Short Bobby video from SSDD
And more Bobby vids from NAMM Click on 1/19
3 weeks ago
Monday, January 30, 2006
From GDTST00
The following shows with RatDog are now confirmed:
Bob Weir and RatDog will play the following shows:
Saturday, March 18 at the Norva Theatre, Norfolk, VA.
Doors and show time TBA
General admission. All ages welcome
Mail order tickets are available at $30.50 per ticket.
Monday and Tuesday, March 20 and 21 at the
Premier Music Hall, 6 Delay Street, Danbury, CT.
Doors open at 6:00 PM. Show time is 7:30 PM.
General admission. All ages welcome
Mail order tickets are available at $52.50 per ticket.
Thursday, March 23 at the Calvin Theatre,
Northampton, MA.
Doors open at 7:00 PM. Show time is 8:00 PM.
All ages welcome. General admission in front of
the stage. Reserved seats as of Row A. Both at
the same price of $39.00 per ticket.
Thursday, March 30 at the Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, NY.
Doors open at 6:30 PM. Show time is 7:30 PM.
All ages welcome. All seats are reserved.
Mail order tickets are available at $35.00 per ticket.
A taper section will be provided.
Monday, April 3 at Lupo's at the Strand, Providence, RI.
Doors open at 6:30 PM. Show time is 7 :30 PM.
All ages welcome.
General admission floor tickets are $33.00.
Reserved seats in the balcony are $$40.50.
More dates to follow in the next few days.
First day to mail in for all these shows will be
Wednesday, February 1.
The Crew of GDTSTOO
1.30.2006
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Bob Weir and RatDog will play the following shows:
Saturday, March 18 at the Norva Theatre, Norfolk, VA.
Doors and show time TBA
General admission. All ages welcome
Mail order tickets are available at $30.50 per ticket.
Monday and Tuesday, March 20 and 21 at the
Premier Music Hall, 6 Delay Street, Danbury, CT.
Doors open at 6:00 PM. Show time is 7:30 PM.
General admission. All ages welcome
Mail order tickets are available at $52.50 per ticket.
Thursday, March 23 at the Calvin Theatre,
Northampton, MA.
Doors open at 7:00 PM. Show time is 8:00 PM.
All ages welcome. General admission in front of
the stage. Reserved seats as of Row A. Both at
the same price of $39.00 per ticket.
Thursday, March 30 at the Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, NY.
Doors open at 6:30 PM. Show time is 7:30 PM.
All ages welcome. All seats are reserved.
Mail order tickets are available at $35.00 per ticket.
A taper section will be provided.
Monday, April 3 at Lupo's at the Strand, Providence, RI.
Doors open at 6:30 PM. Show time is 7 :30 PM.
All ages welcome.
General admission floor tickets are $33.00.
Reserved seats in the balcony are $$40.50.
More dates to follow in the next few days.
First day to mail in for all these shows will be
Wednesday, February 1.
The Crew of GDTSTOO
1.30.2006
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Year of The Dog begins!
Gung hay fat choy!
Let's hear it Doggies-
WOOF!
Attention- The 2006 Bobby Weir Yairi is HERE!!!!!!!!!
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Found the link to this Neal Cassady movie on Dot Org.
Tickets are on sale for Bobby with The Waybacks at Great American Music Hall!
Don't miss it! Beautiful venue !!!
KPFA was fun! Always is! I enjoyed seeing a few familar faces from both my online and offline worlds. I met a Deadnetter that I used to post back and forth with in Deadnet's Art Freaks discussion. So there's another face to put with the screen persona.
I also met David Dodd (photo posted a couple daze ago). He seemed very like a great guy- very easy to chat with, nice sense of humor and quite gracious. Graciousness is one of my favorite qualities in a person.
Unfortunately, all I could do was thank him repeatedly for the lyric website and gush about the book. Kicking myself for not having a single question to challenge either David with (imagine their combined GD IQ!!!). Ah well...
Thank you David for another great marathon!!!
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Just when you think my blog can't get any lighter or fluffier, it is gonna be so from now til sometime next week.
Gotta prep for the cruuuise! There are appointments and shopping and a little bit more sewing to do as well as making notes and lists for Jason and our friend Jeff . Jeff and Jase are trading off house/dog sitting duties as well as being around to make sure the kids are okay. Everything's gonna run just like a Swiss watch...hopefully. My folks are also available and close by if any emergency arises (it won't)..
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Saturday, January 28, 2006
KPFA!
With David Gans AND David Dodds.
I'm standing between two of Grateful Deadland's most knowledgeable Heads!!!!!!!
Here is Clearlight!
http://www.kpfa.org/
Marathon Today!
Might be going up there later (much to do before I can squeeze outta here) with Kemmie- stay tuned!
Go David Go!!!!!!!!
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Every girl had one and Joey was mine!
Thrilled to see Joe's been busy playing!! Go have a listen!
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Marin County Area event.....
David Dodd: Grateful Dead Lyrics
Tiburon, CA Public Library
Tuesday, January 31, 7:30pm in the Founders Room
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2 very cute Border collie puppies available - I'll try to post the pictures ASAP.
Might be going up there later (much to do before I can squeeze outta here) with Kemmie- stay tuned!
Go David Go!!!!!!!!
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Every girl had one and Joey was mine!
Thrilled to see Joe's been busy playing!! Go have a listen!
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Marin County Area event.....
David Dodd: Grateful Dead Lyrics
Tiburon, CA Public Library
Tuesday, January 31, 7:30pm in the Founders Room
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2 very cute Border collie puppies available - I'll try to post the pictures ASAP.
