Book description
For fifty years and more than two thousand shows, the Grateful Dead have been earning the "deadication" of more than a million fans. Along the way, Deadheads have built an original and authentic American subculture, with vivid jargon and rich love, and its own legends, myths, and spirituality.
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I find it a remarkable testament to the robustness of the Deadhead phenomenon that a 400-page book could be produced on the special vocabulary of this unique fanbase.
In the following book list, this one has the distinction of being the only one which was published while the Grateful Dead were still active. It is organized as a dictionary of phrases and terminology that have specific meanings in the Deadheads’ world and thus provides a great starting point for understanding Deadheads and their common perspective on the world.
I have gotten many a good laugh at finding entries for things…
From Thomas' list on the Grateful Dead and their fans.
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