Conference rdvax::grateful

    Dear Jerry,
    
    Sorry to hear that you're not feeling well.  Please take whatever time
    you need to get well.  You're really important to a lot of us and we
    love you.  You come first, ... the shows are important but you're far 
    more important and everyone knows that you push yourself way too hard.
    I know you're tired.  You need to rest.. to pace yourself better... 
    one tour a year instead of being constantly on the road maybe.
    
    We've got a lot of work to do and it's no where near time to go yet.  
    I figure if you have to get into shape now, I'll keep you company and do 
    the same... it's a magickial act from one point on the hologram to another.
    I'm probably as stubborn as you are and hate hospitals as much so we'd
    better just bite the bullet and do this before we end up in one.  You 
    won't see me but you'll know I'm there walking beside you.
    
    You can't leave us, Jerry... you have to do this.. you have to take
    care of yourself.. we need you.  I'm casting all sorts of spells on
    your behalf.  Now get better, ok?
    
    I love you... a lot of us do..
    
    take care now,
    
    Mary Stanley

    Dear Jerry,
    
    Before I came to work at Digital and found a whole bunch of Deadheads,
    I had only a passing interest in the Dead.  I'd hear a song and I'd
    say, "Oh, I like it.", but it didn't really mean a whole lot.  But now,
    after meeting all these people, and after hearing more of your
    incredible music, it's all started to mean something to me.  And so do
    you.  Please take better care of yourself.  The pleasures in life
    aren't worth it if you can't REALLY enjoy them.  You seem to really
    like sharing music with others, and we all appreciate it, but...we'd
    all love it if you could be around to do it longer.  Slow down a bit,
    so you can do it for longer.  I'd like the chance to see a live show
    some time.  And I just hope you get better.  You've still got a lot of
    life left in you.  Take your time and enjoy it.
    
    Get well soon!
    
    Rob Craven 
    
    

	Jerry,

	I remember you as being quoted to saying that the positive
	vibes brought on by Deadheads was uplifting and helped
	speed your recovery throughout your illness in 86.  Well,
	I just wanted to ensure you that the vibes are coming in 
	strong from those of us in the electronic community and 
	are wishing you a very strong "get well soon".  We have 
	quite a circle of friends here, the Digital Grateful notes
	file by far one of the best support groups I have ever 
	encountered.  We are now offering a circle of support
	in your direction.  It is important to me that you know,
	because of the strong drive and commit that you offered 
	throughout the years, the music that you provide has 
	created a very positive and warming place in my life (not
	to mention all the wonderful people I have met).  
	When I wanted to quite smoking I focused that energy
	in the direction of my favorite hobby (skiing) it worked!!	
 	Just think how much more pleasurable things like scuba 
	diving, or singing the last few lines of "So Many Roads" 
	will be when you are feeling at 100%.  
	
	From us to you, feel the energy, it's quite strong today, 
	feel the breeze, blowing towards your way.

					Fuck the cigarettes!
					Get well, and take it easy!

						Deane
 
	
	

    hey now Jerry!!!
    
    			RELAX!!!!!
    
    				
    				da ve_who_hopes_to_replace_all_his_
    				"the fat man rocks"_stickers_with_
    				"the skinny dude JAMS!"_stickers!
    
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    Hey Jerry:
    
    Hope you're feeling a bit more in the sunny weather.  I know that
    it'll be tough for you to listen to the doc's and do what they say,
    but then, you're smart enough to know they're right.  I think about
    when you were in the hospital before, and how hard it must have been
    for you to give everything up.  Now, they're telling you that you
    need to give up what partially helped get you through that time.  Too
    bad eating fruit couldn't be addicting!!!!!
    
    Seriously though, I think you're strong enough to do it.  You have
    got to have the largest support group one person could ever have.  
    Now's the time to take advantage and use that support!  We're behind
    you, and we care.
    
    Hope to see you healthy and ready to jam again real soon!
    
    					Jen (aka: Sparky)
                     

    
    Jerry,
    
           Get well soon
    
    
                          Toby
      

    Jerry,
    
    Positive energy coming your way!  You have thousands and thousands of
    heads filled with your desire to get well again!  There is still so
    much left to tell, you need to get back in shape and SLOW down!
    
    I want to take this chance to tell you THANK YOU for the music you have
    given me (us).  It has changed my life, as well as many others, and you
    mean so much to all of us.  Please take care and we'll see you again     
    sometime soon......
    
    			Forever yours,
    
    			Rochelle Scott

    Hey Jerry!
    
