Grateful Dead

Europe 2018

This is kind of cool. I see 20 "digital signatures" so far, incredible. Everybody hop on, SethHollander I didn't see you there, wadeocu, Mr Pete, icecreamkid, dennis wilmoot, kyle harmon, this could be something fun that we all get to say we started. They do read these boards, and I suspect the founders of the "digital petition" have some kind of PLAN on what to do with the signatures once they're acquired. http://www.dead.net/show/june-10-1973 put RELEASE in the subject

I've read your post. That would be really great, if I get a ticket I will go to any European city. In fact, that would be my first show. Yes, the first show for a head into the music of the band since I was a child (75-76). I'm not the typical deadhead, but here I'm. 54 years upon my... -:) It would be really great! EDIT: First albums I'd heard: Mars Hotel, Blues from Allah, Europe 72, Live Dead, Anthem, and so on...

this message from a '60s senilista: More Sixties! We now return you to the abuse segment of our thread which is already in regress.

Spring/Summer 73 featured some very lengthy shows as we have seen from Dave’s 16 and 21, along with what we all have in our collections. Maybe there is a 3-show, 10-12 box set in our future? That would be pretty amazing…. I’d love to see 5/26 and/or 6/10 released one day. Like someone said, they are both just too damn hot to keep in the vault forever. Regarding the shop…it’s always fun to check from time to time to see what comes back to life. I think in the past a few Europe shows popped up that were thought to be sold out. Would be neat if you could sign up for an alert when specific items came back into the store. That said, even though they aren’t promoting it, it’s strange that they would even allow Warlocks to compete (however indirectly) with the RFK box. If they have additional Warlocks inventory I’m surprised they didn’t just sit on it until a holiday sale comes up or until after RFK sold out. RFK has better sound quality but Hampton has the more “famous” shows. Interesting decision….

Funny thing about miracles. They're usually very humbling, and often accompanied by a deep sense of gratitude. At least for those who aren't expecting them, or who don't feel entitled to them. But I guess some people just need to keep checking the horse's teeth...

Sadly, the DaP page where this all happened has been deleted from the site. It definitely got out of hand, and you ate your fair share of crow back then, as I'm sure some of the old timers remember. One bit I remember was that even when confronted with an interview by DL2 that stated that DP18 and DP29 were the best selling amongst the Dick's Picks series, you passed it off as fake news by a crooked vault keeper. As if you knew what there was demand for. I think another sticking point was your gross overgeneralization that because the Dead had huge hit in 1987, it means that 1987 was clearly their most popular, desired, and proficient era 30 years later. You presented such as fact, despite mountains of sales evidence to the contrary. For example, I think it was pointed out to you at the time that comparing In The Dark album sales (since equaled by American Beauty and Europe '72 as all 3 are double platinum) to those of an archival live release series was a stretch at best. By that logic, Touch of Grey is their greatest song (as it is their highest charting single) followed by Alabama Getaway. Most would probably believe it is more accurate to say that In the Dark was a tight album, with a strong single, recorded in a fashion (pseudo-live) that best suited the band, using songs that were road tested for years. All of this combined to produce a hit album, which results in publicity, which results in an increased fan-base (much of it, but certainly not all, transient). But it's a pretty large (impossible) leap to suggest that this means that the demand for an '87 show outshines the demand for a (for example) '73 show. It truly is a shame that the page is now gone, and convenient for you.

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Brookvale Records now has Dick's Picks Vol. 8 for sale. It is interesting to go to their site and watch the video on how this series was done. The owner put his "heart and soul" into getting this set of LP's perfect.If you enjoy the dead on vinyl I am sure you will "love" this concert. Mr. Pete-----------> aging hippie