Homeward bound!

A pleasant air-travel story for a change. The Atlanta airport was a mess – ground and air – on the day I flew home. I took this picture while stuck in traffic trying to return my rentacar. Weather was bad all over the eastern half of the country, so lots of flights were delayed or … Read more

Buddy Cage and Mark van Allen

Buddy Cage and Mark van Allen, originally uploaded by dgans. My best tour ever got even better after a truly amazing MagnoliaFest: on Tuesday, October 24 at Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta, I had Mark van Allen with me for my opening set and then I sat in with the New Riders of the Purple … Read more

Troubadour checks in

Reporting in from the road. I’ve had a great tour, in terms of both musical satisfaction and career development. This past weekend was MagnoliaFest, my favorite gig of every year. Friday morning: opened the mainstage w/ an hour-long solo set, well-attended and well-received. Broke in a new song, “If Only I Existed.” Friday afternoon: looping … Read more

Terrapin Hill Farm benefit 10/15 in Louisville

(See this post and this post for the background on this event.) Terrapin Hill Farm Flood Benefit Sunday, Oct. 15 Bluegrass Brewing Company 3929 Shelbyville Rd Louisville, Ky 40206 Doors open at 2pm, music ALL NIGHT, silent auction $10 donation encouraged FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2006 For over a decade, the third weekend of … Read more

Video of Phil Lesh w/ Broken Angels 9/21/97

vid of Scarlet Begonias -> New Speedway Boogie: https://www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=26886 —– David Gans & Friends 9-21-97 Ashkenaz, Berkeley CA Video: 1st gen vhs Ntsc 4:3 Avg Bitrate: 8,800 kb/s Provided by: Tom P Captured by: Ray B Props: Walley S Audio: Taped & Transfered by Michael Zelner Gefell M300’s + SBD Feed (vocals only) Dvd_LPCM_AUDIO @ … Read more

Tour diary 9/24/06

As I prepared to depart the hotel for the gig at around noon on Saturday, I checked the Terrapin Hill web site and saw the announcement that the rest of the weekend had been called off. A couple of hours after that, I went outside and ran into the DTB folks, trying to figure out … Read more