Downhill From Here on PBS

>>>The announcers clearly know nothing of tbe Grateful Dead,  they just said something like “the Grateful Dead, followed by their legions of rabid deadheads”.   If I were a rabid deadhead becoming a sustaining member of PBS would be pretty low on my to-do list.

Let me ask, why would you think local PBS announcers would be well-versed in the GD world? 

And as someone who listens to the Grateful Dead, I’m a proud supporting member of PBS. I have my rabies shots though. 

Also, that’s how the fundraisers work. They show programming, sometimes concerts, and then they break away to ask for donations. Feel free to think of it like a commercial. 

     Was watching that last night, the commentators were kind of humorous, they meant well...I was thinking as they were discussing the DVD gift about the obsolescence of DVDs, I'm looking at a DVD player that I'm not sure I could operate.  I could figure it out, but I haven't used a DVD in years, they're going the way of the horse & buggy.

     Jerry was "on" for sure, just dialed in & animated, the whole band was tight.  Phil sporting the super stylie tie dye!

Some of the stations run fundraisers using nationally syndicated pitch programs. Cheap and easy.  

Every once in a while, in ct, we get a guy who is hosting fundraiser who is a true fan, but he wasnt on last night...and that was a "national" broadcast where you never heard them mention your local station by name, they just kept saying "here at public tv " etc...but, when we do get a the yearly local fundraiser, they always show some Dead, and we get a decent host anyway

A DVD player is pretty easy to use. Generally speaking you put in the disc and press play. My octogenarian parents use one

"I'm looking at a DVD player that I'm not sure I could operate."

You put the disc in and hit the Play button.  Please tell me that you can still manage this.

I'm in that video somewhere.  It rained so hard that Fehsh would have probably cancelled.