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Season 12 finale of the Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast is out now!

That whole album is fantastic. RIP

Poods

studio tracking sheet for Crazy Fingers

this week on the good ol’ grateful deadcast, @sg-marshall.bsky.social & i flip the side on “blues for allah” & get into “crazy fingers,” legit one of my favorite dead studio cuts, capturing a delicate place that virtually all live versions (outside 1975) miss. www.dead.net/deadcast/blu... /1

tracking sheet for Music Never Stopped in Bobby Weir's handwriting with Godzilla & Friends written as artist name

on this week’s deadcast, @sg-marshall.bsky.social hit “the music never stopped,” tracing from jam to song, exploring how the music almost stopped & the band had to sell their record labels, & getting into high times magazine & the ‘70s pot biz with @seanhowe.bsky.social. www.dead.net/deadcast/blu...

handwritten notebook page with phrases including "STRONGER THAN DIRT" captioned Phil Lesh's notes for a pre-Dead musical composition

on this week’s grateful deadcast, @sg-marshall.bsky.social & i get into the weird & heady lesh suite, “king solomon’s marbles”/“stronger than dirt.” the 2nd idea seems to have been in lesh’s head since ~1962, per this image from one of hank harrison’s infamous books. www.dead.net/deadcast/blu... /1

handwritten notebook page with phrases including "STRONGER THAN DIRT" captioned Phil Lesh's notes for a pre-Dead musical composition

on this week’s grateful deadcast, @sg-marshall.bsky.social & i get into the weird & heady lesh suite, “king solomon’s marbles”/“stronger than dirt.” the 2nd idea seems to have been in lesh’s head since ~1962, per this image from one of hank harrison’s infamous […]

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I ran Jesse’s voice through the Ronco Bitchenizer… Jk, nothing different this time around

Master Sheet for Franklin's Tower, Reel 126, Take 2, 6/5, with track assignments (and cigarette burn on track 6)

on this week’s good ol’ grateful deadcast, @sg-marshall.bsky.social & i unpack “franklin’s tower,” including tape of garcia's 1st time singing it, a look into the multitracks, & robert hunter’s verse-by-verse lyric breakdown (in response to @jurgenfauth.bsky.social!) www.dead.net/deadcast/blu...

How did d I not think of this????????

Dan Healy with headphones on at the mixing console

today, @sg-marshall.bsky.social & i launch season 12 of the good ol’ grateful deadcast by (at long last!) welcoming dan healy, longtime grateful dead sound wiz, who virtually invented the job of front-of-house engineer, among many other innovations over 3 decades. www.dead.net/deadcast/dan... /1

marquee at Madison Square Garden, reading Grateful Dead, Tonight 7:30 PM

on this week’s grateful deadcast, @sg-marshall.bsky.social & i hit the east coast running, visiting the new yawk & boston shows on the new box with @davidlemieux.bsky.social, @legslambert51.bsky.social, @brokensymmetry.art, & others. lotsa true crime! www.dead.net/deadcast/enj... /1

The Grateful Dead on stage at the Greek in Berkeley

zig-zag thru the east bay (& a bit beyond) with @sg-marshall.bsky.social & me on this week's deadcast, with a romp thru a 1989 parking lot with j.p. barlow, sociologist r. adams, & @dgans.bsky.social; tour tales by @stevesilberman.bsky.social, @brokensymmetry.art & more. www.dead.net/deadcast/enj...

marquee Bill Graham's Winterland Oct 17 18 20 21 22 The Grateful Dead Oct 19 Oak Styx plus street sign with Dead stickers attached

on this week’s deadcast, @sg-marshall.bsky.social & i plunge into the new “enjoying the ride” box, today visiting the cradle of the dead in palo alto/menlo park & san francisco proper, with @davidlemieux.bsky.social, 3rd eye in the sky @brokensymmetry.art, & more. www.dead.net/deadcast/enj... /1

BONUS: Tiger Rose 50 | The Official Grateful Dead Podcast The Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast is the first official Grateful Dead podcast. New episodes Thursdays. Tune in everywhere.

So #GratefulDead lyricist Robert Hunter loved performing @officialbruce.bsky.social's Born To Run and Patti Smith's Free Money? 🤯 More gold the Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast this week. Thanks, @bourgwick.bsky.social and @sg-marshall.bsky.social
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Phil Lesh rolling a joint on a newspaper and looking up at camera

the grateful deadcast returns! @sg-marshall.bsky.social & i open season 11 with part 1 of our overdue tribute to phil lesh. @davidlemieux.bsky.social! archival phil interviews (courtesy of @legslambert51.bsky.social & @dgans.bsky.social)! @phish.com's @mike-gordon.com! www.dead.net/deadcast/phi...

Our president is clearly aligning with Putin and Russia. What the fuck is going on???

What???

Crunchy

My best investment advice

True.

Robert Hunter Tiger Rose CD with shot of booklet

very honored to have written liner notes for the forthcoming 50th anniversary reissue of robert hunter's "tiger rose," the only full album he made with jerry garcia. 1st time the original mix/vocals are on CD, also the only format for my notes & the alternate takes. store.dead.net/en/grateful-...

Great scoot… wish we could get new #Lambretta scooters in the states

Alright alright alright!!! Matt Mann & The Shine Runners have just been added to this show benefiting fire relief… Fri Feb 7th at @eastsidebowl.bsky.social tickets on the ESB Website!!

I never had one, but always wanted one!

actually a tad smaller!

I don't get all that excited for new pedals too often, but I'll admit this one has my attention. Would love to try one out. #MXR #Rockman