Jerry Garcia: Still dead

The NYT uses the 10th anniversary of the biggest Deadhead's demise to get us up to date on why the Dead still haven't gone away (as much as some of us wish they would). That's thanks to an endless stream of remastered CDs, DVDs and whatnot as well as Cherry Garcia ice cream and Jerry Garcia neckties. Says guitarist Bob Weir:

I'm a big fan of John Coltrane, and I never saw him live. I don't want to put us on that level, but we don't play all of this music casually or callously, and of course Jerry would appreciate people being able to experience it.

Besides that annoying quote, the article also describes the Dead as "seminal" -- one of the most overused adjectives in describing music. I'm surprised that got by the NYT copy desk.