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Who's up for a revolutionary evolutionary ride? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1/2/70 captures the Grateful Dead as they make their first foray from the experimental 60s into their early 70s acoustic Americana period. Yes, this one is a little bit country and a little bit (psychedelic) rock and roll.

When the "Magnificent Seven" - Pigpen on percussion, T.C. on keys - first took the stage on 1/2/70, evidence was clear that the trip was about to take a turn. From their western wears to the twang in Jerry’s “broken-string blues,” it appeared they'd brought the Bakersfield sound to the Big Apple. They worked through much of what would become Workingman's Dead, stunning the crowd with laid-back numbers like "Uncle John's Band," "Casey Jones," and "Black Peter." Just the same, they satisfied 60s stalwarts with magical versions of "Dark Star," "St. Stephen," and "That's It For The Other One." Sonic alchemy, indeed!

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, New York 1/2/70 has been rounded out with a bit of 1/3/70 (the subscribers-only bonus disc features the bulk of 1/3/70). It was recorded by the great Owsley "Bear" Stanley and has been lovingly mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30 is limited to 20,000 individually-numbered copies*.

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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May 9, 2019 - 12:31pm

#1871

Oroborous

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Re: Angry Jack Straw/hockey

Right on,well said!
May 9, 2019 - 12:18pm

#1872

allman

Joined:
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posted again for slow dog noodle - USPS not UPS

I received the shipping email with the tracking number over a week ago. Every time I checked the shipment was going nowhere. The tracking number goes to the UPS website so I copied the tracking number and pasted into the USPS website and it says it should be delivered today. Everyone who is seeing that the UPS tracking as not giving the shipment status try going to the USPS site.
May 9, 2019 - 12:15pm

#1873

Angry Jack Straw

Joined:
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Favorite team vs. a good game

Depends on the sport. Ask any lifelong Red Sox fan if they would give up coming back from an 0-3 deficit and beating that team from ny in 2004 for not having to endure generations of disappointment. Not a single one of them would. That is why it was so meaningful.

As for the sports themselves.

Squeakball is a joke. I could care less who wins. It is unwatchable.

Baseball is not far behind. I only watch the post season any more, but even that is becoming less frequent.

Football? Rapidly losing interest in that as well. Go ask the NO Saints why.

To me, hockey is (or at least was) the lone remaining sport yet to be defiled. The players, for the most part, are in it for the game and to win the Cup. Not the money. There is no money in hockey. That is why I like it.

I'll take a good hockey game regardless of the outcome over my team winning every time. I am a Red Wings fan and have no allegiance to the outcome this year. The third period last night was some great hockey. Watched and enjoyed every minute.

But, the refereeing this post season has really soured me. Taking that goal away last night was egregious. It goes against everything the sport is supposed to stand for. You want to take a goal away because a player who is a 100 feet away and has his back to the play is a bit too slow getting off the ice. Fine. Then take it away. But at least be consistent and give the Avalanche a "too many men" penalty as well. Simpletons.

The sport has been played for generations where it is accepted that during line changes, the player going onto the ice jumps a fraction or so before his counterpart gets off the ice. Never a problem unless you are involved in the play. He wasn't.
May 9, 2019 - 11:59am

#1874

Strider 808808

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June 20, 2007

Alligators / El Paso

The main plaza of El Paso used to have live alligators in the fountain . Thought I would mention something interesting. Still waiting for 30 in back water America. Take some deep breaths , breath in, breath out, on and on.
May 9, 2019 - 11:37am

#1875

Charlie3

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Disc 3

I pretty much feel like disc 3 alone is worth the cost of this release. Haven't had a chance to listen to the bonus disc yet, and my initial listens of discs 1 and 2 were pleasant but distracted. Currently giving disc 3 a second listen and digging this Dark Star a lot, particularly when they launch into the jam of Soulful Strut starting about 23 minutes into the Dark Star. I know that a lot of people refer to this recurring jam as the Tighten Up jam, but if you compare it to Soulful Strut by Young-Holt Unlimited I think you'll hear the similarities, particularly the melody, whereas it does not sound like Tighten Up by Archie Bell and the Drells. The example in the 10/31/71 Jam after Dark Star is strikingly similar to Soulful Strut and is probably the best version to hear the similarities.
May 9, 2019 - 11:10am

#1876

KeithFan2112

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Dead Night in the City of Light / Day of the Dead

I just finished up the second Paris show and Bickershaw.

Bickershaw is a fantastic show. Everyone knows about the great Dark Star into The Other One. Everyone knows about the great Lovelight . Check out the Rider, BTW, and the PITB. Of course they're all great on this tour, but this show features a snapier Garcia on those three tracks. Black-Throated Wind - did it ever sound better than Europe 72? Keith is very audible throughout most of the show too, which is tragically not the case for many on this tour. Don't get me started on the engineering...

