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14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
71 Incredible Charts Every Smart Person Should See
This chart shows how much money one person needs to make to live comfortably in each US yeah, things have gotten expensive. To drive home just how expensive things have gotten, look at this chart showing fast-food inflation over the last decade. If you're being honest, you're probably a little foggy on the difference between a second cousin and a first cousin once removed. This napkin explains it all! Depending on where you live in the States, you either say "soda," "pop," or "Coke" (as a lifelong Californian, I say "soda"). Check out who says what and where. Here are the highest-grossing music tours of all-time through the end of last year (Taylor's tour has only added to the lead since then). This important chart tells you how you can know when someone has spiked (or otherwise tampered with) your drink. This chart has some terrific advice on how to stay calm (and let's be ALL need this right now). And this chart will help you pick the safest swimsuit possible depending on whether you're hitting the lake or pool (black in the pool is a good so much at the lake). I have one of the least common birthdays on this list (Let's f'ing go. Let's go. I guess.) What about yours? This chart tells you some of the biggest red flags to watch out for when interviewing for a job (including the old "we're like a family" oof). Someone needs to send this chart to Leo to help him see his dating life is getting more than a tad awkward. It's like, no, Leo, there isn't room next to the 20-year-old on the floating door! You're almost 50! Here's where you can find national parks in the USA, and it's interesting to see how some states have a lot, and some have none at all. And this chart shows you the most popular fast-food chains in each state (and I'm only learning about Burgerville, Dick's, and Culver's from this!). If you've ever wondered how to define bullying (as opposed to just folks being rude or mean) this one is for you. This chart from the Holocaust Museum explains the early signs of fascism and — looks around at 2024 — yeah. This chart of Japanese emoticons (used throughout much of Asia too) is so I guess I'll be using these now? This chart explaining how airlines make their money through seating is super interesting. 7-Up "never had it, never will," but these other drinks range from having a little caffeine to a LOT. College costs more than ever these are some majors you might want to reconsider. Cats are chart will help you understand them. This data is a few years old, but something you might want to consider when buying a car (if you don't want to be conspicuous in the eyes of police). And — for you history fans — this map shows the route the Lewis and Clark Expedition took. This one will tell you the names of common things you probably don't know (like that illegible handwriting is called a griffonage). This chart shows the progression of World Cup soccer balls from 1930 to the modern day. OK, I did NOT know this — India has wildly different drinking age rules, ranging from as young as 18 in some a total drinking ban in others. If you've ever wondered where all the 8 billion people in the world live, this chart breaks it down for you. This card (found in a deck of cards) explains all the hands you can have in poker. This chart shows the very different benefits of taking a cold vs. hot shower. This chart shows what you do and DON'T want to do if you get bitten by a snake. This chart shows plants that are hard to kill (which probably makes them ideal for your home, lol). This chart tells us which countries have more males or females — and YIKES straight men in Qatar better learn some good pickup lines or buy a new shirt or something as only 24.85% of the population is female. This chart shows you how much alcohol Americans drink, and whoa — 24 million of us average 10+ drinks per day. And this fascinating chart shows you the typical colors of clothes during the Middle the natural dyes people used to create them! Speaking of clothes, here's how often you should be washing yours. Nuclear mushroom clouds can be so much more staggeringly large than you likely realized. This ingenious image does a great job of explaining how genetics making you crave gummy bears. And this chart shows you just how unfathomably large a trillion dollars is. Speaking of a fact is wild. Hyperinflation hit Zimbabwe so heavily in 2009 (inflation literally reached 230,000,000% that year!!!) that the country introduced a 100 TRILLION dollar was worth about 40 US cents. "Fishes" CAN be the plural form of "fish." Little kids everywhere are vindicated! This chart shows a trick for remembering how many days are in each month (the "knuckles" months are the ones with 31 days). Speaking of eye sight, babies don't just pop out with fully developed vision. ... It's a gradual process. This chart explains how we've all been watering our plants the wrong way. This incredible image shows just how much a cervix can dilate during childbirth. And this chart shows people draw tally marks differently depending on where they are in the world. Huh. This US map chart explains that the American Southwest's climate is like the Middle East's, and Washington's is like England's! And Los Angeles County has a greater population than 40 actual states! This graphic, I think, is a little off. It shows only seven states with larger populations than Los Angeles County, but — according to the 2020 census — there are 10 states