What's In a Name?

My blog name, "TrippingDelightFantastic",  besides the amazing visuals it offers, is actually a play on a phrase which originated first with John Milton, from his poem L'Allegro, published in 1645, where he comments on the graceful dancing of the goddess Mirth and her compatriot, Liberty:

Come and trip it, as you go,
On the light fantastic toe;
And on thy right hand lead with thee
The mountain-nymph, sweet Liberty;

The notion of the dancing goddess Mirth and her nymph friend Liberty, tripping the light fantastic? What perfect imagery to capture the essence of my adventures with the Grateful Dead over the last several decades, as well as the continuing journey of music and the love they bring.

It's the same story the crow told me; it's the only one he knows.
Like the morning sun you come and like the wind you go.
Ain't no time to hate, barely time to wait,
What I want to know—where does the time go?

Jerome J. Garcia / Robert C. Hunter (excerpted lyrics from Uncle John’s Band)

Artwork with permission of Tony Millionaire