Butch - yeah, didn't you read the story I posted about emailing him for the tracklist of the bonus disc? We tight :D. No, but seriously, he had nothing to do with it and I've never met him. The RFK thing was something that I did to let him know that all of us message "Board Heads" would gobble up a 1973 RFK two show mini box. He was gracious enough to reply to me ( I say gracious, because I imagine he has more work to do on a day-to-day basis then I can even imagine; so for him to take the time to reply to it was a gesture that I think goes beyond his call of duty). In any event, his reply about the RFK possibility was one that he preferred I kept between us, so I did. He was going to give us a shout out on the next Seaside chat, but I think he forgot.

Darkstar - apology accepted, no worries. Sometimes things tldon't come across in writing the way we intend.

I saw a Golden Gate Park video from 1991 of the Dead playing Touch of Grey. I guess there's a whole video floating around somewhere. That was fun to watch.

Now I have to somehow fit Buffalo '77 in. Take two hundred and seventy-six, you know this used to be fun...
May 9, 2019 - 9:57am

#1877

Slow Dog Noodle

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Dave's 30

I too am in tracking purgatory. Really like to hear this one but I guess in the meantime i'll have to keep playing Electirc on the Eel and Zorn's Salem 1692. Maybe UPS just wants to make sure everything is just exactly perfect with the shipment.
May 9, 2019 - 9:53am

#1878

Oroborous

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1/3, AVs, Weed

1/3/70; only superficial listen so far but besides that amazing disc three, I’m with the 1/3 crowd. Perhaps my reference point was more in order for 1/3, but overall it does seem to be a bit tighter etc. Also think perhaps there’s a little more energy from 1/3s first show versus 1/2...... of course all that is splitting hairs as both have their yin/yang, and so far none of it can compare with that monster Dark Star and all of disc three. (Had to check that out again!)
Imho that was more than worth the $25 bucks right there!
And like Jim says, it’s a great snapshot of GD history and though perhaps there is more sloppy stuff on here than normal for a Dave’s, it is interesting to experience them figuring things out. Perhaps not unlike the first Estimated and Terrapin from the last release. Those obviously were a little farther along and the band was hitting a new stride then, but same idea. I’m sure the stuff they started on later in the year will be even more raw and unpolished and with less of the monster jams, but one could argue that 72 wouldn’t have been so great without this transitional period?

AVS; we’ll they came to play but you can’t beat the cosmic forces of sports, or the refs.....I’m not that invested in it, hell not that into any sports anymore, like A.J.S., or cone Kid?, says it’s not worth it, and this is a good example why.....it seems to me that more and more things are not say “fixed,”, but that the various leagues seem to sometimes help certain teams along, which since it’s all about money now is not surprising. From what I saw of the last three Knights games and the whole AVs series it does seem like their a tad pro Sharks....and yes that NO GOAL still is hard to swallow even after all these years. There is no way the Sharks should of made it out of round one, even without the “call”!
I watched money ruin my precious childhood love for Baseball, the NFL is a fucking joke now, and Hockey is following the same path, sigh.......but that’s why then and now I always felt like you won with the Dead, even a meh night was better than most sports!
WEED; all y’all have gone round most of this, but as someone who has seen so much go on with this issue for many decades now, and who lives in a Green state, I would just like to make a few points....
- Generally didn’t dig Wrecked’s post, but sorta can relate to the concern about a majority of folks being high all the time. The thing is, the evidence has clearly shown that usage among the general population has not changed, which is what the initial research before legalization suggested. In other words just because it’s legal, doesn’t mean the whole world is using it. Which is good only because;
- The only real issues that the authorities and the media have reported is the miss use of, especially edibles, usually by out of state tourists who are not properly informed or experienced. This to me is just another case of irresponsible behavior, which IMO is the problem with most things.....it’s no so much the substance (s), it’s wether it’s used responsibly or not. Similar to the whole “guns don’t kill people, people kill people” argument. It’s not the weed, it’s the misuse off. So education, or mentoring like most of us old timers got when starting out is the more logical answer, not locking people up!
The cool related thing is here, if your outta state, the bud tenders will try to question, suggest, and give guidance, but of course you can lead a horse to water, but......
The other issue in Colorado, is they left the home grown thing a bit too loose i.e., quantity, so that the black market folks have an easier time with illegal grows and then are transporting it through other non legal states who are going out of their way to find it, then bitching about how much it’s costing their states to fight it. This also has led to a whole profiling situation not unlike being a Deadhead on the road back in the eighties!
But the biggest problem I see, and perhaps relates to Trainwrecked’s comments, is the ole “careful what you wish for”.
Meaning, the cops now are going way out of their way to look for illegal use especially with driving etc. They have been in a frantic rush to try to quantify thc in the same unconstitutional methodology they employ for alcohol.
Don’t get me wrong, there are unfortunately too many people who are not responsible, don’t have enough experience, have acquired no tolerance and/or who’s bodies metabolize these substances differently than most.
So though I believe there needs to be some criteria, once again, the law is going about it all wrong, and many innocent folks are going to get fucked! But that’s part of what you get when you create for profit government institutions, but I digress, sorry!
All I’m saying is be careful folks and be safe! Here it is almost the norm now for a search for any traffic stop, probable cause or not. That is one of the shitty consequences of legalization......
May 9, 2019 - 8:26am

#1879

SteveGold425

Joined:
April 28, 2018

1/3/70 Bonus Disc....