with more than Los Angeles County's 10.04 million residents (California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, and Michigan).Still...I never would've imagined that!!!! Time to apply for statehood, Los Angeles, LOL! There's a type of jellyfish that's — wait for it — immortal. Known as the Immortal Jellyfish, the species (as the chart says) "can revert from sexual maturity to a sexually immature, colonial stage and repeat the process indefinitely." You can do the Heimlich Maneuver on a choking dog and save their life. And, speaking of dogs, the asphalt your pup walks on is probably way hotter than you realized. This chart shows how you can figure out what bug did you dirty just by looking at your bite. And, while things are pretty secretive in North Korea, it appears this wild fact is (or at least was) true — their professional basketball league has their own rules, including dunks being worth three points! You've probably heard streaming makes it really hard for a musician to make a living, but this chart shows just how dire a situation it is! What you wear running or riding a bike at night makes a shockingly HUGE difference in how visible you are. And this graphic explains how gerrymandering works in simple we can all understand how infuriating it is! Hackers can crack a so-so password instantly, but a really strong one can take millions (yes, millions) of years to crack. This is the differences between endemic, epidemic, and in the simplest way possible. And this card (found in a deck of cards) explains all the hands you can have in poker. If you love movies, this chart is FASCINATING. And I knew Africa was big but not THIS BIG! This cool chart shows you 16 — yes, 16! — different sizes of mattresses. And if you're wondering what the heck an Alaskan King looks like in here's one. This chart shows apples on a scale from most tart to most sweet. Ever wonder what the exact differences are between the ways you can cook a steak? This chart's for you. And if you've ever wondered, " I put the veggies in the water before or after I boil it?" Well, this chart's for you, too. This chart explains when you should eat a banana (and has me rethinking my whole at least when I eat bananas). Get this — the numbers used for our Interstate Highway System aren't all mean something specific. Also fascinating? This map that has the deets behind the territories the United States purchased. This map shows life expectancy in the different counties throughout the USA — looks like the Upper Midwest is a good place to go if you want to live a while! Want to search life expectancy by country, state, or zip code? Do it here. This super-cool chart spells out just how vastly different the planets are in our solar fruit. This sobering chart shows just how despicable these absolute monsters were. So, how did Mao Zedong — the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1943–1976 — kill so many people? A big part of it was due to his Great Leap Forward program, which aimed to turn China from an agrarian nation into an industrialized Way too fast. As a result, as many as 45 million starved, fueled by Mao's refusal to acknowledge what was happening or to accept international aid. This chart shows a ranking of countries based on how accepting they are of infidelity. This chart explains what the world's largest caves are (Kentucky's Mammoth Cave is indeed MAMMOTH). And lastly, this deep thought should inspire you to stop and reflect on your place in it all, and maybe feel a little gratitude. HT: r/coolguides
Toronto Sun
10-07-2025
- Toronto Sun
Dramatic video shows Georgia cops breaking window to rescue kids from scorching car
Two kids were left alone in a hot car at mall in Georgia. Police were called, window was broken and an arrest was made. Cobb County Police Department Heartbreaking body-cam footage shows authorities in Georgia smashing a car window to save two children, who were soaked with sweat after being left alone for 41 minutes. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Cobb County deputies responded to 911 calls about two young children crying inside a parked vehicle a mall in Atlanta. 'I am standing outside of the Dick's (Sporting Goods) at Cumberland Mall and there are two children in a car by themselves, small kids crying,' the caller is heard in a video released by police. 'The windows are cracked, but I don't think that's right. We just came out of Dick's and I heard kids crying,' the caller continued, noting that it was 'a little boy and a little girl.' Body-cam footage shows police racing to the parking lot, where a few bystanders are standing around the car. The deputies then smash the driver's side window before reaching around to unlock the back door. 'Hey, kiddies,' one deputy can be heard saying to the children. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Hey, buddy, it's OK, he says to the boy, who is sitting buckled in while a younger girl sat in a booster seat next to him. 'It's OK, baby,' the officer is heard saying again in a soothing voice before reaching to pick him up. 'Ooooh, you're hot,' he says as he hoists the boy up and out of the car, as one shopper offered some water to the children. Another officer is seen getting the little girl out of the car. RECOMMENDED VIDEO According to the department, the temperature inside the locked car reached 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47 Celsius). About 41 minutes after entering the mall, the car's driver, identified as J'quawn Dixon, returned to the vehicle and was immediately taken into custody. He allegedly left the kids alone inside the vehicle while he went shopping, according to arrest records cited by the outlets. