Grateful Dead Tattoos: 2009

GD Tattoo #52 The Bear Came By and I Got On

The Bear Came By and I got on.
Thanks Tammy!

Tattoo artist: Jared - Tattootales, New Milford, CT

I really enjoyed seeing this tattoo tonight.

I was unable to find a New Years Day Other One to share with you, so here's one from my birthday in 1972. Very heavy on Phil in the mix, which is sort of a treat for Other One fans.

http://www.archive.org/details/gd1972-10-21.sbd.pset2.91505.flac16

"That's It For The Other One"

Words and music by Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and Bill Kreutzmann ("That's It For the Other One," composed and written by Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and Bill Kreutzmann.

(culled from Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics)

["Cryptical Envelopment"]

The other day they waited, the sky was dark and faded,
Solemnly they stated, "He has to die, you know he has to die."
All the children learnin', from books that they were burnin',
Every leaf was turnin', to watch him die, you know he had to die.

The summer sun looked down on him,
His mother could but frown on him,
And all the other sound on him,
He had to die, you know he had to die.

["Quodlibet for tenderfeet": Instrumental]

["The Faster We Go The Rounder We Get: aka part 2]

Spanish lady come to me, she lays on me this rose.
It rainbow spirals round and round,
It trembles and explodes
It left a smoking crater of my mind,
I like to blow away.
But the heat came round and busted me
For smilin on a cloudy day

[Chorus]

Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' around, comin' around in a circle
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' around, in a circle,
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' around, in a circle.

Escapin' through the lily fields
I came across an empty space
It trembled and exploded
Left a bus stop in its place
The bus came by and I got on
That's when it all began
There was cowboy Neal
At the wheel
Of a bus to never-ever land

[Chorus]

["We Leave the Castle"]

And when the day had ended, with rainbow colors blended,
Their minds remained unbended,
He had to die, oh, you know he had to die.

GD Tattoo #51 How to make your Day Job "Bearable"

Chris submitted this tattoo located on his left bicep. He says "every day I feel like I'm wearing a tie-dye shirt under my collar and tie." I can relate, as I'm sure many of us can.

Chris had the work done by Juan at Funhouse Tattoos In Vancouver BC.

Thanks Chris!

Many of you know the rumor, "Keep Your Day Job" was removed from rotation by request of the fans. This post is deadicated to all of you hard working heads.

Keep Your Day Job
Maybe you collect or maybe you pay (whether)
Still got to work that eight hour day
Whether you like that job or not
You'd better keep it on ice while you're lining up your long shot

Which is to say, hey hey, keep your day job
Don't give it away, keep your day job, whatever they say
Keep your day job 'till your night job pays.

Steady boys starting that eight day hour
Never underrate that paycheck power
By now you know that the face on your dollar
Got a thumb on its nose and a hand on your collar
With a chance to say, hey hey, keep your day job....

Daddy may drive a V-8 'Vette
Mama may bathe in champagne yet
God bless the child that's got his own stash
Nine to five and a place to crash
which is to say...
Sunday comes forget about work, Ring that bell for whatever it's worth.
If you ask me like I know you won't
I'll tell you what to do what I know that you won't.

Here's the last Day Job, interesting to note that it moves from an encore slot to close the first set for its final performance.

http://www.archive.org/details/gd86-04-04.BeyerM88s.connor.29580.sbeok.flacf

GD Tattoo #50 Dancing Skeleton

This Tattoo was submitted by John and was done by Albert from Lone Wolf in Bellmore, NY. Thanks John!

Why are the Skeletons Dancing? Find out here...

GD Tattoo #49 Side Stealie w Large Lighting Bolt

Right on! User submitted photo #2. Mike sent this in tonight. Damn, That's a lot of lightning!
Tattoo was done by Dan Wulff at Tattoo Faction in North Olmstead, OH.

You just gotta love a tattoo artist named 'Wolf".

Here's a Dire Wolf treat for you, definitely worth a full listen to the whole darned thing!

GD Tattoo #48 Reverse Melt Your Face

Our first unsolicited, reader submitted tattoo. Thanks Brian! This unique reverse melt your face was done by AJ from Totem Tattoo in Shamokin Dam, PA. Looks very nice.

Looking for a tattoo...

http://highvoltagetattoo.com/

I couldn't find any West LA Fadeaway tattoos, so check out Kat's site. Check out West LA Fadeaway at Alpine Valley 1989.

