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clayv

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During the mid-1970s, the Grateful Dead saga was unfolding like a Greek classic. The Sisyphean Wall Of Sound had nearly broken the band. From it spawned a Medusa head of countless side projects, all deliciously fruitful but woefully not the same as the whole. The chorus lay in wait, pondering the reemergence of their heroes, and wondering if "THE LAST ONE" had really been it...

But in early 1976, Apollonian light and healing would shine upon our intrepid wanderers once again. No more epic battles for the people with cops and lines and tightness, the Dead would return triumphant in smallness, playing intimate theaters and renting equipment along the way. No more ticket scams and greedy promoters, they'd give back with first ever mail-order ticket program, one that had a few kinks to work out but eventually served the fans well.

Musically, June 1976 signaled a Golden Age of harmony and prosperity for the Dead. It marked an Odysseusian-like return for Mickey Hart. Donna Jean was in lock-step with the sirens' call. Jerry and Bob delivered orphic delight with solo musings like "Mission In The Rain" (the only tour they ever played it on), "The Wheel," and "Cassidy," emboldened by group effort. There was fresh repertoire from Blues For Allah, breathing new life to the Dead's continually morphing sound - as Weir once said of the '76 tour, they wanted to play "a little bit of all of it." Old favorites were re-envisioned with cascading tempos and unique sequencing, making the crowd question if they'd ever heard these songs before. And there was comfort and joy in the familiarity of watching the band make it up as they went along. By all means, it was clear that the bacchanalia of live Dead would reign on.

And now the revelry from this epoch, evidenced by the near-studio quality sound captured on two-track live recordings by Betty Cantor-Jackson, lives on, bolstered by Jeffrey Norman's HDCD mastering. It's housed for posterity in a handsome box featuring original art work by Justin Helton. It’s documented in liners by Jesse Jarnow and photos by Grant Gouldon. And it’s ready for a spot on your shelf.

As part of our pre-order for this Dead.net exclusive boxed set, we'll be delivering downloads of each listening party - one for each show included in JUNE 1976 - to purchasers from now until the March 20th release. Order at any time before release and you'll receive all the listening parties to date.

Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 12,000

What's Inside:

5 Previously Unreleased Complete Shows On 15 Discs

Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/10/76

Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/11/76

Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/14/76

Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/15/76

Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 6/19/76

Sourced from Two-Track Master Tapes, Recorded By Betty Cantor-Jackson

Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman

Restoration and Speed Correction by Plangent Processes

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April 1, 2020 - 1:53pm

#891

Charlie3

Joined:
September 21, 2015

Better Call Saul

Also a fantastic show, also a story of Jimmy's evolution into Saul, step by step choice by choice. I would argue that as Saul has progressed Jimmy has become more true to his own inner self, but I am a season behind - I watch things on disc. And yes, Jim, that is a great scene with Ken getting duped in the bar by "Viktor" and "Giselle". Did you remember that Ken was in Breaking Bad? He was the obnoxious dude on his bluetooth in line in front of Walt at the bank, and later when Walt encountered him at the gas station, I think driving a BMW with a "KENWINS" license plate, Walt makes a few adjustments and sets his car on fire. Also, that bar scene turned me on to The Supreme Beings of Leisure, their tune Golddigger was playing in the background in the bar at some point as a I recall. Catchy tune and once I saw the band name I was intrigued. Who wouldn't like being a Supreme Being of Leisure, right? Different but sort of smooth and cool stuff. But I digress...
April 1, 2020 - 1:38pm

#892

JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

Re:

What Charlie said. Amazing recap, good job.

I was working late one night channel surfing just to have some ambient noise and I happened to dial into the beginning of the very first episode. That's all it took, I was hooked and watched it whenever I could until it ended. I recently got (almost) caught up on Better Call Saul and am just starting the new season, I enjoy it too.. not quite as dark and more whimsical. Educational too, for example, never make a bet or initiate a financial commitment to someone you have never met while getting drunk at bar. Just sayin'

I somewhat recently discovered Silicon Valley, which recently ended.. but that's quite funny and makes for good binge watching. If you like dark humor, Barry is good.. if you don't mind mocking mega rich televangelists, the Righteous Gemstones is out there and really funny. I recently got into Narcos Mexico on Netflix. If you were around that year Mexican weed suddenly got really, really good.. it does a great job of telling explaining how that came to be and who was responsible. I am just getting to the El Chapo part in season 2. Tunnels.. crafty smuggler.. they just found a big one and $30M in drugs yesterday, bet chapo is rolling over in his 8X10 prison cell thinking about it.

