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    "Cause it's always like that with the Dead, you know - it's always the whole thing." - News Journal

    As we close out the 2019 Dave Pick's series, we deliver on our promise to give you the "whole thing" with the complete performance from The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 3/24/73 and what a show it was! An upstanding "musical eulogy" to the recently departed Pigpen, the Grateful Dead conducted a potent study in contrasts on this bittersweet night. They found easy balance between tidy jams like "They Love Each Other," "Wave That Flag," "Playing In The Band," and introspective moments on "Stella Blue," "Sing Me Back Home," and a poignant "He's Gone." It was all laid down with a discipline and a polish unheard of in any of the truly exceptional shows that had come before it. Yes, you might say, they cleaned up nice to carry on the legacy as Pig would have wanted.

    Limited to 20,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 32: THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA 3/24/73 has been mastered to HDCD specs from the 7" and 10" reels by Jeffrey Norman.

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    The bus came by and I got on....

    ....i swear it wasn't the absinthe.

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    Dude that was hilarious, well done.

    I had to chime in because I am completely against police sobriety checkpoints. Anyone checking on the police to make sure they're sober? These should be unconstitutional. One should have to be demonstrably affected to be pulled over, and then, as was said, rightly so.

    The blood alcohol limits these days are criminally low. I can easily go out for drinks and be over the ridiculously childish "limit" and drive great. Yes, not just good, but optimal. Alcohol affects everyone differently. There are drivers out there stone cold sober who shouldn't be behind the wheel, you see them every day - idiots on their goddamn phones at every stop light and even driving on the highways.

    I feel for anyone who has lost a loved one to a drunk driver, I do. But the solution is not busting otherwise law abiding citizens who are driving safely and lawfully who may be "over the limit" after a dinner and then hitting one of these eastern-bloc checkpoint abominations. This is the United States of America and I am loathe to give away some of my freedoms - and making my own decision about whether I am fit to drive is one of them, until I demonstrate otherwise.

    For anyone who disagrees, I don't mean to harsh your mellow. Carry on.

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    ...last 5 listen’s
    #1 ‘Grateful Dead ‘ Ready Or Not / Blue & Red vinyl LPs Limited pressing. I really enjoy the sound mix on this editionLP, I believe versions were Also pressed on Black & Yellow(Not GD Productions)as well. Very open sounding on my home system.
    I even recently played the CD version. Very happy & grateful for another beautiful mix, even sounded great on my Little purty good Bose’ CD Player in my art studio for inspiration & intertainment enjoyment purposes . I love the song‘Broken Arrow’ ! The version played on March 27th 1993 Knickerbocker arena , Albany NY , released and included in the 30TATS BoxSet is grateful to these ears. This is Listen #2 - 3CD Release
    #3 - October 1st 1994 Boston Garden , BostonMA. A mighty grateful show for this age’n Deadhead . Don’t listen to these eras much but Loose Lucy 1993 show got me dancing ! Lol ha ha smiling around and around!
    #4 - the Doors ‘50th Ann. Soft Parade’ one of my favorite Doors Records under their belts.
    the Bonus Material included is most welcomed I believed by most Doors Fans. I dig the ‘Rock Is Dead’ session Bruce’s up along with the pangant process treatment , sorry for spelling errors, doing my best folks, forgive me.
    #5 Love ‘ Forever Changes 50th Ann. Special edition with same media treatment as the doors both being on the Elektra label & wb- 3 CDs and a lp record. Love it, bella mix(s) and unreleased material. Another Qick Shout Out for the Green LP Color For Loves ‘FourSail’ but this version has the album mixed by Arthur Lee. My go to version to date for this primo record and band. Air Thur was a man ahead of his time, his creativity was exploding all over the place like ‘Roman Candles at Night! Highly recomand this Lp pressing and mix / top shelf or tier as the dead folks like to say. Have a grateful night and holiday season everyone.! Rock on ! 🙏❤️😎🌹💀🌹💀👌🏻💀

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    A warning to all....

    ....Be careful about driving drunk as we are getting close to Christmas. Quite rightly, police are out checking on people.

    Last night I went out for a few drinks. Cocktails, then wine. (Not a good idea).

