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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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  • #3521
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    I would guess by the time the box comes out, and deadheads comment on how nice the box looks, that will "seal the deal" for a lot of people.I am not familiar with the NW shows so I am very much looking forward to sitting down, pouring a cold beverage, lighting up one of my dead meerschaum pipes, and enjoying each show. I am sure the quality of the sound will be...excellent! A lot of us forget how bad cassettes were in the day. Not all...but most! Have a great day! Mr. Pete-----------------> aging hippie
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    Total run time for 6/1 @ Camden was 2 hrs, 54 minutes (18 songs including encore) per my Nugs download. For 6/2, it was 1 hr, 46 minutes (10 songs). I don't have the specific Set 1 vs. Set 2 breakdown at the moment. In listening, I felt like the 6/2 first set seemed longer than usual. On a related note, hoping to catch the boys at Blossom tomorrow if time permits!
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    Not sure why you feel entitled to a refund. You don't get a refund if a baseball game gets called early due to rain. You don't get a refund if you buy a ski pass for the season and it does not snow. Our plow guy certainly does not offer a refund if it does not snow. The same thing happened in Canandaigua a few years back. Sucks, but that is how life works.
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    ....Dead & Co busted out The Eleven on the eleventh show of the tour. I don't believe in coincidences....Haha. Poop. Congrats Sixtus.
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    Lucky you, daverock and Jim. Have only seen him live once, back in 1979 or 80 (edit: oops, not that anybody cares, but I remember now that it was in 1976. 42 years ago? Ouch) not long after Wired came out, so that and Blow by Blow made up a good portion of the show. How could anyone not like that? Seems he'll be in southern Cal this tour but I'm up north, so will miss him again. In the age of youtube, though, it's easy to see parts of these tours that I cannot attend. He's still among the pinnacle of my rock guitar favorites, with that rare blend of technique, emotion, and inventiveness. I can listen to Garcia endlessly, but when I'm in the right mood, JB has that different sort of mojo that's a cut above. Guys like Clapton, Santana, Robbie Robertson, and name 20 others always had lots of talent, but Beck continued to evolve and innovate, and damn does he ever age? I think his adventurous spirit, constant playing with new and talented sidemen, and restraint on overexposing himself has helped him maintain his longevity and freshness. Just re-read your post daverock, and somehow I missed the Imelda May reference as the warm up act on my first read. Wow, would I have liked to have been at that show! Jim, you'll be lucky if she comes along on his US tour too.
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    Thx Jimbo. And I did some quick math on your numbers below - they are eerily similar in terms of % unique songs played; FW 69 is 35.4839% 'unique songs' vs. PNW 73/74 being 36.5854% unique songs. Moral of the story seems to be that repeats have long been A Thing across runs. I ain't complainin'! Fun w/#'s Sixtus P.S. and it was the China > Rider transition from 5/19/74, while listening on my Walkman strolling to my French class that had me repeatedly rewinding that Feelin Groovy jam which has since had me 1000% hooked on that little snippet whenever and wherever it pops up.
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    First.. congrats and best of luck Sixtus. Seond.. I got a nice chuckle out of thin being "shocked!" Chortled my coffee a bit.. I suspect the frequent visitors of these threads are mostly all-in on this one with some that are interested but passing for various reasons. I think it's worth it for a cleaned up, pristine PNE 73 alone, add in Seattle 74 and the rest is bonus material. I cannot get enough WRS's either, Truckin' had legs back then, China Riders were going through a pivotal evolution, there are some first set novelties like The Race is On, early Peggy-O's and others and you have the makings for a great box set. ..and that's before the extra time and effort mastering, Plangent, etc. As for songs. Just for kicks and giggles I compared to FW 69. I know there is no comparison, FW was an explosive early high water mark. ..but this is how they match up: FW 69 Shows 4 Songs 62 Avg. Songs per Show 15.5 Unique Songs 22 PNW 73/74 Shows 6 Songs 164 Avg. Songs per Show 27.3 Unique Songs 60
