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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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June 13, 2019 - 9:32am

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JimInMD

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Stories

Some of you have better memories than me. "If I could remember all that went down, it would...."

I really do struggle to recall events in enough detail to make it worth reading. Funny.. there was a period when I tried really hard to refrain from taking too much of anything so I could remember the shows better. I think I recall details of when I took too much better, in hindsight I guess that was a stupid idea..

Enjoyable reading..
June 13, 2019 - 9:13am

#852

JeffSmith

Joined:
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Deadhead Stories

Just got my copy of "Deadhead Stories" – pretty cool book at first look and in perfect synch with the nostalgic stories from the road y'all have been sharing. (thanks!) Just wondering: are any of you in this book? Maybe you can't/won't say, but, if you're not in it, you should be! It's a unique and well done book: https://deadheadstories.org/
June 13, 2019 - 8:57am

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hendrixfreak

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Well, there was that time that ...

Three of us were hitchhiking through Vermont. Stayed with a friend one night and we baked a quarter-pound of crappy Mexican into a big dish of brownies. Me, being the genius, got the munchies and ate a considerable quantity. Hitchhiking the next morning, a guy picked us up in his hatchback. Only two seats available. So I crammed in back with our three backpacks. He pulled over when we reached the trailhead and popped the hatch. I was literally unconscious -- a brownie coma in progress -- as they pulled out the backpacks and had to just about drag my ass out, too.

"Hey, is that g-g-guy all r-r-r-right??" the guy stammered. "Sure, he's just sleepy," my friends covered for me as they helped me upright, informed me of our whereabouts and, uh, prepared to hike 10 miles that day.

I was too young to be properly embarrassed. I mean, what's a little coma among friends?

Oh, just remembered a better tale. Again, strangely, it involved Vermont. Hitchhiking to see a friend who'd been thrown out of high school, now ensconced in an alternative "school" in northern Vermont. Late in the day, southern Vermont, I get picked up by a couple of long hairs. (Who looked just like I did at the time...) "Hey, stay with us tonight." I had a few doobies, they had two bottles of tequila.

Okay, now who among you can spot the clues here to the pending scene?

They take me to their house and two young women stop over. Five of us party down. No dinner, just weed and tequila. What could possibly go wrong? We sit cross-legged on a small rug; no furniture except a king-sized waterbed in the room. By midnight, we're all very chummy, two guys, two young women and me. All old-time friends by the end of bottle two. The person who rented the place -- can't remember whether man or woman -- said, well, there's the water bed, let's all sleep in it. Nothing weird, just a few young hipsters gonna take their rest. So all five of us climb onto the water bed and proceed to pass out.

Except, in those days, water beds did not have baffles or chambers. Just one giant rectangle full of water. So, inevitably, if one person moved, an internal wave would move throughout the bed. The effect was like rafting white water or like Jer's description of playing live: an open rowboat on the roiling sea. In this case, we had five people tossing and turning, all shit-faced. I'm on the outside, clinging to the bedframe. About halfway through the night, inevitably I'm ralphing projectile-style into a nearby wastebasket, yet unable to rouse myself sufficiently to escape to the floor. Everyone else, apparently, slept like babies, despite the hideous stench.

In the morning, washed out my mouth. No coffee. A few gulps of water. Just walked out to the road and stuck my thumb out. Standard operating procedure for the summer of '73.

When I reached the alternative school that afternoon, I hiked down the long forested approach road and a man who looked a helluva lot like George Carlin comes up to greet me. Turns out he's Pat Carlin, George's older brother. This is totally true! Over the weekend, it became clear to me that Pat Carlin was a hilarious lunatic, a warm, caring, yet insanely funny man. And I came away thinking, "So that's where George learned his stuff. His older brother paved the way."

It might have been the hitchhike home that got me that 95+ mph ride with the inbreds from St. Johnsbury. In fact, that has to be the same trip, because I only visited that joint once.