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The 27-year-old Snellville man was charged with two counts of second-degree cruelty to children for what investigators described as causing 'cruel or excessive physical or mental pain,' according to an arrest warrant obtained by FOX affiliate WAGA-TV in Atlanta. Read More Dixon was booked into the Cobb County Jail and released the next day after posting a $10,000 bond. The children were checked by EMS at the scene and did not require hospitalization, according to police. 'A big THANK YOU to the concerned citizens who called 911. Your quick action is the reason these kids are safe today,' the police department wrote on social media. They added: 'You saw something and did something, and that made all the difference.' NHL Toronto Blue Jays Toronto & GTA NHL Celebrity
India Today
09-07-2025
- India Today
Video: US cops break car window to rescue children crying inside heat-trapped vehicle
A bodycam video of police officers rescuing two children from a locked car at a US mall has gone viral on social media. The footage, originally posted by the Cobb County Police Department, showed officers rushing to the car parked at Georgia's Cumberland Mall and breaking the window to pull out the children, who were left trapped in the heat. advertisementThe department thanked alert citizens who raised the alarm in time to prevent a tragedy. 'Kids Locked in Hot Car: Body Camera Footage. On June 4th, our officers saved two young children who were locked in a hot car at Cumberland Mall. But first, a big THANK YOU to the concerned citizens who called 911. Your quick action is the reason these kids are safe today,' the police department wrote on social the 911 call, reported by FOX5, a caller described the situation: 'I am standing outside of the Dick's at Cumberland Mall and there are two children in a car by themselves - small kids crying. The windows are cracked, but I don't think that's right.' The caller added that both a 'little boy and little girl' were inside the bodycam footage captured the officers swiftly breaking the window and rescuing the children. One officer comforted the boy, saying, "It's OK," before adding, "Oh, you're hot."Watch the video here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cobb County Police Department (@cobbpolicedept)According to FOX5, police arrested 27-year-old J'quawn Dixon within thirty minutes of the rescue. He was charged with second-degree cruelty to arrest warrant stated that Dixon caused 'a child under the age of 18 cruel or excessive physical or mental pain' through 'criminal negligence.'Police took Dixon to Cobb County Jail, where his bond was set at $10,000 (approximately Rs 8.5 lakh). He was released the next day.- EndsMust Watch
Hindustan Times
09-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Shocking bodycam footage: Georgia cop smashes window to rescue children left in hot car by father
A shocking video of Cobb County police officers rescuing two kids from inside a car has surfaced online. The bodycam footage released by the department shows the officers hurrying to the scene and breaking the window to rescue the kid left trapped inside the hot vehicle. The cops later detained the father, who left his children inside the locked car. A cop breaking a car's window to rescue children left inside the hot vehicle by their dad. (Instagram/@cobbpolicedept) What unfolded? 'Kids Locked in Hot Car: Body Camera Footage. On June 4th, our officers saved two young children who were locked in a hot car at Cumberland Mall. But first, a big THANK YOU to the concerned citizens who called 911. Your quick action is the reason these kids are safe today. You saw something and did something, and that made all the difference,' the police department in Georgia wrote. Who made the 911 call? "I am standing outside of the Dick's at Cumberland Mall and there are two children in a car by themselves - small kids crying," the caller said during the call, reported FOX5. "The windows are cracked, but I don't think that's right. We just came out of Dick's and I heard kids crying." The caller added that a "little boy and little girl' were inside the car. What does the rescue video show? The bodycam footage captures one of the cops breaking the window glass to open the car. In the next moment, the police officers rescue the kids from inside the vehicle. One of the officers is even heard saying, "It's OK,' to the boy before adding, "Oh, you're hot." How did social media react? An individual posted, 'Thank you to everyone who prevented a tragedy. And now the father should be locked in a hot car for at least an hour.' Another remarked, 'Thank you for the quick action of the good Samaritans and the officers! They definitely saved the lives of those kids.' A third expressed, 'Thank God someone heard them crying! It's unbelievable someone would leave them in this heat!' A fourth wrote, 'I'm so glad those people took notice and called 911!!! As a mom, it enrages me and breaks my heart that people still do this.' What was the dad charged with? According to a FOX5 report, J'quawn Dixon was arrested within half an hour of the incident. He was charged with second-degree cruelty to children. As per an arrest warrant, Dixon caused 'a child under the age of 18 cruel or excessive physical or mental pain' with 'criminal negligence.' After being restrained, he was taken to Cobb County Jail, where his bond was set at $10,000. He was released the next day.
