Grateful Dead Frequently Asked Questions

[Last update: January 14, 1993]

This article includes answers to:

    1)  What are the Official Grateful Dead Hotline numbers?
    2)  How do I order tickets by mail?
    3)  How did the Grateful Dead get their name?
    4)  How did Jerry lose his finger ?
    5)  Where did the Dancing Bears come from?
    6)  What is a Tape Tree and how does it work?
    7)  Who makes the Net-Head T-shirts and how do I get one?
    8)  What is Dead-Flames?
    9)  What is the Well?
   10)  What is Dead Base and how do I get one?
   11)  What is that weird thing that Mickey plays during Space?
   12)  Which are some classic shows for tape collectors?
   13)  What does BIODTL mean (and other abbreviations or FQA's)?
   14)  Is there a GD discography?
   15)  What radio stations carry the Grateful Dead Hour, and when?
   16)  Is there an archive of stuff from the net?
   17)  Whatever happened to Owsley?
   18)  What are mailing lists, and how do I subscribe to them?
   19)  Upcoming confirmed tour dates.
   20)  Is it OK to post rumors?
   21)  What are some topics that have caused "flame wars" in the past?
   22)  What should I do if I see a post from Jerry or Bob or Phil, etc.?
   23)  What is Stak-O-Dead and where can I get one?

If you have suggestions or corrections for any of these answers,
please send them to bs810@cleveland.freenet.edu


1)  What are the Official Grateful Dead Hotline numbers?
    ----------------------------------------------------
    West Coast: 415-457-6388	Mail Order:  415-457-TIKS
    East Coast: 201-SHIPS00		     415-457-8457
                201-744-7700

    Ticket Problems:      415-457-8034  M-F 11am - 5pm PST
    Merchandise Info:     415-898-4453
    To order merchandise: 800-CAL-DEAD


2)  How do I order tickets by mail?
    -------------------------------
    The Grateful Dead Ticket Service (GDTS) is set up for ordering Grateful
    Dead tickets direct by mail, bypassing the monopolized TicketMaster.

    Here's how it works:  Basically the Dead have a Spring, Summer, and Fall
    tour run, as well as New Year's and assorted other concerts (though these
    are usually in California).  Approximately two months before each tour,
    GDTS will announce on the hotline [see #1] the shows and their mail order
    dates.  Each tour may be broken up into several different mail order dates
    for different shows.  This fragmentation is done so GDTS can process the
    thousands of requests over a period of time.  Typically, the hotline
    message will be four days before the actual mail order date, meaning you
    have four days to get your order (and money!) together.  For Spring Tour
    1993, part I was announced on December 23, and the mail order date was
    December 28, 1992;  Part II was announced December 23, with its mail
    order date January 11, 1993.

    [Note: For this year's Spring Tour, the m.o. instructions included a
     non-standard request, that being the placement of "Spring Tour Part I"
     or "Spring Tour Part II" after GDTS in the address that you send the
     m.o. too.  Since it's not standard, its not included in the following
     examples. If it becomes a standard practice I'll update it then.]

    GDTS mail orders are processed on a first come, first served basis by the
    date your order was POSTMARKED.  However, if there are more postmarked
    orders for the first mail order date than tickets, GDTS will collect all
    those ticket orders and employ a random selection process for filling
    orders.  The key here is to get your mail order postmarked on the first
    day of mail order for the show you want.  For example, if the mail order
    date is December 28, go to your post office and have a postal employee
    hand postmark your order on that day.  Remember:  it's illegal for the
    post office to postmark any date other than the current day.

    The instructions for mail order are described below.  I cannot stress
    enough to EXACTLY follow the instructions:  if your order is wrong in
    any way, you WON'T get your tickets, unless someone at GDTS is feeling
    charitable that day.

    **Example: Joe Deadhead wants to order two tickets to all shows
               for the Knickerbocker in Albany, New York.  The spring
               dates are for March 27, 28, and 29.

    Items needed:

    0) Inside #10 envelope addressed to you.
       This is the envelope that your tickets will be mailed back to
       you in. Do not put any information on the outside of this envelope
       other than your name and the address your tickets are to be mailed
       to, and the necessary postage.

    0) Outside #10 envelope, addressed to GDTS.

       Inside the #10 envelope:
            1) 3x5 Index card
            2) Money order for tickets [and registered mail fee]
            3) #10 return envelope for tickets

        Please include your name, return address, the dates and # of
        tickets for each on the OUTSIDE of your order.
        The address to send your order to is:

            Grateful Dead Ticket Sales - Name of Concert
            P.O. Box C-S 8190       (x is usually a 5 or a 9; here it is a 9)
            San Rafael, CA 94912

        this address occasionally changes, always confirm it before
        ordering, by calling the mail order hotline (415) 457-8457.

        Example #10 outer envelope:
	---------------------------
          Joe Deadhead                                        (Postage Stamp)
          12345 Terrapin Way
          Big River, TN 01812

                  Grateful Dead Ticket Sales - Albany [2-3/27, 2-3/28, 2-3/29]
                  P.O. Box C-S 8190
                  San Rafael,  CA  94912

    1)  Index Card:

        A 3x5 index card-NOT PAPER!-, any other size will not fit in our
        files and may get lost.  On this 3x5 card, write in the upper
        left hand corner:
            Your FULL NAME
            Your Address
            Your Area Code and Phone Number
            Work number (optional)

        In the middle of the card, put how many for which date.
        Put your ticket request by preference:

            -if you want tapers tickets make sure to write TAPER
             next to you request
            -Specify GENERAL ADMISSION or RESERVED SEATING if this
             option is available, or;
            -ANYTHING AVAILABLE- as your last preference is the best
             way to ensure that you get something instead of nothing.

        Example 3x5 Index card:
	-----------------------
          Joe Deadhead
          12345 Terrapin Way
          Big River, TN  01812
          H - (325) 458-0989
          W - (325) 466-0954

                            Albany 3/27 - 2 tickets @ 27.50 = $ 55.00
                            Albany 3/28 - 2 tickets @ 27.50 = $ 55.00
                            Albany 3/29 - 2 tickets @ 27.50 = $ 55.00
          (TAPER/GA/RES/ANYTHING AVAILABLE) registered mail = $  6.25
                                                              --------
                                                              $171.25 enclosed

          Note that if you don't want to be so verbose that it is
          OK to just specify the tickets and preferences and not the
          math part.


