Friday 04/10/2015 by pzerbo

Fare Thee Well – Santa Clara

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The original members of Grateful Dead — Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir — have announced two additional shows at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on June 27th and 28th, as part of their “Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead” run. Along with the three shows at Chicago’s Soldier Field on July 3rd, 4th, and 5th, the run will mark the original members’ last-ever performances together.  The band will be joined by Trey Anastasio (guitar), Jeff Chimenti (keyboards), and Bruce Hornsby (piano) and perform two sets of music each night.


Comments

, comment by Dressed_In_Gray
Dressed_In_Gray Wow. Which Californian payed out the wazoo for tix on StubHub, only now to find the party coming to their backyard?

Good news is that the band will be much tighter for the Chicago shows, now...
, comment by Hendrix_Phishinfloyd
Hendrix_Phishinfloyd I imagine that same Californian could sell their Chicago tickets for quite a grab.
, comment by ckess22
ckess22 What should a guy from an equidistant poijt bt the two shows do?
, comment by evilCozPoetry
evilCozPoetry I am going to both of the Santa Clara shows. Even though Chicago is much closer to me. For the simple reason, I cannot afford to go to either location. But I entered the ticket lottery for my friend. i.e. she paid me back immediately for the charges off my card. And I won. So she is flying me out. I am scared shitless because of my blindness and having to transfer planes in Denver. And my long hair and full 7 year beard, combined with the fact I won't be checking any bags,could easily make me fit the profile of a terrorist. I am also elated and very excited. I'll be staying at a girls boarding house 3 blocks from UC Berkley. .

So... I was listening to a Ratdag show on youtube and came across a comment aimed at the Fare Thee Well tour and Trey. Apparently the author is a Trey hater.

Below is his comment, my translation and rewrite of his comment as I deciphered it. And my reply to his comment, in rhyme.

Note: "evilC" is my idiom for "see".

shane scully 2 months ago wrote:
there is a 50th anniversary concert for the dead will not go if I could trey is playing lead and I hate him and phish so I,ll go see dark star orchestra if I want to see a good show just can,t believe they picked him for lead guitar john or warren would have been more fitting for the bill.

How I translated and deciphered shane scully's comment:

There is an upcoming 50th Anniversary concert the Grateful Dead will be presenting. I wouldn't go, even if I could. Trey is playing lead and I hate him and Phish. So I'll go evilC, Dark Star Orchestra, if I want to evilC a good show. I just can't believe they picked Trey for lead guitar. John or Warren would have been more fitting for the bill.

And... drum roll please... Without any further ado

evilCozPoetry << (That's me) 1 second ago, wrote:

+shane scully

Hate is such a strong word

It's like calling, Trey A, A turd

But... we're all entitled to our own opinion

Mine is:

You're a, Dark Star Orchestra, minion

Not that, that is a bad thing, Bloke

I usually drink Pepsi, instead of Coke

And or

It is green, or, brown bud, I like to smoke

As for myself, and I'm sure, at least, however many other few, more, of the rest

When Push Comes to Shove, Gratefully, there's not too terribly much, we detest

Are you a liver I heart Bruce on piano organ donor?

AND OR

For why is it, Trey, you seem to have such a boner for?

I'm sure our, and Friends, Phil, was in on the band decision

Along with all The Other Ones, TOO

Made Further with Dead Stagger Lee hand precision

For my money, which is none

evilCoz, I won, I won, I won!

I won the lottery, And I'm a gun a, have me a whole lot a fun!

Bang, bang, shoot, shoot ! Hee-haw! Oh yeah! Hoot woo, woo!

They're gonna get my wang dang doodle, all night long...

Wearing my Santa Clara Levi's and tie-dye, like a Clive (5) decade old patch for the goner

Besides incarnates, Trey, Jeff and Bruce, it is, Pigpen, Keith, Brent, Vince and Jerry I will honor

The only thing I may come to hate, is a possible Airport Security thug

Hopefully they'll grant me immunity, based on my blind man maturity mug

But hating Trey, I just can't do it

With that, I'll end this rant and chew it

Spit it out on this bucket of hell

For this will be the last

Fare Thee Well

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