Here is the latest news from David Gans, producer and host of the Grateful Dead Hour.
For KPFA: Audiophile Workingman’s Dead
Our friends at the audiophile music company Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab have donated several copies of Workingman’s Dead on hybrid CD and 180-gram 45rpm vinyl.
The CD will play on regular CD players (and sounds awesome!) as well as SACD players. More info here.
VINYL IS SOLD OUT! THANK YOU!! The vinyl is a 2-disc set, mastered at 45rpm and pressed on high-grade vinyl. More info here.
The CD lists for $29.99; we’re asking a $50 donation to KPFA.
If you are interested in a CD, email me immediately and I’ll set the item aside for you. You’ll need to make a check for the appropriate amount payable to KPFA and send it to Truth and Fun, Inc., 484 Lake Park Ave. #102, Oakland CA 94610-2730
Here’s the info about the marathon.
DG interview on NPR’s Here & Now
I just did an interview for the Thursday, January 29 edition of NPR’s Here & Now. We talked about Saturday’s KPFA Grateful Dead Marathon and (spoiler alert!!) we played a few clips from the shows I am planning to play during the broadcast.
DG interview in Radio Survivor
Interview with Matthew Lasar, published this morning on Radio Survivor.
This weekend and through February David Gans will celebrate two milestones: his 29th Grateful Dead marathon on listener supported KPFA-FM in Berkeley and his 30th year of radio broadcasting. A musician and writer, Gans deejayed his first Deadhead Hour on KFOG-FM in San Francisco on February 18, 1985. He has hosted the weekly show Dead to the World on KPFA since 1990.
Read the interview here.
For KPFA: massage by Mark Lichtenberger
Mark Lichtenberger has donated two Lom Lomi (Hawaiian style) massages to the KPFA marathon!
Mark is a certified massage therapist with the state of California. He has over 650 hours of classroom and clinical training and 10 years experience at making people feel good. Mark specializes in Lomi Lomi, Hawaiian massage, utilizing a mixture of techniques, he delivers a massage unlike others. His clients continuously rave about his unique work.
Yours for a $100 donation. The massage will take place in Santa Rosa CA. First two donors who step up get ’em! Email me.