we thought what a great thing it would be to have an ampitheater named after jerry garcia.hat is a name that has panache. it brings people from all over the bay area to the ampitheater. the calls that come in, we'd like to do a concert at the jerry garcia ampitheater and we do everything we can to accommodate them and help them because it gets people into the park. people like a lot of color and that's what they call a park. other people don't. you have to try to reconcile all those different points of view. what should a park look like and what should it have? should it be manicured, should it be nice little cobblestones around all of the paths and like that. the biggest objective of course is getting people into the park to appreciate open space. whatever that's going to take to make them happy, to get them there, that's the main goal. if it takes a planter with flowers and stuff like that, fine. you know, so what? people need to get away from that urban rush and noise and this is a perfect place to do it. feedback is always amazement

i am reminded what the late great jerry garcia once said.ou do not want to be the best of the best. you want to be the only one that does what you do. that is our san francisco giants in 2010. believe it. how about a big round of applause for burst kochi and brian -- bruce poetrbochy and bn sabian who brought this together and did the impossible. how about another big round of applause to the 2010 world champion san francisco giants. [applause] i want to thank each and everyone of you. we would not be here if it was not for the fans, for all of you, a big round of applause for each and every one of you. not just for coming out today but every day, supporting this team. we are in a time where everyone's focusing on what is wrong. out here in san francisco, here in california, we are focusing on what is right, the sense of spirit, pride, that sense of possibility is back in our city. i am proud of that, and you should be as well. [applause] let me close by asking bill neukom to come up, representing the ownership of our giants, and do somethin

he also performed with the grateful dead, the jerry garcia ban, the all-star band and bill clinton.e suffered a stroke at his home in florida last week and doctors say he died of complicationing from the stroke yesterday evening. clemens was 69 years old. >>> it's father's day and the children of beaten giants fan, bryan stow, are talking publicly about their dad. twelve-year-old tyler and 8-year-old tabitha live in scott's valley with their mother. they say they usually attend a giants day with their dad on father's day. >> it kind of feels weird not having him stay by your side. >> i spent a lot of time with him so it's like completely different not going with him every weekend or every thursday. really tough. >> this father's day tile summer tabitha say they will make a photo collage and hang it in their father's hospital room. he still remains in a coma. police arrested one suspect in the attack on unrelated charges. >>> the latest addition to the swan family at the san francisco palace of fine arts has been killed. or at least she's missing. a swan caretaker tells abc7 that the

>> last night we did a little jerry garcia, of course. >> shocker. >> we did some elvis, james dean andn lennon, actually. >> do you ever have someone who is just so not with it, they go, i have no idea who that is and you have to hit them over the head. >> i have a diverse repertoire, 65, close to 70 different people. so i get to pick and choose for must audience. i think i need a shower. >> do you sell these paintings? >> they are. all the paintings for sale. got to the website. >> what do they start at. >> they start at around $1500. >> what about his vest. can we buy his vest. >> reporter: we want to know if the vest is for sell. he's getting a sponsor from wet wipes. are you a messy eater, too. >> outstanding. what a talent. i love to see that that's really cool. all right. 6:53 right now. mike, can you top that. >> let me see what i can whip up here, green, red, yellow and a water main break to clean up. 40th at kirkham street. want to warn folks in the area sourt southth going in san francisco, might be in effect. haven't heard about closures. back-up on the bridge, haze, low clo

he also performed with the grateful dead, the jerry garcia ban, the all-star band and bill clinton. he suffered a stroke at his home in florida last week and doctors say he died of complicationing from the stroke yesterday evening. clemens was 69 years old. >>> it's father's day and the children of beaten giants fan, bryan stow, are talking publicly about their dad. the kids live in scott valley with their mother. they say they usually attend a giants day with their dad on father's day. >> it kind of feels weird not having him stay by your side. >> i spent a lot of time with him so it's like completely different not going with him every weekend or every thursday. really tough. >> this father's day tile summer tabitha say they will make a photo collage and hang it in his hospital room. he remains in a coma in a san francisco general hospital. police arrested one suspect in the attack on unrelated charges. >>> the latest addition to the swan family at the san francisco palace of fine arts has been killed. a swan caretaker tells abc7 that the three week old swan, marta, was seen on thu

>> one of the greatest interviews i did, the grace quote i forgot was when jerry garcia tobe technology is the new drugs. [laughter] >> and i think that the excitement, when i was a teenager, the music i listen to was this great music of the late '60s, and it was inspiring in lots of ways. and i think technology now, this is what i feel so lucky to be writing about, have been writing about it during these past couple of decades. it has the same kind of excitement. it's transformative, can do a lot of good. it's got its dark side as the music did, but it's an amazingly reach deal -- reach deal to look at. and people are the rock stars. >> but some of them. sometimes they're not so good. >> actually i love talking to the engineers. a lot of times i will go into a meeting with an engineer and someone will say, he's pretty much an engineer, you know? but i like talking to those people. and i think i've had success in learning from them. >> i want to let you take a moment to read a little section of your book. this had to do with the question about -- >> right. so, it's about speed. speed of

we thought what a great thing it would be to have an ampitheater named after jerry garcia. that is a name that has panache. it brings people from all over the bay area to the ampitheater. the calls that come in, we'd like to do a concert at the jerry garcia ampitheater and we do everything we can to accommodate them and help them because it gets people into the park. people like a lot