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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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    >>>>>>“Let he who have no sin apon his hand cast the first stone” Right after that an old lady pushed thru the crowd with a huge boulder and crushed the sinner dead. Jesus turned and said "Mom, sometimes you piss me off" INRI - I'm Nailed Right In
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    We play this game every fourth of July When I visit my uncle and cousin a d family. They're actually more like dead fans and not so much hardcore deadhead Message Board enthusiasts. So the game is this: my cousin has serious radio so we put on The Grateful Dead station. And it's my job to guess the performance date slash album. I heard Friend of the Devil over the 4th of July weekend and because it was they full Electric version, I was able to narrow it down to that week in September when they were playing it almost every show, Dick's Picks 11 Dick's Picks 23, Waterford Connecticut 30 trips Dick's Picks 36. There was also the recent Berkeley show, but the fake base gives that one away and it definitely wasn't it. What this version did feature was, Bobby high in the mix, and Jerry a little bit lower than usual. This is characteristic of the 30 trips 1972 show, and so I got it. I also got I need a miracle, from winterland New Year's Eve closing. They have no idea how easy that one was for me, but I know that version like the back of my hand. And then there was Bobby's slide. There was a good Scarlet fire going, actually much better than I remembered as it turned out so this one was a challenge for me. Bobby's slide guitar definitely put it in the range of April to November 1978. Now keep in mind in my experience serious usually plays released material. I discovered this wasn't always the case when they played Tempe Arizona from the november of 73, but for the most part I was expecting official releases. I don't have Sirius so it's always an adventure. I definitely heard Bobby slide so it was definitely 78. There was no let it burn let it burn let it burn, so I knew it wasn't Dave's Picks Volume 7 from normal Illinois. I considered Dave picks 12, but Keith piano was not nearly loud enough for it to be that one. I considered road trip 78 from Egypt with love, but I recall that one being a little bit rougher of a recording then what I was hearing. So I had it narrowed down to one of the two versions on the 1978 box set. The question was St Paul or Red Rocks, which I told them. As I mentioned earlier I found this version to be much better than I remembered either version on the July 78 set, and and I have heard the Red Rocks version a lot more than St Paul. I figured if one of those two versions was going to ring in as better than I remembered it it would have to be the one I hadn't listened to quite as much, so I went with St Paul and nailed it. These people acted impressed, but I think they believe I'm an idiot savant like the rain man.
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    overkill, anyone? AHAHHHHHHAAA!!! AAAHAAAAA!!! AAAHHAAAHAAA!!!
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    at least he got that right.
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    how did Pigpen get to the top of the building? "elevator! elevator! elevator!"
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    Tonight's story on The Twilight Zone is somewhat unique and calls for a different kind of introduction. This, as you may recognize, is a map of the United States, and there's a little town there called Peaksville. On a given morning not too long ago, the rest of the world disappeared and Peaksville was left all alone. Its inhabitants were never sure whether the world was destroyed and only Peaksville left untouched or whether the village had somehow been taken away. They were, on the other hand, sure of one thing: the cause. A monster had arrived in the village. Just by using his mind, he took away the automobiles, the electricity, the machines—because they displeased him—and he moved an entire community back into the dark ages—just by using his mind. Now I'd like to introduce you to some of the people in Peaksville, Ohio. This is Mr. Fremont. It's in his farmhouse that the monster resides. This is Mrs. Fremont. And this is Aunt Amy, who probably had more control over the monster in the beginning than almost anyone. But one day she forgot. She began to sing aloud. Now, the monster doesn't like singing, so his mind snapped at her, turned her into the smiling, vacant thing you're looking at now. She sings no more. And you'll note that the people in Peaksville, Ohio have to smile. They have to think happy thoughts and say happy things because, once displeased, the monster can wish them into a cornfield or change them into a grotesque, walking horror. This particular monster can read minds, you see. He knows every thought, he can feel every emotion. Oh yes, I did forget something, didn't I? I forgot to introduce you to the monster. This is the monster. His name is Anthony Fremont. He's six years old, with a cute little-boy face and blue, guileless eyes. But when those eyes look at you, you'd better start thinking happy thoughts, because the mind behind them is absolutely in charge. This is the Twilight Zone.
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    "I can tell, seen beforeKnow the way, I know the law"
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    ......this is why I go away for long periods of time. I see some people are telling others that they are not welcome here. LMAO. We are laying down the rules and the law are we? On a Dead board. I'm about to rant, so I'm outta here...
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    Well, that word choice made me laugh. I did do a deep dive a couple weeks ago into the July 78 Box and enjoyed it very much. I had forgotten about the collective histrionics and howling. I have also somehow managed to block out the Bobby slide quips and howls as a result of years of therapy. This might mark the very first time in my life I celebrated an anniversary early let alone one-time. Don't we have an announcement coming up? Shake it.. shake it Sugaree....
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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 Cousins Of The… on Tue, 08/07/2018 - 11:00

