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Message from Mickey Hart

2012-01-29T17:31:00.001-05:00

I have always thought of life, the world at large, as music. This work is a physical representation of that notion. I have combined sonic images of the formation of our universe with the sounds drawn from musical instruments. It’s all about the vibrations that make up the infinite universe.

Check out Mickey at this Link

Enjoy Every Sandwich

2012-01-29T11:03:00.000-05:00

The theme for Shakedown Stream this month has been "Grateful Dead Sandwiches." Many Dead shows have some wild jams that go into one song into another and so on ... it is fun. One month hardly reflects all the many shows that exemplify this phenomenon. I recently found this book that relates to our Shakedown scene and life. " ... people’s levels of gratitude, since prior research has found that gratitude can have lasting effects on our health and happiness." Read complete article.

Grateful Archive in Santa Cruz

2012-01-28T19:38:00.000-05:00

It was nearly four years ago—April 24, 2008, to be precise—that the Grateful Dead announced at a press conference at the Fillmore in SF that the group was donating its archives and assorted memorabilia to the University of California at Santa Cruz and would reside in that sylvan campus’ McHenry Library.

Read the full article

Order a Dead Sandwich

2012-01-26T10:09:00.000-05:00

Shakedown Stream offers up one more Dead Sandwich #4 for the month. Thank you everybody for all your kind words of encouragement and support for this theme. There are so many Grateful Dead shows to chose from that represent a juicy Dead Sandwich. I have tried to select shows that are not typical and/or predictable. Some people like Miracle Whip while others only use Helmann's, however, neither shall the two ever be mixed.

Join us again this week on http://www.mvyradio.com/ to wake up to find out what our featured Dead show will be this week.

Dead Sandwiches #3

2012-01-21T19:52:00.002-05:00

Shakedown Stream features another order of "Dead Sandwiches #3" - a Grateful Dead show that demonstrates a psychedelic parlor trick. Click on http://www.mvyradio.com this week to hear another Dead show that jams between two bookends. Like any good sandwich, it is a melody of various tasty items between two bookends. A delicious inside held together by the yummy outside.

Please join me this week to find out what show we will feast upon for our Dead Sandwich. Also, we will celebrate the life of Etta James who died this week.

Shakedown Stream
Tuesday @ 5pm - snow time
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Dead Sandwiches #3

Jerry Wasn't Happy ..., says drummer

2012-01-19T22:35:00.001-05:00

You say you can't retire from music. All of the other remaining members of the Grateful Dead seem to feel the same way. Do you think if Jerry Garcia was still around that the Grateful Dead would still be touring?

No, I don't think so. I think that Jerry had gotten kind of bored with the Grateful Dead, and it was sort of like a marriage that had maybe gone on too long. And other people in the band wanted to start to express themselves in their bands and so forth and so on, that I'm pretty sure Jerry would've stopped playing in the Grateful Dead. I think a lot of it, I hate to say, was really a financial obligation. He needed to earn the money for some things and that's too bad. But it's hard. He was a true artist and I can tell you he wasn't really happy playing in the Grateful Dead at the end. I hate to say that. I know the audience is going to hear me say that and go, "Oh, that's not true," but if people really think about some of the shows that were there in the last year and some of the troubles that poor Jerry had, they know that I'm not BS'ing.

Dead Parlor Tricks

2012-01-12T10:17:00.003-05:00

The Grateful Dead are famous for live concert performances - the best in rock n' roll. Their expertise in long extended jamming is magically unprecedented. They can pull off psychedelic parlor tricks that are unforgettable. A parlor trick is described by some as a magic trick for a large audience.
"The phrase [parlor magic] is often used as a pejorative to imply that an effect under discussion is not suitable for professional performance." Also, many magicians consider the term "parlor" to be old fashioned and limiting, since this type of magic is often done in rooms much larger than the traditional parlor, or even outdoors. A better term for this branch of magic may be "platform," "club" or "cabaret."

Join Shakedown Stream next week for another "Dead Sandwiches" - the Grateful Dead performing live magic for the whole family to enjoy. Click on mvyradio.com this Tuesday at 5pm.

Dead Sandwiches

2012-01-07T03:12:00.000-05:00

January's Shakedown Stream will feature a different "Dead Sandwich" every week. What's a "Dead Sandwich"? It's not a kind grilled cheese, but a song into a jam, then jam into a different song, and a jam that leads back into the original tune. Last week we heard Playin' > into a bunch of other songs > Playin'. A psychedelic parlor trick - before you know it, they're back in the tune they started off with.

Who Knows?

2012-01-01T14:15:00.002-05:00

What will happen on Shakedown Stream this week on mvyradio.com? A full-length featured Grateful Dead show, definitely. However, what show - Who Knows?

In his Nobel Laureate speech, Max Born said:
“ ...To measure space coordinates and instants of time, rigid measuring rods and clocks are required. On the other hand, to measure momenta and energies, devices are necessary with movable parts to absorb the impact of the test object and to indicate the size of its momentum. Paying regard to the fact that quantum mechanics is competent for dealing with the interaction of object and apparatus, it is seen that no arrangement is possible that will fulfill both requirements simultaneously...[1]

Join me for another episode of Shakedown Stream ...
Happy New Year! Jer Bear

Happy New Year's !

2011-12-31T20:40:00.000-05:00

Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart and Ken Kesey get interviewed by KSAN backstage between set 1 and set 2 of this memorable and exceptional Dec 31st 1978 Winterland extravaganza. Ken Kesey : "The Grateful Dead are able to stroke a thing the way that just like the winds strokes the clouds until it attracts the lightning out of the ground". Well said !!

Ripple

2011-12-28T09:31:00.000-05:00

"A quote from the venerable band 'the Grateful Dead' says 'One man gathers what another man spills.' Oh, how true it is, and Boulevard is setting a fine example of 'Dead' lyrics brought back to life.(Click for full story)"

A Three Night Stand

2011-12-24T09:10:00.000-05:00

JerBear's Chicago is a special edition of Shakedown Stream. This week presents the last last night of a three night stand at the Uptown Theatre in Chicago. Join me for another episode of Shakedown Stream on http://www.mvyradio.com/. We are closing out the year with a solid representation of Grateful Dead at the beginning of 1981 - one of my personal favorites.

Thank you for supporting Shakedown Stream throughout the year and I look forward to another year of Streaming Dead.

Shakedown Stream
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Tuesday @ 5pm
Merry Christmas!!

Dead Video Game

2011-12-16T19:58:00.000-05:00

"The Grateful Dead have their own golf balls, wine, neckties, USB drives, blankets and wind chimes – and now they have their very own video game, too. Today, the band launched "Phase One" of The Epic Tour at GratefulDeadGame.com, allowing early users to design their own Dancing Bear avatar and cast votes for their favorite Dead shows of all time. The top 10 user-voted shows will form the “itinerary” for The Epic Tour, in which gamers will work interactively to try to see every show on the tour – an endeavor that, for many Deadheads, will cause real-world flashbacks."

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/blogs/gear-up/grateful-dead-launch-video-game-20111216#ixzz1gkV9UryL

Save the Uptown Theatre!

2011-12-16T17:18:00.000-05:00

Shakedown Stream returns to the famed Uptown Theater in Chicago for the 2nd night of a three night run of shows - Feb. 27, 1981. The Grateful Dead performed 17 shows at the Uptown. It is somewhat serendipitous that we focus on these shows. There is a petition to save the Uptown Theater in Chicago, IL. The Theater has been closed to audiences since 1981 which means the Grateful Dead may have been one of the last bands to play this place. Please click on the link and learn how you can help save a bit of America and the Grateful Dead.
http://www.compassrose.org/uptowntheatre/overview.html.

Shakedown Stream
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Tuesday @ 5pm East Coast Time
Save this Building!!

4 Year Anniversary of Shakedown Stream

2011-12-11T13:37:00.000-05:00

Michael W. Never miss a stream. Thank you for
all the time you put in weekly it keeps me sane at my Job almost every day. Have all the archives on my computer and change them up on the iPod all the time. My hearing protection is constantly pumping the stream trough my head Once again thank you, happy anniversary and keep on streaming.

