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While the Storyteller Speaks

Deadhead reading in line at Winterland, San Francisco, 12/31/1978. Dark Star banner that reads "1535 Days Since Last SF Dark Star" flys in the balcony, Winterland, San Francisco, 12/31/1978. Two Deadheads lean over balcony. New Year’s Eve, December 31, 1978. Photo by Jarid S. Johnson.

Their Job is to Shed Light

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We were a bunch of 20-year-olds from San Jose who loved the Grateful Dead! We saw many Dead shows at Winterland, too numerous to count! They usually played three nights in a row there, however on this occasion, the grand ballroom was given the last send off by the Grateful Dead. Plans were made for shifts to wait […]

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I was pretty new to the BGP family and had stopped by Winterland to check out the sound check. Belushi hit the stage doing back flips to land in front of Bill Graham. I spent most of that NYE at Oakland Coliseum with Journey, Blondie and Stoneground. I left to arrive back in S.F. in

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They’re the greatest rock and roll band that ever was, the Grateful Dead…One big one, whatever you got left, whatever energy you have, one more time please, the Grateful Dead. We’ll uh, we’ll talk about breakfast in a minute, but, if we had to have a particular type of audience to close this wonderful love

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