Deadhead writes 8600-char love letter to Grateful Dead tribute band

Why My Love for Dead & Company Transcends the Grateful Dead A lifelong Deadhead reflects on four decades of shows, tapes, and change — and explains why Dead & Company feels like the music he needs now. They say you never forget your first Grateful Dead show. Mine was November 11, 1985. They opened the first set with “Walking the Dog.” I was seventeen years old, stoned and drunk, sitting in a section high in the 300s among a sea of tie-dye, breathin... [8600 chars] — Rolling Stone