The remarks she writes next on her own personal letterhead dated May 27, 1912, indicate that not all were pleased with how things turned out.
“According to the way we’ve been treated by England on our return we didn’t seem to have done the right thing in being saved at all!!!! Isn’t it disgraceful?” Duff-Gordon said.
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He includes a sketch of the band’s first outdoor performance, saying, “Grateful Dead just played our first outdoor show of the year at a place called the Greek Theatre.”
The historic Berkeley music venue would become a home base for the band, which would have celebrated its 50th anniversary this summer.