That's all I got. Oh.. and man, that June 76 box is a great way to soften the stay at home blues.
April 1, 2020 - 1:08pm

#893

Charlie3

Joined:
September 21, 2015

Breaking Bad

The story is at it's core a tale of Walt's evolution. The cancer and need to make money to leave for his family was not the plot, but a triggering event to allow the plot to proceed, i.e to start Walt on his evolution from downtrodden schmuck to a man recognized far and wide for his genius as a chemist and awe inspiring power.

At the start of the story we see Walt treated as a schmuck by his brother in law at his 50th birthday party, with Hank mocking his perception of the weight of the gun and giving a sense of his perception of Walt as somehow lesser than. We see his wife Skylar feeling like she is giving Walt a great birthday gift as she absent-mindedly gives him a handjob as she tracks her ebay auction. We learn that Walt's chemistry genius was instrumental in the formation of an immensely profitable company, but that Walt does not seem to get credit or reward for this, having left the company early after it's founding due to personal issues with the other founding members. In short, Walt appears to be a schmuck and treated as such by those around him. As the story progresses we see Walt make innumerable moral choices as the story progresses - killing in self defense, killing in defense of Jesse, not intervening to save Jane...the list goes on and each decision has moral consequences. In his actions to provide financial security for his family, Walt discovers his true self and begins to be true to himself, often without regard for the consequences to others.

We see this evolution start early on when Walt deals with Tuco. We see it when Walt begins to take pride in his product instead of just seeing it as a means to an end. We see it when Walt spots the tweakers buying everything for a cook at a single store - inside the store Walt offers tips about spreading out the purchases and then we see him reach a realization of some sort and he confronts the tweakers in the parking lot and threatens them and informs them that they are on his territory. We see Walt gain the recognition as a genius chemist that he always felt was his due, but which had previously eluded him. We see that this credit is so important to Walt that when Hank believes that Gale was Heisenberg Walt can not help but suggest to Hank that Gale was a mere lab tech, not the chemist responsible for the production of the blue meth, even though it puts Walt at greater risk of discovery. We see Walt become Walt. We see it when he tells Skylar "I am the one who knocks." He knows he has done evil things as evidenced when he tells Jesse "All the people we've killed - Gale and the rest? If you believe there's a hell- I don't know if you're into that, but we're - we're already pretty much going there, right? But I'm not going to lie down until I get there", but he is clear that he will continue to be true to himself. Ultimately Walt returns to New Mexico and rescues Jesse due to his anger that someone else is manufacturing his product.

This whole show is a brilliant morality tale with the evolution of Walt serving as the vehicle, each step of the story placing Walt in a position where he is forced to make ever more significant moral choices. And each step of the way Walt becomes more Walt. His evolution is the story.
April 1, 2020 - 11:31am

#894

Deadheadbrewer

Joined:
February 2, 2010

Breaking Bad

My wife and I were constantly told to watch it, so we finally started it a few years ago, but were surprised to see that there are 62 episodes. We thought, "Sounds like a great concept for fifteen hours of t.v.," but we couldn't imagine being interested past that. We were enthralled by it for . . . about fifteen episodes or so, and then the initial plot is kind of played out. We watched a few more, but [spoiler alert!!] once Walt's cancer was gone and he had $1M, we weren't sure why we would keep watching.

Should we be going back and trying to get through the forty episodes we didn't watch?

Buffy the Vampire Slayer--so good. After that try Veronica Mars and Firefly, if you haven't already seen those.
April 1, 2020 - 11:19am

#895

Slow Dog Noodle

Joined:
June 12, 2007

ALVARHANSO

If you want to get a great telling of the Russian Revolution check out Trotsky's: History of the Russian Revolution.

