Grateful Dead

It takes no talent or skill to be on the internet. There is some talent out there. GVF may have it, seems like it so far, let’s see what they can come up with in the future and if they can keep it going. I think that part of the surge of young people at D&C is that there are millennials out there who realize that most of what they are fed is garbage and that there has to be something better out there.

In my humble opinion, the younger generation is always going to be tuned into what's new and contemporary, and I think what's new in contemporary is not nearly as good has the music scene we're into. We witnessed the birth of rock and roll. And that included a significant development in instrumental and Recording Technology, as well as cultural circumstance. Rock and roll was Grassroots, and it ain't never going to happen again. The wheel can neither be reinvented nor improved. Just my two cents.

'twas ever thus, but... driving my Ubereats thing today, listening to David Bowie. My window open. car next to me listening to today's stuff. "Yeah...Imma gonna fluhfluh, yeah...yeah, Imma gonna fluhfluh, yeah..." no comparison to David Bowie. glorious creativity compared to a plastic pack. is it just a matter of getting older? or is a lot of the stuff I hear that is "today" truly bland and ugh? people can like what they like, of course.

2/26/77 Killer Slipknot! It's the all Jerry show. He plays all the right notes LOUDLY for 9 minutes. The Help and FT are on par with 5/22 & 5/9. 9/28/75 Lindley Meadows from 30 Trips. So good I can't even describe it. It's like Jerry borrowed Angus Young's guitar or something. He comes through so loud and fuzzy, it's just amazing you have to hear it. I'm putting it on right now. And that's after the 10/19/73 Dark Star that Jim recommended this morning. I got the Mind Left Body merged with it now on one track, had to take it for a test drive, literally. Man oh man, you need to put a warning sticker on that one - don't listen to it while driving. I kept closing my eyes and grooving. Not good in the car.

5/9/77 a lysergic visit to Discovery Park and this HSF in 1990...yummy.2/26/77 many more

is 8-13-75 to my ears. Bob, Jerry, Billy and Phil have heard all the Dark Stars.

Dark Stars, Help>Slip> Franklin's discussions are sweet. Its like a twofer and possibilities are rampant. As fate has it, I just listened to 2/15/73 yesterday - which has one of THE MOST accessible Dark Stars, I determined after my most recent-listen. I'm familiar with this, as one is with an old pair of Birks. Its comfy and groovy and familiar yet open to realms of PHIL and contains one of the most poignant, beautiful, and soulful intros into an early, inspired and very fun Eyes of the World...among others in a truly awesome show. Where and when is this one, Senior Norman et Lemeiux? https://archive.org/details/gd73-02-15.sbd.hall.1580.sbeok.shnf I love all Help Slip Franks to The Core. No exceptions. My favorites are the ones with the long jams in Help on the Way proper, then crazy slipknots; but of course an amazing up-tempo Franklin's could easily define a Triad....it is a Vehicle of Pure Joy in my book. Period. Happy Friday in Deadland. Sixtus P.S. Listening to this one linked below right now in my sunny Back Patioland via Sonos 'relisten' (best app to mirror The Entire GD Archive to BLAST ALL THROUGHOUT MY HOUSE WHEN IGGY IS GONE). This show though...It ROCKS. The Half Step is a must listen. As is the Bird Song, Victim (gasp!), and pretty much whole second set. Stir it Up, baby. I feel early '91 gets overlooked, prior to Brucey's formal arrival. I think Mortal Combat is the best video game ever. I disagree. I think Donkey Kong is the best video game ever. My lingering question...I keep hearing Bruce...i didnt think he joined until the end of March 91; but was he here this night? I didn't find an immediate answer after Googling, but I may have missed it in some comment or asterisk.. https://archive.org/details/gd1991-03-21.mtx.seamons.111877.flac16 P.P.S. -> KEITHFAN - A++ for spreadsheet-a-rama, man. holy moly it's a beautifully rendered Dark Star map over time...flux capacitor is ... Fluxing...

Gotta jump back in here. Gratefulhan mentioned he hadn't heard them all (Dark Stars). Has anyone? I've heard all of the official releases, but certainly not all of the soundboards. I have a spreadsheet of Dark Stars on my wall at work, printed up landscape style, and the 1969 column runs right off the page (so I taped the rest of it from the next page - looks ridiculous). There are an assload of DS performances in '69, and the second biggest year is '68. I haven't heard nearly as many of those as are out there. That being said, I imagine they sound very similar. Here is how the numbers pan out: 1967: 1 1968: 34 1969: 66 1970: 21 1971: 12 1972: 31 1973: 18 1974: 7 If you want the spreadsheet with dates and colors, here's the link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1i2WC8iVKjn60HoKICZ6ygEkrIDV13SxD

The 9/24/72 Dark Star (30 trips) has been getting HEAVY rotation in my cave the last few months. Lots of love has been given here to the 9/21/72 Star (DP36) but somehow people seem to overlook the 9/24/72 Star. As far as I can tell it's every bit as crispy as 9/21/72. 30 minutes of Lesh saturated bliss. (Oh, and Hippychic, it jams into an electrifying Philsoaked China-Rider) Thanks for the Martin Hayes tip dmcvt. I bought "Welcome Here Again" and have been listening to it all day. Really nice stuff, right up my alley. Have a good one folks!

Dark Star09/21/72 H-S-F 9/19/90