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This just in via email: A completely reimagined web environment, with all-new content, including: Many of your favorite features of the Grateful Dead Almanac, now regularly updated to bring you the latest breaking DeadWorld news; rare historical artifacts from the Dead’s vast audio-visual archives; the ‘Taper’s Section,’ with exclusive gems From The Vault; community involvement, … Read more

Courtesy of Rich Simon: “The dangerous American fascist is the man who wants to do in the United States in an American way what Hitler did in Germany in a Prussian way. The American fascist would prefer not to use violence. His method is to poison the channels of public information. With a fascist the … Read more

AMHERST, Mass. — The Grateful Dead’s appeal is still alive. The University of Massachusetts will host a series of events to study the impact of the Grateful Dead on American culture in the fall. The group was the backbone of San Francisco’s psychedelic scene in the late 1960s and 1970s, and fueled a counter-culture that … Read more

Shaky 8mm movie shot in San Diego 5/11/69, with Santana (briefly) and the Grateful Dead. A random “New Potato Caboose” is the soundtrack, but it has no connection to the music being played. Jerry is really, really animated in this film, bouncing around with the music. Very sweet clip.

I’m going to broadcast Paul Ingles’ 2-hour Sgt Pepper documentary on KPFA June 20, 8-10pm PDT. From Paul’s web site: THE TWO SIDES OF SGT. PEPPER: AN HONEST APPRAISAL June 1, 2007 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. For decades, the recording has ranked highly … Read more

Phil Lesh, originally uploaded by dgans. I have been going through my photos for a couple of projects, and last night I posted some more on my flickr page. My dear friend John Rottet has been scanning negatives and slides for me, and I’ve also done some scanning of prints from my archive. The new … Read more

I made an audio tribute to Sgt. Pepper’s Lovely Hearts Club Band

Recordings of the Jerry Garcia Band 12/19/75 and 12/20/75 have recently surfaced. I was at both shows, and I particularly remember “That’s What Love Will Make You Do” as a powerful performance. And I just loved the Nicky Hopkins edition of the JGB. Bob Kirschenbaum sent me this email, and I share it here with … Read more

Bob and Betty, originally uploaded by dgans. I just got a CD full of images from a friend who’s been scanning my negatives, and I’ve posted a few at flickr.com/photos/dgans In addition to this photo of Hunter and Betty, you’ll find couple of shots of Kingfish 6/8/75; one of Weir from the Keystone Berkeley from … Read more

I ran into Rick Turner at the Van Morrison show in SF 12/29/06. We were schmoozing before the show, and I mentioned that I was thinking how cool it would be to have a magnetic pickup on my Renaissance (“ampli-coustic”) guitar. In my solo work, I do a lot of looping, and playing that rich … Read more