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Vol. XCI, No. 87

Established 1 894

University of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky

 

Innovative jazz singer
to perform on campus
in UK Spotlight Series

B) 'I‘IIUNIAS J. Sl'l.l.l\'.\N
Stall Writer

Bobby Mcl-‘errin has a body full of
music

And in his music, he uses his full
body.

McFerrin was born in New York
t‘ityinahomefullol‘music.

His parents, Robert and Sarah
McFerrin. were both classical sing-
ers. His father sang baritone in the
Metropolitan Opera and his mother
now chairs the voice department at
Fullerton t‘ollege

But despite the strong musical in-
fluence that surrounded McFerrin's
childhood, he didn't begin to pursue
a career in music until he was in his
intezos

And the style of music he chose to
perform is nothing like that of his
parents. Bobby McFerrin plays his
body.

“My instrument is my body; I am
simply exploring myself," McFerrin
said in a press release. “However, I
will consciously assume a character
7 and I think of instruments as
characters."

McFerrin's “characters" are cre-
ated through vocal inventions. His
voice can mock the sound of a gui-
tar, a bass. a trumpet, a saxophone,
an opera singer, a blues singer and
more.

And while he sings, he mimes,
taps his feet and beats his chest.

"It's a gift that God has given me

Student group to start
tuition freeze petition

BOBBY MCFERRIN

to share with other people,” he said
in a press release.

“My dream is that my audiences
are not only entertained, but

Sec SI\(.ER. back page

By DAN HASSERT
Senior Staff Writer

Socially Concerned Students, a
student organization on campus, has
begun steps to petition state and
campus administrators for a two-
year tuition freeze and an increase
in financial aid grants.

The organization held a news con-
ference in 231 Student Center yester-
day to outline the initial steps in or-
ganizing and gathering support from
students and other campus and
statewide groups.

SCS has developed two separate
petitions. One will be sent to the UK
Board of Trustees, the Council on
Higher Education and Gov. Martha
Layne Collins.

 

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Counselor speaks about draft issues

B) J \NII‘IS Ill)t'\('llEl.l.
t‘ontrihuting Writer

A nationally recognized draft
counselor yesterday discussed with
about to people the difficulty of de—
claring oneself a conscientious ob-
tectoi' til the event of a draft

Hill Galvin. who was brought to
t'K ii} the Quaker Student Group
and Socially t‘oncerned Students, is
the national field representative for
the t'entral committee for Conscien-
tious t \lijectors

Galvin. who gave a tree lecture in
the Student t'enter. is also an attorr

ney and a graduate of the Princeton
Theological Seminary.

Galvin's experience as a conscien-
tious objector came during the Viet~
nam War draft.

He was a Presbyterian minister at
the time and could have avoided the
draft with his religious status.

But instead. Galvin declared him-
self a conscientious objector. He ap-
pealed the denial of his draft board.
but was never offically excluded
from the draft, even though he
never went to war.

The criteria to take the conscien-
tious objection option are tough.
Galvin said, and require such situa-

RFL blues

With many obstacles in its way, Radio Free L

rditor's note This is the second in a
twopart series on Radio Free Lex-
I'his article deals with the
and personnel

ingtmi
station's financial

nt‘t‘tl\

How is Radio Free Lexington
going to happen" Well, some people
are sayingthatitisn‘t

WBKY station manager Don
Wheeler maintains that the station
is likely to run into serious financial
troubles

My impression is that they
’Radln Free lcxmgtoni are having
problems getting startup costs,"
Wheeler said

He said the station will be “rely-
ing too much on volunteer labor "
Down the road there may not be as
many people Willing to volunteer
their time. and the station “won't

have the budget to pay workers," he
said.

Wheeler said the station would
have to consider the aspect of main-
tenance ~ “which is quite expen-
sive" w as well as the general fact
that RFL will be just one more sta-
tion relying on fund-raising to stay
alive, thus adding another strain to
listeners' pocketbooks.

However, “it's possible that I‘m
wrong," Wheeler said.

This is the only statement of
Wheeler's with which RFL Presi-
dent Mark Beaty agreed.

“While the initial start-up period
may be difficult, I expect ultimately
that this station has the potential to
be one of the most popular stations
in Lexington," Beaty said.

Beaty said he “has seen it happen
in other areas," citing examples of

tions as the admission of homosex-
uality or enrollment in a ministerial
school.

