(What Was New)

(updated 3/1/00)

3/1/00 - We are proud to announce our new sister site, Dharma Rose. Thanks to the success of DeadBasics and the warm support of our customers, we decided to launch a separate site dedicated to the finest comfortable and cool apparel we could find. This new site is complete with a shopping cart and search engine. We are still tweaking this site, hoping to make it a unique and pleasurable shopping experience. Visit Dharma Rose today!

DeadBasics will continue for those of you who prefer to keep it simple. Thank you for your support!

Phil & Friends Tickets On Sale Today!

(updated 2/14/00)

Phil & Friend's Spring Tour goes on sale today, except for Series 2

Phil & Friends Spring Tour 2000 Series 1 04/06 Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, CT 04/08->11 Orphemu Theatre, Boston, MA Series 2 04/13->15 Unknown Series 3 04/17->19 Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY 04/21->23 Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY

Phil & Friends Spring Tour 2000 Info

All New DeadBase Forum

(updated 2/8/00)

The DeadBase Forum has been completely redesigned into a true bulletin board, featuring threaded responses, e-mail notification of responses, and a key-word search.

Visit the board's front page: All New Deadbase Forum, or jump directly to one of the topics below.

Grateful Dead • Tapes • Tours • Dick's Picks • Tech Talk • DeadBase

DeadBase XI Hardcover Is Here (Really)

(updated12/17//99)

BSP Frieght just left, and I am heading back to the shipping room to catch up on backorders of the hardcover edition. Gonna work like a madman to get as many out today as possible. More later. -John

DeadBase XI Info • Price List • Order Form

(updated12/17//99)

DeadBase XI Paperback Is Here (Really)

Yes, it is here, and I have shipped all paperback copies ordered as of Wednesday the 17th.

As fate would have it (and completely in keeping with the numerous delays that have plagued this job at the printers) it snowed last night in Cornish for the first time of the season. The skiers among us have been cursing the warm weather and dry skies until now when we got a healthy dusting of snow as frosting over an icy mix. I hope our driver appreciates a challenge. More to come when I finish unloading.

DeadBase XI Hardcover On Its Way

The printers were able to improve significantly on their most recent pessimistic ship date for the hardcover edition. I now expect them on Wednesday, or maybe even Tuesday.

(updated12/15//99)

DeadBase XI Paperback Is Here

Well, it will be within the hour or so. I will post here again once the books are actually unloaded.

As fate would have it (and completely in keeping with the numerous delays that have plagued this job at the printers) it snowed last night in Cornish for the first time of the season. The skiers among us have been cursing the warm weather and dry skies until now when we got a healthy dusting of snow as frosting over an icy mix. I hope our driver appreciates a challenge. More to come when I finish unloading.

DeadBase XI Hardcover Delayed Again

The printers had yet another setback with the hardcover edition. The machine which reinforces the library bindings on the casebound books broke just as our job got to it. They are trying to get the job finished as soon as possible, but have only promised to ship by Monday. It is looking very doubtful that they will arrive to most customers until just after Christmas.

DeadBase XI Paperback On Its Way

(updated12/03//99)

Our printers informed us today that they have loaded the paperback copies of DeadBase XI onto a tractor trailer today, and that they are officially on its way to beautiful Cornish, NH. We expect to take delivery in the middle of next week.

Unfortunately the hardcover copies will not be ready for a few more days. Both editions were delayed by equipment problems at the printers, and the casebound books obviously take longer to bind.

We still expect ship all books within 48 hours of receiving them, and that most orders will arrive in time for Christmas.

DeadBase XI Info • Price List • Order Form

Feedback Winners

(updated 11/09/99)

Thanks to all respondant to our most recent round of surveys. We have finally chosen (randomly) our lucky recipients of free copies of DeadBase XI. The Garcia Feedback winners are: Christopher Jones and Jeremy Norris. The Furthur Feedback winners are: Colin Speer and Timothy Ryan.

A New Look For The Tape du Jour

(updated 11/07/99)

This new feature has finally been scripted (as was the original intent). A new listing is automatically generated for each day, and users can also look at the suggestions for the the previous and subsequent days.

The suggestions are based on several competing factors. The Feedback rankings from DeadBase X are supplemented by considerations of special anniversaries (10th, 25th, etc.), and of diversity so there is usually some variety in the years listened to within a given week.

