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This virtual reality stuff is the technological equivalent, really, of psychedelics.

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Jerry Garcia
Age: 53 †
Born: 1942
Born: August 1
Died: 1995
Died: August 9
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Film Director
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Musician
Recording Artist
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Singer-Songwriter
San Francisco County
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