Found the following tidbit at
http://njmg.typepad.com/inauguration2009/2009/01/rocking-marching-and-dancing.html


Rocking, marching and dancing

The Dead, which includes the surviving members of Grateful Dead and new friends, opened with four songs (''Dancing in the Streets,'' ''Uncle John's Band,'' ''Sugar Magnolia,'' and ''Eyes of the World'') before breaking around 10 p.m. ''There's a very important gentleman who has a schedule to keep,'' guitarist Bob Weir said, sending the crowd closer to the stage, video cameras cocked and ready. Then they sound system played Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever. Twice. Then two more Sousa marches. Chants of ''Obama'' went up but after 20 minutes, Vice President Joe Biden came out. ''Today you witnessed history,'' Biden said to loud cheers. ''And tomorrow, it's the intent of Barack and I to make history.'' After a short speech, he and wife Jill danced to Van Morrison's ''Have I Told You Lately That I Love You.'' Then they left the stage. And Sousa resumed.

Bobby mention in article @ http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Business/Headlines/bizBIZ01012009.htm

"Normally Johnny Sanchez, owner of Rock 'N' Ride on Main Street, isn't the least bit interested in politics.

"I have not voted since (George) McGovern lost (the presidential election) in 1972," Sanchez said. "But this year, because the Grateful Dead were campaigning for Obama, I kept up."

Sanchez, a diehard Grateful Dead fan who has followed the band as a groupie on their tours through Europe and the U.S., incorporated the band's logo into a superhero-costumed character he called Obamaman and showed up at a Grateful Dead concert in Boca Raton with T-shirts.

"I took it where all the hippie vendors were -- to Shakedown Street. I sold more than 100 and gave stickers with each shirt," Sanchez said.

When band member Bob Weir saw Sanchez holding up a shirt in the crowd, he called him up on stage, which provided Sanchez with another product to sell -- framed numbered photos of himself with Weir. He had eight of them and sold most, for $75 each."

I am super busy lately so I apologize for just dropping links on ya - Here's a new one!
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/01/15/barack-obama-selects-the-dead-for-inauguration-ball-it-was-quite-an-honor/

And another
http://www.minnpost.com/politicalagenda/2009/01/15/5907/franken_planning_fundraiser_in_washington
Franken planning fundraiser in Washington
By Cynthia Dizikes | Published Thu, Jan 15 2009 8:41 pm
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- When Al Franken travels to Washington, D.C., for Barack Obama's inauguration, he'll be making the most of his trip to the nation's Capitol.
The comedian, turned Democratic pundit, turned politician will be throwing a fundraiser at the luxury Willard InterContinental Hotel this weekend to help pay for his campaign and recount costs before ringing in the new administration on Tuesday.
A guest list to the exclusive event was unavailable, but at least one famous attendee could be confirmed: Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead.
Weir is not scheduled to perform, but who knows, Franken is reportedly a very big Grateful Dead fan.

Note from the Washigton Post-

Hey, Isn't That . . . ?
· Bob Weir in the midst of the jubilant crowd rallying at the White House very late on election night. The gray-bearded Grateful Dead guitarist had attended the more polite party hosted by Democratic leadership the Hyatt Regency earlier that evening with former band mate Phil Lesh, had dinner at Old Ebbitt, then got drawn into the crowd as he walked back to his hotel. Agreed to pose for a lot of photos with fans.

Also in the Post is Soccer news displayed in a Ratdog setlist!
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2008/11/morning_kickaround_99.html

 Change Rocks Press Conference Carried on The Grotto


by Colleen McSpirit

      The Purply Grotto will have news stories and video from both the sound check and press conference prior to tomorrow's Change Rocks event.
      Information from Grotto correspondents is expected to start appearing as early as 4 p.m. with reports up until show time.  should be a blast make sure to check back to this page often as we'll keep you updated on all the happenings.


check here for purply grotto coverage!

The show will go on

Not that I had much doubt but here it is on Glide-
http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/briefly-bobby-will-survive-show-goes-on/

....

Time for a video break!
Milk & Cookies has a nice one up- Check it out!
http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/128074/detail/

HERE WE GO!!!!!!!!

Change Rocks: A Concert to Benefit Obama for America

Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA

Mon, Oct 13, 2008 05:30 PM

Look For Change Rocks: A Concert to Benefit Obama for America Tickets
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0200412BDDE26958?artistid=1258669&majorcatid=10005&minorcatid=109

Additional Information:
This is a concert in support of Obama for America and includes performances by Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, as well as Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, Jaimoe, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Marc Quinones, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti.

