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    Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set

    WHAT'S INSIDE:
    6 Complete Shows On 19 Discs
    • 6/22/73 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
    • 6/24/73 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
    • 6/26/73 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA
    • 5/17/74 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
    • 5/19/74 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
    • 5/21/74 Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    Mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering
    Masters transferred and restored by Plangent Processes
    Original Art by First Nations Artist Roy Henry Vickers
    Photos by Richie Pechner
    Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000

    Includes an immediate digital download of "Eyes Of The World (P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 5/17/74)"

    "We were in the Pacific Northwest...between somewhere in Washington and some other where in Oregon. The road took us to the lip on a ridge, from where we could see around us for many miles in all directions … It was breathtaking to behold, but as we watched, we had a firm realization that we were witnessing something even more beautiful than our eyes could ever take in … Life causes life. Heaven and Earth dance in this way endlessly, and their child is the forest. And so there we were, epiphanously watching that grandest and most glorious dance of life—of which we are just a tiny part—awed by a magnificence without beginning, without end..."

    Bob Weir, “Sell Headwaters—Everyone Wins,” San Francisco Chronicle

    The Pacific Northwest offers up a rich feast of land, sky, and water. It is ripe with influences, abundant with symbols, deep and spirited. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that the Grateful Dead played some of their most inspired shows on these fertile grounds. It does, however, sometimes take a breath for the elements to re-align years later. It seems for us, they finally have and we are able to present not just a glimpse of the band's extraordinary exploratory tour through the region, but a two-tour bounty as the PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS.

    For PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, we've paired two short runs made up of six previously unreleased shows - P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. (6/22/73); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (6/24/73); Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (6/26/73); P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (5/17/74); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (5/19/74); and Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (5/21/74). Each show has been mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. The transfers from the masters were transferred and restored by Plangent Processes, further ensuring that this is the best, most authentic that these shows have ever sounded.

    PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS comes in an ornate box created by Canada’s preeminent First Nations artist Roy Henry Vickers (more on this tremendous artist soon). To complement the music, the set also includes a 64-page book with an in-depth essay by Grateful Dead scholar Nicholas G. Meriwether and photos by Richie Pechner.

    Due September 7th, this release is limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from dead.net. You'll want to grab a copy while you can and sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out over the next few weeks.

    Looking for something a little more byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day. You can pre-order it now too.

    Get it while you can.