Spring Furthur 2012

2011-12-11T09:40:00.000-05:00

Looks Like Bobby and Phil are still going Furthur. They have announced tour dates for the 2012 spring season. Some of us were wondering if they were disbanding because of the reunification of Phil & Friends in Colorado and Bob Weir doing a solo acoustic run. No worries though. They commence in San Francisco then on to New England and 8 nights at the Beacon Theatre on the upper west side of New York City (Jer Bear's old stomping grounds). Click Link for more information.

Mickey Hart is Cosmic

2011-12-03T00:52:00.000-05:00

Mickey Hart - the drummer of the Grateful Dead - is on tour. The Mickey Hart Band started their tour in Eugene Oregon a few days ago. Mickey and his band will continue their tour around the northwest then down to the southwest to the rocky mountains and through the midwest. Believe it or not, Mickey Hart Band is even traveling to my old stomping grounds - White River Junction, Vermont @ Tupelo Music Hall.

Mickey is also looking for volunteers to become apart of the Stellar Crew to help spread the beat of his tour.

A Streamer's Choice - 1976

2011-11-30T18:02:00.003-05:00

Description

There was an inexplainable mix up in last week's vote. Perhaps it's the effect of Mercury moving retrograde, a hanging chad, human corruption, or a technological glitch - who knows. In analyzing the Streamer's Choice vote from last week, it is quite apparent that there was an oversight. The 1976 show IS the actual winner and is the rightful choice for the featured show on Shakedown Stream - mvyradio.com. A ruling by the US Supreme Court is not necessary. We will handle the situation amicably and feature it on next week Stream. Streamer's Choice continues into December with Volume 4 of the Download Series - 1976. Peace, Jer Bear

Vote for a Streamer's Choice

2011-11-25T19:53:00.001-05:00

The Streamer's gather for one last vote for the month of November. It has been a success and good clean fun. Together, we have picked some sweet shows from Winterland '77, Portland '80, Furthur in New Hampshire & Legion of Mary. This week is another Streamer's Choice. Vote for a show from the selection in the upper right hand corner and see how your vote makes a difference on Shakedown Stream - mvyradio.com's very own Grateful Dead program.

This is my way of giving back to the streamers who consistently support the show every week.

Peace - Jer Bear

Vote for the Dead

2011-11-20T09:47:00.000-05:00

Description

The fourth week of Streamer's Choice is underway. The voting has begun on http://www.shakedownstream.blogspot.com/ and it looks heavily favored toward "Dick's Gift."

Apparently, Dick Latvala, the late archivists for the Grateful Dead, found some unlabeled tapes in the vault. It is suspected that the tapes are of Jerry Garcia's "Legion of Mary" band with Merl Saunders from 1973. It is pretty fabulous stuff. Although I would never tamper with the democratic process of Streamer's Choice, I do hope this material wins the poll for Featured Show this week on Shakedown Stream.

Peace - JerBear
Shakedown stream
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Gonna Make them Shine!

Dead Music for Movies?

2011-11-19T16:24:00.001-05:00

The Grateful Dead will allow access to their rather extensive archive of music for movies. It is the first time that such an arrangement has been made possible by the boys. A movie featuring the Grateful Dead music is in the works.

Click http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grateful-dead-ICM-narrative-film-263674 to read the full article.

The Streamer's Are Voting

2011-11-17T09:14:00.000-05:00

... and swirling to the music of the Grateful Dead. That's the Deal for the month of November on mvyradio's Shakedown Stream - a Grateful Dead podcast. For the past three weeks - in celebration of the supporters of Shakedown Stream - Jer Bear has been posting a selection of live Dead shows for the supporters to vote for. Last week's vote included a recent Furthur show from New Hampshire - it won the most votes and was featured on this week's Stream. The momentum is growing - every week is receiving more and more votes. Join us for another round of voting with a new selection of shows from Legion of Mary, RatDog and of course, the Grateful Dead. Peace, JerBear

Furthur Review

2011-11-13T15:32:00.000-05:00

From: Julie & Rick
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 23:02:05 -0500
To: jerbear@mvyradio.com
Subject: The Stream
I've been part of the Stream for several years... absolutely love the Stream... I used to commute my 34 minutes each way for work and finish concerts each week. Thanks for all you do for us. For the past couple of years I've been mulling over my TOP TEN... but I found that it tended to shift with the weather, time of year, my activities, etc. So... its been sort of like chasing the wind. However, on Saturday evening, I was at the Wilkes-Barre Furthur concert... WOW... I believe I heard my top 19 in a row... the first set was a great honky-tonk set with Chimenti lighting it up with his piano and the Wurlitzer... ten minute jams of Hell in a Bucket, Mississippi Half-step, Big Bad Blues followed by an eleven minute Althea... the jams were exceptional... with my eyes closed, John K. was Jerry... and his guitar was (this may be sacrireligious) cleaner than Jerry without sacrificing creativity (I've heard him with Dark Star in the past... but
this was clearly transcendent)... the second set was clearly the best set I've ever heard... an Eyes that blew us away into a Fire on the Mountain that was true to the original but almost an up-date that was cleaner and tighter than I've ever heard... along with a Dear Prudence, Help/Slipknot, Franklin's Tower and closed with a Knockin' on Heaven's Door that Bobby
nailed...

The Eleven on 11/11/11

2011-11-12T09:39:00.000-05:00

11/11/11 is a unique and curious mathematical occurrence. It is said to be beginning of the age of Aquarius. Anyway, last night, Bobby & Phil continued to go Furthur with playing The Eleven as the encore in Syracuse, NY.
Also, has anyone noticed that John K and Phil have switched sides on stage?
Furthur
The OnCenter
Syracuse, NY
11/11/11

Set I
Alligator
The Last time
Reuben & Cerise >
High on a Mountain >
Loser
Brown-Eyed Women
Jack Straw
Revolution

Set II:
Weather Report Suite (Prelude, Part I, Let it Grow) >
Dear Mr Fantasy >
Playin' In The Band >
I Want You (She's So Heavy) >
Dark Star >
We Love You >
King Solomon's Marbles >
Sugaree >
GDTRFB

E: The Eleven >
Whipping Post Intro (11/4 Time) >
US Blues

WOW

Phil Lesh scraps plans for Terrapin

2011-11-11T18:16:00.001-05:00

"Phil Lesh scraps plans for Terrapin Crossroads music hall in Fairfax," says recent headline in Marin Independent Journal posted 11/08/11 by Richard Halstead. I have mentioned Phil's plan to have a barn-type studio where he could jam, much like Levon Helm's in upstate New York. Unfortunately, it does not look like it is going happen. Read the whole article to find out more (click here).

Dead Voters

2011-11-04T12:23:00.001-04:00

We are celebrating the Streamers of Shakedown Stream - mvyradio's very own weekly Grateful Dead show - for their consistent and loving support of our Stream. For the month of November, Jer Bear is listing various Dead shows to vote on. In typical democratic fashion, since it is November (election month) the show receiving the most votes will be the featured show for the week.

Join me, us and yourself, for another journey down Shakedown Stream by going to www.mvyradio.com and clicking onto Shakedown Stream.

To vote - www.shakedownstream.blogspot.com

7 Walkers w/ Bob Weir & Mickey Hart - Sugaree

2011-11-03T09:29:00.000-04:00

A Streamer's Choice - Vote!!

2011-10-27T23:38:00.000-04:00

Vote for this week's featured show on Shakedown Stream. The month of November is devoted to the Streamer's of Shakedown Stream. Every week on shakedownstream.blogspot.com a list of Grateful Dead shows will be listed. Vote for the show and the one with the most votes will be the featured show. Join us every week on mvyradio.com for a sweet journey on the Stream.

Streaming in Scotland

2011-10-19T19:06:00.000-04:00

We have a friend and fellow streamer from Scotland. Check out what he had to say in his email to Jer Bear - the host of mvyradio's Grateful Dead show "Shakedown Stream"

Jer Bear,
Discovered the Stream June of this year - pick up the podcasts here in Scotland. Love the length and the comments by your good self. You are basically my soundtrack to the weekend.

