John Kahn is Dead
Steve Silberman
I hate to be the bearer of more bad news in a season of bad news, but I
have been told by a trustworthy source that John Kahn, the bass player for
the Jerry Garcia Band, died today. I don't know the cause of death, or
anything more.
Thanks, John, for all the music.
Peace be with you, and with us.
Steve Silberman
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Michael Stone
Steve Silberman (dig...@hotwired.com) wrote:
: I hate to be the bearer of more bad news in a season of bad news, but I
: have been told by a trustworthy source that John Kahn, the bass player for
: the Jerry Garcia Band, died today. I don't know the cause of death, or
: anything more.
Aw shucks, there goes any hope of a JGB reunion tour.
(Sorry, couldn't resist)
Lars Schleif
I just got the same call from my own impecable source; John Kahn found
dead on Thursday....no further details.
I understand he was in the process of reforming JGB; but now he's gone
back to the source.
The band jammin in God's garage keeps on growing...............
larbear
book...@usa.pipeline.com
On May 30, 1996 21:40:21 in article <Re: John Kahn is Dead>,Actually, about a month or so ago, there already was a reunion show in No.
Cali. John Kahn, Melvin Seals, Jackie LeBranch, & Gloria Jones & others
were there. If anybody has a tape of this, PLUEEEZZZEEE e-mail me for a
swap.
don
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bound." --------Huddie Ledbetter-------
Carol Fanning
On Thu, 30 May 1996, Steve Silberman wrote:
> I hate to be the bearer of more bad news in a season of bad news, but I
> have been told by a trustworthy source that John Kahn, the bass player for
> the Jerry Garcia Band, died today. I don't know the cause of death, or
> anything more.
>
> Thanks, John, for all the music.
>
> Peace be with you, and with us.
>
> Steve Silberman
>
> ********************************************
> skeleton key: a dictionary for deadheads
> by david shenk and steve silberman
> "light the song with sense and color"
> to order signed copies, call (800) 321-9578
> ********************************************
>
>
This is truely sad. I was never much of a Jerry head, but I loved his
shit with Kahn!!! This is some birthday this year for me. And I'd thought
It'd be good with the full moon and all. Now I find myself mourning two
great musicians!!!!
Peace and Love,
Don't worry about me!!
Cosmic Charlie
Tony Carrara
As I sit here typing I'm hoping the news of John's death is only a rumor.
:( :( :( I felt compelled to share a short story. I was visting a
close friend awhile ago and as we sat listening to music, I noticed these
tremendous bass lines. Immediately, I knew it was John Kahn. I later
found out the album was Al Cooper's Super Session (don't know which one).
Now, my friend was not a Deadhead, although he'd been to a few shows. He
has turned me on to some great music, and I have turned him on to the
Dead. I will always remember my friend when I here John's awesome bass
playing, just like I remember others every time I hear Jerry spark the
strings. If it wasn't for the Dead, I might not have ever enjoyed John's
playing. Rest in peace, John. -tony
Tony Carrara
Tony Carrara
Tony Carrara
Sorry...My server was down when I typed this. Can someone explain why
this posted three times? thanks -tony.
DocREH
Tony writes;
>Sorry...My server was down when I typed this. Can someone explain why
this posted three times? thanks -tony.
Well it must have been playing Dylan -- cause it had to serve somebody
Jay Strauss
In <4olt7l$j...@crl5.crl.com> mbs...@crl.com (Michael Stone) writes:
>
>
>Aw shucks, there goes any hope of a JGB reunion tour.
>
>
>
>
you got it wrong, now there *is* hope for a reunion tour....it's
just gonna be tough for us to get there.... but if we can get there
the doses will be sweet...
j (tuning in)
Karen Kluge
I thought it was a case of nothin' left to do but... post, post, post?
Karen
Multiple Postings, Neverending Triplicates About Passing
Christopher Weber
and we both noticed the moon...
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"Without love in the dream it'll never come true." -Robert Hunter
Andrea Hankins
In article <digaman-3005...@digaman.wired.com>,
dig...@hotwired.com (Steve Silberman) wrote:
> I hate to be the bearer of more bad news in a season of bad news, but I
> have been told by a trustworthy source that John Kahn, the bass player for
> the Jerry Garcia Band, died today. I don't know the cause of death, or
> anything more.
>
> Thanks, John, for all the music.
>
> Peace be with you, and with us.