This is the second implementation of this new feature; it may well change again. Comments and suggestions are welcome.

Tape du Jour

DeadBase XI & T-Shirt Special Offer

(updated 11/07/99)

Buy a Copy of DeadBase XI, Take $5 Off a Shirt at DeadBasics

When you purchase a copy of DeadBase XI, you can take $5 off any shirt at DeadBasics. One shirt per copy, to be shipped when the books return from the printers in December. Just include your selection (item number, size and description) in the Notes field of your DeadBase order form.

Anyone who has already placed their order with us for DeadBase XI can still take advantage of this offer; we can add a shirt to any existing order up until the the date this offer expires.

This offer may be combined with any other specials we are offering on our Sale Page.

Offer Ends 11/24/99

Another New Release From Grateful Dead Records

(updated 11/06/99)

The Long Awaited Boxed Set Goes On Sale on November 9th

So Many Roads (1965-1995) - Grateful Dead - If any canon of work in the Rock genre ever merited a boxed set, it surely is the Grateful Dead's. What could have easily been a ten-cd (or even thirty-one!) set has been distilled down to five. The stories of the cuts and compromises which had to be made are heart-wrenching (a version of Passenger, for instance), but the final product is perhaps keener for them. In a little over six hours of music we are escorted on a lightning tour through three decades of musical exploration, providing an effective overview that should be a good introduction to the neophyte. It's appeal to the seasoned Deadhead will come from a handful of rare material (a show from 1968 I had not heard, and some studio sessions), the canny selections from mssrs. Gans, Jackson, and Silberman, and from the book included. I will try to get a forum set up shortly for opinions on the boxed set.

DeadBase XI Goes On Sale

(updated11/03//99)

We still do not know if DeadBase XI will arrive in time for the holidays (the printers have promised to deliver it the second week in December) but we are now officially taking advance orders.

In order to receive the lowest possible edition number, we will charge your credit card when you place your order. If you do not care about the edition number, please note this on your order, and we will not charge your card until the books are ready to ship.

DeadBase XI Info • Price List • Order Form

Dead Letter Blues

(updated 11/02/99)

DeadBase incoming e-mail, including orders may be lost

We noticed that our email was unusually slow, and that we received no orders today. Our ISP had some sporadic problems with their primary and backup mail servers and it is possible that incoming e-mail was lost. If you sent us e-mail, or placed an order with us (even if you received a confirmation) between 8AM est on Tuesday, and 8AM est on Wednesday, please resubmit it.

Our ISP assures us that the problem has been found, and solved, and that they do not expect a repeat. We apologize for any inconvenience.

It's All Phil-Related

(updated 10/30/99)

New Forum for Phil & Friends

Phil is on the road, playing with an exciting variety of other musicians. We are interested in your impressions on any of the shows you attend including setlists, venue and audience observations, noteworthy events, and opinions on the music.

Phil & Friends Forum

New Releases From Grateful Dead Records

The fine folks over at Grateful Dead Records have been obviously been busy of late. Over the past week they have released two fine recordings.

Love Will See You Through - Phil Lesh & Friends - This is the first release in what is expected to be an extensive selection of recordings from Phil's collaborative solo efforts. Jorma Kaukonen is an obvious choice for such a collaboration, and the match works wonderfully. The brawn and beauty opening duet of Dancin and Broken Arrow is mirrored, and surpassed on the second cd by Good Shepherd, and the mammoth jams surrounding New Potato and St. Stephen.

Dick's Picks, Volume 15 - Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ • September 3,1977 - This 3-cd-set from this classic show features an extra bassy mix that rattles my inadequate sound system. Is yours up to the test?

DeadBase e-mail Reinvented

(updated 10/29/99)

The DeadBase e-mail list is dead... Long live the DeadBase e-mail list!

We have just installed a new e-mail system at our website, so this is a good time to purge the 15% of addresses who bounce and those who are no longer interested (we have no desire to spam). Accordingly, we are starting the mailing lists from scratch. Even if you had previously subscribed, you will need to do so again, if you want to receive e-mail from us.