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You gotta' check 10-18-78! Set closer, and ends in a complete meltdown...
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Submitted by daverock on Tue, 08/07/2018 - 11:13

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That observation caught my attention-and it seems to have been true. The Dead seemed to take their audience with them through all their stylistic changes. It surprised me, when I first started listening to them. The difference between "Live Dead" and "Working Mans Dead " is massive-even allowing for the fact that the former is obviously live. But "Skull and Roses" is also completely different from "Live Dead", and I used to wonder if they lost and gained fans during these transformations. They probably attracted a lot of new, less radical fans after 1970, with their more country flavoured/traditional music-maybe a lot of their original fans faded away at that point-but this isn't reflected in anything I have ever read. Going on into the 70s, "Blues For Allah" again seems to have no connection to anything they released earlier. The only other person I know of who radically changed their sound and approach to such an extent in the 70s was David Bowie. Phil head-I'd pull the trigger... this second! I don't know how many are left, but this looks like one of the all time not to be missed releases.
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Tue, 08/07/2018 - 15:29

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....a man sees an attractive woman sitting alone at the next table. Suddenly, she sneezes, and a glass eye comes flying out of her eye socket. It hurls by the man, and he snatches it from the air and hands it back to her. "This is so embarrassing," the woman says, and she pops her eye back in place. "I'm sorry to have disturbed you. Let me buy dinner to make it up to you. May I join you?" He nods. The woman is a stimulating conversationalist, stunningly pretty, and the man finds they have a lot in common. He gets her phone number and asks, "You are the most charming woman I've ever encountered. Are you this nice to every guy you meet?" "No," she replies. "You just happened to catch my eye."
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Submitted by Hippychic on Tue, 08/07/2018 - 17:43

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Nice meeting all you. I am headed out next week to make it big overseas. I was not expecting to go so soon, but opportunity is knocking. This really puts a left hand monkey wrench into receiving my box set on time :(I read the forums here for a long time before I joined the discussions and will try to keep up. I will hopefully have a moment now and then to say hello in the not too distant future. But it is goodbye for now there's much to do! Be nice to each other boys. Au revoir! Edit I tried making this my pic but it would not take https://britelitetribe.com/products/be-nice
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Submitted by nitecat on Tue, 08/07/2018 - 20:53

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...until shipment. I'm ready right now! hippychick, fare thee well, you will be missed. Please check in and tell your tales from England. What fun!
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Submitted by alvarhanso on Tue, 08/07/2018 - 20:54

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And best of luck in the UK! Your treasure chest will await your return. For those who loved the Other One> Me & My Uncle> Other One with M&MU Jam in the second half on DaP 26, I was listening to the 2015 bonus disc that came from the Academy of Music shows, and while I love the main Pick's insanely timed M&MU> Other One segue, I hadn't listened to the bonus disc version in a long while. I did so this evening and was pleasantly surprised to hear a M&MU Jam in that Other One, it lasts about a minute from around 7:45 in or so, and instead of taking it into full cowboy territory it peters out after a bit, and Jerry starts the Other One riff on single notes, with Phil picking it up after a bar. I know there must be other Other Ones like that, I failed to notice is 3 years ago (which may be when I last listened), but that one will be added to my regular Other Ones. Not too dissonant and out there. After enjoying the ensuing Wharf Rat, I switched over to the Thelma bonus disc. That Dark Star is very nice. It gets dissonant and into feedback territory, but still very cool. Which reminds me, did we ever get confirmation from Dave that that was the Dark Star with "very unusual Phil activity" mentioned in the Dave's 6 booklet as a recently returned show?
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Submitted by NCDead on Wed, 08/08/2018 - 07:35