It's a tome, but gives an insider's view (obviously) about what went down, written by the man himself. It doesn't get into a lot (if any?) of his personal history; an autobiography about being murdered with an ice axe in Mexico City would be a tough feat to pull off. But if you're into the politics and the feeling of being in Russia around 1917 you cant beat it.
April 1, 2020 - 11:12am

#896

RobbZ

Joined:
October 25, 2011

The Closing of Winterland 12/31/78 (The Blues Brothers)

Very interesting, had no idea this footage existed...below is the full set of "The Blues Brothers" opening this epic NYE celebration. Every once in a while you can even the "Steal your face logo" hidden behind the band.

I believe the tour was quite short, basically going right from SNL Skit, to a nine-night run at Universal Amphitheater, CA opening for Steve Martin (remember the Let's Get Small album?) then back to SNL later in the year for another skit, then off to the Closing of Winterland show!! Akroyd and Belushi must have had a ton of confidence in their new band to step up to open for the Dead, and The New Riders.....

--"With the help of pianist-arranger Paul Shaffer, Belushi and Aykroyd started assembling a collection of studio talents to form their own band. These included SNL band members saxophonist "Blue" Lou Marini and trombonist-saxophonist Tom Malone, who had previously played in Blood, Sweat & Tears. At Shaffer's suggestion guitarist Steve Cropper and bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, the powerhouse combo from Booker T and the M.G.'s and subsequently almost every hit out of Memphis' Stax Records during the 1960s, were signed as well. Belushi wanted a powerful trumpet player and a hot blues guitarist, so Juilliard-trained trumpeter Alan Rubin was brought in, as was guitarist Matt "Guitar" Murphy, who had performed with many blues legends."

There is some really good shit here....Matt "Guitar" Murphy just killing it....and don't forget, "They're on a mission from God"...........Enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTpiL_Leg-Q&t=511s
April 1, 2020 - 10:58am

#897

alvarhanso

Joined:
January 16, 2014

Saul vs Walt

For me, I choose Saul over BBad because I was about to give up on BBad when the episode Better Call Saul happened. Bob Odenkirk burst onto the show and added a comedic element that was absent and made the show far too dark. And I like dark shows. Walt and Jesse both annoy me, Walt because he always chooses the wrong choice, Jesse because his character is annoying for 5 seasons. But Saul and Mike and Gus Fring really shook the whole show up for me. And Better Call Saul has been extremely surprising as it goes along, this season, his ride with Nacho to see Lalo turned the entire premise upside down, because events brought Saul down, not his inner character.

The Wire, I think, is the greatest show ever made. I loved season 2, season 5 was my least favorite. I felt that went a little far, especially McNulty. Somehow Better Call Saul and The Wire have combined for 0 Emmys. Some of the greatest acting and writing on the small screen. Also, the black comedy of The Wire is just gold. Like the scene where Jimmy and Bunk survey a murder scene, and the only word they say throughout the scene is variations of "Fuck". Nice to see love for The Wire here, and really anywhere.

Last 5 watched: Trotsky a Netflix docuseries in Russian that was very enlightening and now I wanna read a bio of him to get an idea of how true it was. Amazing life.

Undone an amazing animated series on Amazon featuring Bob Odenkirk as a time traveling dead father who may or may not be a figment of his schizophrenic daughter's imagination. Very trippy, and makes you think.

Jacob from the TNT Bible Stories DVD collection, they came on 25 years ago, starring big actors, this one was okay. Matthew Modine as Jacob, Sean Bean as My Brother Esau.

Abraham also from that series, starring Richard Harris and Barbara Hershey, Richard Harris overacts a bit, but he always did a little bit. Ben Kingsley as Moses is on the horizon once the wife and I watch Joseph which features Kingsley as Pharoah.

Kidding first season, Jim Carr's Showtime show where he plays a Mr Rogers type of character with pent up rage issues and is unraveling following the death of one of his twin sons. Catherine Keener, Frank Langella, and Judy Greer co-star. This was really funny and very different.
April 1, 2020 - 10:31am

#898

dessi831

Joined:
February 8, 2009

Roy Buchanan

LEDED, thanks for indirectly turning me on to Roy. Just downloaded his 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection and it's blowing me back.
April 1, 2020 - 10:27am

#899

sheik yerbones

Joined:
February 5, 2008

sitting on the bus

Hi stiilwaters
you stand in the bus, but to sit you do need Dpicks33, or DPicks20;
DPicks is a gem from early 73.Friendly.
April 1, 2020 - 10:19am

#900

sheik yerbones

Joined:
February 5, 2008

difficult to go a day but with a bag of Blues...

it seems like in the movie with bill Murray just another day like the one before...
I am surprised nobody mention my favourite one "True detectives" .
Today searching in the bag of blues with:
Peter Green -Hot food powder
Best of Johnny Winter
Sessions for Robert J Eric Clapton
Michael Bloomfield If you love these blues play'em as you please
john Mayall jazz blues fusion
this morning I check the Dark star from wembley (E72) highly recommanded.
my box is flying over the pound & I am still optimistic for the end of the week.
Take care and stay safe.

