GD Merch jumps the shark
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When you're shilling $350 boxes of chocolates...
and you're describing them like this...
"A curated collection of chocolates and crystals infused, quite literally, with the healing energy of the earth. The chocolate sits above the crystals as the human body is supported by the chakras. As you experience it, a sensation of balance will come over you and the freedom of flow will come."
it's time to stop pretending that this about anything but sucking as much money out of your fan base as you can. Perhaps they can have a booth set up at Playing in the Sand.
https://www.vosgeschocolate.com/pages/grateful-dead?eml=2020January10/48...
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Any mushroom delights?
Any mushroom delights?
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Thom and his fellow Deadheads
Thom and his fellow Deadheads took drugs and came up with some funny ideas. Now they have a Trump economy to prove they made all the right decisions.
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For a conservative, Thom, you
For a conservative, Thom, you sure do have issues with supply and demand economics. Who the fuck cares if they are peddling that crap? If people want to buy it, good for them. I'm not buying it, nor am I paying $400 for VIP tickets.
When Thom's misplaced sentimentality of Deadhead ethics clashes with conservative economics, this is the thread we get.
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Sushi and Comet O’ Papa!
Sushi and Comet O’ Papa!
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While an improvement over the
While an improvement over the old parking lot cream cheese and cucumber sandwiches, I preferred the post gig Bill Graham apples......
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Candyman ain't got no friends
Candyman ain't got no friends.
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Thom supports white
Thom supports white nationalism and believes there are 'good' guys on both sides. Slacker just never saw Jerry. Haha
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Gibby Haynes wrote a book. We
Gibby Haynes wrote a book. We're going to see him next week.
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The shark was jumped with
The shark was jumped with golf balls, maa-aan.
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"For a conservative, Thom,
"For a conservative, Thom, you sure do have issues with supply and demand economics"
My only issue is with the denigration of a once great band as it's brand is turned into a cheap marketing gimmick that is meant to appeal to people with more money than sense. But then that's what Dead&Co is all about so I should stop having any expectations that this won't happen.
If you want to spend $350 on a box of chocolates because it has a Grateful Dead theme, and you actually believe that they contain "crystals infused, quite literally, with the healing energy of the earth", go for it. I applaud the ability of the folks producing this product to spot the suckers and separate them from their money. (Again, Dead$Co). But I weep when I think of how far from the original vision this has gone.
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Pretty sure Bob and the boys
Pretty sure Bob and the boys don't care about groovy chocolates and hetty crystals.
But they do care about the $$$.
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https://shop.donaldjtrump.com
https://shop.donaldjtrump.com/
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Tim
This is what I wear when I am
This is what I wear when I am jumping sharks........
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There is a lot of tasteless
There is a lot of tasteless and cheesy crap out there
it is kinda embarrassing / sad but if folks want to buy it, to each their own
there is also some nice art, just picked up a wood n abalone cats under stars pendant and recently had some GD and DNB stained glass and clothing made
I have soo much GD art and artifacts it is silly
including some made in China. And some real stuff worn by / used by / signed by the boys and some truly fine art
LOTS of posters
I am a hoarder and somewhat materialistic ....prob have 300 dead tees too ....
( the year Jerry died I had two packages arrive each week for a year.. part of grieving...)
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>> I applaud the ability of
>> I applaud the ability of the folks producing this product
Do you really? You did start a thread complaining about it..
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I support everything that
I support everything that Thom has shared in this thread.
Nobody is being forced to purchase this product and yet it's kind of a sad state of affairs...
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Like it or not, Thom, DeadCo
Like it or not, Thom, DeadCo brings great joy to hundreds of thousands of people, and their ticket prices are quite affordable. The overpriced chocolates have nothing to do with DeadCo. GDP is a money maker, and has been since forever. Too bad if it waters down the false idealism that you hold for all things Dead.
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corporatism uber alles....uh
corporatism uber alles....uh wait, unless it's my favorite band!
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They're totalitarians. what
They're totalitarians. what did you expect?
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As long as I don't have to
As long as I don't have to scratch them.
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If Jerry himself didn't give
If Jerry himself didn't give a shit about crass commercialism with those dumbass ties, why should anyone else?
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A nice Garcia quote:
A nice Garcia quote:
"Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke. I can sell anything, even my ass, if I want."
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Take a couple tokes of Garcia
Take a couple tokes of Garcia Ganja and relax, then a strong cup of Garcia Joe to get going again....
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WWJD?
WWJD?
Take a couple tokes of Garcia Persian and relax, then a strong snort of Garcia Coca to get going again....