    However, knowing I was over the limit, I took the bus back home.

    We passed a police check point and I could see they were pulling over drivers and giving them breath tests. They waved the bus past. I arrived home safely and without incident, which was a surprise as I’d never driven a bus before and I’m not even sure where I got it from.

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    How’s it hang’n brother & sisters?!... last 5 Audio Books . An old friend of mine put this together for me and gave it to me for a gift. It even contained a French language version of Arthur’s ‘Seaon in Hell’,which I thought was pretty cool.
    #1 Huxley ‘the doors of perception’
    The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley.
    Published in 1954, it elaborates on his psychedelic experience under the influence of mescaline in May 1953. Huxley recalls the insights he experienced, ranging from the "purely aesthetic" to "sacramental vision",and reflects on their philosophical and psychological implications. In 1956, he #2 published ‘Heaven and Hell’, another essay which elaborates these reflections further. The two works have since often been published together as one book; the title of both comes from #3 William Blake's 1793 book ‘The Marriage of Heaven and Hell’.
    #4 Rimbaud ‘A Season In Hell’ And lastly #5 Ending with ‘The Teachings of Don Juan’ in 1968, by Carlos Castaneda
    ...another level of (un) consciousness. 🙏❤️😎💀🌹
    ..

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    Byrds - Fifth Dimension
    Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo
    GD - Lindley Meadows 9/28/75
    Jethro Tull - Benefit
    Sublime - 40 oz. to Freedom (original full Skunk Records release)

    That Lindley Meadows shows from the 30 Trips box is soooo good, one of my favorite shows from that box. 40 oz to Freedom is one of those albums that I listen to from start to finish or not at all, something about it just clicks for me.

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    Oh, and count me as another one that genuinely loves Drums>Space.

    Peace

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    Ulysses, Moby Dick, and other Big Books

    As I mentioned earlier, I am currently working through my first reading of Ulysses, and I am treating it sort of like a course I am taking. Prior to starting, I read Joyce's Dubliners (fantastic collection of short stories,) then Portrait of the Artist (characters and themes from both figure prominently in Ulysses.) Now, I read three episodes at a time to see what I can glean on my own, then go to the guides online, read the criticisms, etc., then re-read the same three episodes before moving on to the next chunk. Kind of exhausting, but it is amazing how much I am able to get out of the book that second time through. It really is wonderful, but I don't think I'll be done with the damn thing til' June! :)

    I read Moby Dick for the first time this past year, and like many, I was wary of the dreaded "Cetology" chapters. I muscled through though and found those chapters to be some of the best. Melville takes the topic of whales and whaling and manages to turn them into metaphors that touch on seemingly all aspects of human existence. I felt like I was reading a book about Everything, capital E. Without those chapters, the book would be about a fishing trip gone wrong. I feel like those reading M.D. for the plot are going about it the wrong way...doesn't everyone know the story by now? I highly recommend paying a bit more for the Norton Critical edition - the extensive footnotes really helped me with the millions of allusions Melville uses, and they really help with getting more of the big picture Melville is painting.

    Happy to see Infinite Jest, Owen Meany, Pynchon, even Hornby getting mentions here. Great books all around. For Owne Meany fans (which is one of my all time favorite books, ever,) I would recommend Irving's The Hotel New Hampshire as well. I read that at a cheap motel in Ft. Lauderdale on Jan. 2nd, 2000 - my buddy and I were returning from Phish's Big Cyprus NYE, and while he slept it all off, I sat on the motel deck and read - one of the best reading experiences I've ever had. Murakami is another fav (Norwegian Wood and Wind-Up Bird are great,) and Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go and Remains of the Day are both absolutely incredible.

    Wait a second... which board am I on? LitHub?

    What about Gainesville? In fact, I think I'm going to put that Shakedown>Franklins on right now! For those who would like, here's a link to the Miller transfer:

    https://archive.org/details/gd1980-11-29.nak700.wagner.miller.90104.sbe…

    Bonus, since it's an AUD, you can still download it!

    Happy reading, happy listening, and happy Saturday, DeadLand!