Back to your regularly scheduled angst over the box announcement. Ta ta!
June 13, 2019 - 8:49am

#854

Oroborous

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Tap, tap, tap,

Is this thing on?
Hey CaseyJanes, you out there?
Haven’t heard from ya since you were entering the gorge?
Hope it was awesome!
June 13, 2019 - 8:47am

#855

Oroborous

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Alternative Seuss books

Flaccid on brown acid! or
There’s a rainbow goat in the moat, maybe
Daddy’s in Jail, stuck without bail!.....or
Ate some peyote, now everything looks like guacamole
June 13, 2019 - 8:16am

#856

JimInMD

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Ha.. Welcome to the forum, SeussFan2112

I have a suggestion for your first book, "The Cat and the Bats."

I bet we could have some good fun with Green Eggs and Ham too..

Edit: Green Barrels and Ham(ton)
June 13, 2019 - 7:41am

#857

Oroborous

Joined:
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WT Jones

Just remember amigo, if it’s meant to be it’ll be, if not, we’ll, that’s one thing about getting old......you learn sometimes things work out in the long run. The main thing is to be yourself and try....and always remember, “when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro” rock on brother! .....and may the force be with you!
June 13, 2019 - 7:12am

#858

Lovemygirl

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* Yesterday/Busted :(

... it seems that I exerted myself over the weekend and I woke up yesterday paralyzed from the waist down, I couldn’t move my legs. an ambulance was called. got to the Englewood hospital, went through all the regular tests and the doctors concur that I pushed my physical being into overdrive...weekend at the beach with my children seems to be the reason/cause.
Well worth it! Can’t leave until tomorrow. 😔
Have a grateful day everyone ! God Bless.
Listen’n to Dicks Picks #13. 5/6/81 ‘Nassau Coliseum’., right now...I love this Pick! The hidden track on disc #2 is PRIMO!!! 🙏❤️😎
...Congrates my brother on your interview ! ✌️
June 13, 2019 - 7:07am

#859

KeithFan2112

Joined:
August 6, 2014

Congrats on Your job

Donna, Bill, Jerry, and Phil,
Last train to Jacksonville,
Pigpen, Keith, and Cowboy Bob,
Wilfred T LanDead his job!
June 13, 2019 - 4:27am

#860

daverock

Joined:
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Snafu-On the Road

Definitely there but for the grace of God go I. I am incredibly lucky how things turned out for me the way they did. Quite why, I am not sure-but hey. My first girlfriends dad used to say to me that if teenage boys got to 21 without killing themselves ( which obviously applies to all 21 year olds), or someone else, then they had it made. A bit over dramatic, perhaps, but I know what he meant now.

I have also always loved the cover of Aoxomoxoa, too. I used to have a great and massive poster of it back in my flat in the 1980s. As to the new version-its in the post. I am quite tempted by the vinyl picture disc, too.

Listening wise, and I think I say it every time I hear it... the jam after drums on 4/29/71, as heard on "Ladies and Gentlemen" is breath taking. 1971 isn't my favourite year of the 68-74 timespan by a long way-but that jam is something else.

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.

Buttons, and caps, and lines oh my!

And a big Sunny Rocky Mnt. how do you do!
Nice to see Wjones and the always entertaining CaseyJ back with us.....
CJ, was worried you some how smuggled in your magic carpet, got turned on to some ultra government top secret veggies, lifting off somewhere between HCS and Dark Star, and decided to fly the length of the Columbia, eventually needing to crash in some uncharted PNW forest, only to be kiddnaped by a secret clan of Uber Sasquatch....”ancient alien theorist say yes!” Who we’re so high, intelligent and kind that we would never hear from the likes of you again, not that there’d be anything wrong with that lol
Couldn’t help but pick up on the less than Bolo type clue about “we weren’t listening to the return bus instructions” ha, bet a few of us here know where that’s going! Lol

BOX: yep, looking like whoever said the announcement was going to be after Dave’s 31 is gonna win the prize...
Prize you say? .......yea,
“Upon your death you will receive divine consciousness.....which is nice”

Ok you got me started

Its not a matter of snoozing and losing

Its about a SHITBRAINED SYSTEM AND LAMENESS ON THE PART OF THE PTB AT THE GORGE.

luckily for you all, i am headed to work...keeping my day job and all that

Have a pleasant day, y'all

Ahh..

