Chewie Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 i was reading this essay online and this was in it... "In the 1970s cocaine was a status symbol for aspiring middle-class sophisticates. It was described as a drug without a downside. The Grateful Dead wore spoons around their necks and peddlers worked the crowds selling paraphernalia to their fans." now i know the band members especially jerry loved powder and i've seen people bumpin in the lot but spoons around their necks? wtf? here's the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 quote: www.jewishworldreview.com probably a little biased... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 Also Jerry wasn't a huge fan of that kinda "powder". But the spoon thing has been a symbol of that since the 60's.No big news there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted March 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Esau: Also Jerry wasn't a huge fan of that kinda "powder". But the spoon thing has been a symbol of that since the 60's.No big news there. yeah, yeah i know about the horse...but it started with blow. i get the "spoon symbol" but what i'm asking...has anybody ever seen spoons around jerry, mickey, bill, phill, bob or the godchauxs? gawd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kung Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 A rosedale rastafarian I knew growing up was a rower and had a little oar medallion on her necklace which everyone thought was a coke spoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Chewie: yeah, yeah i know about the horse...but it started with blow. i get the "spoon symbol" but what i'm asking...has anybody ever seen spoons around jerry, mickey, bill, phill, bob or the godchauxs? gawd... No need to get all pissy here,I misunderstood your question,my apologys to you. I've never seen pics of Jerry "chasing the dragon" either,so who knows it maybe true or not also. Whats "gawd" mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatterdemalion Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 quote:Whats "gawd" mean?same thing as "rawk". i'm sure most here are familiar with some audio jerry interviews where you can hear him intermittently taking big sniffs, and then following it up with long rambles to answer the question. well, with or without the marching powder he was always a pretty good speaker i thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Jerry was a rawk gawd??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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