The purpose of Galvin's visit, said
Geoffrey Young in a press release
from the Quaker Student Group, was
to inform students about what choic-
es they have concerning the draft.

“With all the discussion in Con-
gress about bringing back the draft.
we thought students should have the
right to know what their options
are," he said in the release.

"If the draft were irstituted to—
morrow. a student could be in boot

Sec DRAFT, back page

“very large. noncommercial" sta~
tions with similar formats surviving
“and even thriving“ in North Caroli-
na and Delaware.

Last fall the Kentucky Kernel re-
ported that RFL etimatiors for
start-up costs and first year operat-
ing fees came to $70,000. So far, the
organization has received donation
promises of $201!!) from the city of
Lexington, $20,000 from UK, and a
match. .g, fee of up to $15,000 — for
three years — from Lexington and
UK.

This leaves $15,tl)0 for tin organi-
zation to raise theniselm. The
deadline for raising this sum has
been set by the RFL board for
March 2.

Wednesday night the Student Gov
emment Association passed a bill

See FUNDS. Page 2

BILL GALVIN

It calls for a freeze on UK tuition
costs, citing the fact that tuition has
doubled since 1981 while inflation
has risen only 21 percent.

The second petition will be sent to
Kentucky senators Wendell Ford
and Mitch McConnell, as well as
Kentucky Rep. Larry Hopkins.

It calls for substantial increases in
financial aid grants to lower- and
middle-income college students. It
says that the federal government
has severely cut funding for student
aid.

Socially Concerned Students is an
“activist club" that has been on
campus for about 15 years, said Roy
Gividen, a part-time student and
member of SCS. The organization
consists of about 10 students. and its

"basic constitutional policy is to
make students more aware of social
issues."hesaid.

The petitions will be circulated be-
ginning Monday at a table outside
the Student Center cafeteria. said
Alan (‘reech, SCS president and a
political science sophomore.

SCS has also begun forming the
Committee for Tuition Freeze. Infor-
mation can be obtained in 106 Stu-
dent Center at Desk 36 (Campus In-
formation Association. )

“We are concerned about the
problems of the University." Creech
said. ”which is a problem on the
federal level."

Only 1 percent of the federal bud
get is appropriated to higher educaa

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Council passes bill

to grant 3

days off

before final exams

Students will be required to make up
extra days at beginning of semester

By C.A. DUANE BONIFER
Staff Writer

An amendment unanimously
passed by the Senate Council yester-
day could give undergraduate stu-
dents up to three free days prior to
final exams.

The amendment to the Senate
Rules concerning the University (at-
endar was proposed by SGA Arts &
Science Senator Cyndi Weaver

It will now be sent to the Universi-
ty Senate's ad hoc Committe on Stu-
dent Affairs where it will be re-
viewed and modified before being
sent back to the Senate Council for
its approval.

Weaver said the final draft of the
amendment should be returned to
the Senate Council by the next
scheduled meeting on Feb. 12.

Under current policy, final exams
begin on the first Monday following
the last full week of classes of the
semester.

The Student Government Associa
tion senator said the amendment
was proposed to give students with
exams on Mondays “more than just
21 hours to prepare for them."

Weaver said one reason for her
proposal was her dealings with the
SGA‘s Cramarama during last fall
semester.

During the Cramarama, the Stu-
dent Center was open continuously
during a threeday period to give
students a quiet place to study.

During that three-day period.
Weaver said “more than a thousand
students“ attended the all-night ses-
sions, many of them cramming at
the last minute.

“If you have to stay up 24 hours
cramming for your final," she said.
“you may fly through the final. but
you may not get much out of the
course. (Under this proposal) I think
it would have a positive effect on
what students would get out of the
semester."

If the amendment is approved, the
amount of days lost will have to be
added to either the beginning or end
of the semester to meet with South-
ern Region Education Board re-
quirements, Senate Council mem~
bers said.

Currently, classes meet the min-
mum amount of time required by
theboard.

The general comensus of the Sen-

exington looking at many paths to raise needed funds

 

 

 

 

 

”If you have to stay up
24 hours cramming for
your final, you may fly
through the final, but
you may not get much

out of the course.”
Cyndi Weaver
SGA senator

ate Council was to add the extra
days at the beginning of each term.
Add-drop would then take place the
week or weekend before the begin-
ning of each semester.