Friday, January 27, 2006
Jambands Cruise article Here
Uno mas semana!
From the cruuuise folks:
DAVE MATTHEWS & FRIENDS CARIBBEAN CRUISE GETAWAY UPDATE:
MAJESTY OF THE SEAS IS SOLD OUT!
If you are contemplating making a last minute reservation on the Dave Matthews & Friends Caribbean Cruise Getaway, you should book soon on the Sovereign of the Seas sailing out of Orlando/Pt. Canaveral. We have very limited inventory available aboard the Sovereign! To book a stateroom reservation, you may do so now by visiting cruise.davematthewsband.com!
We hope that everyone who has booked with us is gearing up for the first ever Dave Matthews & Friends Caribbean Cruise Getaway! At this time next week, The Majesty of the Seas and the Sovereign of the Seas will be on their way to the Bahamas! Fans will be mingling on the deck enjoying the first concert at the Sail Away Party where Toots & the Maytals will be performing on the Majesty and Ozomatli will be performing on the Sovereign!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Uno mas semana!
From the cruuuise folks:
DAVE MATTHEWS & FRIENDS CARIBBEAN CRUISE GETAWAY UPDATE:
MAJESTY OF THE SEAS IS SOLD OUT!
If you are contemplating making a last minute reservation on the Dave Matthews & Friends Caribbean Cruise Getaway, you should book soon on the Sovereign of the Seas sailing out of Orlando/Pt. Canaveral. We have very limited inventory available aboard the Sovereign! To book a stateroom reservation, you may do so now by visiting cruise.davematthewsband.com!
We hope that everyone who has booked with us is gearing up for the first ever Dave Matthews & Friends Caribbean Cruise Getaway! At this time next week, The Majesty of the Seas and the Sovereign of the Seas will be on their way to the Bahamas! Fans will be mingling on the deck enjoying the first concert at the Sail Away Party where Toots & the Maytals will be performing on the Majesty and Ozomatli will be performing on the Sovereign!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Here's a familiar Face.
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Here is what I was able to glean regarding
Bobby's Mac World experience with the Lennon Bus
A link to photos, I ROCK!
There's an awesome vid too!
To view the video, go click on the link for 1/11 over HERE!
Here's the blog entry that corelates to the above video and photos-
"Dragonfly Tatoo" http://media.jlsc.com/schedule/2006/ Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:09:08 -0500 dragonfly-tatoo-featuring-bob-weir JLSC Apple Education students create original song and video with Bob Weir Today we had another living legend on board to work with a group of students and the staff.
San Francisco native Bob Weir of Grateful Dead and Ratdog fame, and a group of 6 college students came to create an original song and music video. Bob Weir was extremely interested in the whole John Lennon Bus approach to songwriting and inquisitive about Logic Pro 7.
It was amazing for all of us to sit and work with Bob Weir but it was more incredible to hear him tell stories. Hearing Bob talk about late night conversations in bars with Jerry Garcia and Sting talking about music and "why some people play drums" was a humbling and humorous experience.
After the song was written and recorded by it was time to move onto vocals. Eventually, after 30 minutes or so, Bob shouts out, "Bite marks on your Dragonfly tattoo." Next thing you know it's being sung and harmonized. As we were recording it, one of the students asked Bob if he could sing a beach-boys kind of harmony behind the Chorus. Bob says "of course" with this huge excitement then says "Last time that I sung like that I was recording with Bob Dylan. He(Dylan) had Jerry Garcia and Myself sing like that on a track with him.
After the audio recording, it was time capture some more video footage. Staff engineer Rob Healy took all the students outside and got them prepped for the music video. Bob jumped right in to the silly antics, and we got some terrific footage.
Next they all got back into the bus and began to edit video footage and mixing the audio. Dan Niemann was one of the students that day and he later wrote to us, "I just wanted to thank you all for letting me be part of the MacWorld event on the Lennon bus. The entire day was a great experience from the moment I arrived…to when I was walking out the door with a CD and DVD in my pocket of the days work. Not only did we get to basically hangout with Bob Weir all day, we also got to be surrounded by the industry's best gear and extremely knowledgeable staff aboard the bus. Both Steve and Rob are awesome along with Herm, Jeff and Andrew. It was a great experience for me and I am incredibly thankful for being able to be a part of it." The pleasure was all ours, Steve Miller
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One week from tonight, we'll be flying to Florida!
I need a new suitcase and also, a swim suit in case I decide that I may need to go parasailing.
The cruise info binder has descriptions of activities to enlist in on Cococay. The only fun in the sun & surf item that sparks my interest is parasailing. Then again, I may take one look at the parasailing set up (or myself in a swim suit) and run back to the ship for some type of spa treatment instead. I expect the cost is around the same for either pasttime.
Can't get enough Grateful Dead?
I found this announcement on Musicbox.com-
On March 7, Rhino will reissue five studio outings from the Grateful Dead, each of which has been remastered and expanded with outtakes and/or live recordings. The albums slated for release are: Wake of the Flood, From the Mars Hotel, Blues for Allah, Terrapin Station, and Shakedown Street. All five of the reissues were previously reissued as part of the Beyond Description (1973-1989) box set.
Someone asked about the JC photo posted yesterday.
I'm not leaning on JC, I was actually standing right behind him and was peering over his shoulder.
It was the night that the local Weir Sauce winnahs were invited backstage pre-show and later to the night's after party.
The aftershow invitation was unexpected and we were all delighted to be asked though only about half the folks stayed on.
From what little I recall, a good time was had by all.
..............
Here is what I was able to glean regarding
Bobby's Mac World experience with the Lennon Bus
A link to photos, I ROCK!
