General discussion

From the introduction to the series by Blair Jackson: With Road Trips we’re going to try something a little different. We want to plug in a few more pieces of the Grateful Dead puzzle by putting the spotlight on different tours and series of shows that have been neglected through the years. Take Road Trips … Read more

Nice profile of Dan Healy in the Marn I-J, written by Paul Liberatore. Healy will be at the Unbroken Chain symposium in Amherst MA November 16-18.

After a car accident takes the life of a devoted Deadhead, a father discovers the healing power of his son’s music Story in the Baltimore Sun about a man who got into the Dead after his Deadhead son died an untimely death. Jonathan Pitts wrote it; Ed Branthaver is the subject; Dan Branthaver is the … Read more

This just in from the Rex Foundation: We’ve added a special stop along the Rex Community Caravan of events – Saturday, December 15th, Warfield Theatre, San Francisco: The Music Never Stops – A Rex Foundation Black Tie-Dye Ball featuring Bob Weir and RatDog, Little Feat and The Waybacks. Tickets for the concert go on sale … Read more

From Gary Lambert: Excellent article (with input from yrs truly) in the recently web-revived version of the pioneering rock mag Crawdaddy!, about becoming a Deadhead in spite of one’s self, getting over the hippie-stigma aspect of it all, and coming to accept the GD as the proto-punk, proto-alt, proto-indie icons they are. Are You Grateful … Read more

Here is the audio file of the phone interview with Michael Grabscheid, organizer of Unbroken Chain: The Grateful Dead in Music, Culture, and Memory – a symposium to be held November 16-18 at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Presenters will include Mountain Girl, Dennis McNally, Dan Healy, Bob Bralove, David Gans, David Lemieux, and … Read more

"They made a HEART!", originally uploaded by reet. My wife, Rita Hurault, took this picture. Click on the image and read the caption!

Rex Benefit Concert Join us for a Benefit for the Rex Foundation featuring Donna the Buffalo Ollabelle with special guest David Gans Saturday, November 17, 2007 The Highline Ballroom 431 W. 16th St.,New York, New York 10011 Concert takes place 7:00 – 11:00 PM General Admission Tickets: $27 in Advance $30 Day of Show General … Read more

Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart & Indian tabla legend Zakir Hussain unveil their Global Drum Project, the long-awaited follow-up to the Grammy®-winning Planet Drum fifteen years ago. Planet Drum has the rare distinction as the first-ever Grammy® for Best World Music Album. And now the hypnotic and stunning sequel, masterfully produced by Hart and Hussain. … Read more