MarcO

Albany's just a rumour, mind you. An Albany radio station's website makes mention of Phish (among other acts) being at the Pepsi Arena in December but unlike the MSG/Hampton rumours that were flying about, this is one I'll really want to see official word on before I believe it.

Personally, I think NYE should be the first (official) gig back. I wouldn't rule out some kind of a "ball" show beforehand (i.e. 96 Woodstock club gig, the party at Brad Sands' place 1998, Jim Carrey jam at The Barn 1999 etc.)

...have a nice day, guys!

Leo Fender, invents the first solid-body electric guitar to be mass-produced: the Fender Broadcaster (1948)

Alan Freed, concert promoter, influential DJ

the first "rock and roll" concert (Cleveland, 195? - I'll find the date for you)

movie: "Rock Around The Clock"

yes, the Beatles on Ed Sullivan

the establishment of the Billboard charts

Bob Dylan introduces the Beatles to weed

Dylan at Newport Folk Festival

Monterey Pop Festival (far more important than Woodstock, in my opinion)

Altamont (ditto)

The Rolling Stones 1972 US tour

Saturday Night Fever (a polarizing force)

1980's indie rock

Run DMC + Aerosmith

Nirvana

Napster

just a few off the top of my stoooopid head.

"The Shaggin' Wagon"??

I was always fond of this one. Now if I can just figure out how to make it "big"!

Bruce Cockburn "Dancing In The Dragon's Jaws" (1979)

BILLBOARD ARTICLE: Trey Anastasio

"As for Phish, a spokesperson confirms the group will rehearse throughout the fall, with plans to debut "a considerable amount" of new material at the upcoming shows."

best Mr. Burns voice: "ex-ce-lent!"

A little birdy told me Lake Trout are @ the Comfort Zone on Oct. 25th, although their official site doesn't list it yet. I'd like to check them out, I've never heard a note of their music. Is this really on?

Also, the New Deal have announced some Canadian gigs, some as part of University frosh week parties, and some club gigs. Alas, none in the Hamilton/Toronto area.... damn! Check out their site for details:

THE NEW DEAL HOMEPAGE

Apparently, Western dates are forthcoming (ok, Weezy?? ).

May have to make a journey Ottawa/Kingston way if i can swing the time + $$$.....

That's sweet. Thanks, Trev!

Just thought I'd draw attention to the home page of jambands.ca which recently posted an interview I did with Darren Shearer of the New Deal. Nothing too groundbreaking but he does discuss his perspective on being a Canuck in a largely US-dominated music scene, among other things. Check it out, if you're so inclined!

Interview w/ Darren Shearer

Hey thanks, friends. Feelin' better....

you know, I'm starting to feel a little better.... thanks!

.. and I don't know why. Maybe it's the weather.

Hope you're all faring a bit better.

I'm slowly working my way through this from start to finish, although I've probably read about 2/3 of it just by opening it up at random and diving in. I would say it probably is the definitive story of the band out there, although I did kind of expect to see a lot more original interviews rather than anecdotes. Basically, if you're just starting to get into the Dead, this seems to be the best place to start. And if (like me) you've already read a load of books on GD, this is both a welcome addition and a useful summary of those other books. I agree with the reviewer above however that this book (like a lot of music related books) favours the early years to the detriment of the later years. Ironically, McNally seems to skim through the years in which he actually had access to the band. I would have liked to have learned more about their later period.

For a good GD library I would recommend this book, the Rolling Stone Garcia anthology, the Taper's Compendium's (optional, I suppose) and Robert Greenfield's Garcia book. I recommend any of these BEFORE you make it to Scully's "Living With The Dead" book. Scully is not exactly a good, balalnced writer but between his hyperbolic sleaze you may pick up a few things.

My $0.02!

Public Service Announcement: Your hygiene is your friend!! Stay away from wookies!!!

Nice job, Luke.