There's an awesome vid too!
To view the video, go click on the link for 1/11 over HERE!
Here's the blog entry that corelates to the above video and photos-
"Dragonfly Tatoo" http://media.jlsc.com/schedule/2006/ Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:09:08 -0500 dragonfly-tatoo-featuring-bob-weir JLSC Apple Education students create original song and video with Bob Weir Today we had another living legend on board to work with a group of students and the staff.
San Francisco native Bob Weir of Grateful Dead and Ratdog fame, and a group of 6 college students came to create an original song and music video. Bob Weir was extremely interested in the whole John Lennon Bus approach to songwriting and inquisitive about Logic Pro 7.
It was amazing for all of us to sit and work with Bob Weir but it was more incredible to hear him tell stories. Hearing Bob talk about late night conversations in bars with Jerry Garcia and Sting talking about music and "why some people play drums" was a humbling and humorous experience.
After the song was written and recorded by it was time to move onto vocals. Eventually, after 30 minutes or so, Bob shouts out, "Bite marks on your Dragonfly tattoo." Next thing you know it's being sung and harmonized. As we were recording it, one of the students asked Bob if he could sing a beach-boys kind of harmony behind the Chorus. Bob says "of course" with this huge excitement then says "Last time that I sung like that I was recording with Bob Dylan. He(Dylan) had Jerry Garcia and Myself sing like that on a track with him.
After the audio recording, it was time capture some more video footage. Staff engineer Rob Healy took all the students outside and got them prepped for the music video. Bob jumped right in to the silly antics, and we got some terrific footage.
Next they all got back into the bus and began to edit video footage and mixing the audio. Dan Niemann was one of the students that day and he later wrote to us, "I just wanted to thank you all for letting me be part of the MacWorld event on the Lennon bus. The entire day was a great experience from the moment I arrived…to when I was walking out the door with a CD and DVD in my pocket of the days work. Not only did we get to basically hangout with Bob Weir all day, we also got to be surrounded by the industry's best gear and extremely knowledgeable staff aboard the bus. Both Steve and Rob are awesome along with Herm, Jeff and Andrew. It was a great experience for me and I am incredibly thankful for being able to be a part of it." The pleasure was all ours, Steve Miller
....................
One week from tonight, we'll be flying to Florida!
I need a new suitcase and also, a swim suit in case I decide that I may need to go parasailing.
The cruise info binder has descriptions of activities to enlist in on Cococay. The only fun in the sun & surf item that sparks my interest is parasailing. Then again, I may take one look at the parasailing set up (or myself in a swim suit) and run back to the ship for some type of spa treatment instead. I expect the cost is around the same for either pasttime.
Can't get enough Grateful Dead?
I found this announcement on Musicbox.com-
On March 7, Rhino will reissue five studio outings from the Grateful Dead, each of which has been remastered and expanded with outtakes and/or live recordings. The albums slated for release are: Wake of the Flood, From the Mars Hotel, Blues for Allah, Terrapin Station, and Shakedown Street. All five of the reissues were previously reissued as part of the Beyond Description (1973-1989) box set.
Someone asked about the JC photo posted yesterday.
I'm not leaning on JC, I was actually standing right behind him and was peering over his shoulder.
It was the night that the local Weir Sauce winnahs were invited backstage pre-show and later to the night's after party.
The aftershow invitation was unexpected and we were all delighted to be asked though only about half the folks stayed on.
From what little I recall, a good time was had by all.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
An article about the Dead's studio can be found HERE.
Despite the fact that EVERY one of my little students have thick green mucus snaking out of their teeny noses, I am feeling good.
But, poor Noah is coughing and spiking fevers...Tomorrow, if he isnt improving, I'll take him to the doctor. Let's hope it passes quickly!
The documents (in a spiral bound notebook)for the cruise arrived and in a little while, I'll poke through it.
Now that I've got our stateroom assignment, I need to find a map of the inside of the ship to see where our room is in relation to everything else. I looked through the jambands cruise website (different thing than DM Cruise) and wow! what a lot of fun!
Try the jamband name generator!
Found the link via TOOBoard.
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Feel Better Jeff!
KRH from the "other side" of Deadnet took this photo back in October of 2000.
Despite the fact that EVERY one of my little students have thick green mucus snaking out of their teeny noses, I am feeling good.
But, poor Noah is coughing and spiking fevers...Tomorrow, if he isnt improving, I'll take him to the doctor. Let's hope it passes quickly!
The documents (in a spiral bound notebook)for the cruise arrived and in a little while, I'll poke through it.
Now that I've got our stateroom assignment, I need to find a map of the inside of the ship to see where our room is in relation to everything else. I looked through the jambands cruise website (different thing than DM Cruise) and wow! what a lot of fun!
Try the jamband name generator!
Found the link via TOOBoard.
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Feel Better Jeff!
KRH from the "other side" of Deadnet took this photo back in October of 2000.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
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Nice Jam cruise photos can be found HERE!. You might even see a familar face in there!
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Healing Vibes to Jeff! See David's GDHour Logblog...................
New Kenny Brooks blog!. It's FABULOUS!
And man, it makes me wanna go out and pick up one of those iLife 2006 pack of apps for my Mac!
Nice Jam cruise photos can be found HERE!. You might even see a familar face in there!
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Healing Vibes to Jeff! See David's GDHour Logblog...................
New Kenny Brooks blog!. It's FABULOUS!
And man, it makes me wanna go out and pick up one of those iLife 2006 pack of apps for my Mac!
Monday, January 23, 2006
Hello Monday!
