Grateful Dead

Thanks, that blew a hole in my morning! Very nice,,, ended up watching about 3 of those "change the world" vids.

Opened my door to take the dog out and there was a box there.Said box contained 11-10-67 Shrine. Looking forward to spinning that tonight.

Yes, the Scarlet Fire from 4/24/78 is among the best of 1978 (DP 18 & Closing of Winterland also up there). Even if Bobby accidentally scheduled one of his slide lessons during the show. But the song that caused me to buy my first inflated price CD set off of eBay was The Music Never Stopped. I read a Stellar review about this version, and sure enough there is an instrumental Passage from around 3:45 - 5:15 that is sedate and mesmerizing. Keith holds down a little piano rhythm, Bobby holds down a little guitar rhythm, Phil anchors it down on the base, and Jerry just picks away like magic - so smooth, so relaxing, just nitrous...er..rightous. They only come close to this short of perfection during this Jam between late 77 and into 1978. During the famed spring tour 77, they simply hadn't developed this part; it was 20 seconds at most. Road trips 77 comes close, and Dick's Picks 18 also comes close. But it's the real deal when we get Back To Normal. With all the releases we have now, it's saying something to have a song that flirts with BOAT. I'm also not aware of a better 1978 Terrapin Station. The pair on the July set sound kind of sloppy to me. And how about that werewolves sitting at Trader Vic's? His hair was perfect! So yeah, this was my first Daves picks, and the release that made me realize that if I was going to find the boat for every song, I was going to have to take the full Plunge into the world of the completist. There's almost no turning back from that sick obsession, but it can be done, maybe tomorrow.

...also noticed some changes in the font around here....last time I recall some cosmetic changes on this site it was a precursor to a big release (the May '77 trifecta if memory serves). Who knows, could just be a "cosmetic" update. Shipping notice also received - the past few times the correct sequence has actually been observed: Order -> Wait -> Email Heads up of shipping - > received at door via passenger pigeon. Eventually they'd get it just exactly perfect...then again, it could just be me. First taste of True Spring the past few days - got up almost to 70 yesterday. 'Bout time. Sixtus

I have gotten a few, but mostly the CDs just show up unannounced. Perhaps it's better that way. It could be because my email address ends in .net instead of .com? But I am speculating.... Anyway.. excited about this one. Substantial upgrades to what circulates essentially means new music, an historical find. Sort of like finding a cache of lost Nazi gold or something.

I never get any kind of notice that my Dave's Picks order has been shipped. It just shows up in my mail box. Am I not looking in the right place? Mr. Pete-----------> aging hippie

I've got an unopened copy of Hampton '79 vinyl from RSD 2014. 2 disk Rhino release, mastered by Jeffrey Norman. PM me if interested.

One of the albums I picked up at RSD. Looking forward to it Massey Hall is another keeper.

....And I woke up high over AlbuquerqueOn a jet to the promised land.

....my son came to me tonight and asked me if I've heard of Johnny Cash. Needless to say, The Man In Black is in the house tonight........multi posting on a few boards with this big news. At least for me. Font change. I don't like it. Hard to teach an old dog new tricks. MaryE!!!!