John Perry Barlow

John Perry Barlow

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During the mid-1970s, the Grateful Dead saga was unfolding like a Greek classic. The Sisyphean Wall Of Sound had nearly broken the band. From it spawned a Medusa head of countless side projects, all deliciously fruitful but woefully not the same as the whole. The chorus lay in wait, pondering the reemergence of their heroes, and wondering if "THE LAST ONE" had really been it...

But in early 1976, Apollonian light and healing would shine upon our intrepid wanderers once again. No more epic battles for the people with cops and lines and tightness, the Dead would return triumphant in smallness, playing intimate theaters and renting equipment along the way. No more ticket scams and greedy promoters, they'd give back with first ever mail-order ticket program, one that had a few kinks to work out but eventually served the fans well.

Musically, June 1976 signaled a Golden Age of harmony and prosperity for the Dead. It marked an Odysseusian-like return for Mickey Hart. Donna Jean was in lock-step with the sirens' call. Jerry and Bob delivered orphic delight with solo musings like "Mission In The Rain" (the only tour they ever played it on), "The Wheel," and "Cassidy," emboldened by group effort. There was fresh repertoire from Blues For Allah, breathing new life to the Dead's continually morphing sound - as Weir once said of the '76 tour, they wanted to play "a little bit of all of it." Old favorites were re-envisioned with cascading tempos and unique sequencing, making the crowd question if they'd ever heard these songs before. And there was comfort and joy in the familiarity of watching the band make it up as they went along. By all means, it was clear that the bacchanalia of live Dead would reign on.

And now the revelry from this epoch, evidenced by the near-studio quality sound captured on two-track live recordings by Betty Cantor-Jackson, lives on, bolstered by Jeffrey Norman's HDCD mastering. It's housed for posterity in a handsome box featuring original art work by Justin Helton. It’s documented in liners by Jesse Jarnow and photos by Grant Gouldon. And it’s ready for a spot on your shelf.

As part of our pre-order for this Dead.net exclusive boxed set, we'll be delivering downloads of each listening party - one for each show included in JUNE 1976 - to purchasers from now until the March 20th release. Order at any time before release and you'll receive all the listening parties to date.

Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 12,000

What's Inside:

5 Previously Unreleased Complete Shows On 15 Discs
Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/10/76
Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/11/76
Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/14/76
Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/15/76
Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 6/19/76
Sourced from Two-Track Master Tapes, Recorded By Betty Cantor-Jackson
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Restoration and Speed Correction by Plangent Processes

7~10~89 Giants Box

When I Paint My Masterpiece.

get some
:O)

AJS

Agree and well said.

...and jrf (and slow dog and others), still enjoying the Giant Box, much more than I thought I would. There are some mighty high moments on those 14 discs..

Shipping Notice

Got it! Delivery scheduled for Friday! Great news and it has left the building.
Interesting to me anyway that the box is shipping from CA. Maybe they have dissolved that relationship with the warehouse in TN.
Hopefully this goes smooth for everyone out there.
Spring 90 continues at my house today later. Such great stuff. If you haven't listened in a while, revisit it. Sound quality and performance is A++.

shipping from Ca

At least the shipping notice says shipping from California. I wonder if they cut ties with the warehouse. If so, this is a huge positive.

D'oh

All the stuff I need to get done and I spend two hours yesterday going through cd's.

I was looking at the Real Gone DP29 page and went to my collection to check it out and it was some other show! After much scratching and wtf-ing, I dug all 4 banker boxes out of the closet and started looking thru them all. After a couple of hours realized I was looking at the Dave's Pick folder and NOT the Dick's Pick folder. D'OH!!!