This new system should be more convenient thanks to several new features: • Users can subscribe directly and immediately to a list. Previously we did it by hand periodically. • Users can unsubscribe directly and immediately. A custom link for this purpose will be appended to every message we send. • There are two mailing lists to choose from: All The News - this list will be notified every time an addition is made to this page (What's New). We expect this to average one to two messages a week. Major News Only - this list will only be used for more important breaking news. We expect this to average one or two messages a month. Any news sent to this list will also be sent to the All The News list • No longer will there be the risk that we might accidentally broadcast your address to others on the list.

Our initial testing indicates that the system is working well, thus far. The only caveat we have so far is that there may be problems with the system once we approach the 1,600 addresses now in the list being retired.

In order to keep the list clean of old addresses, users will be asked to re-subscribe every year or so. They will each be notified when it is time for them to do so again.

Subscribe to a DeadBase e-mail list

(updated 10/16/99)

New Discounts at DeadBase

We are offering several specials on our Sale Page.

Sale Highlights Domestic customers may choose from the following Buy any book or set and get another book or set of equal or lesser value at half price. Or... buy a hardcover copy of DeadBase X, and get a free copy of DeadBase, Jr. Or... buy a set of the six annual editions for only $32 Or... Kitchen Sink Offer: DeadBase X (paperback); DeadBase, Jr; six annual editions for $56 (add $8 for hardcover DeadBase X). There are similar savings available to nternational customers on the Sale Page.

These are the best deals we have ever offered on any of our books. So recent customers don't feel left out, anyone who purchased a book from us since August 1st will be able to apply the difference from any sale special to which they would have been entitled towards the purchase of DeadBase XI when it is returns from the printers. This may well be extended to a discount to those who purchased even single copies of DeadBase X from us in that time.

We expect this sale to run for a month or so; it will end when we post notice here.

Visit the Sale Page for complete descriptions and details of the various offers.

(updated 10/10/99)

A New Feature Has Been Added

We are pleased to announce the first brand-new feature to this site in quite a while. This is a rotating list of suggestions of tapes to listen to for specific days. Particular attention has been paid to major anniversaries, significant song revivals, and favorites from our Feedback chapter. If this feature proves popular, we will update this list every 3-5 days. Let us know what you think.

DeadBase XI Is At The Printers

(updated10/10//99)

The latest edition of The Complete Guide to Grateful Dead Song Lists is finally off John's drawing board, and at the printers where it faces an uncertain future: it may or may not be ready in time for Christmas.

What's In DeadBase XI? Deadbase XI Chapters Set Lists Songs Played Discography Table Statistics Played/Not Played Every Time Played Places Played Feedback Revisited Reviews GarciaBase - Lists GarciaBase - Songs Played GarciaBase - Every Time Played GarciaBase - Feedback WeirBase - Lists WeirBase - Songs Played WeirBase - Every Time Played Furthur - Photos Furthur - Feedback Other Ones - Lists Other Ones - Reviews Phil & Friends Lists Odds & Ends Unfortunately, we did not receive enough responses to include the Bobby FeedBack in Deadbase XI (there were 59 at the time of publication; we needed at least 100 to have enough data to work with). We will keep this survey up for a while, and post the results on this site.

What's Not In DeadBase XI? Unfortunately, the DeadBase archives have become too large to fit into a single edition. As has been our tradition for a while now, we have rotated features out in order to make space for others. This time around we have benched our Feedback and Deadhead Surveys as well as the popular Tape Timings chapter. The other major asset to DeadBase X, not in the future edition is DeadBase '95 with its intensive look into the final year of the Grateful Dead including complete reviews and timings, and extensive photographs and survey results. Over a third of the book has been replaced. We hope to continue publishing so that restore and we can build on displaced features, as well as introducing new ones. The Grateful Dead canon is enormous, and much work remains to be done unlocking its mysteries and treasures.

We will post more information on this new volume as soon as John has had the time to catch up on everything that fell by the wayside while he was pulling those all-nighters to meet the deadline at the printers.

When we have a delivery date for DeadBase XI, we will post order information here

Various And Sundry Items

(updated 9/28//99)

Surveys Are Pulled

The Garcia and Further Surveys has been pulled from this site, and the results are undergoing intense analysis for inclusion in the GarciaBase section of DeadBase XI. Our heartfelt thanks to all those who participated.

