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I do know, and PM's are still not working.

As for the yellowish Absinthe.. think antifreeze green, and full on Triple X high alcohol content.

I am fairly sure they pretty much eliminated the impurities, specifically the wormwood oil alchemy that gave it "hallucinogenic properties." I could be wrong, but when people started getting really sick and sometimes dying they eventually figured out the cause and it disappeared for some time from pretty much all countries. It did come back somewhat recently as a cleaned up, "safe", spirit maintaining it's high alcohol content.

So anyway Led.. hook us up with a starter brand to whet our whistle. If it doesn't make you trip, we will find a way to add some adjuncts for that old-fashioned feeling.

Again, I could be wrong. I get this feeling there is this 120 year old grandmom in Romania that still makes her own wormwood/morning glory version that will knock your socks off. My Swiss grandmoms recipe uses 12" of boiled down San Pedro cacti, yielding the bright green colourss. It works.. and tastes appropriately nasty. Perhaps if you mix it 50/50 with absinthe it might be something you can keep down.

....btw. I've been interested in trying absinthe for a while. Sounds yellowish.

I think the stuff made today does not contain wormwood extracts, which I think was the process that made you trip (and later made you blind). ..but I could be wrong.

Still.. if you could post a link of one of your more liked brands I would be willing to try it.

What could possibly go wrong, right?

For anyone interested, real absinthe can easily be shipped into the U.S. from a number of reputable sellers. Been drinking it for years. There's definitely a "there" there, and under it's spell one can easily see the influence upon the impressionist painters among others. Highly suggested. The stuff available in the U.S. does not have enough thujone in it, not even close.

As far as guitar, that was a great GP article! Thanks for posting. One thing I've come to believe over the years is that single coil pickups, and the Fender Stratocaster in particular, are the preferred delivery method for the greatest soloists in the history of rock music. Jeff Beck and David Gilmour have such nuance, such a distinct feel in their playing that is very lyrical at times, and the single coils transmit that in higher definition than the rather more muddy, higher output humbucking pickups, in my opinion.

And let's not forget Hendrix - no one has made it cry and sing like that since him, except maybe SRV, another noted Strat-cat. I'd put Roy Buchanan on this list although he generally played Telecasters (though single coil equipped).

I love Slash, and there's nothing like that Les Paul into Marshall big rock tone, but for pure artistic genius I've got to go with the single coils, and I heard that sound better from Alligator around E72 than I ever did from any of Jerry's Irwin guitars or any of the others, even in single-coil mode.

Just my two-cents worth. I admire all of Jerry's work and respect your informed opinions.

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That 12/12/69 Thelma show was not my favorite on my first listen or two, but it has grown on me and the sound quality is good. At this point I'm pretty fond of it actually. The bonus disc from 12/11/69 is possibly my favorite single disc of dead music, that is a great Dark Star on there, and that disc hit the spot the first time that I listened to it, and every time since.

Interesting discussion of Van Gogh, his paintings are striking, really pleasing stuff to my eyes.

I didn't know that, but this explains why they gave up those barbaric ear probes in favor of the more modern version.

Daverock.. I, too, dig Van Gough, spectacular stuff.. The impressionists and post impressionists in general. This makes me hungry to visit some museums in the not so distant future.

I love Phil's comment on playing in Lille too " for those hours on stage after the rain in the north of France, he lived in a Cézanne." Plus Lille one has my favorite cover art of all the Europe 72 pieces Scott McDougall did for the Dead.

11/30/79- Stanley Theater - Pittsburgh, PA
12/01/79- Stanley Theater - Pittsburgh, PA

There has been fantastic audience recordings released of these two shows in 2496.

https://archive.org/details/gd1979-11-30.148526.fob.naks.wagner.miller…

How about it Dave.

I'm not so keen on the first 2 and a half cds, I have to say. For me, it doesn't really catch fire until half way through the 3rd. The bonus disc, from the night before ,12/11/69, is the hands down winner with this release as far as I am concerned.

Everyone knows it was an invisible alien that made Van Gogh crazy, luckily the Doctor came along and helped him!

Anyone spin the DaP 10 Thelma yesterday for its anniversary? I went though a bit of it, and, I think time has done some good. Upon first listen years ago (jeez, how time files!) it left me a little cold. While I am still not a huge fan of those massive Lovelights, or the sloppy renditions of the newer tunes, I really love the Alligator>Caution>Feedback on disc 3! Also, the overall ambiance of the sound is cool - you can tell it was a small club, and you can almost tell it is LA. Plus, the album art is up there with some of the best of the series!

Sad news around these parts lately. Kind thoughts all around.

Also, agreed with MindLeftBody, selling stuff for a profit here isn't too cool. At cost, maybe. Free, even better; but like the man said, this ain't eBay.

Peace to all, and PLAY DEAD!