What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been



I didn’t mention it before, but hundreds of Deadheads descended on Moon Palace on the last full day of my isolation for the “Playing in the Sand” Festival. First I saw on the news that John Mayer had pulled out due to testing positive for COVID. Then, the day before the first day of the Festival, this happened:

https://variety.com/2022/music/news/dead-company-cancel-playing-in-the-sand-festival-covid-john-mayer-exit-1235148529/

But there were people partying in the suites on both sides of me, having already arrived for the event, and I couldn’t help but imagine that the musician next door might have been Bob Weir?

https://youtube.com/shorts/J2iXMznwxak?feature=share

Whomever it was, he brightened my Quarantine considerably. 🙏💕

Some day I’m sure that I will have a chance to enjoy international travel again. I got pretty lucky this time with Quarantine but don’t think I’ll want to test that luck again. It's going to be continental United States only for me for a while.

If you have a quarantine story to share I’d love to hear it. Email me at mmstjohnemail[at]gmail.com.

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