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  • #561
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    she was a girl from Birmingham
    well, Muscle Shoals, actually. Sex Pistols + Donna talk = the quips above. NMTBollocks = masterpiece
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    Thanks, it’s always nice when someone can relate, especially adding your live experiences. As great as these SB recordings are, I’ve never heard one that sounded like what the show sounded like live in the venue, (usually in front of the mixing board, or even in the front row).... Used to be a musician in a past life too, and though great recordings can be made, dry, direct only or close miked instruments do not sound quite the same as the live sound in the venue. Of course mic tapes can be adversely effected by your position and the venue, your gear, technique and of course your neighbors...... JJEEEEEEERRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYY DAAAAAAAARRRRRRKKKKKKKKK SSSSTTTTTTAAAARRRR LOL always durning the most subtle, quiet, emotional ballad ; ) A&A: yasss that could really be the best for the DG “treatment”. Everyone always thinks of the PITB or Scarlets, which sometimes work, but playing especially, like with this box, can sometimes be a bit too much re-entry shall we say. A&A is perfect for that type of enthusiasm! Makes we want to go Fire up a hot one....... SUGGESTIONS? What’s the hottest Pre-Brent/Vince Around and Around folks?
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    https://shop.realgonemusic.com/products/grateful-dead-dicks-picks-34-6l… If the saga of the Grateful Dead is a long strange trip, then we’ve definitely been along for part of the ride! First, we brought you the entire Dick’s Picks series of live concerts on CD, all 36 volumes of it, many of them never before available at retail. Then we began putting out the Road Trips series, none of which has ever been in stores before. But now, dear Deadheads and Real Goners, the time has come to take the next step in our evolution as a key source for rare Grateful Dead recordings. It’s time to cross…the vinyl frontier. And we are hoping you will cross it with us, because we aren’t even offering this release to retail until you have had a chance—at a special low price—to snag all 1500 hand-numbered, limited editions of our new 6-LP set, Grateful Dead: Dick’s Picks Vol. 34—Rochester, NY 11/5/77! That’s right…we are finally putting Dick’s Picks on vinyl, and, boy, have we picked the right one. How do we know? You told us! This was by far the best-selling volume on CD from our reissue campaign. And no wonder, it’s from that magical year of 1977, with fiery performances of “Big River,” “Jack Straw,” “Deal,” and “Eyes of the World” powered by a particularly lively Phil Lesh. But for many the highlight will be one of the truly great performances of “The Other One” in the Grateful Dead catalog, 12 minutes of surging intensity and building crescendos. This Pick also included highlights from a 11/2/77 Toronto show, including a great medley of “Estimated Prophet”/”St. Stephen”/”Truckin’”/”Around and Around” (we’ve reconfigured the track listing to put all the bonus tracks at the end of the set for a seamless concert experience). Definitely a great place to begin our journey into the realm of Grateful Dead vinyl! Such a stellar performance deserves a great package with great sound. For this Real Gone release, we’ve enlisted David Glasser at Airshow Mastering to remaster the set for vinyl. David’s had a long association with the Dead; he mastered the soundtrack to last year’s Long Strange Trip documentary among many other projects. For lacquer cutting, we turned to John Golden at Golden Mastering. John has worked with artists as far-ranging as Jonathan Wilson, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, and Soundgarden among many others, and he is our go-to engineer for lacquer cutting. The test pressings were approved by David Glasser, the Grateful Dead’s resident audiovisual archivist David Lemieux, and Gordon Anderson from Real Gone. We’ve pressed the set up on 180-gram vinyl for maximum fidelity, too. And we even scrapped the first pressing because it wasn’t up to our quality standards. As for the packaging, we’ve placed all six LPs inside a hardshell box adorned with the original front cover and a custom back cover featuring a great shot of Jerry Garcia from the show. Inside, you’ll find a 4-page, LP-sized, full-color insert offering photos from the original package along with the original trippy graphics. And, as we mentioned before, each of these limited-edition sets is hand-numbered all the way up to 1500. This set will not be repressed once we run out of the 1500 limited edition copies.
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    I agree, Oroborous
    I appreciate the breakdown of all the factors that go to the Donna problem.If i may add: I went to many many 70's shows (and then some). Not once did she sound so off, or shrill, as the tapes make it appear nowadays. No one ever left a show criticizing Donna for her 'screams'. Maybe the live loudness of the auditoriums kept it at bay somewhat but nobody who was there was complaining at the time. And some of the best pure rock 'n roll girl screaming i've ever heard was on 'Round & 'Round !!
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    Finally got to the 46 min PITB. Holy crap! They just kept going and going and going! Whew!
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    The Donna discussions never go away, they just go on hiatus....
    ....I like her, but to be honest, when she unloads one of those screeches, my dogs always give each other the "WTF was that!!" look.
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    I would agree that her greatest moments with the Dead were when she was singing back up. I am thinking particularly of the post retirement Looks Like Rains. Actually, all of the Dead were at their best when they were tightly enmeshed in the whole. Take any one member out of that whole and they always sounded-and probably still do-somewhat diminished.
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    When I was younger I usually liked the screaming, but have less and less tolerance for it as years go by.That being said, let us remeber ... - Bob can be just as bad on occasion - They are hearing themselves through completely different equipment in a completely different context. I guarantee if you heard much of this live it would not be as prominent and thus not as bad...especially since she was often turned way up to try and make her be heard, which does not translate well to direct recorded tape. Just listen to E72 shows for a better idea of a well balanced vocal mix including DG. - Women often don’t have the same power as men to sing or yell loudly enough so they, and sometimes Bob strain or extend themselves which doesn’t usually sound good, You can even find examples of ol Jer too. (This is not sexist. Some women have a thin or higher range that is harder to be LOUD is all I meant) obviouslly there are many great women singers that have super powerful voices, just not all) - DG obviously could sing or would not have gotten work as a studio singer. In fact most of the work she does with the dead in the studio was awesome. Some folks, and perhaps some women have a harder time singing live in really loud R&R bands. She as well as the rest have admitted as much. - Personally, I’ve rarely heard a female vocalist that meshed well with the dead. Even post dead etc. I did really like that Garcia gal that sang backups in Futhur. Something about the boys to me made it tough for women to mesh, any era...I’m sure there are occasional exceptions, but generally speaking.... - Donna imho was a way better when she was more of a secondary, back up singer (in the dead). I know many feel she was better in the post hiatus band, and in some ways she was. I believe they made monitor/gear and position changes that helped. I think time also helped her learn the material and mesh better. As some mention, the stuff she did that they learned after she joined is often better for her than the “old” stuff they learned before her. But to me, she like some of the other “non-core” dead members over the years were better as secondary players. I didnt always like when they start having these folks become full on participants. But that’s just my worthless OPINION. - Board Recordings. Yes there are some truly jarring instances on this box where it’s tough to take, but that’s more because of technical variables and the idiosyncrasies of SB recordings as much as DG herself. Unfortunately the human mind often focuses on very different, jarring, scary sounds more than soft or soothing. If all you listen for is the ugly stuff, yeah, your not going to like DG. But if you move past that stuff and concentrate on the other, perhaps less dramatic stuff she did, she can be indeed very sweet. - Intoxication;in fact, and as she herself has said, intoxication can often be very detrimental to singing. Hell all music can be sometimes be affected negatively, look what happened to Jer...... Finally, ive talked to a few people who have had a chance to meet her and all have said she is truly a very nice person. So before one is tempted to be negative and perhaps even say something hateful, consider the big picture and all that was involved......
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    In praise of DaP 11 (11/17/72)
    Took a break from listening to the box set….to listen to more grateful dead. I dove into 11/17/72 (DaP 11). This has got to be a top 5 pick. One of the best bird song’s of all time, and perhaps the all-time He’s Gone>Truckin>TOO....wow this is a great one.
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Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set

