Grateful Dead Bulletin - Issue #3 - October 4, 2007

Analise Dubner — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:29:44 -0500

OK, fall is definitely comin' on in most places; there's a chill in the air and the leaves are doing their Technicolor chameleon act. But in the world of the Grateful Dead, things are definitely heating up: Phil Lesh & Friends are about a quarter of the way through their cross-country ramble, mostly playing small and/or ultra-cool venues. You can catch up with the first ten days of the tour and actually listen to a few shows in their entirety.

Meanwhile, the indefatigable Mickey Hart is on a touring jaunt, as well, with the wonderful percussion ensemble Global Drum Project (formerly known as Planet Drum). Mickey, Zakir Hussain, Giovanni Hidalgo and Sikiru Adepoju have been enrapturing audiences with an incredible selection of tunes, grooves and jams, most of them extrapolations on themes from their fantastic new self-titled album on the Shout!Factory label. Check out our extensive interview with Mickey and Zakir, where they talk about the making of the albums, the magic of percussion and tell a few tales about the legendary Diga Rhythm Band.

In just a couple of weeks, Bob Weir and RatDog will be going back out on tour and we'll be sure to provide you with all you need to know about that. In the meantime, you can catch up with some of the high points of their well-received last tour, including coverage of their historic concert celebrating the legacy of Jack Kerouac.

Dead World Roundup

On Sound Safari with Mickey Hart and the Global Drum Project Blair Jackson interviews Mickey and Zakir.	Phil & Friends: Rockin' the Road A brief look at the first ten days, plus listen to a few shows in entirety!
Meet Jackie Greene - The Lowdown on Phil's Latest "Friend" If you missed our interview with newest "Friend" Jackie Greene last month, you can find that here.	RatDog: Out We Jumped In The Warm Mad Night The 50th anniversary of the publication of a book that shook the foundations of American literature.
Steve Kimock to the Rescue! A Few Minutes with the Master Guitarist Blair interviews Steve in his new gig.	Donna Jean: Still Grateful Gary Lambert interviews Donna Jean.

The Latest at Dead.Net

Grateful Dead Radio Hour
By David Gans

This week:
Grateful Dead Hour #406. Originally aired July 1, 1996. A studio performance of 'I Need A Miracle' by RatDog from a 1996 Furthur Festival compilation, as well as a GD tape from 11/20/78 that includes a jam, 'Jackaroe', 'Playing in the Band', 'Shakedown Street', and 'If I Had The World To Give'.
::Check it out

Taper's Section
By David Lemieux

This week:
A Truckin'>Jam>Morning Dew from the 10/2/72 Springfield show, some unique '76 sequences from 10/1/76 in Indianapolis as well as from the next night in Cincinnati. Plus, from 1976, we have three selections from the tour-closing show in Detroit including one of the best Scarlet Begonias from that year. But enough of our yakkin'
::Go! Listen! Now!

In The Dead.Net Community

Fan Photos We've been seeing some great pix in the Fan Photos section lately. Case in point: AndieIsAlthea's shot of the awesome art (by Chris Cruz of Deland, Florida) adorning her motorcycle. As one poster mentioned, the temptation to keep one's eyes on the art instead of on the road must be overwhelming... More great art: GratefulArtist's impressive pencil sketch of Jerry. And don't miss JurassicBlueberries' photo of an old fire truck in the woods east of Eugene, Oregon.
Post-Jerry Not long ago Scubabrew wondered why we weren't talking much about The Other Ones, The Dead, and the various configurations of the band after Jerry passed. It was a good question, so now there's a topic and people are talking.

Phil & Friends Of course, Phil and Friends are currently touring, so there's a lot of buzz about that too. If you've caught any of these shows - or can't wait to catch these shows - speak up! Currently there are two fairly lively Phil topics here and here.

RatDog Meanwhile, RatDog's about to hit the road too: details and discussion here.

On The Tube It's a new TV season, so head on over to the Fifty-Seven Channels... topic to weigh in on the hits and misses among the new and returning shows.

Across The Pond The European Heads are having a pretty lively time lately, what with TigerLilly moving from Germany to Spain, DeadInBucharest checking in from Romania, and Frenchdead hoping to find folks to chat with en français. Also, Sunshine-Daydream in Spain, inspired by the success of The Vine, has launched a Eurovine.

Positive Vibes And, as a great lyricist once wrote, "trouble ahead, trouble behind." No one escapes for long, which is probably why the Positive Vibes for Folks in Need topic gets frequent visits. Whether you're going through hard times - bad job situation, loved one battling an illness, etc. - or just want to lend some good vibes, head on over.

Fall Store Update
Check out all the new items in the Dead.net Store. Click Here.

Halloween '84 Tee

For a limited time! 10/31/84 Halloween Concert Tee.HERE

Photo-mosaic Puzzle

500-piece puzzle features an 18" x 24" image of Jerry, composed of hundreds of black-and-white photos of the band. HERE

Steal Your Face Wing Pin

Made from quality materials with an antique silver finish. HERE

Thanks for all your input! There's tons more good stuff to come!

Grateful Dead Bulletin - Issue #2 - July 19, 2007

Analise Dubner — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:06:12 -0500

Greetings, fellow passengers!

Continued thanks for your enthusiastic support and active participation in the reinvention of dead.net. You help stoke the engines around here with your positive energy and feedback and inspire us to keep the fresh content coming. Case in point: we've just updated the news pages and added some features we think you'll dig. Here are some pointers to what's new:

The Latest at Dead.Net

Grateful Dead Radio Hour
By David Gans

Just launched on dead.net

Classic episodes of the Grateful Dead Hour, the long-running radio series produced and hosted by David Gans. Every Wednesday, we'll be adding another show from the archives, with exclusive interviews, special features and, of course, plenty of GD music, including many unreleased treasures from the Vault.

