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...what will true Deadheads do? "These are people who've dedicated their lives to the nomadic existence of following the Dead," says Andrew Behar, whose Deadhead docufilm Tie-Died opens in theaters next month. "A lot of them have raised and taught their children in the back of school buses. With Garcia's death they may become like the Travellers in England, or Gypsies. But I don't think they'll just say goodbye to this spirit...
...Being a Deadhead at Harvard means being deadicated. Most of the time, there are more important things to worry about than the band, like exams, theses and, well, newspaper articles...
...Deadhead David Shenk is something of an expert. The 28-year Brown graduate has been attending shows for the last 12 years, and now he's written a book about the Dead phenomena. He was at the Coop yesterday for a book signing session...
...Deadhead was hungry. Fortunately, he had many options down in the parking lot. Other Deadheads, in need of gas money to the next shows in Pittsburgh, had gone to Safeway and bought bagels, cream cheese and sandwich material. Tabouli, falafels and other exotic delights were made to order by chefs who made up in love what they lacked in equipment. But in the end the Deadhead was sold by the faded blue in a young woman's washedout eyes while she mouthed "One grilled cheese sandwich, just for you." Sure, the ingredients weren't worth more than 20 cents...
Clothing could be purchased as well. Most of the shirts were so original and beautiful they made the Deadhead want to buy them all, from the simplest peace symbol to the intricate fusion of Sesame Street characters and the Shakedown Street album cover. And only 15 dollars, half of what you would pay for a garment commemortating your presence at one of the Eagles premium rehersal sessions that are passing for concerts this summer...