David Gans

Sweet story on Donna Jean

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Article titled “Ever grateful” by Jonathan Pitts in the Baltimore Sun July 22. Pitts interviewed Donna Jean Godchaux-Mackay at the American Roots Music Festival in Falling Waters WV. I was there, too, and Donna Jean and the Tricksters played a terrific set. A couple of excerpts from the story: Godchaux – now officially Donna Jean … Read more

Dead to the World 7/25/07

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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo-> I Know You Rider-> Playing in the Band-> Uncle John’s Band-> Supplication jam-> drums-> space-> Truckin’-> Comes a Time-> Around and Around-> Good Lovin’ – Grateful Dead 11/10/85 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford NJ Scootch – Boris Garcia 7/6/07 Nelson Ledges Quarry park, Garrettsville OH Interview with Bob Stirner of Boris Garcia … Read more

Splendid event in NW NJ August 12

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Members of Railroad Earth, The Hobo Stage and Coolspring Farm are requesting your participation in a fund-raising event Under the Willow on Sunday, August 12th Come on up to The Coolspring Farm, 920 Hardwick Road in Stillwater NJ, for an afternoon and evening of music and picking on the stage called Under The Willow. Joining … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour #983

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Week of July 23, 2007 Part 1 34:23 Grateful Dead 4/15/89 The Mecca, Milwaukee WI SPACE-> I WILL TAKE YOU HOME-> ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER-> MORNING DEW Part 2 21:32 Grateful Dead 4/15/89 The Mecca, Milwaukee WI ONE MORE SATURDAY NIGHT Excerpt from Playboy After Dark Collection Two Interview: Hugh M. Hefner and Jerry Garcia … Read more

Dead to the World 7/18/07

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Lazy Lightnin’-> Supplication-> Let It Grow-> Drums-> Let It Grow-> Wharf Rat-> Space Jam-> Drums-> The Other One-> St Stephen-> Not Fade Away-> St Stephen-> The Wheel-> The Other One-> Stella Blue Sugar Magnolia – Grateful Dead 7/18/76 Orpheum Theater, San Francisco Shelter – Donna Jean and the Tricksters, First Songs Radio Song – Boris … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour #982

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Week of July 16, 2007 Part 1 33:55 Grateful Dead 4/15/89 The Mecca, Milwaukee WI PLAYING IN THE BAND-> TERRAPIN-> DRUMS Part 2 21:00 Grateful Dead, Three from the Vault (2/19/71) SMOKESTACK LIGHTNIN’ Jerry Lawson and Talk of the Town WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD Jerry Lawson was for decades the lead singer of The Persuasions. … Read more

Playboy trivia winners

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Yesterday I offered copies if the Playboy After Dark DVD set to the first two readers who could tell me what instrument Tom Constanten played on “Mountains of the Moon.” The correct answer is harpsichord – not just on Playboy after Dark, but on the Aoxomoxoa album as well, by the way. The winners are … Read more