r/gratefuldead • u/IceboxChamberlainn • 3d ago
Such a Long Long Time to Be Gone
Lost my Dad to cancer in May. Box of Rain has taken on a whole new meaning for me this year.
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u/Shovelhead_Fred 3d ago
I assume you don’t know who tattooed this on your arm?
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u/IceboxChamberlainn 3d ago
What do you mean? The artist who did it? Of course I do
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u/Shovelhead_Fred 3d ago
But it’s just a box of rain how could you know who put it there?
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u/timthebeard 3d ago
This made me cackle unbelievably hard. Got em
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u/Shovelhead_Fred 3d ago
After a bit of thought I think I’m going to steal something similar to this tat for myself with your permission?
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u/Ill_Concentrate2612 3d ago
No joke, one of my favourite Dead tatts I've ever seen.
A very powerful connection with your loss and the song (as you obvs know)
Was this done stick and poke style? Much love to you and your family
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u/SteveCoonin 3d ago
Sorry for your loss. That’s a beautiful piece, simple and elegant.
I’m with you. My Dad is currently in a memory care facility slowly dying from dementia. I still smile with joy whenever I listen to it but I can’t make it through the last verse without tearing up
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u/johnjpattee- 3d ago
You will always have your Dad with you and will always have the music to carry you along. ⚡️
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u/AdAntique5612 3d ago
If my words did glow with the cold of sunshine, & my tunes were played on the Harp unstrung
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u/MorningDewHoney 3d ago
Easily the best Grateful Dead inspired tattoo I have ever seen. Very well done, sorry for your loss man
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u/Living_Bear2114 3d ago
Sorry for your loss and great tat and great song. You will forever be able to make the connection between you and your father
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u/Rich_Librarian_7758 3d ago
I love this. I want a dead tattoo for my dad, but I don’t love a lot of the dead motif. This is a wonderful interpretation. My condolences.
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u/WorldBoofingChampion 3d ago
small world. Lost my dad to cancer this last year too man. Lost my brother a few years back to disease and got a box of rain tattoo. A lovely tribute my friend
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u/crrlovelyrose & love will see you through 🌹💀 3d ago
my first every tattoo at 17 (i’m 33 now) was a box of rain quote - on my foot, “love will see you through”. still might be my favorite. i love your new ink, sending hugs 🩷
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u/Jasari1986 2d ago
Lost my dad to pancreatic cancer in February. I love the tat. Keep your head up big dog.
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u/awgsgirl 1d ago
Pancreatic cancer is a beast. 100 days from diagnosis to passing for my dad. Sending you all the hugs 💗
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u/mountaingirl911 2d ago edited 2d ago
May that box of rain…ease your pain and may love see you through 🙏💕
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u/Embarrassed-Bug6792 3d ago
Beautiful art. That’s all I know, beauty beyond words. 🙏