Grateful Dead

Zappa - check out You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Volume 2 - Helsinki Concert. I'd send you a copy but my copy is missing and the second disc is missing on my computer <uggghh>. But that first disc with Inca Roads and RNDZL and add to that Ruth on vibes great live performance.

Already down a few days but will try to step it up and do the Spring90 Challenge which quickly morphs into Europe 72 and Spring 77 oh my...

Anyone check out that new Citi ad that has that attractive blonde get a small tab of paper and goes from getting her dry cleaning to heading to a Citi hall to see a show with the music drop drop ("See what I drop drop") - wonder if she's dropping the contents of that small piece of paper and that's why the concert scene has the lighting look pixellated - reminds me of post Oxford 88 night one when I went into a small convenience store on the walk back to our campsite to see someone's face turn into little postage stamps and melt away...

Anyone know if the RSD Warfield release a Reckoning re-issue or are the songs selected from other nights and different songs? The limited songs listed on the RSD page are engrained in my mind from Reckoning and my daughter listens to those versions Ripple and Birdsong every night on her bedtime playlist.

Looking forward to my semi annual visit with VGuy!

great article on Healy

....i saw that Dirty Harry one, and went "Whoooah!"

Found this article today and it is great - a trip down the Tee Shirt Memory lane and everything that might come along with it from their number one soundboard operator. A long read, but some nostalgic shots of old tees and memories from Mister Healy himself.

https://www.gq.com/story/grateful-dead-tour-tee-dan-healy-archive

Sixtus

do check out 3/9/81

3/10/81 was one of the first shows I got way back in 82
never heard 3/9/81 except for some on GDHour

I got a copy of 3/9/81 on disc recently

wowzers. a few songs into the first set and the band in ON.

MSG81: I'd buy it pronto tonto.

Tobacco was it, and, smart as he was, he rejected the link between smoking and cancer. But the guy was even anti-pot, and forbid his band from indulging. Of course, I'm sure most of them were able to sneak some drugs and try to maintain around him, it was the 60s-80s, after all.

The last tour with reel to reels was December 1981, from which DaP 20 emanates, but Healy recorded that one. Unless somebody directly asks Betty when she and Brent broke up, we'll probably never know for sure, and who knows if she would even remember exactly which tour was her last. Which is funny, given the first part of my post, and the likelihood that substances may cloud her memory on times and events.

a fine show, yes indeed.

anti-heroin or cocaine I get

but even Zappa the Emperor wears no clothes...he was hooooooooooked on nicotine.

some line i heard from FZ: "tobacco is my favorite vegetable"

everybody's got something to hide except me and my monkey

That works for me. Did the firing of Betty happen before or after they stopped using the good reel-to-reel tapes for shows? It seems to happen around the same time. I don't even think she would have been able to do much with the cassettes that they use for the 80s did they even use a left and right cassette tape? or did they make the stereo mix at the board and throw it on the one tape?

On a different note, these Losers frpm Europe '72 are really good. Me and My Uncle too. This became my favorite 3 minute Dead song as soon as I realized (SPOILER ALERT) the main character killed his uncle at the end and fled with the gold. Unwise decision if you asked me. Back in the Wild West, you can never have too many allies as you made your way from Saloon to Saloon across the Midwest.

Railroad Blues is another great one from Europe 72. Jerry just rocks it out for a couple minutes, thank you very much.

Next box set? I like VI Dina of focus between late 1969 1974 that Hendrix fan brought up. If I had my way, 1972 galore. They won't go for 73 74 77 or 78. And frankly I find the 1973 shows from Pacific Northwest a track-by-track hit-or-miss party. I don't get sucked in because there are too many sound issues for me. And the band isnt quite as tight 100% like previous 73 releases. I would say there is a solid 60% good content on those three shows, and the rest falls into mediocrity on account of the sound and performance. So let's go with a 1972 box set all remaining shows!

Bolojuice Bolojuice Bolojuice. Save us from the false prophets.

Only two boards are in the vault, Rock for Life show, 2/17/79 and one other... I always love this time of year when we start trying to figure out the box releases!! I like all the ideas so far!! I think the two Beacon Theatre shows from June of 1976 get released together!! May of 73 box set could be cool with the 3 big weekend shows that they did. Europe 90??? I know we got one of the Zenith shows on 30 trips.... have a good day bob t