Grateful Dead

...interview with this years in-house Artist for the Daves Picks 2019 Series... have a grateful day to all my “skeletons” out there, you know who you are folks! ;)

https://www.dead.net/features/news-interviews-all-family/all-family-tyl…

...Dear Bolo , my thoughts & prayers to you and your extended family & friends in this time of transformation; like a butterfly dancing in the cool warm breeze upward towards the great big concert in the sky... peace be with you. ...

....if you need shoulders Bolo, there are plenty on this site. Stay 💪 brother.

My thoughts and prayers at this difficult time for you and your family.

.....hmmm. Nothing West Coast. I'm afraid I'll have to pass. Ann Arbor 12.14.71 sounding mighty fine right now.

Real Gone is about to release RT 3.4 and the higher numbers are on amazon at reasonable prices. Check it out to phil in those holes in your physical collection...

In addition to that series Real Gone did a limited re-release of Alpine Valley (DP32), so if you're in need of that one, you'll need to get it directly from them, mine's arriving tomorrow. Not sure if they cleared out a warehouse or actually printed more, but that one gets me one shy of completing my Dick's Picks collection with DP27 being the only holdout. Next few weeks are going to be fresh listens of some 80's Dead and the Swing...

https://www.jambase.com/article/bob-weir-wolf-bros-spring-tour-dates-20…

In my book, it is a crime they didn't blend in the intro. to St. Stephen with an audience tape. I mean honest to god they hadn't played it in years, and it was the comeback tour so the audience reaction would have been very relevant. Anyway. Happy Thursday night folks. YMMV

P.S. Buses.

I agree with Led.. I personally think Bob is much improved and really taking things seriously. He may never be Jerry but he has earned back my respect.

My favorite Bob story.. (consider this humor, don't read too much into it).. it was likely 8 or 9 years ago and I went to see Further with my main show buddy.. I think in Asbury Park or something.. anyway.. he asks if his ex-wife can join, to which I said sure.. (she brought the buds).. so anyway, we head down and share a room, etc.. our habit was to get up front Phil side. I always seek Phil side even if Phil isn't in the band anymore, old habits die hard..

So we go and have a good time but she ended up forcing the issue and for the first time.. ever.. we end up Bobby side. We get back to the hotel and I say, so now I understand why you divorced and it did open up a quite the colorful debate. He's a Phil guy and she's a Bobby person and they are like oil and water.

So the next series of shows he has his new gf with him and I ask the proverbial question.. are you a Phil person or a Bobby person and she looks perplexed.. I rephrase it as being similar to the are you a Beatles person or an Elvis person question and she gets it.. so she says, ok.. I'm a Bobby person. After the show I say.. dump her man.. it's just not meant to be. ..and it wasn't.. he's getting married to someone else who.. is more a Phil person. The union has my blessing, a couples version of feng shui I guess.

Anyway.. silly humor, don't read into it just something to occupy our minds. I am a recovering Bobby fan - loved him in 71-74 but he lost me in the short-shorts, histrionics period. ... but I really think he has come a long way since then, especially lately. ..and to Boblopes point, I have heard very good things about Wolf Bros.. I just wish they would have played closer..

One edit: My favorite Bob moment of all time was 6/20/83 right in the middle of the short shorts phase.. during Sugar Magnolia believe it or not. You had to be there, but proves in the end I like it all.. why be picky, it's all grate.

Sorry for your loss. I lost my brother in 1995. There just aren't any words....

I'll concede that's Bob's range isn't what it was - how could it be? But he is technically a better singer. He has learned proper technique, as opposed to his kind of talking/shouting style back in the day.

If you don't believe me, find him singing "Dear Prudence," out at Phil's place from just a couple years ago. It's all over the net. Just amazing, best I've EVER heard him sing.