    Peace

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    .....i haven't tried it yet. I did listen to Infrared Roses however, then I come here and it's currently being discussed. Imagine that.

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    If you have never experienced it, go see Dead & Co.
    It’s a lot shorter than those 30+ min ones in 93-95 but still fun.

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"Cause it's always like that with the Dead, you know - it's always the whole thing." - News Journal

As we close out the 2019 Dave Pick's series, we deliver on our promise to give you the "whole thing" with the complete performance from The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 3/24/73 and what a show it was! An upstanding "musical eulogy" to the recently departed Pigpen, the Grateful Dead conducted a potent study in contrasts on this bittersweet night. They found easy balance between tidy jams like "They Love Each Other," "Wave That Flag," "Playing In The Band," and introspective moments on "Stella Blue," "Sing Me Back Home," and a poignant "He's Gone." It was all laid down with a discipline and a polish unheard of in any of the truly exceptional shows that had come before it. Yes, you might say, they cleaned up nice to carry on the legacy as Pig would have wanted.

Limited to 20,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 32: THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA 3/24/73 has been mastered to HDCD specs from the 7" and 10" reels by Jeffrey Norman.

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Submitted by Colin Gould on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 13:01

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KEITHFAN
The announcement was hidden in the video.

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Submitted by Gratefulhan on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 14:12

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I just subscribed for Dave's Picks 2020. I can't wait, had to do it right away. I am really excited for Vol 33 10/29/77. I had it on tape back in the day and I haven't listened to it in at least a decade or more.

If anyone who complained about getting shut out of Vol 32 are reading this, now is the time. The subscription is up , go and get it. Even with the increase to 22K , these will all still sell out fast.

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 16:53

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10-29-77 is in the announcement at the top of the page.

Last year, and maybe before that too, the second release was also announced, but I think that it was announced just before the subscription window closed.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 23:04

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Can't wait.

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Submitted by Butch on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 05:06

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No not Butch Trucks. "Butch" Defeo, guy who inspired the Amityville Horror. Will leave it at that. I did a paper on him in criminal psychology and got obsessed. I should really change it.

I guess you're right, nothing from LMG. I guess he'll post it once it arrives in his mailbox today.

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 05:59

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Good vibes fellas just the good ones I have a delivery scheduled for 10:30 a.m. except I'll be at work all day. Starting to feel a little queasy. Think I might have a little bit of a headache coming on. May need to go home early today...

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Submitted by Tramjams on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 07:21

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Is this thing on?

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Submitted by Tramjams on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 07:26

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I am so glad I am not a robot anymore. Been trying forever to figure out how to join the group. Been a fly on the wall for a long time and have enjoyed the conversations. Just never got to add anything. Doubt if I can add anything intelligent but it's at least nice to know I can try.

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Submitted by marye on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 07:53

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Something's definitely not right. I've informed the tech folks. Sorry for the trouble.
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Submitted by SkullTrip on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 09:41

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Got my shipping notice this morning. Psyched for this one. The Winterland box set really opened my ears to '73, a year I didn't previously pay much attention to. (I was young -- the tapes sounded "old". Live and learn). They've since become some of my favorite shows.

Now if the Giants box set would only find its way into my mailbox...

This is a fine sounding show that I’d love to have as an official release. The unofficial cd available in the UK sounds good to my ears.

The advice on the DaP 2020 page is to turn off the WiFi on your phone and then you will be able to place an order.

I just placed one in the cart using a Mac with Safari, but didn’t complete the purchase.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 14:19

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That's an old memory butch. I also became obsessed with the amityville murders. He tried to blame it on LSD at one point. You are correct on the not hearing back on the Dap32 time question. All lies. Also he never tells the limited ed.# which is a clue.-----I'm in in 2020 sub.. peace

A nice little anniversary show, will certainly see the light of Norman one day. Did someone mention Fall '73.

