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We were very fortunate to have a a little time in history when LSD was still legal and were able to experiment with drugs just like we were doing with music.

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Jerry Garcia
Age: 53 †
Born: 1942
Born: August 1
Died: 1995
Died: August 9
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What we do is as American as lynch mobs. America has always been a complex place.
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Either you were a hoodlum, or you were a puddle on the sidewalk.
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Run faster, jump higher, reach farther, and you'll always win! live life expecting the worst, hoping for the best, and living for the future! Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.
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