end of an era

The final nail in the coffin of the Sixties was driven home recently when Grateful Dead Merchandising, the group that handles official products for the band and is overseen by its surviving members (Namely, Jerry Garcia's ex-wife) pulled over 3,000 live shows from the online music database Archive.org. Considering that the Dead allowed fans to tape and trade their music for over thirty-years, this move seems a bit greedy and pointless. Indeed, when you get confused, just listen to the music play..