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That's right. But you can thank the Grateful Dead for making it a commonplace term.
Yes, that Grateful Dead.
The band had recently relocated to San Rafael, and the Waldos had various connections: One of the kids' older brothers was a manager for bassist Phil Lesh's side project. Another one's father purchased real estate for them. They watched their dogs, were welcomed into their parties and Reddix even got a gig as a roadie for the band.