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    On a different note, I decided I wanted to know where it said in my ticket agreement that the BB&T Pavilion can cancel a show at some point through it without offering a refund. They are offering some free streaming stuff, but to be frank, I was treated rather belligerently by the woman I spoke to. She actually interrupted me, and said the words, "you're not getting a refund" after cutting me off several times in an impatient tone. I was very cordial in my questions and demeanor, so, clearly no respect for the customer (not because I wasn't given a refund right), but because I was talked down to and interrupted. This woman, after not knowing the answers, told me to Google it. I guess I can't be too surprised at poor customer service, but I can't remember the last time congeniality was reciprocated by condescension. I asked for her manager and was forwarded to his voice mail, so I left him a message. I don't know about you guys, but this sort of thing sticks in my craw, and frankly the discussion on Hell Freezes Over and increased ticket sales prices is what really got me to thinking I'm not happy with this outcome, and that I was going to call about it. I believe that the cost to either BB&T Pavilion and or Dead and Company to redo the show is going to hurt their pocketbooks a lot less than a great number of fans who attended, once you break it down to percentages and household income, etc. If it says in my ticket or anywhere in my purchase agreement that they have a right to do this, then it is what it is and I'm fine with it. If anyone out there has statistics on the number of minutes played at any Dead & Co shows, I would be grateful for them (like, if you have a show loaded up on your iPod, and the total runtime for both sets and Encore equals x number of minutes, that would be great thanks). The June 1st and 2nd Camden shows especially.
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    Hey Now Just checking in after a bit of a hiatus - life's curveballs, you know? Busy times and not so busy times but busy times will indeed REIGN when Sixtus III arrives this Friday AM so long as all goes as scheduled. Then, crazy train. Good to catch up from the last several days, here. Psyched for this Big Box. Just looking forward to the smooth sound upgrade and some monster shows, just gimme it All. Dead & Co have been a lot of fun lately - that Billy Tell > Eleven rolled me over (sounds like VGuy too). Also coming out of Space into Eyes? My cup O' Tea. Be well people! revel in the summertime - I will certainly try and will do my best to check in and offer some candid updates. That may or may not involve poop. Sixtus
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    It's almost impossible to compare sales performance of any one Grateful Dead box set to another. Some we don't know how many they produced (Winterland 1973 & 1977); some are from extremely famous runs (Cornell, Europe '72); some are relatively expensive; some are relatively inexpensive; and some are available for download, so we can't even measure their sales. In hindsight, it seems clear why Cornell, Europe 72, Fillmore West 1969, and 30 Trips Around the Sun sold out quickly. It is interesting that Winterland June 1977 and Winterland 1973 took about five years to sell out, while the May 1977 box set took less than a year. Judging by eBay prices, the Winterland '77 Box is in much higher demand. This has me thinking they either manufactured an assload of Winterland June 1977 boxes, or the "Limited Edition" marketing scheme is hugely effective. I can't see Pacific Northwest box being on the shelves for more than 6 months after the September 7th release date for the following reasons: * The time of their career it encompasses, '73 / '74 * The 15K Limited Edition production run (a number we know doesn't last too too long) * The fact that it's in the medium to low price range * Its availability for the holiday season * The "word of mouth" advertising this box is sure to get (I believe it's a foregone conclusion that it's going to sound great and contain outstanding performances - we are going to be raving about it after it hits our doorsteps, and if it didn't sell out by then, they will start selling like hotcakes as the holiday season approaches) * The Grateful Dead's back catalogue is arguably in higher demand than ever. Dead & Co's impact, I believe, has contributed greatly to this. Even if one doesn't think there is any relevance there, the fact remains the back catalog is in higher demand than ever based on the increased production numbers of Dave's Picks. So yeah, good times good times. I'm not surprised that this didn't sell out overnight. It's not Europe 72. I think it's most akin to the Dave's Picks yearly subscription sales. We all know the boxes are out there in comparatively high numbers, and we all know the rate at which they're selling. Some of us are taking our time because we have time to take. But the window will shorten once the product hits the street and the holidays are upon us. You can't keep half a dozen brand new releases from one of the Grateful Dead's most cherished eras out of the hands of Deadheads for long. This is not Cornell or Europe 72, but it is also no July 1978 or RFK '89. I think after all is said and done, the Pacific Northwest box may reflect the sales pattern of 30 Trips Around the Sun.
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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 Gary Farseer on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 13:30