Is superb!!!!!!!!!! Non-subscribers need to reassess just based on this one! :) Anyway - I dont know if its blasphemy or not, but aside from the Dark Star and Pig rave-ups on 1/2 Im really enjoying the 1.3 stuff a bit more - the Cryptical- Other One is epic and lush and frenetic and fucking beautiful. They just seem a little more "on" and the ,ix seems more balanced. Agree with some others that Phil's bass always says yes, but sometimes his vocals say "no" and there are a few rough spots with his voice. But isnt that what we love about this band - the humanity of it? The total experience of a Dead show could sometimes be a microcosm of the larger game we all are playing - things move from cringe worthy and unstructured to transcendent and harmonious for a few splendid moments before the entropy takes hold again. But you still gotta be a grateful participant in both high tide and low and keep trying! The ride IS the destination :) That was always the message I got from this band and their music! So Phil's shrieks are, in thier own way, just as welcome as his bass lines rocket launching me into into Never ever land! :)
May 9, 2019 - 8:03am

#1880

RV3

Joined:
November 28, 2011

Bolo hint.....

His last post earlier included the language " at the Oakland Coliseum Arena, where I spent many, many nights listening to the GOGD."...this seems to hint towards an Oakland Coliseum Box Set, the GOGD played end of the year shows there from 1979-1982, bring it on!!

My main guess would still be a Warfield Box Set....how long do we have to wait & why are they selling that ridiculous Woodstock Box set on dead.net?!?!

John Perry Barlow

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Who's up for a revolutionary evolutionary ride? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1/2/70 captures the Grateful Dead as they make their first foray from the experimental 60s into their early 70s acoustic Americana period. Yes, this one is a little bit country and a little bit (psychedelic) rock and roll.

When the "Magnificent Seven" - Pigpen on percussion, T.C. on keys - first took the stage on 1/2/70, evidence was clear that the trip was about to take a turn. From their western wears to the twang in Jerry’s “broken-string blues,” it appeared they'd brought the Bakersfield sound to the Big Apple. They worked through much of what would become Workingman's Dead, stunning the crowd with laid-back numbers like "Uncle John's Band," "Casey Jones," and "Black Peter." Just the same, they satisfied 60s stalwarts with magical versions of "Dark Star," "St. Stephen," and "That's It For The Other One." Sonic alchemy, indeed!

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, New York 1/2/70 has been rounded out with a bit of 1/3/70 (the subscribers-only bonus disc features the bulk of 1/3/70). It was recorded by the great Owsley "Bear" Stanley and has been lovingly mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30 is limited to 20,000 individually-numbered copies*.

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

*RE/ Streaming is the future...

... I “Dread the milky coming of the day” when Streaming takes over Physical Media/releases!😒 “The future's uncertain and the end is always near”...lol 🙏❤️😎
...I gave Dicks Picks #35 a full listen today, very much enjoyed this release even with some sonic anomaly difficulties, a sweet 1971 release for this Deadhead. Also finally heard Jerry Garcia’s “Electric on the Eel” boxset, first performance from August 29th 1987, Primo Audio Quality on my tubes, loving it all my brothers & sisters!
Be safe be at peace, have a grateful rest of your day. 🙏❤️😎

Define Streaming: Elevator Music

Well I consulted the dictionary app that came with my mac book pro. To my surprise it gave a very good explanation of all aspects of the streaming process. Since I'm an audiophile and taper I like my stuff as close to original file size and quality as possible. Of course the experience is only as good as it's weakest link. Personally I only have a handful of shows that are Mp4/ Mp3. When played at home (300 watt Adcom's / B&W floor speakers) in simple stereo they do sound less punchy than the Dead's product. Some vocals are absent. But I'm sure on a bluetooth mini-mono speaker they sound awesome. When I see those setups at parties and people rave about them, inside I'm laughing. (They remind me of the original grey Radio Shack Y adapters. The cheapest of interconnects). So with these kind of set-ups becoming more popular it's even more important to buy the 2020 Subscription the first day it's offered. After your order is secured, then activate your A.W.T.A.F. = Advance Warning Tell All Friends. I am very excited about this upcoming release. What an excellent A + set-list.

Game 7’s you say

I know what Vguy is doing tonight.

I assume that 70-Sixtus is currently watching the B’s.