Saw Grateful Dead in England (Bickershaw Festival) in 1971 or 1972, in Edinburgh around 1980 and again at Wembley Arena England 1990. Still a few Deadheads in this part of the world

Thanks for keeping it going.
Gordon
Galashiels , Scotland

Paradise Waits in 1984

2011-10-14T22:59:00.000-04:00

The featured show this week on Shakedown Stream is the 2nd night of a three night run at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA. Last week, we enjoyed the 1st night - Friday the 13th with a full moon with a Dark Star encore - How Sweet It Was! WE go forward to the next night with a Help>Slip>Franklin's 2nd set opener and special guest Matt Kelly on harmonica.

This show does not receive great reviews, but may reflect some tiredness from Jerry and the Boys from the night before. However, we are still in the Scarlet>Fire - Help>Slip>Franklin's - China>Rider reverie this month.

What kind of deadhead are you?

A real truth is never based on facts or labels anyway. The Truth is a plural - ongoing changing thing. The conversation continues to expand.

2011-10-08T01:13:00.002-04:00

1984 - Next weeks featured show on Shakedown Stream is the 1st night of a three night stand at the Berkeley Community Theatre. We are paying
attention to the Scarlet>Fires, China>Riders and Help>Slip>Franklin's - they are the most popular opening tunes for the 2nd sets of 1984.

"After the second set the band left the stage and the lights went down and they unveiled some large screens. Everyone was filled with anticipation because they started showing photos af Stars, Galaxies, Planets, and the like. Then Phil came out and stepped up to the mike and said, "We're going to do something special for you; one night and one night only.""

The Stream continues to wind around and through the live music of the Grateful Dead on mvyradio.com every week.

October is Dead

2011-09-30T21:15:00.001-04:00

1984. In order to align with the Divine, we must draw inward toward the middle, the place of strength. How does this relate to Shakedown Stream? In reviewing the list of featured shows, it appears that we need to fill in some of the spaces. What does that mean? Well, some years like 1971 and 1984 have been neglected. Therefore, in order to create balance, we need to direct the stream toward the lesser-played years. September brought out some stellar 1971 shows and this month it's 1984 all over again. Next week, look for something special to kick off this Orwellian extravaganza as we create a balanced flow of music that spans the decades of the Dead's career.

As a special treat, the Stream explores the notion that there are three kinds of deadheads: China>Riders, Scarlet>Fires and/or Help>Slip>Franklin heads. Which one(s) are you???

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The Heart of Gold Land

Fall of 1971

2011-09-23T20:14:00.000-04:00

Our review of 1971 is heading into the home stretch. The Shakedown Stream spotlight has shown on Dead shows from winter, spring, summer and fall this month. This week's stream is a fall show from October 1971 from Rochester, NY. October '71 marks Keith Godchaux's debut as the Dead's new keyboard player while Pigpen was on hiatus. Keith went on to play with the boys during their most celebrated years of ' 73, '74 & '77.

Click on >
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Tuesday @ 5pm
1971!

Summer of 1971

2011-09-19T10:52:00.000-04:00

The featured show on Shakedown Stream this week is a Grateful Dead show from the summer of 1971. We are incrementally moving through 1971. A cross section of '71 Dead is being examined in quarterly sections. That brings us to the Summer of '71. Click onto the Stream on mvyradio.com and/or iTunes and find out which Dead show will be featured in the Stream.

Keep on Streaming >

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Tuesday @ 5pm
Summer of 1971

Humboldt to Chicago

2011-09-10T21:19:00.000-04:00

Hey Jer,

I’ve wanted to write you for awhile but I felt I needed to make my donation before I did. I finally was able to send you some funds to keep the stream flowing and just wanted to share my thanks for everything you do. You recently helped me on a drive from Humboldt to Chicago, I listened to podcasts for about 13 of the 30 or so hours that drives involves. I had to get my truck out of storage out there after some unfortunate circumstances. Either way, you keep me going on my bike rides, drives etc. I've listened since 09 and originally just wanted to hear the shows, now I look forward to the bear essentials and the pigpen. I love what you're doing and probably just like any other head my experience with the music is mostly personal but it results in an expression of emotion and love that is preferably shared with someone around me. Keep up the good work and I hope my donation goes to shakedown.

Peace - Matt

Furthur Fall Tour

2011-09-09T13:29:00.000-04:00

Furthur just announced dates for a Fall Tour on the East Coast. After their fall shows in the mountain states and the west coast, they will take a break for about a month. Then - they are to play some shows out East. Check it out: Furthur

The Boys of 1971

2011-09-08T14:31:00.002-04:00

I think of few things when I think of '71 Dead: ... vintage Pig Pen rapping on "Lovelight" and "Good Lovin' "(4/17/71- Princeton, NJ), Mickey Hart leaving the band - not to return until Oct of '74 (10/20/74 - Winterland), Keth Godchaux joining the band on piano (10/19/71 - Minneapolis, MN), Pig Pen takes a hiatus and does not return until 11/20/71 and the famous April Fillmore East shows in New York City with The New Riders of Purple Sage.

The boys of 1971 went through some significant changes. Pig Pen was waning and playing less of a front man role, they were breaking out new songs (Wharf Rat, Greatest Story Ever Told, Playing in the Band, Comes A Time) and they would have 1 drummer - Billy K - for a few years. The improvisational jamming was less, but still pure and authentic.

Join me every week for the rest of September as we review the different time periods of the Grateful Dead of 1971 on mvyradio's Shakedown Stream.
Jer Bear

1971 & The Dead

2011-09-06T12:50:00.002-04:00

Shakedown Stream is featuring the Grateful Dead from 1971 for the month of September. In reviewing the list of all the shows that have been featured on Shakedown Stream, 1971 appears to have been neglected or, at least, on the short side of attention. I thank Dr. StreamBase for helping us keep track of all the featured Streams. We can review where we have been and see where we want to go.

A theme within 1971 may reveal itself, we'll just have to see where the current flows.

The Eyes have it !

2011-08-24T22:57:00.000-04:00

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Eyes have it! Please join me once again for another episode of Shakedown Stream on mvyradio.com. The last episode of our theme of "Eyes of the World" features another Grateful Dead show from 1973; the first year that Eyes of the World was displayed for the masses. The theme developed on its own in much the same fashion as the Stream itself - it breathes and pulsates to its own inner rhythms.

We started with a show from February 1973 and then moved to a show from March 1973. This week, expect a show from April 1973 - one that possesses one of the great early versions of Eyes of the World. Listen! and then wake up to find out you are the Eyes of the World. You always have been, now you know it and, for heaven's sake, try not to forget it. Maybe somewhere down the road, we will theme Eyes again and focus on 1974, but for now ...

Shakedown Stream

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Tuesday @ 5pm - Beach Time

Wake Up!!!

Eyes !

2011-08-22T12:32:00.000-04:00

"There comes a redeemer
and he slowly too fades away
There follows a wagon behind him
that's loaded with clay
and the seeds that were silent
all burst into bloom and decay
The night comes so quiet
and it's close on the heels of the day" (2nd Verse of Eyes of the World)

Grateful Dead - Eyes of the World pt 1 - 6-17-91

2011-08-20T20:20:00.000-04:00

Wake Up !!

2011-08-18T23:08:00.002-04:00

Wondering where the nuthatch lives? Tune into Shakedown Stream this week for another installment of our Eyes of the World summer spectacular. First released on the 1973 release "Wake of the Flood", Eyes of the World went through many incantations. However, they first broke the tune out in Palo Alto in Feb of '73 before it made it on the album (many Grateful Dead songs were played live before recorded and officially released)- we'll hear that version in this week's Shakedown Stream. They played Eyes in 1973 more than any other year - 49 times, in fact, that was more than twice as many times than any of the years from 74 - 95. This week's Featured Show will also include an Eyes of the World that shows the song's evolution in the first year from a few weeks after last week's show.

Grateful Dead - Eyes Of The World -

2011-08-18T19:41:00.000-04:00

Eyes of the World

2011-08-11T21:28:00.001-04:00

All eyes...and ears - listen up. The next three weeks of Shakedown Stream explores the exquisite song "Eyes of the World." We'll hear some of the earliest renditions, famous "stand-alone" versions, guest musicians, rare studio out-takes, and classic Esty>Eyes' gems from throughout the decades. Pour yourself a tall lemonade, sit back, and enjoy.

