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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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  • #881
    Dark-Star
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    For the love of God man!

    What is it?!? I may go crazy if I don't find out this week

  • #882
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    Not really pissed, Angry Jack

    As someone pointed out, I had not planned on attending 6-10-73, just a palm-to-forehead moment after we heard how big the second night was. And who could know ahead of time when the big performances would happen? Not even the band knew. But it makes a brief anecdote in the annals of the-one-that-got-away...

    Another such tale: after my first show, 9-19-72, in the Thunderdome-esque Roosevelt Stadium in lovely Jersey City, NJ, the band moved on to the intimate Stanley Theater there for Sept 26-28 '72; you know 9-27-72 was released as Dick's 11th pick. I knew it was relatively small (,4,300 seats) and my older brother's friends had cars. (I didn't know that the theater, built in 1928, had hosted my all-time heroes, the Three Stooges, as well as Janis Joplin.) But I was already in trouble for skipping school on 9-19-72 at the very beginning of high school, I had just turned 15, and it was just too much to ask of my parents and society generally for me to be allowed to accompany them. So I knew enough not to try. Result: three legendary shows, without moi.

    So it goes! I did catch multiple major shows, as high as a Mayan priest (sans sacrificial virgins, dang it) so if I'd caught any more I'd be waaaay too crispy at this stage. Actually, after 47 years of consistent psychedelic use, I'm feelin' pretty good. I mean, sure, this odd white garment that ties my arms behind my back is a little tight, but between the injections, the attendants are generally pretty nice, except that one nurse named Rachett........

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    two brief hitchhiking stories

    So I hitched alone, age 15 -- man, you look at a 15-yr-old these days and they do not look like the worldly person I thought I was at the time (1973) -- throughout New England and backpacked solo for a week through the Adirondack Mtns, famous for the density of black bears. Every night in the woods when darkness fell, I was scared shitless! Eventually I'd fall asleep, exhausted by fear. Would wake up in the middle of the night and see glowing eyes everywhere. I've gotten pretty comfy though doing this over the past 45 yrs... but back then, I guess I had a propensity for doing things that scared me. But I digress. Right here at the beginning...

    So I'm hitchhiking from St. Johnsbury in northern Vermont back home to northern New Jersey. A pickup stops for me. It's a backwoods family: eldest son is driving, ma in the middle, pa at shotgun. In the camper in the back, I joined the youngest son, who unfortunately was developmentally disabled. This is the Clampetts to the nth degree. I get in. They're going as far as Bridgeport, Conn., probably 275 miles. The driver proceeds to drive, seriously, about 95+ mph. I could look through the little window and see the speedometer. Plus, the damn vehicle is shaking like it's on Star Trek and Scotty's yelling "She's breaking up, Captain!!" A five-hour drive looks like it's going to take about 45 minutes or so.... Then they stop at a liquor store: a quart of Jack for those in the cab, a case of Bud and chips for me and the kid. We resume at 95+ mph. I decided, probably unwisely, to stay with them. I convinced myself the driver could keep it on the road and, as a veteran hitchhiker, it looked like a quick ride, if we didn't all die.

    They pull over at a rest stop and four of us walk to the trees to relieve ourselves. I think, where's "ma"? I look back, and she's got one foot on the truck's running board and one foot on the arm rest of the open passenger door, skirt hiked, taking care of business from about 3-4 feet off the ground. You can't un-see that!! Short story long, we got to Bridgeport in maybe 3 hrs and I thanked them and continued on my way...

