How did no one look at the date on that post in shroomery, this time of year?

Shame on you all

it is threads like this that make me wary of forums like this..... how ridiculous! From the insinuating that DSO is not the "real deal" which makes me curious as to the definitions of "real" in peoples' minds- and I can only figure it has to do with names and not the music, to the very concept of JK ever leaving Furthur and ANY of us knowing about it before it is practically public (combined with what others have said about common knowledge of contract terms), guess it just makes me shake my head a bit. but it was funny to open the site and see.

"How did no one look at the date on that post in shroomery, this time of year?

Shame on you all "

LOL I can not believe I didn't catch on to that being on April fools day, now I really feel like an idiot for making this thread......not sure what you mean by "threads like this making me warry of these forums" ......I really didn't believe it but I had to make this thread to see if anyone read that "interview" or anything. If anybody thinks I was trying to spread a rumor thats not the case

still I cant get over that being an April fools joke and me falling for it, I thought I didn't get fooled this year but apparently April fool jokes can still happen after the 1st lol!

I imagine when JK and Furthur do part ways for whatever reason down the road, he will start his own band that he can control. Whether it will be a GD Tribute band or not will be his choice. It would be nice to see him fly on his own with his own material eventually....down the road.......like way way down the road.

April Fools'd

ScarletFire wrote:


The thing about going all the way out to the end of the limb every night, is sometimes you soar, and sometimes you fall with a thud.

Same as it's been with this music for more 'n 40 years...

My take on this is that JK is out of his mind grateful for the chance to become himself, rather than "play Jerry". As I've watched this band grow and listened intently for the past 2 years, he sounds more and more like his own musician, his voice has changed his playing has changed....and I like it and I think Phil and Bob like it a lot too. Phil said at one point something like..."if John needs to channel Jerry for awhile, fine, but if this band works then he won't have to". And this band IS working,playing some of those most passionate and isnpsired playing I've heard in years, especially from Bobby...he sings again, he doesn't yell or talk a song, he has found himself. AND KEEP THE BACK UP SINGERS BY THE WAY...great addition. I think Phil and Bobby are ecstatic to be making the music new again. JK and the other new folks gave the missing link of a spiritual core, a new way to make something new out of the timeless music of old.

Tim The Beek wrote:


Tru dat.

I guess it shows how easy you can start a rumor on here.

Fire Scarlet wrote:


JK does in fact have his own side project right now, the John K Band. They do shows in the MD/DC area when Furthur isn't touring. You can listen to quite a bit on his archive page: www.archive.org/details/JohnKadlecik

Early 2000's he was in a band called The Mix and they recorded the album "American Spring" in 2004. John K Band plays songs from American Spring and other covers, but understandably he usually doesn't do Grateful Dead songs except when he does solo acoustic sets. It's really worth checking out, and if you're in the DC area they have two shows scheduled April 28th in Baltimore MD and May 6th in Falls Church VA.

It would be great to hear some more original stuff from him though.