"Right outside this lazy summer home
you don't have time to call your soul a critic, no
Right outside the lazy gate of winter's summer home
wondering where the nuthatch winters
Wings a mile long just carried the bird away
Wake up to find out
that you are the eyes of the World
but the heart has its beaches
its homeland and thoughts of its own
Wake now, discover that you
are the song that the morning brings
but the heart has its seasons
its evenings and songs of its own."

Grateful Dead - Fire On The Mountain - Egypt 9-16-78

2011-08-07T13:05:00.001-04:00

The Grateful Dead have the unique distinction of being the one Rock n Roll band to have played at the Pyramids in Egypt. In 1978, they played three nights in Cairo, Egypt. A couple of years ago, the Dead released a DVD video of the show from 9/16/78 - footage that some of us have never seen before. Enjoy - Peace - Jer Bear.

Grateful Dead Night

2011-08-06T12:17:00.000-04:00

Tuesday, August 9th, the World Champion San Francisco Giants will be hosting Grateful Dead Night at AT & T Park in San Francisco. Furthur members Phil Lesh & Bob Weir will be singing the National Anthem, joined by SF Giants 3rd Base Coach Tim Flannery.

Tim Flannery, you're asking? Mr. Flannery is an accomplished Americana singer-songwriter -guitar player. When Kris Kristofferson wrote the memorable line; "From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun," in his classic song, "Me and Bobby McGee" he could have easily been referring to the gifted coach, musician and avid surfer.

Born in Tulsa, OK, Flannery always had baseball and music in his blood. The nephew of former Major League Baseball star Hal Smith, Mr. Flannery carved out a successful baseball career playing with the San Diego Padres from 1979-1989 before finding a new career in coaching. Throughout his travels as a baseball player and coach, Flannery, known as "The Flan Man," has continued to carve out a successful music career performing with his band: The Enablers and recording 8 albums with such seasoned musicians as Doug Pettibone, Jeff Berkeley, Dennis Capplinger, Calman Hart, and Randi Driscoll.

"Pure Jerry" - Part 2

2011-08-06T03:14:00.001-04:00

"Might As Well" take that ride again. Join us for episode 2
of Pure Jerry. It will be more of the same, but different.

August 9th is the anniversary of Jerry Garcia's death, therefore, this show will have a more somber tone to it. Yet, look forward to "mini sets", sparkling gems representative of Jerry Garcia's style and brilliance.

Shakedown Stream
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Tuesday @ 5pm - Jerry Time
"Shine On, keep on shining, shine on.

Pure Jerry - Part 1

2011-07-26T22:24:00.000-04:00

As tradition would have it, we celebrate the life and music of Jerry Garcia each year between August 1st and August 9th. Believe it or not, it is that time again. Shakedown Stream will play and jam to some of the finest musical chestnuts of Jerry Garcia ranging from the Grateful Dead to the Jerry Garcia Band and other obscure Jerry projects.

Part 1 of "Pure Jerry" will contain material designated specifically for this year's celebration of Jerry's life and musical legacy, and will flow into the Stream seamlessly, blending Jerry's virtuoso leads, soulful vocals, and mindbending riffs into a raging river of psychedelic bliss.

Om Shri Garciananda Namaha...

Shakedown Stream
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Tuesday @ 5pm - Jerry Time
Without Love in the Stream
It will never come true.

Furthuring and Streaming

2011-07-25T00:39:00.001-04:00

   Hey JerBear,
       This is Walter in New York and I'm writing in for the first time. I've been tapped into the stream since summer of '09 and have listened religiously ever since. I just wanted to say that shakedown stream is always one of the highlights of my week. This summer I'm taking classes at SUNY Geneseo, a college near Rochester. I just got my Further tickets this week for the July 26, (this coming tuesday), show and I couldn't be more excited. The first place I heard that they were playing near me was on the stream when you read the summer tour dates. It's that funny named town that was giving you problems, Canandaigua, that I have tickets for. It is so hard to say and spell that it's somewhat of a running joke for people who live around here. The easy explanation is to say it like this: cannon like a war cannon, day, and gwuh. Cannondaygwuh is how it should be spelled.
       Anyway, thanks for all the streams, they never fail to satisfy my dead fix. My buddies and I will be listening to the new stream on tuesday afternoon as we prepare for the show and we'd love to hear a good long Franklin's Tower this week. Maybe you could even send the formidable vibes at the control of the stream towards Further and see if we can coax a Franklins out on tuesday night aswell.
Thanks for doin what you do and keep on streamin my friend,
   Sincerely,
    Walter in NY

Furthur in New Jersey

2011-07-24T23:37:00.000-04:00

It is fun to pay attention to the set lists of the Rock 'n Roll Bands that we love. DeadHeads are known to be fanatical about it. I found myself at the last Furthur show I was at, helping the person behind me with keeping track of his set lists. He did not know the name of Two Djinn - a RatDog song.

Here is the set lists of the Furthur show from tonight:

Furthur
Sun. 7-24-11
Garden State Arts Center
Holmdel, NJ

Set 1
Here Comes Sunshine >
Jack Straw >
Bertha
Ashes & Glass
Tennessee Jed >
Cumberland Blues
Alabama Getaway >
Feel Like a Stranger

Set 2
The Wheel >
Samson & Delilah
Eyes Of The World >
All Along The Watchtower >
Terrapin Station Suite
Unbroken Chain
We Love You >
Throwing Stones
E: Donor Rap
Touch Of Grey

2011-07-24T11:21:00.002-04:00

The Furthur Band is on tour. They have played New England - The Gathering of the Vibes on Friday night - and are moving their way southward down the East Coast. The show I saw last Thursday night in Mansfield, Mass (Comcast Center) displayed to a plumb, the familiar musical bond between Phil & Bobby, but also the very exceptional musicianship between the new guys; Kadlecick (lead guitar-vocals), Chimenti (keyboards-vocals) and Russo (drums). Here is the set list from Saturday night:

Mann Music Cetner
PHILadelphia
7/23/2011

Set I:
Sitting on Top of the World
Greatest Story Ever Told
High on a Mountain
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Reuben & Cerise >
Loser
The Last Time
Quin the Eskimo!

Set II:
Shakedown Street >
Women Are Smarter
Any Road
Playing In The Band >
Help On The Way >
Slipknot! >
Franklin's Tower >
Playin' Reprise...
Death Don't Have No Mercy >
In The Midnight Hour

Encore: Donor Rap
Fool In The Rain >
One More Saturday Night

Thanks for the Stream

2011-07-18T11:03:00.000-04:00

Hey Jer Bear -

I've been listening to the stream since about Christmas, and I really enjoy
it. I'm a bit behind, because they pile up faster than I can listen to them
(I'm up to May), but when I saw the new one pop up on itunes, I had to jump
ahead and listen to it. April 19, 1978 was my first show, and the one where
I "got it" (during the *Deal,* to be specific). I've had various tapes of
it over the years, but never anything as good as the one you shared with
us. It brought back so many great memories. Vets Memorial Hall is still
there, mostly hosting conventions and stuff now. It's a big theatre, not a
hockey hall like the places they started playing in the 80's, and seats
about 4,000. My friends and I were in the first row of the balcony, great
seats. I remember that during the drums, everybody in the band was on stage
at one point, banging on something. I'm not kidding, I swear to you that
Garcia had a tambourine. Of course, history was made with the encore,
but we didn't appreciate it at the time. We wanted to hear *Truckin'*
or *Sugar Mag* or something we knew - we couldn't believe they were covering this
silly pop song! Of course, now I brag that I was there!! I was also at
Hampton for the return of *Box of Rain* in '86 - my 2 big Grateful Dead
moments.

Thanks for the stream! Rob

Time-lapse video from Furthur concert at MCU Park

2011-07-17T11:45:00.001-04:00

Watch over 50 hours of set-up, concert, fireworks, and break-down in just over three minutes!

The Truth Changes

2011-07-13T21:22:00.002-04:00

What we know about the Truth is subject to revision.
It's not True until it is True.

As the Stream becomes longer and deeper, it becomes harder to remember all of the feature shows. Fortunately, I caught myself because we have already featured Boise, ID '83 show. Therefore, we will now move on to Dec. '82, Oakland, CA. Who knows, maybe I have featured that show too. If so, we will re-group and come up with another show.
Shakedown Stream
mvyradio.com & iTunes
Tuesday @ 5pm - Island Time
A Band Beyond Description

So Many Roads (complete) - 7/9/95

2011-07-11T16:37:00.000-04:00

Grateful Dead - So Many Roads (complete) - 7/9/95 @ Soldier Field in Chicago, IL. This is the complete version from the last Grateful Dead show. This is maybe the most soulful "So Many Roads" Jerry ever sang.