     2)  Payment.

         Total up all your tickets.  GDTS recommends you have your tickets
         sent back via registered mail.  GDTS will take care of the registered
         mail:  all you need to do is include the registered mail cost of
         $6.25 in your money order.

         GDTS will ONLY accept either a US POST OFFICE or AMERICAN EXPRESS
         money order.  NO OTHER MONEY ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!

         Make payable to:   GRATEFUL DEAD TICKET SALES-CONCERT NAME for the
         exact amount.  Make sure your name and address are on the money
         order.  Keep your receipt!! If your order is not filled, your payment
         will be returned to you.

         No personal checks or cash EVER!!

         Note that the total amount on the postal money order MUST BE EXACT!
         Since the ticket office may receive more requests than there are
         tickets, correct requests will be processed first, and you may miss
         out.  Numerous rejections have occurred due to errors like incorrect
	 dollar amount, no stamps, etc.

         Example:
	 --------
           Joe wants two tickets to each Albany show, and each Albany
           ticket is $27.50.  The registered mail fee is $6.25.

           Payment = ( 6 tickets * $27.50 ) + ( 6.25 Registered Mail fee )
                   = 165.00 + 6.25
                   = 171.25

           Make out money order to GRATEFUL DEAD TICKET SALES - ALBANY
           for $171.25, with Joe's name and address.  Joe keeps the
           receipt.

         **** CANADIAN MAIL ORDER ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS ****

         If you are ordering from Canada, here are some helpful instructions:

         Ticket prices are the same, of course, only in US dollars.  There is
         only one option for canadian orders: canadian postal money orders
         in u.s. currency.  THERE IS NO OTHER ACCEPTED FORM OF PAYMENT (i.e.,
         no american express money orders as is ok in the u.s.).

         Have your mail hand-stamped by the canadian postal workers.

         Instead of putting stamps on your return envelope (SASE), enclose
         with your SASE an international postal coupon.  I've been told
         that GDTS will accept one of these as equivalent to one u.s. first
         class postage stamp.  Be sure to add the equivalent additional
         amount in coupons if you are ordering more than 8 tickets.

         Since your mail is passing through two postal and border systems
         IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REGISTER YOUR MAIL.  The price
         is the same as for american orders ($6.25); just add this amount
         to your canadian money order.

         Finally, your order will take a little longer than an american
         order because of the border and postal issues, but it does work!

         [Thanks to joseph muller - JMULLER@SSCvax.CIS.McMaster.CA]


     3)  #10 Return Envelope:

         Include a #10 sized self-addressed, stamped envelope for your
         tickets.  This envelope can be folded in 3 to fit in the outside
         envelope.  Please do NOT decorate your return envelope with Grateful
         Dead art or mention of tickets:  it only invites theft (e.g. -
         Tickets Enclosed).  GDTS loves and displays the artistic and colorful
         incoming order envelopes!!!

	 Return Postage:	$.29 for 1-8 tix
        			$.52 for 9-16 tix

	 Do not add extra postage.  Remember:  the registered mail fee does
	 NOT include postage, so you must put a stamp on your return envelope.


         Example #10 return envelope:
	 ----------------------------
           [Note: No address for GDTS.                      (Postage Stamp)
            They have a stamper.]

                                  Joe Deadhead
                                  12345 Terrapin Way
                                  Big River, TN  01812

    Other Rules:

        One order per envelope and one order per person.  Each person must
        fill out their own order.  Duplicate orders of any kind will cause
        disqualification of all involved orders.  For example, if 3 concerts
        are announced in the same venue, you may order the max. number of
        tickets to all 3 concerts in one envelope, unless GDTS states
        otherwise.  Mixed orders or orders for more than one city in one
        envelope will not be accepted.  All orders will be filled on a "first
        come, first served" basis by date postmark, NOT by when GDTS receives
        them.

        NO METERED MAIL, EXPRESS MAIL, OR FEDERAL EXPRESS ACCEPTED!!

        Make sure your envelopes are stamped.  Postal employees may by
        habit meter your mail if you don't watch them.  Express Mail and
	Federal Express are never accepted and are a waste of your money.

        If GDTS decides to do a random selection mail order, they will
        announce it on the hotline before hand.  If GDTS receives more
        mail postmarked the first day than they have tickets for, then
        the mail order automatically changes to random selection.

        The mail order hotline (415) 457-8457 will give the correct
        information and address to mail for tickets.  Do not use any other
        address or your request will not be filled!!  If the hotline
        instructions are different from the above, then always follow the
        hotline instructions or your order may be rejected.

    Please write to GDTS with any suggestions, problems, praise or
    complaints at:

        Grateful Dead Ticket Sales
        P.O. Box  9812
        San Rafael, CA  94912

    DON'T SEND TICKET REQUESTS TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS, THEY WILL BE RETURNED!
    [P.S. Notification from GDTS, be it tix or a rejection notice, almost
     always comes before tix actually go on-sale at a local outlet.  If ya
     find yourself still waiting to hear and the on-sale date is fast
     approaching, say 4-5 days away, don't panic, just give 'em a ring at
     the ticket problem # listed above in question 1.  They're usu. very
     helpful if it comes to that.]

3)  How did they get the name?
    --------------------------
    One story is that they were rummaging through a dictionary at Phil's
    parents house and came across the entry for Grateful Dead.  However,
    there is another story that says Jerry suggested the name after
    reading this quote:

        We now return our souls to the creator,
        as we stand on the edge of eternal darkness.
        Let our chant fill the void
        in order that others may know.
        In the land of the night
        the ship of the sun
        is drawn by the grateful dead.

        -- Egyptian Book of the Dead


4)  How did Jerry lose his finger ?
    -------------------------------------------------------
    His brother accidentally chopped it off with an axe when
    they were children.


5)  Where did the Dancing Bears come from?
    --------------------------------------
    The bears were used on blotter acid produced by Owsley.  Owsley's
    nickname was Bear, the logo is a (registered?) trademark, and it
    appears in the Bear's Choice cover art.


