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Tour diary 8/12/06

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Last night I played a private party out in northwestern New Jersey – same place I played last summer, and again I was joined by John Skehan of Railroad Earth for most of the evening (last year I had John and also Andy Goessling of RRE).  It was a truly peak experience from the first … Read more

Honky Tonk Hippies off to a good start

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Honky Tonk Hippies Just before our first gig, August 5 at the Larkspur Cafe Theatre. Left to right: David Phillips (pedal steel guitar & vocals), David Gans (guitar & vocals), Joshua Zucker (bass & vocals), Josh Kaye (piano), Mike Shaw (drums). Photo by Rita Hurault Willin’ Jam-> Sultans of Swing Return of the Grievous Angel … Read more

Robert Hunter short story

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From Robert Hunter’s Journal, posted August 4: Thought you might like a looksee at what I’m up to these days.besides going through the publishing bends with Doppelganger. I wrote a book of short stories to relax from long form.. It was so much fun I ended up with 37 of the damned things. No one … Read more

The vault has left the building…

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According to an article by Paul Liberatore in the Marin Independent Journal, the Grateful Dead’s tape archive has been moved to Southern California. The transfer of the priceless “vault” recordings – from a Novato warehouse to a Fort Knox-like facility in Burbank – is a physical manifestation of a milestone deal that effectively dissolves Marin-based … Read more