GD Tattoo #47 Blues For Allah Number One

Found Pic, I think it's by Ozzie Perez In Brooklyn. First of a few Blues For Allah

"Blues For Allah"
Words by Robert Hunter; music by Jerry Garcia
Copyright Ice Nine Publishing
Lyrics clipped from The Annotated Grateful Dead

Arabian wind
The Needle's Eye is thin
The Ships of State sail on mirage
but drown in sand
in No-Man's Land
where ALLAH does command

What good is spilling
blood? It will not
grow a thing

"TASTE ETERNITY"
the sword sings Blues for ALLAH
In'sh'ALLAH

They lie where they fall
There's nothing more to say
The desert stars are bright tonight,
let's meet as friends
The flower of Islam
The fruit of Abraham

The thousand stories have
come round to one again
Arabian Night
our gods pursue their fight
What fatal flowers of
darkness spring from
seeds of light

Bird of Paradise - Fly
In white sky
Blues for ALLAH
In'sh'ALLAH

Let's see with our heart
these things our eyes have seen
and know the truth will still lie
somewhere in between

Under eternity
Under eternity
Under eternity
Blue
Bird of Paradise
Fly
In white sky
Under eternity
Blues
for ALLAH
In'sh'ALLAH

And just because, here's a link to the archive listings for Blues For Allah. A few studio recordings in there.

GD Tattoo #46 Luke Walton - Because Bill is cool

{"bill walton smiling on a cloudy day" - keyword search result from google i saw today. Just had to share, one of my favorites!}

Found pic of Luke Walton, Los Angeles Laker Forward and son of Bill Walton - (you know him)! Yeah, the pic sucks for our purposes here, but He does have 4 dancing skeletons on his shoulder. Maybe someone out there knows Luke or Bill and can have them send a better picture.

GD Tattoo #45 Cosmic Charlie how do ya do?

Very nice found tattoo. Dancing Bear with nice detail. Found at BME.com

Cosmic Charlie how do you do? Truckin' in style along the avenue.
Dum de dum de doodley do. Go on home your mama's calling you.
Kalico, Kahlia, come tell me the news.
Calamity's waiting for a way to get to her.
Rosy red and electric blue I bought you a paddle for your paper canoe.

Say you'll come back when you can Whenever your airplane happens to land.
Maybe I'll be back here too It all depends on what's with you.
Hung up waiting for a windy day kite one ice since the first of February.
Mama keeps saying that the wind might blow ,
But standing here I say I just don't know.

New ones comin' as the old ones go,
Everything's moving here but much too slow now,
A little bit quicker and we might have time,
To say "How do you do?" before we're left behind.
Calliope wail like a seaside zoo. The very last Grape inquired about you,
It's really very one or two. The first you wanted, the last I knew.

I just wonder if you shouldn't feel,
Less concerned about the deep unreal.
The very first word is "How do you do?",
The last "Go home your mama's callin' you."

Calling you, calling you, calling you, calling you,
Go on home your mama's calling you.

Here's the first cosmic charlie - kind of raw, but done by Mickey and the Hartbeats

GD Tattoo #44 She lays on me this rose

Found Tattoo, from tattoo now. Credited to Jeff Raiano all star body art

GD Tattoo #43 Well I was Drinking last night with a Biker

This found tattoo is from about.com
Collector: Marc Gegner
Artist: Kelly (Kelli?) Tipton - 2nd Chance Tattoo
Hendersonville, Tennessee

Well I was drinkin' last night with a biker
And I showed him a picture of you
I said, "Pal get to know her, you'll like her!"
Seemed like the least I could do.

Cause when he's chargin' his chopper
Up and down your carpeted halls
You will think me by contrast quite proper
Never mind how I stumble and fall.
Never mind how I stumble and fall.

You imagine me sipping champagne from your boot
For a taste of your elegant pride
I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe
But at least I'm enjoyin' the ride
At least I'm enjoyin' the ride
Yeah, at least I'm enjoyin' the ride
Yeah

Now you're a sweet little softcore pretender
Somehow baby got as hard as it gets
With her black leather cruel-spiked suspenders
Her chair, and her whip, and her pet.

Well we know you're the reincarnation
Of the ravenous Catherine the Great
And we know how you love your ovations
From the Z-rated scenes you create
Yeah, Z-rated scenes you create

You imagine me sipping champagne from your boot
For a taste of your elegant pride
I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe
But at least I'm enjoyin' the ride
at least I'm enjoyin' the ride
Yeah, at least I'm enjoyin' the ride

You analyze me, attempt to despise me
You laugh when I stumble and fall
There may come a day I will dance on your grave
If unable to dance I will crawl across it
Or unable to dance I will crawl
Yeah, if unable to dance I'll crawl
Yeah

You must really consider the circus
It just might be your kind of zoo
I can't think of a place that's more perfect
For a person as perfect as you.

And it's not like I'm leaving you lonely
Cause I wouldn't know where to begin
Well I know that you'll think of me only
When the snakes come marching in
Yeah, when the snakes come marching in

You imagine me sipping champagne from your boot
For a taste of your elegant pride
I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe
But at least I'm enjoying the ride
At least I'm enjoying the ride
Ride, ride, ride-ride
At least I'm enjoying the ride ...

And if you read this far, here's a treat (or torture depending on your POV) . the studio rehearsal of the development of the song, along with some jammage.

GD Tattoo #42 Life, The Universe, and Everything

Great Googly Moogly that's one heck of a tattoo! This one was found over at http://hartfordpartystartersunion.blogspot.com. I'm not sure yet who it belongs to.

