Grateful Dead Members to Reunite for Barack Obama

[ikojo]

Here is word about the February 4 show at the Warfield.
Tickets will become available today at 5 PM local time.
For more information visit www.phillesh.net
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>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
>
>DEADHEADS FOR OBAMA AT THE WARFIELD JUST ANNOUNCED!
>
>DEADHEADS FOR OBAMA
>featuring
>BOB WEIR, MICKEY HART, PHIL LESH & FRIENDS
>The Warfield Theatre
>Monday, February 4, Doors 6:00 PM/ Show 7:30PM
>Tickets are $35.00 general admission (main floor) and
>$35.00 reserved seating (balcony) plus applicable service
>charges...all ages
>Two-ticket limit per person.
>Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster.com ONLY
>Will Call only event
>
>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 a show together in support of
>Barack Obama.
>
>The video website Iclips will be producing a live simulcast streamed
>via the Internet on 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.
>
>PLEASE NOTE: Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster.com
>ONLY. Tickets will NOT be available at the box offices,
>charge-by-phone or Ticketmaster outlets. Two-ticket limit per
>person. Tickets are non-transferable. No refunds or exchanges. A
>service charge is added to each ticket price. In the spirit of fair
>access to tickets for fans, this is a "WILL CALL ONLY" event. UPS
>and Ticketfast will not be available as delivery choices. You must
>bring your government issued photo ID and your credit card used to
>purchase the tickets to the box office window on the day of the show
>to retrieve these tickets. You and your guest must enter the venue
>directly upon picking up your order. **Will Call tickets are not
>transferable and must be picked up by card holder. Alternate names
>for will call are not allowed. No will call drop-offs permitted.**
>*** TICKETMASTER, AT ITS DISCRETION, WILL CANCEL ANY AND ALL ORDERS
>THAT EXCEED THE TICKET LIMIT WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS INCLUDES DUPLICATE
>ORDERS HAVING THE SAME NAME, BILLING ADDRESS OR CREDIT CARD. ***
>

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[tives12]

1. wow.

This may be the best thing I've heard all day. I don't live anywhere remotely close to San Francisco but maybe they could do an entire Obama tour. Wishful thinking? Maybe. That would still be amazing though.

[1corona4u]

22. The Greatful Dead?

did they "cross the bridge" into the 21st century to do a concert for a man who has no respect for the 20th century?

[neutron]

33. But cable News says Geriatrics go for Hillary

And Young people go for Obama. Like 50 year-old Caroline and Uncle Teddy.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. We'll get the "shut up and sing" post in 3...2....1...

[rug]

3. I hope they don't play Casey Jones.

[neutron]

34. Steppenwolf warbled "Born to be Wild" recently

it was painful. He couldn't hit the high notes.

[alittlelark]

4. Hubby and friends went to see Phil Lesh last weekend....

They had a great time. I think I'll go to this one!

[burythehatchet]

5. The Dead are well known Freepers. n/t

[mark_bruns74]

6. what is a freeper?

someone called me that here before and then i got banned. i didnt even know what it meant

[NoBorders]

8. Someone who

Posts on freerepublic dot com, or someone of that ilk, i.e., right-wing nut job.

[mark_bruns74]

10. i dont know what that site is

and im a democrat. but im off topic. maybe i got banned for being off-topic too much, so ill just say i prefer alternative music post-punk rock, but if this makes some happy then good

[NoBorders]

19. Dunno

but things get very heated around here.

[Patchuli]

21. Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!!

I don't think I've ever heard that one before about a band that used to play benefit shows for the Black Panthers!

[Zensea]

23. Barlow, probably, Weir maybe

Barlow isn't really in the band though.

Lesh I seriously doubt is a freeper.
Freepers don't do things like this

"Lesh was an opponent of the Iraq War and signed the "Not in Our Name" statement before the war started.'
http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/1/18318/70506/569/447938

[RuleOfNah]

35. Didn't Barlow outgrow his youthful Libertarism?

Who will be hanging out in fro(nt) of the show, looking for miracles, Huckabee?

[ErnestoG]

28. You're being sarcastic, of course.

[truedelphi]

29. The Dead are Freepers??

Oh where do people get this information?

Give me a break. I have friends who are friends of the still living Dead - and they fall into whatever formerly psychedelic pot smokers who like to have fun are.

Sometimes large contingents of the Dead followers are apathetic about voting.

But that was about five years ago - I think things have gotten quite bad enough that people are getting out of the apathy box.

[smalll]

7. The Grateful Dead to play for Obama in San Francisco - a Latte Liberal trifecta! /nt

[ErnestoG]

26. You got a problem with that, wingnut?

Maybe you forgot which forum you are on. It's called DEMOCRATIC underground, not RETHUG underground.

Now take your "latte liberal" bashing over to Free Republic where it belongs.

[calteacherguy]

9. I so want to go to this, but I really should do phone-banking that night!

AWWWWW!!!!!

Decisions, decisions? Can be content with just a video stream? I dunno.

[ikojo]

11. There will be ample opportunity to

phone bank.....

[calteacherguy]

16. Oh, well they are sold out anyway. Wish I'd heard about it sooner.

:-(

[JackORoses]

12. I got Tickets!

See you on the Floor

Deadheads for Obama!

[calteacherguy]

14. Got an extra? They're sold out!

[JackORoses]

17. they went very quick

sorry, I don't have an extra

try here: http://philzone.org/discus/messages/7/7.html?1201919993

good luck and Gobama!

[eridani]

13. Ask them to do "Ripple" thx n/t

[CyberPieHole]

15. Who's that?

[postulater]

36. Obama, he's the guy running for President against Clinton

[madrchsod]

18. that`s pretty cool...

that`s just about the only band i could never figure out.. i just don`t like them. i guess i was never into jam bands

[no name no slogan]

25. You're not alone

Q: what did one Deadhead say to the other when they came down off their high?

A: "These guys suck! Let's go get something to eat"

[Botany]

20. U.S. Blues

Red and white, blue suede shoes
I'm Uncle Sam, how do you do
Gimme five, still alive
Ain't no luck, I learned to duck

Check my pulse, it don't change
Stay seventy two, come shine or rain
Wave the flag, pop the bag
Rock the boat, skin the goat

Chorus
Wave that flag, wave it wide and high
Summertime done come and gone, my oh my

I'm Uncle Sam, that's who I am
Been hiding out, in a rock and roll band
Shake the hand that shook the hand
Of P. T. Barnum and Charlie Chan (note 1)

Shine your shoes, light your fuse
Can you use them old U.S. Blues
I'll drink your health, share your wealth
Run your life, steal your wife



Back to back, chicken shack
Son of a gun, better change your act
We're all confused, what's to lose
You can call this song the United States Blues

[ursi]

24. right on!

[Colobo]

27. VIVA OBAMA! VIVA GREATFUL DEAD!

[Imagevision]

30. Bing Crosby will be doing a concert supporting John McCain...

[lurky]

31. I'm guessing Donnie and Marie

for the Mittster? :shrug:

[zulchzulu]

32. Standing on the moon...

I wish I could make it there...