hiya,
we checked out the exhibit while NATO was happening here in chicago
since it seemed like an ideal time to head out of town. the exhibit was
nice, if a bit brief for my tastes. i loved the lyrics, the original
artwork and especially the instruments including 5 of jerry's.... 2
cripes, 2 irwins, and his old travis bean, 2 of bobby's including his
pink modulus and ibanez signature model and one of phil's old six
string modulus basses. the kiosk showed only limited shows, not the
entire database and it fancied up the interface. while we were there i
only saw a few folks step up and actually try to use it. there is a new
beatles exhibit scheduled to open there in a few weeks, so if you
haven't had a chance to visit, wait a few weeks and you'll have another
reason to do so. FWIW, we got there when the museum opened at 10 and
headed directly up to the 5th floor to catch the dead exhibit before
the place got crowded; which it did around 11:30 with quite a few tour
groups showing up. luckily, we were done seeing everything by 1 and
managed to boogie before it really got jammed up. i would definitely
recommend arriving early and heading for the dead exhibit before the
place gets too packed because the upper floors are physically a lot
smaller than the others and it can get pretty crowded. well worth the
visit & i'm sure we will revisit the exhibit before it closes. steve
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2012 11:17:31 -0400
From: Charlie Westerink <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Grateful Dead Kiosk for Rock Hall
I was actually there yesterday, and the exhibit was awesome! The
kiosk,
however, seemed to have nothing more to offer than a quick search of
setlists.net and the archive could provide. In my opinion the
highlights
of the exhibit were the original documents- lyric sheets, recording
and
performance contracts, paintings (cats under the stars, without a net,
etc.), and the collection of instruments. They also have Uncle Bobo's
"father time" robe, Jerry's "Captain Trips" costume, Donna's dress,
etc.
etc...