I’ll say go B’s on this tilt, and go Vguy Knights later tonight, but I offer no allegiances come Round 2.

Brutal

Absolutely brutal.

Yeah. But, try being a Red Sox fan for 50 years.

Like I said last year.

Alex Tuch. Lift that puck.

Sorry Vguy

Hey. I hate the Bruins too.

Losfer Words....

....

Wow

I didn’t stay up for that one.
4 goals in 4:01 to tie it up?
Amazing.

attention Earthlings: avoid all sports. avoid all sports.

they are a cruel, cruel, cruel mistress.

"C'mon baby...winning's gonna be sooooo good....yeah, like that......

PSYCHE! BASEBALL BAT SLAM TO YOUR TEETH!!!"

Ha.. I love a good sense of humor.

Funny..

Bob Weir is a big sports fan and has made numerous sports related references over the years.. the day after the 1985 World Series they premiered the song "Kansas City" at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta (the Royals won). I had a really good copy of that tape almost immediately and used to play the hell out of it.

10/28/85
Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA
Set 1:

Sugaree
Kansas City
Peggy-O
My Brother Esau
Ramble On Rose
Cassidy
Row Jimmy
Promised Land

Set 2:
Scarlet Begonias
Touch Of Grey
Man Smart-Woman Smarter
Terrapin Station
Drums
Truckin'
Smokestack Lightning
Stella Blue
Around And Around
Good Lovin'

Encore:
Day Job

"I wonder how many of you were watching TV last night.. well here we go, Kansas City, Kansas City here I come. They got some crazy little women there, I'm gonna get me one."

https://archive.org/details/gd1985-10-28.sbd.walker-scotton.miller.1058…

Those posts seemed benign enough though. A little harmless side passion never hurt anyone so long as it is kept in perspective. I typically avoid professional sports in general as I have a hard time watching (mostly football, baseball and basketball) teams hold municipalities hostage for tax funded arenas and perks. Money that in reality gets transferred from every day folks who might not even like sports to the people who seemingly need it the least. Hockey isn't that bad yet.. so I will watch an occasional game. Honestly.. even college sports has become a little corrupted. Ok.. back to your regularly scheduled drums and space.

Edit: Listening to that Miller now. Is it possible they didn't decide to play until that morning? It sounds pretty tight.. even the Bobby Slide and Jerry's lead, played simultaneously, sounded like they at least gave the arrangement some thought and practiced it a few times. Ahh.. I have never met a Peggy-O I wouldn't Marry-O. Memories, haven't listened to this show in years. Pretty good.. if 85 is your thing, but a warning.. Jerry's voice has that chasing the dragon edge, ok in some songs, not so good in others (Bramble on Rose for example).

The morning after....

....yeah. It still stings. One could say that should have been a two minute minor instead of a five minute major game misconduct. One could also say you don't give up four goals during said major. Or you could say both, like me. My brain hurts.

Stoltzfus

You’ll change your tune when Seattle gets its new hockey team.
Then you and Vguy can duke it out.

Kansas City

Thanks for the link Jim....required listening for your's truly and any KC Deadhead! Funny I was just listening to the new Albert King RSD release, "Born Under A Bad Sign", last night which features this KC classic tune!

Ah and 1985....fine year for sports if I don't say so myself. I was definitely watching game 7 that night when Brett Saberhagen & my Royals beat the Cardinals 11-0 to cap off a series in which we were down 3 games to 1. I think we were the first team ever to accomplish this feat in MLB.

Will have to finish listening to 10/28/1985 later today.....finished up 4/24/72 yesterday to keep pace in the Europe 72 march that many of us are on....

Have a GRATE day all!

KCJ

Seattle and Hockey

That would be something.. Sponsored by Starbucks and Seattle's Best Coffee, the Seattle Caffeinators. Wonder what that would be like?

KCJanes, I was thinking of you when I remembered that show. The opening of the first set is pretty good, Sugaree, Kansas City and Peggy-O.

sorry IceCream kid, but...

after that ridiculous Seahawks derp moment at the end of Super Bowl whatever (PASSING IN CLOSE QUARTERS WHEN MARSHAWN LYNCH IS RRRIIIIGGGGHHHHTTTT THEEEEEEEERE? RUFKM???) and the Cubs in 2003 and and and...

I will never again give sports emotional energy.

even with an NHL team coming to town.

Seattle Hockey

Sorry Vguy, was rooting for them Knights, but that may have been the single best period of NHL playoff hockey in history, wow! Stoltzie, I still cannot watch SB 49.

The big debate in Seattle is what will the team be named, I like Sockeyes (after the salmon species) but also Sasquatch. Metropolitans was the original Seattle team name, they were also the first American team to win the Stanley Cup (1917). The Metropolitans again made it to the 1919 cup finals but it was cancelled because of the Spanish flu epidemic after 5 games. There's the history lesson for the day. Rock on.

for what it's worth...

