Tickets still available for the "Let the Sunshine in" benefit- Bobby Weir, Mark Karan , Sting and Marilyn McCoo (5th Dimension- one of my 1st favorite music groups!).
Ticket info is in yesterday's blog.
Some info on the child (((Chris Rodriguez) this evening's proceeds benefit can be found at
http://christopherrodriguez.blogspot.com/

Let's help him out!

Did you miss The View this morning?
Do you live in the Bay Area and had Earthquake coverage roll all over The View?

No worries, you can watch the whole show over at ABC.com
http://abc.go.com/player/index?pn=index&showId=167365

Let The Sunshine In

Let The Sunshine In
Monday, May 25, 7:00 p.m.
(Memorial Day)
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave (at the corner of Grove Street), San Francisco

The Narada Michael Walden Foundation presents Let the Sunshine In, a concert featuring Sting, Bob Weir, Narada Michael Walden, The Supremes’ Mary Wilson, The Fifth Dimension’s Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. and others. The concert will benefit Oakland’s Christopher (Chris) Rodriguez, an 11-year-old innocent victim of gun violence.

The concert will also support the scholarship fund of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and benefit the work of the Narada Michael Walden Foundation.

Performers subject to change without notice.


Event Date & Time Venue
Let The Sunshine In
Monday 5/25/2009
7:00 pm Davies Symphony Hall
San Francisco, CA

Win NY Dead Tix! Contest 1
And Contest 2!
Wish I was gonna be in NYC! But, gotta save the sheckies for Jamaica mon (we are going back!)

March 30 Dead Ticket Giveaway
http://www.dead.net/video09/

The Dead will be playing three free shows in New York City on Monday! In an effort to ensure that tickets find their way into the hands of fans and not scalpers, tickets will be not be sold publicly but will instead be distributed via various fan outlets including RatDog.Org.

The shows:

* Angel Orensanz
(Capacity: 500) 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
* Blender Theater @ Gramercy
(Capacity: 600) 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
* Roseland Ballroom
(Capacity: 3000) 11:00 p.m.-12:00 p.m.

Guidelines for entering the drawing for a pair of tickets... read them carefully:

1. You will be required to present your winner notification e-mail bearing your name and your state-issued photo ID bearing the same name at the door.
2. Your guest, listed below, will also have to show a state-issued photo ID at the door. You MUST accompany your guest into the show. If you do not enter a guest name below, you will be entered for a single ticket.
3. Confirmation e-mails are non-transferable. Only the recipient and the designated guest will be able to enter (or even get near) the venues.
4. Please use only the form below to enter for tickets. E-mailed requests will be deleted unread. Duplicate entries will be discarded.
5. Ticket recipients will be notified by Sunday morning.


.....

SO MUCH FUN!
http://www.minkindesign.com/photo/weir3-26-09/index.html

Scaring The Children - Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman, Jay Lane
March 26, 2009 - Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

Easy To Slip, Fever, FOTD, Victim, Masterpiece, Josephine >OtherOne> Josephine , Two Djinn, Rob bass solo, Dear Prudence, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away E: Eyes of the World**, Freestylin>Back To The River***

* w/Gabby La La
** w/ Kenny Brooks and Band of Brotherz guitarist
*** w/ Kenny Brooks and all Band of Brotherz

First 5 songs Bobby acoustic, then Josephine on Bobby electric
Rob bass = Rob and Jay only

not from the vault

Barbara Walters and her cohorts at The View will welcome Bob Weir, Phil Lesh
and Warren Haynes of The Dead to their ABC TV show on Monday morning to
discuss the band's upcoming tour. The Dead announced their appearance on The
View, as well as the news that old friend Branford Marsalis will sit-in with
the band on April 28 and 29 in East Rutherford, NJ,

Tickets are still available!!

I'm stoked!
See you there!!!

Scaring The Children (Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman, Jay Lane), Band Of Brotherz


When

Mar 26, 2009 7:00 pm (Thursday)

Where

The Fillmore
1805 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94115

RatDog Daze in Jamaica 2010!

