Back when I was young and impressionable, I was a casual fan of the #GratefulDead.

Andrew Hickey, on his wonderful “History of Rock Music in 500 songs” reached the moment when he had to confront the challenge of the Dead.

https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-165-dark-star-by-the-grateful-dead/

The song he chose was “#DarkStar”.

His podcast is usually a half hour long. This one is a highly structured improvisation with a runtime of about four hours, which begins with a précis of the #KurtVonnegut novel *Slaughterhouse Five*, because the only way to tell this story is to take the Tralfamadorian approach to being unstuck in time.

Along the way he picks up the essay about the #CaliforniaIdeology, and ties it into the Dead and the Net.

It’s a work of art.