Truly could care less about sports, but,,,, and I think all will agree. You NEVER left a show feeling like you lost. (ok bold statement, I can see the nay sayers already) But of all the show I saw and listen to, there was always a moment that lifted me, no, not the whole show, no, not the best, but never that 'we lost' feeling.

oh, and sorry your team lost? won? In either event, the sun came up this morning,,,, yay:-)

Born Under A Bad Sign

I didn't know that one was an RSD release this year. Surely one of the best blues albums-as albums-ever released. I've already got it twice on cd..but how great to have it on a prime cut weighty disc of vinyl.

I was never much good at sport when I was young. I was told that it was the taking part that mattered, not whether you won or lost. Didn't ring true then, either.

DaveRock - Twink

My copy was delivered yesterday...first time listening to this band. Really enjoyed it and will be spinning again soon. Some Zepplinesk blues roots I hear on this one. Will have to check out some other releases by Twink. I ended up scooping it up on eBay for $56.00 USD...not bad for a Double LP with really nice packaging and liner notes including a signed certificate of authenticity, by one of the band members I presume.

Think Pink Fairies-Casey

Good, I am glad you like it. I was very impressed with both the albums and their presentation... the booklet and the card signed by Twink.
As far as I know, Twink didn't make any other albums in the 60s or 70s, apart form Think Pink. He seems to have made four or five over the last few years, though. I have only got one of these. Its called "You Reached for the Stars", and its...okay.

If you were to get another album of a similar ilk, from the same era as Think Pink, then Neverneverland, by the Pink Fairies would definitely be the one to go for. It was made about two years later, with Twink on drums, and the same guitarist who is on Think Pink-Paul Rudolph. Its more of a standard rock album-but its great. You can get the cd in England quite cheaply, and it includes a few essential extras-including one of the best heavy rock singles ever made-Do It! backed by the equally thunderous "The Snake". In fact, this album has also just been re-released in a cheap box set of cds, with the two other Pink Fairies 70s albums, although Twink left after Neverneverland. No home should be without one!
I would also recommend two great psychedelic albums that Twink drummed on immediately prior to Think Pink. "Tomorrow", by Tomorrow, which has some great lead guitar playing by future Yes man Steve Howe, and the brilliant "S.F. Sorrow" by The Pretty Things.

A long post, and no Dead. There is a link, though-the Pink Fairies were apparently inspired by seeing The Dead in 1969 to have two drummers. The similarity ends there.

Other Music/Henry Kaiser and Nels Cline/Others

While you are waiting or after when you are satiated (for the moment) by upcoming DaP, I want to recommend tracking down Henry Kaiser's "The Deep Unreal", solo guitar from 2017. Spacy to throbbing, three longish pieces (22-25 minutes) and one pretty shorter one. Excellent.

I am also having a great time listening to Nels Cline. From BB&C's "The Veil" (avant-jazz/heavy guitar and sax improvs), to the beautiful Nels Cline Singers' "Insatiate" to Nels Cline's haunting solo "Coward".

One of the "B"s in BB&C is Tim Berne. For the more jazz adventurous of you, his Bloodcount group Paris concerts are intriguing.

The new Eric Dolphy 3-CD issuance "Musical Prophet".

And I always recommend looking behind the 'stars' (not that the ranking isn't probably correct) Coltrane, Davis, Monk, Mingus, Shorter, OColeman, Evans, et al., and listening to Mal Waldren, Tina Brooks, Jackie McLean, Steve Lacy, Andrew Hill, most anything bassist Richard Davis plays on.

Oh, and "Trout Mask Replica", which is the other/another side of "Anthem of the Sun".

Vguy and Dennis

Dennis, I know just what your saying, even a meh night of the dead always seemed like we won or were winning!
Sports on the other hand.......long time Buffalo fan is all I’ll say about that.

Vguy: I cant believe that shite....being an AVs fan I was watching/scouting the last few Knights game. Never thought the Sharks were going to win the series, though it did seem like the refs were trying to help them a bit last few games?
That was the wildest thing I think I’ve ever seen in sports...it was getting late so I was blowing through the third period on DVR high speed since the knights were up by 3 with what? about ten minutes left, thought this ones over, let’s get it on Knights versus AVs then, DOooooo, what the fug was that??......back up, start watching, ok one goal whatever, then 2, hmmmm, nah, ain’t gonna happen, then holy guacamole Batman all tied up. I’m still trying to get a grip!
Hate to see a team lose like that, whether I’m emotionally involved or not, it leaves a bad taste. I sorta get why they called that, but it sure looked like the guy just fell right in front of the oncoming guy and was just bad luck/coincidence not intentional? So lame to have that decide a Game 7.
Personally I’m sorta glad cause the sharks always choke, so for AVs sake I’d prefer the Sharks, wasn’t so keen on facing the Knights.....hang in there bra, at least you have the Dead!
Ok, now on to 4/24/72!

