How is fake Jerry surviving during the pandemic?

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The large (compared to DSO) yet temporary paychecks from Furthur must have run out a long time ago. Can't imagine playing coffee shops and in front of 50 people in empty clubs pays much and can sustain someone for long.

Maybe he got a real job and works in IT? 

Good example of why Hubris is one of the 7 deadly sins. 

 

Guitar lessons on Zoom?  

> Maybe he got a real job and works in IT?

Put JK in a nice pair of khakis and he'd probably make a good Jake from State Farm.

he's working at pet smart

With the kitties?

Streaming with a virtual tip jar would by my guess.

So many fake Jerries, so few live gigs.

begrudging some one who makes art for a living is lame

irregardless you guys crack me up

 

 

>>>So many fake Jerries

 

still waiting for the all female grateful dead review ala lez zeppelin, iron maidens, helles belles

Not gonna lie, I've listened to this show a few times now. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=27ZzhIfSpHU

Ghosting Rob Eaton's phone calls and walking around puffy chested because he knew Phil and Bobby probably wasn't the best decision. I would bet those DSO guys make a solid $150k a year. 

Has a gig coming up;

imagine getting covid cause you went to a john k show

John had the option to play with Bob Weir and Phil Lesh on the big stage. The lame life decision would have been to say no, I prefer to play in my kick-ass tribute band. I doubt he regrets much.

 

Covid or not, he is always putting his life (and his cats) on the line, for fans like you.

He's had to sell off a significant portion of his vintage Kimono collection.

He's playing for Melvin this Sunday for a Mel Birthday free streaming show. 

kickin' out the short jams

He supposedly played Denver last night at Quixotes True Blue. Don't dislike the guy. He's a Dead Head who got lucky and played with the band members. He's a good guitarist. Never saw him live but don't think he deserves such harsh criticism. At least he's not like Stu Allen or Zac Nugent who go so far as to play replicas of Jerry guitars. 

Now That's a Real wannabe fake Jerry.

Let us never forget..

 

https://www.jambase.com/article/headstash-john-kadlecik-critique

 

On Monday night, guitarist John Kadlecik brought his band to The High Dive in Gainesville, Florida; where apparently he didn’t have a good experience. Kadlecik complained not only about the venue but about opening act Headstash in a since-deleted Facebook post. Headstash took the criticism in stride and wrote a response, which led Kadlecik to apologize for bringing the band into the situation.

Here’s what the former Furthur guitarist wrote in the first since-deleted Facebook post:

blech… bad vibes in Gainesville. I wonder if local authorities/chamber of commerce do their best to keep the dreaded “deadhead gang” down since the tear gas/cancelled show incident in 1994.

At any rate, I would advise touring bands to avoid the High Dive. It is not a “deadhead friendly” venue. No posters up for the show in the venue, the calendar poster had my name spelled wrong with no mention of “band” (an important distinction, since I play solo all over the country as well as with several bands.) This was true last year, as as well, as one fan reminded me after the show.

Also, instead of being allowed to play 2 sets (like every show on this tour) starting at a reasonable Monday night showtime of 8pm for ticket buying fans last night, we were forced to play one set starting at 9:30, with an opening band that, I am sorry guys (and gal), had no business playing through a PA system let alone providing support for a national touring band that can play (and has played) three 2-set nights in a row without repeating songs. **I am someone who believes making music is a human birthright** AND I am all for helping the local scene, AND I am all for deadheads having fun jamming together, but not at the expense of limiting the length of our show for folks who were kind enough to purchase tickets to see us. Or at the expense of representing the highest potential of what Grateful Dead music can be. To Head Stash, I mean no ill will towards you, and I hope you are having fun and encourage you to keep at it, but you are, putting it kindly, not ready for prime-time, and I suspect local clubs take advantage of your willingness to take any gig for peanuts as well as using you to scare off would-be fans from the the whole “Dead-cover/tribute band” scene in general. I apologize if this sounds harsh, but my music teachers (including Bob Weir & Phil Lesh) never pulled any punches or held back honest critiques either. Good luck, but be careful. Hunter S. Thompson’s classic quote about the music biz is sadly, very real.

I enjoyed The Golden Gate Wingmen and thought that they were pretty good. 

Ever since the shows with further at the tower jk steadily declined into a street level musician. Really pretty wild

I blame his management. They signed him up for some really awkward situations

he is a member of Melvin's band

Timpaine saw him at the height of his power

JK continues to be a lightning rod on a drug band message board which is a  shadow of it's former self.

 

 

Why bash John K.  He was a founder of DSO.  Then opportunity arrived:  Further Band.  Who would blame him for taking the leap?  Good guitarist with a feel for the music.  I've always enjoyed seeing JK.  And now with Melvin's JGB John gets to demonstrate his Jerry channeling.  Good for him.  Keep going John and forget about the naysayers.

>>>>> John gets to demonstrate his Jerry channeling

 

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 Jerry channeling<<

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