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Nice photo of Bobby, Jay & Wass at Namm2006
Everyone have a nice Sunday?
We had a house full of men..noisy, football worshipping, beer drinking, chip munching, driveway blocking, laughing too loudly men.
I cut out early on. Dropped Sash & her pal off at the ice skating rink then hit the sewing store for fabric to create cruuuuuuise wear from. Lots of cool stuff just in! Apparellently, India is all the rage this season when it comes to sewing. I found some light weight gauzy stuff and treated myself to one of those yummy silky fabrics that I guess are for making Saris. Sewed one gauzy top . All in all a productive day.
I have no idea who won which games but expect to enjoy cheering some team on at the superbowl party aboard the Majesty of the Seas in less than two weeks!!!! We'll get a Ratdog show some point that night too! Or day? I'm not sure how it will work? But, I look forward to being there and finding out.
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Anyone in the City tonight? Got a jones for Jazz? Head up to Jazz at Pearl's for big band jazz with Kenny!
8:30 PM on Columbus Street.
If you're still in the City on Thursday, Find Hotel Utah and head out to David Gans Invitational!! More details on that can be found on the David Gans Link which should be somewhere over here------------------------------>>>>>>>>
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Nice, if you missed the Ratdog/Bob Weir articles from the "old" days some are archived at On Musicbox online..
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I swear I was dancing next to this guy at the Reno Ratdog show...
Nice photo of Bobby, Jay & Wass at Namm2006
Everyone have a nice Sunday?
We had a house full of men..noisy, football worshipping, beer drinking, chip munching, driveway blocking, laughing too loudly men.
I cut out early on. Dropped Sash & her pal off at the ice skating rink then hit the sewing store for fabric to create cruuuuuuise wear from. Lots of cool stuff just in! Apparellently, India is all the rage this season when it comes to sewing. I found some light weight gauzy stuff and treated myself to one of those yummy silky fabrics that I guess are for making Saris. Sewed one gauzy top . All in all a productive day.
I have no idea who won which games but expect to enjoy cheering some team on at the superbowl party aboard the Majesty of the Seas in less than two weeks!!!! We'll get a Ratdog show some point that night too! Or day? I'm not sure how it will work? But, I look forward to being there and finding out.
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Anyone in the City tonight? Got a jones for Jazz? Head up to Jazz at Pearl's for big band jazz with Kenny!
8:30 PM on Columbus Street.
If you're still in the City on Thursday, Find Hotel Utah and head out to David Gans Invitational!! More details on that can be found on the David Gans Link which should be somewhere over here------------------------------>>>>>>>>
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Nice, if you missed the Ratdog/Bob Weir articles from the "old" days some are archived at On Musicbox online..
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I swear I was dancing next to this guy at the Reno Ratdog show...
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Sweet Jerry Tribute (thanks Mr Larry for the link)
Thinking of Chris and our other fine Eurofriends, I remembered a link I wanted to share.
Eyes of the world
Got a TV?
Someone on one of the boards gave a heads up to a program airing all weekend on the Travel/Discovery/Times channel called
Temples of Rock.
I understand members of The Grateful Dead (as well as vintage footage of the band) appear in this program.
Some more info can be found at Ray Manzerek's site
Enjoy!
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Hippy Bertha to Alexi!
She doesnt spend time online but since I wished my brother a happy one, gotta be fair and include my very best wishes
to my sister. Love you girly!
Thinking of Chris and our other fine Eurofriends, I remembered a link I wanted to share.
Eyes of the world
Got a TV?
Someone on one of the boards gave a heads up to a program airing all weekend on the Travel/Discovery/Times channel called
Temples of Rock.
I understand members of The Grateful Dead (as well as vintage footage of the band) appear in this program.
Some more info can be found at Ray Manzerek's site
Enjoy!
..........
Hippy Bertha to Alexi!
She doesnt spend time online but since I wished my brother a happy one, gotta be fair and include my very best wishes
to my sister. Love you girly!
Friday, January 20, 2006
FRIDAY!! FRIDAY!! FRIDAY!!
FRIDAY!!!!!!!!
(((((Chris Jones))))))!!!!
Fun 3-d mail is always a treat!
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Then there's almost always good stuff in the emails too!
Some samples from today's e-mail
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From GDTSTOO-
Bob Weir and RatDog:
This is a heads-up that we have received word
that more shows will soon be confirmed during
the time before the Beacon shows in New York
on April 6, 7, and 8, for which tickets are still available.
We will post as soon as the information comes to us.
We will ticket the RatDog Beacon shows sometime
next week. All orders will be filled.
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As well as from The DM cruise folks-
The latest line up for the Cruise entertainment came today.
Nice addition of Samantha Stollenwerck!!!
As well as news that my boat is just about filled up!
Dave Matthews & Friends
Bob Weir & Ratdog
G. Love & Special Sauce
Toots & the Maytals
Ozomatli
North Mississippi Allstars
Mike Doughty's Band
Soulive
Mofro
Michael Tolcher
DJ Logic
Motion Potion
ALO
John Brown's Body
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
Brett Dennen
Samantha Stollenwerck
DAVE MATTHEWS & FRIENDS
The following musicians will be backing Dave for the special island concert!
Trey Anastasio - guitar and vocals
Brady Blade - drums
Tony Hall - bass and vocals
Ray Paczkowski - keyboards
Tim Reynolds - guitar
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Very nice!
Reports online that Bobby, Rob & Jay surfaced last night at The NAMM Convention in Anaheim.
Scotto gets there every other year to meet with distributers and buy musical items for the shop. I probably have blogged about the convention last year since Scotto always has lots to talk about afterwards. Check it out for yourself- it sure seems like a load of fun!.....
