[etrade] FW: ***CLOSED*** Freebie Jack Straw Memorial

[Bill McIntyre]

Look for Curtis Bailey to re-offer.

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From: etrade-bounces at etree.org [mailto:etrade-bounces at etree.org] On Behalf
Of Bill McIntyre
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 10:36 AM
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Subject: [etrade] FW: Freebie Jack Straw Memorial

This gem is looking for a new home. My apologies for not re-offering sooner.
Usual rules.
Bill

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From: etrade-bounces at etree.org [mailto:etrade-bounces at etree.org] On Behalf
Of Jim Haeger
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 5:21 PM
To: etrade
Subject: [etrade] Freebie Jack Straw Memorial



> thanks to kurt for this gem (sorry for the delay in reoffering)
thanks  jim
>
> > Jack Straw memorial CD's (5) to random response  - must reoffer... only
> > 1 winner will be notified. keep this one moving along if only for the
good
> karma
> >
> > all CDs are in Audio format...
> >
> >
> >
> > see below for more info:
> >
> > Recently a trading friend of mine passed away. His name is Bob Comiskey,
> also
> > known as "Jack Straw" on the radio program Dead Air that he co-hosted
> > at KXCI in Tuscon. His co-host buddies did a memorial show for him this
> > past June on Dead Air and Bob's ladyfriend passed on copies of the show
> > and includes 3 hours of Dead (of course), plus some other tasty nuggets
> and commentary
> > about and by Bob "Jack Straw" Comiskey.
> >
> >
> >
> > JACK STRAW MEMORIAL
> > KXCI (Tucson) Dead Air #904
> > 6/17/06
> > (A memorial broadcast for Bob "Jack Straw" Comiskey,
> > co-host of KXCI's Dead Air, who passed away 6/4/06
> > at the age of 67.) May the four winds blow you safely home brudda...
> >
> > Disc 1
> > Jack Straw intro
> > He's Gone, 2-19-73 International Amphitheatre, Chicago IL
> > -Break 1-
> > Jack Straw interview, 9-99 (w/2-26-69 Dark Star, Fillmore W.)
> > Morning Dew, 2-14-68 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
> > -Break 2-
> > Save Mother Earth, 5-11-71 Jerry & Merl - The Matrix, San Francisco,
> > CA
> > The Rub, 4-5-71 Manhattan Center, NY
> > -Break 3-
> > Sing Me Back Home, 4-5-71 Manhattan Center, NY
> > -Break 4-
> >
> > Disc 2
> > -Break 4 cont.-
> > Jack Straw, 5-26-73 Kezar Stadium, San Francisco CA
> > Ship Of Fools, 2-24-74 Winterland, San Francisco CA
> > Mr. Charlie, 8-6-71, Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood CA
> > -Break 5-
> > Mississippi Half Step, 12-31-72 Winterland, San Francisco CA
> > The Eleven, 4-11-69 University Auditorium, Tucson AZ
> > -Break 6-
> >
> > Disc 3
> > -Break 6 cont.-
> > Serpent Of Dreams, Hot Tuna 5-7-77 Old Waldorf, San Francisco CA
> > Truckin', 10-18-78 Winterland, San Francisco CA
> > Sugar Magnolia, 12-31-78 Winterland, San Francisco CA
> > -Break 7-
> > Dark Hollow, 10-14-80 Warfield, San Francisco CA
> > Attics Of My Life, 3-6-94 Desert Sky Pavillion, Phoenix AZ
> > -Break 8-
> > from Dead Air #788 - 2-28-04, Jack Straw's Final Show
> > Jack Straw -Break 1-
> >         11-11-73 Winterland, San Francisco CA
> > To Lay Me Down
> > Johnny B. Goode
> > We Bid You Goodnight
> > Jack Straw - Final Break
> > Personal notes:
> >
> > My name is Kenn Kemp and am currently retired and living on the Big
> > Island of Hawaii (not far I hear from where Dick Latvala once lived). I
> > first connected with Bob Comiskey after returning from vaca in Hawaii
> > (when I was still a working stiff) and stopped in at a book store at
> > home in Salem OR. I found a recent book about the Dead that was selling
> > used. Surprised me cuz this book just came out. Found out the book came
> > from a guy who did book reviews for the Statesman Journal and brought
> > it in to get credit for books in da store. Took it up to the counter,
> > feeling flush with my good fortune and come to find out that the old
> > couple behind the counter were surprised that the book had lasted so
> > long (couple weeks) and that they had actually been to a Dead concert.
> > Really went to the concert with their son, and that they really enjoyed
> > the show. They said that the show they went to was 8-28-88 in Eugene
> > OR. My wife exclaimed that this was the only Dead show that she had
> > been to also. Well...I had been collecting Dead tapes for awhile and
> > had amassed an impressive collection, and thought that I surly had a
> > copy. Nada! Did an extensive web search for this show and finally came
> > up with it being broadcast at one point at KXCI in Tucson. I contacted
> > the web site and got an email from Bob saying they had a cassette copy,
> > which he could easily convert to CD because he had access to the
> > stations equipment. He also said that he could also get me copies of
> > the opening acts...Robert Cray and Jimmy Cliff. Cool! So...do you
> > trade? We exchanged lists and to my delight he had a gob of Dead shows
> > I didn't. At this point we became trading buddies and swapped many a
> > show. We traded for a couple years until I had everything he did and
> > did B&P's for remaining shows he didn't have.
> >
> > Last year I went to Hell Paso to take care of my ailing brother and on
> > the way back I stopped in to visit Bob in Tucson. It's so great to
> > finally meet someone that you have been trading with. He shows me
> > around his place that he shares with his ladyfriend, Nancy. "This is
> > the living room, here's the bathroom, the guest room where you'll
> > be staying, my office (with his Dead collection), here's the
> > backyard, the swimming pool, the garage and the BSA motorcycle I'm
> > restoring, here's the cat that eats lizards and gets sick (you'd
> > think they'd learn), here's the kitchen and here's the fridge
> > where the beer is. I don't want to have to tell you again." I love
> > this guy...a perfect host!
> >
> > I only spent a day with Bob and it was delightful. He shared some very
> > interesting Dead stories. Met Jerry on numerous occasions (Jer taught
> > him a few licks on banjo), and some interesting concert stories. His
> > first show was 2/14/68 and I do believe he saw every Dead show while he
> > was living in the Bay Area in the '60's and '70's.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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