PARIS: Why does one pinhead always have to vote for Jerry Garcia?
Jerome “Jerry” Garcia (1942-1995), musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence during the counterculture of the 1960s. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as a member of the Grateful Dead.
He had already passed away at this stage, so the votes for him as commencement speaker were definitely jokes.
The Annotated Gilmore Girls 