Grateful Dead Sleep Stories | Watkins Glen, and the Band That Survived the Unsurvivable and more
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Tonight we go to a racetrack in upstate New York in the summer of nineteen seventy-three, for the biggest concert anyone had ever seen, and for the story of the band that walked into it carrying more grief than most bands survive. A slow, calm story made for one thing, helping you fall asleep. Dim the lights, let the day go, and let it carry you off. CHAPTERS 0:00 Macon, the autumn of nineteen seventy-one 6:31 Scar tissue, and Watkins Glen 12:53 Losing Berry Oakley 20:01 Two bands, one mirror 25:57 Cousins, not rivals 32:23 The plan, and the gathering crowd 38:27 Friday, the soundcheck that became a show 45:21 The Dead's mellow afternoon 51:40 The Allmans play four hours 57:34 Musical rulers, for one night 1:03:51 Kreutzmann's favorite memory 1:10:27 Betts and Garcia, trading 1:16:45 The long line to the top 1:23:00 What Watkins Glen proved 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 an hour and a half of true stories from the band, the scene, and the people who lived it. Perfect for insomnia, winding down, long nights, or anyone who loves the Dead and wants to drift off inside the history. If this helped you sleep, following the show is the one thing that keeps them coming. Sweet dreams. TAGS: watkins glen 1973, summer jam, grateful dead watkins glen, allman brothers band, the band, duane allman, berry oakley, dickey betts, brothers and sisters, 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, grateful dead history, deadhead, calm history narration, long sleep story
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