Concern was raised by some Senv
ate Council members that if more
time was given between the last day
of classes and finals week. some tea»
chers may be inclined not to give fi-
nals altogether.

"I wonder if this will encourage
some people not even to give it if he
saw he would have to hang around
an extra three days," said Loys
Mather, professor of agricultural
economics.

However, Bradley Cannon, profes-
sor of political science, said the pro-
posal probably wouldn‘t make a con-
siderable difference to the teachers
who currently administer finals.

Weaver said many universities in
Kentucky have adopted a policy
similar to the proposed amendment
and have found “it very beneficial to
students in preparing for finals."

Today. Weaver. along with John
\lenkhaus, plan to begin calling
benchmark universities and find out
how many end classes early prior to
finals week.

Weaver said both she and Menk-
haus plan to finish by about noon
today and report back to the ad hoc
committee.

Weaver said she is not sure how
many of the benchmark schools give
time off before finals, but “even if
none of them do, what‘s to say we
can‘t be a progressive school? "

During the next SGA meeting,
scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Weaver said she plans to propose a
resolution to have the plan endorsed
by SGA.

Weaver said she expects little, if
any. opposition from SGA.

 

 

 

 

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tioii, t‘reech said. The federal
government is “putting the bur-

den " of education on the state.
(iludt‘ll said more than one-

; third of all college students grad.

tidle “Hit a debt of more than

i 510.001)

"ln light of finanCial aid cuts,

: m- re asking the University to
; have sympathy on the students

rind issue a tuition freeze,"
t 'reech said

l‘K tuition has gone up 98.8 per-

: cent SlnCE’ the 1981-82 school year,

while the inflation rate has only
increased 21 7 percent. said Chris
Hush. a part-time student and the

4 main researcher for the group

DANCE REVIEW

Rush cited figures from UK fi-
nancial reports He said that in
the past the L'niversity has had
the funds to cover a freeze be~
mow the "fund balance" _. the
money that is left over and "sat
‘Il .itter expenses are paid a is
t-i'i'll} substantial

The amount of surplus is

about equal to what tuition has
gone up" every year since 198i
82.Bush said.

"We suggest that they use this
money tto cover a tuition
freeze),"hesaid,

That UK has gained surplus
money from tuition increases is
"a ridiculous statement“ and
“entirely inaccurate.“ said Jack
Blanton. vice chancellor for ad-
ministration.

This ”is so incredibly naive as
to be impossible." he said “This
money is used for a myriad of
things," such as repairs, con-
struction and repayments to the
state.

The SCS is “certainly wellor-
ganized.“ Blanton said, but "they
need to get their facts straight. "

Besides, Blanton said. a tuition
freeze is “not something the Uni-
versity can unilaterally do." The
University is only part of the bud-
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that would act as an “insurance pol-
icy" of up to $7,500 for RFL. This
money would be granted to RFL
only if they could not raise the $15.-
000 on their own.

RFL has organized three fund
raisers for gathering this sum. said
Kenny Arington, SGA senior vice
president and RFL board chairman.

ln working with members of the
Student Development Council, RFL
will hold a phone-a-thon to approach
L‘K students for donations. They
have also scheduled a benefit con.
cert Feb. 25 at the Bottom Line, fea»
turing three local bands.

In addition to these two projects.
RFL is asking Lexington businesses
to underwrite certain shows. In this
arrangement, businesses would not
be advertising but would have their
names mentioned as a sponsor dur-
ing that block of airtime.

Twelve of the 15 businesses ap-
proached have agreed to donate
sums averaging $500 each.

My

Finally comes the question of ex-
actly who is Radio Free Lexington?

As of the RFL board meeting on
Monday, Jan. 26. bylaws have been
passed which outline the ways in
which the official RFL board of di-
rectors and general staff for the
next fiscal year will be chosen.

Currently, the board of directors
is a conglonieration of students and
non-students chosen by founding
members Kakie Urch and former
UK SGA Senator Theo Monroe. The
current general staff consists of stu-
dents e‘iected by the core group of
the RFL organization supporters.

The new board of directors, which
will be chosen in May, will consist of
12 members — seven students and
five non—students.

Two of the non-students will be ap-
pointed by the chancellor for the
Lexington Campus and the dean of
students. The other three will be
elected by the current board of di-
rectors.