Desperately Seeking Bobby (data)

We are still need another 40 or so responses to use this survey in DeadBase XI. We really want Bobby to have his due, so we are drastically upping the ante yet again: If we get enough responses (100+) in the alotted time (by Tuesday afternoon), we will give away one copy for every 10 Bobby Feedbacks completed! (Yes, that is right: 10% of respondants could receive a free copy of DeadBase XI!) So, swing on by soon, and fill out this one too, please. Bobby FeedBack

Phil 'n' Dylan Tickets are all on Sale

While we were sleeping (actually, while John was neck deep in DeadBase XI) the rest of the tour went on sale at GDTS TOO. At this time, tickets were still available for: Milwaukee, WI, Baltimore, MD, Philadelphia, PA, New Haven, CT.

Last Call on Jerry Garcia Band Feedback

(updated 9/20//99)

The Jerry Garcia Survey will be pulled and compiled on 9/22. So if you still want to contribute, you should do so posthaste. The good news is that we already have enough replies to guarantee its inclusion in DeadBase XI.

The Furthur Survey will be the next to be pulled, most likely on Friday. We almost have enough replies for this survey to be included also, and you might be the one to put it over the top! Furthur FeedBack

The Bob Weir Survey needs you! Because it was the third survey to be posted, it is lagging far behind the other two in the number of responses. We need to have enough data before next Monday for this survey to make it into DeadBase XI. We feel strongly that Bob has earned his Feedback so we are desparate to make that goal. Accordingly, we are drastically upping the number of free copies of DeadBase XI we will give away to randomly selected respondants of the Bobby Survey: If we get enough responses (100+) in the alotted time, we will give away one copy for every 20 Bobby Feedbacks completed! So, swing on by soon, and fill out this one too, please. Bobby FeedBack

Phil & Friends & GDTS TOO

Phil & Friends tickets to go on sale starting tomorrow!

(updated 9/16//99)

Details are available here, or at the GDTS TOO Page

Forum Facelift

(updated 9/6//99)

Our forum section has been overhauled, with two topics added, and three retired from active duty. Four of the topics may provide material for DeadBase XI. So if you are interested in contributing, you might want to pay particular attention to the Jerry Solo, Bobby Solo, Other Ones, and Reviews sections.

The next round of free DeadBase, Jrs. to random participants will be awarded in the next week or so.

DeadBase Forum

YANeFiH

(Yet Another New e-FeedBack is Here!)

(updated 9/5//99)

Our Bobby survey has finally been posted; its results will be used in DeadBase XI. Once again the clock is running as we hope to compile these results soon™, so we are doubling our incentive program and giving away one free copy of DeadBase XI for every 50 repondents.

Bobby FeedBack

New Shirt Designs at DeadBasics (updated 8/31/99)

Just in time for the new school year, DeadBasics has added two new lines of T-Shirts: NFL and Fantasy. We are also happy to introduce twelve fun new shirt designs from the premiere deadhead shirt makers, Liquid Blue.

DeadBasics

Phil Lesh Interview with Rolling Stone

(updated 826/99)

Okay, sometimes we are slow on the uptake, but we just stumbled across this gem: another recent interview (May, 1999). The interview phocuses on the Phil and Phriends pshows pheaturing Phish, but touches on lots of other subjects past,present, and future, certain to be of interest to Deadheads. So, if you missed this review too, head on over to Rolling Stone and check it out!

Another New e-FeedBack is Here!

(updated 822/99)

Back to the recent past: our survey on the three Furthur tours and on The Other Ones is here; its results will be used in DeadBase XI. As with the new Jerry survey we will be giving a free copy of that book when it is published to at least one random respondent. And once again the clock is running as we hope to compile these results soon™.

A Bobby survey is still in the works, and will be posted as soon as we get everything just exactly perfect.

Furthur FeedBack

A New e-FeedBack is Here!

(updated 8/15/99)

We are pleased to announce the first new survey on this site in far too long. This one covers Jerry's solo performances; its results are to be featured in DeadBase XI. The clock is ticking as the results will be compiled by the end of the month, so dust off those Jerry tapes, sharpen your pencils, and have at it! A new survey on Bobby's solo work will be posted within 48 hours.

Message from Phil