If you were there in 2009 then you should have already received your info!

If you are going to come along this year and need information,
email
RatDog@DestinationConcerts.com
or phone
888-788-8202

The 2009 John Lennon Songwriting Contest Session 1 is now Open
Session I - OPEN
Open - January 15, 2009
Deadline - June 15, 2009
Winner Announcement -
September 1, 2009
12 Grand Prize Winners (one in each category) and 36 Finalists (three in each category)

The John Lennon Songwriting Contestis an international songwriting contest that began in 1997. The Contest is open to amateur and professional songwriters who submit entries in any one of 12 categories. The JLSC is open year-round and features two Sessions — with 72 Finalists, 24 Grand Prize Winners, 12 Lennon Award Winners and 1 Maxell Song of the Year.

You don’t need a professional recording. Entries will be judged on originality, melody, composition, and lyrics (when applicable). Your songs may be entered in any of the following categories: Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, World, Rhythm & Blues, Hip Hop, Gospel/Inspirational, Latin, Electronic, Folk, and Children’s. Instrumental compositions are encouraged.

Al Jarreau, Bob Weir, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, Jesse Harris, Teairra Mari, The Black Eyed Peas, The Bacon Brothers, Ken Komisar and The Veronicas are some of the members on our Executive Committee of Judges.
MEET THE JUDGES

This is the biggest JLSC prize package to date, totaling over $275,000 in cash and prizes!! There are a total of 72 Finalists, 24 Grand Prize Winners, 12 Lennon Award Winners and the “Maxell Song of the Year.” Winners, based on their level of achievement, will receive Studio Equipment from Godin Guitars, Roland/Edirol and Audio-Technica, 1,000 CDs in full color with premium 4-panel Digipaks courtesy of Disc Makers, and gift certificates from MusiciansFriend.com. The writer(s) of the “Maxell Song of the Year,” the highest honor bestowed in the contest, will receive a $20,000 check courtesy of the Maxell Corporation, as well as an Apple Mac Pro, Cinema Display, a Mackie Mixer, a Pair of Mackie Studio Monitors, and Logic Pro Software and a $250 Gift certificate, for each band member, to Digital Media Academy. In addition to the songwriting prizes, one band is selected annually to perform on the Warped Tour for one week and will receive a Crate Half Stack and Ampeg Head and Cabinet Set and a Homepage Feature on Purevolume.com!


Each entry requires the following elements:

One song five (5) minutes or less (mp3, CD or cassette)
A lyric sheet — no lyrics necessary for instrumental compositions
A payment — $30.00 per song
A completed application

Read the Rules & Regulations carefully before entering.

4 More info click here







Keeping up with the GD archival relics-Read it here!

http://thepublicinterest.freedomblogging.com/2009/03/20/todays-shuttle-wakeup-call-review-box-of-rain/We are everywhere!

Got an iPhone?
http://www.deadsetz.com/deadsetz/Welcome.html

All this waiting!!

I can barely stand it!

My next show is Scaring the Band of Brothers @ the Fillmore on the 26th- which is also Mr Freaking's birthday!
Last birthday show for him was Ratdog in NOLA back in 2001!

While awaiting the next flurry of interviews and articles, here is a link to a blog that looks just about right for us- you and me and all our friends who are obsessed with the GD-
http://www.avclub.com/articles/gateways-to-geekery-the-grateful-dead,24250/

Grateful Dead Day coming up in Ithaca

from the Ithaca Journal

Grateful Dead info wanted


As a longtime Deadhead, I am pleased that Ithaca has designated May 8 as "Grateful Dead Day" in honor of the famous concerts in Barton Hall at Cornell University in the late 70s. What I need help with is finding information on the infamous concert at Schoellkopf Field at Cornell in the early 70s.



Deep Purple and Billy Preston were supposed to perform before a very ugly thunder storm stopped the show. The massive crowd, at the outdoor event, went insane after officials stopped the show. As the rain and lightening strikes intensified, the crowd stormed the field and destroyed the elevated stage. I'll always remember the eerie sound the grand piano made as it smashed to the ground. From my view, in the upper seats, the crowd looked like deranged army ants.