Forgot about the Uber Sasquatches. They are everywhere.

RIP Jeff Austin

“My mom let me go to Grateful Dead shows when I was 12 or 13 years old. The things that taught me,” Austin told Relix in 2009. “And I think about these kids – it’s like a sense of community, a different sense of giving and caring – we’re all here together. If you create something, you’ll have this beautiful bubble that will occur.”

😓

Jeff Austin

What a bummer. Heard over the weekend he was in the hospital. These guys got me hooked into bluegrass in 2001-2002 era, and I was lucky to see them a bunch in the early aughts. Jeff was unquestionably the leader of that band. He was a great songwriter and a better singer. Time to put on an old Yonder show.

C Janes

The link to the book was cool. It reminds me of the stories I have had traveling with the dead in the 80's. It is like losing a faithful dog that was always there to make sure you were ok. You never forget those times. Some people may think it's just a concert but it was more then that. Those people would not understand unless they were there.

Carlo

Right on!

Carlo...reminds of that bumper sticker

If I have to explain, you wouldn’t understand (insert dead graphic)....I think you will enjoy the rest of my story....stay tuned!

Yonder - 12-13-1999

https://archive.org/details/ymsb1999-12-13.shnf/ymsb1999-12-13d1/ymsb19…

Check out the Morning Dew then Shady Grove

10-4. Oro and Cjanes

10-4 good buddy.

About that 74

I told you all I have been exploring 1974 much more since accepting the sonic issues that go along with it. I'm full blown rampage now, which is ironic considering my last full blown rampage was 1974.

I have also observed there are only about a half-dozen Dark Stars from 74. That is almost a criminal act.

What I don't get is the popularity of DaP 2 Dillon Stadium. Awful audio. Is it simply because it's hard to get that it's so expensive on eBay? The show doesn't sound like anything special to me, maybe the poor audio is not helping. Can we all agree it's one of the worst sounding shows of 74?

And I will be needing rankings of all Eyes of the World from this year. I've come to the conclusion that they are the best ones, but if 73 needs to be included then so be it. Not interested in two drummer Eyes unless it's One from the Vault.

If you see the little red rooster

Won't you please drive him home

~ 10.5.84 ~

74 eyes

10 19 74

6 16 74

8 6 74

Berkeley, July 1988

Greek Theatre, 15, 16, 17 July 1988 just arrived today. It doesn't sound as good as a Normanized Plangent deal, but it sounds pretty good for a radio broadcast. Six discs for a little over thirty dollars.

Slaked my thirst while waiting for the box announcement. Not to mention the announcement is just the dangling of the carrot... the ship date can't be before Fall '19, at this point.

Jerry's vocal on the seldom played "Believe It Or Not," is extremely soulful. I'm just sayin'.

\m/

Eyes of the World's

11/17/73 is my favorite '73 version so far.

Coattail Skeletons 7/19/74 has a Dyno-MITE version.

box prediction

Now I'm thinking it may be the long awaited Boston Ark 69 shows. It's the 50th anniversary of the shows and Bolo said it's "about time those incredible shows were released". Bolo's clues may be hinting at Noah's Ark.
From Bolo's post:
Religious references: "grace of God", "glorious", "soul"
Storm reference: "Kesey's Thunder Machine"
Animal references:
1. "China"-----China CAT
2. "dark side of the moon"-----(pink floyd)-----ANIMALS
3. "Starbucks"------(Moby Dick)-----WHALE
4. "Cheetos"-----(Chester Cheetah)----CHEETAH

Right? Is anyone with me on this?