(((((Chris Jones))))))!!!!
Fun 3-d mail is always a treat!
..........
Then there's almost always good stuff in the emails too!
Some samples from today's e-mail
.............
From GDTSTOO-
Bob Weir and RatDog:
This is a heads-up that we have received word
that more shows will soon be confirmed during
the time before the Beacon shows in New York
on April 6, 7, and 8, for which tickets are still available.
We will post as soon as the information comes to us.
We will ticket the RatDog Beacon shows sometime
next week. All orders will be filled.
............
As well as from The DM cruise folks-
The latest line up for the Cruise entertainment came today.
Nice addition of Samantha Stollenwerck!!!
As well as news that my boat is just about filled up!
Dave Matthews & Friends
Bob Weir & Ratdog
G. Love & Special Sauce
Toots & the Maytals
Ozomatli
North Mississippi Allstars
Mike Doughty's Band
Soulive
Mofro
Michael Tolcher
DJ Logic
Motion Potion
ALO
John Brown's Body
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
Brett Dennen
Samantha Stollenwerck
DAVE MATTHEWS & FRIENDS
The following musicians will be backing Dave for the special island concert!
Trey Anastasio - guitar and vocals
Brady Blade - drums
Tony Hall - bass and vocals
Ray Paczkowski - keyboards
Tim Reynolds - guitar
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Very nice!
Reports online that Bobby, Rob & Jay surfaced last night at The NAMM Convention in Anaheim.
Scotto gets there every other year to meet with distributers and buy musical items for the shop. I probably have blogged about the convention last year since Scotto always has lots to talk about afterwards. Check it out for yourself- it sure seems like a load of fun!.....
Thursday, January 19, 2006
So, I hear that the Ratdog Relix-which will include a cd in it of 2 Djinn, will be out at the end of the month. More info in yesterday's blog (scroll down).
Right now, I'm very happy reading "Neil Young Nation" by Kevin Chong.
I picked this book up not because I have any burning need to learn about Neil Young (though, I do love much of his music), but because I heard Chong being interviewed on KFOG and he was just too funny!
If there's one thing I can relate to, it's being an above average,obsessed (but harmless-REALLY!) fan.
Chong and friends go on a road trip to visit various points of interest pertaining to Neil Young's career.
I already live in Bobby and the Dead's (and some of the Ratdoggies) starting point(San Mateo County) and close enough to SF & Marin that my Bobquest wouldnt take more than a day.
Actually, we could stretch things out by going to Giza and dropping by wherever in Wyoming that Barlow's ranch is/was. Probably a visit to MSG too....
hmmmmm...
LOL- RatDog!
Right now, I'm very happy reading "Neil Young Nation" by Kevin Chong.
I picked this book up not because I have any burning need to learn about Neil Young (though, I do love much of his music), but because I heard Chong being interviewed on KFOG and he was just too funny!
If there's one thing I can relate to, it's being an above average,obsessed (but harmless-REALLY!) fan.
Chong and friends go on a road trip to visit various points of interest pertaining to Neil Young's career.
I already live in Bobby and the Dead's (and some of the Ratdoggies) starting point(San Mateo County) and close enough to SF & Marin that my Bobquest wouldnt take more than a day.
Actually, we could stretch things out by going to Giza and dropping by wherever in Wyoming that Barlow's ranch is/was. Probably a visit to MSG too....
hmmmmm...
LOL- RatDog!
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Happy Bertha Glowy!!!!!!!!!!!!
May all your wishes come true!
"Walked halfway around the world on promise of the glow"
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I need to get this!
Read an excerpt HERE
MMM! fANCY!
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Here's a link I forgot to add to yesterdaze blog-
The Waybacks website
"Walked halfway around the world on promise of the glow"
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I need to get this!
Read an excerpt HERE
MMM! fANCY!
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Here's a link I forgot to add to yesterdaze blog-
The Waybacks website
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Ruby Tuesday
Hey ALL aspiring songwriters- You need to check this contest out!
Our Bobstar is one of the judges!
Go for IT!!
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Congrats to Carlos Santana!
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Three reasons for posting this newsletter from Stevie from the Waybacks
1. He always has something amusing to say about life on the road
2. If you enjoy folk but havent checked Waybacks out - there's tour dates listed.
And-
3. There's some Bobby/SF show info in there.
Ready?
....... Here goes..
Waybacks in NY, MA, NH, VT & OR
Howdy, Backaroos -
Thanks so much for all of the lovely year-end greetings that so many you folks sent our way last month ... both the boldly old-fashioned and the modernly euphemistic. Much appreciado from all of us here at Waybacks World Headquarters, where we are still basking in the afterglow of the Chrismakwanzukkah season, musing about what the devil "nog" might be, fighting over the new Xbox 360 controllers, trying to pinpoint just exactly what it was that was so disturbing about the spokesmodel in the ubiquitous Overstock.Com TV commercials and toasting a hearty farewell to 2005.
It was a remarkable year, all right. We played 143 shows in forty-odd states. We jammed with our musical heroes. We toured with upwards of a dozen fabulous guest fiddlers. We got rental car upgrades. As the young people say, "we lived large."
And we proved over and over in 2005 that living large doesn't have to mean spending big bucks. Some might call it cockeyed optimism to refer to whatever one-star accommodations we'd secured for any given night as "The Spa," but believe us, after you experience several Unintentional Full Body Exfoliations from over-starched bath towels at discount motels, the rose-colored glasses go on and they stay on. That's not Motel 6. That's THE SPA.
