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Bob and Otis, originally uploaded by dgans. Bob Weir and his dog Otis in the front door of Club Front, November 1981.

Many of you already know that on Monday morning the GD Hour archive and Taper’s Section downloads at DeadNet were changed from downloadable MP3s to streaming-only. The change was made without explanation, and of course it has caused an uproar. I’ve posted this in two places on DeadNet today, and I thought I’d share it … Read more

Tim plays fire extinguishers, originally uploaded by dgans. Recording at Mix-O-Lydian Studio in Lafayette, New Jersey, with Tim Carbone producing and other members of Railroad Earth in the band. Don Sternecker is the owner and engineer. Eric Rawlins and I had the experience a decade ago of having our songs turned into a record (Home … Read more

Donna Jean w/ DSO, originally uploaded by dgans. The Gathering of the Vibes at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Here’s Donna Jean Godchaux-Mackay singing “Cassidy” with Dark Star Orchestra. More photos on my flickr page.

Today’s archival Grateful Dead Hour post on DeadNet is a show full of “Dark Star.” The introductory text includes some history from Robert Hunter, plus the text of his recitation at the end of the studio version of the song. The music in the show is damn good, too! GD Hour archive shows go up … Read more

Okay, friends, we just hit our goal. No more contributions, please – we’re covered! Mark and Maile will be going to Commonweal as soon as there’s an opening, and they’ll start getting prepared meals from Jessie et Laurent almost immediately! These two fine cancer-related organizations can also use our help: Leukemia-Lymphoma Society: https://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=8477 American Cancer … Read more

As of this morning, our total is $4578.01 out of $5000! Great going, everybody! Were almost there. Let’s put this thing over the top today! You can make a contribution online, or send a check payable to DAVID GANS to 484 Lake Park Ave. #102, Oakland CA 94610-2730. If you can let me know how … Read more

Our campaign to send Mark and Maile to the Commonweal Cancer Help program is halfway home already! As of this moment was have received $1768 in Paypal contributions, and $720 of checks are in the mail, for a total of $2488. That’s halfway to our goal of $5000! Of course, the first half is always … Read more

Bay Area Music Day 1983, originally uploaded by dgans. Press conference held February 25, 1983 in the office of San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein to announce “Bay Area Music Day” in honor of the Bay Area Music Awards, to be held a month or so hence. The event was organized by BAM Magazine to benefit … Read more

I just had a nice long conversation with Mark Karan and his wife, Maile Hatfield. Mark has made it clear in his CarePages posts that he is doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances, and I was very happy to hear personally how positive and upbeat his tone is. When my wife … Read more