Chicago Tribune
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
It's been 30 years since the Grateful Dead's final concerts at Soldier Field in Chicago
The longest, strangest trip embarked upon by a rock 'n' roll band ended 30 years ago this week at Soldier Field. On Sunday, July 9, 1995, the Grateful Dead played what would be its final concert with its full lineup at the stadium — the harmonious echoes of 'Box of Rain' concluding a fascinating musical journey that began in May 1965 at a small pizza parlor in California and encompassed more than 2,300 shows. Coming just before a stifling heat wave engulfed the city, the Grateful Dead's two-night lakefront stand remains memorable for many reasons — some better off forgotten. While the sextet rebounded from a Saturday production that witnessed lead singer Jerry Garcia forgetting lyrics, flubbing notes and demonstrating clear signs of ailing health, the uneven closing show concluded what's now known as the 'Tour from Hell' — a trek haunted by uninspired performances, gate-crashing incidents, weather-related injuries, death threats and deplorable behavior from some fans. Take it from someone who was there: It was a bad scene. An anomaly, really, in the Grateful Dead's local history. Though the band's newest archival trove — 'Enjoying the Ride,' a 60-disc box set themed around the group's ties to select venues — spotlights what was then Deer Creek Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana, and Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin, to represent the Midwest, the Dead made Chicago its go-to base in the heartland. Far surpassing the number of its respective appearances in Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City and St. Louis, the Grateful Dead played some 70 dates in the Chicago area. Not included in that tally: The regrouped collective's three 'Fare Thee Well' shows in July 2015 at Soldier Field. Clever marketing lingo aside, nothing disguises the fact that the band ceased when Garcia died of a heart attack shortly after turning 53 in August 1995. Here are 10 of the most significant visits from a band that looms perhaps even larger today than during its existence. More than three years after forming, the Grateful Dead arrived for its Chicago debut at a bygone Uptown venue that hosted legends such as Led Zeppelin and The Who before they became massive. Freshly discharged from the Air Force, keyboardist Tom Constanten officially joined the collective earlier in the week. The Grateful Dead is nascent enough that no definitive setlist information survives for either show. Reporting on the second night for the Tribune's youth music column, Robb Baker amusingly observed: 'They have no good vocalist; their material itself is not that memorable (you don't go around humming Dead tunes); and it takes them forever to really get warmed up.' Ultimately, he succumbed to the band's eclectic charms and gave it a rave. The Grateful Dead returned to the same location the following January and again that April. A portion of the latter visit is documented on 'Dick's Picks Volume 26.' Mirroring the right-into-the-fire experience of his predecessor, Constanten, whose brief tenure ended in early 1970, keyboardist Keith Godchaux had one show under his belt when the Grateful Dead arrived for its second of a career total of four residencies at Auditorium Theatre. He was tasked with spelling the playing of beloved original member Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan, on hiatus due to health problems that led to his death in early 1973. Adding to the pressure? The Grateful Dead premiered an array of new tunes ('Tennessee Jed,' 'Comes a Time,' 'Jack Straw,' 'Mexicali Blues' 'One More Saturday Night' among them). And Oak Park radio station WGLD-FM broadcasted night one, which contained the final performance of the obscure ditty 'The Frozen Logger.' Godchaux, who stayed with the Grateful Dead until 1979, passed his test. Both concerts sizzled. The first, which prompted the Chicago Sun-Times to predict 'a revival for dance halls' and Tribune critic Lynn Van Matre to deem the band 'relaxed, yet very much together,' featured a 'St. Stephen'-led encore. The second, chronicled on 'Dave's Picks Volume 3,' sparked with a transcendent 'That's It for the Other One' suite. No regional Grateful Dead