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  Stolen Van Found a Mere 35 Years Later

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:06 AM ET

  stolen ... all the way back in 1974. According to the Spokesman-Review, the van (which looks like the type of vehicle once used to follow around the Grateful Dead) was swiped from a Spokane auto upholstery shop on July 12, 1974. The van was already nine years old at that point, and worth less tha Read More

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  Deadheads Delight: Empire State Building Celebrates Band

  By Jac Chebatoris | Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:06 PM ET

  (boomers, hippies-turned-yuppies and their children now away at college), the iconic building will be lit in colors to honor the iconic band the Grateful Dead.What colors you ask?Well, tie-dye of course!Can you stand it?!The colors represent the iconic status of the band as well as thei Read More

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  Beach Week: Koktebel

  By David Jenison | Fri Oct 2, 2009 1:51 PM ET

  getting rid of those pesky tan lines. If nothing else, it makes it easier to change out of a wet bathing suit into something dry.Basically, if the Grateful Dead had their own beach, would you be one of the first to go? If that's a yes, then Koktebel is your first choice for a Black Sea aqu Read More

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