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Jeff those were much better quality then what I had, thanks.
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Submitted by Thin on Wed, 08/08/2018 - 11:36

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Dark Star - re: Vedder, You wrote: "The worst part is he's another douche who doesn't bother to present an equal representation of each side". You really expect a rock star who sometimes gets political to present equal representation??? "Let me invite an audience member who disagrees with me and is giving me the finger to come up and debate this with me... 'Have a seat on the couch! Where ya from???'". While I agree Eddie Vedder should focus on the music, I believe we should as well. Hippychic - you're in luck! I heard the internet FINALLY made it Europe last month, so you can likely still check in and join the fray to enjoy snarky posts like this one. ;) Seriously, good luck in Europe and thanks for adding a feminine touch to this board.
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Submitted by simonrob on Wed, 08/08/2018 - 10:45

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The internet has NOT made it to Europe yet. We still communicate with the "Albanian telephone", you know, the one where the two cans are connected by a thin rope and the trick is to keep it taut. Easier said than done on International calls. Success in the UK, Hippychic.
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Submitted by Oroborous on Wed, 08/08/2018 - 20:31

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Good luck Hippy Chick. We'll miss you and it won’t be the same without ya. I hear they have sat net, but you would need sum-a-dat der eeeelectrizzzity ; )
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Wed, 08/08/2018 - 22:01

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....thought you were going to Mars Hotel.
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Submitted by daverock on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 06:38

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Good luck in the U.K. Plenty of great gigs coming up here in Autumn! If they've still got tickets King Crimson at the London Palladium should be a corker.
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Submitted by Dark-Star on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 07:29

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Yes I like my satire to cover all bases like Family Guy. It's not such an unheard-of craft. Otherwise it's not really sad Tire it's just celebrity assholeism. And Eddie Vedder seemed surprised in the 20 documentary that people were offended by his actions. I guess that's what happens when you Adle your brain with wine and let the hate flow. I'm glad he's so mixed up that he can't write a good song anymore. Couldn't have happened to a nicer person. Now for you Thin. You're always so good at taking the 3rd party commentary from posters on dead.net. and levying your disapproval about the content of their remarks to the dead.net posters themselves. By 3rd party I mean, the celebrities of popular culture, the people that none of us know in person (musicians, artists, movies, actors etc). When you disagree with somebody's opinion regarding those 3rd party elements, you get personal, and you apply your disdain of the poster's opinion toward the poster themselves. You're just always lurking in the background ready to jump on somebody whose opinion you don't agree with so you can knock us down a few rungs. You make the conversation pivot from criticism of celebrities you don't know to obnoxious negative bullying of real people you do know here on dead.net. You should try more constructive criticism of the words being spoken by people and not the people themselves. You're part of the bullying problem. The laughable part is that you would never say this to me in person after getting to know me for an hour. You wouldn't have the balls after seeing me, I guarantee it. Try focusing on the topic points not the people here on dead net. Technically you're in violation of the rules and regulations, and you do it all the time, not just with me and this incident. Have a Grateful day.
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Submitted by simonrob on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 07:58

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Didn't see that one coming. Necessary?
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Submitted by simonrob on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 07:59

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Double post. Doh!
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Submitted by Thin on Fri, 08/10/2018 - 08:38