    Summer '78, after the first GD Rocks shows, a buddy gets a drive-away service vehicle (they used to transport cars interstate by getting someone to drive them one-way) and it's a brand-new power-blue Fleetwood Cadillac. No passengers allowed. So he invites me to catch a ride, Denver to Flagstaff to see another friend, while he would drive on to LA and deliver the vehicle. We stock up on ice, Foster's Lager, quaaludes, mescaline and few other goodies. No toothbrush, no spare clothes, just ... materials. By now I'm a fully ripe 20 yrs old. (A real adult, right?) Anyway, by the time we stop in at the Colo-NM border station (commercial vehicle, you know) the uniformed folks inside had swirling blobs for faces and I couldn't stop laughing. (Y'all know when, the next day, your smile muscles hurt like hell! That's going electric for ya.) When we got to Flag, my buddy the driver takes us and a couple young women four-wheeling in Sedona Canyon, across the creek and all -- in the Fleetwood. He splits. I spend a week pumping my buddy's older brother's girlfriend with ludes and foolin' around. Then my driver friend shows up, with a ride back to Denver. We get in. My friend immediately begins talking in an exaggerated street dialect, signaling me that our new "friend," the driver, is a) probably not too bright and, b) probably dangerous. That's when I looked down and saw the butt end of a sawed-off shotgun tucked under the driver's seat. After we had a few beers -- absolutely crucial on such a long hot drive -- the guy reveals that he and his dad just busted out of prison in Nevada and had split up, stealing cars to cross the country. Naturally, at this news, I pounded a couple more beers and joined in the lament about ... whatever he was lamenting at that moment. When we got to Denver, he insisted on driving us to our house. So we had him drop us off at a nearby friend's house, so he wouldn't know where we lived. And we (and they) thankfully never saw the gentleman again.

    Great form of transportation, if you're ready for a little "adventure."

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    Well I am on record as still being pissed off 30 years later. Not sure about HF. All I know is the common source of angst for both of us was formal education. I'll tell you what though. I learned a hell of a lot more about life following that god damn band all around than I ever did in school.

    Actually the biggest regret about Hampton was in 88 and not staying in touch with Amy from SUNY Stonybrook. If you are still as cool as you were and look anything remotely like you did, I'll divorce my wife.

    Not really.

    Well, maybe.

    More about hitching later.

  • #885
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    ok last one

    I couldn't find it, but I'm sure some here know it. A Lampoon(?) skit about a dead head who was asleep for 10 years.

  • #886
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    11 to 15 years old,,, nothin'

    My mom would tell me about Jersey City in 1956 (year I was born). Everyday she would walk down the "boulevard", usually with her mother or sisters. We lived in a 6 family house. My mother's brother lived across the hall, her parents lived two floors above us. I remember being little, moved from the city in 60, but I remember walking down the boulevard, the long walk took us to JJ Newberrys (5 & 10 cent store), big toy section. Anyway, Mom would tell about how in her day, women left their sleeping babies in their carriages while they ran into the store and there be a dozen carriages out there! "Nobody would ever think about someone taking their kid!"

    Also when I was 7 to 8, during the summer mom would push us out the door, lock it and say don't come back till dinner I got work to do. We would go miles from the house, places where "parents" couldn't find you. Play on the railroad tracks, swim in the marine creek under the bridge, play at the brick works at night when they were close. So yeah, hitching to the mall 15 miles away, a large group of kids,,,, you know to me that seemed about right!

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    AJS/Hampton, 89 box, and Hitchin

    Angry Jack: cheese and rice dude, what a bummer! Missing 3/27/88 was bad enough, but 10/89......words can not convey.....3/27 was definitely in my top tier of shows, don’t think the download recording does it justice. And I won’t even mention how great the experience was in 89......reminds me of a local joke.....How does a snowboarder introduce himself.....”sorry dude!”
    Not sure which story is worse, AJS or Hendrixfreak. HF never intended to go to 6/10, where as AJS intended to go?
    I almost think missing 89 Hampton was worse just because of the historic nature. 73 they played DS still fairly often, of course that one had the Allman/Merl jams etc.....yeesh, either way sucks!

    89 BOX: I’m up for any of it, but feel the same as others about the likelihood of a summer release this close on the heels of the last one. Now fall 89 might be more appropriate. Personally I’d prefer that, especially the Philly shows. COME ON DAVE PHILLY 89! 😉 Alpine would be cool, but I already have that.....not familiar with the giants shows?

