David Gans

More about KPFA: please give!

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This may seem a little counter-intuitive, but I do NOT recommend that we withhold our pledges. A further decline in revenues will give Pacifica an excuse to lay off more workers. We need KPFA to remain financially viable while we struggle to regain control. So please donate to KPFA (510-848-5732 or 1-800-439-5732 or online) AND … Read more

Reprimanded by KPFA management!

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Here is an email I received on Friday from KPFA’s interim program director: David, I have been clear that KPFA’s internal issues should not be discussed on air, especially during fund drive. Wednesday night at the beginning of Dead to the World you made comments that were unacceptable. (She included a link to the show … Read more

Dead to the World 8/3/11

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Tonight is a fund drive program, so please be prepared to make a donation to KPFA, or call 510-848-5732 or 1-800-439-5732 to contribute. We need this radio station now more than ever! Playing in the Band-> Ship of Fools (4/5/82) – Grateful Dead, Road Trips vol 4 no 4 (4/5/82) Interview with Mickey Hart (recorded … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1193

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Week of August 1, 2011 Part 1 26:33 Grateful Dead, Birth of the Dead MINDBENDER (CONFUSION’S PRINCE) Grateful Dead 6/30/85 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia MD MISSISSIPPI HALFSTEP-> CC RIDER-> BROWN EYED WOMEN Part 2 29:18 Grateful Dead 6/30/85 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia MD MAMA TRIED-> MEXICALI BLUES KEEP ON GROWING BIG RAILROAD BLUES LOOKS LIKE … Read more

Some recent music online

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Here’s Joe Bouchard’s recording of my show at Neverdun Farm in Arundel ME Wednesday, July 20. Here’s Cory Desrosiers’ recording of my set at the Gathering of the Vibes Sunday, July 24. Roger Sideman joined me on bass for part of the set. And here is Jack Baribault’s video clip of me singing “Loser” at … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1192

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Week of July 25, 2011 Part 1 24:30 Furthur 6/4/11 Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View CA TRUCKIN’-> NEW SPEEDWAY BOOGIE Part 2 31:37 New Riders of the Purple Sage 7/2/11 Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Ohio PRISONER OF FREEDOM DEEP ELEM BLUES WHERE I COME FROM SIX OF ONE

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1191

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Week of July 18, 2011 Part 1 21:42 Grateful Dead 4/2/89 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh PA IT’S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE Grateful Dead, So Many Roads (1965-1995) DAYS BETWEEN Jim Lauderdale, Reason and Rhyme TIGER & THE MONKEY Part 2 34:27 Furthur 6/3/11 Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View CA DEAL-> THE OTHER ONE-> HELL IN A … Read more