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Rich Mahan
@sg-marshall.bsky.social
Official Blue Sky account for Rich Mahan: Singing, songwriting guitar picking Mexican Food addict. Producer and Co-Host of the Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast.
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this week on the good ol’ grateful deadcast, @sg-marshall.bsky.social & i flip the side on “blues for allah” & get into “crazy fingers,” legit one of my favorite dead studio cuts, capturing a delicate place that virtually all live versions (outside 1975) miss. www.dead.net/deadcast/blu... /1
October 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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on this week’s deadcast, @sg-marshall.bsky.social hit “the music never stopped,” tracing from jam to song, exploring how the music almost stopped & the band had to sell their record labels, & getting into high times magazine & the ‘70s pot biz with @seanhowe.bsky.social. www.dead.net/deadcast/blu...
October 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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on this week’s grateful deadcast, @sg-marshall.bsky.social & i get into the weird & heady lesh suite, “king solomon’s marbles”/“stronger than dirt.” the 2nd idea seems to have been in lesh’s head since ~1962, per this image from one of hank harrison’s infamous books. www.dead.net/deadcast/blu... /1
September 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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on this week’s grateful deadcast, @sg-marshall.bsky.social & i get into the weird & heady lesh suite, “king solomon’s marbles”/“stronger than dirt.” the 2nd idea seems to have been in lesh’s head since ~1962, per this image from one of hank harrison’s infamous […]

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September 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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on this week’s good ol’ grateful deadcast, @sg-marshall.bsky.social & i unpack “franklin’s tower,” including tape of garcia's 1st time singing it, a look into the multitracks, & robert hunter’s verse-by-verse lyric breakdown (in response to @jurgenfauth.bsky.social!) www.dead.net/deadcast/blu...
September 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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today, @sg-marshall.bsky.social & i launch season 12 of the good ol’ grateful deadcast by (at long last!) welcoming dan healy, longtime grateful dead sound wiz, who virtually invented the job of front-of-house engineer, among many other innovations over 3 decades. www.dead.net/deadcast/dan... /1
July 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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on this week’s grateful deadcast, @sg-marshall.bsky.social & i hit the east coast running, visiting the new yawk & boston shows on the new box with @davidlemieux.bsky.social, @legslambert51.bsky.social, @brokensymmetry.art, & others. lotsa true crime! www.dead.net/deadcast/enj... /1
May 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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zig-zag thru the east bay (& a bit beyond) with @sg-marshall.bsky.social & me on this week's deadcast, with a romp thru a 1989 parking lot with j.p. barlow, sociologist r. adams, & @dgans.bsky.social; tour tales by @stevesilberman.bsky.social, @brokensymmetry.art & more. www.dead.net/deadcast/enj...
April 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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on this week’s deadcast, @sg-marshall.bsky.social & i plunge into the new “enjoying the ride” box, today visiting the cradle of the dead in palo alto/menlo park & san francisco proper, with @davidlemieux.bsky.social, 3rd eye in the sky @brokensymmetry.art, & more. www.dead.net/deadcast/enj... /1
April 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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So #GratefulDead lyricist Robert Hunter loved performing @officialbruce.bsky.social's Born To Run and Patti Smith's Free Money? 🤯 More gold the Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast this week. Thanks, @bourgwick.bsky.social and @sg-marshall.bsky.social
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BONUS: Tiger Rose 50 | The Official Grateful Dead Podcast
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April 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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the grateful deadcast returns! @sg-marshall.bsky.social & i open season 11 with part 1 of our overdue tribute to phil lesh. @davidlemieux.bsky.social! archival phil interviews (courtesy of @legslambert51.bsky.social & @dgans.bsky.social)! @phish.com's @mike-gordon.com! www.dead.net/deadcast/phi...
March 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Our president is clearly aligning with Putin and Russia. What the fuck is going on???
February 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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My best investment advice
February 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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True.
February 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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very honored to have written liner notes for the forthcoming 50th anniversary reissue of robert hunter's "tiger rose," the only full album he made with jerry garcia. 1st time the original mix/vocals are on CD, also the only format for my notes & the alternate takes. store.dead.net/en/grateful-...
February 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Alright alright alright!!! Matt Mann & The Shine Runners have just been added to this show benefiting fire relief… Fri Feb 7th at @eastsidebowl.bsky.social tickets on the ESB Website!!
January 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I don't get all that excited for new pedals too often, but I'll admit this one has my attention. Would love to try one out. #MXR #Rockman
MXR are about to issue a Rockman X100 guitar pedal !
Instant Boston, Def Leppard, Eliminator-era ZZ Top : the sound of the 80's in a box !
I think my Gear Acquisition Syndrome is about to kick in !
January 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Places the @grateful-dead.bsky.social played... I give you The Olympia in #Paris Tons of great bands have played here, including #TheBeatles who did a 18 day run here in January & February 1964.
January 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Found this print I did in High school. I can hear the music, and it sounds a lot like #thejam torn whether I like All Mod Cons or Sound Affects more… whats your favorite ? #lambretta #mods @paulwellernews.bsky.social @paulwellerofficial.bsky.social
January 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Feb 7th Mostly Dead show at the @eastsidebowl is now a benefit for MusiCares for Fire Relief. Come boogie for a great cause. Tix on sale now at Eastsidebowl.com
January 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
209!
January 15, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Thought I’d be trendy and try one of these ‘alternative milks’.

I don’t know what a magnesia is, but it made my Cocoa Puffs taste horrible…
December 12, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Mark your calendars, Nashville Heads!!!
December 9, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Check it!
#Deadhead PSA: New to BSky? Check out the BlueSky Deadheads #StarterPack - go.bsky.app/A6KaJhH - for a great list of accounts. To that list, add:
@davidlemieux.bsky.social
@bourgwick.bsky.social
@sg-marshall.bsky.social
@therealcavey.bsky.social
@grateful4dead.bsky.social

Off the top of my head 😁
December 9, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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Small Stone Records was a mecca (and still does some stuff here and there) for stoner rock/sludge in the '90s. They put out this compilation of '70s covers that's still essential. Clutch, Raging Slab, Fireball Ministry and many more. Dig in if you missed it! smallstone.bandcamp.com/album/suckin...
Sucking the 70's, by Various Artists
35 track album
smallstone.bandcamp.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:04 PM