Show Notes
Welcome on the bus, as we journey back to the very beginning of the Grateful Dead's long, strange trip in 1960s San Francisco.
With incredible stories from band historian Dennis McNally and friends like Rosie McGee, we'll uncover how the legendary Acid Tests and the intimate stages of the Fillmore forged an unbreakable bond between the band and their audience.
This isn't just a story about music; it's the inside scoop on how a cultural revolution, a city, and a sound came together to change the world forever.
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We returned to where it all began, under the San Francisco sky in Golden Gate Park, for what we believed was a homecoming—a celebration of 60 years of Grateful Dead music.
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