If I can procure the accessories in the next week or so, perhaps from a thrift store or a friend, then I’ll create a Grateful Dead Halloween theme setting to put next to my pumpkins, squash, and corn stalks (used from the garden):
Theme’s Accessories
- One or more skeletons
- Cigarettes or roses to hang from the skeletons’ jaws
- Tie-dye t-shirts (optional)
- Guitar, drum sticks, or cymbal
- Grateful Dead soundtrack for musical backdrop
Artwork Inspiration
By the way, the 1974 “Skeletons from the Closet” vinyl album may be obtained from Smart Punk Shop (currently sold out) and The Sound of Vinyl (both in the $20-$25 price range).
Music Video Backdrop
However, the official music video for the song “Touch of Grey,” which is not on the Skeletons album, would make an ideal music video backdrop for a Grateful Dead Halloween theme:
“Touch of Grey” Interpretation
[Verse 2] I see you've got your fists out1Some suggest it should be "lists" but I think it's actually "fists;" either one makes sense, though. Say your piece and get out Yes, I get the gist of it, but it's alright Sorry that you feel that way The only thing there is to say Every silver lining's got a touch of grey
“Touch of Grey” is a song by the Grateful Dead. The lyrics describe the struggles of everyday life, such as rent arrears, a dog that has not been fed in years, and a kid who can’t read at seventeen. The song emphasizes the importance of finding silver linings and surviving. The original lyrics were “Say your piece and piss off,” but Jerry wanted Hunter to change “piss off” to “get out” to give it a better chance at airplay.
Brave AI – summary of song’s meaning
Footnotes
- 1Some suggest it should be "lists" but I think it's actually "fists;" either one makes sense, though.
