by Ralph
on November 5, 2010
Have you even wondered how you would cope with blindness? How would your life change? Would it rob you of your ability to be independent? How would you cope and what would you change.?
Sunday I had a chance to meet people who faced that challenge and learn a bit about their lives when I attended the graduation of class 714 at the Guide Dogs for the Blind Campus in San Rafael. These amazing dogs complement their blind companions and permit them to move around safely and confidently independent of a human guide. But it takes n incredible organization and thousands of volunteers to make it happen. [continue reading…]
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by Ralph
on November 4, 2010
The The Grateful Dead were iconic legends in the 60’s. They weren’t a band for three minute radio slots. You didn’t hear them on the top 40. They were known for long improvisational riffs which were great background for smoking pot. I was never a dead head; never bought an album and never attended a concert – even though my grad school roommate and I gave some serious thought to attending Woodstock.
Most people who lived the 60’s will know at least one Dead song – probably Truckin but the range of their music was legendary.
The Grateful Dead’s musical influences varied widely; in concert recordings or on record albums one can hear psychedelic rock, blues, rock and roll, country & western, bluegrass, country-rock, and improvisational jazz. These various influences were distilled into a diverse and psychedelic whole that made the Grateful Dead “the pioneering Godfathers of the jam band world.” They were ranked 55th in the issue The Greatest Artists of all Time by Rolling Stone magazine. [continue reading…]
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