Hiya Folks!

This podcast started as a way for my friend Joel and I to 'hang out' and listen to/talk about the Grateful Dead - without actually being able to do so IRL. The fact that other people have downloaded and listened is really awesome!! I'm a 'true believer' in the band, warts and all. The experiences I had, and continue to have with them and their music are powerful and wonderful. My first actual show was July 12, 1990 at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC. I had been exposed to them on various levels prior to that. My first bootleg (6/21/86 Greek Theater) was given to me in 1987 by my company commander at the military boarding school I was attending! (That's a story in, and of, itself.) Between 1990-1995 I saw the Grateful Dead 25 times, and the Jerry Garcia Band 25 times. (50 total - nice round number!) I never 'did tour', but I did move from Virginia to Northern California to be closer to the epicenter. Since Garcia's passing I've seen pretty much all of the various configurations of the band - I concentrated on Phil Lesh for a long time with some Ratdog thrown in, and in recent years have enjoyed Furthur / Dead and Co. (And holy #JRAD!!!!) Wow. Anyway - would love to hear your story! Email at negdpodcast@gmail.com, Twitter at @NEGDPodcast and Facebook @ NE GD Podcast. Thanks for stopping by!