Oh well, back to the head job on my brothers truck.

Happy St Pat

An old Irish favorite - Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan

There's many a man that rode a horse across the western
Plain There's never been one like the Irishman
O'Sullivan was his name
He never packed a shooting iron
The need he never felt
With two shillelaghs always hanging there
A'hanging on his belt
O yippee ki yi oh, me bucko
B'gorrah an yippee ki yo
Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan
He'd give any man a go
(Har the shillelagh
You know we call it the Tipperary rifle
You never have to reload it.)
This bronco-busting Irishman
From the heart of Erin's Isle it was after living peaceful, like
He always wore a smile
But when the smile was leaving him
In a fight he'd
Come unwound Bad cess for any crossing him
They'd wind up on the ground
O yippee ki yi oh, me bucko
B'gorrah an yippee ki yo
Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan
He'd give any man a go
(Why he was so strong was Sullivan
He could put his right hand in his own left pocket
And hold himself out at arm's
Length. No man could do that
It's O'Sullivan I'm talking
About. Oh, well he could.)
At throwing the rope for branding calf
He was a mighty man
At throwing his two shillelaghs now
The fastest in the land
T'would be a sad mistake me boys
To reach for a 44
Before you could get the hammer cocked
He'd have you on
The floor
O yippee ki yi oh, me bucko
B'gorrah an yippee ki yo
Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan
He'd give any man a go
(Did you know O'Sullivan played the Irish Harp?
No. Oh, sure, and he did
He put 75 strings on his two shillelaghs
He'd stretch them out 24 feet,and he had four leprechauns
Dancing on them to make the music
Oh, the wonder of it. Sure and he would charm the coyotes out of the hills)
Across the range from morn 'til night
He rode for days
And days
A'fixin' fences here and there
And a picking
Up the strays
A cattle spread he really built
As big as Ireland
Where he could range a million head
And a
Shamrock be his brand
O yippee ki yi oh, me bucko
B'gorrah an yippee ki yo
Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan
He'd give any man a go
A bit of his lip, he back of his hand
And the toe of his shoe to boot
Oh, Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan
(Now if you're ever riding through the sagebrush wilderness
And you suddenly come upon acres and acres of shamrock sprinkled with stardust
Well, you'll be after knowing
That you've just arrived at the O Sullivan spread
Known has the Lazy Leprachauns
Stop in, won't you?
Sure, and they'll give you a belt of Bushmill's.)

Slow Dog Noodle/ hand sanitizer

Slow Dog Noodle, a bathtub full of hand sanitizer that you dip yourself into, that is very very funny! You have a great sense of humor!

Agree, Happy St. Pat to all

I am firmly a Pogues guy, evidence of a misspent youth perhaps. It's not quite the same now that I have outgrown my yellow loose-fitting drunken Irish sweater..

In the spirit.. this will do.

Musha reeum dur a da
Whack for the daddy, oh
There's whiskey in the jar, oh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x29CpX0Ml4Q

I had a boss once I called the bold deceiver. A tip of the glass to him.

Shipped yesterday 3/16

Went to LA prolly getting the plane right now to be delivered Friday 3/20 in PA.

Thanks Dead net.

Hope everyone will be opening up their boxes in good health.

while you wait for the shipment

check out Mirrorball Neil Young

some great rock and roll

and when you get the shipment

listen and let us know about 6/19/76

that dude who needs a smack

"yayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayaya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"yayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayaya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

were they able to edit out that mofo?

and

thank you for posting HSF and Playin' on the listening party, ptb.

Warm up those jet engines...

And find your passports. Its OFFICIAL...Dead & Co. are currently planning their first trip to Europe!!!!

Bad timing...

Europe is shut.

@Angry Jack Straw & Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Yes. Tip your bartenders and servers when they reopen. As everyone probably already knows there is no St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City today which is understandable. Today would have been a good day for hospitality workers across the USA, Canada, and Ireland (elsewhere of course). Instead many of those workers are unemployed. I'll do my part to help them out when this thing blows over.

Now bring on that box set!!!

*76’ Boxsets are on their journey to all of your homes.

... I received the white sweetshirt & BoxSet last night.my good friend works for UPS , Man this sweatshirt is so soft, it feels heavenly & grateful! lol I dig it! As for the box I’m going dig in after my doctors appoint this early afternoon. When I get a chance to get to it all, I’ll give you my review . Be safe be kind my brothers & sisters! 🙏❤️😎

No shipping notice?

