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02/04/10 - From the Miami Herald:

Miami Herald: What inspired the name Furthur, and the odd spelling of it?

Bob Weir: I think it was a misspell. But it was the name of the [Merry Pranksters'] bus back in the mid '60s that I left home on. I was 17 when I hopped on that bus, and the Grateful Dead first hit the road on it. And it fits so prominently in our world, our mythology. When I go to Oregon, I often make a special trip to see the old girl. It's parked out in a field now.

01/29/10 - From KVAL CBS 13 in Eugene, OR:

"I saw the Grateful Dead play many times here in Eugene," [Bill] Walton said. "It was fantastic. Autzen Stadium, Mac Court, Ken Kesey, Mountain Girl ... the Pranksters. We've had a lot of fun."

The fun hasn't stopped.

"I know that Further is coming to the old Memorial Coliseum on March 8," Walton said of the band led by the Dead's Phil Lesh and Bob Weir. "We're going to do everything we can to get there. It's going to be a special, special time. We're going to keep on dancing.

01/15/10 - "Furthur & Friends" will play Phil's 70th Birthday Celebration in San Francisco, CA on March 12, 2010.

01/08/10 - Since 12/27/09, Zoe Ellis and Sunshine Garcia Becker have been singing backup vocals with Furthur. Some 2010 setlists are up at PhilZone.com and OtherOnes.net.

01/03/10 - From the Dead Examiner (Interview with Grateful Dead's Bill Kreutzmann - Part 3):

Anything over the horizon for more Rhythm Devils projects like this?

Mickey and I are probably going to get together and plan some Rhythm Devils for 2010. This is between you and me in a way because I haven’t talked to Mickey about it yet, but I’d like to use my trio as sort of the backbone. And I’d to love have Joan Osborne — this is my dream band — on vocals too.

I remember seeing her perform with you a few years ago.

I love Joan Osborne. I thought she did really well with the band. I’ve ran into her since and she’d love to play with my trio, so I think we should just combine them. We have a lot of material that we worked out from the first Rhythm Devils. Those songs are good; they just need to be redone.

01/02/10 - From the Dead Examiner (Interview with Grateful Dead's Bill Kreutzmann - Part 2):

Are there any plans for more Dead shows in the foreseeable future?

I don’t really know about that one. That one is always the mystery question (laughs). I don’t know, it just depends on how those guys are feeling after their Furthur tour. If they want go back with us, that’d be great. If not, you know, I’m into doing a lot of new stuff.

01/01/10 - Furthur.net has announced more Furthur "Live Rehearsal Sessions" to take place 01/06->12/10 in Mill Valley, CA.

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