The Dead

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I forgot to mention that a friend had a stroke on Saturday. She is Mickey’s runner but I knew her back in the Warfield days. Babs visited her on Sunday and she & Reya were very concerned. I imagine I’ll get an update this weekend.

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I wonder if the Grateful Dead were time travelers...

https://www.openculture.com/2025/07/arch...osaic.html

Archaeologists Discover a 2,400-Year-Old Skeleton Mosaic That Urges People to “Be Cheerful and Live Your Life”

in Food & Drink, History, Life | July 28th, 2025

Image by Dosse­man, via Wiki­me­dia Com­mons

In 2012, archae­ol­o­gists dis­cov­ered in South­ern Turkey a well-pre­served mosa­ic fea­tur­ing a skele­ton savor­ing a loaf of bread and a pitch­er of wine, sur­round­ed by the Greek words “Be cheer­ful and live your life.” Dat­ing back to the 3rd cen­tu­ry BCE, the mosa­ic like­ly adorned the din­ing room of a wealthy vil­la in the ancient Gre­co-Roman city of Anti­och. It’s a kind of memen­to mori, a reminder that life is short and you should enjoy it while you can. Or so that’s how many have inter­pret­ed the mes­sage of the mosa­ic.

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We're proud to announce a new partnership with the Pantone™, to reveal the creation of “Grateful Red” and “Stealie Blue”: two colors that have been synonymous with the band for the past 60 years, and now immortalized as part of their ever-growing legacy. From the quintessential Steal Your Face logo, to the epochal swirls of tie-dye that have brightened the crowds at a record-setting 2,318 concerts, to the world of iconography and hundreds of collaborations that have defined the last six decades, these two distinct hues are woven into the fabric of the Grateful Dead’s flourishing fandom, community and catalog. Through the band's work with Pantone™, “Grateful Red” and “Stealie Blue” have been officially inked into culture, bringing the lexicon of Dead Heads into the universal language of color.

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Jerry is rolling in his grave on this one...

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GFD x Oregon x Nike Air Max 90
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Ducks, Dead Heads and sneakerheads unite. The Air Max 90 x University of Oregon x Grateful Dead packs the mystique of three legendary entities into one psychedelic package. Vibrant colors, tie-dye accents and premium materials mix to create one trippy rendition of the all-time classic. Leaning into the playful counter-culture, the iconic shoe comes complete with Dancing Ducks, Grateful Dead and University of Oregon branding. A plush foam midsole, padded collar and Max Air cushioning let you enjoy the long, strange trip in comfort.
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Jerry is spinnin in his grave on this one too...

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Nov 11, 2024 4:50pm PT
Jerry Garcia’s AI-Created Voice Can Now Narrate Audiobooks, Articles and More
By Emiliana Betancourt

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The late Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia’s estate has recreated his voice using AI in partnership with Eleven Labs. The singer-songwriter’s voice can now read to ElevenReader app users their choice of audiobooks, articles, poetry, PDFs, and more through what Eleven calls the Iconic Listening Experience, Billboard reported. Garcia’s voice is available in 32 different languages.
This is not the first voice added to the list of personalities available to use through the AI company’s app, as its repertoire also includes Judy Garland, James Dean, Burt Reynolds, and Sir Laurence Olivier. Garcia’s recent vocal replication was possible through a collaboration between Garcia’s estate and ElevenLabs. The Jerry Garcia Foundation, co-founded by his daughter Keelin Garcia, is also considering Garcia’s voice model for narrated documentaries or audio art exhibits. 
Dustin Blank, Head of Partnerships at ElevenLabs, told Billboard, “By bringing voices like Jerry Garcia to our platform, we’re not just enhancing our app – we’re creating new ways for people to experience content. This project has been a labor of love, and we couldn’t be happier with how Jerry’s voice has been recreated. It’s a beautiful thing to bring his sound to life again for both longtime fans and a new generation of listeners.”
Bringing late artists’ voices back for new projects has become a trend recently. Paul McCartney used AI to extract and perfect John Lennon’s vocals for the “Last Beatles Record,” released earlier this year. Edith Piaf’s estate partnered with Warner Music to bring her voice back so it could be used in an upcoming biopic about the famous “La Vie En Rose” singer. 
Keelin Garcia said the voice replication and production was done with the goal of continuing her late father’s legacy. “My father was a pioneering artist who embraced innovative audio and visual technologies,” said Garcia. She recounted stories about her father’s appreciation for digital art and video games and keeping up with new technologies. Garcia continued, “Now, as technological landscapes expand, ElevenLabs AI Audio technology will offer fans the first opportunity to hear and stream a replica of my father’s voice reading their favorite books and other written content.”

More spinnin from Jer, but I confess that I'd replace Siri's voice with this, given the chance.

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Mountains of the Moon, a Chris Benchetler Film Experience