David Gans

Grateful Dead Hour #932

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Week of July 31, 2006 Part 1 30:11 Missing Man Formation 4/25/98 Humboldt State University, Arcata CA TRUE BLUE Interview: Robin Sylvester Missing Man Formation 4/25/98 Humboldt State University, Arcata CA HEY BULLDOG-> SCARLET BEGONIAS Part 2 27:09 Vince Welnick, Missing Man Formation SAMBA IN THE RAIN Interview: Steve Kimock Vince Welnick & Tom Lattanand … Read more

Light that is one…

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Last night as I was going to sleep, contemplating a song I’m working on and awash in the media coverage of religious warfare in the Middle East and at home, I leapt up to find a note pad and wrote down these words: The disease of alienation The balm of empathy This morning I heard … Read more

Rhino press release re Grateful Dead

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From Rhino’s web site: GRATEFUL DEAD PRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCE GROUNDBREAKING DEAL WITH RHINO ENTERTAINMENTUnder Continuing Creative Direction From Grateful Dead Productions, Rhino To Exclusively Manage Grateful Dead’s Intellectual Property July 07 2006 LOS ANGELES — In an arrangement that redefines the relationship between artist and label, Grateful Dead Productions (GDP) has appointed Rhino Entertainment, a subsidiary … Read more

Dead to the World 7/26/06

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KC Moan Deep Elem – Bob Weir, Bob Weir, Taj Mahal, Keller Williams, Michael Kang, Jay Lane, Mark Karan, Kester Smith 7/4/06 Zoo Amphitheater, Oklahoma City Lonely Avenue – Well-Matched: The Best of Merl Saunders and Jerry Garcia St. Stephen – Ratdog 7/10/06 Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua NY These Are Better Days – … Read more

DG, Ralph Roddenbery & Swami Gone Bananas

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Ralph Roddenbery, David Gans, Jerry Sorn, Brian Ashley Jones, Gary Dreyfuss. Photo by Jim Roe Jim Roe posted this set I played in Atlanta with Ralph Roddenbery and Swami Gone Bananas last Thursday night, July 20, at Andrews Upstairs in Atlanta. (MP3s for streaming and download). 1. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere 2. Sitting in Limbo … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour #931

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Week of July 24, 2006 Part 1 30:09 Jerry Lawson w/ Vince Welnick et al. HOME OF THE ANGELS Interview: Jerry Lawson Might as Well: The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead SHIP OF FOOLS Grateful Dead 9/16/90 Madison Square Garden, New York City JAM Part 2 27:11 The Valentines 2/14/95 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco IT’S A … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour #930

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Week of July 17, 2006 Part 1 28:00 Interview: Prairie Prince The Beans (unreleased 1971 recording) COME AND SEE ME Interview: Prairie Prince The Tubes UP FROM THE DEEP Interview: Prairie Prince Grateful Dead 9/16/93 Madison Square Garden, New York City THE DAYS BETWEEN Part 2 28:50 Interview: Bob Weir Grateful Dead 9/10/90 Spectrum, Philadelphia … Read more

Report from the road

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I sat in with Donna the Buffalo last night at the Master Musicians Festival in Somerset KY. I borrowed an electric guitar and amp. They brought me up for “In Another World-> Revolution,” and I shared a mic (and lead vocals) with Jeb. It was a rough night for the band – hot, humid, and … Read more

Dead to the World 7/12/06

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Mississippi Halfstep Minglewood Loser Picasso Moon Row Jimmy Desolation Row To Lay Me Down Promised Land – Grateful Dead 9/18/90 Madison Square Garden, New York City Below Radar – Particle, Transformation Live for the People (Particle and Ozric Tentacles perform at the Fillmore on Saturday, July 15) Cumberland Blues – The Waybacks w/ Darol Anger … Read more