Dead to the World

Playlists, program notes, and discussion of Dead to the World (Wednesdays 8-10pm on KPFA 94.1 Berkeley CA)

Auction: Grateful Dead 1977 by Peter Simon

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PLACE YOUR BID IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST. Thanks! Bidding starts at $100, please. Auctions end at noon PST on Thursday, February 6. Photo of the Grateful Dead by Peter Simon, May 1977. 8.5×11, unmounted, signed by the photographer. More by Peter Simon at petersimon.com, including his new DVD boxed set Through the … Read more

Auction: Photo by Ed Perlstein

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PLACE YOUR BID IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST. Thanks! Bidding starts at $100, please. Auctions end at noon PST on Thursday, February 6. Photo of Jerry Garcia, taken by Ed Perlstein at Winterland on 10/22/78. It is an 11×14 glossy Giclee photo (not matted or framed). Ed will sign the print and send … Read more

Auction: photo by Jon Sievert

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PLACE YOUR BID IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST. Thanks! Bidding starts at $100, please. Auctions end at noon PST on Thursday, February 6. Photo of Jerry Garcia, John McEuen,and Steve Martin, taken by Jon Sievert in 1974. 11×14 printed on 16×20 and digitally signed, from an edition of 100. Certificate of Authenticity included. … Read more

Auction: Photo of Pigpen by Rosie McGee

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PLACE YOUR BID IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST. Thanks! Bidding starts at $100, please. Auctions end at noon PST on Thursday, February 6. Photo of Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, taken by Rosie McGee in 1969. 8×10, flush-mounted on 2mm black-edged styrene, signed by the photographer. More by Rosie McGee here.

Auction: photo by Bob Minkin

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PLACE YOUR BID IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST. Thanks! Bidding starts at $100, please. Auctions end at noon PST on Thursday, February 6. Photo by Bob Minkin: Jerry Garcia playing the Wolf! Brendan Byrne Arena, NJ, October 1989 11 x 14, printed on Epson Professional Luster paper. Signed by Bob Minkin. Not matted … Read more

Auction: Photo by Kirk West

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PLACE YOUR BID IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST. Thanks! Bidding starts at $100, please. Auctions end at noon PST on Thursday, February 6. Photo by Kirk West, “Taken from the flagman stand of the 1/2 mile dirt race track of the fairgrounds.” Grateful Dead 6/16/74 Iowa State Fairgrounds. 11×14 b&w signed & numbered … Read more

Auction: Be a chocolatier for KPFA!

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PLACE YOUR BID IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST. Thanks! Bidding starts at $500, please. Auctions end at noon PST on Thursday, February 6. I am a regular consumer of Barlovento Chocolates. I buy them at the Grand Lake Farmers’ market on Saturdays and eat a little bit every evening while I do the … Read more

KPFA’s annual Grateful Dead marathon: Feb 8, 2014

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Berkeley’s pioneering listener-supported radio station, KPFA, presents its annual Grateful Dead fund-raising marathon on Saturday, February 8, 2014 from 9:00 am to 1:00 am PST. Host David Gans promises a bounty of unreleased and previously-unheard music by the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, and related artists. There will be a live performance (musicians TBA) from the … Read more