10/30/73
Kiel Auditorium - St. Louis, MO
Set 1:
Here Comes Sunshine
Me And My Uncle
Ramble On Rose
Looks Like Rain
Deal
Mexicali Blues
They Love Each Other
El Paso
Row Jimmy
Jack Straw
China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider
Playin' In The Band

Set 2:
Mississippi Half-Step
Big River
Dark Star
Stella Blue
Eyes Of The World
WRS Prelude
WRS Part 1
Let It Grow
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
Johnny B. Goode
Encore:
One More Saturday Night

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Submitted by CaseyJanes on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 15:10

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Might have to check that one out Jim. I’m a sucker for a WRS this time a year!

Yes indeed....Think we all know now...the wolf’s not only dire....he’s also a liar!

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Submitted by DeadVikes on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 05:46

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Shipping notification landed today. Delivery by next Tuesday 😢.

I am sure this had been covered before, so my apologies for not remembering, but happened with Blair Jackson?

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Submitted by JimInMD on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 07:19

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I have been wondering that for a long time. He disappeared from here in 2011 when either he ended his writing relationship with Rhino or they pulled the plug on Blair's Golden Road and other contributions on official releases. I don't recall him writing for any of the 30 trips shows or anything else since? Has anyone else noticed something I missed??

His Golden Road blogs are still here at dead.net, albeit a bit hidden.
https://www.dead.net/tags/blair-jackson

Note that his absence corresponds with the low point in sales for archival releases (the Road Trips rock bottom). This came about half-way through their $10M ten year contract with the band for release rights from vault recordings initiated in 2006. It also corresponds with a turning point in releases, clearly focused on stimulating more demand and most certainly trimming costs. They opted for letting out bigger box sets (E72 anyone) and migrating to the limited release model (Dave's Picks and limited #'s on boxes). Get em, pull the trigger or forever be a slave to the secondary market. (From their perspective, this worked btw.. we went from 12k copies to 22k copies in nine years).

So Blair went by the roadside replaced with David Dodd's The Greatest Story Ever Told, which I also miss. It didn't last all that long, but was a great read.

https://www.dead.net/tags/david-dodd

The GSET was replaced by … well, nothing. There's no direct proof I can find that Blair disappeared to cut costs, but I have to suspect this was at least partly the cause. I do miss his monthly blog. The whole thing sort of got replaced by us.. and we're quite free.

Blair still appears on Jerry Garcia Band liner notes. I think he is one of the best, and his liner notes are a joy to read.

Got my shipping notice today.. Tuesday? Hopefully before.

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Submitted by DeadVikes on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 07:57

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Hey Jim, thanks for the info.

I thought his departure was within the last couple of years, but I could be wrong about that.
I thought he wrote some of the early Dave's liner notes, #1 and #7. I also thought he was listed as co-producer on Dave's 1, or maybe that was the Winterland 77 box. I always thought it was odd that to introduce the series for Dave's Picks, the liner notes were written by Blair and not Dave. Anyway, I miss his writings and his knowledge of all the tours and music. Where did he go?

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Submitted by marye on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 08:07

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hey, I just saw him over the weekend. He's over at Classical Guitar Magazine these days: http://classicalguitarmagazine.com/author/blairstringletter-com/
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Submitted by Oroborous on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 08:45

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I love Blair, felt like in the old days at least, like he was one of us, as compared to one of them 😉 meaning just a head, and not an employee if that makes sense? Remember when there was no internet, (BOOOO HALLOWEEN, I just scared the shit outta the youngsters!) and usually very little media coverage.......we so looked forward to the Golden Road!
Rock on Brother!

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Submitted by bob t on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 09:14

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Dave played it on today in grateful dead history but couldn't listen to it. Have it on now. THanks for reminder. Bob t

She delivers our discs on an old school Schwin, she baby sits our arrested development arses and generally keeps this place honest, aaaaannnd she was involved with Golden Road....You go Girl!
And Thanks for all you do!

10/30/73, looks tasty, need to check that out. Dammit Jim, you enabler!

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Submitted by musicnow on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 10:10

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still no shipping notification (subscription) for Dave's 32. Good thing I now have 10-12-68 to keep me high. Truth...it's a MONSTER!

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Submitted by carlo13 on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 10:23

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I think he entered the new warehouse to check up on our missing boxes and never came back.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 10:32

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....slow day at work, so imma gonna check it out!!

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Submitted by JimInMD on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 12:46

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And Never Came Out.

