Podcast #44- Conversations with Beth Lavar~ aka ~ ohcannabeth! Plus Extra Guest- Althea!!

This week we get to hear the stories and music from Beth Lavar- or know by  the Twitterworld Dead Community- ohcannabeth!

While we were in touch via Twitter for the past year or so- we really became connected over Dead & Co Couch Tour and a community thread Beth started the day of Blossom – and is going through today!

Beth takes us to Canada when she discovered The Dead – live tapes- and more. She shares her adventure from summer of 1998 when she was drawn to see the “prophet on the burning shore” which led to on a  trip to the West Coat- catching The Other Ones show  at Shoreline sealed the deal. Many adventures- places seen- people met-  they ultimately made it down to Mountain view CA-  of course the show was amazing! Beth and her friend made it back up to British Columbia-  over to Victoria Island – and found herself  where she calls “home” on the West Coast of Canada….

Beth and I talk about being “born again” Deadheads which is a term I love! From our teen years- Beth, myself and so many others have been Dead to the Core- all our adult lives – somewhere along the line while the music and intrinsic qualities that come with being a deadhead remained in place- identifying yourself as a deadhead was not in the forefront of daily lives. Then in 2015 comes Fare Thee Well + social media groups and relationships on line mushrooming – musicians and bands playing music and set lists inspired by The Dead all over the county- add a Owsley worthy dose called Dead and Company tours and we are BACK and Weir are EVERYWHERE-  somewhere at the end of this rainbow is a new generations of deadheads getting on the bus every day- its really all quite extraordinary !

The end of the podcast goes off its beaten path when we end with Let it Grow- it was the right song at the right time. And THEN I connected with Althea- and she tells us upon scrutiny – about why that space was getting hot- along with some additional updates and stories……….

As always- thank you for stopping by & enjoy!

Featured Music~

The Warlocks- Throwing Stones-Good Lovin’- Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VI, October 9, 1989

Grateful Dead-The Eleven-Betty Nelson Organic Raspberry Farm, Sultan, WA, September 2, 1968

Grateful Dead- Estimated Profit- JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA,  July 7, 1989

Grateful Dead- Let It Grow- JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, July 7, 1989