On one side, lines for the New Year's Eve show of Furthur, thousands of hippies spilling over onto the lawn.
On the other side, the impeccably dressed, styled, manicured, black tie people who attend the City Hall New Year's Eve event.
They will meet among the trees of the plaza five or six hours later when the exuberant festivities at opposite ends of the plaza let out.
The pageantry and lavishness of the show by The Dead who went Furthur is almost impossible to top. But when the tie-dyes and the black ties meet again later, there is not that big a difference other than their attire - they are just as happy, just as exhausted, just as drunk.
The continuity of the event on the City Hall side is pretty much assured. There are more than enough black ties in S.F., politics and networking will be there for the enthusiasts.
The same cannot be said with the same certainty about the other event. To misappropriate the slogan on the back of the spaceship in Mel Brooks Space Cowboys, "Age don't brake for nobody".
Including Bobby.
Their music has become part of modern American culture. It has jumped the generation gap at least twice. Its has, for many people, been a big source of support in re-building shattered lives.
Meanwhile, in small town Germany, we'll be out dodging fire works.
One question on the minds of the fans: what are they going to close with?
"Not Fade Away", please.
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