    HITCHIN’: first thing I think of is the poor bastard they pick up in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas! We actually did that to some poor bumpkin out in the country......not anywhere near like the book/movie, but it was us three “booze brothers” in a giant Ford Galaxy around 1980. We used to go work for and go hang with our buds in this awesome dead band (had all the same gear from that period etc)...it was about forty miles of 2 lane country road with like no cops back then...so the booze mobile was modified with dual overhead openers, holes drilled in the back floor and trunk, and a giant plug in cooler. The holes in the trunk were for long road trips or tailgating etc. You could fill the whole trunk up with beer and ice and it would just melt out the holes! The back floor would get filled with cans etc so after a trip you could just hose it and the trunk down and clean er right up!
    Anyway, we pick this guy up with the radio playing jazz and the boom box playing something else, with us being especially weird, mostly show, just to try and freak this guy out. Well it worked, didn’t take more than 10-15 minutes and this guy wanted out.LOL
    Personally didn’t do to much thumbing, but did hitch to my first JGB show at Brookport university in November 81.
    Unfortunately not so romantic actually doing it as compared to the dumb notions I had in my teenage head! Same route out to the same friends as above, but rides were few and far between, and the weather was horrible. Ended up walking probably half of it just cause I was desperate to meet up and not miss my ride to the show...long day but I made it and the show was awesome. So chill. It was in a tiny gym with no real stage, maybe only a foot or two off of the floor....so we sat on the floor right in front of Jerry. Could literally reach up a touch his mic stand, not that we would. The second set though some uptight dumbasses made us stand up cause they thought we were hoggin too much real estate. We tried to explain that with us on the floor they could see better, but they started being douches and sorta kicking us and saying “your too mellow, you need to dance etc”....so all six or seven of us stood up, many over six feet and shuggred and said, there, happy now....because of course now they couldn’t see!

    EDIT; another good hitching image....sissy raw shanks in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues! Hee-hee which of course makes mr think of Deloras and the peyote wagon 😁

  • #888
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    Cheapest I have found so far for the upcoming vinyl. Thought I would share for all the vinyl people out there.

    https://www.google.com/shopping/product/7073759308451941209?q=grateful+…

  • #889
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    Ahhh the Golden Thumb...

    I hitched up and down the West Coast quite extensively from 1969 to about 1978...lot'sa fun, lot'sa strange happenings...once in So Cal going out to Malibu from Hollyweird I got a ride from a rather creepy looking fellow who after a few blocks asked me if I had any "abstract manifestations"...hmmmm...I'll get out right here and thanks for the ride...but those days are long gone as they should be...also rides seemed to dry up around the time of the Manson Trial...

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    And who picks up hitchikers, anyway?

    Some quite helpful people, to be sure...but a few decidedly off key ones too. The fastest ride I got was on the back of a Hells Angel wannabees bike-the slowest with a vicar. Who was actually quite a nice chap, as I remember. The worst was with a guy who propositioned me. I got out unscathed, but it was back to public transport for me after that one.

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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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Submitted by JimInMD on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 12:27

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Ha. I bet Phil is pissed at the "Their Lead Vocalist" comment.

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Submitted by CaseyJanes on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 12:56

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Fries, Nachos, “I need a hook”, “Wow, good for them”.

No you didn’t get dosed, but you should consider it!

Edit: I got buses & Fire Hydrants , but still not Kesey's bus...

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 12:58

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I think that she did get dosed by the blue Jell-O shot.

She’ll be back next tour and will know all the songs.

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 14:33

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The Victm>Foolish transition seemed quite interesting at the time.

Was in the front row the next night (my friend got them from mail order - thanks GDTS). The first night we were 2nd row off the floor in the back with my GDTS tix.

I’m curious why the SBDs from those shows aren’t in circulation.

Doubtful.. more likely select lines from Friend of the Devil, Touch of Grey and Truckin' which she will know doubt try to impress us with by staggering back and forth while standing on her chair, flicking a lighter and singly quite loudly, out of key, and one step out of time to two thirds of the lyrics of Friend of the Devil and Casey Jones.

I don't know.. Perhaps this sounds cranky.. but why do people with such limited exposure and understanding feel the need to write about it on a large platform and describe exactly what it's all about. On the bright side.. at least she wasn't talking the entire show while overconsuming makers mark and beer after beer while yelling JJERRRRYYYYYYY during each and every solo.

