uncle john's blog

Difficult Decisions at 'Fest

While I'm not entirely comfortable with the ongoing merger of jamband and jazzfest scenese (despite my weird fixation on the brief overlap of Jerry Garcia and James Booker), I have to face reality. Brian Ferdman at jambands.com has outlined the difficult decisions Deadheads will have to make at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival this year.

OK... maybe not so difficult.

by Christian Crumlish at 4/22/2002 05:25:31 PM

More Beatly Goodness

Steve Silberman has just reposted this Allen Ginsberg interview from 1987.

by Christian Crumlish at 4/19/2002 05:59:24 PM

What Does He Mean, Grateful Dead?

The 4th Decadenal Field Trip
presented by Ken Babbs and Springfield Creamery

Saturday, August 24, 2002
Oregon Country Fair Grounds
Veneta, Oregon

Featuring:
The TriChromes
Ratdog
Phil Lesh and Friends
and a special appearance by the Grateful Dead

More details, including ticket prices, vending information and other special guests will be released soon.

followed by this post from Babbs:
This is from http://intrepidtrips.com (April 5, 2002):

Okay, agenda number two. This being 2002, the year for the 4th Decadenal Field Trip, the only way the Springfield Creamery would do it would be if the Grateful Dead would play.

Well, that is certainly a possiblility since they are tentatively scheduled to play together this summer. So howsabout August 24th? Yeah, that might work.

I told Bob I'd already talked to Bill Kreutzman and he was up for it. Phil is on a trip and won't be back until next week so I'll talk to him then.

If all went according to plan, Rat Dog, Phil and Friends and Trichome would all play and afterwards the Grateful Dead would close the show.

On that sweet note we parted and I went home and barbecued pork ships and then swung by the office, grabbed a vidie of Sunshine Daydream and took it to Bob Weir.

He was in the green room with the band, warming up. "Sometimes the light's all shining on me." I joined in. "Sometimes I can barely see." They were giving me the fish eye. "Lately it occurs to me," they were reaching for high notes. I stayed low. "What a long strange trip. . . it still do be do be do be." I sang, and they gave it up and I gave Weir the tape and let them continue their practice.

They did a great show for a great audience. Eugene people are mellow, happy, grinning, enjoying themselves. Bands can do the same.

Ken Babbs

by Christian Crumlish at 4/10/2002 02:31:38 PM

The Butthole Jerrys

more thank-the-well for the hip deadlink time: former members of the swamis sort of covering the dead.

by Christian Crumlish at 4/9/2002 03:38:35 PM

Huncke Video in NY and LA for BeatFest 2002 (copped from digaman)

Question: should the deadbeat have a separate "dharma blog" for beat-specific news item-oids? :. Steve, Just want to let you know that "Huncke and Louis" will be shown as part of Beatfest 2002 at the Knitting Factories in NY and LA. NY: April 12 at midnight. LA: April 30 at 7PM and midnight. For more info: www.beatfest2002.com Hope this finds you well. PEACE

by Christian Crumlish at 4/9/2002 03:29:37 PM