Posts Tagged ‘Betty Cantor-Jackson’

Betty Cantor-Jackson and “All Things Must Pass”

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Betty Cantor-Jackson, longtime member of the Grateful Dead production team, tells of meeting George Harrison in a London recording studio in 1970. She gave him a bit of advice that worked out well for all of us.

Dark Star Dan & Co at 12 Galaxies 4/15

Monday, April 7th, 2008

From: Dan McGonagle

Subject: Grateful Dead Night – Tuesday 4-15-08
w/GD lyricist John Perry Barlow, Stu & Pat, & Betty Cantor-Jackson – 12 Galaxies – SF, CA

Dead & Taxes

That’s what we’re calling our Grateful Dead Night event, folks. So come on over and share your US Tax Payer Blues with friends and family on Tuesday, April 15 @ 12 Galaxies in the San Francisco Mission District.

We’re especially honored to have Grateful Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow come down and spend an hour or so talking, telling stories, discussing current events, and possibly a Q&A session with the audience. John has written lyrics for many of your favorite Grateful Dead/Bob Weir songs such as “Cassidy”, “Let It Grow,” “Estimated Prophet,” “The Music Never Stopped,” “Hell in a Bucket,” “Lost Sailor,” “Saint of Circumstance,” and many, many more. His lyrics from “Throwing Stones” or “We Can Run” are as relevant today as the day they were written.

This night will also feature an awesome acoustic set or two from Stu Allen (JGB/Melvin Seals/Workingman’s Ed) & Pat Nevins (Workingman’s Ed/Ragged Glory) covering Jerry, Neil, Gram Parsons, etc. For those who missed them last time, an “Acoustic Crazy Fingers” basically sums it up. There’s a reason Stu Allen plays guitar for Melvin Seals & JGB. We’re still working out the exact logistics of the night, but it will be posted soon.

We’ll also have legendary Grateful Dead/Legion of Mary/Jerry Garcia Band/Reconstruction engineer-producer Betty Cantor-Jackson (“Betty Boards”) here this evening to help mix sound and just be there in support of Dead Night…

We’ll end the last portion of the night with a rockin’ set from my personal archive of music.

We’d like to think this event kicks-off the official “Dead-Head Season” of Spring and Summer shows featuring DSO, Phil, RatDog, JGB/Melvin, Donna Jean, etc., etc., and we’re charging $7 for this event. For over 10 years we kept Nickie’s Dead Night less than other events at $5, but with all the extra things we now offer, it is no longer possible. This was a tough decision for us, but we still feel we’re offering an excellent night of De[a]dicated entertainment at a great value. And we’re still cheaper than sitting on your arse at a movie theater.

Dead Night can only happen if people show up. We only do this periodically so please come out, shake yer bones, burn some calories, meet some rock & roll legends and, most importantly…

Support your local Dead Night!

Doors at 8PM. Events start around 8:35 or so.
Many blessing to all!

-Dark Star Dan

PS: Please forward this to a friend. We rely heavily on community word-of-mouth to support these events…