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Yup - I can be blunt and I apologize if I offend. But I DO have a pet-peeve about this board veering into silly political rhetoric. Skulltrip - you add a LOT of great insights here regiularly for which we all thank you. This is a kick ass board. But you have to admit that ya more than jumped the shark re: "Eddie Vedder oughta allow equal-time for opposing political arguments", no? When I read preachy, indignant political posts on a music board, my skin crawls. When it gets absurd, I call BS. But the irony in your comments is revealing: - You rip on Eddie Vedder for his "hate", then cheer the idea of him being brain damaged from a drinking problem to the point where he can't write anymore... And you call HIM a "hater?" Reveling in other peoples' physical/cognitive decline? Not sexy... I truly hope karma doesn't catch up with you on that one. - You ask I focus on words instead of making personal attacks. I DID focus only on your words. - You say I'm bullying, then say "You wouldn't have the balls [to say any of this to my face] after seeing me, I guarantee it." OK, NOW I see bullying...... - I'm lost re: "3rd party" comments... haven't been to a 3rd party since college. - Finally you say I'm in "violation of the rules and regulations" If so, I apologize. But... regulations??? Please clarify. Mary, if I'm out of line in any way or have broken any rules, please tell us all. I will apologize and retract appropriately. We respect your authority and any clarifications here might be helpful. Skulltrip, if you get this upset when people respond, political commentary on the internet may not be your thing. I promise to try to be more positive and not offend, and encourage you to do the same! Have a good one.
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Submitted by loudmouth on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 08:56

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I'm confused. Why is Eddie Vedder a jerk (or whatever he was called)? Because he has an opinion and a venue to express it? If so, I would be curious to hear what you think of Henry Rollin, Jello Biafra, or Ted Nugent. The political jibber-jabber between songs at concerts I have experienced of these three artist was much more expressive relative to a Pearl Jam show I've seen.
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Submitted by Thin on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 12:37

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vGuy - agreed! So my brother came to visit the last 2 days, and last night I put on 6/22/73 Birdsong (after we, er...., prepared heavily). He'd never heard it - big former Head (first show: Englishtown) but only has about 10 shows including Englishtown, and rarely listens. Anyway, after a few minutes he looked at me and marveled "This is amazing! What IS this?" I said "1973, baby! I've been telling you about this show for years and you kept saying 'whatever'". He's a Bobby fan and Bobby looms large on that one. He was floored. It's always so fun to blow people's minds with an amazing show and recording, seeing it through their eyes/ears. Similar to the joy of being a parent: passing something wonderful along and seeing them experience it for the first time.
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Submitted by Born Cross Eye… on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 15:47

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I haven't bought Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia ice cream in a long while, actually I have stopped eating ice cream about 7 or 8 years ago, and don't even look for it in my food stores.After all, it is a special time of the year. In the last few days of July, I went out shopping for some Cherry Garcia ice cream, One of my grocery stores which I normally do my food shopping, Giant, did not have that flavor, nor my 2nd most popular, Valley Farm Market, an independent 2 location establishment, did not have that flavor either. A third chain, Weis didn't have that Cherry Garcia, either. A regional chain convience store, Wawa DID have the Cherry Garcia flavor. Plus, they have a promotion going - buy 2 and get a 3rd one free. Problem solved, and I got my Cherry Garcia fix AND my ice cream scream, too. Now playing: Playing In The Band 5/21/74 (NOT the official release) https://archive.org/details/gd1974-05-21.sonyecm18n.lee.miller.98822.sb…
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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 17:05

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Love good Deadhead stories like that, in which an off-hand fan gets re-infected via a great tune and certainly Bird Song can do that. It has a lightly bouncing, floating quality that reflect's the song name perfectly. BTW, Thin's been on these boards forever and I dig his style.
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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 17:16

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Mmmmm......Think I’ll rub some on my forehead. You won’t believe the clairvoyance that can be obtained by freezing your frontal lobe.....
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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 17:17

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So I found the 3rd pic I took of the Playing in the Band performance from 7-28-73 and the progression shows the guitarists facing forward after Weir's vocals, then turning toward each other, then in a tight jamming circle. Not great resolution, but I'm pretty close to the stage, audience left. An aerial shot of the crowd would reveal how damn close we were, especially for a few 15-year-olds with, um, drugs... I have 2 of 3 scanned and will get the third scanned as well. The purpose is to get these shots re-sized for posting, as 45th anniversaries don't come around very often (thank the gods). I had instructions on imgur's website re-sizing, but that site no longer offers the same features. And I looked at a couple others, but couldn't make sense of them. So... can anyone point me to a user-friendly website on re-sizing so I can post these pics here? I'd like to share them with everyone.
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Submitted by FloridaBobalooToo on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 17:37

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Regarding your Restaurant jokeWe have had a vote here in Bobalonia. AND We have selected yours as "The Joke of The Year". for 2018!!!!! Bravo my Good Man................
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Submitted by JimInMD on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 17:50