show witnessed more back-and-forth planning drama than the band's sole Evanston date. Daily Northwestern archives show that attempts to book the group began in April 1970. Efforts to land the band for the university's 1973 homecoming unfolded over several months. Debates pitted organizers against administrators fearful of issues related to security, safety, cost and behavior by non-campus attendees. Despite opposition from the dean and contractual uncertainty that stretched into mid-October, the student government — with a big assist from Jam Productions — secured the artist it wanted. Northwestern students paid $4.50, one dollar less than the public. But more money than the estimated 50 to 100 people who gained entrance by buying discounted admission from entrepreneurial kids who found untorn tickets discarded under the bleachers by a careless Jam attendant and re-sold them outside. Inside, amid Halloween decor and a capacity crowd, the Grateful Dead played four hours despite guitarist-vocalist Bob Weir reportedly feeling under the weather. Part of the show can be heard on the two-disc 'Wake of the Flood' reissue. The Grateful Dead's second and final concert at the now-demolished Canaryville arena marked the only local appearance of the band's complete, near-mythical Wall of Sound. The subject of 'Loud and Clear,' a brand-new book by Chicago-based writer Brian Anderson, the pioneering sound reinforcement system became as famous for its spectacular fidelity as its immense size. Because the 75-ton array proved incredibly labor-intensive and expensive to schlep from show to show, the group retired it in October 1974. In addition to marking the group's last area gig for nearly two years, this excellent mid-summer performance remains noteworthy for a collaborative interlude between Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh and Ned Lagin. The electronic composer experimented with Lesh nearly two dozen times using the Wall of Sound and released his quadraphonic 'Seastones' album on the group's record label. Garcia, Weir, Lesh and percussionist Mickey Hart's afternoon appearance at Rambler Room — a hybrid cafeteria/gathering space in the now-razed Centennial Forum on Loyola University's Rogers Park campus — doesn't technically qualify as a Grateful Dead show. But few Chicago dates harbor more intrigue than this impromptu 'Bob Weir and Friends' gathering. Seated in front of a hand-drawn Hunger Week poster, the band members performed acoustically together for the first time since 1970. They dug into chestnuts — Jelly Roll Morton's 'Winin' Boy Blues,' the traditional 'Tom Dooley,' the Memphis Jug Band's 'K.C. Moan,' Weir's 'This Time Forever' — the Grateful Dead never before or again attempted in public. The first rendition of 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door,' a Bob Dylan number the full group wouldn't play until 1987, anchored the set. After finishing with a romp through Buddy Holly's 'Oh Boy!,' the quartet headed a couple miles south to Uptown Theatre for its second show of a three-night run. Though the Grateful Dead usually kicked off the year in California or on the East Coast, Chicago got the honor in 1981 when the group launched its spring jaunt at Uptown Theatre — an architectural gem that still sits, decaying, awaiting its second act. The three-night run marked the Grateful Dead's sixth and final hurrah at the movie palace, which closed its doors for good that December. (Jerry Garcia returned in June with his namesake band.) Due to an intimacy and acoustic signature that would cause the balcony to vibrate from certain frequencies, Uptown Theatre quickly became known among fans as a magical spot to see the group. The feeling seemed mutual. In the span of 37 months, the band headlined an astonishing 17 shows at Uptown Theatre, which hosted the Grateful Dead more times than any local venue. A-list examples of early '80s Grateful Dead, these shows should be short-listed for the band's ongoing archival series. Relatedly, the group's Dec. 3, 1979 date at Uptown Theatre comprises 'Dave's Picks Volume 31.' As the Grateful Dead waded into the mid-'80s, the odds of catching a truly great show declined. Garcia, his disheveled hair increasingly gray, ballooned in weight and often lost a beat. The band shunned the studio, releasing no original