Deadheads for Obama

Posted February 3rd, 2008 by Prometheus 6

Grateful Dead Reunite Monday for Obama

The battle to capture California's gray-haired ponytail vote may be over: The Grateful Dead -- Jerry, RIP -- is endorsing Barack Obama.

Not only that, the boys are reuniting for a one-off show Monday at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco for a GOTV rally. GOTV in this case means Get Outta The Van, the cops are coming.

We kid, we kid. We love the Dead. Everybody loves the Dead. Iko, iko. And the political spin on this, not that the Obama campaign has thought of it yet, is that Obama The Uniter is the only candidate who can reunite members of the Dead for their first show together since 2004. Yes, that's a stretch, but it's three days before Super Tuesday and everybody has long run out of decent spin material.

Tickets were sold out instantly, of course. C'mon, if you're reading about a Dead show on a political blog you're too far out of the Dead's loop to deserve tickets. But you don't have to sloth about the Warfield entrance looking for a miracle. You can watch it streamed live at www.iclips.net at 7:30 p.m. Left Coast time. The lineup: Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir will be joined by Jackie Greene, John Molo and Steve Molitz.

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Workingman's Dead

On February 3rd, 2008 ptcruiser says:

This Grateful Dead album was released in 1970 and I still love it dearly. It is the only Grateful Dead album I own.

Uncle John's Band

Well the first days are the hardest days, don't you worry any more
'Cause when life looks like easy street, there is danger at your door
Think this through with me, let me know your mind
Wo-oh, what I want to know is, are you kind?

It's a buck dancer's choice my friend, better take my advice
You know all the rules by now, and the fire from the ice
Will you come with me, won't you come with me?
Wo-oh, what I want to know, will you come with me?

God damn, well I declare, have you seen the like?
Their walls are built of cannon balls
Their motto is "don't" tread on me"

Chorus 1
Come hear Uncle John's Band, playing to the tide
Come with me or go alone
He's come to take his children home

It's the same story the crow told me, it's the only one he knows
Like the morning sun you come and like the wind you go
Ain't no time to hate, barely time to wait
Wo-oh, what I want to know, where does the time go?

I live in a silver mine and I call it beggar's tomb
I got me a violin and I beg you call the tune
Anybody's choice, I can hear your voice
Wo-oh, what I want to know, how does the song go?

Chorus 2
Come hear Uncle John's Band, by the river side
Got some things to talk about
Here beside the rising tide

I think it's too funny for words

On February 3rd, 2008 rikyrah says:

But, hey, support is support, and Obama will take it...LOL

My People!

On February 3rd, 2008 Quaker in a Basement says:

Ah, the old hippies, space rangers, and mushroom eaters are lining up with Obama?

Welcome home, my people!

Q-in-B:

On February 4th, 2008 ptcruiser says:

Q-in-B:

We are lining up to oppose those "backroom schemers and power trip dreamers" that Steve Miller sang about in the song Space Cowboy.

Obama might already have all

On February 4th, 2008 Prometheus 6 says:

Obama might already have all the rubber fans and funkateers.

YES WE CAN!

On February 5th, 2008 petaluma dedhed (not verified) says:

YES WE CAN!

Prometheus 6