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My buddy Warner posted on his blog this morning that one of the Batmobiles from the old TV series is up for auction next month. Yes, I am a huge Batman fan and, while I'd love to have one of these custom jobs, I have no idea where I'd put it. Maybe you get the Bat Cave too?
In any event, I have actually sat in one of the Batmobiles. One of the cars made for the show (I believe there were five made in total) is actually owned by a fellow here in NM who brings it to special events. One day, he brought it up to my friend Norm's shop and I caught this shot of the Batmobile in front of Terrapin Trailways, Norm's 1948 White school bus that he's lovingly converted into a rolling shrine to the Grateful Dead and on which we've gone to many, many shows over the years.
One of my favorite Terrapin memories is the year we rolled down the Strip in Las Vegas arriving for the annual three-day part at the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl with the band. We had "That's Amore" (Dean Martin version) cranking out the windows, lights ablaze, causing everyone on the Strip to stop and gawk (which ain't easy folks), and as we pulled up to a stop light there's a minivan next to us with Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, and Mickey Hart waving hi to us. Too cool for words.
