Dead to the World 2/6/08

This is a fund-raising special. Please call 510-848-5732 or 1-800-439-5732 to support KPFA, or you can donate online. Playing in the Band – Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart et al. 2/4/08 Warfield Theater, San Francisco (“Deadheads for Obama”) Read Gary Lambert’s report of this event on DeadNet. And here’s my report. I wasn’t able … Read more

GD Hour #58 up on DeadNet

Grateful Dead Hour #58, originally broadcast the week of October 23, 1989, is up on DeadNet for your streaming pleasure. This episode includes a powerful Scarlet Begonias-> Touch of Grey-> Fire on the Mountain from 7/13/84 at the Greek, plus an excerpt from Phil Lesh’s Rex Radio show in which the Ralph J Gleason Award … Read more

John Bergan’s Obama show report

Email sent out today by John Bergan at Grateful Graphics (who will be donating several hundred dollars’ worth ofgift certificates to the KPFA marathon this Saturday, btw): Grateful Graphics Gazette Volume 4, Issue 1 For the first time in the history of this newsletter, we must put out an EXTRA edition cause that is what … Read more

Why I voted for Obama

This is an edited version of a post I made on The WELL yesterday, in a discussion with (among others) a guy who is constantly raging about the evils of America. Much of what he says is valid, but he’s the kind of guy who has no solutions – just complaints. Seems to me some … Read more