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Of the student members, five will
be elected by the board of directors
and one will be elected by the open
ating staff of Radio Free Lexington.
The final student member will be
the general manager of the station.

Beaty said that the board of direc-
tors “will not be responsible for run-
ning the station, but for making sure
that they don’t screw up, legally or
financially."

The position of general manager,
along with that of program director,
will be temporarily filled from Feb.
20 until May. Students to fill the po-
sitions will be chosen from appli-
cants by a subcommittee of board
members on Feb. 20.

They will be looking for “responsi-

bility, interest, and hopefully some
background" in students applying

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for these positions, said Kaltie Urch,
a member of this subcommittee.

Together. the general station man-
ager and program director will
choose the station‘s general operat«
ing staff.

According to the newly adopted
by-laws. all students currently en-
rolled at UK are eligible for any of
these staff positions.

Beaty said that "some of these po—
sitions would be eligible for pay, de-
pending on the yearly budget."

The who of Radio Free Lexington
is essentially anyone interested. Be-
ginning with the Urch/Monroe team
last school year, the who has pro-
gressed much further toward orga-
nizing a student-owned, student-run
radio station at UK than any at-
tempt ever before.

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Aultln City Saloon —- 2350 Woodhill Shopping Center tonight and tomorrow.
The Greg Austin Band (country) will play from 9 p m to 1 a m 53 cover both
nights.

Tho Bar -- 224 E. Main St. Tonight and tomorrow. Top 40 dead muSlC on a
sound system. 4 pm. to 1 am. tomorrow alter hours trom 1 to 3 45 am
Female impersonations tonight and tomorrow at loand 1 1 30 $3 cover

The Burdod Soul. —— 500 Euclid Ave. Tonight and tomorrow Bad Guys (rock)
will play from 9 pm. to 1 am. $2 cover both nights

The Bottom Line —- 361 W. Short St. Tonight. Government Cheese wrth speCiai
guests. Smokin‘ Days and Premo Dopes will play from 9 p n: to 1 a m Tomor-
row. Government Cheese with special guest. The Dusters Will play from 9 pm
to 1 am. 33 per person. $5 per couple.

The Brass A Saloon — 2909 Richmond Road Tonight and tomorrow. Weekend
Millionaires will play from 9 pm. to 1 am. $3 cover

W - 509 W. Main St. Tonight, Doug Breeding and the Bunch will play
from 9 pm. to 1 am. Tomorrow, The Trendells w1|l play from 9 p m to 1 a m.
$3 cover.

. Bugattl’s -— 815 Euclid Ave. Tonight and tomorrow Autumn ithe award Winning
band from Star Search). will play from 9 pm. to 1 am Tonight $5 cover. to»
morrow. $5 cover.

803 Again at Rick’s Place — In the Woodhill Plaza Tomorrow Stan Gibbons
willplay from 9pm. to 1 am. No cover.

Grout Scott: Depot —- 684 S Broadway. Tonight. Dement-a Precox and Joan's
Little Brother will play. Tomorrow. Two Small Bodies

Kings Arm Pub - 102 W. High St Tonight and tomorrow Mystery Train wrll
puytrom 9pm to 1 am. $2 cover.

Library - 388 Woodland Ave. Tonight and tomorrow. Nervous Meiytn and the
Mistakes will play from 9 p m, to 1 am $4.00 cover $1 50 well drrnks from 8
pm. to 10 pm. 95 cent draft beer all night

Main Street Bar and Grill - Downtown on Mam
Bluebird will play from 10 pm to 1 a m. No cover
Splrlte —~ Radisson Hotel Plaza. Tonight and tomorow Rose wtll play from 9
pm. to 1 am. Nocover.

Two Key. — 333 S. Limestone St. Tonight and tomorrow .Iumpstreet wrll play
from 9pm. to 1 am. 32 men. no cover ladies

Torvrght and tomorrow.

 

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Alan Quartmaln - Rated PG (North Park: 1 50 3 45 7 40 9 40 and tonight
and tomorrow only at 11:35. Also showrng at Fayette Mail 1 3O 3 30. 5 30.
7:30, 9:30. and tonight and tomorrow only at 1 1 20 1
Crimes at the Heart —— Rated PG-13 (Lexmgton Mall
9:35 and tonight and tomorrow only at 1 1 30 )

Critical Condition Rated R. (North Park' 1 25 3 25 5 25. 7 55 10 and to
night and tomorrow only at 11.50. Also showmq at Fayette Mall 5 40. 7.40,
9'40 and toniw’hnd tomorrow only at 1 1 .30 ) .

