Never Alone in the Grateful Dead Community
Driving home from work on Friday, I was listening to the local blues station. Before a break the DJ announced that a few tickets remained for Saturday’s Bob Weir concert in KC. How I missed that is a mystery, but I walked in the house and prepared to buy tickets. The Missus, still jet-lagging from a European trip, declined to go, so I bought one ticket. All that remained were nosebleeds, but I considered myself lucky.
I went to my very first Dead show with David and Darcy, and somehow we accidentally met at the front door of the theater, exchanging hugs over our good fortune to have an impromptu evening together with good music. They had driven into town from Nebraska and were staying at a hotel around the corner. Inside we immediately ran into Stacey, a local friend who was with a group of friends. Surrounded by Grateful love, we settled in for the first set.
Bob Weir was rhythm guitarist, songwriter and co-vocalist for the Grateful Dead. His current band Rat Dog takes the Dead canon into jazzier, more sensual spaces, and Bird Song, Dark Star, and Eyes of the World were highlights of the evening. Our group twirled, sang, sent pics to Sugar Magnolia, and caught up on old times. And we made a plan to meet at the next Widespread Panic show! When I got home, the Missus apologized that I had to go to the show alone. She was shocked at how alone I wasn’t!
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