One of the great Grateful Dead tapers, and one of the great sweet crazies of our scene, has passed away: Jerry Moore
Audio: Jerry Moore, Barry Glassberg, and Rob Bertrando interviewed at Cal Expo in June 1990
And here’s a photo I took when I interviewed him in the Sirius XM studio in January 2008:
Jerry not only taped the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia, I have some of his recordings of Pink Floyd, Bob Marley and Steve Miller too
R.I.P. Jerry,
Here is something Jerry typed up late one night. Seems for fitting for the occasion of his passing thru to the other side.
“LET’S GO TO THE TAPE”
What to say, to wrap it all?
“Nothing” would be perfect, not to mention elegant….
….but silence is a concept, and one I haven’t mastered.
The Buddha I’m not, nor will I ever be.
I’m fond of music, and many other things.
Music, in a world of things defined –
Is sound imposed on silence, modulated
And time-specific.
It’s over when it’s over,
Lost in the noise and silence –
Over, ended, done.
“That’s how it USED to go”
Said Dylan,
A long, long time ago:
“But now it goes like THIS” –
And it’s always nineteen sixty-six.
“Things fall apart” –
Yeats said that.
Nothing lasts forever – true – basic design flaw. Universe itself won’t
Last, and serves it bloody well right, too. Shoddy goods.
Manufacturer oughta be crucified….
I wash my hands of metaphors.
Music is transient, like the aforementioned “everything.” Fortunately, there’s
A LOT of it around – but I’m fond of it, as was also mentioned, and, for me, there
Was never ENOUGH. Some good stuff got away, went unrecorded or was left
Unreleased. So, many years ago, I began collecting outside the box, with some
Success. I’m advised I’m good at it.
I’m far from alone in that – there’s a world of music out there, and worlds of variations
To be explored. The joy’s in the quest itself, in discovery, in listening and in sharing.
That LAST part’s important. Hoarding is a hobby for deviants and morons. I look on my
Tapes as a legacy of sorts. I don’t plan on taking them with me.
THIS next part should go without saying, as it seems obvious….
It’s obvious to ME, but different worlds, different worldviews,
So it’ll have to be said:
Only a complete dirtbag makes a buck off someone else’s work.
Free exchange, yes – commercial use, no.
NOBODY has any right whatsoever to use this recording for their own benefit.
Further, when and where possible, I would ask that you support the artists who
Originally made this music. Starving artists don’t perform.
That said, this is one of my recordings, and I hope you enjoy it.
It all rolls into one, yes?
It’s a wrap.
Jerry Moore
March 4th, 2007
Another tribute to Jerry Moore:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31344927@N04/sets/72157619127081063/
While touring the East Coast as Robert Hunters bassist in the late 1970’s I got to meet and develop friendships with Jerry and Les , Toni, and Jeff Tamarkin and many others at “Relix” in those early and rich years. I didn’t know Jerry as a taper, just as a warm and helpful guiding force when in New York, which was often in those days! I have nothing but good memories of Jerry to carry with me into the unknown. RIP Brother
I was close friends with Jerry from 1973 thru 1994 His Chiropractor friend you know me as . He was at my Woodstock home on a weekly basis .He scared me more than any other mortal, or was he ? I once called him the Devil well maybe not once… I referred to him as the Devil. I love you Jerry may you rest in Peace.
May You Rest in Peace I have hundreds and hundreds of photos Of Jerry I will go to my storage move the hundreds and hundreds of tapes he made me and share the images with you.
SINCE I HEARD THE NEWS, I HAVE BEEN LISTING TO JERRY’S TAPES FOR 14 HOURS STRAIGHT:AT WORK, HOME OR IN THE CAR.
I AM SAD. SAD THAT HE IS DEAD, AND SAD THAT PEOPLE LIKE THIS ARE MIGHT BE GONE FROM THE TAPING SCENE IN GENERAL.
BYE.