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Dead heads for Obama (Greatful Dead Reunion concert for Obama)

my2handsmy2hands Posts: 17,117
edited February 2008 in A Moving Train
now this is one hell of a fucking endorsement...

Dead Heads For Obama
DEAD HEADS FOR OBAMA AT THE WARFIELD JUST ANNOUNCED!

DEAD HEADS FOR OBAMA
featuring
BOB WEIR, MICKEY HART, PHIL LESH & FRIENDS
The Warfield Theatre
San Francisco, CA
Monday, February 4, Doors 6:00 PM/ Show 7:30PM
Tickets are $35.00 general admission (main floor) and $35.00 (balcony) plus applicable service charges...all ages
Two-ticket limit per person.
Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster.com ONLY.
Will Call only event.
::Map The Theater


Deadheads for Obama

Grateful Dead Members to Reunite for Barack Obama

(San Francisco) Members of the Grateful Dead will host a get out the vote concert in support of Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday, February 4th at The Warfield Theatre in San Francisco.

Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir, joined by Jackie Greene, John Molo, and Steve Molitz, will play show together in support of Barack Obama.

The video website Iclips will be producing a live simulcast streamed via the Internet on http://www.iclips.net at approximately 7:30pm PST.

This will mark the first time that the members of the legendary band have performed together since 2004. 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.


http://www.dead.net/features/news/general-news/dead-heads-obama
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    I used to volunteer on a Permaculture\Biodynamic farm & land conservancy ... the farmer that ran the 900 acre site was a old hippie who knew people like Jimmy Page and Ken Kesey personaly.

    He said there was always a lot of talk from the radical politicos of the 60s that the Dead were bought off early by the establishment. Something about, since Kesey got in to LSD through government test programs, and the Warlocks (The Dead) were the house band for the acid tests, it "only makes sense" that the government would have gotten to the band pretty early on. Something else about it probably wouldn't have been to hard to do, because Bobby was already an idiot and Jerry was gullible.

    The theory being that the "message" being promoted by the government was "TUNE OUT!" ... just take a lot of drugs and don't even think about politics ... be brain dead and whacked out ... just don't get in the way of business.

    Lol.
    I am in NO way saying i buy in to that.
    But i thought it was really funny at the time, and he was really serious telling this to me.

    :D
    If I was to smile and I held out my hand
    If I opened it now would you not understand?
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,326
    Obama Concert
    02/04/08
    The Warfield
    San Francisco, CA

    Set 1, Electric
    Playin in the Band*>
    Brown-Eyed Women+
    Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo+*
    New Minglewood Blues*
    Come Together*

    Set 2, Acoustic
    Deep Elem Blues+>
    Friend of the Devil+>
    Deal+>
    Ripple+#

    Set 3, Electric
    China Cat Sunflower*>
    Jam+*>
    The Wheel+*>
    The Other One* (with Meaty Phil Bass Intro)>
    Sugaree*
    Eyes of the World+*
    Throwin' Stones+*>
    Aiko-Aiko+*>
    Playin in the Band+*

    Encore:
    Phil: Get the Vote Out / Donor Rap>
    U.S. Blues+*&

    * With Mark Karan, Lead Guitar
    + With Barry Sless, Pedal Steel
    # Jackie Greene on Mandolin
    & RatDog Crewman Bill Waves Flag Over Band

    Band: Weir, Hart, Lesh, Molo, Molitz, Greene


    for anyone who cares
  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    Get_Right wrote:
    Obama Concert
    02/04/08
    The Warfield
    San Francisco, CA

    Set 1, Electric
    Playin in the Band*>
    Brown-Eyed Women+
    Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo+*
    New Minglewood Blues*
    Come Together*

    Set 2, Acoustic
    Deep Elem Blues+>
    Friend of the Devil+>
    Deal+>
    Ripple+#

    Set 3, Electric
    China Cat Sunflower*>
    Jam+*>
    The Wheel+*>
    The Other One* (with Meaty Phil Bass Intro)>
    Sugaree*
    Eyes of the World+*
    Throwin' Stones+*>
    Aiko-Aiko+*>
    Playin in the Band+*

    Encore:
    Phil: Get the Vote Out / Donor Rap>
    U.S. Blues+*&

    * With Mark Karan, Lead Guitar
    + With Barry Sless, Pedal Steel
    # Jackie Greene on Mandolin
    & RatDog Crewman Bill Waves Flag Over Band

    Band: Weir, Hart, Lesh, Molo, Molitz, Greene


    for anyone who cares

    Wow.
    Minus "Come Together" which i always thought they stunk up ... that set looks fucking kiiller.