6)  What is a Tape Tree and how does it work?
    -----------------------------------------
    Somebody offers a tape(seed).  Someone volunteers to be the administrator
    of the tree, and thus "run" it. If the administrator is not going to be
    the "root", it's a good idea to know who will be ahead of time, or find
    someone who is willing to be. After consultation with the seed, the
    administrator posts a message to the net soliciting applications to be on
    the tree. The first person(root) (maybe the offerer, maybe the
    administrator, maybe not) who actually gets the seed tape makes
    up to 5 copies and sends them out to 5 people (branches), each of those
    people make up to 5 copies and send them out to either other branches,
    or to leaves (who make no copies), etc., until everybody who signed up
    gets a copy.  The person structuring the tree ("administrator") may or
    may
    not be the person who provides the original tape ("seed") or the person
    who makes the initial 5 copies ("root").  To get on, you send mail to the
    administrator following a posting.  When on, you make up to 5 tapes
    for people below you (if you're a "branch"), or none (if you're a
    "leaf").  You send the person above you either other tapes in trade,
    or blanks if you can't trade.  IMHO, if trading, each person pays
    postage one way.  If sending blanks, you pay postage both ways.

    For most current or recent shows, the seed usually provides a DAT tape,
    and therefore it's a good idea for the root to have DAT capabilities
    as well, thus enabling most people to get high quality, low-generation
    analogs.

    There is no payment for this service, ever.  Don't do business with
    anyone who wants payment for taping.  Most heads are only too happy
    to make copies for anyone who asks.

    Q:  I don't have two decks (or a dual deck).  Can I still be on the
        tape tree without making copies for other people?

    A:  If you cannot make copies for others you are considered a "leaf" on
        the tree, and will be assigned to a "branch" of the tree, that is,
        someone who can make copies.

    Q:  Does it matter if I have a dubbing cassette deck instead of two
        separate decks for making copies?

    A:  Many dubbing decks are cheap and do not do a good job on quality
        when making a copy of a tape, partly because the consumer companies
        don't think people will notice the difference...NOT.  Deadheads are
        audiophiles.  The reason you are on a tree is:  1) You REALLY want
        the shows and, 2) You want the best possible quality tape you can
        get for a free recording.  There ARE dubbing decks out there that
        do a good job, but cost more and are usually worth it (both Sony
        and Denon make good high-end dubbing decks).  If you have a dubbing
        deck, NEVER, repeat, NEVER use the high speed dub when you are
        making a copy for someone.  Why?  You will reduce the quality of
        the tape, for the person you are making it for and any copies they
        will make.  Always make the best quality tapes you can with the
        equipment you have on hand.

        When a tree is started the administrator will want to know what
        equipment you have (brand, type, number of heads, etc...).  This
        information is needed so that when the administrator sets up the tree
        everyone gets the best possible recording they can get, no matter
        what
        type of equipment you may have.

    Q:  What should I set my recording levels at?

    A:  Recording levels are really a function of the deck and the
        type of tape being used.  For instance, you can probably
        set the peaks at +5 dB for metal tapes, but at +3 dB for
        high bias tapes.  The key here is to KNOW YOUR DECK. The
        suggestion is to try different tapes and choose the one that
        works best with your deck.  My preference for recording tapes
        (depending on the source) are the new Maxell XLIIS tapes.

    Q:  If you miss the request cuttoff date for the tree, is there
        any way to get on the tree?

    A:  In general, no.  You can try sending mail to somebody who's
        making fewer than 5 copies, and ask if he'll make you one.
        Often, the tree administrator will indicate people who've
        offered to make more copies than they've been assigned.
        You'll probably have better luck doing this if you offer to
        trade.

    Q:  When everybody trades tapes on the net, what is the customary
        way everybody does this?

    A:  Generally, by trade.  You offer a tape to somebody and ask
        for a list of what you can get in return, and choose something.
        If you are going to be doing a lot of trading, you should get
        on the tapehead mailing list (send mail to
        tape-heads-request@fuggles.acc.virginia.edu and ask to be added
        to that list).
        Also common on the net is a posting requesting a tape of a
        particular show, and offering to trade from your collection of
        ### hours of tapes, or offering blanks if you cant make tapes.

7)  Who makes the Net-Head T-shirts and how do I get one?
    -----------------------------------------------------
    Maya hasn't done them more often than once a year (and I don't blame
    her), so don't expect another offer until next fall, if at all.  Nethead
    shirts are a labor of love for Maya, not an obligation.


8)  What is Dead-Flames?
    --------------------
    A mailing list that is the equivalent of rec.music.gdead.
    Everything read in dead-flames is also read in rec.music.gdead and
    vice-versa (except for those things posted to rec.music.gdead with a
    restricted distribution that prevents them from reaching the node that
    dead-flames originates from).  Dead-flames is digestified, each mail
    message may contain many postings.  Each message is about 600-700 lines
    long (about 24K characters).

    Even if you don't receive dead-flames, you can post to both dead-flames
    and rec.music.gdead using email.  Dead-flames is handy for those who do
    not get usenet.news, for those who do get usenet.news but have a slow
    feed, or even for those who have reading, but not posting, privleges
    for usenet.news.

    The following is the standard info that's always tacked on to each
    dead-flames digest:

    ** FOR YOUR REFERENCE **

    The service addresses, to which questions about the list itself and
    requests to be added to or deleted from it should be directed, are
    as follows:

    Internet: Dead-Flames-Request@Virginia.EDU
              Dead-Flames-Request@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU
    BITNET:   DF-Req@Virginia
    UUCP:     ...!uunet!virginia!dead-flames-request

    You can send mail to the entire list (and rec.music.gdead) via one
    of these addresses:

    Internet: Dead-Flames@Virginia.EDU
              Dead-Flames@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU
    BITNET:   D-Flames@Virginia
    UUCP:     ...!uunet!virginia!dead-flames


9)  What is the Well?
    -----------------
    The Well is the Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, a public access computer
    network based in Sausalito, California.  David Gans hosts several
    Grateful Dead related conferences on the Well.


10) What is DeadBase and how do I get one?
    --------------------------------------
    DeadBase is a deadhead-originated manual which contains extensive set
    lists, statistics, venue info, facts and opinion on twenty-seven years of
    Grateful Dead magic; it is an invaluable resource for any Deadhead.

    DeadBase '91 includes the year's setlist for both GarciaBase and WeirBase.

    DeadBase VI is out.  It is available in either Hard Cover or Soft Cover,
    is complete through the end of 1991, and includes a Garciabase and Weir-
    base.

