Deadhead Survey Excerpts
(the full version is now appearing in DeadBase, Jr.)
Our aggregate Deadhead is 30.8 years old. "He" has 0.43 children
(1.16 if he has been married), and 1.76 siblings. As expected, our fictional
friend is devoted: having attended 74.3 Dead shows, owning 1,061 hours of
Dead on tape and a $1,923.87 stereo system to play them on (98% own a cassette
deck, 91% own a CD player, 63% a record player, and 13% a DAT deck). At
a Dead show the faithful are of a particularly sunny disposition: they are
most likely to leave the show satisfied and to dance, least likely to go
without a ticket or to leave early. When asked to rate problems at shows
they were equally affable: the top peeve of talk during the music was only
a moderate distraction and front-of-board taping was virually no problem
at all.
Favorite GD Staff Member:
Candace Brightman, Steve Marcus, Dick Latvala, Dennis McNally, Dan Healy,
Eileen Law, John Cutler, Harry Popick, Bob Bralove...
Problems During Dead Shows:
Talk During Music, Obnoxious People, Long Lines, Too Few Restrooms, Intrusive
Searches, Bad Sound, Miracle Seekers, Cigarette Smoke, Folks Without Tickets,
Seat Scammers...
Favorite movies:
Godfather, Apocalypse Now, GD Movie, Star Wars, Casablanca, Holy Grail...
Favorite TV shows:
Seinfeld, Simpsons, X-Files, Dave Letterman, Frasier, NYPD Blue, Melrose
Place, Next Generation, Mad About You...
Organizations you give money to:
Greenpeace, Rex Foundation, United Way, Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy,
WWF
Favorite pizza topping:
Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Sausage, Cheese, Onions, Extra Cheese, Garlic, Pineapple,
Veggies, Bacon, Black Olives, Ham, Jalapeños, Tomatoes, Broccoli,
Eggplant, Hot Peppers, Peppers, The Works, Artichokes, BBQ Beef, Beer, Canadian
Bacon, Clams, Extra Sauce, Feta Cheese, Garlic Salt, Ground Beef, Meatballs,
Mexican Chili, Organic Veggies, Parmesan Cheese, Salami, Shrimp, Spinach
Way To Go Home