    Like that they still do Aiko Aiko. :D

    Playing In the Band Into Brown Eyes Women .... mmm. good opener. BEW is one of my favs.
    :D
    If I was to smile and I held out my hand
    If I opened it now would you not understand?
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Get_Right wrote:
    Obama Concert
    02/04/08
    The Warfield
    San Francisco, CA

    Set 1, Electric
    Playin in the Band*>
    Brown-Eyed Women+
    Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo+*
    New Minglewood Blues*
    Come Together*

    Set 2, Acoustic
    Deep Elem Blues+>
    Friend of the Devil+>
    Deal+>
    Ripple+#

    Set 3, Electric
    China Cat Sunflower*>
    Jam+*>
    The Wheel+*>
    The Other One* (with Meaty Phil Bass Intro)>
    Sugaree*
    Eyes of the World+*
    Throwin' Stones+*>
    Aiko-Aiko+*>
    Playin in the Band+*

    Encore:
    Phil: Get the Vote Out / Donor Rap>
    U.S. Blues+*&

    * With Mark Karan, Lead Guitar
    + With Barry Sless, Pedal Steel
    # Jackie Greene on Mandolin
    & RatDog Crewman Bill Waves Flag Over Band

    Band: Weir, Hart, Lesh, Molo, Molitz, Greene


    for anyone who cares


    Thank you for posting. :)
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,250
    damm shows like these just don't happen here NY, i mean talk about cool ...
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • NevermindNevermind Posts: 1,006
    How are you going to brag about an endorsement by a group of people whos brains are fried from all the years of acid?
  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    Nevermind wrote:
    How are you going to brag about an endorsement by a group of people whos brains are fried from all the years of acid?

    I didn't see anyone bragging...
    E8toX.gif

    http://www.reverbnation.com/brianzilm
  • NevermindNevermind Posts: 1,006
    my2hands wrote:
    now this is one hell of a fucking endorsement...
    Really?
  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    Nevermind wrote:
    Really?

    If you think he was serious, than you need to relax a little bit. That line was bursting w/ sarcasm
    E8toX.gif

    http://www.reverbnation.com/brianzilm
  • NevermindNevermind Posts: 1,006
    This adding periods to the end of every sentence is getting pretty old then.
  • JamilyManJamilyMan Posts: 240
    flipping through the stations on Sirius last night after a poker game, I stumbled onto the Grateful Dead channel - they were boradcasting it live, and I listened to some of it - since I was a bit of a Dead Head in the 80s. They sounded really good - and caught my attention.

    Didn't know this was about Obama, but listened to some nonetheless.

    For those that dig the Dead, you might want to seek this out. It is worth a listen.
    For those who scoff at "Jamily" in my name... 9 years ago, when my first daughter was born there were jokes about whether my priority would be my family or PJ. I smiled and quipped "I am a JamilyMan." What was a family joke became a hated term among jammers. Didn't see that one coming!
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    JamilyMan wrote:
    flipping through the stations on Sirius last night after a poker game, I stumbled onto the Grateful Dead channel - they were boradcasting it live, and I listened to some of it - since I was a bit of a Dead Head in the 80s. They sounded really good - and caught my attention.

    Didn't know this was about Obama, but listened to some nonetheless.

    For those that dig the Dead, you might want to seek this out. It is worth a listen.


    Thanks I'll look around for it. :)
  • binauralonthecapebinauralonthecape Posts: 257
    my2hands wrote:
    now this is one hell of a fucking endorsement...

    Dead Heads For Obama
    DEAD HEADS FOR OBAMA AT THE WARFIELD JUST ANNOUNCED!

    DEAD HEADS FOR OBAMA
    featuring
    BOB WEIR, MICKEY HART, PHIL LESH & FRIENDS
    The Warfield Theatre
    San Francisco, CA
    Monday, February 4, Doors 6:00 PM/ Show 7:30PM
    Tickets are $35.00 general admission (main floor) and $35.00 (balcony) plus applicable service charges...all ages
    Two-ticket limit per person.
    Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster.com ONLY.
    Will Call only event.
    ::Map The Theater


    Deadheads for Obama

    Grateful Dead Members to Reunite for Barack Obama

    (San Francisco) Members of the Grateful Dead will host a get out the vote concert in support of Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday, February 4th at The Warfield Theatre in San Francisco.

    Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir, joined by Jackie Greene, John Molo, and Steve Molitz, will play show together in support of Barack Obama.

    The video website Iclips will be producing a live simulcast streamed via the Internet on http://www.iclips.net at approximately 7:30pm PST.

    This will mark the first time that the members of the legendary band have performed together since 2004. 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.


    http://www.dead.net/features/news/general-news/dead-heads-obama
    ...great reason NOT to vote for obama...
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    ...i know all the rules but the rules do not know me, guaranteed...
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,326
    the show is out there on iclips and it should be on etree by now

    by all accounts it was a smokin show

    looking forward to that ratdog spring tour

    three nights at the beacon!
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,326
    Nevermind wrote:
    How are you going to brag about an endorsement by a group of people whos brains are fried from all the years of acid?

    dude its not about the endorsement
    its about the core three on stage together again!
  • harrymanbackharrymanback Posts: 435
    the logo looked pretty cool:
    http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//080205/ids_photos_en/r611070802.jpg/

    sick set list too
    I don't want to be hostile. I don't want to be dismal. But I don't want to rot in an apathetic existance either.
  • Two BirdsTwo Birds Posts: 256
    I wish they would make this a regular occurrence and not just for Obama.
    Peace,
    ________________________
    Too many shows but never enough!
    These guys are the fruit of the earth...
  • NevermindNevermind Posts: 1,006
    Get_Right wrote:
    dude its not about the endorsement
    its about the core three on stage together again!
    Its not about the endrosement? Shouldnt this be in Other Music then?
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,326
    Nevermind wrote:
    Its not about the endrosement? Shouldnt this be in Other Music then?

    I think its more significant that they got together
    the fact that they endorsed Obama means little to me
    you may be right
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