Findings

RIP Bobby Weir

I took this vid up in Sisters, OR at Hoodoo on Sep 10 2022. Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros were doing a benefit concert for Oregon Adaptive Sports.

This was my first time seeing any member of the Grateful Dead live. I could probably go on and on about the show and how I "discovered" them but won't. I'll just leave this little 30 sec clip that captures a little jam.

A one of a kind moment (which there were many at this show) that's a great example of a ton of things but 2 off the top of my head: Bobby still has got the fire in him and live, improvised music is peak human. I chase these types of moments.

Thanks Bobby for letting me catch this one.

The Setlist:

Set 1

The Music Never Stopped (Grateful Dead cover)

Easy Answers (Rob Wasserman cover → The Music Never Stopped reprise)

When I Paint My Masterpiece (Bob Dylan cover)

El Paso (Marty Robbins cover)

She Knows What I'm Thinkin' (Bob Weir)

Friend of the Devil (Grateful Dead cover)

Lost Sailor (Grateful Dead cover)

Saint of Circumstance (Grateful Dead cover)

Set 2

The Winners (Weir & Wasserman cover)

Me and Bobby McGee (Kris Kristofferson cover)

Cassidy (Bob Weir)

New Speedway Boogie (Grateful Dead cover)

Fever (Eddie Cooley cover)

Dark Star (Grateful Dead cover)

The Other One (Grateful Dead cover)

Standing on the Moon (Grateful Dead cover)

One More Saturday Night (Bob Weir)

Encore

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sometimes I have no desires: not having the desire to work, to consume. I instead, just be. then, by the wisdom of the tao, i would be at peace. but when i feel these moments of non desire, i feel guilty. like i'm not contributing to society, to the economy. i feel guilty for not being a cog in this machine.

if i have enough, and i most certainly do, why do i have the desires? are all desires bad? probably the ones outside of my control. the desires of making and creating are good. the desires of greed for ego boosting and status is bad.

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if nobody in the world had desires, we would indeed be at peace. all of our desires compound upon each other. chain reactions. thats why the world is so complex.

i think about "simpletons". not in the know of the latest trends, probably not making 6-figures. just putzing around, content with what they have. people look down on them and think why aren't they more ambitious? why aren't they trying to make a dent in the universe? these people dont want or need more, more, more.

if people dont have the same desires, conflict arises. this is why communication is so important. it creates, at least for a moment, peace.

White: Blocks distractions and aids sleep

Brown: Low frequencies for wind down and sleep

Green:  Tames anxiety and masks outside sounds

Black: Infrasonic for deepest relaxation

Violet: Masks tinnitus and calms the mind

Blue: Sharpens the mind for complex tasks

Gray: Consistent and soothing for all occasions