I remember both. For JFK, I was home and first heard it with my Mom while
listening to the radio.
For Jerry, I was in Oregon visiting a friend. She wasn't a deadhead but she was
a good sober friend so I had some support around. I received a phone call, and
the first words were "Did you hear...?" and I knew. He looked so terrible at the
last few dates on tour...and then we knew about rehab....was just a matter of
time...
It was so ironic for me though. When I was a kid, I ran away on dead tour so my
Mom and stepdad hated the dead. Plus all the DRUGS....
When Jerry died, my stepdad offered to buy me a plane ticket to SF from Oregon
so I could attend the memorial. I decided I couldn't handle all that sadness and
emotional intensity in one place so - I went up to Washington, met another
friend who is a deadhead and we did our own memorial while hiking in the Hohrain
forest on the Olympic peninsular. Later I went to an AA meeting in Oregon and
shared and there were people there like us who understood.
I still miss Jerry.


--- On Sat, 8/9/08, Rob Bertrando <rbbert@...> wrote:

> From: Rob Bertrando <rbbert@...>
> Subject: RE: [thejellyfish] Missing Jerry
> To: thejellyfish@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008, 7:42 PM
> I thought everyone knew where they were when JFK died?
>
> --- Warren Frank <nvrcmgbk@...> wrote:
>
> > What do you mean like losing John F Kennedy? Do you
> > remember where you were
> > when John F Kennedy was assassinated?
> >
> >
> >
> > Regardless, I remember exactly where I was the
> > moment I learned about
> > Jerry's death and the disbelief.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: thejellyfish@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:thejellyfish@yahoogroups.com] On
> > Behalf Of mikobro@...
> > Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 8:43 AM
> > To: WR; kevinnbaynes@...; Drew; Aaron;
> > tracy_mikesell@...;
> > thejellyfish@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [thejellyfish] Missing Jerry
> >
> >
> >
> > So hard to believe he has been gone for 13 years.
> > Many remember where we
> > were when we got the news. This was, in some ways,
> > the equivalent of losing
> > John Kennedy
> >
> > As the years go on, the sound of his music still
> > carries on. There is a
> > whole generation of new people turned on to this
> > music.
> >
> > I had a lot of Jerry in my life. I am gratefu for
> > his presence
> >
> > Thank you Jerry
> >
> > Love
> > Miko
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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