone who has died recently find peace.
>>
>>A breakup had been predicted since Garcia died of heart failure Aug. 9
>>at a drug rehab center.
>>
>>"Although individually and in various combinations they will
>>undoubtedly continue to make music, whatever the future holds will be
>>something different in name and structure," the group said in its statement.
>>
>>"It's a sad day," said the band's publicist, Dennis McNally. "But you
>>know, they've made their decision."
>>
>>

Rick Gordon
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
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