mcb@styx.UUCP (Michael C. Berch) (09/06/85)
From the San Francisco Chronicle, Fri. 9/6/85:
TEENAGER BANNED FROM GRATEFUL DEAD SHOWS
Sean Foley, 17, pleaded guilty in Houston this week to possession
of a controlled substance, after which Judge Woody Densen fined him $500
and put him on five years' probation, and specified that Foley not attend
Grateful Dead concerts during that period.
Police had claimed that Foley became violent while under the
influence of LSD at a Dead concert. "Rock concerts put people together
that use drugs," said the judge.
"I'd guesstimate that much higher than 75 to 80 percent of people
who go to a concert by the Grateful Dead probably are under the
influence of drugs," he continued.
Foley, who is scheduled to graduate from high school next year,
had planned to follow the group around the country the year after that.
If he violates the order, he will face up to 20 years in prison.
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Michael C. Berch
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