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What's the internet? Is it useful? I am having a hard time finding out exactly what it is and what it's good for. ..wait. Found something on this documentary called Family Guy that talks about it.
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Submitted by LedDed on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 18:55

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Saw my first Pearl Jam show at the Glenn Miller Ballroom at CU Boulder on the Ten tour. Tribe After Tribe opened; never heard from them again. I was packed near the front of the floor; after the show, I distinctly remember taking off my Doors T-shirt and wringing the sweat out of it like a disgusting sponge... it wasn't just my sweat! The Glenn Miller is very intimate and that place was a sauna. I got a rash all up my left arm for a couple days after that... ick. Saw them on Lollapalooza II, Vedder climbed all up the stage rigging quite high at least 30 feet. It was certainly very dangerous, impulsive, and crowd pleasing. He was young then. Another time at CU Vedder was drunk and accused of inciting a riot; they played two nights in the old basketball arena I forget the name. Balch Fieldhouse, maybe. I was at the first night, Urge Overkill opened (still love "Sister Havana.") The 2nd night was either cut short or canceled. A big stink about it in Boulder at the time. Then there was the infamous Red Rocks show where they sat down in a semi-circle for an acoustic set. I thought it cool, kind of Zeppelin-like in notion if not musically, but they felt it bombed and never did that again. Vs. is my favorite album of theirs. I don't really listen to much PJ any more but they earned their place in rock history and Letterman's HOF induction was hysterical. This is the group that, at the peak of their popularity, took on Ticketbastard. They did an album with Neil Young, Mirrorball that wasn't so well received commercially. They had a conscience as a band and decided to champion causes, like U2. And they kind of started to meander a bit musically, playing a lot of strummy-type shit and seemingly becoming indifferent to the audience that made them huge. That's a thing, you know, artists looking out at an ocean of drunken frat boys who've glommed onto their band for all the wrong reasons (Nirvana, The Grateful Dead, etc.) and just feeling disgusted. "Is this OUR audience? Is this who we are?" I don't have that problem but I wouldn't want it. Being a mega-millionaire, feeling guilty, wanting to try and change the world. It has to be a weight and it has dragged many good souls down unfortunately. Pearl Jam seem to have adjusted well to a middling level of popularity. They can do whatever they want and still have a pretty good audience for touring. I think Eddie Vedder went through his thing and has come out of it quite well. So what if he's a drunk? Bob Weir had a long battle with the bottle and not just that. Shit, these people are human. They're going to stumble now and then. I give them props for trying, for caring, for trying however feebly to use their platform to get young people to vote, to pay attention. It does matter. Jerry Garcia was genius at handling it all. Except for playing some benefits and championing the rainforest, he largely kept his hat out of the political ring. He saw the bigger picture. He numbed himself into oblivion. But he never seemed to be an asshole about it.
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Submitted by bolo24 on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 21:44

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It's Jerry Garcia Tribute Night at the SF Giants game this evening. Can't believe this was 25 years ago: Now THAT'S how you do it!
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Submitted by Alain on Fri, 08/10/2018 - 00:53

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Bolo24, Thank you for posting this. Very moving.
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Submitted by Born Cross Eye… on Fri, 08/10/2018 - 02:49

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Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, & Vince Welnick singing The Star Spangled Banner - the US National Anthem, on April 12, 1993 for the San Francisco Giants home opener, is my favorite rendition by a popular music group or individual singer. It surpasses Whitney Houston's 1991 performance in my opinion. Thank you very much for posting this, Bolo24. Thank you. Yep, we ALL miss Jerry.
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Submitted by Roguedeadguy on Fri, 08/10/2018 - 20:55

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I recently acquired a DVD of set 2 of this night. Bought some swag off Ebay and the seller threw it in. Its vintage 80s Magnavox VCR recording of a public access channel broadcast quality, but its a nice set. I would be remiss if i didn't offer to share it. PM me if you'd like a burned copy, or an electronic copy, or if its already on Youtube and hey 2002 called and your DVD player isn't under warranty anymore.
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Submitted by nappyrags on Sat, 08/11/2018 - 12:40

