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  • un-brokenchain
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    Yeah hey, one might guess
    Yeah hey, one might guess love for the music starts with love for the folk that dawn the gearall started for me and seeing the kind folks at the Renaissance festival in St Petersburg at 13 then there was some motivation to get a closer look at the scene, which doesn't seem to be the case in Japan, just a huuugge costume party. Ok ok ok, they have no chance to take a closer look as we all did, but it's so funny to see it all masqueraded about like "i" got the hippy look better than you do. weird but can understand considering the circumstances. maybe there is something to learned from all of it, clothes are like costumes or signposts to identify oneself for many but here its just vaudeville, as for head shop playing spears, could be a joke on us? what do you think?
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    That is funny
    I've been frequently amused by the gaffes induced by language transliteration. Read the documentation that comes with Chinese motherboards sometime, usually good for a couple of whoppers. But I hadn't considered the parallel potential of cultural transliteration, and I think that's what may be going on in this case. Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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    hahahaha
    A head shop playing Britney Spears!
  • un-brokenchain
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    That video is Japanese-
    That video is Japanese- written katakana. Sweet band never heard of them. There are so many cover bands here and abouts. I met a cat recently decked out in GD tie dye a japanese brother, but he had no idea about the band. In Japan, costume is kind of a fashion statement apparently. I went to a "head shop" in Osaka recently and the store was playing brytanny spears. All abouts were Japanese hippies dawning the ethnic gear. I met this dude with dreads and a Bob shirt and asked him here, "dude do you know where i can score some..." He was totally oblivious. I wonder why they like to dress in such attire, when they have no clue about the scene. Totally baffling. There is nothing happening here but zen temples and sushi. But it's cool.
  • marye
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    I don't know about that...
    but Nara is a lovely spot as I recall from my visit to Japan many years ago. Welcome!
  • un-brokenchain
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    Any heads about in Nara?
    Any heads about in Nara?
  • un-brokenchain
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    That youtube is in Katakana,
    That youtube is in Katakana, must have been a Japanese poster
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    The Dalai Lama...
    ... is giving a teaching in the high Himalaya on the Tibetan border near Bhutan. It is drawing tens of thousands of people in that region and beyond. The Chinese are having their usual conniption fit about HHDL. Long live the Dalai Lama! Free Tibet! Rangzen!
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    hey now!!!
    Loving it!! they still sell the whip cream cartridges here (8 packs) so i have my trusty whip cream canister with me tonight working and listening to RFK 92..... gin and tonics and a little N2o, its friday!!! how
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    peace.
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If you're a Deadhead in Asia, here's your new clubhouse... Welcome, and make yourselves at home!
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Good morning rockers!!!! As many of you may or may not know, I am a bit of a “1971 Dead fanatic”. I have taken on a slightly ambitious project, documenting all 1971 Dead shows, the end result of which I hope will combine numerous “facts/factoids” about shows with recollections of folks who actually attended Dead shows in 1971. In order to accomplish this, I need the help of the Dead fan community. ALL contributions will be properly and specifically credited. If you attended ANY shows in 1971 and have ANY recollections to share, PLEASE consider participating. Please PM me for details. While of course I’m happy to hear from anybody who attended “classic 71 shows” such as Port Chester, Fillmore East, Harding Theater, Felt Forum, etc., I’m particularly interested in hearing from folks who may have attended lesser known, “out of the way” shows, such as: 1/21/71 Davis 1/22/71 Lane Community College 3/5/71 Oakland 4/14/71 Bucknell 4/18/71 Cortland 6/21/71 Chateau d’Herouville 8/4/71 Terminal Island 10/19/71 Northrop Auditorium 11/11/71 Atlanta 11/17/71 Albuquerque In addition, if ANYBODY out there has “paper ephemera” related to 1971 shows, Please consider participating. I’m looking especially for: Newspaper/print media articles Show posters/handbills Ticket stubs Photographs Thanks in advance to all who participate and contribute! Rock on, Doc Gillespie
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Greetings from KL. Four years in and as far as deadheads go feel like a stranger, there just an't any in this town who I've met. Live music scene is very quiet too, nothing like Jakarta or Beijing! If you're passing through or staying for a while PM me.
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Wow, a thread for Asian people... I'm from India! :D
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Somebody play Grateful dead 's songs
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Well, it's been 7 years since I wrote this initial post looking for deadheads to hang with in Nagoya, Japan. While I've enjoyed venturing to such places as the Oshino Dead Festival near Mt Fuji in 2013, Yukotopia a few times( Hi Kuma) and the Happy Farm Music Festival near Nagano in 2016, I've been looking for someone I kind spend time with on weekends listening to tunes and exploring the area. Still hoping this can happen.

Dude, are you still in Nagoya? The whole current scene has turned me into even more of a recluse than I already was, but just so ya know, you ain't the only one. There are quite a few Japanese heads around this area, but it may not be so good for your visa status to get too close. :P

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Any Deadheads in Mongolia?

Long-time Asia expat, recently relocated from China to Ulaanbaatar.

Would love to connect with some people here. Feel free to DM.

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Hello,

My name in Kenjiro and I am a deadhead skier and musician living in Lake Tahoe.

A group of local Lake Tahoe Deadhead skiers and snowboard riders are coming to Japan with our guitars this winter (February or March) with hopes of meeting other deadhead Skiers and Riders in Japan. We want to ski, ride and play Grateful Dead songs with Japanese skiers and riders.

If you or anyone in your group is interested in joining, we would warmly welcome you.

If you know anyone else interested or can help us with meeting other deadheads in Japan, we would be very grateful.

We look forward to your reply.

Thank you,
Kenjiro "Willy" Green 
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I go to Taiwan a lot and would love to meet up with other Dead fans who have bands or know of other fans in Taiwan .