Week of September 10, 2007
Part 1 13:48
Bob Weir, Ace
GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
PLAYING IN THE BAND
Part 2 42:37
Grateful Dead 5/30/69 Springer’s Inn, Portland OR
ST. STEPHEN->
THE ELEVEN->
LOVELIGHT
The intro to “St Stephen” goes on for FIVE MINUTES before they start singing. Jerry must have broken another string just as they started, ’cause you can hear him tuning it up about four minutes in.
The tape runs out during Lovelight, but we get quite a ride before the fade.
Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:
MagnoliaFest, a festival of American roots music October 25th through 28th at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida, just across the Georgia line. Toots and The Maytals, Railroad Earth, Donna the Buffalo, Peter Rowan and The Free Mexican Airforce, Col. Bruce Hampton and The Quark Alliance, David Gans, and many many more. Information is available at 904-249-7990 and magmusic.com, where you will also find information on Music Farmers, a documentary about MagnoliaFest and the Suwannee SpringFest.
ArSeaEm Recordings, an artist-friendly record label, presenting the double live CD New Riders of the Purple Sage New Year’s Eve 2006, recorded, mixed and produced by Bob and Betty. The New Riders of the Purple Sage features David Nelson, Buddy Cage, Michael Falzarano, Ronnie Penque, and Johnny Markowski. Audio clips, downloads, and more information are available at NRPSlive.com and in the iTunes music store.
The Echo Project, happening outside of Atlanta, Georgia October 12-14 featuring three nights of camping and music from Phil Lesh and Friends, The Flaming Lips, moe., Umphrey’s McGee, The Disco Biscuits, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Tea Leaf Green, and dozens of others.
Eagle Rock Entertainment, presenting the DVD Ralph J. Gleason Presents A Night at the Family Dog – previously unreleased video footage of the Grateful Dead, Santana and Jefferson Airplane from a February 1970 performance in San Francisco. The historic performance has been remixed into 5.1 surround sound and features a show-ending super jam with members of all three bands. Available now where DVDs are sold and at eaglerockent.com
While listening to the Ace tracks this week, I remembered a wondferful little track by Bobby and the Midnites, Ain’t the Peculiar by Marvin Gaye. I don’t expect requests to be played but I would love it if you could work it in to the Dead hour soem week soon. It has such good atmosphere in the song and it has been years since I last heard it.
Dan
Gecko Rock
KGKO.com