Philzone.org Discussion Board: Archive 2004: Hep C Archive: Dark Star Orchestra / Organ Donor Awareness

It's now time again for me to go back on the road for the New England Organ Bank and donor awareness tabling. Kudo's to Dark Star Orchestra for helping and allowing us to spread this important public message!

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Dark Star Orchestra continues their commitment to philanthropy and community service when they host the New England Organ Bank (NEOB) at six upcoming shows on the Winter Tour.

NEOB is the oldest independent organ bank in the country. It is the federally-designated organ procurement organization for all or part of the six New England states and serves twelve transplant centers with the combined capacity to perform all types of organ transplantation.

NEOB shares organs regionally and nationally through the United Network for Organ Sharing's national network.

Make the choice... Tell your family
Giving the gift of life can bring good to both the recipient and the donor family.

For a recipient, an organ or tissue transplant is a second chance at life and health. But the act of donation also benefits the donor family. At a time of unexpected death, it is difficult to imagine what could provide consolation to the grieving family. Yet families who have chosen donation say that the donation allowed something positive to come from an otherwise tragic and senseless situation. They feel that some part of their loved one lives on in the recipients they help.

More than 87,000 men, women and children are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant in this country. On average, 17 people die everyday waiting for an organ transplant because of a shortage of donated organs. You can make a difference by signing up as an organ and tissue donor so that you may give the gift of life after you are gone. One organ and tissue donor can help more than 50 people.

For more information, stop by the NEOB table at the following New England shows:
Dec.2 - Pearl Street - Northamton, MA
Dec.11 - Worcester Palladium -Worchester, MA
Dec.12 - New Higher Ground-Burlington, VT
Dec.15 - Lupo's-Providence, RI
Dec.16 - Toad's Place-New Haven, CT
Dec.17 - State Theater-Portland, ME

Even if you cannot make it to see DSO in New England, each person has "the power to donate life". Find out how.

Great job as you know I just hooked up with NY donor awareness and I've got 9000 info packets that are getting to every member of my union next stop we are gonna try donor awareness day at Yankee Stadium You really get around you got my respect thats for sure

Thanks for all you do guys...you certainly are Dragon Warriors....

Hi Dave, Good job your doing there! a friend of mine died about 5 yrs ago and the family donated his eyes his liver and heart, It was an unexpected death too, so this is important that people put this down on thier drivers lisence, or in writing. Anything can happen, life is short. Keep up the Good work. PEACE Rose

Thanks All.
Packed house tonight. SOLD OUT and super show.There are a lot of cover bands around and a lot of those are Grateful Dead cover bands. You've seen them, they're good. Most include the music of Jerry Garcia, Bobby Weir et al with other cover songs and some originals mixed in. DSO is a different breed of "Dead" band. What Dark Star Orchestra does is recreate the Grateful Dead. Not with hippie wigs and fake beards but through the live music. They play the setlist song for song in the same arrangements used by the Dead members of that period. When you're at a DSO show you may really be in the Providence Civic Center back in May of '81. Or you could even be at the 1973 Denver Coliseum show listening to Weather Report Suite. Who knows?

Actually no one does and that's part of the trip. The date of the show to be recreated is kept secret right up till the performance. Oh, there are clues (the number and placement of microphones, the keyboard setup, a midi guitar) and the secret becomes part of a game. Usually the audience in front starts throwing out guesses toward the end of the first set. The wiser observer waits for the start of the second set to venture a showdate. Sometimes a curious look comes over the faces of the audience as they realize, "Hey! I was at this show!" followed by a smile as they realize...they're at the show again! Remember: This is an exhibition, not a competition. So please....no wagering! The original showdate, for those who are DEADBASE-impaired, is announced at the end of the night usually followed by an extended encore of the band's choosing.

Even the press has caught on to what they're trying to do. Rolling Stone did a feature piece on the band in its June 20th, 2002 issue and USA Today says DSO is "channeling the Dead." Relix Magazine also did an in-depth feature article on the band in their Spring 2000 issue (Vol. 27 No. 2) and the Washington Post declared them "the hottest Grateful Dead tribute act going" but what they do is not just a tribute to the Grateful Dead but a testament to the enormous number of unique setlists they performed in their long career. Dark Star Orchestra takes the framework of the original setlists and sees where it can take them.

Tonight; A DSO tribute and recreation of 3/19/93 Cap. Ctr.- Landover, MD. GD show. View setlist at: http://www.darkstarorchestra.net

Good to be back in the organ donor musical awareness groove again, I was feeling a little stagnant these last two weeks without the tx "doable" fix it provides at least for me.
Laughter...the best medicine.
Music..the second, I'm convinced.

12/2/04
Pearl St.-Northamton,MA.

Dark Star Orchestra Show # 1012

Certainly a LONG weekend amoungst some phine phamily and phriends. Lot's of organ donor awareness made at the Dark Star Orchestra shows. I'm no worse for the wear.

A couple of "free" days here and then I'm on the road again. Just in time for shot #37 and a short rest....then some more GRATE DSO shows.

Wed Dec 15 - Lupo's
239 Westminster Street, Providence, RI TOURMAP - MAPQUEST
(401) 831-4071 (All Ages) - 9:00 pm EST - $20 ADV/$22 DOS -
Tix: (401) 331-5876 the box office and TicketMaster TICKETMASTER


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Thu Dec 16 - Toad's Place
300 York St, New Haven, CT TOURMAP - MAPQUEST
(203) 624-8623 (All Ages) - 9:00 pm EST - $20 ADV/$22 DOS -
Tix: (203) 624-0033 or at Strawberries TICKETMASTER


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Fri Dec 17 - Portland State Theater
609 Congess St, Portland, ME TOURMAP - MAPQUEST
(207) 780-8265 (All Ages-under 15 w/parent) - TBA EST - -
Tix: (207) 775-3331 the box office and Ticketmaster TICKETMASTER

Hey Dave:
Peace to you on all your journey's. As I said on other stuff - DSO ROCKS!!!!!!