WHAT'S INSIDE:
6 Complete Shows On 19 Discs
• 6/22/73 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
• 6/24/73 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
• 6/26/73 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA
• 5/17/74 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
• 5/19/74 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
• 5/21/74 Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering
Masters transferred and restored by Plangent Processes
Original Art by First Nations Artist Roy Henry Vickers
Photos by Richie Pechner
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000

Includes an immediate digital download of "Eyes Of The World (P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 5/17/74)"

"We were in the Pacific Northwest...between somewhere in Washington and some other where in Oregon. The road took us to the lip on a ridge, from where we could see around us for many miles in all directions … It was breathtaking to behold, but as we watched, we had a firm realization that we were witnessing something even more beautiful than our eyes could ever take in … Life causes life. Heaven and Earth dance in this way endlessly, and their child is the forest. And so there we were, epiphanously watching that grandest and most glorious dance of life—of which we are just a tiny part—awed by a magnificence without beginning, without end..."

Bob Weir, “Sell Headwaters—Everyone Wins,” San Francisco Chronicle

The Pacific Northwest offers up a rich feast of land, sky, and water. It is ripe with influences, abundant with symbols, deep and spirited. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that the Grateful Dead played some of their most inspired shows on these fertile grounds. It does, however, sometimes take a breath for the elements to re-align years later. It seems for us, they finally have and we are able to present not just a glimpse of the band's extraordinary exploratory tour through the region, but a two-tour bounty as the PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS.

For PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, we've paired two short runs made up of six previously unreleased shows - P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. (6/22/73); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (6/24/73); Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (6/26/73); P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (5/17/74); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (5/19/74); and Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (5/21/74). Each show has been mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. The transfers from the masters were transferred and restored by Plangent Processes, further ensuring that this is the best, most authentic that these shows have ever sounded.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS comes in an ornate box created by Canada’s preeminent First Nations artist Roy Henry Vickers (more on this tremendous artist soon). To complement the music, the set also includes a 64-page book with an in-depth essay by Grateful Dead scholar Nicholas G. Meriwether and photos by Richie Pechner.

Due September 7th, this release is limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from dead.net. You'll want to grab a copy while you can and sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out over the next few weeks.

Looking for something a little more byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day. You can pre-order it now too.

Get it while you can.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 06/30/2018 - 11:02

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....just checked the national weather. Looks brutal out there. Stays hydrated people! At least it's 105 with 10% humidity here. Easy Peasy.
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 06/30/2018 - 13:01

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....not only is that the PNW release date, but I just found out Hot Tuna w/ Kimock are playing that day at the Vegas Brooklyn Bowl. 35 bucks.
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Submitted by LedDed on Sat, 06/30/2018 - 14:33

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The IFC Channel (Independent Film, I believe) has back episodes of the classic USA Network late-night staple, "Night Flight" available on my Comcast and maybe yours, too. Back in the day before 10,000 channels and youtube, killer late-night music TV was a rare thing. Night Flight was so cool, the coolest, cooler than Mtv even. I miss the days of Mtv meaning something, I don't know why, maybe because everybody was watching. Like the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, you were part of a community and everybody had something to talk about later. A shared experience. While some of those spam posts are annoying, I don't believe in censorship except in the most vile and extreme cases. I've said a bunch of really stupid shit on here, and they have never censored me. Current listen: Joe Bonamassa's "Rock Candy Funk Party." Absolutely rippin'. ;-p
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Submitted by Slow Dog Noodle on Sat, 06/30/2018 - 14:48

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Not sure what that has to do with the dead. Sounds like you just needed to.....vent?
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Submitted by Terrapin Moon on Sat, 06/30/2018 - 15:38

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i used to dvr things on IFC until they started censoring things in Carrie and started putting commercials in the movies. ugh sucked I jumped off lol
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Submitted by Erikandjenn on Sat, 06/30/2018 - 17:47

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I immediately turned on Night Flight!
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Submitted by Deadheadbrewer on Sat, 06/30/2018 - 19:26

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If you scroll through it really fast backwards, it reads, "DaP 27 is a compilation of the best sounding boards from 1968".
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Submitted by JimInMD on Sat, 06/30/2018 - 21:45

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Brewer.. I took your advice and scrolled through his posts very fast.. backwards. I swear it read pee on your box sets at exactly 3:00 am. Reading so fast backwards is making me sleepy.. ...Butch said, "I didn't realize how different they had become by November." I thought the same thing except my words were... I didn't realize how different they had become by the weekend. yes the recording is a bit.. well... it's one hot show. Finally, great to see another classic brought up again today also.. 10/18/73. A fine and dandy show. One of my all time favorites also. Ok.. just finished a half a watermelon and had a thirst that only went away after drinking three quarts of water. Very sleep now... Must sleep.. no time to brush teeth, out...…....
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Submitted by MilesM on Sat, 06/30/2018 - 22:35

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You’re post had me laughing hysterically. Same thing here in Ohio sweltering heat. I can’t get no relief.
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Submitted by Born Cross Eye… on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 08:39

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No real Grateful Dead content here, but I'm just honouring our neighbours to the North, Canada.Happy Canada Day to Dave Lemieux who does a great job here at dead.net. Happy Canada Day to any and all Dead Heads who regularly / semi-regularly here. I am a citizen of the United States of America.
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 09:27