Maybe some readers can help me. I have searched the Internet with no avail. It almost seems like this tragedy has been wiped from the chronicles of history. I know it happened. I wasn't hallucinating. Well, maybe just a little.

If you have information about the concert, please call me at 607-594-3529.

Ron Havens
Odessa

Something fun to read!

As I was browsing in a book shop the other day, I ran across a newish book by Tom Davis- Deadheads will remember Tom from the old old daze of "Saturday Night Live". Along with Al Franken, Tom sort of hosted the ppv 1987-88 NYE show.
Tom's book is fun and includes notes & stories from his days as a Deadhead and of his experiences with the band.

Memory Loss' is our gain

While poking around the net to find a touch more info on this book, I ran across a nice fresh - new to me at any rate, blog that you will want to check out at-
http://grateful-dead.burningdervish.com/

Ratdog in LA @ the Greek-

WOOF!
Check out September 5th!

GDTSTOO:

From GDTS-


Here is our GDTS TOO mail order status for each venue on The Dead 2009 tour.

First, the upgrades…way more orders came in for the
lower price tickets than usual, therefore, we have asked
folks to upgrade for some shows. We are trying to get
as many people to the shows as possible so if you
mailed in and would like to upgrade, our fax form can
be found on gdtstoo.com, or, if you would prefer to send
a money order in for your upgrade just let us know and
we will set your order aside. Folks who do not choose to
upgrade will be placed in a lottery (according to your
postmark) for the lower price allotment, but may not
get tickets. Upgrade info, as well as status of all shows
is as follows:

"Now batting" Sunday, April 12, 2009, Greensboro
Coliseum in Greensboro, NC. Yes, upgrades are
needed for this show from low to mid price tickets. The
upgrade price is $15.50. We also have a small amount of
mid-price tickets at $72.00 and high-price tickets at
$96.00 both are available via our credit card fax form.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 the Verizon Center in
Washington, DC. No upgrades are needed for this show.
Washington is "on deck" and will be processed in the next
couple of weeks. We are sold out of our allotment for this
show.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009, John Paul Jones Arena in
Charlottesville, VA. We will start work on this show in the
next couple of weeks. Yes, upgrades are needed from low
to high price tickets. The upgrade price is $30.00 per ticket.
A small amount of tickets are also available via our credit
card fax form for $82.00 per ticket.

Friday, April 17, 2009, Times Union Center in
Albany, NY. We will start work on this show in the next
couple of weeks. Yes, a small number of upgrades are
needed for this show from low to high price tickets. The
upgrade price is $40.00. Tickets are also available via our
credit card fax form for $103.00 per ticket.

Saturday, April 18, 2009, DCU Center in Worcester.
We will start work on this show in the next couple of weeks.
Yes, upgrades are needed for this show from low to high
price tickets. The upgrade price is $31.25 per ticket. We are
sold out of our allotment for this show.

Sunday, April 19, 2009, DCU Center in Worcester, MA.
We will start work on this show in the next couple of weeks.
A very small number of upgrades are needed for this show.
The upgrade price is $31.25 per ticket. Tickets are also
available via our credit card fax form for $103.25 per ticket.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009, HSBC Arena in Buffalo, NY. We will
start work on this show in the next couple of weeks. No
upgrades are needed. Tickets are also available via our
credit card fax form for $103.50 per ticket.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 , Wachovia Arena @ Casey Plaza
in Wilkes-Barre, PA. We will start work on this show in the
next couple of weeks. A very small number of upgrades are
needed for this show. The upgrade price is $27.00 per ticket.
Tickets are also available via our credit card fax form for
$102.00 per ticket.

Friday, April 24, 2009, Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. We
will start work on this show in the next couple of weeks. A very
small number of upgrades are needed for this show. The upgrade
price is $45.00 per ticket. Tickets are also available via our credit
card fax form for $105.00 per ticket.

Saturday, April 25, 2009, Madison Square Garden in
New York City, NY. We are finished processing MSG.