(For those of you new to the Waybacks newsletter, this next section is the part where we frequently grouse just a bit about road food. True to form here, the Food Grousing Bit customarily follows the Obligatory Motel Grumble.)
Along those lines, we spent quite a lot of time in chain restaurants, and with five touring seasons under our belts - literally - we're getting to be quite the discerning connoisseurs. For example, we are no longer fooled by waiters who try to convince us that the disturbingly ... er ... topographical nature of the laminated menus they've just handed us is the result of marketing genius at corporate headquarters and not of hygienic neglect here at the restaurant. Scratch-N-Sniff menus? Riiiiight. Just get me a wet rag, Gomer.
On the bright side, there's Cracker Barrel. Ah ... Cracker Barrel! The chain touring bands swear by ... CRACKER BARREL!! Definitely a cut above. The calories-by-fat quotient is probably no lower here than at any of the other squat-and-gobble restaurants we frequent, but like most Americans, we are pretty sure that cholesterol that's attractively lit and is described with folksily apostrophized terms like "fixin's" is somehow not as bad for us as lardburgers wolfed under fluorescent tubes in breakfast-any-time joints. Well, after five years of fairly steady CB patronage we finally earned enough punches in our frequent-buyer card to select a bonus premium from the Cracker Barrel gift shop. We figured there must be a good reason that the most popular prize among devotees like us was Grandma's Old-Time Defibrillator, so we decided to snag one, too. You can't be too prepared out there on the Interstate, you know.
2005 was also the year we discovered The Old Mill Tasty Shop in Wichita, KS, which is possibly the best diner anywhere, ever. We were pleased to find that Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, OR still features an eclair filled with Pepto-Bismol. Best of all, folks ... Fresca is back. The culinary year was not a total loss, by any means.
(Well, the newsletter has rambled on for several paragraphs now, and it's at this point that we usually realize it would be prudent to suggest, at least, that it might actually end at some point. Folks who have been on our mailing list for a while know that once The Shameless Name-Dropping begins, we're past the hard part and coasting toward the finish line.)
Our new CD is almost here. It really is. It's called From The Pasture To The Future, It was produced by the legendary Lloyd Maines, and Darol Anger, Gabe Witcher, Mark Rubin and Evan Price all made guest appearances. August company, indeed! FTPTTF will hit the streets on April 25, just in time for a couple of shows we'll be playing with Bob Weir, of Grateful Dead and RatDog renown. The rumors are true! On the 26th we'll gig together in San Francisco at The Great American Music Hall, and on Friday night the 28th we'll play a Weirbacks show on The Watson Stage at Merlefest. Keep an eye on the ol' homepage for further details.
Here's another rumor we'd like to confirm: for all you left-leanin', tree-sittin', tofu-munchin', Prius-buyin', Jack Abramoff-suspectin' National Public Radio listeners, yes, that was our own James Nash's "Gulshion Island" you heard us play as a musical interlude between stories on NPR's All Things Considered program on December 19. The Wabes go national. Excellent.
We have a new full-fledged Wayback to introduce to you. His name is Warren Hood and he hails from Austin, TX. He comes to us with a pedigree ... his daddy was Champ Hood of Uncle Walt's Band, which for many years was a fixture on the Texas music scene. At 23, Warren's a seasoned musician himself. He plays fiddle and mandolin, he sings real good, he writes tunes and songs and he's a great hang. We are pleased as punch to have secured his services. Welcome aboard, Warren.
Here's the gigs:
Wed, Feb 1, 9:30pm
CUTTING ROOM
NYC, NY
Chris Noth (Law & Order, Sex and the City) has his own club. The Waybacks follow Joan Rivers. Yes, that Joan Rivers
Thu, Feb 2
NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Fall River, MA
Fri, Feb 3
ROSENDALE CAFE
Rosendale, NY
Sat, Feb 4, 8:30pm
HUNTINGTON FOLK SOCIETY
Centerport, NY
The venue is the Congregational Church of Centerport. This concert begins at 8:30 pm and will be preceded at 7:30 pm with a one-hour "Open Mike"
Sun, Feb 5, 4:00pm
LINDA NORRIS AUDITORIUM
Albany, NY
Please note that the start time has been changed from 7:00 to accommodate the G.D. Super Bowl.
Tue, Feb 7
HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE
Burlington, VT
Wed, Feb 8, 7:00pm
WOLFEBORO FOLK
Wolfeboro, NH
At The Wolfeboro Inn, 90 North Main Street
Fri, Feb 24
DOMINO ROOM
Bend, OR
Sat, Feb 25
WOW HALL
Eugene, OR
Sun, Feb 26
ALADDIN THEATRE
Portland, OR
The Wabes share the evening with The Mammals
Thanks for a great 2005, Backaroos. Come lay ears on us this year, too. New personnel. New CD. New live material. And after autographing some four-year-old band photos that a fan brought to a show, and realizing we are wearing the same doggone shirts as in the photo, maybe even some new wardrobe. No promises.
See you all down the road.
Our Bobstar is one of the judges!
Go for IT!!
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Congrats to Carlos Santana!
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Three reasons for posting this newsletter from Stevie from the Waybacks
1. He always has something amusing to say about life on the road
2. If you enjoy folk but havent checked Waybacks out - there's tour dates listed.
And-
3. There's some Bobby/SF show info in there.
Ready?
....... Here goes..