Healthy Streaming

2011-07-10T21:26:00.000-04:00

Love the stream. Found it a month after I started walking August 2010 at 245lbs. Now in July 2011, I'm running 3 miles and walking 3 miles EVERY day and using the podcast to do so...down to 195 and a happy marriage. Excellent music and commentary...and thanks. I'll be donating this year.
Menlo Park CA
Jeff and Maggie

Around & Around

2011-07-08T13:12:00.001-04:00

Last week's Stream was an exception. We were treated to the first episodes of The Summer Series of Shakedown Stream. This week, we will return to Columbus, Ohio, but this time, to another time and place - 1978. It is one of those shows from David Gans' collection from all his years as host of the DeadHour and his exclusive access to the Vault.

Join us this week for another round of Streaming and a featured show. It's like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.

Shakedown Stream

myradio.com & iTunes

Tuesday @ 5pm Eastern Island Time

It All Streams into One

Happy Birthday Robert Hunter

2011-06-23T13:59:00.001-04:00

Robert Hunter is the guy who wrote the lyrics for all those Grateful Dead songs that we love. The first songs that he wrote lyrics to were "Dark Star" and "China Cat Sunflower." He then became the guy who wrote the lyrics to "Sugar Magnolia", "Ripple", "Truckin", "Brokedown Palace", "Box of Rain" and the popular "Touch of Grey." He was not up on stage jamming in the band per se, but he did create the words to songs we all danced to while they were "Playing in the Band" (he wrote the lyrics to that song too).

Robert Hunter was born on June 23rd.

Join me next week as we celebrate some of his finest songs with the Grateful Dead.

by William Ruhlmann

Robert Hunter is best known as a non-performing lyricist for the Grateful Dead. He is also a recording artist in his own right, a poet, and a translator. Hunter began contributing lyrics to the Dead at the invitation of his friend, Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, as of the group's third album, Aoxomoxoa, in 1969. Since then, he wrote some of the Dead's most memorable words, including "Truckin'" ("What a long, strange trip it's been") and the 1987 comeback hit "Touch of Grey." Hunter began recording solo albums on the Dead's record label in 1974 and continued sporadically since.

We Need Speakers

2011-06-22T18:43:00.000-04:00

Hey Jer! ...I just got little portable speakers for my iPod for the Express Purpose of listening to Shakedown Stream at work: It truly makes my day a Grateful Day! Thanks for the show, best out there man! Earl Grey

Congratulations Boston !

2011-06-17T21:09:00.000-04:00

In honor of the Boston Bruins' victory Wednesday night and
winning the Stanley Cup - Shakedown Stream will feature a Grateful Dead show from the city of Boston. You will have to join us to find out what show it will be and is, but that is half the fun - mystery and discovery!

For many of us, the original Boston Garden was where our 1st Dead show went down. That place had a way of swaying and moving to the music like no other. I even got busted by the cops for selling tie dye "Crazy Finger" T-Shirts before the show. (never before the show, never before the show, not before the show ...). Anyway, during the show, you would look up into the rafters and see the banners of The Bruins and The Celtics, and, sometimes, tie dye banners and dancing leprechauns.

Every week, we Stream the Grateful Dead on mvyradio.com just for the fun of it.

Shakedown Stream
mvyradio.com & iTunes
Tuesday @ 5pm - Boston time
If I Had My Way!!

Streaming in the Bathroom

2011-06-11T19:27:00.000-04:00

Your stream makes even cleaning bathrooms an

enjoyable activity. So glad my friend from

Colorado turned me on to Shakedown Stream.

Floyds Knobs, Indiana is Grateful!

Bobby's cool room goes Furthur

2011-06-08T08:35:00.000-04:00

Last night, out in San Rafael, CA, Bob Weir invited some friends over to his new digs. As some of you may already know, Bobby has just recently opened a new studio called TRI Studios. It is high tech and on the cutting edge of technology and fantasy. Bobby calls it his spaceship (some things never change). Anyway, last night, Furthur played their first show at TRI Studios and streamed the show live on the web for those who paid $19.95 for it. I believe this is the beginning of something special as well as revolutionary. Imagine if this technology existed back in 1977 and we could watch a show on our iPad.

Phil & Bobby @ Shoreline

2011-06-02T19:46:00.002-04:00

Looks Like Phil & Bobby. They keep going further and then even Furthur. They are performing at the Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mountain View, California this June 3rd and 4th. "One More Saturday Night"
Check out Bobby's interview in the SF Chronicle.

Randomly and Themelessly Streaming

2011-05-29T00:47:00.002-04:00

The theme-less month of May ends this week as randomly as we began it. The featured show for Shakedown Stream's May 31st episode was randomly selected from the top of a box. I am in the process of moving and because of it, I am in "transition" for the month (starting this weekend). My collections of Dead are in boxes.

I just happened to pick a 1976 show. It is has no details with it and I know very little about it. It is kinda exciting this way. Also, I do not play enough '76 shows - the come back year for Grateful Dead after a short hiatus. Together, let's find out, shall we, how this one streams and, in addition, close out the month of May as themelessly as we streamed it on mvyradio.com.

Right On !!

Shakedown Stream

mvyradio.com

Tuesdays @ 5pm (Bruins Time)

It all Streams into One

Happy Dylan Day

2011-05-24T00:48:00.003-04:00

Check out our cool Dylan Music Player. It is all Dylan, all of the time. Also, this week's Shakedown Stream is featuring lots of Dead/Dylan. As you know, the Grateful Dead covered more Dylan tunes than any other band - 65 songs, at least. In addition, in the summer of 1987, Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead played some shows on the East and West Coast - "Alone and Together" tour. I am featuring one set of Dylan with the boys from Oakland, CA.

Sweating to the Dead

2011-05-20T12:17:00.000-04:00

Hey, Jer Bear:

I'm a grad student in history at Cornell University, sitting in my basement office, sweating away trying to write my dissertation. But I don't get a word written if the Shakedown Stream isn't playing. "If you get confused listen to the music play," has become my mantra. Thanks so much, and keep up
the good work.

-Daegan

Dead Yoga

2011-05-14T17:57:00.001-04:00

My dear friend MC Yogi will be jamming with the Dead - drummer Mickey Hart on May 21st. MC Yogi

This summer marks Wanderlust's third go at a yoga-and-music festival in Tahoe's Squaw Valley. Imagine lithe yogis practicing with top teachers (SF's Stephanie Snyder, Marin's MC Yogi, and more) backed by live music and then heading over to big stages to catch Girl Talk and Michael Franti. To get ready, the fest is taking over the Fillmore May 21. Tickets start at $25 and include two music-charged asana classes, sounds from the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart, and a trippy Trance Dance performance from the Madonna of yoga, Shiva Rea.

After blissing out in Savasana (Corpse Pose) on the dance floor, concert-goers can expect musical offerings from Sub Swara, yoga teacher/mantra rapper MC Yogi, Todd Boston, and David Starfire. This is not the Fillmore's usual crowd, but they're fun, laid-back, and not afraid to break out of the standard nodding and slight swaying that accompanies most shows. This is also probably the one time it's cool to skip skinny jeans and striped T's in favor of Lycra or your favorite Lululemon pants. You know, the ones that make your butt look really, really good.

Friday the 13th is Free

2011-05-10T01:18:00.001-04:00

Bob Weir and friends will perform at Bobby's new studio this Friday. The show will stream live video and it's free! We have talked about this kind of thing for the last year on Shakedown Stream on mvyradio.com. I am not bragging that I am soothsayer, but, I believe this has potential for many cool things to come. Also, we will not have to drive in our fossil fuel burning cars to see a show anymore. What an auspicious night it will be.

http://www.tristudios.com

Mickey Hart and Dr. Stanley Krippner Reminisce

2011-05-06T12:16:00.001-04:00

Mickey shares one of his many cool experiences that he had with Dr. Stanley Krippner here on this video that can be found on YouTube. We live in a new age where we can share information in a way that brings us closer to the music and the time that we all value and love.