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....Dark Star->El Paso->Dark Star-St. Stephen->The Eleven-Drumz->Space->Morning Dew->Lovelight. Dead & Co's second set last night. Also, Happy Anniversary to Arrowhead '78. I know what I'm playing today. Again.
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Submitted by JimInMD on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 13:14

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I'd like to think there's a special place in purgatory for spammers and hackers here.. like a sterile, padded white room where they play nothing but Captain and Tennille 24/7. On holidays, special occasions perhaps some Milli Vanilli, Backstreet Boys and Justin Bieber just because deadheads have a heart. Thanks MaryE.
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 13:18

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....the hottest show they ever played (even Vegas?). If you want the full experience, crank it up, go outside, and bust out the Slip N Slide....
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Submitted by JimInMD on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 13:47

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You should see the slip n slides they make now. My ex gf (who still lives here with her 10 year old son.. long story..) has these birthday parties for her son every year. The first year was totally disorganized and a total disaster.. kids and parents showed up.. the them was soccer, it started thunder storming at exactly the same time it thunder storms on summer days. She frantically starts screaming.. Jim, find something for them to do. The next year we started down the water sports rabbit hole.. a big, I mean big $99 kiddie pool saved the day as It was Vegas hot.. the next year I bought a mega, mountain sized slip n slide and we still had the monster kiddie pool. It was like having a small water park in the back yard.. but it's a lot of work and I had buy a compressor to blow all these damned things up. Still, they have a blowout and my main concern is that no one breaks a leg or dislocates a shoulder. 10 year old's play hard and play for keeps. I wish they had slip and slides like this when I was young. Sorry for the diversion.. has absolutely nothing to do with the GD except that its almost all I listen to when he's in the car/truck with me and when I stream shows I always invite him to watch with.. he knows several songs by name. My goal is by next year he can name more songs as they play then Sixtus' son. Game on Woodstock. Edit: This slip n slide has steps and takes a solid half hour to fill up using a compressor, the inflated ramp is a good four and a half feet high and I set it up on a big slope to begin with. Slip n slides on acid on a hot day would be mega fun. Just saying.. the kiddies sure dig it, his parties have become legendary. My main concern is that no one breaks a leg or dislocates their shoulders. It's like a big, wet, kiddie mosh pit as they barrel down this hill three or four at a time with reckless abandonment. Sorry. back to your regularly scheduled, hot summer day GD rainout memories or whatever else we talk about on these threads.
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 13:42

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....and sunblock. Apply ever hour or you will be sorry. I love the heat. Just picked some jalapeno peppers from our garden. The tomatoes are suffering though. They look so sad. Recent DP 16 talk made me bust it out. The best thing about the Grateful Dead? You actually get like 8 (11?) bands in one package. You know what I mean.
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 13:55

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....never experienced one. Got close during a Vegas '92 show. A storm cell was moving in during set break. We were on the floor. I saw it coming. Told the group we should move up the bowl to the higher seats. Seeing as how we were all glassy eyed, it required little convincing. Another cell was coming from the south. Lighting strikes everywhere. They met maybe two miles to the west, then opened up a deluge all around us during drumz/space. Heard some heads were leaning against a chain link fence and got the after effects. I also recall seeing a triple rainbow before a Phish show in Park City in '98(?). They tuned up Somewhere Over The Rainbow prior to the first set. Hahahaaaaaaa....fuck yeah. I need a riding time machine mower. But the waiting list is in the future. Stupid time.
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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 14:01

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Probably should crack a beer too.Spent a few hours at the pool today, sunny and mid 90’s. No slip n slide though. Then rode my bike. Now hiding out in the AC and just started 7-1-78. Sound quality is superb. Can’t believe that the box hasn’t sold out.
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Submitted by simonrob on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 14:08

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Hot weekend, endless sunshine, lotsa football and a box full of various Belgian biers in the fridge. What could possibly go wrong? (Hint: Nothing went wrong). Bah, work tomorrow.
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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 14:15