Anyone else still waiting on theirs? Really hoping I can get mine for the weekend quarantine.

I Can't Get No Disinfection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0a0UAaq0fk

Although I hear there's a bathtub full of the stuff somewhere?!

Quarantine - Day 2

Dear Diary,

Things have taken an unexpected turn for the worse here. Despite being well stocked with the absolute essentials, a note of despair has crept into the proceedings. I "awoke" to find a substantial portion of the rum stock missing, and a solitary bottle of hand sanitizer in the icebox behind two heads of cabbage and a grapefruit. I immediately deposited the sanitizer into the bathtub, cursing my own careless oversight.

It was bit of a haze, but somewhere around the 13th or 14th mai tai - I believe in the middle of When Push Comes to Shove of that lovely '87 Giants Stadium show - I only remember fragments, but there was a hockey jersey being pulled over my head and someone was telling one-liners about my mother. I lunged towards the intruder, mai tai in hand, but age and idleness may have finally had their best of me. I was lying there on the floor, my bearskin cap barely perched atop my head, my only solace was the wad of toliet paper affixed to the ruffian's heel as he wheeled and flashed a wicked grin, pulling a sack of my hard-won 4-ply behind him. When i came to I was wearing a vegas jersey and my mai tai had spilled over the horribly rendered logo.

As things stand my stocks have been severely damaged, but hope remains. We're just staring this journey, and having more hand sanitizer and toliet paper out amongst the proletariat must only serve the greater good of mankind.

A hopeful message has arrived in the post and the wells fargo wagon is now expected to bring round a package any day containing a much anticipated boxed set. To rebalance my humors i put on 7-5-78. Thats all for now.

A man walks into a bank wearing a mask....

....Everyone freaks out. "Relax" he says. "I'm just hear to rob the place."
Sorry for your "loss" Slow Dog.

This town...Ghost town

I've just had notification that Faust's gig in London on 8th May has been postponed. I'm waiting now for similar notifications concerning shows by Live Dead 69, Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets and the North Mississippi Allstars. Hopefully we will be back to normal by October when we have Deep Purple/Blue Oyster Cult and Patti Smith.

But if you are healthy and not running out of money, social isolation isn't actually that bad. Just needs a change of gears.

I’m in real quarantine

I have what appears to be a standard wintertime cold/flu (been sneezing for 2 weeks, so I knew it was coming). I don’t currently meet the criteria for Covid-19, but what bad timing.
Now I’m really not allowed out in public.

I slept for 12 hours last night, and woke up to dog puke on the floor.....but he’s good now, just ate a bowl of dog food. Now he’s harassing me to play outside but it’s cloudy and wet outside. This wouldn’t be all bad if it was sunny and warm, I could kick back in the sun and roast coffee beans.

Fired up some quarantine tunes - 5-19-74 vinyl.

Looks like my Box has departed Los Angeles with arrival scheduled for the 20th. Hope it gets here early, I have a lot of spare time on my hands.

Fortunately I went to Sam’s Club about a month ago and have a pretty good stash of TP, and went to the grocery store on Friday and got 2 gallons of milk with 14 days to go on the date.

Was going to stop at the beer store yesterday but there was a line in the parking lot because they were limiting how many people could be in the store at a time.
I have 2 cases of various barrel aged stouts aging in the basement, and about 2 cases of various IPA’s, but really wanted another case.
As a back up plan there is vodka, tequila, and rum (not yours Slow Dog) in the cabinet. My neighbor said he has 8 cases of beer so he could help me out if needed.

Bring on the 76 marathon!

Beer Store Run

...also just got back from a beer store run. Seeing stuff about some cities closing down completely, i wanted to ensure I had the most important items ha ha. No, seriously. I'd cry if all of the beer stores were suddenly shuttered - it's not that far off people. Seeing mentions of potentially June/July/August until this darkness gives? That seems crazy at this point, but altruism is necessary and I will do my part.

Bring on the box - similar to others, I am seeing a Friday delivery. Will make for a solid weekend of entrenchment.
Hope folks are faring well and have a quasi-positive outlook.

