Share Your Stories Of Healing With The Dead

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March 22, 2011
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Share Your Stories Of Healing With The Dead

The feature film The Music Never Stopped is based on the true story of an estranged father and son reconnecting through the power of music, particularly the music of the Dead. How has the music of the Dead helped to heal you? Is there a specific song that has given you inspiration when you needed it? A memory of the Dead that has greatly enriched your life? Submit your personal tale of "gratefulness" in the comments of this page and not only we will pass along your anecdotes to the band, but you may just win a copy of The Music Never Stopped soundtrack and a t-shirt from the film. 10 winners will be selected at random.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C. (excluding Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam), 18 and older (or 19 and older for residents of AL and NE) at time of entry. Void where prohibited. To enter: Visit https://www.dead.net between 12:00pm Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) on March 21, 2011 and 12:00pm PST on April 1, 2011 and follow online instructions to submit entry. Limit one (1) entry per person/address/email address. Subject to Official Rules available HERE.

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The feature film The Music Never Stopped is based on the true story of an estranged father and son reconnecting through the power of music, particularly the music of the Dead. How has the music of the Dead helped to heal you? Is there a specific song that has given you inspiration when you needed it? A memory of the Dead that has greatly enriched your life? Submit your personal tale of "gratefulness" in the comments of this page and not only we will pass along your anecdotes to the band, but you may just win a copy of The Music Never Stopped soundtrack and a t-shirt from the film. 10 winners will be selected at random.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C. (excluding Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam), 18 and older (or 19 and older for residents of AL and NE) at time of entry. Void where prohibited. To enter: Visit https://www.dead.net between 12:00pm Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) on March 21, 2011 and 12:00pm PST on April 1, 2011 and follow online instructions to submit entry. Limit one (1) entry per person/address/email address. Subject to Official Rules available HERE.

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Mike Edwards

13 years 2 months ago

> I think the idea is to
> I think the idea is to post stories in the comments. Thanks, marye; that's what I thought at first, but then I read the directions on the rules page at http://www.dead.net/node/26735: HOW TO ENTER. Enter on-line only by accessing the page on the World Wide Web at http://www.dead.net during the Sweepstakes Period. Follow the on-screen instructions and enter your contact information. You will be prompted to input, in the spaces provided, your first name, last name, street address (no P.O. Box numbers accepted), city, state, zip code, email address, and telephone number. Then, click the designated icon to submit your entry. Limit one (1) entry per person/address/email address. Rhino’s computer will be the official time clock for these Sweepstakes. Any attempt by any person to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different email or wireless accounts or any other methods will void all of that person’s entries and that person will be disqualified. On screen instructions? You will be prompted to input? Click the deisgnated icon? It sounds like someone at Rhino has their wires crossed, or maybe their tusks twisted.
enlightend rogue

13 years 2 months ago

Black Peter
My father in law was in the hospital and dying in 1999. I remember after one truly upsetting visit toward the end of his life my wife and I were driving home and I had Dozin at the Knick in the Cd player and Black Peter started playing almost immediatly as we were in the car . We were both silent the whole way home. My wife who is not a Deadhead said to me "ya know every now and then I can see why your crazy for this music"Now every time I hear that version of Black Peter I think of my Father in Law who I loved dearly and the hair on the back of my neck stands up with great thought's of him and the music that's been the soundtrack of my life.I've been on the bus since 1975 and I have no intention of leaving this planet anytime soon. But when I do I hope the music of The GOGD will make the people I love think of me and smile!! Rogue
giantnerd

13 years 2 months ago

Other side
I am actually on the other side of the equation and have the privilege of caring for people and helping to relieve suffering. The Grateful Dead have influenced me in a couple of ways. My training was very strenuous, and I often thought about how the Dead relentlessly toured. The show always went on pretty much year after year. I took the idea of that good work over time and kept at it day after day, year after year. I suppose when it becomes time to retire I'll have to think of Phil touring at 71!!! When I first saw the Dead I felt like it was a direct bridge back to the ideas of the late 60's. I was fortunate enough to catch that energy, in my view, directly from the source. People in my field can sometimes be a bit callous. I make it a point to keep unconditional love for humanity, humility and selflessness in my practice, qualities I associate with this band and that period of American history.

The feature film The Music Never Stopped is based on the true story of an estranged father and son reconnecting through the power of music, particularly the music of the Dead. How has the music of the Dead helped to heal you? Is there a specific song that has given you inspiration when you needed it? A memory of the Dead that has greatly enriched your life? Submit your personal tale of "gratefulness" in the comments of this page and not only we will pass along your anecdotes to the band, but you may just win a copy of The Music Never Stopped soundtrack and a t-shirt from the film. 10 winners will be selected at random.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C. (excluding Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam), 18 and older (or 19 and older for residents of AL and NE) at time of entry. Void where prohibited. To enter: Visit https://www.dead.net between 12:00pm Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) on March 21, 2011 and 12:00pm PST on April 1, 2011 and follow online instructions to submit entry. Limit one (1) entry per person/address/email address. Subject to Official Rules available HERE.

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The feature film The Music Never Stopped is based on the true story of an estranged father and son reconnecting through the power of music, particularly the music of the Dead. How has the music of the Grateful Dead helped to heal you? Is there a specific song that has given you inspiration when you needed it? A memory of the Dead that has greatly enriched your life? Submit your personal tale of "gratefulness" in the comments of this page and not only we will pass along your anecdotes to the band, but you may just win a copy of The Music Never Stopped soundtrack and a t-shirt from the film. 10 winners will be selected at random.

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There was always hope

Having first heard the music back in 1974 I wasn't a stranger to who the Grateful Dead were. Beginning in 1977, I became a Dead-icated follower and through seeing well over 75 plus shows on both coasts lasting through the early 90's, I was able to establish a concrete understanding how an influence directly affected my life and how I looked at life. Leaving shows not only was a rewarded by an intoxicating energy transfusion, but a fantastic, overwhelming feeling of peace. There were folks on this planet that could get together and enjoy a time of music, fun, and spiritual inspiration. Can you really verbally download to a non-believer what a show is like. Or better, attempt to describe the Grateful Dead. It's like explaining what its like to take a trip on acid. I reflect on a time in the early 80's when in college. We would live with The Dead as music of life. Everyday a consistent provision of group contributed bootleg tapes to enjoy. yet through our congregations dealin' at the wheel, it was uncanny how when a problem arose and group think attempted to solve the dilemma, it was answered all too often in a Hunter lyric at just the right time. Cosmic awareness was yet another aspect that The Dead opened up a corridor of understanding and left all of us in the know, completely mystified in such a wild, cool way. Knowing that a magic was created during those years and having had the opportunity to enjoy was a great experience. Jerry may have taken a huge part of that magic with him, but the music and memories are still a very much living organism that continues to grow in my heart, mind, and soul.

Healing with the Dead

Regine "Pegi", Prinzess of Hohenzollern (yeah, he wasn't lieing.It is me).Edelweiss. Since forever, the music has helped me get awake, clear my brain, forget, and go to sleep. Even just connecting to this site, the pain I'm always in relaxed somewhat. The music just triggers the good neurons, the good natural chemistry of me lets me let go of the usual things I never wanted to be part of in the first place. I get back to me; I find my balance. I wonder sometimes if this was known when the music was written or just the happy result? And the lyrics...the softest ballads have an intensity that only comes from feeling the real....and the rocking numbers, well, you know...I can't explain it, but I'm so glad that it is. It'd be easier to list the one or two songs I don't really like much than to pick any one as a fave-that changes day to day, what my head and heart need right then. I always needed my music and I need my "Dead".