All the Pages Are My Days - the first 12 years
the (archived) online world of Mike Rodriquez 2002-2012
Jambands is featuring an interesting interview with mandolin virtuoso David Grisman. Dawg, as he is commonly called, has been making music for close to 40 years; he’s recorded numerous albums and regularly played live concerts. During the early 90s he and Jerry Garcia shared a special musical and personal relationship as they spent many hours … Read more
I just ran across this interview with David Kemper, drummer for the Jerry Garcia Band for 10 years and later a member of Bob Dylan’s touring band. It’s an honest look back at his time with the JGB, and provides another perspective on the melodic guitar player and enigmatic man known simply as Jerry. When … Read more
I just discovered the works of William Gedney. He was a photographer and writer who was active from the 1950s through the early 1980s and in locales ranging from both coasts of the US to India and Europe. Gedney photograhed a wide variety of people in a wide variety of settings, and was able to … Read more
I stumbled across two interviews with Jerry. The first one is unattributed and undated, while the second one is apparently from guitar.com and was done in early 1985. Jerry Garcia Interviews
Days Between was one of the last and also one of the strongest tunes composed by Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia. Hunter’s words reflect the more than 30 years worth of experiences shared by the extended Grateful Dead family. Jerry, of course, delivered the song with all the depth and emotion of one who had … Read more
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan died 30 years ago today. The powerful frontman for the Grateful Dead, he succumbed after a lengthy illness related to liver problems. I remember when I heard the news. Sheryl, John — a friend we’ve lost track of, and I were driving down Highway 4, out of Lindsborg Kansas, heading west, when … Read more
Let’s say you are the replacement for Jerry Garcia in the Grateful Dead. Your new job is to go in front of 20,000 fans and play music that they probably know better than you do. There is a great article from the NY Times (reg. required) which provides an insightful view of Jimmy Herring, who … Read more
Bill Walton is almost as well known for being a deadhead as he is for his accomplishments on the basketball court. His passion for the dead is oft noted, and he was known for working in appropriate snippets of lyrics to dead songs during interviews after games. He continues to espouse his love of Grateful … Read more