Enjoy

Jer Bear

Alpine Valley

2011-04-24T22:11:00.000-04:00

Wow-

First off great theme- I remember bring this up when you feature the 1974 Montana show. Second love all the pigpen from the 12-12-6y show-great hard to handle and lovelight! Best uncle john's-> he was a friend of mine--- love that early rendition of the "dead theme song" or should that be Trucking-either way. Third- I did not catch the cold rain & snow from two weeks back when it was cold rain and snow here in Milwaukee. Furth-great wicked messenger-I've been to the oriental theater-god I wish it would have been for a jerry band show! They still do a crazy Saturday night midnight rocky horror picture show showing where people through real toast and spray water for the rain scenes. Lastly send out some vibes for Wisconsin-for a furthur show---Alpine Valley or summerfest- it worked for Pennsylvania

And-hey now- thanks for all your hard work and your creative style it keeps me smiling constantly in my car -which is where I can get the best uninterrupted shakedown stream time!

I forgot you simply must play the jam->china->MLBJ-rider from the dicks pick vol 12 -I must say it is the BEST china-rider ever!!! Maybe a pre-view of the 73-74 china->rider theme for a later date.

From Milwaukee-brian

Dead News

2011-04-24T12:25:00.002-04:00

As we get ready for the last installment of the China>Rider series on Shakedown Stream, I am pleased to report it has been well received. The theme has proven a little tricky because, believe it or not, finding the exact first China Cat Sunflower > (into) > I Know You Rider was more elusive than I expected. I am still not 100% sure that the very first China>Rider is from 9/30/69 show at that Cafe au Go-Go, NYC, however, I am reasonably confident. You know how the Truth goes, its' always changing and shifting on ya (wait, is that true?). Anyway, I enjoy "researching" different facts about the Grateful Dead's music and corresponding trivia. For the most part, I would portray myself more as one hack in the parking lot than a true Grateful Dead scholar, but whatever, that is what is cool about the Dead - we can all act as if. The thing that keeps my interest piqued is the continual and un-ending discovery about their music, ergo, it is still fresh for me.

Dead News:
Phil Lesh is building a barn. Link
Bobby Weir has a cool studio. Link
Furthur has announced a Summer Tour. Furthur

China Cat Sunflower

2011-04-22T13:25:00.000-04:00

China Cat Sunflower

Words by Robert Hunter; music by Jerry Garcia
Copyright Ice Nine Publishing; used by permission.

Look for awhile at the China Cat Sunflower
proud-walking jingle in the midnight sun
Copper-dome Bodhi drip a silver kimono
like a crazy-quilt stargown
through a dream night wind

Krazy Kat peeking through a lace bandana
like a one-eyed Cheshire
like a diamond-eye Jack
A leaf of all colors plays
a golden string fiddle
to a double-e waterfall over my back

Comic book colors on a violin river
crying Leonardo words
from out a silk trombone
I rang a silent bell
beneath a shower of pearls
in the eagle wing palace
of the Queen Chinee

Bicycle Day

2011-04-18T00:03:00.000-04:00

Albert Hofmann

Jan 11, 1906 - Apr 29, 2008

Summary

Albert Hofmann was born in Baden, Switzerland in 1906. He graduated from the University of Zürich with a degree in chemistry in 1929 and went to work for Sandoz Pharmaceutical in Basel, Switzerland. With the laboratory goal of working towards isolation of the active principles of known medicinal plants, Hofmann worked with Mediterranean squill (Scilla maritima) for several years, before moving on to the study of Claviceps purpurea (ergot) and ergot alkaloids.

Over the next few years, he worked his way through the lysergic acid derivatives, eventually synthesizing LSD-25 for the first time in 1938. After minimal testing, LSD-25 was set aside as he continued with other derivatives. Four years later, on April 16, 1943, he re-synthesized LSD-25 because he felt he might have missed something the first time around. That day, he became the first human to experience the effects of LSD after accidentally ingesting a minute amount. Three days later, on April 19, 1943, he decided to verify his results by intentionally ingesting 250 ug of LSD. This day has become known as "Bicycle Day" as Hofmann experienced an incredible bicycle ride on his way home from the lab.

In addition to his discovery of LSD, he was also the first to synthesize psilocybin (the active constituent of 'magic mushrooms') in 1958. Albert Hofmann, known as the 'father of LSD', continued to work at Sandoz until 1971 when he retired as Director of Research for the Department of Natural Products. He continued to write, lecture, and play a leading role as an elder in the psychedelic community until his quick and relatively painless death from a heart attack at the age of 102.

The Grateful Dead Movie

2011-04-17T20:41:00.001-04:00

The Grateful Dead Movie Event - 04/20/2011

Don’t miss your chance to see a flashback concert experience with the Grateful Dead on the big screen. Fathom and Rhino Entertainment present “The Grateful Dead Movie” in movie theaters nationwide for a one night event on Wednesday, April 20th at 7:30pm (local time). Movie Trailor This special event will include an exclusive never-before-seen interviews with Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir conducted during the filming of this legendary production over 35 years ago. “The Grateful Dead Movie” has not been available in wide theatrical distribution since its initial release in 1977.

Tickets on sale NOW! Enter your zip code to find a theater near you.
Click here for a list of all participating movie theaters.

“The Grateful Dead Movie,” a combination of cinematic rockumentary and concert film takes a look at the original Dead Head phenomena. Originally recorded at San Francisco’s Winterland Arena in 1974, this feature has taken a place in film history with legendary performances of “U.S. Blues,” “One More Saturday Night,” “Casey Jones,” “Playing in the Band” and “Sugar Magnolia,” among other Grateful Dead classics.

Furthur Summer Tour

2011-04-10T21:48:00.000-04:00

June 3-4th, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, CA
July 14-17th, All Good Festival, Masontown, WV
Sat, Jul 16th, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY
Sun, Jul 17th, Nikon at Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY
Tue, Jul 19th, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
Thu, Jul 21st, Comcast Center , Mansfield, MA
Fri, Jul 22nd, Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport, CT
Sat, Jul 23rd, The Mann Center, Philadelphia, PA
Sun, Jul 24th, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
Tue, Jul 26th, Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua, NY
Thu, Jul 28th, Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC
Fri, Jul 29th, Charter Amphitheatre, Simpsonville, SC
Sat, Jul 30th, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, FL
Sun, Jul 31st, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, GA

Please Donate Now

2011-04-09T15:57:00.003-04:00

Every so often it is important for us to take a break from our orbital rotation around the Sun and recognize the role mvyradio plays in our lives. After this reflection, we realize we need to make a financial donation to mvyradio.com. Shakedown Stream's musical current is supported entirely on donations.

I am asking everybody to step up once again and show each of us just how much we like the show. We have a lot more ground to cover and a lot more traveling to complete - we just got started! Here is how you make a donation Friends of MVY Radio.

Peace - Jer Bear

Long Distance Runner

2011-04-07T16:39:00.000-04:00

Hey Jer,
I have been wading in the stream for quite a while now, and still enjoy the cold clear invigorating stimulation of the music.

I am an ultramarathon runner, and often run three hours or more out in the wilderness of British Columbia.
I... am never lost, but do find myself "exploring" a fair bit...
Much like Jerry and the boys, they spent a lot of time "exploring".

Love the show, Man!

About Last Night

2011-04-06T10:34:00.004-04:00

Phil Lesh - Bobby Weir and Furthur are almost done with their East Coast Tour. They played last night in Orlando, Florida. By the looks of things, and the reviews from those in attendance from last night, they are ending on some great notes - We Will Survive!! They play one more show in Boca Raton, Florida. Furthur will then be Truckin back home to rest their bones to get ready for some shows at Shoreline in June. About last night's set list -

April 5, 2011
Orlando, FLA
UCF Arena

Set I
Here Comes Sunshine
Celebration
Dear Mr. Fantasy
I Need A Miracle
Welcome To The Dance>
Around and Around
Cosmic Charlie
Sugar Magnolia
Sunshine Daydream
Set II
Fire On The Mountain>
Cassidy
Unbroken Chain
Strawberry Fields Forever>
When You Wish Upon A Star (instrumental)
We Love You>
The Other One>
Comes A Time>
The Wheel>
Truckin

Donor Rap
E: Touch of Grey

China/Rider !

