It’s amazing what a shot of music can do for me. Uncle Crappy’s ass had been dragging for the last couple of weeks, boys and girls, with a brief and welcome respite provided by Fred and Ethel’s visit to Pittsburgh last weekend. That part was outstanding — a fruitful trip to the Three Rivers Arts… Read More still need moe.
I learned today that Vince Welnick died over the weekend. He was the Dead’s primary keyboardist from 1991, starting with that year’s fall tour, until the end of the run in 1995. If I remember right, I even saw his first run of shows at Richfield, the only three he did flying solo before Hornsby… Read More spinal tapped.
While we were in Cleveland, Ramrod died. Joel Selvin, music critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, explains here. The old days seem to be getting further and further away.
For months now I’ve been meaning to write something about how cool I think XM Radio is. The satellite radio service came with our new car, and when the free trial was up in January, I not only subscribed but bought a second receiver for our other car. If I had written this even a… Read More no static at all.
There’s been a lot of stuff I should have been keeping track of in the last few days, but as I noted before, I’ve been pretty tapped out, from both an inspiration standpoint and an energy standpoint. So as I am wont to do, I offer you the patented Uncle Crappy Catch-up Synopsis: * The… Read More housekeeping.
As predicted, the Internet Archive restored the aud recording downloads, and made the soundboards available for streaming only. Good for us, and good for the band’s business interests. I’m happy, and after a little reading, it seems like most reasonable Deadheads are happy as well. Here’s what the folks at the Archive had to say:… Read More ahhhh.
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