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LuckyCharms

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Thu Dec 19, 2024, 08:36 PM
Dec 2024

Phil Lesh passed away recently. He was the 84 year old former bass player for the Grateful Dead.

I've been to around 100 Dead shows in my life, and my spouse has been to probably over a dozen of them with me. Mr. Lesh meant a lot to both of us.

I first read the news of his passing here on DU. I immediately burst into tears, and told my wife, and then she burst into tears. We were both weepy all day.

On Reddit, there is a sub-reddit called "dead head circle jerk".

This subreddit is basically for people to insult the Grateful Dead. The responses in that forum are from fans of the band who are either really baked, or tripping their faces off.

Shortly after Lesh's passing, I was reading that subreddit.

A question was posed: What do you guys do when you are having a bad trip at a Grateful Dead show?

The first answer was "I close my eyes and imagine Phil Lesh making love to my wife".

Well, that wouldn't be funny to anyone else, but it tickled me, and it did the same to my spouse. The tears turned to hysterical laughter for a few hours.

We still laugh about that one stupid statement, considering the circumstances and the probable state of mind of whomever typed that response out...it was just so ridiculously absurd that we had to laugh.

Laughter is healing...I laugh freely and without fear of how silly I might look.

I also experience this type of laughter when speaking to a friend of mine. It's what keeps me relatively sane. That's why I appreciated your OP...it's something that is not talked about much, but I truly believe that uncontrolled laughter extends your life span.

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I enjoyed reading this! LuckyCharms Dec 2024 #1
Awww, TY. I could feel the laughter even remembering this like 55 years later! electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #3
You know, laughter is a gift. LuckyCharms Dec 2024 #4
Wow, you could feel sorry for those types of personalties! (depending)... electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #6
Here's the most recent one... LuckyCharms Dec 2024 #9
Oh, that's funny. I love your line... electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #18
I recall laughing so hard... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #10
Haha! That happened to me at college. LuckyCharms Dec 2024 #11
Very similar... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #13
Same here. Daily! LuckyCharms Dec 2024 #14
Doesn't bother me at all... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #15
"Catch up time" ! 😄👍 electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #20
Holy crackers! That's crazeee! Yikes! electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #19
I have an... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #21
Woah! electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #22
Neither do I Shellback Squid Dec 2024 #2
My older brother was 6'11" Marthe48 Dec 2024 #5
Ha! That -is- funny. He probably felt insulted! Ty electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #7
Why way back in 74 I laughed so hard I pulled muscles in my side 303squadron Dec 2024 #8
Great story-love Steve Martin. Boomerproud Dec 2024 #16
I try to... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #12
Good for you. I may not have the stomach hurting variety except very rarely, but I do laugh a lot! Thankfully. electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #17
Yeah my daugher and i were sitting in the backyard having a beer and Figarosmom Dec 2024 #23
Your Welcome! OldBaldy1701E Dec 2024 #24
Holy Hell! OldBaldy1701E Dec 2024 #25
George Carlin Concert at college Captain Zero Dec 2024 #26
Hahahaaa! electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #27
A couple of weeks or so after the election, a friend and I found ourselves laughing until... 3catwoman3 Dec 2024 #28
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