Hello

I haven't been over here in a while. Nice to see the boards are popping.

Just got the RSD release from the Warfield today. Giving it a spin (pun intended). It sounds really good. Sometimes these mellow, acoustic sets really hit the spot.

I've been meaning to ask folks here. Awhile back I was rolling through the Port Chester 71 shows, and I noticed at least a couple of times on different nights Bob would tell the crowd that Mickey was "under the weather" or "sorry he couldn't be here tonight". Of course that wasn't exactly the case. Were they just covering for him for the sake of the audience? Or did they not know where he was or why he took off?

Last 5:
1) 10-10-80 acoustic set (in progress)
2) 10-09-80 acoustic set
3) 03-18-71 from 30 trips
4) 4-6-82 Road Trips
5) E72 LP

Last Last 5
6) 4-14-72
7) 4-11-72
8) 4-8-72
9) 4-7-72
10) 03-18-90 (I think its 3-18? The one with a big Shakedown to start set 2)

Vguy Knights

As Vguy said, they still probably should not have given up 4 goals. But had it been a 2 min penalty things might be different.

It may suck but it’s not as bad as the Sabres ‘no goal’.

Funny that years later Hull and Hasek were on the Red Wings together.

Record Store Day

Looks like it was a big day for RSD, and guess who was the big seller?

This year’s Record Store Day was such a success in fact, that the sales figures from physical units sold at retail locations around the country broke records set in previous years.

According to Nielsen Music, the 12th edition of the annual music holiday resulted in the industry-wide sales of 827,000 vinyl albums sold in the United States for in the week ending on April 18th, with 673,000 of those albums sold on-site at independent record stores. If those numbers weren’t impressive enough, Record Store Day also played a role in resulting in the third-largest sales week for vinyl since Nielsen Music started tracking the sale of physical recorded music back in 1991. And who said the music industry was dying?

This year’s Record Store Day also helped to break the vinyl sales record set last year when a total of 733,000 physical units were sold throughout the week—a 12.8% increase in total.

Amazingly, The top-selling Record Store Day-exclusive release this year happened to be from the Grateful Dead, thanks to the release their archival Warfield: San Francisco, California, October 9th, 1980 / October 10th, 1980 live album. Not bad for a band which never made many headlines based on album sales and hasn’t even been around since Jerry Garcia died in 1995.

Nothing amazing about that

Go Dead!!!!

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8508474/2019-reco…

Good to see GVF in the top 5. They need to release a live album next year and move up a notch.

Top Record Store Day Exclusive Albums at Independent Record Stores
Rank, Artist, Title
1. Grateful Dead, Warfield: San Francisco, California, October 9th, 1980 / October 10th, 1980
2. Bob Dylan, Blood on the Tracks: Test Pressing
3. Green Day, Green Day Live! Woodstock 1994
4. Greta Van Fleet, From the Fires
5. Pink Floyd, A Saucerful of Secrets

aye...

So I guess we will always remember this as the day the Dead sold out and went corporate.

(kidding, of course.. was trying for a catchy phrase like Touch Heads, but this is the best I could belt out).

Great news.

top 5 RSD releases

I bought #1, Warfield, and it is EXCELLENT..!!!! My local record store still had a couple in stock today. I bought #2, Dylan's BOTT, but haven't given it a spin yet. I read people think the sound is not great. I also bought John Lennon's Imagine Raw. It was absolutely AMAZING...!!!!

Capitals looking shaky

Vguy,

That should have been a double minor at most. Regardless, you can't give up four goals. No excuse for that. Teams kill off 5 on 3s all the time without giving up a goal.

I feel bad for Canadaland. All three teams out in the first round. No surprise with the Leafs. They always fold. But, was hoping for the Jets to go deep again.

Looking forward to hockey in Seattle. Sockeyes would be a cool name. Steelhead too.

caseyjanes

1985. my cardinals got robbed in game 6 (ironically i still hate instant replay), and then laid an egg in game 7. so i go to atlanta the next night to see the boys. it was the 1st time (of many) that ruby begonia hooked me up with tix, so we got front row smack dab in front of jerry both nights. so what does bobby do? plays kansas city blues. never have i been so depressed to hear a breakout song......

Replays....

....speak volumes.
Turned my attention to some '87 Eel River.
Feels good! Is good!!
Some sports fans say, "if you can't handle a kick in your balls, you're not a fan/team."
I get it....the sting.
edit... agreed. Never left a Dead show with bitter taste.

MP51...LMFAO

1985...Don Dekinger...thank god instant replay didn’t exist back then, but you are correct, the Cardinals failed to over come the call not only in that game but also in game 7. Regardless, rest easy knowing that you got to ease some of the pain with a Dead show the next night, while I was told to be in bed 🤣lights out...

