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Adam Spencer Katz:1989, The Meadowlands, New Jersey

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        Adam Spencer Katz was born on July 26th, 1970. His parents were Linda and Jay Katz.    Adam Katz was a Deadhead in 1989. He was a fan of the band The Grateful Dead.    The Dead had been touring and playing shows for a couple of decades by 1989. The general public probably had no idea who they were. But they regularly grossed more ticket sales for their concerts per year than any other act. They had a loyal group of fans. They also had a growing following of younger fans. There was a whole micro economy around following the tour and selling crafts, home made tee shirts, sandwiches, drinks, burritos, hair wraps, jewelry and whatnot. Every parking lot for each show or run of shows had a little area called Shakedown where most of the vendors gathered to sell their wares.   I first heard of them in 1989 when Touch of Grey came out. I went to my first show in 1992 in Indiana at Deer Creek.   There were ...
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Carla Anne Chunchick Mason:1977, Bunker Hill, Indiana

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       Carla Anne Chunchick was born on April 25th, 1947 in Rochester, Pennsylvania. The little town of Rochester lies along the Ohio River a short drive Northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It’s not far from Youngstown, Ohio.    Carla’s parents were Margaret Lee “Peg” Morris Heymann and  Peter Chunchick. Carla’s parents had quite a few children but ultimately they did not stay together. Her mother married Harry Paul Heymann. He was also from Pennsylvania. Carla’s half sister Nikki Elaine Heymann was born on April 23rd 1960. I wonder if they had to share a birthday party and a cake like my brother and I did when we were kids. Our birthdays were about a week apart.    Rochester, Pennsylvania, the town of Carla’s birth, is an industrial sort of town like many along the Ohio River in the Midwest. Carla went to Monaca High School across the River from Rochester. She graduated in 1965.    Then, this family and exte...
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