This week: the second installment of a four-part series featuring an interview with Steve Parish and the second set of 5/19/74 in Portland.
::Check it out

Taper's Section
By David Lemieux

Don't forget to check in weekly for the latest installment in one of our most popular features: vintage recordings, hand-picked by archivist David Lemieux. Recent highlights include choice stuff from the spectacular 7/16/72 show at Hartford's Dillon Stadium, selections from the Dead's homestand at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre on the 1976 post-hiatus tour, the 1990 breakout of “Loose Lucy” (after an absence of 15 years and change), and more.
But enough of our yakkin' Go! Listen! Now!

Dead World Roundup

RatDog Guitarist Mark Karan: The Long Road Home Blair Jackson interviews Ratdog's Mark Karan.	Bob Bralove Has Both Hands Full What's been happening with Bob Bralove?
Help On The Way for RatDog: Kimock Steps In For Karan When life looks like easy street... well, you know how the rest of that song goes.	Catching Up With T.C. When we reach former Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten on his cell phone in early July...
Phil Keeps It Small, With Big Results Phil continues his recent trend toward off-the-cuff, under-the-radar shows.	Rolling Stone and the Summer of Love

Forum Highlights

Jerry Month: With August coming up, Jerry Garcia's on everyone's mind more than ever. People are reminiscing, swapping stories, and offering ideas of the best way to spend Jerry Month here. Plans are under way for a Jerry Day celebration in his old neighborhood in San Francisco, which you might want to check out.

We are everywhere: Things are hopping over in Deadheads of Europe, where people are checking in from France, Germany, the UK, Italy and beyond. It's a great place to hang out if you live there, you're planning a trip, or you just never got over that European tour. Also check out Deadheads of Asia, Deadheads of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, Deadheads of the Caribbean and Deadheads of Latin America. Not to mention Deadheads of the Middle East, though Shanghai resident Trifecta, one of the leading lights of Deadheads of Asia, isn't convinced there are any Deadheads in the Middle East. Prove him wrong!

Got tapes? Want CDs? Over in the Technical Discussions area of the Tapers forum, folks are grappling with the problem of bringing the shows on hundreds of cassettes into the digital age. If you've got the same problem, or you have light to shed, come on down!

Bored with the same old recipes? Head over to Sat Down to My Supper, where Heads Who Cook share their secrets. Two masala recipes! Two chili recipes, with and without beans. And if you've got any creative dishes for blackberries, TigerLilly wants to hear from you.

Fan Photos The fan photos are fixed, after a couple of weeks of being down. We've added the ability to categorize them on the upload page, so if you've uploaded some in the past, feel free to go back onto the pages you've created and categorize them so people can find them easier. Also, when you are uploading your images, make sure you are entering the show information for your photo. That's the only way the specific Show page will display your photo. Thanks to everyone for sharing their memories!

Summer Store Update

We've added some new items to the Dead.net Store to keep you cool this summer:

A new line of "Team Garcia" baseball caps.

Silk shirts patterned with Stealies and Skeletons.

Check out our new t-shirts and adorable baby onesies!

Thanks for all your input and good vibes! There's tons more good stuff to come!

Grateful Dead Bulletin - Issue #1 June 22, 2007

PatRhino — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:15:30 -0500

Hi gang!

So far the response to the new dead.net has been extremely encouraging and gratifying. We've gotten lots of great ideas from all over and many suggestions about how we can improve things, from minor tweaks to major overhauls. Rest assured we are listening closely! If you don't mind, we'd also like to periodically give y'all a heads up to hip you to the never-ending stream of new things popping up all the time on the site.

The Latest at Dead.Net

	Easy Wind Preview A special audio preview of the new Three From the Vault release (Capitol Theatre, 2/19/71): Pigpen and the boys chooglin' through a fantastic version of "Easy Wind."
	Ratdog Plays for Headcount Gary Lambert takes you behind the scenes at Ratdog's special benefit concert for Headcount.
	Taper's Section This past week, vaultmaster David Lemieux's "Taper's Section" features audio goodies ranging from a sublime "Dark Star > Eyes of the World > China Doll" from 1974, to a "Keep on Growing" from 1985 (Go Phil!) and the killer "Hell in a Bucket - Shakedown Street" double-dose opener from the justifiably famous June 1991 Soldier Field show. And that's just the tip of the iceberg!

Forum Highlights

Our Forums continue to grow, as more and more Heads climb on board and join the fun!

Nominate your best-of-dead.net posts (show comments, archive comments, fan photo comments, whatever's awesome) here:
http://www.dead.net/forum/submit-nominations-best-dead-net-here

Think you know that tune? Try your luck in CC Joe's diabolically difficult contest.
http://www.dead.net/forum/false-alarm-only-game-town

History lesson? Check out Today in Dead Head History for the daily report from aud.
http://www.dead.net/forum/today-deadhead-history

Mixed marriage? You love the Dead. You love your SO. Your SO does not love the Dead. Tell your story here.
http://www.dead.net/forum/they-love-each-other

Should we just get over it? Are Dead Heads just living in the past? Is it time to move on? Your thoughts please!
http://www.dead.net/forum/life-after-dead

The song that always made you leap from your seat...and run for the exit?
http://www.dead.net/forum/song-launched-million-bathroom-breaks

Thanks for all your input and good vibes! There's tons more good stuff to come!

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Grateful Dead Bulletin - Issue #1 June 22, 2007