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• Numerology Defeated in 5-1 Vote by the SF Taxicab Commission [denialism blog]

  Published: July 26, 2007, 1:39 pm

  Tags: General Discussion

  Jesse McKinley reports in the Times: It was a good day for the Devil in San Francisco on Tuesday, as the Taxicab Commission voted to keep the Dark Lord's favorite number -- 666 -- affixed to an allegedly cursed cab. The vote, which came after an amused period of public comment and annoyed looks from the commissioners, extended the satanic reign

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• Wendy's: CSPI's Calorie Menu Misuses Wendy's Trademark [denialism blog]

  Published: August 2, 2007, 2:10 pm

  Tags: General Discussion

  Sorry Wendy's and Akin Gump, generally speaking, trademark is a type of consumer protection intended to help consumers distinguish between brands. There's no brand confusion here! And check out all the calories in those Starbucks drinks. Ouch! Read the comments on this

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• Mark-> Commonweal update

  Published: August 4, 2007, 12:29 pm

  Tags: General Discussion

  Our campaign to send Mark and Maile to the Commonweal Cancer Help program is halfway home already! As of this moment was have received $1768 in Paypal contributions, and $720 of checks are in the mail, for a total of $2488. That’s halfway to our goal of $5000! Of course, the first half is always easier than the second. Please spread the word

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• Bay Area Music Day 1983

  Published: August 2, 2007, 11:54 pm

  Tags: General Discussion

  .flickr-photo border: solid 2px #000000; .flickr-yourcomment .flickr-frame text-align: left; padding: 3px; .flickr-caption font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; Bay Area Music Day 1983, originally uploaded by dgans. Press conference held February 25, 1983 in the office of San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein to announce

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• Hep send Mark Karan to Commonweal

  Published: August 2, 2007, 4:26 pm

  Tags: General Discussion

  I just had a nice long conversation with Mark Karan and his wife, Maile Hatfield. Mark has made it clear in his CarePages posts that he is doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances, and I was very happy to hear personally how positive and upbeat his tone is. When my wife was undergoing chemo a few years back, she spent a week in

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• Sirius preview update

  Published: August 2, 2007, 11:41 am

  Tags: General Discussion

  I cribbed this info from a post on the Eurotraders list: Sirius are now running previews and they can be found on the Jam On Channel [17]. The previews end on 9 August. You can sign up for a free 3 day account at sirius.com . You need to wait for a confirmation email which will include your password. The audio quality on the free account

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• Sirius GD channel sneak preview is on the air!

  Published: August 1, 2007, 1:01 pm

  Tags: General Discussion

  The Sirius Satellite Radio GD Channel “test drive” went live at noon EDT on Jam_On Channel 17. We led off with a totally uncirculated tape from the GD Vault: 5/3/77. This concert will be repeated eat least once during the nine-day run. I believe the plan is to play four complete shows each day. I’ve been a busy boy, getting

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• Nice review of “Twisted Love Songs”

  Published: July 28, 2007, 2:03 pm

  Tags: General Discussion

  My friend Richard Gehr reviews Twisted Love Songs in a blog column that begins with this disclaimer: Unless you’re some sort of sociopath, if you write about music long enough professionally, you’ll eventually become friends with musicians, their management, or both. Unfortunately, a certain awkwardness sometimes ensues when they send

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• Rex benefit in NYC 11/17

  Published: July 27, 2007, 11:30 pm

  Tags: General Discussion

  I just got word that we are confirmed for a Rex Foundation benefit at the High Line Ballroom in NYC November 17: Donna the Buffalo, Ollabelle, and me! Plus special guests, if they answer my calls :^)

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• Sirius Satellite Radio to “Sneak Preview” new GD channel

  Published: July 27, 2007, 1:58 am

  Tags: General Discussion

  NEW YORK July 26, 2007 SIRIUS Satellite Radio announced that it will air a sneak preview of its much anticipated Grateful Dead Channel. Dead fans can tune in August 1 through August 9 as the Grateful Dead Channel takes over Jam_On SIRIUS channel 17 for this special preview. The Grateful Dead Channel will feature music spanning the

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• Cap One Finally Stops Lowering Your Credit Score [denialism blog]

  Published: August 5, 2007, 8:27 pm

  Tags: General Discussion

  For all the encomia made by banking industry lobbyists to the value of the "free flow of information," one finds examples where the industry restricts information sharing when it benefits them. Capital One was one of the worst offenders. It's complex, but the company was restricting information flow in such a way that it lowered cardholders'

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• Mark-> Commonweal update

  Published: August 6, 2007, 11:49 am

  Tags: General Discussion

  As of this morning, our total is $4578.01 out of $5000! Great going, everybody! Were almost there. Let’s put this thing over the top today! You can make a contribution online, or send a check payable to DAVID GANS to 484 Lake Park Ave. #102, Oakland CA 94610-2730. If you can let me know how much you’re sending, I’ll add it to the

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• We have met our goal!

  Published: August 6, 2007, 2:07 pm

  Tags: General Discussion

  Okay, friends, we just hit our goal. No more contributions, please - we’re covered! Mark and Maile will be going to Commonweal as soon as there’s an opening, and they’ll start getting prepared meals from Jessie et Laurent almost immediately! These two fine cancer-related organizations can also use our help: Leukemia-Lymphoma

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• “Dark Star” on DeadNet

  Published: August 8, 2007, 10:17 am

  Tags: General Discussion

  Today’s archival Grateful Dead Hour post on DeadNet is a show full of “Dark Star.” The introductory text includes some history from Robert Hunter, plus the text of his recitation at the end of the studio version of the song. The music in the show is damn good, too! GD Hour archive shows go up every Wednesday morning on DeadNet.

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• I say, Hard Cheese! [denialism blog]

  Published: August 8, 2007, 9:46 am

  Tags: General Discussion

  Responding to a commentor on a thread about animal rights, I again encountered this funny view of nature that some people have. Two sentences in particular just struck me as being out of touch with reality. The alternative may be to try to live in harmony with nature. ... Trying to dominate nature has only caused suffering. There are

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