2011-04-03T22:46:00.001-04:00

Hey Jer,

Listening to this weeks stream on the 31st of march. I just

heard you announce the china/ rider theme for the month of

April and am utterly stoked. China/ rider is always on my "top

10" list", even though the list is ever-changing. Any show with

a china/rider is a show I want to hear.

I can't help but feel my previous email inspired Aprils theme,

which is cool because it's my birthday on the first of April.

That's right, April fools day and I've been playing the fool ever since.

Love and appreciate all - Sean from Pacifica

Dead Cupcakes

2011-04-03T07:55:00.000-04:00

Life is to be enjoyed. Embrace it. Know that each of us are an expression of the Universe - we are what the Universe is saying - all the energies and intentions are manifesting through us so connect with it. More importantly, eat cupcakes in each and every action you take, every breath you breathe in and every breath you breathe out. Peace - Jer Bear

Furthur On Dead

2011-04-02T02:52:00.001-04:00

It just seems to keep getting better. Furthur continues onward after their current tour ends in Boca, Florida. Phil & Bobby and the band go back home in June for 2 nights at Shoreline. Nothing like jamming in your backyard. "Hey, you kids get off of my lawn!" Remember, be careful out there, your life may depend on it.

Peace - JerBear

China Cat > Rider

2011-03-31T12:10:00.003-04:00

The April theme for Shakedown Stream this month is China Cat>Rider. Every week mvyradio of Martha's Vineyard celebrates the Grateful Dead. We stream all sorts of different kinds of Grateful Dead from their early years of the 60s and right on up to the very end of 1995.

The song "China Cat Sunflower" is one of the first songs that Robert Hunter wrote with Jerry Garcia. The song went on to become one of the great stand out tunes for the boys. Even President Obama has said he likes the song (whatta poser). On July 5, 1969, the Grateful Dead merged the song with "I Know You Rider", and the two songs have been happily married ever since. It should be noted that both songs have been performed over 500 times by the Grateful Dead. There are only a handful of songs that make this distinguished 500 club.

Throughout the month, I will feature shows with China Cat>Rider. We will discuss the tune(s) and examine why, for example, the 1973 & 1974 versions are so adored. A thorough examination requires us to listen to the early versions from 1969 as well as the last versions from the 90s. Either way, with some live performances of China>Rider, it will be a long, long crazy Stream.

Shakedown Stream
mvyradio.com & iTunes
Tuesday @ 5pm EST
China Cat !!!

a Big Thumbs Up

2011-03-29T21:42:00.000-04:00

Hey Jer Bear!

...finally had the time to listen to the new podcast (I've taken

to just burning our show to CDR, and listening at my

workplace: HAHA!). Thanks for the little tribute to Owsley....

So sad. I freakin' cried. But hey bro, I didn't write to be

maudlin or anything. Just a big Thumbs Up, and thanks SO

much for what you do out there. Truly the best best BEST

Dead show on the face of this crazy planet. ...always brings a

smile smile smile. Carry On, and thank you a million times !

Over !

Your Constant Listener, URL Grey

Cutting The Dead's Funding

2011-03-27T22:23:00.000-04:00

The efforts to preserve the recordings and history of the Grateful Dead have come under scrutiny. Believe it or not, The deficit hawks - or whatever you want to call them - believe the funding to digitize the Dead is a waste of money. We've talked about this already on Shakedown Stream, but The Atlantic Monthly magazine features an article about this issue - Atlantic Monthly.

7 Walkers - Bill Kreutzman and Papa Mali's band - are touring again and will be in Cleveland the same night that we will be premiering another episode of Shakedown Stream on mvyradio.com. The local newspaper from Cleveland had a chance to interview Billy and here's what he had to say - Cleveland.com.

Shakedown Stream

mvyradio.com & iTunes

Tuesday @ 5pm EST

"Going where the Wind blows"

"Anthem for the Bear"

2011-03-25T12:45:00.001-04:00

by Robert Hunter

Augustus Owsley Stanley the Third

being less a name than a designation,

the bearer of the appellation became,

of his own inspiration, The Bear.

Thus he became and thus remained

and every old timer worth salt has

a tale or two to tell regarding same:

of the time The Bear did this or that

incredibly singular, utterly apposite

action without apology or shame

to his own particular undying fame.

Unreachable, unteachable, aflame

in the light of his own magnificence

reflected in deeds dwarfing the achievements

of the run-of-the-mill creative sort

by a factor of ten or more,

King of Many Things was he

of mortal physiology,

the soul’s chemistry,

geography, geology,

not to mention the

applied physics of sound,

regarding which, deaf in one ear,

he pronounced stereo to be

a distraction affording only

one perfect seat in the house

upon which to work its elusive illusion

setting himself to design the world’s

most powerful hi-fi system to prove it!

One suspects that, had he but one leg

he’d have seen the advantage in that

and invented accordingly, ingeniously

and, it goes without saying, successfully.

Lovable and loving in the abstract

effusiveness was not his hold card;

his judgments swift, certain and irrevocable

the last word was his personal property.

For the few times he was wrong

there is no accounting.

Was there ever a man who changed so many

while, himself, changing so little?

A Cardinal Sign, were there ever one,

fixed like a bright white star in dark-blue heaven.

Save sentimental eulogies for lesser men

and leave it that he was King of Many Things,

of perfected personal taste and detailed opinion,

first and last a scientist and propounder

of a brand new species of reason.

No bucolic Heaven for such as Bear,

rather a Rock of Ages from where

an eagle in full flight might dare

a sudden detour into endless dawn.

Sail on, dear brother Bear, sail on

Robert Hunter

March 20, 2011

Hey Jer Bear

2011-03-22T12:55:00.000-04:00

Hey Jer Bear,

Wanted to let you know how much I'm diggin the stream. Found the podcasts about 4 month back and look forward to a new one each week. I couldn't disagree more with those who say it's too long. The format is most excellent and your comments and observations throughout are both
interesting and humorous. Whether it be a book, movie, article or some new release, you always leave me with something fresh to check out.

Keep on doing what you do my brother. Right on.
By the way, went to see "The Music Never Stopped" on Sunday and loved it. Check it out if you get the chance.

John
Glen Gardner, NJ

A smooth blend

2011-03-22T00:58:00.000-04:00

A blend of a 1st and a 2nd set of another is quite smooth. It flows easily into the current making it a delightful stream.

Thatz right, this week's Stream is a robust flavor of March Dead of '88. It all comes into the end right from the beginning.

I can see this one and also still feeling the vibe from this weeks'. Check it out - March Dead at the Meadowlands - Jersey.

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Mickey Hart Carded for I.D.

2011-03-20T22:38:00.001-04:00

It is hard to believe that after all this time, they are still carding the Dead. That's right, even after the Acid Tests, Mickey is still being carded. Looks like he still got the hook-up though. Peace Jer Bear

Posted: Thursday, 17 March 2011 10:11AM

The Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart gets carded

WASHINGTON (AP) - Being 67 and the drummer of the Grateful Dead is no excuse for Mickey Hart.

The Washington Post reports the E Street Cinema in Washington refused to serve Hart a glass of chardonnay because he didn't have ID.

Hart was in town for a screening of "The Music Never Stopped," about a man who used music to help him connect with his son with a brain tumor.

Owsley "Bear" Stanley - 1935-2011

2011-03-15T22:20:00.001-04:00

"I met Owsley at the age of eighteen. I had just left home, having run off with a Rock&Roll band. Bear, as we knew him, was one of my all-time biggest influences. Always, when I think of him, I think of the endless stuff he taught me or somehow made me realize, all stuff that I've been able to use to the benefit of countless people who probably don't know much about him or how deeply he influenced me and the rest of the band. Most important was the approach he taught me and us: Always be open and engaging - always critical and questioning, but not negatively so much as playfully. He taught me to take myself and my interests out of the picture and work with the subject under consideration so that the best deductions or conclusions are made. I guess this means working from the point of view of the higher self, though that term never came up; it was always just assumed..

