Trips and Tales — Road Stories
Grateful Dead Road Stories—Europe '81 (Russelshiem)
1980s Europe '81 Grateful Dead Road Stories
Munich to the Walter Köbel HalleRusselshiem, West Germany10.13.81 After recovering from the great show the night before at the Olympiahalle, I made my way from the youth hostel I was staying at in the suburbs of Munich to the main train station, the “Hauptbahnhof”. Wearing my “Relix” shirt I was spotted by a group heads while I was wandering around the station looking for the train to that night's Grateful Dead show at the Walter Köbel Halle in Russelshiem (near Frankfurt). They invited me to travel with them to the show, in a VW camper van, and the plan...
Jerry Garcia Band at the Keystone Berkeley 8.20.81
1980s Jerry Garcia Jerry Garcia Band Keystone Road Stories
In ’81 during a trip to the Bay Area I lucked out and caught a Jerry band show at the Keystone Club in Berkeley.
Happy Birthday Keith Godchaux
Capitol Theater Jerry Garcia Band Keith Godchaux Road Stories
All my early Dead shows and many Garcia Band shows featured Keith on keyboards. Here was a cool backstage experience for my 18 year old self.
Jerry and Phil in Fairfax 8.22.81
1980s Jerry Garcia Jerry Garcia Band Phil Lesh Road Stories
This gig was very special. It was a Jerry Garcia Band show and Phil Lesh sat in for John Kahn—one of just three times that
The band’s last real adventure - Melkweg Club '81
1980s Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia Melkweg Road Stories
The highlight of my Grateful Dead “concert career” took place on two nights—October 15-16, 1981—in Amsterdam.