Hey, kids! Today is the first day of the week (or so) of Jerry Days -- the period between Jerry Garcia's birth on August 1st and death on August 9th. Aiko!!
Showing posts with label garcia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label garcia. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Friday, August 5, 2011
Jerry Week Returns!
I just realized that we're smack dab in the middle of Jerry Week! It's hard to believe that it's been more than fifteen years since we lost Jerry, or that he would have been almost seventy by now!
If your cup is full, may it be again!
If your cup is full, may it be again!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The real news
Jerry Garcia is famously credited with saying, "Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us." The Grateful Dead stepped up to the plate a number of times, and did things one wouldn't necessarily expect from a bunch of goofy musicians.
The same can be often said about Jon Stewart. Somebody has to say something and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be Jon Stewart. He's a comedian doing a journalist's job. There is a huge gaping void in the land of American journalism, and at this point, there is no newsperson with the stones to fill it. And until someone does, thank goodness for Jon & Co.
The same can be often said about Jon Stewart. Somebody has to say something and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be Jon Stewart. He's a comedian doing a journalist's job. There is a huge gaping void in the land of American journalism, and at this point, there is no newsperson with the stones to fill it. And until someone does, thank goodness for Jon & Co.
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Law & Order: KSM | ||||
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Saturday, August 2, 2008
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Jerry and Stevie Ray
Joe posted a reminder today that Jerry Garcia both came to us and left us during the early days of August. I've never heard the term "Jerry Days" before, but it works for me!
In a way, August is bookended with music tragedies, as it is also the month in which we lost Stevie Ray Vaughan in a horrible helicopter crash -- he shares a birthday with my daughter (October 3rd) and died on my brother's birthday (August 27th). Jerry and Stevie are joined by John Lennon on the list of musicians whose deaths were so shocking and horrifying that I will always remember where I was when I learned that they were gone.
I sure am glad they were here, though.
In a way, August is bookended with music tragedies, as it is also the month in which we lost Stevie Ray Vaughan in a horrible helicopter crash -- he shares a birthday with my daughter (October 3rd) and died on my brother's birthday (August 27th). Jerry and Stevie are joined by John Lennon on the list of musicians whose deaths were so shocking and horrifying that I will always remember where I was when I learned that they were gone.
I sure am glad they were here, though.
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