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Submitted by estimated-eyes on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 13:53

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Cheese and crackers, still going on about Catholicism? Great joke Vguy!! I haven't posted much since January 2017, but to move off that topic, I will bring up my recent revisit with Dick's Picks 16-- 11/8/69. I don't go for hyperbole very often, but this just might be the best Grateful Dead show in the band's history. There was banter on here a week or so ago about that gig, but I had loaded it onto my phone a couple of weeks prior, but hadn't gotten around to it yet. My commute is very different this summer as I am taking my soon-to-be 4 and soon-to-be 8 year old kids to daycare. My peaceful 25 minute commute is no longer my time of solitude and figured 11/8/69 was not right for the kids. Threw it in last night for my drive to/from softball and finished disc one with the kids this morning. Dark Star-Other One suite will be on the ride home-- the kids will love it! :) Going through the songlist refreshing my memory, that show is astounding. As I would go down the page, oh yeah, big Caution... oh yeah, Lovelight encore. Oy ve!! Turning the kids on in about 20 minutes! I haven't pulled the trigger on this box set yet. Looks great, but right now I just don't need more stuff. My hope for DaP 27-- goodness please, not 1976. I recently retried the Orpheum 76 release (DaP 18) after shelving it shortly after release and had to stop listening after a couple tunes. I am with Forensic Doc-- 1976 is GD on valium. I think they picked up steam in the fall (Day on the Green shows are great as is New Years), but those summer shows don't do it for me. I hope this had effectively changed the subject.
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Submitted by LoveJerry on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 14:05

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because you wouldn't be talking about it in such terms on this message board. you do the real children a pretty big disservice by even pretending to be one for a second. truly disgusting human being.
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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 14:13

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I never pretended to be one. And my heart goes out to those victims, as well as the ones from Penn State, Ohio State, and anywhere else.
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Submitted by Gary Farseer on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 14:24

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Never heard that show. Looks pretty darn tasty. I remember the crap center 1987 show on Mickey's birthday they put Sugaree in the second slot of the second set. It was unexpected and tasty.
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Submitted by daverock on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 14:25

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..nice Jaguar the girl in the middle's got, too.
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Submitted by Deadicated on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 14:34

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cray-cray, outside-the-box, ain't gonna happen no way, no how, 6/17/72. (2nd tune is Sugaree)Diggin' Garcialive, Vol.6, 7/05/73 - could be better than Keystone ... hot, hot, hot!!!
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Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 14:44

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Ok, I will stick my neck out a bit. It might have been mentioned here recently too.. but 12/31/72. Not sure if it's a four disc'r or not. Happy trails all.. One more Friday night. Be good.. be kind, forgive and for gods sake quit bickering. Let it go, your blood pressure will thank you.
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Submitted by Gary Farseer on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 14:51

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Watching Dear Jerry on AXS. I think maybe Jim was there if memory serves at all anymore. Jorma did a nice Sugaree and Frampton did a nice Road Runner. Nice little weekend treat.
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Submitted by JackstrawJay on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 14:58

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1/2/70 early and late show OR 1/3/70 Time to put Pig back on stage Monster Dark Star on that 1/2/70 show
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1/2/70 early and late show OR 1/3/70 Time to put Pig back on stage Monster Dark Star on that 1/2/70 show
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1/2/70 early and late show OR 1/3/70 Time to put Pig back on stage Monster Dark Star on that 1/2/70 show
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Submitted by SkullTrip on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 15:14

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It was fun for a minute. But now there's a stank to the air and it's getting hard to breathe. You all keep at it though. Me? I'm going where the wind don't blow so strange...
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Submitted by Charlie3 on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 15:23

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...Buffalo Springfield Again that is. Just about a perfect album.
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Submitted by fourwindsblow on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 16:10

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bolo24 "Why izzit? So many of my favorite shows have "Sugaree" in the second slot. I wonder what that means? Probably a good bet that aliens are involved in some fashion."
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 16:53

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....did come out in 1979. Aliens, however, came out in 1986. That 6.22.86 show i fell in love with last week definitely has the chops.
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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 17:00

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Gary,I did get to see ARU 8-7-15. My only time. Special guest sit-ins were Jimmy Herring’s son (don’t know his name), Kofi Burbridge, and someone else whose name I don’t know. It was a good time and I would have gone again.
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Submitted by hitmeister on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 18:12

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Actually, 8/2/76 is high on my wishlist for a Dave's Picks release.
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Submitted by stoltzfus on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 19:15

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from Las Vegas hot flashy titillating (giddy). apparently, covering your booty is optional now. and putting as much of demtitteez on display as possible is a competition. Red Rock Canyon! Valley of Fire State Park! desert surrounding Lake Mead! Hoover Dam Fremont Street Mob Museum and on the 457th day, God created air conditioning. hooray!
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 19:23

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....go early stoltzfus. Definitely worth it. Mob Museum? Check. Fremont Street? Ask boblopes about that. I think he remembers....if you like pinball, check out the Pinball Hall Of Fame on Tropicana. http://www.pinballmuseum.org/
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 19:28