Waybacks in NY, MA, NH, VT & OR
Howdy, Backaroos -
Thanks so much for all of the lovely year-end greetings that so many you folks sent our way last month ... both the boldly old-fashioned and the modernly euphemistic. Much appreciado from all of us here at Waybacks World Headquarters, where we are still basking in the afterglow of the Chrismakwanzukkah season, musing about what the devil "nog" might be, fighting over the new Xbox 360 controllers, trying to pinpoint just exactly what it was that was so disturbing about the spokesmodel in the ubiquitous Overstock.Com TV commercials and toasting a hearty farewell to 2005.
It was a remarkable year, all right. We played 143 shows in forty-odd states. We jammed with our musical heroes. We toured with upwards of a dozen fabulous guest fiddlers. We got rental car upgrades. As the young people say, "we lived large."
And we proved over and over in 2005 that living large doesn't have to mean spending big bucks. Some might call it cockeyed optimism to refer to whatever one-star accommodations we'd secured for any given night as "The Spa," but believe us, after you experience several Unintentional Full Body Exfoliations from over-starched bath towels at discount motels, the rose-colored glasses go on and they stay on. That's not Motel 6. That's THE SPA.
(For those of you new to the Waybacks newsletter, this next section is the part where we frequently grouse just a bit about road food. True to form here, the Food Grousing Bit customarily follows the Obligatory Motel Grumble.)
Along those lines, we spent quite a lot of time in chain restaurants, and with five touring seasons under our belts - literally - we're getting to be quite the discerning connoisseurs. For example, we are no longer fooled by waiters who try to convince us that the disturbingly ... er ... topographical nature of the laminated menus they've just handed us is the result of marketing genius at corporate headquarters and not of hygienic neglect here at the restaurant. Scratch-N-Sniff menus? Riiiiight. Just get me a wet rag, Gomer.
On the bright side, there's Cracker Barrel. Ah ... Cracker Barrel! The chain touring bands swear by ... CRACKER BARREL!! Definitely a cut above. The calories-by-fat quotient is probably no lower here than at any of the other squat-and-gobble restaurants we frequent, but like most Americans, we are pretty sure that cholesterol that's attractively lit and is described with folksily apostrophized terms like "fixin's" is somehow not as bad for us as lardburgers wolfed under fluorescent tubes in breakfast-any-time joints. Well, after five years of fairly steady CB patronage we finally earned enough punches in our frequent-buyer card to select a bonus premium from the Cracker Barrel gift shop. We figured there must be a good reason that the most popular prize among devotees like us was Grandma's Old-Time Defibrillator, so we decided to snag one, too. You can't be too prepared out there on the Interstate, you know.
2005 was also the year we discovered The Old Mill Tasty Shop in Wichita, KS, which is possibly the best diner anywhere, ever. We were pleased to find that Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, OR still features an eclair filled with Pepto-Bismol. Best of all, folks ... Fresca is back. The culinary year was not a total loss, by any means.
(Well, the newsletter has rambled on for several paragraphs now, and it's at this point that we usually realize it would be prudent to suggest, at least, that it might actually end at some point. Folks who have been on our mailing list for a while know that once The Shameless Name-Dropping begins, we're past the hard part and coasting toward the finish line.)
Our new CD is almost here. It really is. It's called From The Pasture To The Future, It was produced by the legendary Lloyd Maines, and Darol Anger, Gabe Witcher, Mark Rubin and Evan Price all made guest appearances. August company, indeed! FTPTTF will hit the streets on April 25, just in time for a couple of shows we'll be playing with Bob Weir, of Grateful Dead and RatDog renown. The rumors are true! On the 26th we'll gig together in San Francisco at The Great American Music Hall, and on Friday night the 28th we'll play a Weirbacks show on The Watson Stage at Merlefest. Keep an eye on the ol' homepage for further details.
Here's another rumor we'd like to confirm: for all you left-leanin', tree-sittin', tofu-munchin', Prius-buyin', Jack Abramoff-suspectin' National Public Radio listeners, yes, that was our own James Nash's "Gulshion Island" you heard us play as a musical interlude between stories on NPR's All Things Considered program on December 19. The Wabes go national. Excellent.
We have a new full-fledged Wayback to introduce to you. His name is Warren Hood and he hails from Austin, TX. He comes to us with a pedigree ... his daddy was Champ Hood of Uncle Walt's Band, which for many years was a fixture on the Texas music scene. At 23, Warren's a seasoned musician himself. He plays fiddle and mandolin, he sings real good, he writes tunes and songs and he's a great hang. We are pleased as punch to have secured his services. Welcome aboard, Warren.
Here's the gigs:
Wed, Feb 1, 9:30pm
CUTTING ROOM
NYC, NY
Chris Noth (Law & Order, Sex and the City) has his own club. The Waybacks follow Joan Rivers. Yes, that Joan Rivers
Thu, Feb 2
NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Fall River, MA
Fri, Feb 3
ROSENDALE CAFE
Rosendale, NY
Sat, Feb 4, 8:30pm
HUNTINGTON FOLK SOCIETY
Centerport, NY
The venue is the Congregational Church of Centerport. This concert begins at 8:30 pm and will be preceded at 7:30 pm with a one-hour "Open Mike"
Sun, Feb 5, 4:00pm
LINDA NORRIS AUDITORIUM
Albany, NY
Please note that the start time has been changed from 7:00 to accommodate the G.D. Super Bowl.
Tue, Feb 7
HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE
Burlington, VT
Wed, Feb 8, 7:00pm
WOLFEBORO FOLK
Wolfeboro, NH
At The Wolfeboro Inn, 90 North Main Street
Fri, Feb 24
DOMINO ROOM
Bend, OR
Sat, Feb 25
WOW HALL
Eugene, OR
Sun, Feb 26
ALADDIN THEATRE
Portland, OR
The Wabes share the evening with The Mammals
Thanks for a great 2005, Backaroos. Come lay ears on us this year, too. New personnel. New CD. New live material. And after autographing some four-year-old band photos that a fan brought to a show, and realizing we are wearing the same doggone shirts as in the photo, maybe even some new wardrobe. No promises.
