Musings on the Most Ridiculous Band I Can't Stop Listening To

Jean Genie

phil back stealie jacketMy friend Ricky Gross from high school had a Dead jean jacket, and on the back was a full-color, hand-painted, bug-eyed Skeleton Man Playing Violin.

Why was Ricky Gross’ Dead jean jacket better than an actual Grateful Dead’s Dead jean jacket?

(Ricky Gross was also notable for being The Kid That Masturbated In Class That One Time and The First One From Our Class To Die (MGD, Nissan.).)

32 Comments

  1. laufvergnügen

    Yea, Ricky Gross’ dad’s jacket sounds way radder than Phil’s.

  2. Robin Russell

    “Better” is an interesting concept when considering jean jackets.

  3. Dawn

    could you contact the mother of ricky gross and after making the proper noises about how sad his loss is/was, ask her about that jacket? or at least about getting a picture of it?

  4. maggiemay

    Fucking kids masturbating in class. Flashbacks to 8th grade when kids played short, barely noticeable snippets from porn on full blast in the middle of class when we had a substitute.

    • tor_haxson

      We could use an 8’th grade perspective around here. Do you have siblings?

      • maggiemay

        Why yes. An older brother and a younger sister, who’s actually in 8th grade.

  5. joni begonias

    what’s an MGD? i had an MGB.

  6. Sir Luther Von Baconson

    was it in Geography? Australian Sheep Stations are hot, make anyone rattle off a batch.

    RIP Ricky

      • Sir Luther Von Baconson

        i pay $50 to get my hair like that

      • spencer

        I would pay 50 bucks to see that

      • spencer

        Receiving not reviewing.

    • Sir Luther Von Baconson

      i will be appearing as Annie, Al Iafrate as Daddy Warlocks, at the Rick Vaive Dinner Theatre in Lakefield.

      • spencer

        You will be reviewing your order of Canada in the mail. That was a thing of beauty

      • Sir Luther Von Baconson

        Sobey’s gift card come with that?

      • spencer

        Consumers Distributing gift card, 12 pack of OV stubbies (9 now), 2 tickets to Raveen the Impossibilist at the O’Keefe Centre.

        • thoughtsonthedead

          Do not make me come up there. I swear to you that I will turn this continent around.

      • spencer

        Sorry, it’s like a disease

      • Sir Luther Von Baconson

        we need counseling…….can we make this after the Ian Turnbull Pro-Am in Tweed? Lanny, Sitt, & Shackie’re gonna be there. staying at the Miss Diana Motorcourt. we’ll drink all Palmie’s Golden, then shave his nutsack/taint. stake him to the 18th green.

  7. tor_haxson

    Phil and Chris Robinson tonight at Central Park, 5:00 PM start.

    I work till 7 but will be searching for a stream, that combination is to my ears a pleasing one.

  8. paisley

    It wuz better ‘cuz he wasn’t yer grampa’s age, man.

  9. toomanyroads

    Like my patch better than Phil’s patch. Embroidered it senior year in high school. Never finished the pot leafs, the harp is unstrung. The only thing i still possess from 41 years ago.

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    • toomanyroads

      Well, it’s a great Skull & Roses if I can ever figure out how to post a picture from Flickr

      • toomanyroads

        https://flic.kr/p/xLYgnH

      • toomanyroads

        There it is.

      • toomanyroads

        2-1/2″ actually and I was drunk. When I cut it out to put on to a jacket I can fit in to maybe I’ll center it, maybe I’ll stick with tradition.

        Actually, winding vines were supposed to go in that space but, like the pot leafs, that fell by the wayside.

        • thoughtsonthedead

          You have to leave it crooked. That’s the right way now.

      • spencer

        That is sweet!! Nicely done

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