Today is Jerry Garcia's 70th birthday. The head of The Grateful Dead, The Dead Heads, a primetime player in The Merry Pranksters, and brilliant business man - Jerry's uncompromising stance on authenticity is legendary. He never sold out.
Though I never met him, the spirit of Jerry's generosity was all around me as my first job in music allowed me many evenings hanging out with Ken Kesey, one of Jerry's best friends.
This is definitely a man to take as an example for doing good business and being a real person to his group's fans