albums between 1980 and 1987. Yet the concert vibes remained healthy and the scene mellow, free of the toxic misconduct that violated the Deadheads' unspoken 'do no harm' ethic after the group's popularity exploded in the late '80s. Plus, the group still channeled bursts of imagination. This pair of dates represents the Grateful Dead's only appearance at a welcoming outdoor venue that ultimately gave way to a new, far inferior option 60 miles away in Tinley Park. Too bad. Once a favorite among tape traders, June 27 saw the band scamper through one of the first performances of 'Hell in a Bucket' and lock into a fervent 'Scarlet Begonias' into 'Fire on the Mountain' coupling. The next evening sounded nearly equally on point and culminated with the New Orleans staple 'Iko Iko' unveiled as an encore for one of just three occasions in the group's career. Given these concerts capped the Grateful Dead's stellar 1990 summer tour, a trek that piggybacked onto a spring trek that stands as one of the most acclaimed in the band's history, they should evoke only joyous memories. As delightful as the performances remain, they are overshadowed by the death of keyboardist Brent Mydland — whose drug overdose on July 26 permanently altered the trajectory of the band and sent Garcia into a dark spiral — and nightmarish management. Frustrated with limited road access into the venue and impassable traffic jams, fans parked their cars on the highway and walked the rest of the way. Commercial truck traffic ground to a halt. State police closed westbound lanes on I-80 from I-57 to Harlem Avenue, and ordered hundreds of vehicles towed. Unaccustomed to large concerts in their area — World Music Theatre opened that June — neighboring residents also complained about the alleged invasion of Deadheads who cleaned out stores of certain supplies and foodstuffs. Then, there were the insurmountable shortcomings of the venue that, in the words of renowned Grateful Dead sound engineer Dan Healy, constituted 'the most awful sounding place I've ever heard in my life — it's beyond my wildest imagination.' Suffice it to say the band wasn't asked back. The Grateful Dead collaborated onstage in the '90s with esteemed jazz saxophonists Branford Marsalis, Ornette Coleman and David Murray on the coasts, the same regions its brief 1987 trek with Bob Dylan unfolded. Local fans starved for a similar treat lucked out at the first of the band's two-night Soldier Field engagement when opener Steve Miller joined the ensemble for four songs in the second set and an electrifying encore of Them's 'Gloria.' Extending the bluesy motifs, Chicago-based harmonica virtuoso James Cotton also guested on the latter number as well as on a smoky version of Sonny Boy Williamson's 'Good Morning Little Schoolgirl' and charged take of Bobby Bland's 'Turn on Your Lovelight.' Such location-cognizant nods and unexpected twists — which extended to a blaring train whistle during the psychedelic 'Space' sequence — confirmed the Grateful Dead could still surprise and awe, even in stadium settings. The Grateful Dead commenced its spring 1993 outing with a radiant 'Here Comes Sunshine' and didn't look back until its second-to-last residency at Rosemont Horizon concluded a few nights later. Reinvigorated with a batch of promising new songs ('Liberty,' 'Days Between,' 'Lazy River Road,' 'Broken Arrow,' 'Eternity') and eager to refine recent material road-tested a year prior ('So Many Roads,' 'Wave to the Wind,' 'Way to Go Home'), the band strongly suggested it had more to offer in its fourth decade together. And yet, bittersweetly, Garcia's beautiful, gospel-etched timbre and choice of poignant material — a somber 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door,' a spiritual 'Standing on the Moon,' a symbolic cover of Dylan's 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue' — indicated an acute awareness of endings and mortality. Both would wait. On March 10, the band stunned everyone with the rare, and final, 'Mind Left Body Jam.' At the finale, Chicago word-jazz poet and radio announcer Ken Nordine further shattered sensory perceptions by reciting 'Flibberty Jib' and 'The Island' during the 'Drums' into 'Space' improvisation. We never saw it coming. In other words, signature Grateful Dead. Then, and now, a band beyond description.
