The second Best of the Jammys DVD spans the past four installments of the event. In addition to performances from the previous three Jammys at The Theatre at Madison Square Garden (now the WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden), Best of the Jammys Vol. 2 also draws together music from the 2002 show at Roseland Ballroom. The 2002 Jammys is represented by Gov’t Mule with Gregg Allman, Trey Anastasio and Derek Trucks on "Soulshine," as well as Andy Hess, Stanton Moore, John Scofield and Skerik covering "My Babe," Blind Boys of Alabama with Robert Randolph and the Family Band performing "Spirit in the Dark" and Particle joining Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson of The B-52’s for "Love Shack."

Collaborations from the last Jammys include Rhythm Devils featuring Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann with Mike Gordon, Angélique Kidjo, Steve Kimock, Baaba Maal, Charlie Musslewhite, The Mutaytor, Stephen Perkins moving from a jam into "Jingo," Blues Traveler, Bettye LaVette and DJ Logic delivering "Joy," the Steve Kimock Band (Kimock, Reed Mathis, Willy Waldman and Stephen Perkins) with Joe Satriani and Grace Potter covering "Cortez the Killer" and Little Feat with Béla Fleck, Steve Kimock, Ky-mani Marley, Stephen Marley, Charlie Musslewhite, and Rhythm Devils offering a nod to Bob Marley with some "Jammin'." The 2005 Jammys are represented by the Benevento-Russo Duo with Les Claypool, Mike Gordon and Gabby Lala on "Beltless Buckler."

Meanwhile, stay tuned for news regarding the return of the Jammys in 2008.

The online destination Wolfgang's Vault, which houses the Bill Graham Archives, has made available the recent "I'm Not There" concert held at New York’s Beacon Theatre on November 8. The event, which paid tribute to Bob Dylan, featured performances by a diverse music of musicians, including Marcus Carl Franklin, Calexico, Jim James, Joe Henry, Magnetic Zeros, Mira Bilotte with Lee Ranaldo, Gomez, Dan Hicks, Terry Adams, Yo La Tengo & Friends, My Morning Jacket, Mason Jennings, John Doe, Jim Laflave, Tift Merritt, J Mascis, Chris Bailey and Roots. The event was produced by Knitting Factory founder Michael Dorf, Jim Dunbar and Randall Poster and accompanied the film of the same name which opens today. Fans can now stream a recording of the show for free now at WolfgangsVault.com.

Leon Day made his living driving limousines in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1980 until 1995.  In February of 1980, he met and drove Garcia from the Dead's San Rafael, CA studios to the San Francisco Airport.  For the next 15 years, Day would chauffer Garcia, carrying him to various locations until his death in August of 1995.  Over the years, they became close friends. 

The first guitar, a Steinberger headless electric guitar, circa 1980s (est. $45/50,000) has an iridescent, circular sticker on the back that Garcia placed there himself and it bears his hand-etched signature.  Also included is the instrument's original black soft-canvas carrying case plus a reprinted color image of Garcia holding the guitar.

According to Day, "The guitar was known as Garcia's house or hotel practice guitar.  It went everywhere he did.  He'd used this instrument to record three songs with Ornette Coleman for the album Virgin Beauty."

The second is a Casio PG-380 electric guitar, circa 1980s (est. $40/45,000).  As with the Steinberger, Garcia has hand-etched his signature on the backside of the instrument.  It comes with its Fender hard plastic guitar case, the case Garcia used to carry and store the instrument.  The case displays two Grateful Dead stickers [both from 1988] as well as US Customs stickers.  A letter of provenance from Day is included with both guitars.

"Garcia used the Casio from time to time during the Grateful Dead's space sequence.  I know he used it at the last Dead show on May 6, 1989 at Stanford University's Frost Amphitheatre," Day continued.

According to Day, "Garcia was a generous man and got a kick from giving personal items to family and friends, as well as to members of the entire tribe."  Garcia gave Day the Steinberger guitar as a gift on July 29, 1988, just as he was due to leave for three days of shows at the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California.  Day was humored by Garcia's words: "Hope you enjoy playing this, or you could sell it if you want!" 

"Garcia was very supportive and motivating in my quest to improve my guitar playing and he encouraged me to look at more modern sounds and synthesizers, etc.  He was really into music technology.  I had fun with some of the gizmos he gave me and am happy to say he was proud of my achievements," said Day.  Additional highlights from the December sale include a Beatles Butcher Cover set of 4-color separations from the stereo version of the 1966 album (est. $10/15,000); a one-sheet film poster from David O. Selznick's 1939 Academy Award®-winning epic Gone with the Wind (est. $10/15,000) and a prop Victorian style cut-glass inkwell from the 1964 Academy Award® winning film My Fair Lady (est. $1/1,500).  A one-sheet film poster from 1961's classic Breakfast at Tiffany's features the famous image of Audrey Hepburn (est. $2/2,500) while a 5-foot 7-inch humanoid/amphibious creature from the classic 1954 Universal horror flick The Creature from the Black Lagoon is estimated at $3,000 to $5,000.  An original "Vargas Girl" drawing by pin-up artist Alberto Vargas could bring as much as $5,000) and collector interest is expected for an original script for the 1954 holiday film White Christmas owned and used by Michael Curtiz (est. $3/5,000) and for an archive never-before-seen items related to Marilyn Monroe.