115 320.520 730.

The Goldenw-saated PG-ts. (North Park; 110.305.13.25. 7.30. 0.35.},

and tonight and tomorrow only at 11.35. Also showing at South Park 1.20.
3:30. 5:20. 7:40, 9:30 and tonight and tomorrow only at 1 1 30 1

Helm Ridge —- Rated R. (Movies on Main Tonight —~ 7 9 15 Tomorrow
-~ 1:30, 4, 7. 9:15: Sunday~ 1:30, 4. 7, 9:30.)

Kindred Rated R. (North Park: 1:30, 3 25. 5 25 7 45 9 45 and tonight and
tomorrow only at 11:35. Also showing at Crossroads 1 50. .3 45. 5 4O 7 50.
9:40. and tonight and tomorrow only at 1 1 :20.)

Led Zeppltn’s The Song Remains The Same -~ Rated R (MOVIES on Main
Tonight and tomorrOw at 1 1 :30 pm.)

MOItbllls Ill -— Rated Fl. (North Park' 1‘50. 3 45. 5.40. 7 40. 9 40 and to»
night and tomorrow only at 1 1 :40.)

The Mission —- Rated PG. (South Park. 2. 4 30. 7 25
tomorrow only at midnight.)

The Morning Alter -— Rated R (North Park 120. 3 25 5 30, 7 40. 9 50 and
tonight and tomorrow only at 11:50. Also showmg at Fayette Mail 1.20. 3:25.
5:30. 7:45. 9:55 and tonight and tomorrow only at 1 1 .50)

Outrageous Fortune -— Rated R (North Park 1 55. 3 50 5 45. 7 45. 9 45
and tonight and tomorrow only at 11:30. Also showrng at Lextngton Mail 1 55.
3:50, 5:45. 7:45, 9:45 and tonight and tomorrow only at 11 35 )

Hutoon — Rated Fl. (South Park. 12.30. 2.50. 5 10, 7 35. 10 00 and tonight
and tomorrow only at 12: 1 0.)

Gum Cool - Rated Fl. (North Park: 1:45. 3.30. 515, 745. 9:35 and tonight
and tomorrow only at 11:20. Also showing at Turfland Mall 8, 950 and tonight
and tomorrow only at 1 1 :30.)

9 45 and tonight and

At the Kentucky Theater —— Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Friday at 7.15,
Saturday at 5. Sunday at ; No Surrender Friday at 9 45. Saturday at 3 15.
Sunday at 7:45; Aliens Friday at midnight: The Name of the Rose Saturday at
1 and 7:30. Sunday at 5:30: Blue Velvet Saturday at 9 45 Sunday at 9 30'
float Never Sloop: Saturday at midnight; Hall Moon Street Sunday at 1

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The living dead

The mystique of the Grateful Dead stretches across American subculture to UK

By EVAN SILVERSTEIN
(‘ontributing Writer

movement of music and

people .. spanning three

decades and linked together
by the simple rhythms of music and
mankind‘s continuous hope for
peace and friendship ~- has evolved
into one of history‘s most devoted
mUSlcal following.

These "keepers of the flame." as
they are commonly called. follow a
band whose songs 7 a mixture of
blues and folk rock with a twang of
country and western ~ have yet to
fall from the ranks of popular music
charts.

The hand is the Grateful Dead, or
“the Dcad.” Its fans. undisputably
the most devoted in popular music,
call themselves Deadheads .

Throughout the Dead ‘5 20-year
existence. these nonconformist
music lovers have packed large
arenas and outdoor amphitheaters.
becoming so much a part of the
group that a strong following.
similar to a cult. has evolved.

Even at L'K. Deadheads can be
seen 11 earmg homemade. lie—dyed '1‘-
shu‘Ls with bandannas covering their
heads or hanging freely from their
back pocket

he Deadheads are not a
typical fan club. This
counterculture is more than a

mailorder company simply extsting
through a publisher's newsletters.
Deadheads avoid such a label.
fearing commercialization and
deterioration of the Grateful Dcad‘s
image as a band that plays solely
for its fans.

