Grateful Dead Sleep Stories | Bill Walton, the NBA Champion Who Never Stopped Going to Grateful Dead Shows and more
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Show by GD Sleep Strories
Tonight, one very tall man at the back of the room: Bill Walton, the redheaded kid from La Mesa who won championships at UCLA, in Portland and in Boston, and spent the rest of his life at Grateful Dead shows with both arms in the air. John Wooden and the locker room after the Dead played Pauley Pavilion, the photo of him drumming in Egypt with his foot in a cast, the night the Celtics rode to a show in limousines, the after-dinner drumming with Mickey Hart, and the New Year's Eve broadcast that started his second career. Nobody can quite agree which night was his first. A long, calm story for a long night. CHAPTERS 0:00 Settle in 1:35 The first show 6:35 A kitchen in La Mesa 11:47 Coach Wooden and the locker room 16:46 The Dead at Pauley Pavilion 21:46 The space behind him 26:30 The young radical 31:38 Rain on the Coliseum 36:45 The championship season 41:40 A cast in Egypt 46:36 The man on the box 51:34 Drums after dinner 56:42 A wedding in Comptche 1:01:48 Bob Weir and Father Time 1:06:56 Watching Jerry 1:11:56 The Rex Foundation 1:16:56 New Year's Eve on the air 1:22:08 A Dead shirt in Boston 1:27:10 Limousines to the show 1:32:24 Crutches against the rail 1:37:10 Men Are Made in the Paint 1:42:28 The broadcaster's playlist 1:47:47 Why always the Dead 1:52:59 A blanket on the lawn 1:58:11 The luckiest guy 2:03:11 Drifting off The Shakedown Archives Sleep Stories are long, calm, spoken-word journeys through the real history of the Grateful Dead, made to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. No jarring music, no ads breaking the spell, no bright screen. Just a quiet voice and two hours of true stories from the band, the scene, and the people who lived it. Perfect for insomnia, winding down, long nights, travel, or anyone who loves the Dead and wants to drift off inside the history. Dim the lights, get comfortable, and let it carry you off. If this helped you sleep, following the show is the one thing that keeps them coming. Sweet dreams. TAGS: bill walton, bill walton grateful dead, biggest deadhead, ucla basketball, john wooden, pauley pavilion, portland trail blazers, boston celtics, larry bird, mickey hart, bill kreutzmann, bob weir, rex foundation, father time, grateful dead sleep story, sleep story, sleep stories for adults, history for sleep, fall asleep fast, bedtime story for grown ups, boring history for sleep, calm history narration, long sleep story, stories to fall asleep to, insomnia sleep story, grateful dead history, deadhead
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