Fun_People Archive
25 Sep
Jerry Garcia, gratefully dead in the Afterlife

Date: Mon, 25 Sep 95 12:35:01 -0700
From: Peter Langston <psl>
To: Fun_People
Subject: Jerry Garcia, gratefully dead in the Afterlife

Forwarded-by: George Osner <gosner@ainet.com>
From: rec.music.makers.songwriter

Jerry Garcia dies. He wakes up in a white room surrounded by every 

conceivable musical instrument. Guitars, drums, pianos, trumpets. 

Everything. Just then a door opens. Jimi Hendrix walks in and picks up a 

guitar. Charlie Parker comes in and grabs a sax. Jaco Pastorius grabs a 

bass, etc., etc.

Jerry says, "Wow, there really is a rock and roll Heaven, and I'm going to 

jam with the band!"

Jimi Hendrix leans over and says, "Heaven?"

Just then another door opens. Karen Carpenter walks in, sits behind a 

drum kit, and says, "OK everybody, 'Close to you'. One...two..."

© 1995 Peter Langston