Funny Meme Thread?

Also... for what it's worth, the JGB was fantastic during the 80s, even when he was flagging hard for the Dead. For whatever reason -- the closer-to-home gigs, the more freely available drug scene, John Kahn his running buddy as the bass player, and Melvin Seals the preachin' organist, probably made him feel more "at home" than with the Grateful Dead Machine, which was what it was becoming by that point.

Those Jerry Garcia Band shows from 1980 right up until, say 1994 were uniformly BETTER than the average Dead show. (With some exceptions, I must add. And this is NOT a slight at the Dead...)

And also, his collaborations with David Grisman and others during the 90's was quite a sight to behold. His acoustic chops are SURPRISINGLY AWESOME, and you can really make out his picking and technique, which on acoustic, was actually phenomenal. I highly recommend basically every Garcia solo effort even during the turbulent 80's, and forlorn 1990's.

Sorry for the thread-derail -- I can feel your appreciation for the Dead, and I just wanted to add my two copperheads.