GD Tattoo #41 Jerry conjures up some magic

Found tattoo done by Patti Jo - One Eyed Jack's Tattoos

GD Tattoo # 40 For a real good time

Found tattoo, Artist: Jacki Randall

GD Tattoo # 39 Dose Me Jerry

Found tattoo from Rate My Ink, posted by Chris Greenan

GD Tattoo #38 J. Garcia with cross

Found tattoo from Rate My Ink, posted by fantasma
This one is homemade.

GD Tattoo #37 Jerry Garcia in Black and White

Found tattoo from Rate My Ink,Tattoo by Ron Antonick genxtattoos.com

GD Tattoo #36 Melt Your Face right offa your head

Found tattoo from Rate My Ink, posted by skillz.
work done by Fip of Avalon Tattoo in San Diego, California

GD Tattoo #35 I'm Uncle Sam, That's Who I Am...

Found tattoo at Rate My Ink. Uncle Sam and Dancing Terrapins done by Dee Dee Seruga

GD Tattoo #34 Pink Floyd and Rosie Dead

Found at Rate My Ink.

Posted by Sunshine. Here's what she had to say:
"This tattoo is in memory of the love of my life. he passed away in june of 06. i got this on what would of been his 19th birthday, march 17, in 07. its the grateful dead skeleton holding the necklace he got me. wish you were here was our favorite song and we would listen to it all the time. it covers pretty much my whole side.
matthew at freaks is my tattoo artist and hes pretty much the shit man. peace"

Swing by and tell her you like it! (click the pic)

GD Tattoo #33 Tribal Steal Your Face

Found Tattoo from Rate My Ink.

GD Tattoo #32 Steal your Face with wings

Found tattoo from Rate My Ink, posted by Johnnytattoos.

GD Tattoo #31 Bertha AKA Rosie

Found tattoo from Rate My Ink, posted by Johnnytattoos.

GD Tattoo #30 J. Garcia Palm

Found Tattoo from Rate My Ink, posted by Johnnytattoos.

GD Tattoo #29 Melted

Found Tattoo from Rate My Ink.

GD Tattoo #28 Da Bear

Found tattoo on Rate My Ink. Done by Ronnie Walden.

GD Tattoo #27 Purple Space Your Face

Found tattoo from Rate My Ink. Done by rudedogg @rudedogg tattoos pahoa hawaii 8089656669

GD Tattoo #26 Bears on the Belly

Found tattoo from Rate My Ink. Work done by Smiling Buddha Tattoo in Savannah, GA

GD Tattoo #25 Don't Tread On Me

A found tattoo from http://www.tattooartists.org, done by Justin Sane.

GD Tattoo #24 Blue Winterland Rose

A found tattoo from http://www.tattooartists.org, done by Daddy-O.

GD Tattoo #23 The Wolf

The Wolf, done @ Cutthroat Tattoo in Milwaukee.

GD Tattoo #22 Steal Your Face

Steal Your Face, done by the folks at Cutthroat Tattoo in Milwaukee.

GD Tattoo #21 Cosmic Bear

"Artwork done by Shaun Carroll @ HotRodTattoo in blacksburg, va"
Found picture from ratemyink.com, so stop by there and tell the dude (Lee Dye) you like it.

GD Tattoo #20 Cycle Sam leaving the Pyramids

Hey Now!
This amazing tattoo was done by Dave DiGiacomo @ Mystic Eye Tattoos in Turnersville, NJ

GD Tattoo #19 Fresh Jester with Guitar

"Artwork done by Shaun Carroll @ HotRodTattoo in blacksburg, va"
Found picture from ratemyink.com, so stop by there and tell the dude (Lee Dye) you like it.

GD Tattoo #18 Superfly Jerry Bear

This tattoo is by AJ in Truckee, CA. AJ can be contacted through here. I also have a phone number if someone is interested.

GD Tattoo #17 Space your Face & Terrapin

This Space Your Face tattoo is by AJ in Truckee, CA. AJ can be contacted through here. I also have a phone number if someone is interested. The Terrapin was done by a friend of his named Dan, who you MIGHT be able to contact through AJ.

GD Tattoo #16 Liquid Blue Jerry

Above is the painting the artist did, and below is the tattoo based on the painting.

This tattoo is by AJ in Truckee, CA. AJ can be contacted through here. I also have a phone number if someone is interested.

GD Tattoo #15 Fresh Steal Your Face

This tattoo is by AJ in Truckee, CA. AJ can be contacted through here. I also have a phone number if someone is interested.

GD Tattoo #14 Jerry in a Sleeve

This one is a "found" picture, but it's pretty awesome. I'm not sure who it belongs to, but the person is well respected by the folks at furthur.net. You can get a huge close-up of it at their site. If this arm belongs to you, or you know the person, I'd really like to credit it and post it with permission.

By the way, Winter Tour Dates were announced yesterday morning!

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