My girlfriend and I sleep with Ernie and Bert dolls. Ernie is big and Bert is little. Ernie looks out for his l'il brother. I find it comforting and I love them.

Oh, I'm 28, btw.

Take note that mention of Trey tour on Applebaum's page has now been removed.

Hey - just thought I'd post a few thoughts on this wonderful performance from last night.

Cockburn did indeed play solo acoustic for a VERY large Festival Of Friends crowd. It was sublime. I would describe the tone of last night's show as "peaceful". He referenced Sept. 11th early in the show, which I thought at the time was a little inappropriate. Funny though, suddenly the perofrmance was placed within that context, and it got deeper.

It seemed to me that Cockburn's response to this event was to feature songs of hope and peace, and not just a little of that Christian-mystic vibe that he does so well (when he does it well, that is; some of those mid-70s albums are a little too Christian-minded at times). So, we got beautiful, poignant versions of "Rumours Of Glory", "Wondering Where The Lions Are" and "World Of Wonders", all rather touching I don't mind saying. The only down side was a rather heavy-handed new song called "Trickle Down" which, while effective as serving a message (that is, trickle down economic theories are bad, thanks Bruce...) it unfortunately brought to my mind Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start The Fire", not a good thing at all! Still, with the wind blowing sweet, and the sound actually quite for once at this Festival, and the night sky clear, it was a wonderful night to just kick back and let his poetry drift by you and dig the festival vibe a little.

A classy performance from a treasure of this country. He;s in Owen Sound next Sunday, if anyone wants to know.

For whatever it's worth, I'm asking the question on-line because the band never posted these dates on their web-site. They keep these things pretty discreet and separate from their life as a touring act.

If we were to raise the cash to have them play at OUR private party, that's not much different than amazon.ca hiring them, IMO.

I was working at McMaster University when my buddy Mark (not a Deadhead) called to tell me he had heard about it on the lunch-hour news.

I was 21. It was the end of one journey and the beginning of another for me.

I remember the concerned sympathetic looks on the faces of my co-workers. My father instictively hugged me and told me we could talk about it if I wanted to. I can't remember if we did or not. That night I ended up at Amigo's in Hess Village in Hamilton (now the Funky Monkey) where an impromptu drinking vigil was taking place. They played Dead tapes. It was sweet.

In the year or so that followed, I stopped listening to the Dead for a while. I had listened every day since I was 17, and had been listening before that even. Those formative years, they were marinated in the sounds of the Dead. It was over. A chapter had closed, at least for a while.

I just started actively re-acquainting myself with the Dead over the past year or so. I'm not nearly as obsessive about it as I used to be. I feel like I can appreciate it even more, funny enough. I've gotten some space, emotionally, and gained some perspective, musically.

Jerry Garcia is dead and gone. There can never be another Grateful Dead.

Rest In Peace, friend. I never met ya, but you sure helped me at a time in my life when I needed it the most and you'll always have a place in my heart. Thanks for taking it all just a little bit furthur.

Actually, I did find the Mini car parties, thanks.

I'd love to know the details on that amazon.ca party though.

Much love to you, Trevor!

If you know when and where these shows took place in Van and/or Montreal earlier this year, please let me know: northerntube@hotmail.com

I'm trying to update their gig history for their fan site, and we try to include all gigs, private parties or not.

Thanks!

Marc.

I can't believe it's been seven years. I still remember that day like it was yesterday. We were totally pumped at the announcement of two Toronto shows to end the Fall 1995 tour.

It wasn't to be.

I picked up McNally's book, "A Long Strange Trip" and am gonna get into it next week. I'll be sure to post a few thoughts on it once I'm done.

9-10-91: Garcia, Marsalis, Hornsby snaking their funky asses through one of the sweetest "Shakedown Streets" you could ever imagine. Thanks for that, guys.

(Hope you dont mind that I editted your post MarcO, I just thought you might like that image)