    Note all prices are in US dollars.
    (Note: I have not been able to verify any of these with the Deadbase
     people myself, but believe they are correct. -EN)

           Pages  Book Rate  Priority
    DB '88  128    10.00      12.00
    DB '89  192    12.00      14.00
    DB '90  224	   12.00      14.00
    DB '91  224    12.00      14.00
    DB '88/89/90/91 (set of 4 annual editions)
		   38.00      42.00
    DB V    502    26.00      29.00
    DB VI   564	   27.00      30.00(assume this is for the SoftCover, see
                                    below for additional pricing on VI.)

    Make check payable to DeadBase.
    send to:
        DeadBase Orders
        P.O. Box 499
        Hanover, NH 03755

    Also, Ken Hays @ Terrapin Tapes has the Deadbases.  The advantage to
    this is that you may order them by phone and pay with plastic(Visa/MC).
    There is no surcharge for ordering through Ken.
    The phone number for Terrapin Tapes is 800-677-8650.

            (Priority-UPS)
    DB 88      12.00
    89 or 90   14.00
    88/89&90   32.00
    V          29.00
    VI  (soft) 30.00 (hardcover) 42.00

   [note: Terrapin Tapes uses Priority only (UPS).  Also, at the risk of
          sounding like an advertisement, Ken tells me that they'll beat
          anybody's price on Maxells/TDK's by at least 5%.  If ya find out
          different, lemme know.:)]


11) What is that weird thing that Mickey plays during Space?
    --------------------------------------------------------
    It is called "The Beam", a long aluminum I-beam with twelve piano
    strings streched along its length; the vibration of the strings is
    sensed by a very large magnetic pickup.  The sound is amplified
    through Myers speakers and sub-woofers, whose loudness can be varied
    with a foot-pedal allowing a controlled degree of acoustic feedback.
    The best example of the Beam is on the Rythm Devil's "The Apocalypse
    Now Sessions".  The Beam is used heavily, but most notably on the
    track, "Napalm for Breakfast".  Pittsburgh 06/26/88, Shoreline
    06/16/90, and Buffalo 06/06/92 are good examples of the Beam in concert.


12) Which are some classic shows for tape collectors?
    -------------------------------------------------
    How about (these are just suggestions):

    03/25/66 - Trouper's Hall		11/19/66 - Fillmore Aud.
    11/29/66 - The Matrix               02/14/68 - Carousel Ballroom
    08/24/68 - Shrine Aud.           	10/30/68 - Mickey & The Hartbeats
    03/01/69 - Fillmore West		12/12/69 - Thelma Theatre
    02/11/70 - Fillmore East		02/13/70 - Fillmore East
    02/14/70 - Fillmore East		05/02/70 - Harpur College
    05/06/70 - M.I.T.			09/20/70 - Fillmore East
    02/18/71 - Portchester		04/08/71 - Boston Music Hall
    04/28/71 - Fillmore East            04/29/71 - Fillmore East
    07/02/71 - Fillmore West            12/10/71 - Fox Theatre
    12/14/71 - Ann Arbor		07/26/72 - Portland
    08/21/72 - BCT			08/27/72 - Veneta
    02/09/73 - Maples Pavilion		05/26/73 - Kezar Stadium
    06/10/73 - RFK			11/10/73 - Winterland
    12/02/73 - Boston			02/24/74 - Winterland
    05/19/74 - Portland, OR             06/18/74 - Louisville
    06/26/74 - Providence               06/28/74 - Boston
    10/19/74 - Winterland               10/20/74 - Winterland
    06/03/76 - Portland                 10/09/76 - Oakland
    02/26/77 - San Bernardino           03/18/77 - Winterland
    04/27/77 - Passaic, NJ              05/08/77 - Cornell
    05/09/77 - Buffalo			06/09/77 - Winterland
    10/02/77 - Portland, OR             12/29/77 - Winterland
    01/22/78 - Eugene, OR               07/08/78 - Red Rocks
    10/21/78 - Winterland		11/24/78 - Passaic, NJ
    12/31/78 - Winterland               10/27/79 - Cape Cod
    11/01/79 - Nassau			12/01/79 - Pittsburgh
    12/26/79 - Oakland			05/11/80 - Portland, ME
    09/02/80 - Rocheste                 05/06/81 - Nassau
    05/16/81 - Cornell                  09/26/81 - Buffalo
    10/16/81 - Milk Weg                 12/31/81 - Oakland Auditorium
    04/06/82 - Philly			04/18/82 - Hartford
    04/19/82 - Baltimore                04/16/83 - Brendan Byrne
    04/17/83 - Brendan Byrne            06/18/83 - Saratoga
    09/06/83 - Red Rocks                09/11/83 - Santa Fe
    10/11/83 - MSG                      07/13/84 - Greek Theatre
    07/22/84 - Ventura  		10/12/84 - Augusta
    10/20/84 - Syracuse                 11/02/84 - BCT
    06/14/85 - Greek Theatre            06/24/85 - Cincinnati
    09/07/85 - Red Rocks                09/15/85 - Chula Vista
    11/01/85 - Richmond                 03/20/86 - Hampton
    12/27/86 - Oakland                  04/04/87 - Worcester
    06/20/87 - Greek                    06/26/87 - Alpine Valley
    07/06/87 - Pittsburgh               07/08/87 - Roanoke
    09/18/87 - MSG                      12/31/87 - Oakland
    03/17/88 - HJ Kaiser		03/27/88 - Hampton
    06/30/88 - Rochester		07/02/88 - Oxford Plains
    09/03/88 - Cap Centre		04/02/89 - Pittsburgh
    06/21/89 - Shoreline                07/12/89 - RFK
    07/17/89 - Alpine Valley		10/09/89 - Hampton
    10/16/89 - Brendan Byrne		03/29/90 - Nassau
    07/12/90 - RFK			09/16/90 - MSG
    09/19/90 - MSG			09/20/90 - MSG
    10/27/90 - Paris			12/12/90 - Denver
    12/31/90 - Oakland                  03/21/91 - Cap Centre
    04/01/91 - Greensboro               05/12/91 - Shoreline
    06/14/91 - RFK                      06/17/91 - Giants Stadium
    08/16/91 - Shoreline                09/10/91 - MSG
    09/26/91 - Boston		        10/31/91 - Oakland
    12/28/91 - Oakland                  03/09/92 - Cap Centre
    03/20/92 - Hamilton                 05/31/92 - Las Vegas
    06/20/92 - RFK                      12/13/92 - Oakland?

