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We've been trying to sell out for years, nobody's buying!

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Jerry Garcia
Age: 53 †
Born: 1942
Born: August 1
Died: 1995
Died: August 9
Banjoist
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Film Director
Guitarist
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Recording Artist
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Singer-Songwriter
San Francisco County
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I am not a keyboard person. The mouse is better.
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If the thunder don't get ya then the lightning will.
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With the recognition comes additional responsibility, because then we're no longer a one-shot. We're now part of the environment.
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