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Grateful Dead to reunite for Obama concert
« on: February 02, 2008, 08:44:19 PM »
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Life!) - The Grateful Dead, the San Francisco cult rock band that has played at political events since the 1960s, will reunite on Monday for the first time in four years to rally support for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, a spokesman said on Friday.

Band leader Jerry Garcia died in 1995. Surviving members have played together occasionally since then, most recently in 2004. On Monday, original members Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir will play at a San Francisco theater a day before California's primary.

"They have agreed to reunite for this one-time-only event in order to lend support to Senator Obama leading into the crucial 'Super-Tuesday' series of primaries held on Tuesday, February 5th," the band said in a statement.

The band gained fame with its free-form psychedelic music when the counterculture movement flourished in San Francisco in the 1960s, and they attracted many loyal fans who came to be known as "Deadheads."

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the term "deadheads" takes on an unintentionally accurate meaning. :whatever: :whatever:

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Re: Grateful Dead to reunite for Obama concert
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2008, 08:46:28 PM »
They may as well get Gracia to perform since he'll be up out of his grave to vote anyway.
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Re: Grateful Dead to reunite for Obama concert
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2008, 08:48:38 PM »
Pigpen for Hillary?
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Re: Grateful Dead to reunite for Obama concert
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2008, 08:49:23 PM »
What happened to Bill Kreutzmann?
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Re: Grateful Dead to reunite for Obama concert
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2008, 08:50:02 PM »
Quote from: Chris on February 02, 2008, 08:48:38 PM
Pigpen for Hillary?

Why not?  The cemetery will be open.
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Re: Grateful Dead to reunite for Obama concert
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2008, 08:52:17 PM »
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Re: Grateful Dead to reunite for Obama concert
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2008, 08:55:36 PM »
I couldn't stand Donna Godchaux.  Why did they ever let her in the band?  She was awful.
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Re: Grateful Dead to reunite for Obama concert
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2008, 11:55:08 PM »
Jerry wouldn't approve.
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Re: Grateful Dead to reunite for Obama concert
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2008, 12:02:59 AM »
Quote from: ToastedRachel on February 02, 2008, 11:55:08 PM
Jerry wouldn't approve.

LOL!  I tossed that one in there just for you.  how do you feel about that bonarro thingie now?

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Re: Grateful Dead to reunite for Obama concert
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2008, 12:05:29 AM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on February 03, 2008, 12:02:59 AM
Quote from: ToastedRachel on February 02, 2008, 11:55:08 PM
Jerry wouldn't approve.

LOL!  I tossed that one in there just for you.  how do you feel about that bonarro thingie now?





People watching doesn't get any better than at an aging hippie fest. They have this thing called FloydFest around here and I saw a black guy in a kilt smoking a joint last year.
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Re: Grateful Dead to reunite for Obama concert
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2008, 12:07:20 AM »
Quote from: ToastedRachel on February 03, 2008, 12:05:29 AM
Quote from: Wretched Excess on February 03, 2008, 12:02:59 AM
Quote from: ToastedRachel on February 02, 2008, 11:55:08 PM
Jerry wouldn't approve.

LOL!  I tossed that one in there just for you.  how do you feel about that bonarro thingie now?





People watching doesn't get any better than at an aging hippie fest. They have this thing called FloydFest around here and I saw a black guy in a kilt smoking a joint last year.

you won't be surprised to hear that I missed your point.

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Re: Grateful Dead to reunite for Obama concert
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2008, 12:10:51 AM »
The only reason I won't go back to Bonnaroo is that I don't want to pay $700 again for a campsite at the KOA next door again, and I don't want those dirty hippies near my beautiful RV if I stay on the concert grounds.
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