Grateful Dead

Thanks for the post mbarilla. Fantastic Bobby Mcgee! So many wonderful shows in April leading up to the monster FE run at the end of the month. Pig was magical and in fine form in the Spring of 71'. Not being a musician, I am not sure how, but it does seem returning to the one drummer format gave Pig more freedom, energy, and confidence Man, how quickly life for Pig slipped away. April 71' box would be so kind. Have a wonderful weekend all and be kind to others! Sam T

My wifehad stroke about a year and a half ago. Recovery is long and arduous but progress is being made. I am now a full time care giver. Tough road I hope the good dr. Makes it back here. He will be missed. He was kind enough to share some ‘71 shows with me also. Long live the good dr! Rock o

We saw Rainbow Full of Sound at Donovan’s Reef for Tie Dye Tuesday this week. Rainbow Full of Sound is led by keyboardist/vocalist Waynard Scheller who has performed with Bob Weir, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, John Kadlecik, members of Ratdog, among others. His Rainbow band members have changed several times over the years. This time the guy he had on drums had just returned from California playing with Phil Lesh. The band plays Grateful Dead songs as well as originals and some others. Tuesday night they played mainly Dead except for 2 originals. During the set break I went up and talked to Waynard, and he sold me his cd: Waynard Scheller with Rainbow Full of Sound – American Hippie (2017). SET ONE: 1- China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, 2– Ramble On Rose, 3 How Sweet It Is, 4– Birdsong > Space > Birdsong, 5– He’s Gone, 6– The Way You Do the Things You Do > Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys tease, 7– Crazy Ally (original) SET TWO: 1- So Many Roads, 2- San Francisco Rain (original), 3- Jack Straw, 4- Catfish John, 5- Samson & Delilah, 6- Scarlet Begonias > Fire On the Mountain, 7- Comes A Time, 8- Turn On Your Love Light ENCORE: Deal ------------------------- If you're close to Sandy Hook, NJ, sounds like Tuesday nights are happening. ------------------------- Wipe a tear from the eye and raise a Cheer to Doc. Hang tough man and thanks.

Because the linking of China Cat with I know You Rider was so perfect and the playing so visionary, I tend to forget about this earlier coupling. But I have just listened to the Road Trips Vol 4. No 1, which features the shows from 23rd and 24th May 1969. They had the thumbs up on here recently, I think form hippygirl. Anyway, they are both electrifying sets, and the jam between China Cat and The Eleven on the second date is amazing. It sounds so powerful and natural-it almost explodes with energy.

One of the best late-era spontaneous jams is out of this tight version of Foolish Heart, 6/8/90: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyDsRydDZrg

https://youtu.be/SJnfdEX0QWk https://archive.org/details/gd71-04-18.sbd.fink.7112.sbeok.shnf/gd71-04… 7.21.72 F%CKING ROCKS ! spinning since last weekend while in transit "Me and My Uncle" "Gonna miss your Baby from rolling in your arms" Truckin' -> Drums -> Jam -> The Other One -> Comes A Time

Amen Vguy,I was just playin with you, and trying to lighten the mood. The more serious or shity the situation, the more I reach for the comedy.... It was a damn fine series though....

Depression is a bitch. And you're right-it doesn't fight fair. Depression works against you in so many ways, including tricking you to stop doing the very things that help fight depression (excercise, being socal, indulging in your hobbies, etc). Like everyone, I've certainly had my bouts with depression too so Doc, if you're listening-I know how hard it can be. Keep fighting and just reach out to anyone here if you need someone to chat with. We'd all be happy to lend an ear...

Just catching up on the news from Doc. I was just in touch with him not too long ago. I sent him an Allman Bros show, and a link to an article I found about said show. It was really cool finally getting to share something with him -- given that I probably have two dozen or more shows that he's shared with me. It sounds like the depression is really kicking his ass right now. It'll do that. It'll make someone insular and anti-social. It'll make someone turn away from people and things that normally bring them happiness. (Packing up his guitars? Deleting all the "guitar shit" from his computer?) Its a sombitch that doesn't fight fair. Hope he's getting the help he needs for recovery . . . both physical and mental. Hope he's back on these boards sooner or later, with a spirited post about some fantastic under the radar 71 show and the classic "You know where to find me." Even if he isn't, I hope he knows how much his prescence livened up this place.

....so don't feel sorry for me. It was a fun ride, but recent news puts certain things in perspective.