Owsley "Bear" Stanley - 1935-2011

-Bob Weir

Those March Winds

2011-02-26T20:34:00.001-05:00

The March Dead of '88 - that is our theme for this month. The first episode of the month is the 2nd show of a three night run in Oakland, CA - the backyard of the Dead. This show in particular has a special guest Hamza El Din who joins Mickey and Billy on drumz in the 2nd set. This may be auspicious due to the changes we are witnessing in the middle east. Also, we will hear the 1st version of Bobby singing Dylan's "Memphis Blues Again" in the 1st set. These shows are much shorter than usual, therefore, we will be free to explore some other aspects of our favorite music.

Join me this week and every week for a review of the Grateful Dead from March of 1988. Listen for those March winds to blow our troubles away.

Shakedown Stream
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Tuesday @ 5pm EST
"...those March Winds will blow are troubles away"

Last Stop in Kansas

2011-02-20T20:56:00.000-05:00

"We are not in Kansas anymore" - actually, that is not true, we are. Shakedown Stream - a Grateful Dead radio show & podcast - streams a copious amount of Grateful Dead music every week on mvyradio.com. Sometimes, Jer Bear - the host - will devote a month to a theme (thematic Dead) so as to focus on a particular part of the 30 year jam from the San Francisco scene from the 60s.

As Ken Kesey once said, "I went into this room and ...then government said 'don't let anybody back in that room'." However, Kesey decided to open that room up to everybody and the Grateful Dead played music in that room. It's a big room.

This week we will finish up our foray into "Dead in Kansas". Our featured show this week is a 1991 show from Bonner Springs, Kansas. We will be treated to an awesome opener as Franklin's Tower continues to get its' dew this month - I think it has something to dew with Kansas.

Shakedown Stream
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Tuesday @ 5pm EST
"If you get confused, listen to the music play"

The Living Stream

2011-02-13T19:17:00.000-05:00

Hey JerBear. Great to catch up with you on facebook. Growing up as a nubile deadhead in Littleton, NH I used to listen to your show every Sunday night while in high school. I called into your show a couple of times and you were always amazed that I could hear your show outta Dartmouth way up in my neck of the woods. I tell you it truly was a miracle because the only place in the whole town your show would come in was in my bedroom. You served as an inspiration to me. While in college in Quebec I had my very own Grateful Dead show every Wednesday evening for four years. Now I'm a bit older and living down in South Florida. I haven't been to a Dead show in almost two years so listening to your broadcasts helps to keep me sane. I hope you're doing well and I look forward to listening to your podcasts. Keep on truckin' on. Derek ...

Kansas Cities ?

2011-02-09T09:33:00.001-05:00

There is a Kansas City, MO and there is Kansas City, Kansas. The city from Missouri is definitely bigger than the one from Kansas. I would have thought it to be just the opposite, but that is me. The Kansas City in Missouri has a population of 2 million, but that includes the surrounding metropolitan area of the city. As a New Englander, I would have to say that is bigger than anything we have going on here, except Boston. It also has a professional baseball team (Kansas City Royals) and a NFL football team (Kansas City Chiefs). It has the cleanest drinking water of any other city in the USA. Now that is something to be proud of – very impressive (how do they do it?). In addition, “The city is famous for 18th Street and Vine where jazz saxophone and composition legend, Charlie Parker (Charles "Yard Bird" Parker, Jr.), rehearsed in an empty lot (Wikipedia).

This week’s Stream featured show hails from Kansas City, Missouri – not Kansas. The show from 1982 is one of my favorites. The 1^st set of this show was a part of my collection that was on a Maxell UDII 45 minute cassette tape for years. Things have changed for the better and now we can hear the whole show – 1^st & 2^nd sets in all its’ glory. However, next week, we will properly get back to the Dead in Kansas theme on Shakedown Stream. Look for it, expect it, anticipate it and plan on it on mvyradio.com.

Dead in Kansas

2011-02-03T22:01:00.000-05:00

Kansas (i /ˈkænzəs/) is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name (natively kką:ze) is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south wind," although this was probably not the term's original meaning. Residents of Kansas are called "Kansans." Kansas Link

Double Header

2011-01-30T00:20:00.002-05:00

The featured show this week on Shakedown Stream will be a double feature. The vote last week was a tie - 34% to 34%. Ergo, we will hear a show from 1969 and 1979. It is only right to play both - a true Streamer's Choice. Last week I spaced out and did not have a featured show with me in the studio, but, then again, it was a tie between Modesto, CA ('69) and Kansas City, MO ('79).

It shall be a Grateful Dead music celebration. There will be plenty of streaming going on. Join us this week for another Stream of Dead

Send Healing Vibes

2011-01-25T22:24:00.000-05:00

Hey Jer Bear,

On December 10th I wrecked badly while riding my bicycle. I have know idea what caused the wreck, but I think it was just user error.

I was found laying face down, unconscious, and bleeding from my head. A passing motorist stopped and called for help. I was life-flighted to the hospital, where I was later told that I had a fractured skull, and 2 fractured vertebrae(C1+C2).

Yesterday I had a follow up visit, and the doctor told me there was no noticeable improvement(after 6 weeks). now I need to get a CT scan, but I'm uninsured, and have no money to pay for it. Everyone keeps telling me that I'm lucky to be alive, but I don't feel that way.

my only request is for prayers, and positive healing vibes from the stream. the stress of the bills, not knowing if I'm going to heal, and watching myself go broke is really gettting me down.

Keep streaming, it gives me something to look forward to every week. Love & hugs brother,

Scott

Boulder City, Nevada

BTW, if you have a Rueben & Cherise that you feel like playing, I'd love to hear it.

Streaming Oregon

2011-01-22T01:04:00.000-05:00

Hello Jerbear

I really Loved your Jan 11 show. Veneta was great. I live in Oregon and I went to that show. It really took me back. But a track you played after the show from 1-16-70 Springer's in Portland really turned me on, I lived about a mile from Springer's and my friends parents owned the place so we were there every weekend. Is there any more from that show - I sure would like to know? I have been listing to your show for about a month now, I love it - it has become part of my routine now and I really can feel the Vibe.

Keep up the great work - Bruce

Feeling the Love

2011-01-15T00:41:00.000-05:00

Jer - Bear, Feeling the love 2011!!!

Well thank you for what you do!! Your show has put me back on the team so to speak. The 12/28 show was the warm up while driving up the coast from San Diego to S.F. Listening to the killer Elvin Bishop / Jerry jam that got me pumped up, and ready for the 30/31st New Year’s Shows.

Then these shows were the tapered performance…. What an experience (By the way) the 30th being my birthday ….which was my girlfriends gift to me. The 31st show that included a parade lead by an elephant and a trailing dancing bear, all to be followed by a great countdown to New Years, then into a “we love you” ? A song that I had never herd before!!!!. These shows all left us smiling and happy. Feeling the love, heading further into a New Year.

Then the cool down, your show on 1/4/11 the replaying of some of the NYE music we had just listened to and the Raven all while returning home to San Diego. I just want to say thank you for your time and your show . Double twist when you hit the air.

Streaming Healing Music

2011-01-11T22:56:00.000-05:00

Dear Jerbear,

I'm a native Californian, 29 years old, living in New Zealand. I've been listening to your show since November and absolutely love it. Kiwis don't really know who the Dead are, and having this show to tune into really brings a piece of home and our culture back into my heart.

In December, I had what was supposed to be a minor ankle surgery for a very rare disease. I'm a month into recovery, and for the first 15 days I was completely laid up. I really feel I would have lost my mind had it not been for your show. It never ceased to put a smile on my face even during the most tumultuous times of the healing process. I'm a firm believer in a positive mind leads to improved physical healing. The musical therapy has worked wonders and continues to do so. Thanks a bunch and keep up the good
work.

Sincerely, Will

Vote for Cosmic Joy

2011-01-05T21:33:00.002-05:00

It is a "A Streamer's Choice" this month. January 2011 offers the deadicated listeners of the Grateful Dead to choose the featured show this week on mvyradio's Shakedown Stream. Vote for one of the four Dead shows from the summer of 1982. The most popular show will magically delight our musical funny bones and scratch our aching hearts with cosmic love music.

What will happen? who knows? Most of the universe is made up of stuff that we've never seen. Crazy, why oh why is so much stuff concealed from us humans? Some say Shakedown Stream has a way of unlocking the forgotten mystic joy bones so we can ride on that Dark Star.

Only way one to find out - click on Shakedown Stream every week and remember what you always knew. Peace - Jer Bear