Here is the latest news from David Gans, producer and host of the Grateful Dead Hour.
Honky Tonk Hippies
Our debut performance was a great success!
Robert Hunter short story
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 except a few friends has seen any of them, so I’ll include you in the club.
The vault has left the building…
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 Grateful Dead Productions and turns over the Hall of Fame band’s business operations to Rhino Entertainment, a subsidiary of giant Warner Music Group.
WNCW Phil Lesh interview podcast
From Martin Anderson at WNCW, a fine radio station (and a GD Hour affiliate) in western North Carolina:
Phil Lesh spoke with WNCW Host & Music Director Martin Anderson in late June on the eve of the Phil and Friends show in Asheville, NC. Phil shared some thoughts on the current Friends lineup, his autobiography Searching For the Sound, the recent passing of Ramrod and Vince Welnick, and more. Listen to the podcast at wncw.org.
WNCW broadcasts The Grateful Dead Radio Hour, Dead Air with Uncle Dave, and The Boot Shoppe with Cousin It every Wednesday night beginning at 9pm Eastern, and streams live online.
Dark Star Orchestra interview @ rexfoundation.org
Nice interview with several members of Dark Star Orchestra just posted on the Rex Foundation’s Musicians Spotlight page. You’ll also find interviews with Danny Carnahan of Wake the Dead, and with yours truly.
After you read the interviews, poke around rexfoundation.org and see all the good works they’ve accomplished in the last 20+ years. You can help with that, too.