"The Tragic Consequences of Strict Drug Policies: Remembering Lee Sun-kyun"

Larry Michigan, starts off by wishing everyone a happy new year and reminiscing about the Grateful Dead's legendary New Year's Eve shows. He decides to feature songs from the Grateful Dead's New Year's Eve show in 1981 at the Oakland Coliseum. Larry describes the chaotic countdown and the band's energetic performance at midnight. He also pays tribute to John Cutler, a Grateful Dead sound technician and producer who recently passed away. Larry discusses the strict anti-drug policies in South Korea and the tragic death of Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, who was subjected to relentless media scrutiny for his alleged marijuana use. He criticizes the punitive approach to drug abuse and emphasizes the need for rehabilitation rather than punishment. Larry also predicts that the University of Michigan's football team will win their game against the University of Alabama in the Rose Bowl based on his "Deadhead Cannabis System." The episode concludes with a discussion of the Grateful Dead's performance of "Dark Star" at the New Year's Eve show and the significance of the song's rarity.

Timestamp Chapters:

00:00:36 - Introduction and New Year's Eve celebration

00:04:22 - Featuring songs from the Grateful Dead's New Year's Eve show of 1981

00:05:52 - Discussion on the song "Iko Iko" and the energy of a Dead New Year's Eve show

00:33:48 - Tragic story of Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun and the strict anti-drug policies in South Korea

00:38:00 - Predicting the winner of the Michigan vs. Alabama football game using the Deadhead Cannabis System

00:42:00 - The encore set featuring Dark Star and other songs

Note: The timestamps are approximate and may vary slightly when listening to the actual podcast episode.

Grateful Dead

December 31, 1981

Oakland Coliseum

Grateful Dead Live at Oakland Auditorium on 1981-12-31 : Free Borrow & Streaming : Internet Archive

• *With Joan Baez **With Matt Kelly ***With John Cipollina. Bill Graham flies in on a joint - also: NRPS - only "Banks Of The Ohio" - final "Bobby McGee" - final "Bye Bye Love" - final "Children Of The 80s" - last "Dark Star": 01-20-79 [232] - final "Lucifer's Eyes"

INTRO:                    NYE Countdown

                                Track No. 20

                                6:35 – 7:35

SHOW No. 1:          Iko Iko

                                Track No. 21

                                :26 – 2:00

SHOW No. 2:          The Boxer   (with Joan Baez)

                                Track No. 3

                                0:00 – 1:35

SHOW No. 3:          Bye Bye Love   (with Joan Baez)

                                Track No. 6

                                0:00 – 1:14

SHOW No. 4:          Dark Star

                                Track No. 31

                                4:20 – 6:00

OUTRO:                  It’s All Over Now Baby Blue

                                Track No. 34

                                1:41 – 3:45

Talk about the dead show/NYE shows in general

Korean Actor who committed suicide because he was being investigated for MJ use

Dead U. at Stanford with David Gans

RIP John Cutler

And more

.Produced by PodConx  

Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show

Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin

Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt

Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg

Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/

Recorded on Squadcast