    	Cut the sh*t man and listen to the doctors and get well soon
    dammit!
    
    							/PHD
    
    PS I love you
    
    

Hey Jerry:
	
	Hope these notes find you well on the way to full recovery.  The enclosed
T-shirt may fit now, but we'll also send along the next version of the shirt in
a smaller size for the "new you".  We appreciate all of the music and fun you've
shared with us and we're looking to much more after you get the rest you deserve.


Peace,

jeff

    Dear Jerry,
    
    Your music has helped me get through many rough times.  I wish I had
    something that could help get you through this.  All  I have is my love
    for you and my prayers, so I'm sending you those.
    
    Love and Peace,
    Rose

    Dear Jerry,
    	I am 20 yrs. old and have been listening to The Grateful Dead for
    quite some time now. Working here at digital I have meet many more
    deadheads than I ever imagined. I was supposed to go to the Boston
    Garden shows in September, we mail ordered the tickets already. You
    should really consider slowing down a little so you can continue to
    give all of us and yourself the pleasure of listening to your music.
    Although I haven't been to one of the shows I have been to the parking
    lots outside of the shows and that was an experience all by itself. The
    people you meet there is incredible. Well we are all praying for you to
    get better because god knows our work of spreading peace, love, and
    music is not done yet. There are still many more people out there that
    haven't gotten the message you and your band are sending. Please take
    care of yourself and slow down. We'll see ya at the next show!
    				Peace
    			One of your very loyal and grateful fans,
    				Tracy Bettencourt
    

Bobbb....  just one note: be sure to rip the notes headers off these entries
as it is against corp. policy to extract and distribute things from internal
notes files to non-dec people.  ....  


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	Jerry -

	Wishing you the best for a speedy and long-lasting recovery.

	JCF

	PS: I have a request:  could y'all do a cover version of
	"This Land Is Your Land" ?  I think it would be poignant...

	hey now Jerry - you're in my thoughts lately, man.
	I listen to your music alot... everyday... and nowadays 
	when I do, I think about how you're doing and hoping for 
	the best for you.  

	I believe in the power of collective thought, and you gotta 
	know and feel that power these days cause I know alot of it 
	is directed at you to help you in your recuperation.

	I've gotten so much from your music over the years, and the scene
	it inspires, and the folks that make up that scene...so much...
	I can't give much back except to thank you and keep you in my 
	thoughts these days.  I do and I am.

	Please take care.

	Love,
	Debess
	

    You weren't too late Debess.  I just extracted these notes.  I'm gonna
    package them up with the T-shirt today and get them off to Jerry.
    
    ... Bobbb
    

    Hope you can send one more from this procrastinator :^)
    
    Hi Jerry,
    
       Hope your feeling better. You have given me many years of untold
    extreme pleasure. Please take the time you need to completly recover.
    Having one of the best jobs in the world can rilly be dificult when 
    your not feeling well. So adjust. I'm sending you get well and stay
    well vibes that I hope will help you find the strength to do so. You 
    mean a GRATE deal to me and you've got to know that it hurts me too
    when I hear your not feeling well. Your good health and well being
    are most important and if it warrants you having to stop touring then
    do it. I hope and beleive this wouldn't be the case as I could go on
    seeing you'se guys another 13 years, easily :^)
    
                                       Gratefully Yours,
                                                Andy Burns

Hi Jerry,

I hope you're following doctor's orders and getting rest and feeling better. 
Don't dare get back on stage until you feel totally up to it.  You and the band
are worth the wait.

You and the band have given me much pleasure over the past 5 years I've been
seeing you.  I look forward to much more in the future.  You guys are the
hardest working band in the world, and we know it, so take it easy and don't
feel obligated to play for 4 weeks at a time with only a day off every 3 days.

Good vibes from myself and Deadheads around the world are streaming towards
you!

And STOP SMOKING!!  Chew some gum, instead (sugar-free, of course!)

Get Well Soon,

Adam Siegel
Framingham, MA

    JUST HEARD WEIR INTERVIEW ON WNEW TODAY.HE SAID JERRYS LOST 30 LBS AND 
    IS FEELING BETTER.THEY WILL BE PLAYING IN EARLY DECEMBER AND IN OAKLAND 
    AT THE END OF THE MONTH
    

    re: *.-1
    
    THERE'S NO NEED TO YELL.
    
    we now return to your regularly scheduled programming %-\
    

    But thank you for entering that... it's good to hear...