2/20/2023 0 Comments Captain trips![]() ![]() How Garcia and his band mates discarded the names Mythical Ethical Icicle Tricycle, Bimini and the Vivisectionists, Nonreality Sandwich and Emergency Crew before stumbling onto Grateful Dead in a dictionary.Īfter the mid-‘70s, much of the 288-page book is predictable and tiring. How the death of an artist friend in 1961 spurred him on to make a name for himself in music. How he was raised by his grandparents, who had little time or energy for discipline and may be to blame - or thank - for his remarkable independence and antiauthoritarianism. ![]() “Captain Trips,” an affectionate moniker donned by Garcia, is most worthy for unfurling his early years. A brilliant free thinker, he never spoke from the stage - or allowed anyone else to - for fear devotees would misinterpret him as an oracle, and he rarely granted interviews. The enigmatic star never strayed far from the 100 or so musicians, roadies and management types who made up the Dead’s core family. The highly detailed if not altogether polished writing personalizes a man who remained largely a mystery to the throngs of fans he played for. The band’s patriarch, Jerry Garcia, left for the great rock concert in the sky on Wednesday, but his memory lives on in “Captain Trips: A Biography of Jerry Garcia” (Thunder’s Mouth Press $22.95), by San Diego attorney Sandy Troy, a grizzled Deadhead who jumped on the bandwagon at Woodstock in 1969. He’s gone.” The lyrics were sung a cappella by the Grateful Dead whenever the group lost a friend or family member. “He’s gone, gone, nothing’s gonna bring him back. ![]()
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