[Always feel free to email me any additions - EN]

13) What does BIODTL mean (and other common abbreviations or FQA's)?
    -------------------------------------------------------
    Here are a few:

    AKA: 	Also Known As (sometimes written "a/k/a")
    AWBYGN:    	And We Bid You Good Night
    BCT:	Berkeley Community Theatre
    BG:		Bill Graham
		Boston Garden
    BGP:       	Bill Graham Presents
    BIODTL:	Beat It On Down The Line
    BTW:        Black Throated Wind
		By The Way
    DDN:        Dupree's Diamond News
    FAQ:	Frequently Asked Questions
    FOAF:	Friend Of A Friend
    FOTD:       Friend of the Devil
    FQA:	Frequently Questioned Acronyms
    FTR:       	For The Record
    FWIW:      	For What It's Worth
    FYI:	For Your Information
    GD:		Grateful Dead (of course;-)
    GDH:	Grateful Dead Hour
    GDM:	Grateful Dead Merchandising
    GDTRFB:    	Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
    GDTS:	Grateful Dead Ticket Sales
    IJWTS:	I Just Want To Say
    IKYR:	I Know You Rider
    ITALTLITATTC:
		It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
    IMHO:       In My H{umble, onest} Opinion
    IMNSHM:	In My Not So Humble Opinion
    IMO:	In My Opinion
    JAPD:       Just Another Picky Deadhead
    JBG:       	Johnny B. Goode
    JGAB:	Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band
    JGB:       	Jerry Garcia Band
    LDR:	Long Distance Relationship
    LJBF:	Let's Just Be Friends
    LLR:	Looks Like Rain
    LSD:	LySergic acid Diethylamide
    LTGTR:      Let The Good Times Roll
    MIDI:	Musical Instrument Digital Interface
    MO:		Mail Order
    MSG:	Madison Square Garden
		MonoSodium Glutamate
    MSWS:      	Man Smart, Woman Smarter
    NFA:       	Not Fade Away
    NSB:	New Speedway Boogie
    NYE:	New Year's Eve
    ODC:        Obligatory Dead Content
    OFTV:	One From The Vault
    OMSN:       One More Saturday Night
    OTOH:	On The Other Hand
    PITB:       Playing In The Band
    RSVP:	Repondez, S'il Vous Plait (French for "please reply")
    SASE:	Self Addressed Stamped Envelope
    SIOFWTMBA:	Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
    SO:		Significant Other
    SOTM:       Standing On The Moon
    SPAC:	Saratoga Performing Arts Center
    SSAE:	Stamped, Self-Addressed Envelope
    SYF:        Steal Your Face, Space Your Face
    TANSTAAFL:	There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
    TLEO:       They Love Each Other
    TWLWMYD:    That's What Love Will Make Ya Do
    TWYDTTYD:   The Way Ya Do The Things Ya Do
    UJB:	Uncle John's Band
    VLDR:	Very Long Distance Relationship
    VOTC:       Victim Or The Crime
    WALSTIB:    What A Long Strange Trip It's Been
    WELL:	Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
    WRT:	With Regard To (sometimes written "w/r/t")
    YATG:	Yet Another Ticket Grovel


14) Is there a GD discography?
    --------------------------
    Yes.  Compiled by Ihor W. Slabicky (iws@sgfb.ssd.ray.com), it is an
    attempt to summarize the Grateful Dead's history on vinyl, film, and
    paper.  It currently contains information on some 282 albums, 95
    singles, 87 movies/tv shows/videos/ads, 44 books, and 12 song books
    where the band and/or members of the band appear.  It should be
    available through the deadserv archive.  Ihor posts updated versions
    of the discography to rec.music.gdead/dead-flames once or twice a
    year.


15) What radio stations carry the Grateful Dead Hour, and when?
    -----------------------------------------------------------

GRATEFUL DEAD HOUR
National broadcast schedule as of November 23, 1992

KBRW-FM         Barrow AK                 Friday 10pm
KYUK-AM    580	Bethel AK
KRBD-FM  105.9  Ketchikan AK
WQPR-FM   88.7  Muscle Shoals AL          Friday midnight
WUAL-FM   91.5  Tuscaloosa/Bham AL        Friday midnight
KZON-FM  101.5  Phoenix AZ                Monday 11pm      <- starting 11/2
KXCI-FM   91.3  Tucson AZ                 Friday midnight
KHSU-FM   90.5  Arcata CA                 Tuesday 10pm
KPFA-FM   94.1  Berkeley CA               Wednesday 8 pm
KLSX-FM   97.1  Los Angeles CA            Sunday 11pm
KRFD-FM   99.9  Sacramento CA             Saturday 6pm
KRQR-FM   97.3  San Francisco CA          Monday 10pm
KGNU-FM   88.5  Boulder CO                Saturday 8pm
KSUT-FM   91.3  Ignacio CO                Saturday 11pm
WHCN-FM  105.9  Hartford CT               Saturday 11pm
WCXR-FM  105.9  Washington, DC            Tuesday midnight
WJCT-FM   89.9  Jacksonville FL           Friday 11pm     < - NEW TIME
WZTA-FM   94.9  Miami FL                  Sunday 11pm
KIPO-FM   89.3  Honolulu HI               Sunday 8pm
KFMG-FM  103.3  Des Moines IA             Sunday 6pm
KRUI-FM   89.7  Iowa City IA              Sunday 5pm
KBSU-FM   90.3  Boise ID                  Friday 11pm
WEFT-FM   90.1  Champaign IL              Monday 6pm
WXRT-FM   93.1  Chicago IL                Sunday 9pm
WGLT-FM   89.1  Normal IL                 Saturday 4pm
WBCN-FM  104.1  Boston MA                 Monday midnight
KUMD-FM  103.3  Duluth MN                 Saturday 4pm
KTCZ-FM   97.1  Minneapolis MN            Sunday 10pm
KOPN-FM   89.5  Columbia MO               Friday 7pm
KKFI-FM   90.1  Kansas City MO            Friday 10pm     <- new time
KMNR-FM   89.7  Rolla MO                  Saturday midnight
KDHX-FM   88.1  St. Louis MO              Saturday 11pm
WXRC-FM   95.7  Charlotte NC              Sunday 11pm
WZZU-FM   93.9  Raleigh NC                Sunday 11pm
KZRR-FM   94.1  Albuquerque NM            Wednesday 9pm
KTHX-FM  101.7  Reno NV                   Sunday 8pm
WGR-FM    96.9  Buffalo NY                Sunday 11pm
WNEW-FM  102.7  New York NY               Monday midnight
WPDH-FM  101.5  Poughkeepsie NY           Sunday 11pm
WMAX-FM  106.7  Rochester NY              Sunday 10pm
WRPI-FM   91.5  Troy NY                   Wednesday 7:30 pm
WWCD-FM  101.1  Columbus OH               Sunday 8pm        <-starts 12/6
KMUN-FM   91.9  Astoria OR                Thursday 3:30pm
KSBA-FM   88.5  Coos Bay OR               Saturday 8pm
KSKF-FM   90.9  Klamath Falls OR          Saturday 8pm
KSMF-FM   89.1  Medford OR                Saturday 8pm
WMMR-FM   93.3  Philadelphia PA           Tuesday 11pm
WDUQ-FM   90.5  Pittsburgh PA             Sunday 8pm
WXAC-FM   91.3  Reading PA                Sunday 10pm
WZZZ-FM   95.7  Scranton PA               Sunday 7pm
WRLT-FM  100.1  Nashville TN              Monday 10pm
KGSR-FM  107.1  Austin TX                 Saturday midnight
WCVE-FM   88.9  Richmond VA               Saturday 11:30pm
WROV-FM   96.3  Roanoke VA                Sunday 7pm
WKOC-FM   93.7  Virginia Beach VA         Monday midnight
WIZN-FM  106.7  Burlington VT             Sunday 10pm
KBCS-FM   91.3  Seattle WA                Tuesday 10pm
KUWR-FM   91.9  Laramie WY                Saturday 11pm

