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re: "A RIVER OF BOOZE... Inside one college town’s uneasy embrace of drinking"...
Posted on 12/12/14 at 8:43 pm to Peter Buck
Posted on 12/12/14 at 8:43 pm to Peter Buck
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Ok, I am going to let you hold on to the belief that playing Greatful Dead covers at Frat Parties was considered on the same level as original music..
That's not my belief though. Just giving credit where credit is due....
How many bands have made a lucrative multi-decade career like WSP did without the benefit of radio or MTV or whatever? And without having to work on the side at Best Buy?
Success is against the hipster code though, isn't it?
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Posted on 12/12/14 at 8:53 pm to Jefferson Dawg
They took full advantage of a scene that already existed and were given a massive opportunity when the dead dude died. If the Greatful Dead stayed alive and in tact another 10 years, they would not have had near the success. I think even they would admit that...
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