'An aphorism, properly stamped and molded, has not been "deciphered" when it has simply been read; rather one has then to begin its interpretation, for which is required an art of interpretation.' -- Nietzsche, 'On the Genealogy of Morals'
'An aphorism, properly stamped and molded, has not been "deciphered" when it has simply been read; rather one has then to begin its interpretation, for which is required an art of interpretation.' -- Nietzsche, 'On the Genealogy of Morals'
Grateful Dead: Scarlet Begonias into Fire on the Mountain
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November 6, 2011
Scarlet Begonias into Fire on the Mountain by the Grateful Dead performed on December 27, 1983 in San Francisco, California
It is one of my favourite improvised sequences of music and this is a decent video. Jerry Garcia looks a bit of wreck though. He has lost his "liveliness" on stage and appears to have an unhealthy weight. The heroin is taking its toll? I understand that despite efforts to kick the drug habit during 1985, Garcia collapsed into a diabetic coma in July 1986. It was increasingly becoming a choice between the band or the drugs.
Garcia's physical decline affected the energy of the music and the band chemistry. The "endless tour" would not have helped. Garcia relapsed in 1990.
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