Dead members for Obama
Via Bob Sarles: Phil Lesh for Obama Mickey Hart for Obama Bob Weir for Obama PLEASE VOTE TODAY! Democracy works best when everybody participates.
David Gans
Show report: Deadheads for Obama
Quite simply, that was the best Grateful Dead music I’ve heard in 15 years or more. I did not go there expecting to be thrilled, but thrilled I was. Everybody brought his higher musical self to the stage, and they played with great warmth, inspiration, telepathy, dynamics, and precision. I was impressed with pretty much … Read more
URL for tonight’s webcast
Deadheads for Obama webcast 2/4/08 7:30pm pst
Road Trips #2 announced: Fall 1977
DeadNet is having a “listening party” featuring the first disc of the new Road Trips release, a compilation from Fall 1977. Check it out! Here’s the track list for disc 1 – you can listen to the whole thing or one at a time: 1. Let It Grow Norman, OK – 10/11/77 2. Sugaree Baton … Read more
Grateful Chef
Don Zottarelli sent me links to two “Grateful Chef” videos he has posted on YouTube. I asked him if he’s a professional chef, and he said: “Nope just someone who enjoys cooking for my family and my wife had an idea to film me and post it on youtube.” Grateful Chef Grateful Chef Episode 2 … Read more
Grateful Dead Hour #1011
Week of February 4, 2008 Part 1 25:38 Donna Jean and the Tricksters 9/19/07 KPFA Performance Studio FAREWELL JACK ME AND KETTLE JOE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD Part 2 31:17 Donna Jean and the Tricksters NO BETTER WAY ALL I GOTTA SAY SHELTER HE SAID, SHE SAID Sabertooth, Dr Midnight CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER From the … Read more
Phil, Bob, Mickey et al for Obama
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEADHEADS FOR OBAMA AT THE WARFIELD JUST ANNOUNCED! DEADHEADS FOR OBAMA featuring BOB WEIR, MICKEY HART, PHIL LESH & FRIENDS The Warfield Theatre Monday, February 4, Doors 6:00 PM/ Show 7:30PM Tickets are $35.00 general admission (main floor) and $35.00 reserved seating (balcony) plus applicable service charges…all ages Two-ticket limit per person. … Read more
KPFA marathon update
Plans are proceeding, and the donors are donating. I can confirm that DeadNet will be streaming the entire day (9am to 1am PST Sat Feb 9), AND they’re going to donate 10% of all Dick’s Picks sales for the day to KPFA. So if you’ve been thinking about filling in your collection, Feb 9 would … Read more
Drums for Peace
Mary Eisenhart reports: “Rex Foundation helps bring the healing power of music to war-torn Iraq” “A cultural hootenanny broke out. They started playing their rhythms, doing their dances, and before I knew it 38 people were up dancing around the room and singing. And you couldn’t tell who was Arabic-speaking and who was Kurdish-speaking.†– … Read more
Click to Support Rock the Earth
From Marc Ross, executive director of Rock the Earth: We’re currently in second place in Patagonia’s $5,000 grant giveaway. With the forthcoming opening of the Boulder, Colorado store on April 5th, Patagonia has offered Rock the Earth the chance to win a $5,000 grant by gaining the om the public. Please go to patagonia.com/boulder and … Read more