Cormac Dodd

2 weeks ago | santafenewmexican.com | Cormac Dodd

At his home just 5 miles from the recently razed grandstand of the former horse racing track southwest of Santa Fe, Tony Martinez's mind wandered into the past. He recalled the names of horses and jockeys from the 1970s — the brigade of swift thoroughbreds raising dust as the finish line approached. Much like the jubilant shouts sweeping through the crowds, this is just memory now — an encounter with decades gone by.

2 weeks ago | santafenewmexican.com | Cormac Dodd

It was drummer Mickey Hart's 40th birthday. Bassist Phil Lesh donned a sombrero so high and burdensome it strained belief that he could still sing "I Know You Rider" with such feeling (although perhaps a bit quickly as the Southwestern sky threatened rain). Thousands of people had gathered at The Downs at Santa Fe, and 2,500 roses adorned the stage as the Grateful Dead — that enduring musical machine of rhythm and love — stunned a Santa Fe crowd on Sept. 10, 1983. The weather was tempestuous.

2 weeks ago | santafenewmexican.com | Cormac Dodd

At his home just 5 miles from the recently razed grandstand of the former horse racing track southwest of Santa Fe, Tony Martinez’s mind wandered into the past. He recalled the names of horses and jockeys from the 1970s — the brigade of swift thoroughbreds raising dust as the finish line approached.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Cormac Dodd

Generate Key TakeawaysIt was drummer Mickey Hart’s 40th birthday. Bassist Phil Lesh donned a sombrero so high and burdensome it strained belief that he could still sing “I Know You Rider” with such feeling (although perhaps a bit quickly as the Southwestern sky threatened rain). Thousands of people had gathered at The Downs at Santa Fe, and 2,500 roses adorned the stage as the Grateful Dead — that enduring musical machine of rhythm and love — stunned a Santa Fe crowd on Sept. 10, 1983.

3 weeks ago | santafenewmexican.com | Cormac Dodd

A person clad in a moose costume, pink mouth prominent, danced through throngs of concertgoers gathered Thursday afternoon at the foot of a stage in the Railyard. "There's a moose on the loose," members of the long-running musical act Ozomatli sang during their performance for children.