Rosie McGee photo for KPFA auction

Mickey Hart, 1985 – photo by Rosie McGee 8×10, matted, signed by the photographer. Auction begins now and ends at noon PST on Wednesday, February 1. Bidding begins at $100. Bid by posting in the comments section below, and please keep coming back to top competing bids! Proceeds go to KPFA

John Rottet photo for KPFA auction

Bob Weir 3/31/94 – photo by John Rottet 5×8, unmounted, signed by the photographer. Auction begins now and ends at noon PST on Wednesday, February 1. Bidding begins at $25. Bid by posting in the comments section below, and please keep coming back to top competing bids! Proceeds go to KPFA

John Rottet photo for KPFA auction

Jerry Garcia 3/30/89 – photo by John Rottet 8×10, unmounted, signed by the photographer. Auction begins now and ends at noon PST on Wednesday, February 1. Bidding begins at $25. Bid by posting in the comments section below, and please keep coming back to top competing bids! Proceeds go to KPFA

Jerry Garcia on playing pedal steel

Jerry Garcia, interviewed by Bonnie Simmons on KSAN January 23, 1976: Simmons: [A listener asked] whether you plan to do a lot more steel work. Garcia: I don’t think so. The instrument is too difficult for me, frankly. I’d have to play it an awful lt, and I’d need about ten years to get to … Read more

Mickey Hart interview 8/2/11

Here’s a permanent link to an interview with Mickey Hart in his studio 8/2/11. This was broadcast on KPFA and on the Grateful Dead Hour in August 2011. He talks about his new band, and about “sonification” (in collaboration with George Smoot) of radiotelescope data dating back to The Big Bang, and other fun stuff.