Showing posts with label grateful. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grateful. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Happy Jerry Day!


In remembrance of Jerry Garcia’s legacy, Gypsy Rose would like to share with you what The Grateful Dead means to us. 


Gypsy Rose’s founder, John, started this crazy idea off on tour with The Grateful Dead. In 1985 in Hershey, Pa, at John’s first Grateful Dead show, he immediately knew that he belonged there. Or in his own words, “I found what I was looking for.” He would sell bajas and psychedelic shades at shows for enough money to get to the next gig. Not only was the energy from the music incredible, but the vibes of the people who were a part of the scene glowed with kindness and respect. John felt a strong connection between himself and the “dead head” scene. What ever chance he could get, he’d see The Grateful Dead. Even if that meant travelling up and down the East Coast. The Grateful Dead flowed throughout John’s life, especially when he decided to start his own retail/wholesale catalog. John couldn’t get enough of the music, the scene, and the vibes that The Grateful Dead inspired. He wanted to spread the kind spirited messages that they shared with their audiences each performance. John was dedicated to keeping peace, love, and unity alive in this ever changing world. And today, Gypsy Rose is the outcome of John’s devotion. When Further or the Grateful Dead cover bands come to play in John’s area, he attends their shows, while sharing the enjoyment with his 2 children.



The Grateful Dead touched all of our hearts in the best way possible, through the pleasure and connection of music. They have a song for every emotion of life, whether it be bliss, grief, joy, triumph.. Their music soothed our souls with sweet words of life’s love, hardships, and happiness. The Grateful Dead not only started a jam band revolution, but started a movement of kindness, peace, and understanding for all. Although Jerry has passed, their songs can still be heard ringing throughout music festivals and radios everywhere. The great vibes of the people who follow/followed The Grateful Dead are present today, and always will be. We couldn’t do what we do without The Grateful Dead, and we most certainly couldn’t do what we do without you!!! For that, We are forever Grateful! “God Bless The Grateful Dead!” They are not the best at what they do, they are the only ones that do what they do.




Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The Beginning

Hey friends! Hows it shakin'? Gypsy Rose has joined the bandwagon and created a blog! We made this blog in hopes to connect with you, our wonderful customers and fellow companions. Our ambitions for this blog is to spread awareness about conscious living, share stories, and fun ideas!

Believe it or not, Gypsy Rose has been around since 1987. Who would have thought this crazy catalog idea would work, not us. It seems like yesterday Kaye and I were touring with the Grateful Dead peddlin’ Bajas & psychedelic shades, goin’ from town to town and show to show. Boy have times changed. In the early days this little catalog was nothin’ but a single black and white page with about ten items on it. Kaye and I ran it in a spare bedroom between our real jobs. Since then we ditched the 9 to 5’s, the catalog has grown to about 84 pages.We’ve got a big warehouse!
The Gypsy Rose family has grown to 24 hard workin’ great folks. Even though it’s been hard work, it’s been a lot of fun. And although we miss our old tour days and the “Dead Scene” dearly, we had a great time and are Grateful we had the chance to experience it. Through the products we sell we are trying to keep it all alive, and spread its message for peace, love and respect for our brother and earth. We know it’s not the same as tour, but it’s a good reminder of great days gone past. Hopefully a new generation can catch the meaning of it all through our contribution.
Since day one of Gypsy Rose, our priorities have not changed. Numero Uno is to satisfy you the customer, with quality products at a fair price with good service and prompt delivery. We also continue to fight for our environment and protect its inhabitants, big and small! We donate a percentage of our profits to charitable organizations that are trying to make the world a better place. We print our catalog on recycled paper with soy ink, recycle all of our computer paper, junk mail and old catalogs for packaging and we re-use as many old boxes as possible, so don’t be shocked if you get a Sam Adams box at your door with a Gypsy Rose label on it.
As always we welcome your comments, suggestions and ideas. Please feel free to contact us for any specific needs you may have. You are the reason Gypsy Rose has lasted, and for us to keep on truckin’ we need your input good or bad. Although we really like to hear the good, we need to hear the bad so we can serve you better in the future. So if you’ve got a gripe, let us know-our feelings won’t get hurt. Have fun flippin’ through our new catalog; you’ll find lots of new cool things mixed with our old favorites. We look forward to hearing from you soon!!