Y95       95.3  Hamilton/Toronto, Ont     Monday 1am

submitted to rec.music.gdead by:	David Gans	tnf@well.sf.ca.us
			               {apple,pacbell,hplabs,ucbvax}!well!tnf

Eternal thanx to David for the kind sounds of the Dead Hour.

16) Is there an archive of material from the net?
    ---------------------------------------------
    Note: New archive site is gdead.berkeley.edu (128.32.213.24)

    The gdead site at berkeley has all sorts of goodies, including
    ibm/mac/Next stuff, discography, gdhours, graphics, setlists,
    stats, tape-label programs, tye-dye info, sounds, music tabs,
    site-layouts, etc. There is also some stuff at ftp.apple.com in
    pub/gdeadstuff  Additionally, some guitar tabulations
    can be found at ftp.nevada.edu in pub/guitar/Grateful_Dead

    For those who don't know, gdead.berkeley.edu is an anonymous
    ftp site for Dead-related stuff.  Just "ftp gdead.berkeley.edu"
    and use "anonymous" as a user name.  Help is avalible with the
    "help" command.

    no ftp access:  email ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com, help as message body.

    There are a few things you should know if you have never anonymous
    ftp(ed) before.  First, in order for you to access the ftp site
    you must be on the internet; I assume you are.  Second, your site
    must be using the name server (which comes with the internet feed).
    Third, you must be familiar with anonymous ftp procedures.  I'll
    address each of these concerns.

    Note: This session was done ftp'ing the old archive site.  I've kept
    it in and changed the appropriate addresses because it's an example of
    a FTP session done with UNIX-based equipment.  I additionally added
    a session I had with the new site from a VAX below. As always, email
    any corrections or suggestions, bs810@cleveland.freenet.edu

    Assuming you are on the internet you should not have any problems
    getting through to gdead.berkeley.edu. I am not sure of the
    situation of people with pc-modem packages, that is to say I don't
    know where they get the dead_flames feed from or how they do connect
    into the internet (so I can't really help these people.) However
    being on a ...com (or .edu) address you should be "dialed in dude" :)

    Anyway if your site is not running the name server you will have to
    give the literal IP address for gdead.berkeley.edu. A name
    server is a bit of software that automagically looks up the IP
    address associated with the name of the computer you are trying to
    send mail to, or connect to. The other thing to keep in mind is the
    type of equipment both sites are using.  Ideally both computers will
    be UNIX machines. ftp is a UNIX thing, and who knows what to do if you
    aren't on a UNIX box. [It all works about the same on VAX/VMS, though
    you may have to type in >user< to get the Name prompt:] The following
    insert is a file transfer protcol (ftp) session I had with
    gdead.berkeley.edu where I logged in and sent a file back to my own
    machine.  Note everything inside the >< is what I typed in response to
    the prompts.  Don't actually type in the >< when you use this as an
    example.

    Anything inside the () are comments to help you understand.
    Hope this helps. Also I'm assuming most people reading this far are
    complete novices at this, so this is why I'm explaining in such detail.

(session begins.)
(If this does not work you will have to try the IP address number for the
machine.)
(try typing >ftp 128.32.213.24<)
Connected to gdead.berkeley.EDU.
220 ??? FTP server (Version 4.1 Tue Apr 10 05:15:32 PDT 1990) ready.
Name (gdead.berkeley.edu:mpg): >anonymous<
331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
Password:>(type in your login name here e.g. mpg Your typing will not appear
on
Password:>screen)<
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
ftp> >ls<
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls (0 bytes).
bin
etc
init
lost+found
pub
shlib
226 Transfer complete.
47 bytes received in 8e-06 seconds (5.7e+03 Kbytes/s)
ftp> >cd pub<
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> >cd gdead<
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> >ls<
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls (0 bytes).
ps
stakodead
tape-lists
tape-lists-drop-box
226 Transfer complete.
48 bytes received in 5e-06 seconds (9.4e+03 Kbytes/s)
ftp> >cd ps<
(you can cd to any of the four directories listed above.)
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> >ls<
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls (0 bytes).
AirJerry.ps
Jerry-Magic-full-page.ps
Jerry-Magic-quarter-page.ps
Jerry-Magic-sixteenth-page.ps
Jerry-and-Bob-characature.ps
Young-Jerry-full-page.ps
Young-Jerry-tenth-page.ps
club.ps
misc-dead-graphic.ps
nethead.90.ps
226 Transfer complete.
228 bytes received in 1.1e-05 seconds (2e+04 Kbytes/s)
ftp> >binary<
(binary transfer mode should be used for sending files.)
200 Type set to I.
ftp> >get misc-dead-graphic.ps<
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for misc-dead-graphic.ps (53540
bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
local: misc-dead-graphic.ps remote: misc-dead-graphic.ps
53540 bytes received in 22 seconds (2.4 Kbytes/s)
ftp> >quit<
221 Goodbye.

