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Another thing about Kesey's house. The door jamb into the bedroom has marks for height measurements of Ken's kids. Zane Kesey was just a little kid in those days. There are marks up high that the Pranksters put in. One of the marks was for Mountain Girl. She was (and is) pretty tall, maybe 5'-10".
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I thought this was going to be a thread about “Nine perfect strangers”. 😂
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I read the two major Kesey novels and three collections of his essays.
I, of course, read the Tom Wolfe stuff and HST writings. He, Kesey, is a lot more interesting than even what we know would suggest. I really thank you for your post. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Kesey While attending the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication in neighboring Eugene in 1956, Kesey eloped with his high-school sweetheart, Oregon State College student Norma "Faye" Haxby, whom he had met in seventh grade. According to Kesey, "Without Faye, I would have been swept overboard by notoriety and weird, dope-fueled ideas and flower-child girls with beamy eyes and bulbous breasts." Married until his death at the age of 66, they had three children: Jed, Zane and Shannon. Additionally, with the approval of Faye Kesey, Ken fathered a daughter, Sunshine Kesey, with fellow Merry Prankster Carolyn "Mountain Girl" Adams. Born in 1966, Sunshine was raised by Adams and her stepfather, Jerry Garcia.
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Hummmm...My 86 Carrera came with a mix Dead CD in the player, wonder what else the good Dr. I bought it from was doin
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Kesey was at the closing of Winterland on New Years 1978/79. (As was I!) In an interview between sets they asked him what was special about the Grateful Dead. He said,... well, go to 8 minutes in the interview to find out. Or watch the whole thing.
It was a hell of a show. We went in at sunset and left the place at sunrise. In between, we watched Animal House, then heard New Riders of the Purple Sage, then the Blues Brothers, then the Dead starting their first of three sets at midnight. And they played Dark Star for the first time in years. Bill Graham provided breakfast for everyone. We knew it would be a long night, so we prepared ourselves with a some sort of fungus that was meant to keep you awake. It had some certain side effects that were interesting, as well.
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Great stories...thanks for sharing. Should I assume the place is a private residence now, and not open to the general public?
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Thanks again for this thread ....
I was never a Deadhead ... was into other music and Jerry was "noodling" on H by the time I came of age. After he passed .... I fell into a crowd (Kimock) that was .... and I was a "show trader"... I was hooked ![]() Luv me some JGB too.... mebbe even more! |
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Hey Charlie.... do you know Charlie A. the Dead's chef & Google chef later ... I know he had a place in PA....
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I'm sure ckissick knows all about this, but I'll mention it for other Dead fans in & around the SF Bay Area. The University of California's Santa Cruz campus library is home the Grateful Dead Archive. This is an amazing collection of artifacts connected with the band and well worth a look, even if you're just a casual fan.
The Grateful Dead Archive is made up of nearly a thousand boxes of documents and recordings, as well as hundreds of objects, equipment, and framed art, all of which were created or collected by the members of this iconic band over the course of decades of making their music, touring, operating their business, and connecting with their fans. The majority of the Grateful Dead Archive documents the years 1970–1995, though some materials date to before and after that period. Specific strengths of the band’s archive include: Business records documenting tours and concerts, posters, artwork, and merchandise documenting the Grateful Dead's broader commercial efforts. Materials like thousands of decorated envelopes, fan art, and correspondence that reveal the extraordinary bond the band forged with their fans. https://guides.library.ucsc.edu/gratefuldeadarchive
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I have been to the Kesey farm and been on the real bus. It ain’t doing any more miles and that was back in the late 1980’s.
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Tons of cool stuff at auction right now
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/from-the-vault-property-from-the-grateful-dead-and-friends?cmp=actn_BKS_fbig_pd_sar_onl_N10167_en_10-2021_bro__cat_disstat_lrn__&fbclid=IwAR1EB1DqpeMNIGlQ1_9YzHJQO0V9NgGWme1xTudTM x9khDyAZZ2HQI1ycpw
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Been on the bus since about '68. Every show in washington and orygun, as well as a few in san fran/oakland when I lived down there in the late 70s. Up to 8/9/95 anyway. Not much since.
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I didn't know him.
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I was at dozens of them so, yeah, probably. There was also a Keystone in Berkeley. I rarely went there. We just had our local little hangout in PA.
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Thanks Charlie .... I didn't realize there were two Keystones ... I don't think I have you on discs after all
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1st show was spring 68 sunday free show in greynolds park east
they had a flatbed truck with a generator steve who managed the grove headshop for mike lang [woodstock promoter] married diann the day before in grove park I had introduced them so was dosed by both with bear made stuff the band brought the band was there but did not play as the city of miami would not grant a permit they did play the next day in a county park in north dade near ojus set lasted 4 or 5 hours then they played the image a local club the last of a 3 day weekend gig the band was lead by pigpen singing with jerry mostly playing his ax |
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