The Grateful Dead Press Conference we wrote about earlier just recently ended. I was fortunate enough to watch and listen to the entire thing via iClips.net
Jerry is not back from the Dead like many have speculated. He wasn't spotted driving a VW Bus waiving peace signs at people as they pass.
Instead, this press conference was held to make a huge announcement in regards to The Grateful Dead archives. The Grateful Dead announced today that they are donating their archives to UC Santa Cruz. This archive will help to document the history of the band from 1965 to the present day.
The archive is not comprised of the music and videos that were created by The Grateful Dead. The Archive will actually be comprised of business records, correspondence from fans and band members, photographs, as well as flyers, posters, and shirts. The list will go on. Bob Weir and Mickey Hart - both from Grateful Dead and at the press conference - are not even aware of what actually exists in the Archive.
UC Santa Cruz was chosen because of their enthusiasm and willingness to take on such a project. The actual physical Archives will begin being moved to UC Santa Cruz sometime in the next few months. All the items will then begin to be itemized and the Archive will eventually be available online - open to everyone to see.
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