Good call Gollum

Ark would be cooooool

What does a yellow dog say?

"Ark, man...Ark"

Your avatar is awesome

But Liberace?....

....🤔 I have nothing.
Wait. Liberace tickled the ivories. Tusks are made of ivory. ELEPHANTS!
i still have nothing....

Not too familiar with....

....The Yonder Mountain String Band. Dipping my toe in now. Sad news for sure.

boxo predictionos, etc.

May 77 - Number 3 Palladium April 29-May 4!
1st Leg April '78 Curtis Hixon>Huntington,WV 4-16-1978 What about Sporto?

June '85
OR
June '91

Alaska '80? Msg '79 or '81?

P.S. Mike Edwards, Mr, Pid, dstache, OneMan, ComicBodger, Space Face? I beg you call the tune... :-)\\

Stuart Walker? sherbear? marye? monsieur Joe EVERYONE?

Happy Summer and carpe diem...

Love, Jeff

1974 Eyes

9/11 at Alexandra Palace is a good one. Very long, very spacy. After 1974 they always seemed in too much of a hurry when they played it. The 1976 ones especially-too fast, too short. And that seemed to set the template for the song for ever after.

In case you were wondering...

...yes, those IPA's were good last night :-/ :-)

P.S. Traffic Lights x4 and Chimneys.

Box set 2019

Multi-track from October 1969 or April 1971

Could be something from Fillmore West 1970 acoustic electric

Or more from 1989. Philadelphia Spectrum 3 shows

Dead and Company shows

Hey looking for someone to pick up an extra pin from a couple shows. Anyone going to Bristow , Charlotte , Atlanta or Dallas ? I had plans to go to Bristow , Charlotte and Atlanta but my dog had heart attacks last week. Had to cancel all plans and keep him company

Mbarilla

Check your PM

Box Set?

Hopefully it’s a spectacularly Plangentized offering.

The real worry is Vault safety. Hopefully Warner has a better fire prevention system than Universal Music.

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8517618/universal-music-fir…

High Time to pick up the pace of releases, that way if something does happen in the future hopefully all the good sounding shows will have already been released.

this time around

I probably won't be able to get the box...my wife looks at me strangely

Fire!

Wow, that article is sad. Especially Cheech and chong and rodney dangerfield. The Captain and tennille not so much.

?

And what about Spinal Tap.....I was really hoping they’d rerelease an audiophile version of Smell the Glove!

yes, please prevent the destruction of the GD vault

would be a bummer of cosmic proportions if that ish were lost

PTB:

CAPTCHA sux. I can handle one screen of "find the bikes, ya damn fool", but 6 screens of buses, crosswalks, and festering sores is too much.

It's not like we are trying to hack into Fort Knox or something

on a tape of Mother McCree's, Jerry offers the audience...

a chance for a "boo break" due to unenjoyment.

Let's have a "boo break" for lame-ass co-workers.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dylan, Dead, Stones, fin

First Girl of the North Country since 8/27/14 tonight in Stockholm (also first Can't Wait since 2012).

Not my video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaFCERlqVPo

Sounding good. The Can't Wait is nice too...sounds like Stayin' Alive, haha. Waiting for a late summer / fall US announcement.

Anyone check out the new Rolling Thunder Revue box and Netflix special?

Gonna catch Dead & Company in ATL this weekend. Saw the Stones last Friday, first and only time for me. Worth it! Amazing that Mick had a valve in his heart replaced two months ago, he was all over the stage non-stop like it was the 70s. I got winded putting on the t-shirt I bought at the show.

MBARILLA

Just saw your post, I can check in Atlanta if you still need it. Thoughts to your dog!!! You are prioritizing correctly.