Ok.. I will get back to kicking hippies off my lawn. As you were. Deep breath, exhale, all better now. Anyone is welcome to walk across my front lawn.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 16:33

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I don't know, seems like a sterile version of the original parking lot. It may be that my last show was 95'. She was brave though, taking some pill in this era. I'd rather keep the memories of old then take a chance at disappointment. At least that's my opinion.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 17:04

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What year was that first Corrina. Curious.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 17:07

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....not entirely sure. Wanna say Vegas '92? That song was hit or miss for me. Better than Easy answers for sure. About tied with Eternity, which, when they did it right, was a pretty damn good time.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 17:10

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That was the same kind of feeling I had with Corrina. Hit or miss.

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Submitted by Mind-Left-Body on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 17:22

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Check Your PM

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 17:57

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Could have been a decent song if it didn’t have any words.

Easy Answers = bathroom trip
Wave to the wind = bathroom trip
Vince = bathroom trip

If 2 or more of those came up in a show you were stuck listening to the one(s) that came after the bathroom trip.

Corinna could evolve into a good jam sometimes, but I was always disappointed to hear the opening chords.
First Corinna was 2-23-92.

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Submitted by LedDed on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 18:41

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David Crosby - guitar, vocals
Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
Phil Lesh - bass
Mickey Hart - drums

This is a trip. Originally broadcast on KSAN, 12/15/70 from The Matrix, SF.

It really feels like a bootleg. Maybe some of you are familiar. It's loose and sloppy and I'm loving it.

Jerry is pretty "on."

From the five-disc box, "The 1970 Broadcasts."

Also a hoot, is the current Rolling Stone feature which has David Crosby answering readers questions about life, etc.

Crosby was a mess for decades, but as it goes, has become a wise old sage. God bless him.

\m/

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Submitted by Slow Dog Noodle on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 20:32

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Oh yeah! What show are you jamming?

I was always a fan of their cover of the Stones' No Expectations.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 21:53

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....that's the name.
Mrs. Vguy likes them. A definite plus

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Submitted by stoltzfus on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 22:00

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Eternity always fine by me

Wave to the Wind is an abomination

Easy answers....love ya Bob, but...

Vince tunes ok

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Submitted by JackstrawJay on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 05:13

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The itch for DaP 31 approaches.....currently listening to 11 26 72 DARK STAR. San Antonio! Anyone feeling a hint for what year DaP 31 will bring us? 1968, 1972...in the strangest of places....

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Submitted by JackstrawJay on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 05:13

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Pink Floyd 71....insane and masterful

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Submitted by Dennis on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 07:14

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I've always loved this tune. Ratdog has some very good renditions. Same with easy answers, I like the way Bob has been blending Easy answer with music never stopped.

Again, hard to believe we will looking at another seaside chat for Dave's 31 before we get the news on this year's box, but that appears to be the case.

Might be time for the first 79 release. Last 79 release was RT.3.1, which is outstanding!

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 07:52

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...a raise of hands please, who wants a 1969 box set?!
🙏❤️😎

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Submitted by loudmouth on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 08:49

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I sure hope you're not talking about the Woodstock box.

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Submitted by Duece on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 09:36

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Would love to see a Fall ‘91 Box. Mix of the MSG and Boston Garden runs. Have not had a Bruce/Vince box set yet.

The can name it “In and out of the Garden we go!”

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Submitted by Oroborous on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 10:30

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or 9/4,5,6/91 wpould make a nice 91....
Or
Something from 69, 79, and 89, number 9, number 9, number 9........
Didn’t Bolo say something about different years combined?

Edit: 79 you say? ....how’s bout 1/10/79 and 1/20/79? ......probably no tapes??

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 10:31

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The box will not be '66, '67 or '68; agreed? All short shows, not many in the vault, questionable sales appeal. Edit:(Okay, I'd personally dive on any such releases, esp. '67 and '68. Killing my own arguments at the get-go.)

