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50 years ago tonight, the jerry garcia band in #LosAngeles, their final gig before the dead resume properly, at the santa monica civic auditorium, site of the t.a.m.i. show, the dead’s summit with tim leary, & other events. audience tape:

50 years ago tonight, the #JerryGarcia band in #berkeley, a nice stereo audience tape, with keith godchaux’s piano on the left & garcia’s guitar on the right:

Juvenile white sharks are already appearing along the California coastline,
fleeing warmer than usual waters in Mexico during what’s expected to be an incredibly strong El Niño.
But while shark experts say it could be the sharkiest summer in California in a decade,
they also say beachgoers shouldn’t be too alarmed as the apex predators have spent generations learning what’s on the menu.
And humans aren’t their preferred food

California braces for its sharkiest summer in a decade – but experts say don’t panic
Young great white sharks are returning in large numbers, but researchers say humans are not on the menu

Wow. Admittedly I still teach this, but didn't think remembering how to do long division would be all that difficult. This has got me curious. Do you remember how to do long division? (no answers from current students/teachers please) #poll boosts appreciated. Try 100÷4 if you want to try it out and see if it comes back to you

bobsday 85! this tuesday 5/19 on @…, 9pm-12am ET, the frow show's annual cornucopia of live tapes, covers, outtakes, novelties, answer songs, & other dylanological pleasures, filling in for @…. get your tape decks ready.

40 years ago this weekend, jerry garcia falls into a diabetic coma & nearly dies. in the hospital, his heart stops following an allergic reaction when doctors give him valium. the dead will cancel 30 dates through fall. he relearns to play guitar & is performing again by october.

pete & toshi seeger gonna be haunting some malevolent schmucks real soon. https://mastodon.social/@angusm/116867964343269206

Angus McIntyre (@angusm@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image One more thing about "Clearwater”, the sloop banned from the Sail 4th parade due to banners with political messages. Here it is the day before, flying the Progress Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, among others. Another vessel in Friday's lineup flew the An Appeal to Heaven flag, which is possibly appropriate (Washington operated a fleet of schooners that flew the flag). But the Appeal flag is also a symbol of the Stop the Steal election denial movement, so … Anyway, …

surprise! i'm on @… from now 'til 6pm ET, filling in for scott williams & feeding new music to live human brains! joiiiiiiin us. https://wfmu.org/playlists/JJ/260504

60 years ago tonight, the grateful dead in #SanFrancisco at the fillmore auditorium with the mothers of invention & quicksilver messenger service. the #bbc films properly absurd black & white segment. last known version of lesh’s “mindbender,” aka “confusion’s prince.”