Today thousands of Widespread Panic fans awoke still scratching their heads over last night’s second set at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Of course your hard-core Panic fan will analyze each set they play with both the precision of a Talmudic scholar, perfected in the mold of the Grateful Dead scholars that came before them, and the… Continue reading Don't Panic – 06/24/05 | Red Rocks
As I awoke that Sunday, there was not much desire to trek up to Red Rocks to see a group that I was only vaguely familiar with. I had had one of those horrible, no good, very bad weeks and did not think the Pixies were capable of solving any of my issues. However, knowing… Continue reading Where Did My Mind Go: The Pixies & Violent Femmes | Red Rocks
I made a deal with my wife that if I could get the kids to bed, so that everything at the ol’ homestead was settled and peaceful, then I could go to the show. So I went, though I was delayed enough by my two daughters that I arrived at the tail end of Dark… Continue reading DSO Provides Fun & Nostalgia in NY
Marc Herremans, also known as Mad Max, is born on December 19 in 1973 in Merksem, Belgium-Flanders. He is a well-known triathlon athlete, who unfortunately became disabled after a dramatic fall during one of his training sessions in Lanzarote 2002. More information about Marc can be found on following website: http://www.marcherremans.be. Don’t forget to put… Continue reading Grateful Web Book Review | 'Ironman op zoek naar een nieuwe uitdaging'
A couple of weeks ago Mike asked me to go to the Phix show at the Fox and write a review; I’m not going to write a review of a cover band, I told him. You’ll wind up with ridiculous lines like “Paul was really channeling Trey on that cover of Moma Dance” or “their… Continue reading Phishy, Phishy: How do you get your Phix?
Original title: Ten Little Niggers Translated in Dutch: Tien Kleine Negertjes Author: Agatha Christie She lived from 1890 until 1976. She is known as the Queen of Crime. More than 5OO million copies of her books were sold all over the world. She wrote novels, short stories, and plays. Famous fictional “creations” of her are… Continue reading Grateful Web Book Club & Review "Ten Little Indians"
On the anniversary of one of the all-timers, this show is held so dear by so many deadheads that it is one of the true links for newbie to old-timer (as someone notes below). It has almost invariably been one of the first tapes of a show that we first had our minds blown by and one… Continue reading 5.8.77 – Cornell University – 28 Years Later…
Original title: The Crimson Petal and the White Translated in Dutch: Lelieblank, Scharlaken Rood Author: Michel Faber The author is born in Holland in 1960. Nowadays, he lives in Scotland. He writes novels and short stories. He won several prizes, such as the Saltire Society Scottish First Book of the Year Award. The Crimson Petal… Continue reading Grateful Web Book Club & Review 'The Crimson Petal and the White'
Original title: The Good Earth Translated in Dutch: De Goede Aarde Author: Pearl S. Buck She lived from 1892 until 1973. She grew up in China, where she lived and worked for 38 years. The Good Earth was her second book she wrote, which was published for the first time in 1931. It was the… Continue reading Grateful Web Book Club & Review: The Good Earth
The first night (8/10) was really nice. We had outstanding weather, and the crowd was mellow. As always there was lots of fun to be had in the parking lot and on the lawn. I like PNC – the people who work there aren’t lamers like the some of the people at Jones Beach. On… Continue reading The Dead @ Garden State Arts Center | Review
