{"id":3327,"date":"2015-07-08T14:39:41","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T21:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/?p=3327"},"modified":"2015-07-11T09:35:13","modified_gmt":"2015-07-11T16:35:13","slug":"ripple-the-grateful-dead-and-don-draper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/08\/ripple-the-grateful-dead-and-don-draper\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripple, The Grateful Dead and Don Draper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MHo1fNnXFVU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Once upon a time, things were hopeful. \u00a0We were too. \u00a0Not because there was peace and love and bounty in the world but because, if we all tried, maybe there could be,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/blissed-out-don-draper.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3328\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/blissed-out-don-draper.jpeg?resize=299%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"blissed out don draper\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Coke-commercial.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3329\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Coke-commercial.jpeg?resize=281%2C179&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Coke commercial\" width=\"281\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a>That&#8217;s what was so perfect about the <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p4gBq8-Oa\" target=\"_blank\">Mad Men finale<\/a>:\u00a0the ironies of hindsight. \u00a0There was\u00a0the desperate Don Draper, moving toward bliss and\u00a0emerging\u00a0from both the 60&#8217;s and his misery to create the perfect, pseudo-idealistic yet consummately cynical\u00a0commercial: a UN of young people on a hilltop, singing about Coke.<\/p>\n<p><em>This\u00a0<\/em>video\u00a0is what <em>that<\/em> video should have been. \u00a0Musicians from 12 cities on 5 continents, brought together by<a href=\"http:\/\/playingforchange.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Playing for Change<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0join to pay tribute to the fiftieth anniversary of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dead.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Grateful Dead<\/a>\u00a0and to remind us of what\u00a0had all hoped, and maybe still hoped, could be.<\/p>\n<p>I was a little teary.\u00a0\u00a0The friend who sent me the link said he&#8217;d been &#8220;crying like a girlymon the whole weekend&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first &#8220;Playing for Change&#8221; video; take a look at what is a <a href=\"https:\/\/playingforchange.com\/episodes\/\" target=\"_blank\">wonderful body of work<\/a>\u00a0created not only to move sentimental people like me but also to <a href=\"http:\/\/playingforchange.org\/mission\" target=\"_blank\">raise money for music schools<\/a> and other services in areas of great need.<\/p>\n<p>And while you&#8217;re at it &#8211; here are\u00a0Robert Hunter&#8217;s lyrics for this beloved Dead classic.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><em>If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"lyrics_text\" class=\"ui-annotatable\"><em>And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Would you hear my voice come thru the music,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Would you hold it near as it were your own?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It&#8217;s a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Perhaps they&#8217;re better left unsung.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I don&#8217;t know, don&#8217;t really care<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Let there be songs to fill the air.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ripple in still water,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> When there is no pebble tossed,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Nor wind to blow.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Reach out your hand if your cup be empty,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> If your cup is full may it be again,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Let it be known there is a fountain,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> That was not made by the hands of men.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There is a road, no simple highway,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Between the dawn and the dark of night,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> And if you go no one may follow,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> That path is for your steps alone.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ripple in still water,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> When there is no pebble tossed,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Nor wind to blow.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You who choose to lead must follow<\/em><br \/>\n<em> But if you fall you fall alone,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> If you should stand then who&#8217;s to guide you?<\/em><br \/>\n<em> If I knew the way I would take you home.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once upon a time, things were hopeful. \u00a0We were too. \u00a0Not because there was peace and love and bounty in the world but because, if we all tried, maybe there could be, That&#8217;s what was so perfect about the Mad Men finale:\u00a0the ironies of hindsight. \u00a0There was\u00a0the desperate Don Draper, moving toward bliss and\u00a0emerging\u00a0from both &hellip; 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