Sixtus

P.S. Looks like Amazon has begun to limit shipments of only essential items in the wake of the wold events unfolding. $hit is getting real if it wudn't already!

Ha..

I have returned all the rum and parked a recently borrowed, fully stocked, refrigerated beer truck where the Benz and Beamer were parked.

Well done Sir.

Get better Cone Kid. Best of luck to all. Was watching the news in between calls today and a t-shirt caught my eye. "Don't Forget Kindness."

Be Well, Beer, and kindness

Kid, be well mi amigo, hope it’s just a cold, watch your temperature!
Beer, remember folks you can never have too much, but you can have not enough!

Saw a waitress a few weeks ago wearing a shirt that said “kindness is cool” believe it was her uniform.

Slow Dog, careful, the basterds are everywhere! Sounds like you need some high powered weapons. I mean good god man, if their taking your TP that’s bad enough, but your personal Rum stash! There’s not a jury in this land would convict a man for defending that!

Shipping notice

I received my shipping notice yesterday. Delivery due next Monday 3/23. My birthday is 3/22 so what better present could there be? I was surprised to see that it was going to take 1 week when usually it is 2-3 days. But when I used the UPS tracking no. I saw it is coming from Cali so that explains it. I am very happy that hopefully they will now ship everything from Cali and control things better. After all, they could not have gotten much worse then the past couple of year's cluster fucks! I am VERY pumped for this one. Should be awesome.
Rock on

SlowDogNoodle

Good stuff man. "Stuffed me into a hockey jersey and telling one liners about my mother" 😂😂😂😂

You should put those up on a blog. Probably no one would read it except us, but at least we could get to it without scrolling back through hundreds of old comments.

Got mine as well

Got the shipping notice last night, due on Friday! Woo hoo!! The email said it could be delivered in multiple packages, I sure hope not!

Kindness & St. Patrick's Day.

Irish greeting: God Bless All Here!

Yes this is a good time to practice kindness. I remember those "Mean People Suck" t-shirts from years ago. In the spirit of The GD community: Positive Vibrations to everyone and Love, Light, and Holy Spirit too!

Feel better Icrecreamkid and get lots of chicken soup(Jewish penicillin?), garlic and onions.

Thanks deadagad and others

Had homemade chicken soup for lunch.

Not sure if lots of vitamin C actually works, but for those who think it does, here’s my recipe for that remedy:

Juice 2 whole limes into a glass
Add a pinch of Kosher salt
Add tequila, triple sec, water, ice, stir well.

Haven’t made one today, but I might later. That recipe also helps soothe a sore throat.

Yesterday I read that some micro distilleries are mixing their alcohol with aloe and giving away free hand sanitizer. Paying it forward there.

I made it through 5-19-74 vinyl which was enjoyable, but having to get up and flip sides really breaks the flow of the show. Going back to digital, haven’t picked a show yet.

Did 3-18-71 the other day and it was awesome. I played that a lot when 30 Trips first came out, but hadn’t played it in quite a while and forgot how great it is. Really makes me look forward to the 71 Doc Box that we will hopefully will get next year, if not this fall.

Booze

A bottle of belvidere vodka and a jar of olives and sit back and see who gets their 76 box first. In a few days for sure.

Dear Bob & Phil . . .. Reunite Furthur!

It would be so incredible during this time of trouble for you guys to get up to Mount Tamalpais with a reunited Furthur fo a live concert without an audience of course. Perhaps we could have former Democratic Presidential Candidate Contender Marianne Williamson host this event too?

Because Love & Furthur will defeat this Covid 19!

Just a thought.

Although I hear vitamin c via Margaritas can help too!

Motivational graffiti

Just saw a picture on the CNBC app (didn’t say where the photo was taken) but someone wearing a mask is walking past graffiti that says “we will get by, we will survive”.

When the going gets weird, turn to Good Ol’ Grateful Dead.

Outer Shipping Box

I don't mean to sound paranoid, but I'll be wiping down the outer shipping box with a Clorox disinfectant wipe before handling...and then washing my hands very well afterwards. Think of how many people have handled the Boxes. Others may want to do the same...especially those with underlying health issues. One epidemiologist on MSNBC stated Corona can live on cardboard for 4 days...or longer? (I don't know why they tested it with cardboard).

