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From: cliff@unmvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Garcia busted (sigh...dumb!)
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Date: Mon, 21-Jan-85 12:54:05 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 21 12:54:05 1985
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> According to a tiny news item Saturday, Jerry Garcia was arrested Friday
> (18 January 1985) on suspicion of freebasing cocaine while sitting in his
> car in Golden Gate Park.  He is now free on bail.
> 
> Several thoughts come to mind:
> 
> 	Nobody particularly expects the guys in the band to be completely
> 	straight [and who knows how the news story relates to the reality
> 	of the situation?] but freebasing coke is a pretty heavy game to be
> 	playing--big risks (of bad-news addiction, OD, or even just flesh
> 	flambe').

	He's a big boy :-), he should know the risks.

> 	This ain't a good way to get publicity for the band.  It will also
> 	no doubt play havoc with scheduling at least the spring tours.

	I don't think there are too many heads (current or future) that will
	leave the bus because of that incident.  I wonder if they will change
	the words to truckin' (bourbon street --> Golden Gate Park)?

> 	Getting busted in public is prima facie evidence of carelessness...
> 	sounds inadequately clever, Jerry!

	I would prefer to hear that he was freebasing then to have him
	caught D.W.I.  Was he the driver?

> Off on a tangent:
> One of the off-and-on stories is that JG doesn't take particularly good
> care of himself.  If one were to judge from what he LOOKS like on stage,
> one might believe those stories--doesn't exactly look like a long-distance
> runner (sic) with a health-food fetish.  On the other hand, he's not
> exactly young (42) and his performance is consistently hot.  Comments?

What's the difference between Jerry Garcia and Willie Dixon?

Willie doesn't need the black tee shirt.

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