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Wednesday, September 27, 2000

Will This Be on the Test?

"Like the town madame who slowly becomes respectable," or something like that was how Jerry once describe the odd slide of the Dead phenomenon into mainstream (and eventually academic) culture. Enroll in an online course at "Barnes & Noble" University" on Jerry Garcia and the Dead to brush off your comparative freakism degree.

Tuesday, September 26, 2000

Aaaargh, Me Mateys! It's the Good Ship 'Intellectual Property Rights'

Wired News runs an article on how the Dead go after digital piracy on the Web.

Monday, September 18, 2000

Fans May Have Raved about Boston
Furthur, but Globe Damns with Faint Praise

Read the short (and not unreasonable if unenthusiastic) review online.

Sunday, September 10, 2000

See, Hear, How Everything...

Did you miss Shoreline Furthur? Jury still out on whether Alphonso for Phil was a good trade? Check out a video stream care of the music empire that seems to own everything now, sfx.

Some See It as Ratdog Deluxe

A local paper en route gives Weir a little respect and attention during the Nother Ones tour.

Tuesday, September 05, 2000

View from the Drum Risers

Mickey Hart is keeping a fairly interesting road journal during this summer's Other Ones (Mark II) tour.