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Anybody know the release date?Got to listen to 3 track on SiriusXM Today Big Railroad Blues Looks Like Rain> Deal Smokin HOT SMOKIN HOT

I second your emotions about a nice little 79 box - just don't keep em too brief - sorry if I just got a little personal - ).

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Whew! This release could not have come at a better time. I ducked my head in here a week or two ago and was aghast at the vitriol being spewed. I just returned from a trip to the motherland (San Fran) and I was in a super peaced-out mood. So many uptight people here in the northeast, and apparently around this forum. Being able to freely purchase and enjoy California’s finest was just a small piece of a grate trip out west. Dig the different mindset of the left coast 1983. Can’t wait. I’m in the “anything released is gold to me” group. Sure, I had a hankering for that fall ’79 nectar, and I’m still holding out hope for a ’79 box. With all the released material out and collected by yours truly, it’s getting harder and harder to comb the archive. There’s just soooo much stuff! Hashtag Dead problems. I’ve been dipping into ’71 lately, specifically TATS. I think of Forensic Doc each and every time I transport back to that year. Tip of the hat to ya Doc! Naturally spot on assessments of a remarkable year. Dark Star Orchestra Tropicana in Atlantic City Aug 8th is next on tap for me. Off dead topic: John Coltrane’s “Both Directions at Once” – lost recordings: Smoking hot! Highly recommended. Good listening to all!

Let the good times roll - thumbs up Dave - go Canuck's

Did not see a show from 1983 coming. Am I excited? I just did a victory lap around the block!!!

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I attended this show. I was a graduate student at Montana State University in Bozeman in '83. My buddy, Zimmie, and I drove to Boise for the show. Boise was completely overrun by Dead Heads. Remember, this was long before Boise became the hip place it now is. I remember that just before they started playing, they were having a debate on stage as to how much of the audience was from out of town vs. locals. Phil stepped to the mike and poised the question. When he asked how many were local, there was a smattering of applause. When he asked how many were from out of town, there was a thunderous roar. Right after that was when he uttered his call for citizens of Boise to submit or perish for they were a conquered people, which is recorded on the soundboard that circulates. After the Boise show we went to Park City, then to Red Rocks. The show at Park City was at the ski area on a beautiful sunny afternoon. Not very crowded and a wonderful relaxed vibe with an excellent Spanish Jam. We then headed for Red Rocks. On the way to Denver, we stopped in Rock Springs at a grocery store to buy beer. Just as we were coming out, Phil Lesh pulled in and headed into the store. He was buying Heineken, we were buying Budweiser. He was apparently driving between shows with Jill. When he came out, a bunch of us gathered around to talk to him about the two previous shows. He was very friendly and gracious to talk with us as long as he did. Finally, one of the people in the group started begging for tickets to the next shows and that was it, he said it was time to go. The shows in Red Rocks were a lot of fun. However, we were out of money and had to head back to Montana after they were over. Thus, we missed the shows at the Downs Of Santa Fe, which were arguably some of the best shows of this mini tour. Ironically, the woman who is now my wife lived with her parents a mile or two from the Downs at that time in La Cienega. I used to drive by the race track all the time--now abandoned--and tried to imagine what the shows must have been like. As I said, it's a shame that this mini tour couldn't have been released as a box set.