Grateful Dead

...the fantastic Richie Havens from Woodstock 1969 performance 🙏❤️😎have a grateful day everyone! Rock on!
Also playing Daves Pick #12
Daves pick #23 & lastly daves Picks #25 💀🌹💀🌹👍🏼Love it all!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PIu9-CJ9FlI

I agree St. Stephen was most at home during the Live Dead era. It could be that they never fully worked out the new arrangements, perhaps it never sounded right when Jerry put down his '69 Gibson SG.. or perhaps it simply worked best played by the powerhouse septet that made it famous.

To me, Eyes is a different beast and none of he Pigpen songs really sounded right after his passing. I remember when I first started seeing shows, my most listened to tapes were from '74 so I thought Eyes sounded speedy and weak I walked away disappointed the first few times I saw it. But there are a few really good versions out there that I came to enjoy quite a lot. Englishtown being perhaps the most prolific but I really like the versions on the July 78 box too. By the mid 80's I began to very much look forward to hearing it played.

There is one uniquely Grateful Dead factor in all this, however, and that is seeing some of these songs live.. the mind blown factor. I danced around the last era of live St. Stephens, I was seeing shows in 83 when they played it and just missed it more than once.. If I would have seen it performed, I am sure my opinions would be different. Part of the seeing shows was catching that break out or rarity.. 'That' Morning Dew, the electric Ripple at the Cap Centre, a St. Stephen, a Dark Star.. I happened to catch an Attics, a DS break out and perhaps most importantly a Death Don't Have No Mercy in the same show and although none of these performances go down as best ever (or even close) part of what made the GD so great was that they were able to reach deep into their quiver and pull something off that left people scratching their heads in awe walking back to their cars wondering what the hell just happened.

In other words I am still pissed I never got to see a St. Stephen and will never forgive them for it! :D

Great though it is, to me it never sounded right taken out of its original context/timespan. Which was surely 1968-1970.
Other songs which fall into the category of being initially great and then diminished when they are revived at a later date are post 74 Dark Stars (except 12/31/78), post 74 Eyes of the World and post Pigpen Lovelights. Purely subjective, of course.

....St. Stephen is a quenisential psychedelic experience. This is well known.

Jerry called st stephen "our musical cop"

Challenging to perform

I found this ipa beer in a 12 pack in the package store next door and wondered if its any good. You guys have been talking about it alot.

They make a special beer for dogs..

https://bowserbeer.com/

What will they think of next.

When is the #33 reveal and seaside distraction?

I wonder why the dead held back on the st.stephen on tour? Anyone have any idea.

....good thing one can't post pics here, or I would overdose you all with mine.

Is Bailey the Beagle. An early Xmas gift to my daughter and about 4 months old now. She has very quickly grown out of that Jersey, and has now decided that she would like to chew up any of my nice shit she can find....ugh! That said, I love dogs and she is a sweetie. I also have a 9 year old golden that has been the subject of my avatars and of the puppy’s abuse lately, God love him...they are learning to be friends but he’s an old fart.

Jim...we now have avatars in common...have no idea if the jersey is “official” but I bought it from the pet store, so one would assume. I do think TPTB would be served well by starting a pet line. My golden has worn a Stealie collar for the last couple of years and he loves it!!!