(end session)

To submit something for installation on gdead.berkeley.edu:

1.  cd /pub/gdead/drop-box

2.  put "file-name" (where "file-name" is the name of the file on your
                     system containing what you want to submit)

Thanx to Richard Langston for keepin' the archives for awhile and, I believe,
creating this sample session.


Well, that's the way it was, and it should all pretty much work the
same way at gdead.berkeley.edu
I've left that all in because it's an example of a UNIX-based machine
talking to the site.  Here's a session I had with the berkeley site using
a VAX, all the conventions are the same, xcept stuff inside [] is stuff you
should type without the [] and then hit a carriage return, anything inside
() are notes...and i used dir instead of ls to get the listing of
files/directories...they are usu. interchangeable..

Additionally, it's been mentioned to me that when FTP'ing from some VAXen,
it's necessary to put double quotes around the commands you give to the
ftp site.  So if the below doesn't work for ya, try that, for example
["dir"] instead of [dir]

[ftp gdead.berkeley.edu]
xxx.xxx.xxx Multinet FTP user process 3.1 3.1(105)
Connection opened (Assuming 8-bit connections)
<nemesis.Berkeley.EDU FTP server (SunOS 4.1) ready.
NEMESIS.BERKELEY.EDU>[user] (type in user to get the username prompt)
  Foreign username: [anonymous]
<Guest login ok, send ident as password.
Password: [bs810] (type in your userid, it wont show up on screen)
<Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
NEMESIS.BERKELEY.EDU>[dir]
<ASCII data connection for /bin/ls (IP number,port) (0 bytes).
total 4
d--------- 5 0       daemon       512 Nov  2 11:10 ...old
d--x--x--x 2 0       wheel        512 Jun 12  1989 bin
d--x--x--x 2 0       wheel        512 Jun 12  1989 etc
d--x--x--x 5 ftp     wheel        512 Nov  2 11:10 pub
<ASCII Transfer complete.
NEMESIS.BERKELEY.EDU>[cd pub]
<CWD command successful.
NEMESIS.BERKELEY.EDU>[dir]
<ASCII data connection for /bin/ls (IP number,port) (0 bytes).
total 3
drwxr-xr-x 19 0       daemon     512 Oct 28 08:51 gdead
drwx-wx-wx  2 ftp     daemon     512 Nov  2 11:10 incoming
dr-xr-xr-x  2 ftp     daemon     512 Nov  2 11:31 sun4_cad
<ASCII Transfer complete.
NEMESIS.BERKELEY.EDU>[cd gdead]
<CWD command successful.
NEMESIS.BERKELEY.EDU>[dir]
<ASCII data connection for /bin/ls (IP number,port) (0 bytes).
total 18
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  .NextTrash
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  README
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  dead-hours
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  drop-box
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  graphics
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  ibm
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  interviews
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  lyrics
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  mac
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  miscellaneous
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  music
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  set-lists
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  site-layouts
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  sounds
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  stats
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  tape-labels
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  tape-lists
(blah blah blah blah)                 (dates)  tape-trees
<ASCII Transfer complete.
NEMESIS.BERKELEY.EDU>[get README]
  To local file: [readme.txt]
<ASCII data connection for README (IP #,port) (63 bytes).
<ASCII Transfer complete.
NEMESIS.BERKELEY.EDU>[quit]
<Goodbye.
(session ends)


Additional notes: it would've been alot easier to type all this in if I'd
of used ls instead of dir to see what's there..same diff, and you should type
binary at the NEMESIS.BERKELEY.EDU> prompt before downloading most if not
all files...hope this helps...email me if i've messed anything up here, and
the README file says:

Questions and comments may be directed to: kraitch@Berkeley.EDU

P.S. typing cd.. at the prompt will get you back up a directory level.
Also, incoming submissions to gdead.Berkeley.EDU may be left in
/pub/incoming or /pub/gdead/drop-box


17) Whatever happened to Owsley?
    ----------------------------
    He can often be found backstage selling interesting, expensive jewelry.
    If you meet him outside you could always talk to him and ask him
    yourself.  An interview with Bear appears in David Gans' book,
    CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEAD.


18) What are mailing lists and how do I subscribe to them?
    ------------------------------------------------------
    Mailing lists are for people who do not have regular net access,
    or wish to concentrate on a specific topic.  The mailings on each
    topic are collected in groups and then mailed to you, usually
    containing anywhere from 10-20 messages each.  The difference is
    that mailing lists are not interactive as the newsboards.  If
    you have only email access and not news access, the mailing list
    is the only way to receive rec.music.gdead.

    Dead-Flames is a digestified version of rec.music.gdead, and
    Dead-Heads is a low-volume "important-info-only" list (tickets/setlists
    mainly).

    If you'd like to subscribe to any of the lists, here are their
    addresses.  For each list choose only ONE address:

    Internet: Dead-Flames-Request@fuggles.acc.Virginia.EDU
              Dead-Flames-Request%fuggles.acc@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU
    BITNET:   DF-Req@VIRGINIA
    UUCP:     ...!uunet!virginia!dead-flames-request

    Internet: Dead-Heads-Request@fuggles.acc.Virginia.EDU
              Dead-Heads-Request%fuggles.acc@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU
    BITNET:   DH-Req@VIRGINIA
    UUCP:     ...!uunet!virginia!dead-heads-request

    Internet: DAT-Heads-Request@fuggles.acc.Virginia.EDU
              DAT-Heads-Request%fuggles.acc@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU
    BITNET:   DATH-Req@VIRGINIA
    UUCP:     ...!uunet!virginia!dat-heads-request

    Internet: Tape-Heads-Request@fuggles.acc.Virginia.EDU
              Tape-Heads-Request%fuggles.acc@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU
    BITNET:   TH-Req@VIRGINIA
    UUCP:     ...!uunet!virginia!tape-heads-request

