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On the bus for over 50 years, newly retired and becoming a guitar player
PostPosted:Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:48 pm
by stunick0624
Greetings from the Pittsburgh area! I've been nourished by the music of the Dead and its bandmembers since 1971, my freshman year of college in Rochester NY. It was the glide from China Cat Sunflower into I Know You Rider off the Europe '72 album that firmly connected me, forever. Now fully retired I'm learning to play the guitar. One of my great joys is to play chords along to the tunes that fed me for years like Bertha, Ripple and IKYR . And I can slow walk the intro melody to Bird Song. Just lovin' it!
Re: On the bus for over 50 years, newly retired and becoming a guitar player
PostPosted:Sat Feb 11, 2023 5:33 pm
by lbpesq
Well howdy Stunick, and welcome to the club. There’s always room for another head on the bus. I myself saw my first show in New York’s Central Park in 1969. Been playing guitar longer than that. Be sure to check out the “Guitar Tabs” link in the top right of this page. A great resource for learning the tunes. The Bird Song riff is a lot of fun!
Bill, tgo
Re: On the bus for over 50 years, newly retired and becoming a guitar player
PostPosted:Sun Feb 12, 2023 9:10 pm
by TI4-1009
Welcome! One of my first Dead shows was 11/20/1970 at the Palestra at U of R. Epic- members of the Airplane showed up for a third set jam into the wee hours.