Sunday, April 26, 2009, XL Center in Hartford, CT. We will start
work on this show in the next couple of weeks. A very small
number of upgrades are needed for this show. The upgrade
price is $30.00 per ticket. Tickets are also available via our
credit card fax form for $105.00 per ticket.

Tuesday & Wednesday, April 28 & 29, 2009,The IZOD Center
in East Rutherford, NJ. We will start work on these shows in the
next few weeks. No upgrades are needed. Tickets are also
available via our credit card fax form for $105.00 per ticket.

Friday, May 1, 2009, Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA. All
orders are processed. We still have great seats for this show in the
lower bowl available via our credit card fax form for $102.00 per
ticket, however we must close this show this week.

Saturday, May 2, 2009, Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA.
We are finished processing this show.

Monday, May 4, 2009, All State Arena in Chicago, IL. We
will process this show in a few weeks. A small amount of
tickets are available via our credit card fax form for $102.00
and $57.00 per ticket.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009, All State Arena in Chicago, IL. We are
processing this show now. Upgrades are needed for this show
from low to high price tickets. The upgrade price is $30.00 per
ticket. A small number of tickets are also available via our credit
card fax form for $102.00 per ticket.

Thursday, May 7, 2009, Pepsi Center in Denver, CO. Denver is
down the line a bit. No upgrades are needed for this show.
Tickets are available via our credit card fax form for $101.50 per
ticket.

Saturday, May 9, 2009, The Forum in Los Angeles, CA. LA is
also down the line a bit and, yes, upgrades are needed for this
show from low to high price tickets. The upgrade price is $35.50
per ticket. We are sold out of our allotment for this performance.

Sunday, May 10, 2009, Shoreline Amphitheatre in
Mountain View, CA. All reserved tickets have been mailed out.
Lawn tickets are still in progress. We are sold out of our
allotment for both reserved and lawn for this show.

Thursday, May 14, 2009, Shoreline Amphitheatre in
Mountain View, CA. This show will be processed in a few weeks.
Tickets are available via our credit card fax form. Reserved tickets
are $108.00 per ticket and lawn tickets are $48.00 per ticket.

Saturday, May 16, 2009, The Gorge in Quincy, WA with special
guest Allman Brothers Band and The Doobie Brothers. This show will
be processed in a few weeks. Our allotment of reserved tickets is
sold out. Folks who mailed/faxed in within the first postmarks will
get reserved tickets. For those of you who mailed in after the first
postmarks you may not get reserved tickets so please let us know
if you would like to switch to lawn by emailing to
gdtstoo@gdtstoo.com. Lawn tickets are available via our credit
card fax form for $58.00 per ticket.

Scaring The Children tickets will go out this week.

Credit cards….we will process credit cards for all shows in the next
week or so, then send your tickets out when we work on the show
that you ordered.


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Congratulations to the winner of our fabulous envelope contest
Doug Field of Bethlehem, PA
And thank you to all of the fabulous artist and poets that sent in.
The artwork is outstanding!

The crew of GDTS TOO
March 8, 2009

Let's see with our heart
these things our eyes have seen
and know the truth will still lie
somewhere in between

Robert Hunter

__._,_.___

Yet more Dead rehearsal video!
But, ya gotta go there can't be embedded here...

Go have fun-
http://www.dead.net/video09

Hey Dead Fans!

Are you ready to for The Dead's 2009 Spring Tour? The Dead has teamed up with Charity Folks to auction off the BEST seats in the house! Proceeds from this auction will benefit the Unbroken Chain Foundation, Rex Foundation, and Furthur Foundation!

Each ticket purchased through this charity auction will come with a limited edition autographed poster from The Dead! The band will also be auctioning off unique memorabilia, guitars, and more through this auction!

Check out Charity Folks now to sign up for alerts! You do not want to be the last one left outside, do you?!

www.charityfolks.com

The dead get set!

This may be old but there is a very sweet Bobby picture on this blog at
http://activerain.com/blogsview/742967/Happy-Birthday-Bob-Weir