Bay Area Heads up!

Someone posted this Website of GD Links on Dot org as a list of must view GD sites. I can't wait to explore the links!

I always wondered how the words
"AquaAerobicpeople" would sound falling out of Bobby's mouth.
And now, I know!

There are photos from the Egypt video at the website on this
LINK HERE
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More new to me pix were found on the following websites- Enjoy!
This one here about The Grateful Dead

And this one HERE-It's Bobby Cochran's website.
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Listening to last winter's Ratdog Anaheim show and I'm enjoying it even more now than did when I was there (what an ugly scene in there!). First set is really good!

Yum!
New Ben & Jerry ice creams!
Most of the time, my favorite ice cream is Neopolitan. Now here's B&J's version!

Right On Dr Larry!

Without a doubt, the best person for the job!


Founder of The Well to lead Google philanthropy
By Elise Ackerman
Mercury News
Google has selected one of the Bay Area's earliest online pioneers and social venture capitalists to head its philanthropic efforts, the Mountain View search giant announced Tuesday.

A physician who co-founded a dial-up BBS known as The Well in 1985, Lawrence Brilliant has been juggling technology companies and social ventures for more than 20 years.

Most recently, Brilliant was chief executive of Cometa Networks, a company founded by AT&T, IBM and Intel to establish high-speed wireless access points around the country.

Brilliant is also a director of the Seva Foundation, a non-profit he founded in 1978 to build culturally sustainable solutions throughout the world to problems such as preventable blindness, diabetes, poverty and inequality.

Early supporters of Seva included Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, countercultural guru Ram Dass, clown and activist Wavy Gravy and Steve Jobs.

Brilliant said he was attracted by the depth and sincerity of Google's commitment to sustainable social change, noting ``there's a lot of pent-up demand'' among young people to do good work.

``I'm hoping that Google will become an inspiration to that generation of kids as well as to other companies to consciously try to make the world a better place,'' Brilliant said.

Brilliant will head Google.org, which oversees the Google Foundation, with a $90 million endowment, as well as partnerships with and contributions to various for-profit and non-profit entities.

Over the next 20 years, Google has pledged to spend the equivalent of the price of 3 million shares of its stock on Google.org -- close to $1 billion, according to Tuesday's closing price of $366.59.
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Passing Thoughts on The Grateful Dead by Rosie McGee

{{{{{Lee Strebel}}}}}}}

Happy Birthday!!!!!!

Merl Saunders Birthday Party!!!!!!
featuring David Grisman, Norton Buffalo, Mic Gillette, Skip Mesquite, Tony Saunders, Bill Kreutzman
Date: Friday, February 17, 2005
Doors: 8:00 PM
Show: 9:00 PM
Tickets: On Sale Sunday, January 29
$25
General Admission

Dinner Ticket $44.95

Download ticket fax form here

Tickets available on-line at Virtuous.com and Tickets.com

Tickets also available at Tickets.com outlets including Rasputin Music & Giants Dugouts. To find a complete listing of ticket outlets online, click here

Tickets also available via phone at 1-800-225-2277

A little something for all ya Sixties love-in freaks!
And look here! a whole bunch a stuff for me! ((((Pay Day)))!!

Hey!
We had a lovely Valentine's day. We celebrate by binging on chocolate and exchanging cards.
Thumbs up for Sharffen Berger's milk chocolate, Walker's Royal chocolate toffee. Violet Crumbles. Blanxart Chocolate Negro and that boutique Rocky Road bar (no idea of the brand name- lost the wrapper)
Total seratonin induced love party!

Got a fiver?


I'm not quite sure what this preview is all about, but the feature alledgedly has some Bobby content.

Hunh? What did you say? I'm sorry, I didnt quite hear that
Interesting article by Joel Selvin

Cute Bobby mention & photo on this blog
Fan video here

A website devoted to DM/Ratdog cruisevideos, pictures and stories!

Click Glen & Jean's Cruise blog & photos are here.
Especially check out the chronologically correct slideshow It's got a bit of Ratdog video from SOTS on it as well as really nice pix of the whole weekend. Too bad these folks were'nt on our ship!

Woof!

Set your calendars!
Ratdog on KPFA!
Dead to the World
Wednesday,
March 1,
starting at 8:00 pm PST!!!
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This lady has some nice Ratdog cruise photos- look on this web page and click her link.

Jeff did a great job playing with just one hand!

Ozomatli was our poolside entertainment on Sunday afternoon. They are definately a party up band!

whew!

Tough getting back into the swing o things- Still sleep deprived, still downloading more photos, still trying to catch up on my email and PMs, still writing out the sea adventure in both my personal journal and here on this blog (scroll down to "My Strange Heroes lead me on- again) - I continue as I get time to post, so it's gonna be slow going for awhile around here.
I'll post when I'm completely done with the blog version...but it could take a few more days. I am supposed to be painting some furniture for yet another auction- the due date is fast approaching too! I still havent finished a commissioned chair that I started in December. Tonight, I have a creative curriculum fellowship meeting and have managed to come up with an idea for my curriculum related project.
It's going to be a crazy month!

Ratdog on Sunday night- a really high energy show!

The venue on board The Maj-
Didn't seem quite as large when filled.
Before the show, I scoped out every seat in the room and found I liked the view best from the balcony right above stage left.

Scott took these photos, my camera battery was dead.
Not a bad angle of Bobby.

Another Fuzzy photo of Bobby & Dave Matthews taken around 3 AM on Sunday .
Lots of folks in attendance were wearing their PJs.