>
> Steve Silberman
>
> ********************************************
> skeleton key: a dictionary for deadheads
> by david shenk and steve silberman
> "light the song with sense and color"
> to order signed copies, call (800) 321-9578
> ********************************************
Looking up at the moon, we let another of us pass to the other side.
Thanks John.
The wheel keeps turning. Peace,
Andrea
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where ice blue roses grow
'long those roads of gold and silver snow
Howlin' wide or moaning low
So many roads I know
So many roads to ease my soul"
Robert Hunter
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The local Bay Area radio stations were announcing that it was a drug
overdose. No other details.
- Paul
dig...@hotwired.com wrote:
: I hate to be the bearer of more bad news in a season of bad news, but I
: have been told by a trustworthy source that John Kahn, the bass player for
: the Jerry Garcia Band, died today. I don't know the cause of death, or
: anything more.
:
: Thanks, John, for all the music.
:
: Peace be with you, and with us.
:
: Steve Silberman
:
: ********************************************
: skeleton key: a dictionary for deadheads
: by david shenk and steve silberman
: "light the song with sense and color"
: to order signed copies, call (800) 321-9578
: ********************************************
--
--------------------------
Paul Grosso
pa...@wco.com
http://www.wco.com/~paulg/
Mitch Goldman
In <4olt7l$j...@crl5.crl.com> mbs...@crl.com (Michael Stone) writes:
>
>
>Aw shucks, there goes any hope of a JGB reunion tour.
Too late, Michael...these
"Garciabandmania" shows already
occured.
>(Sorry, couldn't resist)
I know the feeling.
Mitch
Mitch Goldman
In <4om1kg$1j...@usenetz1.news.prodigy.com> CBH...@prodigy.com (Lars
Schleif) writes:
>
>
>
>I understand he was in the process of reforming JGB;
But was inexplicably puzzled when
he ran into the most insurmountable
obstacle...
Mitch
Dick Allgire
When the JGB played in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii it was in a
small hall that reminded you of a high school gym. The stage was 3 feet
high, and we were so close we could talk to band members.
At one point John Kahn played this most incredible line. I was right in
front of Garcia and of course watching him. The bass line pulled my
attention away from Jerry.
I went WHOA! great line! and pointed at Kahn. Jerry looked at me and
nodded and smiled and then beamed over at John. We all shared a great
musical moment with a great player right then.
DIck
IHeller315
Tony Carrara <to...@nbn.net> writes:
>As I sit here typing I'm hoping the news of John's death is only a rumor.
> :( :( :( I felt compelled to share a short story. I was visting a
>close friend awhile ago and as we sat listening to music, I noticed these
>tremendous bass lines. Immediately, I knew it was John Kahn. I later
>found out the album was Al Cooper's Super Session (don't know which one).
The bass player on Super Session was Harvey Brooks.
Ira. <ihe...@xyplex.com>
Todd Brown
The FIRST Super Sessions album had Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield and Stephen
Stills on bass.
All others are imitations, IMHO :-) ;-) :-)
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Matthew Blankman
>>>found out the album was Al Cooper's Super Session (don't know which
one).
>>
>>
>>The bass player on Super Session was Harvey Brooks.
>
>The FIRST Super Sessions album had Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield and
Stephen
>Stills on bass.
>
>All others are imitations, IMHO :-) ;-) :-)
>
Actually, it had Harvey Brooks on bass, Bloomfield on lead guitar for 1
side, Stills for the other side. However, i believe Kahn DOES play on
the Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper double lp with the
Norman Rockwell cover.
Matt
Jim Deady
Remember how you felt when you read posts from outsiders last August who
were glad Jerry was dead? That's about the way your remarks look to
those of us who really loved the Jerry Band. Thoughtless and very crass.
What you don't understand is that the Jerry Band gave the greatest
musician of the 20th century an outlet the Dead never could. Jerry
looked alot happier these past 5 years on stage at the Warfield than he
did most nights on tour.
I'd go see Melvin and the girls play anytim...@ix.netcom.com(Mitch
Goldman) wrote:
Michael Stone
Jim Deady (de...@parc.xerox.com) wrote:
: >In <4olt7l$j...@crl5.crl.com> mbs...@crl.com (Michael Stone) writes:
: >>
: >>> [John Kahn, a member of JGB, passed away]
: >>
: >>Aw shucks, there goes any hope of a JGB reunion tour.
