Jerry Garcia

Grateful Dead promoter John Scher recalls the Bard's poignant thought.

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He and lyricist Robert Hunter were driving to the Grateful Dead's next concert stop when they were pulled over.

Grateful Dead drummer has continued the same tradition for 25 years.

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Wearing a garland of marigolds, bandmate Bob Weir waded out into the waters of India's sacred Ganges River twenty years ago and released some of the ashes of Jerry Garcia. He and Garcia's widow, Deborah Koons, traveled to India with the ashes, drawing objections from some of his family members.

Jerry Garcia died at a rehabilitation clinic in Forest Knolls, Calif., on Aug. 9, 1995. He was 53.

Hoarse and tired, the singer's shaky visage spoke to the health problems that would soon consume him.

There's a glimmer of hope for those who don't have tickets to the Grateful Dead reunion shows and don't have the funds for hefty scalper fees.

With tickets to the upcoming Grateful Dead 50th anniversary reunion shows completely sold out and going for absurdly expensive prices on the secondary market, some fans have been forced to take desperate measures.

The "Visions Of Garcia" auction has been set for May 8th in San Francisco. Bonhams auction house will be offering up several Jerry Garcia treasures, including an oil painting worth $100,000 to $150,000, several musical instruments

Fan Mosaics in Northfield, Ohio has come up with a Jerry Garcia photo mosaic.