They just handed us two excellent '70 shows and have to hold the few remaining '70 shows for the 50th pairings with Workingman's and American Beauty and some for future DaPs. The box will not be '73-'74; they did that last year. That leaves '69, '71, '72 and '89 and '91.

To me the decision has to be tied to the music, the vault and sales.

The music: what will broadly appeal to the die-hards AND general public?

The vault: what year is well-supplied with useful tapes, so that a box will not deplete it?

The sales: shows with broad appeal, and affordable. Affordable is pretty much an issue of how many shows/discs. (Answer: 4-6 shows, 10-20 discs.) I think they'll lean slimmer than last year's 6 shows/19 discs to make it more affordable. On the other hand, these ARE limited edition boxes, so maybe "broad appeal" only applies within the tuned-in Dead market -- meaning, at many post '95 shows by later incarnations of the GD, I tried talking to people about the vault output and they had NO IDEA about Dave's Picks, etc. A huge # of people are into the concert scene and not the archival releases, bless their pointy little heads.

1969 passes all these tests and has the anniversary thing going for it. Yet they just put out Aoxomoxoa with a January '69 live disc. (Get Shown the Light in 2017 was synched to an anniversary, but that's the exception so far. )

1971 passes all these tests for me, yet I'm not sure -- forensic doc's efforts not withstanding -- how broadly appealing '71 is to die-hard fans. Same question might be applied to '69.

Okay, now we come to my favorite dead horse, which I have flogged mercilessly: 1972. Consistently hot shows. Tons of fall '72 in the vault ("tons" = ~25-30?). Broad appeal, good buzz factor (same year as Euro '72). Surefire sales: who's going to turn down a '72 box? Who??

Finally, I think '89 and '91 are a bit obscure performance-wise and may divide the market; older heads might pass, and those who caught that era are now in their 50s (mere kids, "heh heh heh," in a creepy voice).

Yet, I have to wonder how sales would go with The Ark three-show box, Capitol Theater '71 or even my favored fall '72 (c'mon, that'd sell like laced hotcakes).

To re-formulate my usual lackluster quip: I'm usually wrong. And I'll be fascinated to see what they've got in the works. Now that I think of it, 1979 is precisely 40 years ago and holds many tapes (I choose to believe, with no knowledge whatsoever) and hot shows. Who knows? As with PNW, perhaps they choose a venue like Red Rocks for '79; only, just one of three August '79 shows was at the Rocks, the other two at McNichols, the old Denver shed.

Okay, now I'm rambling badly and posting it. I say a week from Monday (July 8) we'll know. Dead & Co. will be back home, patching their bones. GarciaLive v. 11 shipping notices will be out and DaP 31 not yet announced.

I'm calling fall '72 box, with a '91 or '79 for DaP 31...

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Submitted by bob t on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 12:37

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Only two shows in the vault from the first two months of the year... One is the Feb 17, 1979 Rock for Life Show, and I believe the other is 2/7/79 Carbondale..... I wonder what happened to those tapes??? Have a good weekend everyone.... Bob t

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Submitted by SPACEBROTHER on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 12:42

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Richfield 9/4-6/91

I was there. all three shows smoked. Highly recomended. The 1st and 3rd nights were A+ top grade perfromances. One of the best Scarlet>Fires, a Birdsong for the ages, the secondset sequence of 9/6 is executed with perfection.

The Giants Stadium shows recorded onto 48 track analogue would be an obvious 2 show box to coincide with the Meet Up.

I have to have this when it comes out. My life would not be complete without it.

Arc would be cool too. Anything '89 2 thumbs up.

These verify pics are hard to see. Hate that. Hassle.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 13:09

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I remember in the 80's shows wishing jerry would whip out his banjo, even just for a few minutes to put my trip back in line.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 18:02

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I only hear crickets.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 18:05

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Crankin' TIFTOO. To bad we couldn't have a keg party over the net. That would be the greatest app. In the world.

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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 18:49

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Carlo13 you cracked me up a bit with your Jerry banjo comment! Kinda brings me back to "them daze".

