David Gans

Grateful Dead at Irvine Meadows 3/27/83. This photo captures a certain aspect of the band’s dynamic range. With the kind assistance of John Rottet, I’ve been posting black and white photographs to my flickr site. So far I’ve posted pictures of Marin Mull, Mimi Fariña, John Cipollina, Bobby and the Midnites, George Carlin, Ozzy Osbourne, … Read more

This was posted on DeadNet Central today. It was taken from the BGRASS-L Archive. Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 03:35:07 EDT From: Pete Wernick Subject: eyewitness to J. Garcia, banjoist, 1963 Interesting to hear people recounting what they know of Jerry as a bluegrasser back in the pre-Dead days. I’ve never put my own recollections … Read more

From today’s New York Times, story by Alan Light: A Resurrection, of Sorts, for the Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead, one of rock ‘n’ roll’s longest-lasting institutions, has announced a licensing agreement with Rhino Entertainment to manage exclusively all of the band’s intellectual property. Rhino, a subsidiary of the Warner Music Group that is best … Read more

Dear Friends, I am still in shock over the loss of our friend Vince. With the rest of my life moving in high gear and the recent feeling that every time I stand up something knocks me down, it has taken some time to absorb the reality of his passing. Now that the tears are … Read more

She was an hour and a half late calling in to Adam Carolla’s radio show; Carolla gave her her due.

Photo by Bob Minkin I was going through my archives today, looking for a few rarities, and I found these two songs I thought would be worth hearing again: Sultans of Swing 11/6/97 Maritime Hall, SF David Gans – guitar, vocals; Bob Nakamine – guitar; Alan Feldstein – guitar, vocals; Jennifer Jolly – keyboard; Phil … Read more

I know nothing about this beyond what’s on the web site, but Phil Lesh is doing an oral history project for Deadheads, starting this weekend at Jones Beach. Why do the Sixties remain so devilishly fascinating to us today? Is it the sense of an opportunity lost, or a vision brought to life? For our … Read more

Ann Coulter: Deadhead … I really like Deadheads and the whole Dead concert scene: the tailgating, the tie-dye uniforms, the camaraderie – it was like NASCAR for potheads. You always felt like you were with family at a Dead show – a rather odd, psychedelic family that sometimes lived in a VW bus and sold … Read more