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...is the nearly 47 minute Playing In The Band from 5-21-74 just Jerry's way of keeping Donna offstage for the coda?
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Submitted by highthyme on Sat, 08/11/2018 - 20:57

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delaying gratification while methodically building the tension for release... Climax! OH, YEAH!
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Submitted by Oroborous on Sun, 08/12/2018 - 10:17

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Yee-doggy, That was our fifth of five on that tour. Home base in those days. My cousin used to have the whole show on VHS. Everyone probably knows that much of the second set was on Farm Aid, so it’s multi-camera. Probably taken from the Screen feeds? I believe most of second is on YouTube? But the first set was just one mostly static camera if my memory’s to be trusted, that was positioned on the right side of the SB platform. Well we pretty much always hung out in front of the sound board once we stopped going up front. So with the camera being where it was etc, you can totally see me and my buddy Phinster bopping around, turning to look at the camera and ahem, other nefarious activities.....all throughout that first set. We also get a bit of “air time” in the second set too. That tour is kinda a blur, Hell all of 86, 3 Hampton, and 3 Philly also, is one big blur.. Remeber there was some kind of fungus umungus that was disrupting the flux capacitor, leading to extreme cosmic distortions......for a long time I thought the 6/30/86 show was one of the best I ever saw? Of course the experiential elements are surely a factor; like for once getting great inside seats. That syncrynistic stuff with the boats and the music was intense! I do have a meh sounding tape, it is a good show, but alas it’s another example of the magic not shining through the medium.... But that 7/4 show was good too. I believe it was starting to get nasty out; swirling winds, clouding up, like we were going to get a nice little Lake Erie summer special, can’t remeber if it was raining? Any way, clearly rember at some appropriate lyric in Fire on the Mountain, or perhaps it was when JG’s solo was peaking? All of a sudden this tiny little shaft of sunlight burst through the weather and fell right on him especially his guitar, like as if it was all part of Candice’s light show. Whooooaaaaaa, that kinda stuff seemed to happen quite often......throw in the cosmic distortions and a yeah.......I still get shivers just thinking about some of that. One of the best or most intense of those moments, was perhaps the 6/30/95 Pittsburgh show with the “Rain” set. But I remember many. Of course who will forget the Santa Clara rainbow......
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Submitted by mhammond12 on Sun, 08/12/2018 - 13:55

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Brand New Cadillac-The Clash.
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Submitted by firstnamerichard on Sun, 08/12/2018 - 14:26

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Rush - Red BarchettaQueen - I'm in Love with my car Prince - Little Red Corvette Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz War - Low Rider Been lurkin' on this site about a year now, finally registered, lol. Hi Everybody!
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Submitted by mhammond12 on Sun, 08/12/2018 - 16:40

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Cheap Thrills-The MOI
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Submitted by deadtony on Sun, 08/12/2018 - 17:49

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One piece at a time - Johnny Cash
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Submitted by JimInMD on Sun, 08/12/2018 - 18:11

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I kinda prefer trains. Wish I was a headlight.... Thinking of the great railroads of the Pacific NW; The Northern Pacific, The Spokane, Portland and Seattle, the Union Pacific Railroad and of course.. The Great Northern (out of Cheyenne? or is that last part a stretch) (no offense to cars, great reference Dennis)
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Submitted by Gollum on Mon, 08/13/2018 - 02:42

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I also love trains. Two of my favorite train songs are by Hank Williams: "Pan American" and "California Zephyr".
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Submitted by Roguedeadguy on Mon, 08/13/2018 - 04:02

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Hey good call on the 7-4-86 video. It is from Farm Aid -- there's a short title page right at the beginning that I missed the first time. It does have different camera angles, probably the same video you're thinking of. Seems like it might have been a TV broadcast ? It doesn't seem like its raining in the video, but it does look windy, like a squall was brewin'. If you or anyone else wants a copy for auld lang syne, let me know.
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Submitted by daverock on Mon, 08/13/2018 - 04:10

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If we are still doing cars, how about-(I Live For) Cars and Girls by The Dictators- a great track off "Go Girl Crazy".
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Submitted by JimInMD on Mon, 08/13/2018 - 10:28

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For car songs, I'm partial to Rush's Red Barchetta. As for train songs.. I am a sucker for City of New Orleans
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