: >>(Sorry, couldn't resist)
: Remember how you felt when you read posts from outsiders last August who
: were glad Jerry was dead? That's about the way your remarks look to
: those of us who really loved the Jerry Band. Thoughtless and very crass.
I paused to reflect today about why it is I like black humor, and I
thought readers of r.m.gd would enjoy the following discussion:
People who pitch bitches about black humor (i.e. jokes about death) start
with the basic assumption that death is an occasion for sorrow and regret.
Actually, in the cosmic scheme of things, it may turn out that the
deceased individual was needed more in some other alternative universe, or
some other dimension, and, from the point of view of an observer in that
other place, the person's arrival could be just as much of an occasion for
joy as for sorrow here on Earth. Or it may turn out that death ain't no
biggie when viewed from the other side. It may turn out that when you and
I cross over to the other side of that line that we are rewarded with
caps, gowns, and diplomas for having graduated, or with the words "Game
over, deposit coin."
Everybody here knows, more than do most other people, that reality isn't
necessarily the way they called it back in Nha Trang. Goodbye Mama and
Papa, goodbye Jack and Jill.
Are sick jokes made at the moment of a person's demise really all that
terrible??
God
mbs...@crl.com (Michael Stone) wrote:
Yeah, they are.
And those ideas of yours about being awarded with caps and gowns and
being "needed more in an alternate dimension" upon dying make you seem
REEAAL flaky and silly. Death is not funny. Death sucks. At least
for everyone still alive who has to mourn the fact that the deceased
will not be around today or tomorrow to laugh, talk and hang out with
(or to see singing "Morning Dew").
"But if you know what life is worth, you should look here on Earth"
Bill Moore
>>Are sick jokes made at the moment of a person's demise really all that
>>terrible??
>
>Yeah, they are.
I think they are if they're mean-spirited, but sometimes humor
can help to lighten things a bit, help us towards that "good
grief" that Wavy Gravy spoke of at Jerry's memorial. When Bill
Graham died the Dead gave a press conference, and it was pretty
heavy. Then someone piped up "At least we won't have to play Sugar
Magnolia anymore. Bill always made us play that song." Sick?
I dunno, you could say so. But it made me laugh. By the way, guess what
song they opened with that night? :-)
Baguet
Garcia, Leary, now Kahn. I guess we should stop celebrating drugs.
Kimberly Dewey
On 18 Jun 1996, Baguet wrote:
> Garcia, Leary, now Kahn. I guess we should stop celebrating drugs.
>
And miss out on the three-day weekend?
god, I love religious holidays.
Dolly Llama
In article <4q5a7h$j...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, Baguet <bag...@aol.com> wrote:
>Garcia, Leary, now Kahn. I guess we should stop celebrating drugs.
You misspelled "Mantle," "Madonna," "Kibo," "troll ineptly, always
in a lame vein of post-hippie condescension, when in fact," "I,"
"accept," "that I am fascinated by," and "death."
YHL HAND
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Mark Hood
> Garcia, Leary, now Kahn. I guess we should stop celebrating drugs.
Leary?
He did every drug known to man and then some, yet still died in his old age
from prostate cancer, in his sleep, and magnificently. If anything, he is
the best counter-example that anybody could point out to the popular belief
that non-medical drug use inherently hurts people. The thing that finally
killed him was his own body's production of testosterone.
-- Mark Hood
Chuck Narad
In article <xianDt7...@netcom.com>, xi...@netcom.com writes:
> In article <4q5a7h$j...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, Baguet <bag...@aol.com> wrote:
> >Garcia, Leary, now Kahn. I guess we should stop celebrating drugs.
> ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^
>
> You misspelled "Mantle," "Madonna," "Kibo," "troll ineptly, always
> in a lame vein of post-hippie condescension, when in fact," "I,"
> "accept," "that I am fascinated by," and "death."
the only side-effect of baguet's posts is a slight shudder
every time someone brings out the baguets and brie...although
there *is* some satisfaction in ripping the thing into bite-sized
pieces...
chuck/
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"Gifts of bread and cheese are truly troubling."
- john perry boulanger
Bottom, M. Eric
bag...@aol.com (Baguet) so tastefully wrote:
|Garcia, Leary, now Kahn. I guess we should stop celebrating drugs.
Jeff Reed, Mike G., Baguet. I guess we should stop celebrating buttheads.
..huh huh huh...
Muchas Garcias,
eric
Mike Stillman
In article <4q5a7h$j...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, Baguet <bag...@aol.com> wrote:
: >Garcia, Leary, now Kahn. I guess we should stop celebrating drugs.
