It was here, the day of the first show to kickoff Dead & Company’s final tour. I awoke to the sound of wind whipping at my tent. One of the tent stakes did become uprooted during the night, but the tent held up. I arose around 6 AM and began…
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Dead & Company Tour: Day 4 Thursday 5/18/23
The noise of cars from the nearby road woke me up bright and earlier. I was energized to pack up my gear as quickly as possible and get the hell out of Moab. I wanted to get to Zion early to get some good hiking in. It was a fairly…
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Dead & Company Final Tour: Day 3 Wednesday 5/17/22
I had a phone screening for a job opportunity at 8 AM, so I awoke early in my Denver hotel room. The interview did not lead anywhere. I was however happy to have a reason to be up and moving before the 11 AM checkout. It gave me time to…
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Dead & Company Final Tour: Day 2 Tuesday 5/16/22
I awoke at 6AM in my hotel room with no use of an alarm clock. It’s amazing how the human body can fall into patterns. I snagged food from the free continental breakfast, which would end up becoming my modus operandi. My go to was some sort of protein such…
Dead & Company Final Tour: Day 1 Monday 5/15/23
I woke up on the morning of Monday 5/15/23 and hit snooze on my alarm a few times before rolling out of my bed at 8 AM. While my last day of work was on May 5th, I had not managed to get much packing done for the trip other…
Dead & Company Final Tour: Prelude Part 2
The opening scene of the 1967 film “The Graduate” features Dustin Hoffman as a recent college grad. He is back at his parent’s home for a party in his honor. A friend of Hoffman’s parents pulls him aside from a conversation about his future to share one word with him….
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Dead & Company Final Tour: Prelude Part 1
Before I dive into my adventures on the road, I think it’s best for me to share how I got to the point of leaving my job to follow Dead & Company on their final tour this summer. In the following weeks I plan to share blog posts every few…