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KPFA AUCTIONS ARE OVER! Thanks to all who participated!

Assuming everybody pays up, we netted $2385 for KPFA! Great thanks to the donors and to the bidders! Here are links to all the open auctions for this year’s KPFA Grateful Dead marathon, which takes place on Saturday, February 8, 9am to 1am PST. Bidding is open now and will end at noon PST on Thursday, February 6. Place your bids in the comments section of each post, and check back to see if you’ve been topped! Barlovento Chocolates truffle-making: no bids! Grateful Dead 1977 by Peter Simon: winning bid $150 by John Tully Jerry Garcia 10/22/78 by Ed Perlstein: winning bid – Winning bid: $100 by Richie Greenbaum Jerry Garcia, John McEuen, and Steve Martin 1974 by Jon Sievert: winning bids $210 by Andy Harris, AND $225 by Dave Glasser. Thanks to Jon Sievert for donating two prints! Bob Weir 1969 by Rosie McGee: winning bid $150 by Erin Skypilot Pigpen 1969 by Rosie McGee: winning bid $150 by Jon Lucke Jerry Garcia 10/89 by Bob Minkin: winning bid $200 by Brooks Hannock Grateful Dead 6/16/74 by Kirk West: winning bid $250 by Phil Pratt Jerry Garcia 12/10/92 by Jay Blakesberg: current bid $175 by Rick Chael Spring 1990 boxed set: winning bid $350 by Jay Rorty Laminated backstage pass – Spring 1989 tour: winning bid $175 by Jon Lucke Laminated backstage pass – Spring 1990 tour: current bid $250 by Jimmy

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1324

Week of February 3, 2014

Part 1 29:50
Grateful Dead 1/10/78 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles CA
CANDYMAN
PASSENGER
SUNRISE
DEAL->
THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED

Part 2 26:10
Jim Lauderdale, Black Roses
MADAME MARY
Grateful Dead, Sunshine Daydream (8/27/72)
PLAYING IN THE BAND

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Auction: Spring 1990 laminated pass

From my own collection!

Tom Craig of Dimitroff’s Frame Shop (Tiburon CA) will frame it for you!

S90front

s90back

PLACE YOUR BID IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST. Thanks! Bidding starts at $100, please. Auctions end at noon PST on Thursday, February 6.

Auction: Spring 1989 laminated pass

From my own collection!

Tom Craig of Dimitroff’s Frame Shop (Tiburon CA) will frame it for you!

s89back

Spring 1989 front

PLACE YOUR BID IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST. Thanks! Bidding starts at $100, please. Auctions end at noon PST on Thursday, February 6.