Listen "The Grateful Dead Counterfeiter "
Episode Synopsis
A teenage hustler makes his living selling counterfeit tickets at Grateful Dead shows, hawking his fakes on every Shakedown Street around the country.
A cat-and-mouse game ensues between Steven Marcus - the head of Grateful Dead ticketing and this teenage counterfeiter, which comes to a head at a Madison Square Garden Dead show.
But as the heat turns up - an unexpected tragedy puts an end to the game for both of them.
CH101's first audio documentary.
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A cat-and-mouse game ensues between Steven Marcus - the head of Grateful Dead ticketing and this teenage counterfeiter, which comes to a head at a Madison Square Garden Dead show.
But as the heat turns up - an unexpected tragedy puts an end to the game for both of them.
CH101's first audio documentary.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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