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....the scenery can't be beat. And buffets. Some are outstanding, some not so much. Do some research. If you're gonna gamble. Some great craps odds if you know where to look.
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Submitted by LedDed on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 19:52

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Hunter S. Thompson was an American treasure, like Hemingway. Yes they were rough around the edges and extremely politically incorrect. As if that's a problem. I just finished the Joel Selvin book. I believe I was the first to speak of it here. I wasn't in any great hurry to rush through it and it was boring. I've devoured most of the rock biographies out there and this one had precious little dirt. Selvin took the high road. He did seemingly have an axe to grind against the Leshes, but whatever. After what Phil has been through, I try to overlook some of the micromanaging. The best part of the book would be the play-by-play of Fare Thee Well. Having attended the shows, I more or less agreed. My axe to grind is Trey. He brought too little too late, energy, phrasing, pacing - all of it. The lead guitar chair was offered to him and he was mostly a shrinking violet. I've seen him wail like a man possessed with Phish - only a few times, they're not one of my bands but I had to experience it to form an educated opinion. I think he was just a little intimidated, under-rehearsed and not wanting to step on toes. Who would want to receive the obligatory tongue-lashing from Jill Lesh? No one, it would seem. Which will lead to my brief John Mayer sell. This guy doesn't have any issues with going out and playing Jerry Garcia in the band. He sings and plays and wails his ass off every night, uninhibited, confident, inspired. John Mayer has righted his career and cemented his legacy as no longer a goofball joke pop star, but a real musician, generous, talented, and keeping this ship afloat. Can't wait for the Boulder end-of-tour shows. Oh, and Water World was a blast. \m/
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Submitted by Oroborous on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 20:09

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Great post, agree with 98% HST; was one of the greatest American writers of the late 20th century! (IMHO that’s being extremely conservative) Can’t believe I lived so close and never got to meet him....bummer.
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Submitted by Oroborous on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 20:14

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Am I missing something here? Stoltzfus, why is Vguy not personal showing you with the finer, local points of interest etc? Or is it already too late....... ; )“We were somewhere near Barstow.......”
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Submitted by Oroborous on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 20:16

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I predict a Monday or Tuesday AM announcement.
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Submitted by stoltzfus on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 20:30

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I would have looked up the good Mr. VGuy, but it was a core nuclear family thing (celebrating twins' 21st birthdays). Valley of Fire and Red Rock Canyon are magnificent, people. if and when you go to LV again, drive your car or rent one, and go to these two places, and then drive through the Nevada desert. c'est magnifique. Did you know it gets hot in LV? 106 degrees, it was. seeing the GD on 6/25/94 was 116 degrees. the show sucked donkeys. the next night was one of the top three of 94, but I had to return to Seattle, and didn't attend. (aww...)
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Submitted by Oroborous on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 20:48

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But it was a dry heat, right?Twins, that must of been fun when they were BOTH getting all hormonal in their teens!
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Submitted by LedDed on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 21:04

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Spearmint Rhino. The steakhouse in the Fremont casino. The free nudie-cards the freaks hand out on the strip. Collect enough, make a deck. Winning $1,000 on a Wheel-Of-Fortune slot at the Excalibur, and another $500 at the Golden Nugget. The wave pool at Mandalay Bay, and the sand in your toes. Driving through Hoover Dam re-construction, coked out of our very minds and holding an ounce; having the elderly cop on duty at the checkpoint shine his flashlight in our faces and saying, "have a GREAT time, gentlemen!" as I got the hell out of there knowing an angel was on my shoulder. This was like 4am in a rented white Malibu from Denver. Rick said as long as we had a white car (and were driving across Utah, a virtual rolling felony), they'd never nab us. He was right. Taking the chopper ride at night bombing down over the strip and knowing I never wanted to be in a helicopter ever since Stevie Ray and Bill Graham crashed and burned, but doing it anyway. Getting dumped off from a limo at the Bellagio on New Year's Eve, and going in with my boy Bruce dressed up like Hunter S. Thompson, white Chuck Taylors, hawaiian shirt, cigarette holder. All that shit. Flask in hand, hash smoke bellowing out like Cheech and Chong. Go Raiders. \m/
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 22:00

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....I remember that show! Going to YouTube it now. 21 year old twins? In Vegas? You've got your work cut out for you my friend. The sun rises at noon. Been there. Too many times to count. VegasBorn. https://youtu.be/dij4b7UdwIE 106 degrees? It's 96 in the shade. Better than shoveling snow for hours or slipping on black ice. But that's me....plus, titties. The universal truth.
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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 22:06