I know we're having all sorts of info being thrown at us, but better safe than sorry.

Sorry to bring anyone down.

And here we go....

....Nevada's governor is going to make an announcement in about an hour. And i bet it's not about a box set.

Davestrang

I think the cdc tests certain surfaces like porous, painted, aluminum, non-porous, dermal, and the like to make sure they have a guide to let the public know how long viruses live on these surfaces. It's a good idea you mentioned this because it could happen this way. The postal service and other entities have a notice on their sites that precautions have been taken to make sure the employees use latex gloves when handling mail and parcels. They also said the warehouses of companies are sanitized and treated with the proper chemicals. Peace.

Another good use of limes

Mojito!

I have a mint plant and all other necessary ingredients in the house, so whipped one up.

Carlo13

Thanks for the info. I'm happy to hear The USPS is taking precautions. The epidemiologist did mention how long it could live on other surfaces, but cardboard stuck out to me since I was in shipping/receiving for 25 years and have handled tens of thousands of boxes.

Kansas is the 1st state to officially end the school year. Unfortunately I think there's far more coming...and with that I'll conclude my Corona conversation.

Last 5s

In an effort to lighten the conversation, any Last 5s out there?

dead 76

hopefully by friday for weekend:

Last five:

Neil young ..on the beach
Neil Young..blue note cafe (this is really so good)
van morrison..healing game
GarciaLive vol 13...like the mix up but the guest vocals are still a bit much on some tracks
Fela Kuti ,,,some best of black president

be safe be kind dig tunes dead land

recently finished the amazon long strange trip predictably sad

Shipping Notice

Nice, got a shipping notice this evening, says to expect delivery Friday so woohoo could be listening to this box soon. Slow listening day - Last 3 - Flaming Lips / Kings Mouth, Bon Iver / Forever Ago, Tame Impala / Slow Rush.

Last fives....

....I have four rolls of TP. Close, but no cigar.
Seriously, I'll post a real last five after I digest what I just heard. Vegas just got the 30 day announcement. 30.
I NEED this box, if just for sharing with my neighbors. Open the windows!!
No shipping notice for me, but it'll come.

On A Lighter Note...Keith Richards diagnosed with Corona virus

...the virus is under 14 day quarantine.

Hey Keef!

Get well soon brother.

Don't worry deadegad....

....that was a joke. Saw a similar one with Chuck Norris instead.

Funny I Googled it and went to Keith's webpage . . ...

And found nothing regarding this Keith is is ill business . . .. Then I went to the IORR webpage and also found nothing. Of course we all know that Keith cannot be killed by conventional means but . . .. Man, I got Punked'! Where's Ashton Kutcher?

Still, man, I hope Keefs got enough toilet paper, and, uh, rolling papers, I guess.

Last 5

1. Gov't Mule - Holy Haunted House: 10/31/07 St. Paul, MN. In which the Mule tackle LZ's 'Houses Of The Holy' in it's entirety. The Mule dons a mask.

2. Gov't Mule - Dark Side Of The Mule: 10/31/08 Boston, MA. In which the Mule tackles an assortment of Pink Floyd tracks. Another Mule mask.

3. Morris On - A side project of Ashley Hutchings (Fairport Convention) and Richard Thompson.

4. Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. Deluxe version with associated singles.

5. James 'Blood' Ulmer - Free Lancing.

last 5 non-GD

Gong - You
Miles Davis - On the Corner
Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers - Rembrandt Pussyhorse
Doors - LA Woman

Last 5

Dead heavy day here in paradise.

5. MMW - Radiolarians - Explorarians
4. 12-6-71
3. 7-5-78
2. Giants Stadium '87
1. 7-3-78

Shipped

Box has shipped to UK. No tracking available for international order so I’ll just wait while it makes its long strange trip. Our trip to Algeria has, understandably, been cancelled so I expect to be home whenever it arrives. It’s 5AM here so I’ll do a last 5 when I’m properly awake. Keep safe

You see, I done fucked up....

....made a serious effort to listen to every Spring 90 and TOO on their anniversaries last year. Did pretty good. But that was the 29th anniversary. 2020 is the 30th, and now I don't really want to chase that golden ring because a fresh box is days away.
Someone said Flaming Lips. Why not?
Please be safe out there people.

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