I've seen 4 shows. Toronto, Buffalo, Albany, and NYNY. I could've seen more but y'know...the miracles were becoming harder to find and I was able to find a ride going from nyny to T.O. after the first night show...so I went with it.
I had an amazing trip one night in Toronto, at the kingswood music hall, Where I got
backstage passes to see the Dead and Opening act the Band, Because I was going to college with Pete Danko; Rick Danko's Brother from the Band, and I was able to see and say Hi to Jerry, and say that He and I shared a moment in Buffalo. I was under a lit entrance, and everything else around me was pitch black. Then he had a spot-light on him and it was like he was singing just to me. It was a Beatles song, I don't know which one, but he looked at me and shook my hand and said,"oh yeah.I remember that. Was that you? Cool." And we held hands for along time and then he left. They were onstage moments later, as The Band Staggered off, Rick hardly knowing where he was. I was just floating...probably until he died.
My wife and I have maybe hundreds of taped shows that she recorded while she followed them around as well.
They let me open my mind and ears to all possiblities.
The Dead of today, if I can even say that, but because of their jams, grooviness, funk, Higher Enlightenment, and the philosopy of caring, sharing and daring, make the band, TOOL, the ones to raise that freak flag even higher.
Peace, man...Peace, everyone.