Imagine a small, attention-seeking piece of french bread dangling at the
end of a fishing line over a lake of fire.
_.,-*~'`^'*-,._ _.,-*'`^'*-,.
'*-,._ Mike Stillman '*-,
'*-,.__.,-*' Chicago, IL _.,-*~'`^'*-,._
mik...@rci.ripco.com '*-,._.,-*'`^ '
Jay Strauss
>Imagine a small, attention-seeking piece of french bread dangling at
>the end of a fishing line over a lake of fire.
I'll bring the marshmellows
j
" Somebody told me how frightening it was how much topsoil we are
losing each year, but I told that story around the campfire and nobody
got scared."
- Jack Handey
Heather C-H.
mik...@ripco.com (Mike Stillman) wrote:
> In article <4q5a7h$j...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, Baguet <bag...@aol.com> wrote:
>: >Garcia, Leary, now Kahn. I guess we should stop celebrating drugs.
>
>end of a fishing line over a lake of fire.
>
> '*-,._ Mike Stillman '*-,
> '*-,.__.,-*' Chicago, IL _.,-*~'`^'*-,._
> mik...@rci.ripco.com '*-,._.,-*'`^ '
Kind of like a huge fondue pot, bubbling with oil? And would the small
piece of crust be hanging by its fingernails, screaming horribly in vain
for help? While I sit and giggle maniacally, preparing the cheese for
dipping? I like it...I like this alot...
Fact, I kinda got the munchies.
H.
Adam Hotek
Mike Stillman (mik...@ripco.com) wrote:
: In article <4q5a7h$j...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, Baguet <bag...@aol.com> wrote:
: : >Garcia, Leary, now Kahn. I guess we should stop celebrating drugs.
Did Leary really die because of drugs? I thought he had some sort of
cancer, and seemed to have lived to a ripe old age...certainly LSD didn't
kill him!
: Imagine a small, attention-seeking piece of french bread dangling at the
David L. Pelovitz
: : In article <4q5a7h$j...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, Baguet <bag...@aol.com> wrote:
: : : >Garcia, Leary, now Kahn. I guess we should stop celebrating drugs.
:
: Did Leary really die because of drugs? I thought he had some sort of
: cancer, and seemed to have lived to a ripe old age...certainly LSD didn't
: kill him!
No, Leary did not die from drug use, and yes, he did live a normal
life-span despite his drug use. Which proves nothing for
or against the physiological effects of drugs. It may say
something about baguet's reasoning power, but nothing new.
David Pelovitz, Ph.D. - dqp...@is4.nyu.edu
" 'Remember how the acid was? Remember the windowpane, down in
Laguna that time? God, I knew then, I knew...'
They had a look. 'Uh-huh, me too. That you were never going to
die. Ha! No wonder the State panicked. How are they supposed to
control a population that knows it'll never die?' "
Thomas Pynchon
Kerry
>
> Mike Stillman (mik...@ripco.com) wrote:
> : In article <4q5a7h$j...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, Baguet <bag...@aol.com> wrote:
> : : >Garcia, Leary, now Kahn. I guess we should stop celebrating drugs.
>
> Did Leary really die because of drugs? I thought he had some sort of
> cancer, and seemed to have lived to a ripe old age...certainly LSD didn't
> kill him!
>
> : end of a fishing line over a lake of fire.
>
> : _.,-*~'`^'*-,._ _.,-*'`^'*-,.
> : '*-,._ Mike Stillman '*-,
> : '*-,.__.,-*' Chicago, IL _.,-*~'`^'*-,._
> : mik...@rci.ripco.com '*-,._.,-*'`^ '
Mark Hood
(David L. Pelovitz) writes:
> : Did Leary really die because of drugs? I thought he had some sort of
> : cancer, and seemed to have lived to a ripe old age...certainly LSD didn't
> : kill him!
> No, Leary did not die from drug use, and yes, he did live a normal
> life-span despite his drug use. Which proves nothing for
> or against the physiological effects of drugs. It may say
> something about baguet's reasoning power, but nothing new.
I don't know, it seems like a good counter-example to the notion that
non-medical drug use is inherently bad for you and will eventually kill
you.
-- Mark Hood
Industrial Strength
Kerry (ve...@cruzio.com) enlightened us with:
> Timothy Leary Died of Prostate Cancer
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