Too funny (and likely true). Considering it's Halloween, it seems Ghoulishly appropriate.

Clearly the new warehouse is haunted.

I'm thinking either 10/31/71 or 10/31/85. What could possibly go wrong?

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 12:51

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This is for Daverock and all you other loving deadheads, enjoy this Treat on this grateful hallwloween! 🙏❤️💀🌹🤠🎃🎃💀....
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***( Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (8/21/68)
1. Dark Star (14:33)
2. St. Stephen (04:45)

1. The Eleven> (11:07)
2. Death Don’t Have No Mercy (08:09)
Enjoy my friend and everyone else Ana I mean Everyone! Be kind & god bless my brother & sisters! 🙏❤️😎💀🌹

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 13:10

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...when there’s one theirs always another right after another emerging from their beggars tomb under the bridge & why not? It’s halloween, day of the dead and a time when most crazy lunes worshipping the moon & a bit of witches brew...lmfao! Have a grateful evening everyone, peace be with you all, even the crazies lol 🙏😎🌹☠️🎃

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 13:18

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Very excited for the 2020 Daves Picks serirsvstart to be released to the fans, old & new Alike! 💀🌹🙏

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Submitted by CaseyJanes on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 13:24

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Just finished this one...second set is on fire...Thanks Jim!!!

Oh what big eyes you have Mr. Wolf...too bad you are blind.....

But we can see you!!!

Happy Halloween Dead People...anyone couch touring tonight and tomorrow?

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Submitted by Oroborous on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 17:15

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My dinners on fire.....oops, wrong one...
Doing 10/31/71, a 78 Warewolves, 10/31/85 set 1, and more 78 werewolves I
Awooooooooooo!!
Be safe boys and girls, careful with that chocolate, it’s a bit of a creeper!

EDIT; man forget just how good this 10/31/71 is, creeper indeed! The new lineup is already tight, but shits not too fully ironed out yet. Almost an Eyes vibe in there, love the rollicking segue into Maggie, hot Stephen, and this great early NFA-GDTRFB-NFA, Booyah! I have to check out more of this fall 71 stuff! Proper!

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Submitted by carlo13 on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 20:31

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Jerry is really having a blast with that bertha. He's really belting out the vibes on this one. It also has a dukes of hazzardy sound to it. Yeee yeeeeehaaaa!!!!!

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Submitted by carlo13 on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 20:37

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Sounds a little like jerrys guitar may have a busted string on bertha but still great. Mabey it's just me.

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Submitted by CaseyJanes on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 23:05

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Did someone say werewolves?

Aaaaaaoooooooooo!!!!!

Hell of an ending to great show tonight!!! Just finished it......

Aaaaaaaaoooooooooooooo!!!!!

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Submitted by daverock on Fri, 11/01/2019 - 03:24

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I guess I may be a bit biased, but this is a pretty good show. We arrived a bit late ( it was her fault - honest!) and the band were already stuck into Help-Slipknot-Franklins by the time we arrived . I could tell even before we entered the hall, standing in the foyer, that this night was going to be better than the previous one. I couldn't believe they were playing like THIS so early in the night.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 11/01/2019 - 08:57

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A very good show.

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Submitted by bob t on Fri, 11/01/2019 - 12:09

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Keeping the fall 73 anniversary streak going, check out the Morning Dew>Playin>UJB>Playin.... Second set seems only available on board. This jam evolves in the next week to the Playing>UJB>Morning Dew>UJB>Playin that they would do twice in 1973 and one more time at the cow place in 1974... Have a good weekend everyone. Bob t

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Submitted by Dennis on Fri, 11/01/2019 - 12:25

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Dap 32 and Bob Dylan's Bootleg 15 (cd & vinyl) both showed up today :-)

Quick check of #32 shows sound to be just a 1/2 step better that what I had in stock.

Dylan will take a little time to digest.

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Submitted by bigbrownie on Fri, 11/01/2019 - 14:26

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Just got my Dylan Bootleg 15, as well, PLUS The Doors Soft Parade 50th box. Dave's 32 arrives on Monday. It's going to be a good week for some music appreciation.

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