Grate story...thanks for sharing...put a smile on my face! Hopefully you at least enjoyed the rest of the show....I know I did tonight...especially the elusive My Brother Esau....shadow boxing the apocalypse, and wandering the land...

Peace all!

KCJ

Edit: and please tell more about Ruby Begonia and first times and front row tickets! Sounds like a good story brewin!

V Guy Shark attack.... E 72 still blows me away

I was sleeping but caught the replay the next day. That was an epic comeback. I think 5 minutes was the right call. But 4 goals scored on one PP, that is simply Vegas coming undone. Caps kind of choked last night as they had great momentum early on and should have put the Candy canes away. I'm a long suffering Rangers fan but still tune in to playoff hockey despite my team being out. Nothing quite like NHL Playoffs.

I am very much looking forward to receiving this new DaP. My annual revisiting of the Europe 72 Spring shows has me right back into a full fledged GD obsession. Was lucky to pick up all 22 shows a la carte over the years. Never has their been such a sustained run of brilliance night after night. Only wish I had a steamer trunk to store my treasures

4/25/77

4/25/77, Capitol Theatre, Passaic NJ.. Nice Peggy-O.. silky smooth Brown Eyed Women (tremendous song) in the immortal words of jrf68.. get some.

Reijo.. completely agree. Getting the steamer trunk was like trying Grateful Dead crack for the first time.

Ok, enough of the TIGDH sidetrack, back to my regularly scheduled listening.. I'm still on Newcastle!! argh.

sheetmon MP51

I just had to look

that dude was OUT.

robbed indeed.

again...I highly recommend avoiding sports. stuff like that can kill ya.

so anyway, in GD lore...

1/6/78 post-drums is HOT

and

1/7/78 post-drums is HOT

except for 1/22/78, January 78 is pretty much overlooked.

Overlook it no more, my fellow Deadheads.

So is

That 4/24/72 Dark Star. Phew, forgot what a beast. Hell that whole show is cooking. I can see why that was the first full release. “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro”, indeed....

GAME 7: “the call” more I watch it, the more I think 2 min crosscheck for original offense, Stasny’s was incidentally contact....lame. Yeah, what the hell happened to the caps last night? Up 3-1 and DOOOOOOOO!
Kinda cool there’s been so many upsets....

I remember the first time I heard 4/24/72, RtR...

I was extreeeeemely impressed.

Black Peter

Speaking of (not) leaving a show with a bad taste in your mouth [see Phil's reaction to drinking the apple juice].. I didn't know this about Black Peter. I knew about the show and the mistaken alchemy & double dosing that lead to the super concentrated brew.. but not about giving birth to Black Peter. Interesting context.

https://lithub.com/on-the-50k-acid-trip-that-inspired-the-grateful-dead…

Same Old Capitals

You could see that one coming a mile away last night. I posted before I went to bed that they were in bad shape and woke up to see that they had lost. At least Ovechkin got to hold the Cup once.

Under normal circumstances, I don't think the refs call a major on that play. Or any penalty at all. A lot rougher plays happen every game. Seemed to be more of a awkward fall than anything else. The league used to have a rule that if blood was drawn, it was a mandatory double minor penalty. Not sure if that is still the case.

It's too bad he got hurt, but I wonder if the refs were told by the league to be on the lookout after what happened to TJ Oshie. Foegele barely nudged Oshie, but he fell oddly and broke his collarbone. That should not have been a penalty either.

I read that this is the first time since the league expanded in 1967 that all of the division winners are out in the first round. Seems odd, but I don't really like any of the remaining teams. Nevertheless, I'll watch every minute. Still the best playoff sport by far. And I'll jump on the St. Louis wagon.

Good luck to those with teams remaining and enjoy this funny read if you like.

https://deadspin.com/the-8-deadly-sins-of-the-first-round-1834285265

Nice articles

Jim & Angry Jack; thanks for the interesting articles.

I knew of Burchfield, but don’t recall if I was familiar with his work. Pretty cool, sorta psychedelic, perhaps a bit dark, but heh, has me thinking. Isn’t that would good art will do?
Wish the gallery was built when I attended my alma mater....would of been a cool place to chillax and be high between classes!

Believe I’ve heard Hunter refer to this incident, not sure about Phil’s comments.....now of course I’m dying to know what show that was lol

Edit: CaseyJ, don’t be getting any ideas ; )

Sorry to beat a dead shark....

http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/26603014/knights-sharks-refs-officia…
....but I found this interesting.

re: 4/24/72...Dark Star

I concur.
This is a good one.