BTW, did anyone grab the vinyl AND cd of the Warfield? I have the cd and I think I'm digging it the most out of the latest releases, but wondered if the vinyl differed in any way from the cd (which has a complete dearth of liner notes, accompanying booklet, or photos of the band, etc.)

P.S. I finally picked up the Shrine '67 vinyl (mainly for the cover art which I like on my wall.

P.S.S. Great Calls on something from Brent Fall 1979 some of those tapes are really well recorded!

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Submitted by carlo13 on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 20:20

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Kind of strange that the interviewer called John belushi a nutball. Seemed like bill thought the same.

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Submitted by CaseyJanes on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 21:49

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Streaming tonight and tomorrow. I’m behind and just started the 2nd set.....strong show so far!

My daughter came down earlier to say goodnight, looked up at the TV and said that’s Bob Ross......Yes!!! I’m half-way to making her a Deadhead!!!

Happy Trees 🌲

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Submitted by Oroborous on Sat, 06/29/2019 - 01:07

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“Roll right through the night...”
SPACEBRO: “so glad you made it”...ditto Wilfred.....yasss, those Richfield shows go under the radar but where mighty tasty....believe that was the last or near last time I hung with my old amigo Lee Esdee...remember camping nearby sea world with previously mentioned, now 21 year old girl friend, me 28, and tent loving all night to the unbelievable sound of the whales.....whoooaaaa...

CARLO: yassss, use to space about why/what if JG threw down some badass BG....though not in the GD context but alas, perhaps lack of due to another side affect of the Jones etc? Fortunately we got at least the 90 Grisman et el stuff!
Virtual, cyber? Kegger, pssstttttt, that’s me opening the last growler of that tasty strawberry daze ale.....till next year!

JIMMD: “Ark You!”.......and of course I mean that in a good way 😀

LEDEAD: thanks for the awesome article! Had not seen that one! Nice long, candid one too. Love Billy K but sometimes.....not here though!
EDIT: interesting AB comments considering recent related posts here.....

DAVEROCK: will have to listen/analyze for the River/fingers correlation.....personally also thought L.R.R. and many of late era JG ballads were favs, if maybe a bit too many? Seemed to fit the vibe near the end days...perhaps just projecting my maturing? Moving on feelings/“growing up”.....ok, that’s too much thinking for this time and space???

C.J: and so it begins....! ; )

BobT: thanks! Glad to see ya...sorry, believe you told me/us this already....sorry for repeats Uncle! ; )

HF: eh, who you calling a kid ; )
and, ....ramble on baby!....I can’t speak for the rest of this ship of fools, but I dig your rambles!
I Like most of what you postulate, yasss, know I would truly dig any primal Dead, but your probably right about marketing/economics here....very interesting about your post GD observations vis a vis releases versus live. Perhaps a correlation with the younger gen/no stuff thing? Cool that kids are still pro live versuses memorex....perhaps we’re so rabid about releases due to the age/nostalgia bug and trying to relive etc, while the youngins are trying to actually live their own legacy, which is nice!
Think 69 might get more traction than you think? I know I’d dig that shite, ark, ark, ark! Woof! ......perhaps those that are neophytes would just bye and end up blown away?....
71? Know many here would love that spring stuff, not sure that would sell well with the casuals? (No offense to the Doc if yee lurkith?...miss ya boss!) Personally late 70 through pre Kieth 71 is not on my top wish lists, which is ironic cause skull fuck was sorta the final indoctrinating straw for moi. Sure I’d learn to love it like a red headed step child 😉
Your thoughts on fall 72 are not wrong....know I’d dig some big ass meaty Dark Stars etc ala previous releases....and agree 72 is pretty much money with this crowd. Also, been about time since 8/25 which was great in my minds eye, but perhaps not equal to some fall deep space 9 mojo? Imho.
Not disagreeing with your logic per 89-91, but perhaps the music is strong enough, and maybe overlooked enough, while having enough fans, especially with lack of inventory so far, that a small but solid 91 outing would trend well enough? Getting a 69 vibe myself, perhaps only in a dog sense kinda way, but hey, that shit has worked as much as logic and empiricism!

