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45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust
#21211387 - 02/01/15 02:52 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust
Apparently not every kind of decadent behavior is accepted in New Orleans. In the early morning of Jan. 31, 1970, the Grateful Dead was involved in a drug raid, an incident that they referenced in their classic song, ‘Truckin.’’ The Dead, with Fleetwod Mac as openers, had just played the first of two nights at the Warehouse, a brand-new ballroom, when they returned to their Bourbon Street hotel to find the police waiting for them, having already searched their rooms. “The cops made it extra heavy for us, too,” manager Lenny Hart, the father of drummer Mickey Hart, told Rolling Stone. “They detained the band, handcuffed them all together and lined them up in front of the building for press photos. The cops were enjoying it, just getting their own thing on.” The bust was expected. A few weeks earlier, the band’s friends in the Jefferson Airplane had suffered the same fate. And when the Dead arrived in the Crescent City earlier that day, they were told there could be problems — first at the airport, when they were given the name of an attorney in case something happened. Later, at the hotel, Jerry Garcia was tipped off that it was coming. For all of New Orleans’ well-earned reputation as an anything-goes city, at the time it was a bit suspicious of the hippie movement. “New Orleans police seem to fear that their good town will become the next Haight-Ashbury, and maybe they feel that way with some reason,” the article said. “The fact is, New Orleans is starting to burst out. Head shops and boutiques are springing up all over, and there’s a lot of long hair walking the streets.” Nineteen members of the group’s touring party were arrested. This included their famous chemist, Owsley Stanley, who was described as a “technician,” their roadie Laurence “Ram Rod” Shurtliff, their “spiritual advisor,” a 26-year old woman going by the name of “Summer Wind” and a handful of locals who returned to the hotel with them. Only keyboardists Ron “Pigpen” McKernan and Tom Constanten — both of whom abstained from illegal drugs — remained free. Hart negotiated a bail of $37,500 — the band’s take at the gig — for the entire crew, who spent eight hours in jail. However, the Dead didn’t split town upon their release. They not only played the second night at the Warehouse, but added a third show, which raised money for both their legal defense and others bands who found themselves in a similar situation.
However, this turned out to be the last straw for Constanten, who had felt increasingly shut out of the band. He and the band mutually parted ways immediately after the bust. While most of the charges were eventually dropped, the incident has lived on in their music. Nine months later, the group released ‘Truckin,’’ whose lyrics famously reference the arrest: ‘Busted, down on Bourbon Street / Set up, like a bowlin’ pin / Knocked down, it gets to wearin’ thin / They just won’t let you be, no.”
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/grateful-dead-truckin-drug-bust/
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: Cognitive_Shift]
#21211622 - 02/01/15 03:38 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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hmm, interesting
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: Sheekle]
#21212505 - 02/01/15 05:55 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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"Livin on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine."
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: Mental Taco]
#21212511 - 02/01/15 05:57 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Who's The Grateful Dead?
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BlueIndian
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: larry.fisherman]
#21212632 - 02/01/15 06:24 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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XLCaps said: Who's The Grateful Dead? 
Are you serious?
Yeah that band that just had 350K requests for mail order tix and there are only about 180K available? What a field day for the heat....
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: BlueIndian]
#21212883 - 02/01/15 07:06 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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That's The Dead. He wanted to know who The Grateful Dead are. I'm curious as well. Never heard of them.
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: BlueIndian]
#21212896 - 02/01/15 07:09 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Towns going to be over run
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: whitelights]
#21212914 - 02/01/15 07:12 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Overrun with wooks. Chicago is already overrun. imagine what the lot is gonna be like.
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: D.M.T]
#21213023 - 02/01/15 07:36 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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The whole town is going to be lot! I have at least 20 friends who said theyre packing there car and going weather they find tickets or not, and im sure im not friends with all the people saying that.
-------------------- its that bitter-sweet-sour, electric-smooth-twang. everything you ever have, are. or will feel along with every emotion, joy, hate, love, fear or aspiration burning down your nerves and into the fabric of your place in this existence at ten thousand degrees above and below zero will you find yourself wondering if you've been dead or alive this whole time. being born over and over only to die over and over hoping the wheel stops in the same place it started when you spun it, and when it finally does and you can step back and take a nice deep breath you realize how beautiful life is, remember, wake up to the most beautiful day of your life every single day, its just the way.
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: D.M.T]
#21213035 - 02/01/15 07:39 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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who / where is "Summer Wind" nowadays?
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: larry.fisherman]
#21213175 - 02/01/15 08:13 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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XLCaps said: Who's The Grateful Dead? 
I think they were a punk band from Russia or somewhere in Eastern Europe.
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Synapse Trap
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#21213433 - 02/01/15 08:49 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Naw, that would be Pussy Riot
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: Mental Taco]
#21213461 - 02/01/15 08:53 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Mental Taco said: "Livin on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine."
All a friend can say is aint it a shame
So what exactly were they busted with? Did they ever get charged?
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: sh4d0ws]
#21214641 - 02/02/15 04:20 AM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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I thought you guys would like this Not a big fan of the dead in fact the only song I would actually turn to on my playlist is that fire on the mountain song. Listened to it on my first acid trip when I was 16. It will always be associated with that great time with friends.
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: Cognitive_Shift]
#21215030 - 02/02/15 08:28 AM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Thank you for the history.... I'm going to check this song out knowing the inspiration it originates from.
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: tacodude]
#21215328 - 02/02/15 09:41 AM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Nice to see a bit of history happened in the town I live in. Now there is headshops with Grateful Dead posters everywhere. We've come along way but we still have a long way to go.
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: highonlifeanddrugs]
#21216041 - 02/02/15 01:00 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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highonlifeanddrugs said: We've come along way but we still have a long way to go.
QFT Don't we all
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Re: 45 Years Ago: The Grateful Dead’s Infamous ‘Truckin’’ Drug Bust [Re: tacodude]
#21216308 - 02/02/15 02:12 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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It would still be The Grateful Dead if Jerry's ex wasn't so selfish with the name. It's going to be madness in July...hope I get there. They could easily add more dates and locations and sell out every show. Really hoping they dew!
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