There are many moments of utter magnificence, and frightening scariness. But the cohesive prevails, cause just listen to the last 5 minutes or so of this one. It totally rocks out and is so tight and energetic, taking on a new personality within the song. In fact, this got me to thinking: why is it that MANY Dark Stars head off into mesmerizing, cohesive, rollicking territory so often in like the last 5 minutes of the song? It happens a lot on this tour - but also it happens on a lot of other Dark Stars. Like, the tune nearly morphs into something else entirely and it chugs along almost effortlessly. Am I just taking out my @ss here? Anyone else notice this? Its probably more of a rhetorical question than anything, but was prompted by stoltzy and oro's nods.

Carry on, Hockey Dead Freaks! (I agree, it's an exciting time)
Sixtus

P.S. Jimmy that Black Peter article = Cool. What's even cooler is that friggin' painting.

Re: What Show

Or what a show!

Funny.. listening to the He Was a Friend of Mine and getting caught up on work as I read your post. I have heard this show before.. the last of a four night run.

Phil reflects fondly of this show in Searching For The Sound.

06/08/69
Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA

Dancin' In The Streets >
He Was A Friend Of Mine >
China Cat Sunflower >
New Potato Caboose
Me And My Uncle
Turn On Your Lovelight +
The Things I Used To Do ++
Who's Lovin' You Tonight ++
Cryptical Envelopment >
Drums >
The Other One >
Cosmic Charlie

(+) with Wayne Ceballos (vocals), without Pigpen
(++) with Elvin Bishop (guitar and vocals), without Garcia.

https://archive.org/details/gd69-06-08.sbd.cotsman.19285.sbeok.shnf/gd6…

It has become obvious to me why I cannot seem to track to the date on my E72 revisit. Squirrel! ..and unfortunately the last New Potato Caboose performed by The Grateful Dead.

Sixtus.. right on regarding the many flowing, melodic trance nature [for lack of a better word] of Dark Star. I guess they wrote and arranged it such. I was thinking the same thing about Newcastle's The Other One when I listened to it last night. Melodic bliss, not a note wasted, not a note forced.. and it's not anywhere close to the best one.

Thanks JimInMD

Great reminder of why I love this site - fascinating stuff on the Dead I would never find on my own. Thanks for that link Jim! I thought I remember hearing that one could not actually ever OD on acid, but $50k worth of hits? I'm not sure I would want to test that theory - I scared myself plenty on just the cheap stuff floating around my town.

Various

Vguy; I think Marchessault nailed it, at least that’s the way I saw it.....

Sixtus; agree, have noticed that energy intensification as they seem to start the musical conversation of what now?
Imho, that phenomenon is some of the Dead at there best. If I have time I want to revisit soon. Wasn’t giving the full listen while working on the to do list, although sometimes I think I actually dial in better like that? But last night that really blew me away, especially part 2.....and is it me or did I hear somewhere during the show, perhaps either during D.S. or maybe Trucking jam, but I recall hearing a Throwing Stones like jam in there somewhere??

Jim; thanks for jump stating the neurons, I thought that story sounded familiar. Need to reread Phil’s book.
Need to check that show out too, thanks for the research.

Deadaremydealer: can’t even imagine, and I’m guessing that was some Owsley or something “primo” as L.M.G. would say : )

Poor Hunter, I can recall at least one other similar Hunter story where he ended up with China Doll, unless I’m mixing up my stories and it was the same event? Seems the boy stepped in it a few times poor bastard, but hey, look at those amazing songs he got out of it....

Charles Burchfield - Garden of Memories

FYI - This is the painting referenced in the article that reminds him of Black Peter.. not the one shown.

The one shown in the article does sort of visually hint at an acid trip where one might have "experienced every assassination he knew of."

Finishing up that show now, Phil seems to done a fine job, all things considered.

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/32974

re: Garden of Memories...

Oooo. That one is scary. And COOL.

BTW, I've decided that Mister Charlie is one of the consistently best songs of this E'72 Tour. It's just so f'ing punchy and personality-imbued and I love it.

Sixtus

So, a penis walks into a bar....

....bartender asks, "Why the schlong face?"

today's anniversary listen...

4-25-69 Electric Theater~Chicago
Six songs and a Yellow Dog Story.
short but sweet...
:O)

*Re/ RSD Grateful Dead #1

...best selling of RSD 2019, the Grateful Dead - ‘Live at the Warfield’ !
Congrats to The Grateful Dead & deadheads for making all this possible !!! 🙏❤️😎 Primo! Rock on my brothers and sisters, peace be with you all.

4/24 dark star

I’m a day behind in my annual E 72 trip but all caught up now after taking in 4/24. That Dark Star is really something. And definitely heavy on the dissonance. Funny how they gallop into me and my uncle In the middle of all that weirdness. I often wonder what the foreign crowd waa thinking as they tagged along on that ride. Some serious boundary stretching. And yes the band cohesion in that rocking ending ensures a successful return to planet Earth’s familiar atmosphere. No easy task for that space ship to get back home safely.

And a shout out to Angry Jack Straw for sharing that entertaining Dead Spin opening round NHL link. Great read.

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