Grateful Dead

I linked an aggressive christianity post for an April Fools/Easter spoof and it appears Jim was the only one who got the Warlocks connection.

I'll raise my hand as author of "it's gotta be Summer '73" for the as-yet non-existent 2018 box announcement. As JimInMD stated, here's the logic: - Anthem reissue with '68 show negates a box of '68 (as does the rarity of '68 tapes in vault - DaP 26 is four discs of 1971, so '71 is an unlikely focus - the last two year's boxes and several DaPs have come from '77 and '78 and a change is probable - Summer '73 is the single longest period, like May to November, with no official releases And the final, admittedly idiosyncratic (okay, crass) reasoning is that I caught a lot of shows that summer and I'm ready for a Summer '73 box. Infallible logic! But with DaP 26 nearly upon us and an Anthem announcement floating around, I'm tempted to speculate that any box announcement may be delayed til June or later. (Trying the old, reverse logic trick to get an announcement this week...) In short, complete, total speculation from start to finish. And, why not? After all, the idea of a Summer '73 box seems to have caught the collective imagination. I'm thinking that it wouldn't be a "Complete Summer '73" because the GD didn't play a ton of shows that summer and Dave might want to hold back a few things. Three consecutive shows would work and not bust the bank. BUT, if we're talking Complete Summer, that's (12) shows: 6-9-73, 6-10-73, RFK (could be left out, as they're pre-Solstice) 6-22-73, PNE 6-24-73, Portland 6-26-73, Seattle 6-29, 6-30, 7-1-73, LA 7-27, 7-28-73, Watkins Glen 7-31, 8-1-73, Jersey City Say half squeeze onto (3) discs and half require (4) discs, that's freakin' (42) discs. With a price tag of $400-$500. What's the over/under on such a monster? Or take out (2) RFK shows, that's "only" (37) discs. Killing all this speculation, of course, is Bolo's clue/non-clue about grease, which would imply a box with our man Pigpen at the helm. Where does speculation lead if that's the case? A box of '69? That wouldn't necessarily jibe with returned tapes that range 1971 to 1980. So, we're back where we started after this marathon of speculation. We got nothing!

Sorry about the long weekend.. None of this was meant as an April Fools spoof.. it all resulting from frustration that there was no announcement mixed with speculation of what the box might be.. Someone guessed it would not be a small box for a host of reasons and Summer '73 seemed to just fill the negative space. Hope all is well and you have a chance to rest up and regroup.

Thanks due to a very, very long weekend of work, the April fools thing slid right past me. That False Summer 73 would really have helped me cope with seeing all that snow falling this morning here in the northwest Bronx (near Gaelic Park where the GD played some shows 71/72). Along with my dreamed-for September 1979 MSG NYC min-inbox another 73 would be nice. I, likewise, dream of The Radio City 1980 tapes being rediscovered, pieced together, and seeing a complete box release. Happy Monday Friends!

Pepto-up, my friend. Regarding the Summer of 73, none have been released.. so I don't see release fatigue as being a factor. Many here would consider this Christmas in July... (Christmas Eve In July).

I guess that was an April Fool's Day prank -- shit -- you got me.

BUT, your wrong it's DP#27 that is from 1973....the BOX SET will be every 1977 show that has not been released, which totals about 7-8- so it should be a nice lil' package : ) NAUSEATING!!

Where is the announcement for this 73 box? I can not find it.

... Europe 72 individual performances are all sold out...it took a long time but it worked magic. ;)