When Walter Cronkite passed I sure didn’t feel a wave of sadness like I did when Peter Jennings died.

I knew Mickey had an affinity for Walter, and I think I just discovered, how close, in terms of friends, my brother was with Cronkite.

Who knew?

When you have a famous brother you’re proud of and you’re writing a book, “Grateful but not Dead”, about your famous family, hey, how can I not blog about it.

This just made me feel so good to know Walter adored my brother so so much. Wow!

In a 2004 interview with Details magazine, Cronkite enthusiastically told the reporter, “Mickey Hart is a good friend of mine,” as he showed off a giant gong in his office. “He’s a real expert on percussion instruments around the world. And he gave me that lovely thing. You can play a tune on it, it’s so beautifully tuned. It’s quite remarkable. It’s from Tibet.”

Check out the rest of the story…pretty cool.

Thanks for being part of this Hart of Green Grateful Dead Journey….what a long strange trip it’s been.

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