For VIP tickets starting at $2,500, please email the campaign at changerocksvip@barackobama.com.

For security reasons, do not bring large bags. Please limit personal items. No signs or banners permitted.

To learn more
please visit

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/psuconcert

Happy 70th to my Dad!

Clout: Grateful Dead & Allmans to rock for Obama


By Daily News Staff
Philadelphia Daily News
THIS FIRST item is for our readers with gray hair, ponytails, tie-dyed T-shirts and VW minivans: The Dead are getting back together, man! Here in PA! For Obama, man!
And they'll be playing on a bill with the Allman Brothers Band!

Call it "Rock for Barack."

Because this involves both Democratic politics and band politics, it is all very fluid at the moment.

Here is what we know: Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart are scheduled to perform together for the first time since 2004 on Oct. 13 at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center.

Guitarist Warren Haynes of the Allman Brothers (and Government Mule) will fill in for Jerry Garcia with the Dead since Garcia is, well, dead.

However, at the instigation of Democratic activist Donna Gentile O'Donnell and Obama's Philly rainmakers Chris Lewis of Blank Rome and Mark Alderman of Wolf Block, the Allman band has agreed to sign on for the mega-fundraiser.

O'Donnell is on the board of the Big House Foundation, which is the Allman Brothers' charity and got the ball rolling when she broached the subject of an Obama event with Haynes.

"The music industry has always played an important role in every presidential campaign . . . .Frank Sinatra and John Kennedy; the Allman Brothers and Jimmy Carter; and anyone who hears Warren's "Unring the Bell" understands his commitment," O'Donnell said. "The Pennsylvania Obama campaign is thrilled to have such great, heartfelt support by so many talented musicians. We just want to make sure we do it right."

The local folks are worried the Penn State venue may be too small with inadequate highway access. They hope the event can be moved here or to Pittsburgh.

Bob Weir & Ratdog will play at the
following performances:

Monday, November 3 at The National Theatre
in Richmond, VA. All ages are welcome.
Doors open at 7:00 PM. Showtime is 8:00 PM.
This is a general admission show. Mail order
tickets are available at $34.00 per ticket.

Wednesday & Thursday, November 5 & 6
at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC.
All ages are welcome. Doors open at 7:00 PM.
Showtime is 8:00 PM. Reserved seats are
available at $47.50 per ticket.

Tuesday, November 11 at the Kirby Center
For The Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
All ages are welcome. Showtime is 7:30 PM.
Reserved seats are available at $43.50 per
ticket.

Wednesday, November 12 at the New Jersey
Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ.
All ages are welcome. Showtime is 7:30 PM.
Reserved seats are available at $53.50 &
$43.50 per ticket.

The first mail in dates for these performances
are Friday, September 5, through Wednesday,
September 10, 2008.

Have a great weekend!
The crew of GDTS TOO
9.5.08

"Now is the time past believing
The child has relinquished the reign
Now is the test of the boomerang
Tossed in the night of redeeming"

Robert Hunter

Dead reuniting for Obama !

This link's url sez it, loud & clear-


http://www.dead.net/features/news/bob-phil-bill-and-mickey-play-obama-benefit-october-13th


The Dead back together (again) for Obama

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,413281,00.html

Found this Old Bobby- Jerry interview
on this blog at http://coneycat.livejournal.com/523397.html

Obama show on archive-> http://www.archive.org/details/dfo2008-02-04.dfo2008-02-04.mk41.flac16


From GDTSTOO:


We are able to give you information for the first batch
of shows for RatDog's Spring Tour:

Friday, March 21 at the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium in
St. Paul, MN.
Doors open at 7:30 PM. Show time is 8:00 PM.
All ages are welcome. All seats are reserved.
A small taper section will be provided.
Mail order tickets are available at $48.00 per ticket.
=========
Saturday, March 22 at the Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI
Doors open at 7:00 PM. Show time is 8:00 PM.
All ages are welcome. This is a General Admission show.
Mail order tickets are available at $42.00 per ticket.
=========
Tuesday, March 25 at the Madison Theatre, Covington, KY.
Doors open at 7:00 PM. Show time is 8:00 PM.
All ages welcome. This is a General Admission show.
Mail order tickets are available at $36.00 per ticket.
=========
Tuesday, April 1 at the Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg, PA
Doors open at 6:30 PM. Show time is 7:30 PM.
All ages welcome. This is a General Admission show.
Mail order tickets are available at $44.50 per ticket.
=========
First mail in dates for all these shows are Friday, February 8
through Tuesday, February February 12.
Mail order will remain open until further notice.
=========

The following shows are not yet ready for mail order and
will be posted as soon as possible:

March 28: Royal Oak, MI
March 29: Syracuse, NY
March 30: Philadelphia, PA
April 3, 4 and 5, New York, NY
April 8 and 9, Baltimore, MD.

