A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
Betty Cantor-Jackson, longtime member of the Grateful Dead production team, tells of meeting George Harrison in a London recording studio in 1970. She gave him a bit of advice that worked out well for all of us.
Big thanks to these kind souls who chipped in to buy new monitor speakers for the KPFA performance studio! Moonalice Marc Evans Paul Mosher Sandy Sonnenfelt Dario Birindelli Barbara Gabel R. David Guidry Hamlin Endicott Andy Cahn Classic Kicks, Inc. Jeff Mitchell Steve Golston Eric Eichorn Grateful Dread Design Daniel Frederick E.J. Service Jennifer Neal … Read more
SNEAK PREVIEW and special event screenings of SAINT MISBEHAVIN’: THE WAVY GRAVY MOVIE to benefit the film’s release and Camp Winnarainbow at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland, CA! WHO: Saint Misbehavin’ himself – Wavy Gravy – and the filmmakers and stars of the film WHAT: Screening and Special Event to benefit the film’s release … Read more
KPFA RAISES $130,000 FOR HAITI SETS ALL-TIME FUNDRAISING RECORD (Berkeley, CA – January 20, 2009) Pacifica radio station KPFA in Berkeley, California is no stranger to on-air fundraising – it’s been running off listener donations since it debuted as the world’s first listener-sponsored radio station in 1949. But the response to KPFA’s one-day Haiti fundraiser … Read more
I rode my bike up to the top of Park Blvd. for the first time – almost exactly three miles, most of it uphill. A most rewarding trip! My practice of late has been to get lost in the hills of Piedmont or Oakland, then whip out my iPhone, open up the Map app, and … Read more
Roy Schneider’s alter ego in his comic strip The Humble Stumble is a finalist in the songwriting competition at “Squirrelfest,” which is in turn the alter ego of our beloved Suwannee SpringFest The adventure is under way. First strip in the story line is here. P.S. The dog in the strip is named Grisman!
bigger image
I’m safe at home after a delightful two week tour/vacation in my favorite part of the universe. I attended the Southwest Popular Culture Association meeting with a gang of Deadhead academics; gave performances in venues ranging from a beautiful adobe house to a rowdy bar; and spent four days at the Grand Canyon with my … Read more
Rita and I crossed paths with this handsome fellow on the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon on Thursday, February 16. We’ve got a lot of photos from this trip on flickr.com