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6-22-91 was cold (like high 50’s) and cloudy with rain in the area but I don’t recall it raining on the stadium. Soldier Field 93 first night it rained during Drums/Space. It was my girlfriend’s second show and I made her sit through Space in the rain. :) 6-8-93 (said girlfriend’s first show) was indoors but there were thunderstorms. Had to pull into a rest area to ride out a severe storm on the drive after the show. At least I never got a snowout like happened in spring 93.
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 14:15

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....soccer=football. Dead=Majestic. I'm learning on the fly.
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Submitted by Roguedeadguy on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 14:15

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I've never been there, but at least one cool thing has happened there. https://themidnightcafe.org/2017/09/11/repost-bonanza-grateful-dead-mod… This was one of the first shows that got me on the bus. It might have been the guy in the front seat waving to me . . ."C'mon man, get in. You'll like it, trust me." I remember hearing it on Sirius one night, after an inappropriate amount of indulgences, and WOW. I really didn't know much about the Dead other than hearing a couple of the albums, and that lots of people out there thought they were the greatest thing ever. For the first time, I started to understand why. I listened to a lot of the Grateful Dead channel for about a year after that, and then started hanging out here and buying Dave's Picks and box sets and, well . . . you know the rest. I bring this all up because I heard this show, again yesterday, on Sirius, while me and Mrs. Deadguy were driving down to visit some friends. It's still really good. Maybe not quite Fillmore West 69 box good, but really good. Fun to hear it again, with so much more perspective and context.
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Submitted by JackstrawJay on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 14:23

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With the monster Pacific Northwest BOX due in September---and I've done my share of back-flips in my mind's eye over that one--I'm itching for news on the next davepick.....anyone else out there hoping for a 1970 show? Spring, Summer, Fall.....DARK STAR?!?! PIGPEN wants to be heard
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 14:24

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....that's what my friend told me when he put on E72 for the first time! Then In The Dark came out. We needed a bigger bus. Awesome and never a regret. Blew a lot of money and brain cells, but I'm still here.
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Submitted by Deadicated on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 14:46

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Weir's quip before Terrapin at Arrow-oven-baked-deadicated-head Stadium ... man!I've been in full-pads for two-a-days, run marathons in the'80's, blah, blah - never have I been as hot as on 7/01/78, my first GOGD show. We were in the sweet spot, straight back and too high. I made a recording with a little cassette player on a 120-minute cassette. I always thought the show was meh, until I heard the box version and then was pleased that I'd at least been there. I wonder what the weather was like 7/08? lol
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Submitted by cosmicdavid on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 15:21

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Didn't realize the party had moved over here! 10 days until Albuquerque and 12 days until Boulder! Gonna be a long, long crazy, crazy week!
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 16:15

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....Jack Straw from Wichita, cut his buddy down. Arrowhead delivers the goods. Smokin'.
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Submitted by frosted on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 16:53

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@Cross Eyed - one the best 4th of July fireworks shows I ever saw was Canada Day in Victoria on July 1 a few years ago. Walked from a late dinner at a bar a few blocks down to the waterfront near dark as it was starting. Non-stop fury, with a bunch of lovely Canadians walking around in their red shirts having a great time. Those works measured up to anything I've seen in the US over the years. Props to Canada, that country knows how to run their joint, both on Canada Day and otherwise. @Jim slip and slides - we always set one of these up in my childhood backyard in the summer where we had a moderate hill to work it on. Ours was just a thin sheet of yellow plastic, just unroll it and hose it down, and you took your chances that there weren't any sharp rocks under it as you whaled down the hill. Easy cheap thrills when you're a kid. @Roguedeadguy - I guess the biggest thing to come out of Modesto was George Lucas who based his debut American Graffiti on memories of his younger days there IIRC. He made the wise move to get out of there and onto Lucas Valley Road in the countryside west of San Rafael where he set up the Skywalker Ranch. There's a great trail up into the Marin hills above that where you can look down onto the ranch, and then climb higher for a 360 degree view of one of the most serene spots in the country. He chose well. Listening to E72 vol 2 right now. Not usually a huge fan of Greatest Story, but that version from Olympia Theater is hot. I never minded the compilations the way some do, so this release works for me, mixed in with my selection of various full E72 shows.
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Submitted by Strider 808808 on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 18:10