A few other shows may yet be added.

The Crew of GDTSTOO
2.7.2008


...............

Very nice reports on being part of the Deadheads for Obama Press Conference by Colleen M over at http://purplygrotto.com/html/index.php

News on Deadheads for Obama round up:
at http://www.indepthblog.com/2008/02/05/grateful-dead-obama/





A lively review of the Deadheads for Obama show last night by JB is up at
http://cloudsurfing.gdhour.com/?p=716#comment-27970

Scott and I had fun!
Never enough Bobby for me.
One of the best moments for us was seeing Mark Karan up there - looking great and sounding fantastic!
Someone from AOL News asked me a few questions while we were in line.
And I have a few pictures I will upload soon.




Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:54 am Post subject: rebroadcast of show
deadheads for obama

Dead Heads for Obama
Special Rebroadcasts
Feb. 5, 2008

2:30 pm PST

7:30 pm PST

http://www.iclips.net/deadheadsforobama.php

http://www.dead.net/features/news/general-news/dea dheads-obama

Deadheads for Obama

Grateful Dead Members to Reunite for Barack Obama

(San Francisco) Members of the Grateful Dead will host a get out the vote concert in support of Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday, February 4th at The Warfield Theatre in San Francisco.

Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir, joined by Jackie Greene, John Molo, and Steve Molitz, will play show together in support of Barack Obama.

The video website Iclips will be producing a live simulcast streamed via the Internet on http://www.iclips.net at approximately 7:30pm PST.

This will mark the first time that the members of the legendary band have performed together since 2004. They have agreed to reunite for this one-time-only event in order to lend support to Senator Obama leading into the crucial “Super- Tuesday” series of primaries held on Tuesday, February 5th.



GDSTOO:

Here is word about the February 4 show at the Warfield.
Tickets will become available today at 5 PM local time.
For more information visit www.phillesh.net
>
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
>
>DEADHEADS FOR OBAMA AT THE WARFIELD JUST ANNOUNCED!
>
>DEADHEADS FOR OBAMA
>featuring
>BOB WEIR, MICKEY HART, PHIL LESH & FRIENDS
>The Warfield Theatre
>Monday, February 4, Doors 6:00 PM/ Show 7:30PM
>Tickets are $35.00 general admission (main floor) and
>$35.00 reserved seating (balcony) plus applicable service
>charges...all ages
>Two-ticket limit per person.
>Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster.com ONLY
>Will Call only event
>
>Deadheads for Obama
>
>Grateful Dead Members to Reunite for Barack Obama
>
>(San Francisco) Members of the Grateful Dead will host a get out the
>vote concert in support of Democratic Presidential candidate Barack
>Obama on Monday, February 4th at The Warfield Theatre in San
>Francisco.
>
>Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir, joined by Jackie Greene, John
>Molo, and Steve Molitz, will play a show together in support of
>Barack Obama.
>
>The video website Iclips will be producing a live simulcast streamed
>via the Internet on www.iclips.net at approximately 7:30pm PST.
>
>This will mark the first time that the members of the legendary band
>have performed together since 2004. They have agreed to reunite for
>this one-time-only event in order to lend support to Senator Obama
>leading into the crucial "Super- Tuesday" series of primaries held
>on Tuesday, February 5th.
>
>PLEASE NOTE: Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster.com
>ONLY. Tickets will NOT be available at the box offices,
>charge-by-phone or Ticketmaster outlets. Two-ticket limit per
>person. Tickets are non-transferable. No refunds or exchanges. A
>service charge is added to each ticket price. In the spirit of fair
>access to tickets for fans, this is a "WILL CALL ONLY" event. UPS
>and Ticketfast will not be available as delivery choices. You must
>bring your government issued photo ID and your credit card used to
>purchase the tickets to the box office window on the day of the show
>to retrieve these tickets. You and your guest must enter the venue
>directly upon picking up your order. **Will Call tickets are not
>transferable and must be picked up by card holder. Alternate names
>for will call are not allowed. No will call drop-offs permitted.**
>*** TICKETMASTER, AT ITS DISCRETION, WILL CANCEL ANY AND ALL ORDERS
>THAT EXCEED THE TICKET LIMIT WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS INCLUDES DUPLICATE
>ORDERS HAVING THE SAME NAME, BILLING ADDRESS OR CREDIT CARD. ***
>

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if you don't just pass it on."

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