A lot of people got discouraged during 2016 — first the Berners supporting Sanders in the primary, then most of the nation with “the perfect storm” of the November electoral college disaster. Twice in my lifetime has this antiquated 1700s electoral college voting concept resulted in the loser of the vote becoming President. And both […]
Blissfully Ravaged in Democracy intro chapter
September 30th, 2020 · 16 Comments · Blissfully Ravaged in Democracy, Politics
Tags: Andrew Yang·Bernie Sanders·David Amram·Gary Snyder·George Walker·Granny D·Grateful Dead·Joe Biden·John Anderson·Locke McCorkle·Nancy Pelosi·Phil Lesh
Brian Hassett – Adventures in Print
January 26th, 2020 · 21 Comments · Blissfully Ravaged in Democracy, Kerouac and The Beats, Politics, Real-life Adventure Tales, Weird Things About Me
40 YEARS IN PRINT . A CHRONOLOGY OF THE PUBLISHED REAL-LIFE ADVENTURE TALES . . 1977 – May — writing a song with Guess Who founder Chad Allen – not in print as of yet, but it is on my website here. 1980 – April — John Anderson in San Diego – Blissfully Ravaged in […]
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Red Roses, Green Gold theater review
October 17th, 2017 · 13 Comments · Grateful Dead, Movies, New York City
New Hunter-Garcia Musical comes up Roses . . Hear ye! Hear ye! Behold — a re-imagining of the Hunter-Garcia songbook. New life. New arrangements. New band. New set. New stage. New story. If you’d like a fresh way to approach Grateful Dead music — go to this show. If you like the Dead and theater […]
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The Phil Lesh Story
June 24th, 2015 · 40 Comments · Grateful Dead, Hitchhiker's Guide to Jack Kerouac, Kerouac and The Beats, Music, Real-life Adventure Tales
Getting My Phil at The Crossroads . . It’s the Father’s Day weekend, 2015, and my bassist bud Al Robinson tipped me that PhilZone.com had its countdown clock to the next Phil show indicating Sunday night. That was the only lead I had. I was out in the Bay Area where, a few years ago, […]
Tags: Phil Lesh·San Rafael·Terrapin Crossroads·The Hitchhiker's Guide to Jack Kerouac