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To have invited the Dead to play at your gig 40 years ago in Kansas City. 7/1/78 rocks out. Short but sweet. Let me leave you dear readers with an old Taos proverb; " Just like a rolling stone, too stoned to roll, better use my bowl". S. Hammer
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Submitted by JimInMD on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 18:38

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I made it halfway through this show today running errands and grabbing a bite. Hot.. both outside and inside. Can't wait to finish it off tomorrow.
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 19:48

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.... pretty big name in Northern New Mexico strider. My second home. I rock one of those white oval stickers on the back of my Jeep. Taos. I played with some Hammer kids back when I was a kid. Small world.
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Submitted by Butch on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 04:38

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In anticipation of the Northwest Pacific box, I think I burned out 73 and 74 shows, probably listen to everyone I own about 5 times each at this point since the announcement. So now I'm working on 1972. I just bought some Europe 72 on eBay, decent prices. There are some shows that seem to consistently run more than others, but generally they're not too bad, not as high as old Dave's Picks. And the original Road Trips have come down since Real Gone started re-releasing them. But anyways these Europe 72 are so consistenty good. I find in choosing the only thing that is really important in choosing is the setlist. I almost done understand how they did it. How they managed to sound like the whole tour was recorded in the studio. Not just a good sound I get all that the 16 track tapes and everything but they still had to sing and play well. I've been involved in the choral aspect of music for many years and they sound just magnificent. Ironically the songs that are overdubbed for the original record are the ones that sound the least authentic. Glad I could entertain a couple people with the air conditioning story. Slow dog noodle you probably weren't impressed because I forgot to mention that listening to the Dead is the only thing that kept me from divorcing the encroacher ;-) The Dead heals.
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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 06:55

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Funny air conditioning story - I can relate. You caught my attention with your comments on Dick's Picks 16. This was one of the first that I picked up early in my Grateful Dead explorations. There was a while when Uncle John's Band Jam was in every Grateful Dead mix I made. I'm listening to the Dark Storm medley right now, thanks for the reminder. Flow or a couple links about bear. You can get some insight into his recording process and participation here. I'm driving so I couldn't search too much but I know one of the album liner notes possibly, or maybe it's just another article gets into a lot more depth about how he recorded stuff and what his goals were for the sound. But these links are good start if you're interested in that sort of thing. http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2010/07/bear-at-board.html?m=1 http://www.thebear.org/albums.html marye, thanks for taking care of mattbrown - nice to know there's someone keeping the street safe here :D
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Submitted by Dennis on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 07:51

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reminded me of that Dylan song Jerry did,,,, Tangled Up in Balls
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Submitted by kyleharmon on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 13:02

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slip n slide came out in '74 no it wasn't I could've sworn they said it did on vh1's I Love the 70's
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Submitted by PatagonianFox on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 17:57

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why? 50% for the 3 "ship of fools". 50% for the cool box it comes in. ***please don't dent the box during shipping!*** ----
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Submitted by JimInMD on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 18:28

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That's the spirit.
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Submitted by JimInMD on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 19:42

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Surely they must think we are insane. I heard somebody clamoring for a Dancing in the Streets tonight.. It's a disco dancing at the Shoreline! I bet they get a help/slip/franklins too.. either tonight or tomorrow. Music.. sweet music...
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Submitted by Guss West on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 19:48

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Heard the original Vandellas version of Dancin' today in a restaurant. Synchronicity much? Mayer is Dead to Me!
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Submitted by JimInMD on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 20:13

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I'd give it to you. Slow paced or whatever.. freaking fantastic.. way to go Oteil and John. What a great song. Never understood why Jerry dropped that one. Just three performances all in the fall/winter '78.
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