I find myself in Cleveland Ohio for work and my hotel overlooks the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I thought, Perfect! I'll go see Rosebud on Garcia's birthday! I sweated my way down to the lakefront, black t shirt clad, walked in to the lobby of the RRHOF, went down the escalator, looked around... and NO ROSEBUD!!!
I asked someone who worked there and got a mix of John Candy's Vacation "Sorry folks Wallyworld is closed..." line mixed with some corporate speak about no longer being able to honor the contract and keep the guitar where it could be viewed for free, which frankly sounded like they couldn't trust themselves to not start charging people to see it.
Without reverting to bummed out hippy speak, I'll just say that this is a real bummer. Having it in writing that Rosebud had to be kept on display where the public could see it for free was a refreshingly generous gesture in this money grubbing world. jerrygarcia.com lists the RRHOF as the current location of the instrument, so it must be a relatively recent development, it seems like that website is well maintained and up to date. Oh well, maybe next time. I just thought I'd save some other poor sap the trip.
I asked someone who worked there and got a mix of John Candy's Vacation "Sorry folks Wallyworld is closed..." line mixed with some corporate speak about no longer being able to honor the contract and keep the guitar where it could be viewed for free, which frankly sounded like they couldn't trust themselves to not start charging people to see it.
Without reverting to bummed out hippy speak, I'll just say that this is a real bummer. Having it in writing that Rosebud had to be kept on display where the public could see it for free was a refreshingly generous gesture in this money grubbing world. jerrygarcia.com lists the RRHOF as the current location of the instrument, so it must be a relatively recent development, it seems like that website is well maintained and up to date. Oh well, maybe next time. I just thought I'd save some other poor sap the trip.
