David Gans

Earworms of the Year

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A random listing of some songs I couldn’t get out of my head this year: Chinito Chinito from Ry Cooder‘s amazing CD Chavez Ravine. Deal – Buddy Miller live at MagnoliaFest Midwest in Bean Blossom, Indiana, July 2005. Not on any CD that I know of, but I’ve scored a fine live recording of the … Read more

DG at the Kodiak 9/22 on archive.org

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This recording has just been made available for download or streaming in various formats on archive.org. It’s one of my favorite solo shows of the year – well worth checking out. David Gans Thursday, September 22, 2005 The Kodiak, Rutherfordton NC Opening jam-> Return of the Grievous Angel, Lazy River Road, Falling Star, Jam-> Jackaroe, … Read more

GDH 900

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Grateful Dead Hour no. 900 Week of December 19, 2005 Part 1 29:23 Interview: David Dodd Jerry Garcia, Garcia THE WHEEL Grateful Dead, Terrapin Station ESTIMATED PROPHET Interview: David Dodd Grateful Dead, Europe ’72 RAMBLE ON ROSE Interview: David Dodd Part 2 27:57 Grateful Dead 4/1/91 Coliseum, Greensboro NC CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER-> I KNOW YOU … Read more

Onward, Christian Soldiers

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Yesterday was a good day for the forces of rationalism. The judge in the Dover PA intelligent design trial issued a brilliant, thorough, and scathing decision in favor of the plaintiffs (and against the fabulists). Read the whole thing here (PDF). A few excerpts and comments, gathered from a variety of blogs and news stories: … Read more

Cat love

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Cat love, originally uploaded by dgans. It was a great day to stay indoors. I was scheduled to play the Marin Farmers’ Market, but the weather was just too nasty. I wandered into the living room at around 5:30 and found Groucho and Hugo snuggling.

The Invitational 12/15/05

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David Gans & Friends Thursday, December 15, 2005 The Invitational at the Hotel Utah, San Francisco Personnel: DG & Chris Rowan, guitar and vocals; Josh Zucker, bass and vocals; Josh Kaye, keyboards; Adam Perry, drums. Surprise guests: Tony Perez, sax (all of main set); James Nash (the Waybacks), mandolin (Yellow Submarine to end of main … Read more

More from “The War on Christmas”

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Bill O’Reilly, the emotionally-stunted creepazoid of Fox News, has teamed up with another of that network’s paid liars, John Gibson, to gin up yet another Weapon of Mass Distraction: “The War on Christmas.” Gibson calls it a “Liberal Plot”; I call it something to do with the fact that we are not a Christian nation. … Read more

Interview with three Grateful Dead tapers

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I interviewed legendary GD tapers Barry Glassberg, Jerry Moore and Rob Bertrando between sets at Cal Expo on June 9, 1990. I’ve posted MP3s of the 21-minute conversation here. Update 12/16/05: In a comment below, Sean Cribbs points to a photo of Moore (center), Bertrando (right), and yet another legendary taper, Louis Falanga. Sean adds, … Read more