Q&A: The Dead's Mickey Hart
The experimental drummer on reuniting the Grateful Dead, remembering Jerry Garcia, and hangin' with President Obama.
By William Goodman 04.30.09 11:11 AM
Bake up a pan of your "special" brownies, and slip into your best tie-dye: The Grateful Dead are back!
Even President Obama is excited. He recently invited the legendary San Francisco band to the White House to praise their efforts in supporting him -- and in advocating positive change for the country.
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Two Days with the Dead in NY
SPIN's William Goodman tails the "reunited" (Grateful) Dead as they prove their mettle -- and relevance.
By William Goodman 04.28.09 9:57 AM
Backstage at Long Island, NY's Nassau Coliseum Friday night, 20 minutes before the Dead take the stage, guitarist/vocalist Bob Weir is pacing the hallway, fingering his electric guitar and singing to himself; bassist Phil Lesh is standing idly, solemn; and drummer Mickey Hart is chewing gum... rapidly. "In the end it will be the cockroaches and us," says Hart.
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