    Internet: Hot-Tuna-Request@fuggles.acc.Virginia.EDU
              Hot-Tuna-Request%fuggles.acc@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU
    BITNET:   HT-Req@VIRGINIA
    UUCP:     ...!uunet!virginia!hot-tuna-request

    Internet: Boston-Music-Request@fuggles.acc.Virginia.EDU
              Boston-Music-Request%fuggles.acc@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU
    BITNET:   BM-Req@VIRGINIA
    UUCP:     ...!uunet!virginia!boston-music-request


19) Upcoming confirmed tour dates.
    ------------------------------

    January  24,25,26  Oakland Coliseum, CA 24&25th Sold Out, 26th:BASS
    February 21,22,23  Oakland Coliseum, CA M.O:1/15/93, BASS: 1/24/93
    March 9,10,11  Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL, $27.50, TM: 2/6/93
    March 13,14    Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH, $27.00, TM: 2/12/93
    March 16,17,18 Capitol Centre, Landover, MD, $27.50, TM: 2/13/93
  Mail-Order  1/11/93 Box C-S 8190:
    March 20,21,22 The Omni, Atlanta, GA, $27.00, TM: 2/20/93
    March 24,25    Dean Smith Center, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, $26.00 TM: 2/19/93
    March 27,28,29 The Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY, $27.50, TM: 2/27/93
    March 31       Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, $28.50, TM: 3/06/93
    April 1,2        "        "       "   "    ""   "  "    "      "

JGB
    January 28,29,30 Warfield Theatre, San Fran, CA

Bob 'n' Rob
    February 4 Boulder Theatre, Boulder, CO w/ special guests...


20) Is it OK to post rumors?
    ------------------------
    It depends who you ask.  If you do post rumors, they should be
    clearly labelled as such.  Be prepared to take some flack, especially
    if you attempt to say things about the bandmembers' personal lives.


21) What are some topics that have caused "flame wars" in the past?
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
	Seat-scamming at shows.
	People yelling and acting obnoxious during songs.
	"Miracle ticket" seekers.
	Gate crashing at shows.
	Personal rumors about GD band members.
	Sexism in Dead lyrics.
	Violence at Dead shows.
	Security at given venues.
	Vendors who are there to vend, and *not* to attend shows.
	Police brutality and their anti-Deadhead prejudices.
	Articles that unfairly bash the Dead and Deadheads.
	Don't call us CHICKS! We are women.
	Old Heads vs. Young Heads.
	Deader Than Thou.
	Using "Touchhead" as a demeaning term.
	Quoting X lines to say "me too" where X > 20.
	Debates on the splitting of rec.music.gdead.
	Telling Dead-Flames digest readers to just hit "n".
	Anything that challenges the "Politically Correct Deadhead
	  	Thinking" as espoused on rec.music.gdead.
	Forged postings.

For all the general randomness on the Net, one of the more consistent
things you see if you watch long enough is the annual Posting of the
FlameBait.  The way it usu. works is that somewhere around the time a new
college semester starts, an inflammatory posting will appear on the net.
It is usually (but not always) a hateful attack on one branch of the human
race or another, and/or based on linking some undesirable trait
or behavior with some outward appearance.  It could simply
be a statement designed to attack the icons of a given subculture.
Or it can accuse the members of a subculture of a multitude of heinous
acts.  It is usually (but not always) cross posted to many different
newsgroups.

The posting can be recognized easily enough, but it generally engenders
three types of response.  The first is a plea to ignore the original
posting.  The second type is an outraged counter attack.  The third
an outraged counter argument.  Usually each response quotes
most of the text of the initial post.  In the course of a couple weeks
the original post will have been repeated dozens of times, wasting alot of
time, energy and material.  Uncountable thousands of dollars worth of
hardware and software and net.bandwidth are sucked up and consumed.

THE WAY TO HANDLE FLAMEBAIT: Ignore it!  If for some reason the FlameBait
is too horrible to stand, then use private Email.  If you have to spend
your time attacking or rebutting some fool, it is best done (like many
things) in private.  Email to postmaster@hostname and tell her about
this horrible person abusing the tender ears in cyberspace.  Some
sys-admins are actually pretty good about these matters, and can get
to the source of the problem efficiently.

EXERCISE SOME CARE : Also remember, there are a large number of techno-
freaks out there who spend hours figuring out how to crack accounts, and
some percentage of them will then post some screed to a network from the
cracked account.  You may be spending hours of your life responding to
these horrible mad ravings, to a person who *didn't* *do* *it* in the
first place.  Ask yourself if it is a worthwhile way to spend your time
and energy.

		[contributed by Frank Caherty:  caherty@wizard.nrl.navy.mil
		 edited by John J. Wood:  jojw@uhura.cc.rochester.edu]

23) What should I do if I see a post from Jerry, Bob, Phil, etc.?
    -------------------------------------------------------------

Ignore it.  There have been bogus postings in the past purporting to be
from members of the band, but none of the band members post here.  The only
people who validly post to rec.music.gdead that are directly related to the
band are David Gans and John Perry Barlow.  Other luminaries :-) post here
occaisonally as well, such as Frederic Lieberman, who received co-author
credit on both _Drumming at the Edge of Magic_ and _Planet Drum_.

24) What is Stak-O-Dead and where can I get one?
    --------------------------------------------

It's a Hypercard GD database, with setlists, lyrics, etc. from
'74 to about '90. It also has some good graphics, tape label makin'
capabilities and some great sound-bites. Allen Baum's been away for a
while, and the author (John Gilbert) seems to be off the net, so it
hasn't been updated for a while. Allen promises to update it when he
gets back to the US permanently, but until then we're on our own with
where it is now. (Updates for '91 and '92 are now located at the ftp site
in pub/gdead/set-lists).
You can update it on your own by importing ASCII text in the form of:
mm/dd/yy venuename, city, ST

songname
songname

With each song listed on its own line, and each set/encore seperated by a
blank line.  Its a grate little utility if ya got the hardware and
software, most handy for when Deadbase isn't around or ya need to paste
on a skeleton here or there, among other things.

It's available via anonymous ftp from ftp.apple.com in pub/gdead
tuff/stakodead
and is also on the dead archive at gdead.berkeley.edu in pub/gdead/mac.

       [Thanx to the mysterious individual who created this FAQ,
              and John J. Wood for keeping it going. Additional
                 editing by Eric Nay: bs810@cleveland.freenet.edu]
