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Grateful Dead at State College

by BooMan
Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 01:08:51 PM EST

I'm headed for State College, PA (home of the Penn State Nittany Lions) to see the Grateful Dead perform a benefit-concert in Barack Obama's behalf. It's hard to believe it has been seventeen years since I last saw the Grateful Dead with Jerry Garcia. Jerry won't be there today, but the rest of the band will, and they still have a great rhythm section. I'll be interested to take in the scene at Penn State. The New York Times has a profile of the campus voters today. It won't surprise you.

There is a conservative group on campus, the Young Americans for Freedom. A stop by their locked office on Sunday yielded no humans. A sign plastered to the door read: “Number of people at Ann Coulter’s speech: 1,200. Number of People lined up to have their books signed: 200 +. Number of active YAF members: 12.”
The scene was a little different at the Obama regional headquarters for Centre County, just up the street from campus. College students — alongside older supporters — punched out buttons, worked the phones and made posters. “We have 300 to 400 kids a week in here,” said Zachary Zabel, the president of Penn State Students for Barack Obama. “We all feel this is the most important campus in the country.”

I'll let you know my impressions when I get back from the show. In the meantime, the coffers are a little low and I've only had one donation so far in October. If you like the site, please drop some change in the tip jar.

Let me leave with a little mood music from April 17, 1972 in Copenhagen, Denmark:

Grateful Dead at State College | 7 comments (7 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Grateful Dead at State College (none / 0)

Damn, there goes that Obama guy pallin around with drugged out hippy freak communists again.

It's almost enough to make me sell my Jerry Garcia ties on Ebay.

But seriously, have a good concert.

John McCain hates my wife because she's a "gook."

by Steven D on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 01:21:20 PM EST

Re: Grateful Dead at State College (none / 0)

Have a good show. I heard the current incarnation of the Allman Brothers is the playing as well. Who is going to sing and play leads ( Warren Haynes? )

by BillE on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 01:45:30 PM EST

Re: Grateful Dead at State College (none / 0)

Yes, I expect Warren will be playing lead for the Dead.

by BooMan on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 01:47:29 PM EST
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Re: Grateful Dead at State College (none / 0)

That should be good will change the sound of Sugaree a bit but wth.

btw Govt Mule at the tower in 11/7 I think.

by BillE on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 02:03:58 PM EST

Re: Grateful Dead at State College (none / 0)

Have Fun Booman. Warren will rip it up.

Blue Tidal Wave

by Mac G on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 02:21:44 PM EST

Oh, stop bragging, dammit! (none / 0)

:<)

((Sigh)) There are days when being rich and not having to worry about a job could really come in handy! This is one of those times.

Mr. AP really, really, really wishes he could be there, and I really wish I could make it happen. So you'll have to enjoy it for us. Wish we could be there--we still owe you a birthday drink!

Presumptuous is the new uppity.

by AP on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 04:32:21 PM EST

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As a longtime Deadhead I sure am glad that Jer isn't around to see this. He must be rolling over in his grave. How disgusting. The hippies backing a party and an individual who openly and vigorously support the War on Drugs and wants to put them all into prison. The party that brought us the Vietnam War, which has never once attempted to investigate any of the abuses, never once tried anyone at all for war crimes, and has supported so many wars since. For all those who lived through the 60s a really sad day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9JV0E-Y5KQ

"The bottles stand as empty, as they were filled before.
Time there was and plenty, but from that cup no more.
Though I could not caution all, I still might warn a few:
Don't lend your hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools."

Peace and love, all. I'm sure it was an awesome show though.

by mikep on Tue Oct 14th, 2008 at 02:38:25 PM EST

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