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Click to Support Rock the Earth

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From Marc Ross, executive director of Rock the Earth: We’re currently in second place in Patagonia’s $5,000 grant giveaway. With the forthcoming opening of the Boulder, Colorado store on April 5th, Patagonia has offered Rock the Earth the chance to win a $5,000 grant by gaining the om the public. Please go to patagonia.com/boulder and … Read more

Donna Jean interview in The Music Box

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Donna Jean Finds Her Groove By John Metzger Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, the enigmatic figure who danced and sang with the Grateful Dead for seven years after she boldly approached Jerry Garcia at a gig in the early 1970s, is starting over again with a vigorous attitude that has been spurred by her refreshing sense of … Read more

GDH 393 on DeadNet

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Just a reminder that we’re posting a show from the Grateful Dead Hour archives every Wednesday on DeadNet. This week it’s GD Hour #393, which features a one-of-a-kind collaboration between the Dead and the Airplane recorded September 7, 1969 at the Family Dog on the Great Highway in San Francisco. Enjoy!

Kind Veggie Burritos: the cookbook

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This came up in an email conversation today, and I thought I’d post about it here, too. Beth Livingston’s Kind Veggie Burritos is still available, and she’s still donating her proceeds to the Rex Foundation. From the web site: Recipes for Deadheads, by Deadheads Heading into our Lucky 13th year, Kind Veggie Burritos has been … Read more

Donna Jean and the Tricksters

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Here’s an article about the new Donna Jean and the Tricksters CD by Steve Terrell in the Santa Fe New Mexican I disagree with Terrell’s assessment of the new CD, but I enjoyed the article anyway. The official release date of Donna Jean and the Tricksters is next Tuesday. I’ll be featuring some tracks from … Read more

Library of Congress images on flickr

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The Library of Congress has opened an account on the photo-sharing site that I (and millions of others) use, flickr.com. This is the announcement from Flickr inviting all of us to add information to the images: Back in June of 2007, we began our first collaboration with a civic institution to facilitate giving people a … Read more