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    Rock Legends to Play Obama Fundraiser

    The Pennsylvania Campaign for Change has just announced a Monday, October 13 concert fundraiser to benefit Obama for America featuring many Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and other American music icons. Additionally, the show will be a very large voter outreach opportunity for the Pennsylvania Obama campaign, which has already built the largest volunteer-based campaign in Pennsylvania’s history. The campaign has more than 70 field offices and thousands of volunteers preparing for an unprecedented Get Out the Vote operation. There are now more than 1 million more Democrats in the state than Republicans, an increase of 500,000 since 2004.

    Tickets will be available at 12:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 19, and are $50 for the general public and $30 for University Park students with a Pennsylvania State University ID. More ticket information is available online at:

    https://www.barackobama.com/psu

    EVENT DETAILS:

    WHO: Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart, Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, Jaimoe, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Marc Quinones, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti

    WHAT: Concert Fundraiser

    WHERE: Bryce Jordan Center, Pennsylvania State University State College, PA

    WHEN: Monday, October 13, 2008 - Doors Open 5:30 PM EDT

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  • pkpotter
    15 years 7 months ago
    Jeepers!
    Hey grdaed73, are you having as much fun as I am reading these? You were absolutly right - nothing like talking about religon or politics to liven up the party! - This party is alive and kickin' .peace,pk
  • mcleary
    15 years 7 months ago
    DEAD RESURRECTED FOR CAMPAIGN FOR CHANGE
    WELL WELL WELL if John Lennon were alive he'd want to be at this show. And I doubt Jerry would support the war and McSame. No freakin' way. Jerry wasn't a political guy, true, but Jerry isn't going to be at Penn State except in spirit of course. "America is still mostly xenophobic and racist. That's the nature of America, I think." --Jerry Garcia .....and for you undereducated folks out there "xenophobic" means an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers (or that which is foreign or strange). Sort of like how the Grateful Dead fans felt in 1985 when the Dead played their first and last concert at Hershey Stadium and the police didn't have enough riot transport vans or personnel to bust another 20,000 people beyond the 600 they busted. Jerry vowed that the Dead would never play Hershey again and the town said "thank you." And for you racists out there in middle America well guess what. Being an American minority especially being biracial African American and with some foreign roots does not disqualify you from being the leader of our country. If I could contact Jerry in the spirit world and ask him I surely believe he would support Obama over the McCain-- lamebrain-- "the economy is fine"-- more of the same/ good ol' George W Bush righwing/ racist/ warmongering/ preemptive strike/ let's lie to the citizens/ bogus claim about WMDs/ let's create a connection to 911 with Saddam/ let's not try to capture Osama Bin Laden/ he's my oil buddy/ let's ruin our international reputation/ corruption of this once respected country...... THE CHOICE IN NOVEMBER IS OBVIOUS. GET OUT AND VOTE . AND GET RID OF THE REPUBLICANS IN THE WHITE HOUSE. GOD BLESS AMERICA GOD BLESS THE GRATEFUL DEAD AND THE ALLMAN BROTHERS AND GOD BLESS BARRY OBAMA THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THIS COUNTRY WHO WILL RESTORE US TO THE RESPECTED SUPERPOWER AND PEACEMAKER WE ONCE WERE. C'MON PEOPLE OBAMA NEEDS OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA TO WIN THE ELECTION SO LET'S DO IT ! AND PARTY FIRST BEFORE WE VOTE ! "turn on my TV the president comes on the news says I get no satisfaction that's why I sing the blues his wife says don't get crazy _____you know just what to do turn up the old Victrola put on your rockin' shoes" FILL IN THE BLANK WITH BARACK THIS NOVEMBER !
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    dumbek
    15 years 7 months ago
    We Are....
    I'm so excited for this. The Dead reuniting at my alma mater. It doesn't get much better than that for me. I really hope it's not impossible to get tickets. I wonder if a certain number are reserved for students? That could make it tough.
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The Pennsylvania Campaign for Change has just announced a Monday, October 13 concert fundraiser to benefit Obama for America featuring many Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and other American music icons. Additionally, the show will be a very large voter outreach opportunity for the Pennsylvania Obama campaign, which has already built the largest volunteer-based campaign in Pennsylvania’s history. The campaign has more than 70 field offices and thousands of volunteers preparing for an unprecedented Get Out the Vote operation. There are now more than 1 million more Democrats in the state than Republicans, an increase of 500,000 since 2004.

Tickets will be available at 12:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 19, and are $50 for the general public and $30 for University Park students with a Pennsylvania State University ID. More ticket information is available online at:

https://www.barackobama.com/psu

EVENT DETAILS:

WHO: Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart, Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, Jaimoe, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Marc Quinones, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti

WHAT: Concert Fundraiser

WHERE: Bryce Jordan Center, Pennsylvania State University State College, PA

WHEN: Monday, October 13, 2008 - Doors Open 5:30 PM EDT

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Does anyone know if this show will be broadcast like the previous one was?
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they just put tickets up for sale ooh by the way..........LETS GO PHILLIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Lots will open on SUNDAY! This should mean there will be a serious Shakedown street! On the ticket front: "Some patrons had attempted to purchase more than the limit of two tickets. If you had created a second account and purchased another set of tickets, you should have been notified by Ticketmaster that your order was cancelled and money was credited back to your charge card. In the event that you received tickets or TicketFast emails on a cancelled order, NOTE THAT THE BARCODE HAS BEEN INVALIDATED AND WILL NOT ALLOW ENTRY INTO THE BUILDING. Patrons with cancelled tickets will be denied entry and information will be provided for the PA State Attorney General’s Office in the event they need to file a complaint regarding any tickets purchased on the secondary market (StubHub, eBay, TicketNetwork, etc)."
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everybody going to the "not quite the dead" show...HOPE YOU HAVE A REAL GOOD TIME. don't do anything i wouldn't do, so your pretty much open to do just about anything! ENJOY!!!! spread the word the word is love
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any news of a webcast????
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We'll see u all there!! We're so excited!! Do u think there will be a shakedown?????lol!! "It's like a mighty melody that rings down from the sky"
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Seems like some of da Headz don't have no spell Chekkers on their Computerz.... Go Figger..... DaBiggdogg--700 shows, and, yes I can spell.....
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n yer poynt iz?
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wat iz de pirt of it al, wid 1/2 a bran nyi fool kan figger it ot, duh!!john u splet pirt rong!!! pece
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nuh uh