See you all down the road.
Monday, January 16, 2006
17 days, 5 hours and about 12 minutes til Cruise time!
So sez The Ratdog.org clock!
I'm starting to get rather excited!
Here's a newish article about it called "Concert and a cruise combines for the ultimate in entertainment".
I went on a cruise before- down the Pacific coast of Mexico. I guess it was in 1986? The guy I foolishly loved between the 2 Mr irenies took me. It was really really really fun! A great time was enthusiastically had by all, well until drunken heartbreaker boyfriend decided to do a striptease on a table top at Senor Frogs which then lead to..well, you don't want to know!
and I'm sure you don't!
But, it's nice I can almost laugh about it now....well, almost!
Scotto around the same time also had been on a cruise , I think Tahiti? I don't remember where he told me he went but when we went through his stash of old photographs, there he was every night posing with different women on the ship's deck with a lovely pinkish sunset on the horizon and a big fat ole grin on his face. He did mention that the gender ratio was working to his advantage. We can surmise that he had a pretty good time!
How soon is it practical to begin packing?
I'm starting to get rather excited!
Here's a newish article about it called "Concert and a cruise combines for the ultimate in entertainment".
I went on a cruise before- down the Pacific coast of Mexico. I guess it was in 1986? The guy I foolishly loved between the 2 Mr irenies took me. It was really really really fun! A great time was enthusiastically had by all, well until drunken heartbreaker boyfriend decided to do a striptease on a table top at Senor Frogs which then lead to..well, you don't want to know!
and I'm sure you don't!
But, it's nice I can almost laugh about it now....well, almost!
Scotto around the same time also had been on a cruise , I think Tahiti? I don't remember where he told me he went but when we went through his stash of old photographs, there he was every night posing with different women on the ship's deck with a lovely pinkish sunset on the horizon and a big fat ole grin on his face. He did mention that the gender ratio was working to his advantage. We can surmise that he had a pretty good time!
How soon is it practical to begin packing?
Saturday, January 14, 2006
A sweet little Bobby anecdote can be found
here!
Scroll down at this site to hear clips of Bobby interviews
OMSN !
Are you having a fun Saturday?
Despite crazy rains, I ran a bunch of errands this morning and made it home in time to meet the mattress guy (a bed's box spring broke)...As he was leaving, Mattress guy somehow got his car manuevered into our rosemary patch and it got stuck in the mud there. Mattress guy is the last person left in town who is not driving some sort of 4 whl drive vehicle (even I have 4 wheel drive-though I only used it once-when I got the car stuck in mud). Luckily, the cable guy (one of the TV's isnt getting reception or PPV) showed up and we were able to push Mattress guy's car out of the mud and back into the drive way. Only other guy to show up after that was husband guy, who brought me sharma from Ali Baba's, changed his clothes and is now at the Warrior game. GO GOLDEN STATE! He should be home in just a little bit.
I'm now downloading the 12/17/06 Seattle Ratdog show!! It's been available for a few daze on Disclogic. Dan Wheatman(?) played along through some of it on mandolin and harmonica-can't wait to hear that again!
here!
Scroll down at this site to hear clips of Bobby interviews
OMSN !
Are you having a fun Saturday?
Despite crazy rains, I ran a bunch of errands this morning and made it home in time to meet the mattress guy (a bed's box spring broke)...As he was leaving, Mattress guy somehow got his car manuevered into our rosemary patch and it got stuck in the mud there. Mattress guy is the last person left in town who is not driving some sort of 4 whl drive vehicle (even I have 4 wheel drive-though I only used it once-when I got the car stuck in mud). Luckily, the cable guy (one of the TV's isnt getting reception or PPV) showed up and we were able to push Mattress guy's car out of the mud and back into the drive way. Only other guy to show up after that was husband guy, who brought me sharma from Ali Baba's, changed his clothes and is now at the Warrior game. GO GOLDEN STATE! He should be home in just a little bit.
I'm now downloading the 12/17/06 Seattle Ratdog show!! It's been available for a few daze on Disclogic. Dan Wheatman(?) played along through some of it on mandolin and harmonica-can't wait to hear that again!
Friday, January 13, 2006
Hippy Berthaday MK!
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Another Hippy Happy iten from Leah Garchik's column...
"The Human Be-In celebrates its 39th anniversary Saturday, and nobody's celebrating more than the California Historical Society, which is showing Summer of Love pictures and rock posters from the era until Jan. 28. The Society's Stephen Becker tells me that many of the visitors to this show are old hippies. "They're still trying to decipher the lettering on the posters.'' This is a task that's become even more complicated because their vision isn't what it used to be. One man who was an icon of the time approached Becker and said, "So, you holding? How come nobody's lighting up in here?''
The man went outside and used the alley next door. His identity is being protected here because, says Becker, why get him busted "now that he is over 70? He'll complain that we shouldn't trust anyone over 95.''
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Some BGBB 1/07/06 Photos can be found here
Can't find a soul who made it to Mac yesterday, but, did find a few hippy dippy articles you all might enjoy.
One on a follow up documentary about a true Child of the sixties
and one about that Kesey bus
Can't find a soul who made it to Mac yesterday, but, did find a few hippy dippy articles you all might enjoy.
One on a follow up documentary about a true Child of the sixties
and one about that Kesey bus
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