Universal Fire

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/magazine/universal-music-fire-bands-…

Here's an article I had just read before coming over here, and, sure enough it's already being discussed. I can't believe UMG lost millions of masters and were able to keep it silent for 11 years. The exceedingly long list of artists who were impacted is truly sad. Buddy Holly, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, The Who, Tom Petty, The Carter Family, even a Martin Luther King, Jr speech that was recorded and released. Decca and Chess records. Unbelievable. Who knows what kind of brilliant work lay unreleased and unheard until the conflagration meant they would never be heard.

Also, I remember Dave made a joke on the Hofheinz 11/18/72 release page about not being able to hear Hoyt Axton Explodes without a turntable, though now it may be impossible for them to even think about a re-release as his masters are also thought to have been destroyed. I hope the artists get a massive settlement from UMG, which is worth $33 billion.

All in the family

In All in the family season 6 'Archie, the babysitter'. Gloria hires a babysitter and the babysitters boyfriend who comes over to hang out with her, brings over 2 albums. One is Blues for Allah and the other is the rolling stones. You can see both sides of B.F.A album with jerry and the band and the front pretty clearly. The boyfriend says " I brought over the grateful dead and the Rolling stones" and Archie says "yeah I've heard of those grave diggers before". Good episode.

Lost Tapes

I was shocked to read this, never heard about it. Very sad indeed.

You can never believe they don't have fire system in these places and take a greater value in the stuff they have.

The BBC tossed out a chunk of Doctor Who's cause they needed the storage?

A wild spec I heard years ago on TCM was that 1/2 the movies made before 1950 are GONE.

Dennis

I think the films were watched over by people who don't give a shit. Then you get people like Dave L. And the others who protect their music and concerts with love and respect like they should be treated.

Up In Smoke....

....first I've heard of this as well. 100,000 masters? Oops indeed. Note to selves. Celluloid does not handle heat very well. That's why I keep mine in Montana. On the Canadian border. As Red Foreman would say, "dumbasses!"
One of my favorite TV dads. Up there with Archie Bunker and Al Bundy.

😊😍😁

https://youtu.be/QFhH8sSIvsA

UMG Fire

NOT THE ASIA MASTERS!!!!!

But seriously, it's the greatest prog-gone-pop-rock album ever. Credit where it's due - producer Mike Stone pulled that record out of his ass.

I would have said maaaaybe Duke was better, but they crossed the line with Dukes Travels
- that song is as progressive rock as 1980 could possibly sound.

Last 5

Hot Rize~Take It Home
String Cheese 9-3-98 Strawberry Music Fest.,Camp Mather~Yosemite,California
Herbie Hancock~Head Hunters
G.D. 4-14-71 Lewisburg,Pennsylvania
Hot Tuna 71-7-3 Fillmore~San Fran.
:O)

Shocking photo

Listening to the Englishtown half step this morning and towards the end of an absolutely fantastic version was brought to tears during the Rio grande refrain at the thought of that father and daughter picture from earlier this week .
Come on Donald stop being such a bell end and cut these guys some slack , the worlds not just a rich mans playground .

Bruh...

As much as I have issues with the current administration, people come to this lil' area to escape all that.

May God welcome the father and daughter's souls to heaven. I am sincere in that.

Please let this board be a refuge from the ills of the world (wake up to find out that there's lots of ills in the world).

Grateful for life
Dead for life
Grateful Dead promote life
"the Grateful Dead are the antidote to the atom bomb" - Joseph Campbell

Apologies

Sorry , never meant to bring politics onto this site - it’s not even something I’m that bothered about anymore - as we say over here “ same shit different colour “ I guess the music caught up with me .

Re: Wake Up To Find Out

I think you have to at least put 6/18/74 on the list of top performances in the 73/74 period.

I have to say.. although I do like 73/74 versions the most.. it is one of the few songs where the rearrangement did not ruin it for me. There are some true gems post hiatus. I believe it to be one of the better original songs in their cannon. When I used to hear the opening chords at shows, I perked up a bit and paid attention. It rarely disappointed.

ok. Back to your regularly scheduled Estimated > Eyes.

(Edit: Or Eyes>China Doll) :D

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