The John Maher
@thejohnmaher
Jam Band Aficionado — Grateful Dead/Phish/Goose/Eggy • SF Giants/49ers/Warriors/Sharks • Prostate Cancer Survivor
Remembering that time I saw Jerry on his birthday. #JerryGarcia #JGB
youtube.com/watch?v=aICQ... 39th anniversary of the day I got on the bus! One of the top 5 fondest memories of my life!
Have you ever been deathly ill at a show but you still powered through? That was me OTD in ‘98. I had been taking an assortment of psychedelics for the previous 4 shows and my body just shut down. I laid down on these cold metal bleachers for the entirety of S2. 😵
The second show of my first tour with @vriphish76.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy. The beginning of long and uplifting friendship. Cheers to this run — legendary stuff! 🍻⭕️🐠
While not a lot to celebrate in this country of late, I thought this was a classy display at Utah State. #UtahStateAggies
What bands were you seeing before you discovered the Grateful Dead? Almost exactly one month to the day before my first Dead show. Damn I’m old!
37 years ago today was the first time in my life I was “stubbed down.” The terrace at Irvine is a mile from the stage and I ended up right in Jerry’s lap (about 14 rows back). 😜🎫 #GratefulDead #StubMeDown
OTD 31 years ago, a buddy of mine suggested we go to The City to catch JGB. Unfortunately, it was the last show in the band’s history. 😢 #JGB #JerryGarcia
Production value alone was worth the price of admission. Was it the tightest they’ve ever played? No, but fun was had!
Another masterful performance in Salt Lake City! I would imagine Woah There to join the JOTY discussion and a 570 show bust out of The Stake (Steve Miller) #Eggy