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I won $500, my friend won $1000. Same day, different casinos.But seriously folks, the sure way to beat the casino is at the Prime Rib and Crab Buffet. You can easily eat 3-5x the cost of admission (compared to buying it in a restaurant).
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 07/06/2018 - 22:34

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....yeah. Sit there punching buttons watching flashing lights. Play craps. Learn the rules. Best odds in any house, plus it's social. 6 and 8 all night baby. If you insist on roulette, 17.
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Submitted by Mr. Pete on Sat, 07/07/2018 - 03:21

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At my age I would "really" appreciate one of the Greek shows perfectly remastered. I'll keep my aging fingers crossed! Mr. Pete-----------> aging hippie
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Submitted by daverock on Sat, 07/07/2018 - 03:35

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...to whoever recommended 19th October 1973. I was so unfamiliar with it, I wasn't sure what kind of release it was-Daves Picks?, Road Trips?-I finally found it among my Dicks Picks, as you might expect. But a great show, and a pleasing harbinger of what's to come. The absolute peak of the show, for me, is "Eyes of the World". Perfectly placed late in the set, it gains momentum and energy as it develops-without losing its jazz like feel. This was one song that seemed to peak early in the bands career-the versions from 1973 and 1974 are beautiful. I notice there are three "Eyes" on the new box set, too. One from 1973 and two from 1974-all similarly placed towards the end of the sets, when the band was already, most likely, firing on all cylinders and deep in the zone.
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Submitted by daverock on Sat, 07/07/2018 - 04:58

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That must have been incredible. The guy who used to set up my guitars talked of seeing him at a small festival here in England sometime in 1967-and said he could easily of gone up to him to talk to him after his set-he was just milling about like an ordinary person. Last year I went to his old flat in London, that has been lovingly restored to how it approximately was when Jimi lived there. It has some of his guitars, photographs and old album covers representing his record collection. Its like going to a modern church, in a way.
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Submitted by JimInMD on Sat, 07/07/2018 - 05:53

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Funny you mention this GFar. We have had this box of old reel to reels marked SB - GD / HGB 5/10/1970. Sports Arena, Atlanta GA. I never knew what they were and they look too old to play. I'm sure that's just a coincidence. Never mind...
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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Sat, 07/07/2018 - 06:42

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...I believe it's a show from the 90’s era...
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Submitted by JimInMD on Sat, 07/07/2018 - 07:56

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as everyone knows.. Pigpen was, if nothing else, compulsive about his hygiene.. hence his nickname. Low blow I say.. Sugaree, second song huh.. now that narrows it down.
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Submitted by hbob1995 on Sat, 07/07/2018 - 09:00

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Glad to see Hitmeister give this one a shout out. The only thing I ever hear anyone say about this show is how they got a rough time from the Angels when they tried to bring alcohol in. No prob for me as that as never really a big draw for me. My substances were not liquefied! This was the last show ever at Colt Park. We had a blast and enjoyed the show very much. I loved the late afternoon / early evening shows in the summer. They start out in blazing sun and finish in the moonlight. I always felt like I had been there all day long! All I know is that somehow I ended up with a huge Japanese flag and I was waving it wide & high during the U.S. Blues final encore. I have a boot of this one and would love to see it Normanized. Rock on
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Submitted by Roguedeadguy on Sat, 07/07/2018 - 11:30

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That's my guess for Dick's 27. It has Sugaree in the 2nd slot, and is not too long after the 'Close Encounters' show for the alien tie-in. My 2nd guess would be an 82 show for E.T. Too lazy to look up Sugarees from 82.
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Submitted by daverock on Sat, 07/07/2018 - 12:49

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...for the next Daves Picks coming in. The two for 1972 seem okay though-31/12 and 6/17, if I remember rightly. The former is a great show, and although I can't recall hearing the latter, neither can I recall hearing a 1972 show I didn't like. It would set us up nicely for the 73/74 box set, too. The two predictions for early 1970 looked promising, too.
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 07/07/2018 - 13:15

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....UB40 is playing here at the end of July. A co-worker of mine is a huge fan. Says I should go with him. Anybody ever seen them? My knowledge is limited.... Kingston Town, Red, Red Wine, Rat In Mi Kitchen. That's about it. Spotify is your friend....DaP 27 thoughts? '70, '79, '82. Those sit well with me. Ask me tomorrow and I may have a different response.
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