Grateful Dead

Dave and the Dead are going to mine the recently purchased "Betty Boards" for future Dave's Picks and box sets in order to re-coup and make a hefty profit on the expense needed to purchase the tapes. If any 80-90's are to be released, it will be shows with pristine sound (regardless of show performance) as sound trumps performance (according to Dave and the Dead).

Thanks ckcoffman and hseamons. I like both versions better than the one I presented. For some reason I find this interesting.. and I doubt if it will ever be completely resolved.

Thanks, Frosted. Glad I wasn't the only one scratching my noggin there. And I'd categorize my avatar as really Happy-Scary (you probably saw that one coming).

I always assumed it was taken because Hunter had heard of Jack Straw's Peasant's Revolt of 1381. When I went to University in England for a bit, I had a History prof who lived in Billericay. He had a few of us to his home for the weekend and took us to the forest nearby where he said it was believed Jack Straw was finally captured. Has Hunter ever said why he chose the name?

Yesterday, I called the 1-800-440-8025 for the Dead.Net Store in order to purchase Dave's Picks Volume 25 (Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY - 11/6/77). The CDs went on sale, yesterday, at 10 a.m. January 16th.I was able to connect exactly at 10 am, I was in the cue and then I was disconnected at 10:16 am (dial tone!). I called again same thing happened, disconnected at 10:34 am. Finally, after three attempts, I was connected and the Dead.Net Store sales representative stated the CDs had "sold out 5 or 7 minutes ago". I complained, to him, that I would have been successful in my desire to purchase two CDs of Dave's Picks Vol. 25 had I not been disconnected twice. He apologized and said he had never heard of that happening before (which I found difficult to believe). My other frustration is due to the fact that it was extremely difficult to hear him speak because it was so noisy in the background where the salesperson was working from. I found this experience, unprofessional and completely frustrating plus I had to rearrange my schedule in order to get on the phone right at 10 a.m..

SO psyched. This is an amazing show despite the train-wreck beginning of Scarlet Begonias (waaay too slow and low energy - Jerry actually stops playing to tune up where the 2nd verse should be - sounds like a rehearsal), but they recover quickly, and the rest of the song/show is absolutely STUNNING - I can't wait to hear it in full "Norman". I was struck by JimInMD's comment "I don't plan to go nuts when it arrives, I have listened to this show plenty, I will rip it to file, put in on the shelf in my office". Same here. As much as I enjoy getting these amazing well-circulated shows, I get more listening time from shows I didn't know previously (i.e.: 12/7/71 was in my car for a month). As a result I cannot wait to hear 11/17/71 DaP26 - have only heard it once and it's a fantastic show - that will be in my car for a LONG time. And THAT is how the Dead is different from other bands - Their fans go out of their way to AVOID their favorites. I stopped in mid-run the other day to change the music because I had picked a show I loved but knew WAY too well - knowing exactly what's coming can be stifling. It's better when every note and transition is a blind corner.... 5/26/73 is one of my favorite shows ever, but will I ever be able to ENJOY it again??? I know every nuance: stage banter, dropped drumstick, blown lyric, tasty licks.... I love that show but can't bring myself to enjoy it anymore - Its a weird feeling. That's why we're all here - we need to expand our base of Dead to allow the existing shows a chance to breath so we can someday go back to them with fresher ears. And I was not surprised this sold out so fast. The Dead/Rhino have done a brilliant job growing this product from 12k units to 18k units in the past few years. It's a perfect mix of 1) amazing product/packaging (despite the trite, redundant skeleton art), 2) shrewd use of e-mail/social media/website/Rolling Stone/etc, and 3) having the restraint to produce slightly less than initial demand - instant scarcity creates buzz and mystique ("it's new, and you can't have it...")

I'm hoping for a 10-cd box set of Jerry Garcia's guitar lessons at Dana Morgan Music Studio from '62-'64.

I think it's a mixed bag in terms of the band members' perspectives. Bob has raved about 89-90, but Phil has been quoted saying there was "something" missing after 1974. Guessing if you ask each guy on any given day you'd get a whole bunch of different opinions. All of which is great for since I fall into your 3rd category (love it all depends on my mood). I can't understand the folks who completely rule out any era. Lots of good stuff over 30 years...expand your horizons! In terms of the remaining 2018 releases, I'm hoping for late fall 79, fall 91 and maybe another mini box from 1969!

I think it's a mixed bag in terms of the band members' perspectives. Bob has raved about 89-90, but Phil has been quoted saying there was "something" missing after 1974. Guessing if you ask each guy on any given day you'd get a whole bunch of different opinions. All of which is great for since I fall into your 3rd category (love it all depends on my mood). I can't understand the folks who completely rule out any era. Lots of good stuff over 30 years...expand your horizons! In terms of the remaining 2018 releases, I'm hoping for fall 79, fall 91 and maybe another mini box from 1969!

I second your emotion, a bit of a head scratcher there, but amusing nonetheless. Oh, and I like your freaky beardless skull avatar too. Can't tell if it's really happy, or just really scary.