And in these days in GD history......spinning 6/27/85, which has a bit of slop/ occasional JG vocal mishaps, but imo is more than made up for with chutzpah, and shining diamond moments of psychedelic golden yummies, and a neat set list! Oye, the energy! Followed by 6/28/85 which is one of my favs; both @ and recording....again a bit of the first set “slop” but grows into a beast....remeber it was not a pleasant day. But the set up was awesome; like high school stadium, not too crowded, with PA in true stereo imaging set up, small delay towers on the ground behind the board, no cranes needed! But because of the elements they had plastic protection over everything; PA, stage gear etc until sometime in the 2nd...believe Estinmated into Terrapin? Eventually it cleared up with the stars out and they peeled off that plastic protection off, Healy started to crank it (which we were truanting him to do as we were hanging in front of soundboard per usual), and things started getting progressively better from there...started to warm up a bit too, which eventually led to moi overheating, but that’s another story that I shall only replay upon request.
Anywho, interesting first, followed by “continued singing in the rain” one of my fav Music Never Stopped”, my first Tom Thumbs, a solid Estimated, good Terrapin, great experientially, followed by one of my favorite spaces, complete with some serious 3D holographic, moving, Healy shit, woooooooooo, (recordings do not begin to capture this phenomena!), into a slamming Miracle, and perhaps my all time favorite Dew (very influenced by passing grandfather,) psychedelic, personal, cathartic variables, but to me still transcend all that even today....with a strong Stones/NFA, but unfortunately a bit of a let down with the Day Job encore....by then to my gang that one had kinda run its course. Dug it in like 83 etc, but eventually wore itself out...?
Followed all this off with first set of of 6/27/87 which is decent, tight 87ish, and now into the wee hours we’re bringing it all home with 6/25/88 mix of all of the first (“we don’t just let anyone sit in on accordion”) and the second first half mix of Victum, Blow Away, and Foolish, which were firsts for our gang...kinda of shitty conditions there though at the time..recall not feeling it so much then, but recording has remained a nice summer time fav.....
Tomorrow hopefully, finally, get to dig into PNW 6/24&26/73 shows....boo-yah!
So much Dead, so little time!....
And too all a goodnight!
Have a greatful weekend mi amigos!

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Submitted by carlo13 on Sat, 06/29/2019 - 02:01

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Thanks for tormenting me on the strawberry beer bro!! Now I am going out first thing tomorrow and find me some S. B. To quench my beer jones. I'll see if they have strawberry daze ale, if not I'll get any kind they have. I will let you know the results. It is funny that I have not bought a growler in ages. I think it's high time I start growling again. Peace!

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Submitted by unkle sam on Sat, 06/29/2019 - 07:24

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Had a wonderful evening with Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers in the mountains of North Carolina last Wednesday at the Salvage Station. Set list:
Great Divide
Stander on the Mountain
Fractals
I'll take you there
The way it is
Tango King
Pastures of Plenty
Up with People
Celestial Railroad
Green, Green rocky road
Every Little Kiss
Echolocation
Defenders of the Flag
Big Rock Candy Mountain>Candy Mountain Run
Little Sadie>White Wheeled Limo>Liberty Valance
Great jams especially the Candy Mountain Run, had the audience rocking and we all danced all night. 2.5 hr show with no breaks. Great Grateful Dead cover band on after the Bruce show who's opening song was Estimated Prophet, and they did an excellent job. Phunkle Sam is the name of the band and they are very well versed in Grateful Dead tunes.
If you get a chance, catch Bruce this time around, had a good time with some excellent tunes played along the river with fireflies dancing around us most of the evening, awesome. Check out Bruce's new lp also, it's worth a listen.
Box set, I'll take some 91 Bruce and Vince this time around, it's time to break these shows out, they were great.
Last 6:
Jules and the Polar Bears, Phonetics
Steppenwolf, Live
Cheech and Chong, Big Bambu
Mahogany Rush, Child of the Novelity
Bruce Hornsby, Absolute Zero
Stomu Yamashta, Go (with Steve Winwood and Michael Shrieve)

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Sat, 06/29/2019 - 08:01

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