Fun fact: the Dead played the Los Angeles Coliseum only once, on 6/1/91. Not-as-fun fact: the cops were dicks, and when the Dead took the stage, fans burst through the security fence and the whole bowl emptied onto the floor; there was almost a riot. Fact neither fun nor morose, just true: the L.A. Coliseum … Continue reading Los Angeles And The Birth Of The Javelin