Updated 8/25/97

DeadBase X is due out in late October; we do not expect it to be our last edition. DeadBase X will not have Garcia lists, but will include returns of the popular Tape Timings chapter with many new listings, the Deadhead Survey, Basic Statistics, and Discography. It will also feature an expansion of the Reviews chapter and DeadBase '95.

We don't know what tomorrow will bring, but ideas being considered include:

• The Dead's solo efforts (including GarciaBase and WeirBase) may yet appear in our often-deferred LiveBase, along with the likes of Quicksilver, Big Brother, Dinosaurs, and Zero. We welcome ideas and information.
  
  
• The DeadBase Feedback Anthology. When the current surveys are completed we will have conducted 9 Feedbacks, 5 Deadhead Surveys, and 7 Annual Feedbacks (21 questionnaires, totaling 56 pages). It might be interesting to look at some of this data in greater detail and perspective, while tracking some answers over several years.
  
  
• We may publish a compilation of reviews from our various annual editions along with those from the main volume, covering 900-1,000 Dead shows.
  
  
• Another candidate for consolidation would be the tape timings sections from our various volumes, covering over 700 shows.
  
  
• It has been suggested that we publish annual editions for earlier years. If we can find enough material to do them justice (a tall order for the seventies and the early eighties) and if there is enough interest we might tackle some yet-to-be-determined years.

Then again, we may just stop after DeadBase X. Personally, I have been having a hard time fathoming and accepting the losses of Jerry Garcia and of the Grateful Dead. I expect that it will be a while before things clear enough for us to get an idea of where we are going. If you have opinions on if, or what, when, and how often we should publish, please let us know.

Happy Trails - John Scott

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