The Grateful Dead has never
made a music video and never
promotes albums while touring.
Known as a concert band. it cut its
last album in 1978.

The Grateful Dead signed its first
recording contract with MGM in
1966. kicklng off a revolution in
music In the years smce. the
Grateful Dead has been successful
not only in thc lfnitcd States but in
England and Europe.

The Grateful Dead toured Europe
for the first tune in 1971 and
traveled to Egypt in 1978.
performing in front of the Great
‘Pyramttt ‘

The Grateful' Dead is one of the
leading concert bands based on
dollars grossed and attendance. It
has sold more than 50.000 albums
but, ironically. has never had a top
ten single. in addition. the Grateful
Dead is famous for avoiding the
press.

ow does the Grateful Dead
continue to intrigue
audiences. and w hy do fans

pack amphithcafcrs to see the
Grateful Dead"

To date. the Grateful Dead has
performed more than 3.000 concerts
and. in 198:3. celebrated 211 years of
tourmg by extending its tour by 30
dates. The band annually tours for
six months. from March to
September. playing sometimes as
many as thrcc to four shows a
location. mostly to packed outdoor
amphitheatcrs.

The 19605. a time of racial tension
and violent protest by the nation‘s
youth. not only launched a change in
the nation‘s spirit but a creative
revolution in the music industry.

The music world was focused on
San Francisco. where such music
legends as Jimi Hendrix and
Jefferson Airplane created a music
revolution 0n the nation‘s West
C oast.

Three of UK's Deadheads -— John Wilson itett) :1
biology junior. Britt Wilson. a busmess tumor

The Grateful Dead. formed in San
Francisco originally as the
"Warlocks“tn 19653101115 start as
the regular band 211 Ken Kesey‘s
"acid test" parties. which were held
at Kaseys home on llaighl—Ashbury
Street. an area of San Francisco
noted for its hippie activity during
this music revolution

esey was famous for
conducting acid tests
parties where LSD w 11.»;

served as the main refreshment
These parties were popular durmg
the drug‘s experimental stage.
before it was later made illegal.

Such parties not only gave the
Grateful Dead its psychedelic imagc
and an LSD following. but inspircti
Tom Wolfe to write about the Dead
in his book. The Electric Kool Aid
Acid Test.

Many Grateful Dead tam such as
UK student Mark Lindlcy. 20. an
engineering junior. said the Grateful
Dead “follow their following. as
much as their following follow
them. "

Lindley has seen the Grateful
Dead six times and described
Deadheads as a band of followers of
all ages, ranging from the “flower~
power" generation of the 19605 to ‘
today's teen-agers.

Lindley said Grateful Dead fans
like to think of themselves as an
inner-community of people. existing
in the mainstream of society. He
described this society as similar to a
minority. sharing common values
and feeling an inner closeness to one
another.

ertain traits are part of this

inner‘community. Lindlcy

said. Many Deadheads dress
in similar apparel. including loudly
colored clothing with psychedelic
patterns. such as tiedved T-shtrts.
leather moccasins. colorfully woven
bracelets. faded blue jeans.
bandannas. psychedelic facial paints
and the trademark of the Grateful
Dead .2, “the steal your face” tthc
pattern of a skull and lightning bolt
often arranged in a setting of red
roses 1.

Lindley sees the Grateful Dcud's
music as the inspiration 10a
common bond. holding a f'nrmlcsx
community of music lovers and
freedom fighters together. “1115
what brings people together . ”
Lindley said.

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cells . . Deadheads are fun and the shows a
blast. but those people party themselves into a
frenzy."

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atmosphcrc” of Gratcful Dead
conccrt.» as. part of the band's
lippcal: “it‘s not like the Grateful
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to you. 11‘s ltkc tilcy comc to your
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unusual to walk down thc strccl.
hear someone playing Grateful Dead
mtmc. walk into their apartment
and introduce yittirscif and start
party mg with them "

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slartcd listening to the Grateful
Dcad when she was 16

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Mi). . first heard the Grateful Dead
at .1 local high school pizza
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Di-ad. Rogers reluctantly attended
hcr first Grateful Dead concert. tun
ycarsago 1t1('1ncmnalt She was
immediately overcome by the t‘\ cttt
"By the end of the first song. a
warm feeling flowed from my hcart
through my blood." Rogers said

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something I want to
hear. I have always

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