Have you ever considered just packing up some clothes, hopping in your car and heading off away from trouble, away from responsibility, and away from all the constraints of your mundane life? Some would call them drifters, some would call them bums, but where I come from we have a special name for a few of them. They're called "Dead Heads". That's right, referring to the "Grateful Dead". Throughout the entire stretch from the mid 60's all the way into the early 90's, the Dead toured all over the country playing their own brand of down home, bluesy, counterculture music.
Well, for the most part touring with the band were the fans. You may call them dedicated, most called them crazy, but they seemed to be happy. The fans seemed to be so entranced by the music, and the beauty of the peace among each other that they discovered, that they just left everything. They left their homes, they left their jobs, and most left their families.
The Dead Heads toured all over with the band; going to shows, enjoying herbal remedies, and living peacefully among one another, living on love. Although this may seem a little odd to you, you should listen to what these people have to say. It's so alien to most of mainstream culture to not be tied down by everything in your life and to live totally free. These people may have been drifters, but maybe that's what it takes to be happy. You never know, there might be a Dead Head inside you too.
This is a great post Travis. It really speaks out. I'm not a huge Dead Head. However, there are many days where I just want to hop in the car, and never come back. Escaping from troubles, and the world around you. Also, I like how you mentioned the mainstream society's views upon people such as these. Crazy, odd, alien. All perfect words to describe how most judge before they know any reasons, or really think about what they're saying. Nearly everyone considers anyone else besides themselves, aliens. Which is really starting to be problem with the cultures of today.
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