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    "To my ears, the best Dead shows are those that not only fit the criteria that make them amongst the best of a year, but that are also completely unique for their era—shows that fit perfectly into their year of performance, but also fall somewhat outside of the norm for that year. Harpur College, Veneta, Cornell, Cape Cod, and Augusta are all shows that are objectively excellent, and if they are not the best from their respective years of performance, they are certainly unique. Miami 6/23/74 falls into that category: not only one of the very best shows from this outstanding year, but also one of the most interesting and unique. It’s certainly worthy of many, many deep listens." - David Lemieux

    ¡Ándale, ándale! ¡Arriba, arriba! We're back with a hot one from Miami, F-L-A. DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 34 features the complete show from the Jai Alai Fronton, 6/23/74, one with unparalleled sound quality due in equal parts to the Wall Of Sound and the beautiful sonic clarity of Kidd Candelario's tapes. The first set is chock full of dynamite takes on classics like "Ramble On Rose," "Mississippi Half-Step," and "Cumberland Blues." The second set delivers on the JAMS - one leading into a gorgeous "Ship Of Fools," one rare instrumental version of "Dark Star," and a "Spanish Jam," this is Miami after all! The show also offers up a "first" and an "only" - the former, a Seastones set featuring Phil and Ned Lagin and the latter, the sole Grateful Dead performance of Chuck Berry's "Let It Rock."

    Limited to 22,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOL.34: JAI ALAI FRONTON, MIAMI, FL 6/23/74 has been mastered from the 7.5 IPS reel-to-reel tapes to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman. ¡Agarrarlo mientras esta calientito! (Get it while it's hot!)

    *Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

    Subscribed to Dave's Picks? With this release, you'll also get a bonus disc with selections from Miami 6/22/74. Excellente!

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  • #871
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    How Dogs Became Man’s Best Friend

    A story told by some Native American peoples is that the Great Spirit decided to divide the worlds of animals and man.
    He gathered all the living beings on a great plain and drew a line in the dirt.
    On one side of the line stood man and on the other side stood all of the animals of the earth.
    When that line began to open up into a great canyon and at the last moment
    Before it became too great to cross, the dog jumped over and stood by man.
    – Unknown -

    Give a man a fire and he’ll be warm for the day.

    Set him on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life

  • #872
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    luckily...

    I have had next to no interactions with police.

    One speeding ticket when I was young and dumb
    one pullover for ???
    one pullover because I changed lanes too fast.

    "so much things to say right now"...but dead.net isn't really the place.

    just BE KIND and respect your fellow human beings, my people.

  • #873
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    my sense is that the blackout...

    is to halt business as usual and think deeply about current affairs, and keep thinking, and act.

  • #874
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    Blackout, Dogs, and Cops

    BLACKOUT: had no clue....it was fine, just wish they would have announced it. Hopefully it helped make a difference!
    It did inform me that perhaps I’m obtaining a bit of a addiction here lol.

    DOGS: love most animals, especially Dogs, it’s people I tend to have problems with. Some Dogs people will say “careful, their not nice, or their not friendly”....me, they love me! Go figure...real unconditional love, loyalty honesty...always glad to see you...amazing.
    I’ve had a Irish setter that was really smart and well trained, a Lab/Husky, and lived for 5 years at a place with the best, smartest, mellowest Golden Mutt ever. This dog would look at you and you felt like perhaps they were a person last go round and now their stuck in this dog body lol. The dog would basically telepath it wanted to go out. Living where we did that meant just opening the door and letting her go. When she wanted to come back in, she would bark once. Then she would wait patiently. If no one let here in within five minutes, she’d bark again just once. Amazing dog! Oh, and she loved the Dead and music in general. I Played music with her owner and she loved to come curl up at your feet on stage while the band was playing! Owner was tight with LOS and she would do that sometimes at their gigs too!
    Labs and Golden’s are awesome, but they need room and a lot of exercise. Both are fun and can be great partners and both usually have good personalities. Their usually really good with kids. But dogs, like people, definetly have personalities so it’s usually best if you can spend time or get to know them before you have to choose. My last Dog was a lab/Husky mutt and I immediately liked him out of the rest of the large litter....because the crazy little guy was already slipping away from mama and getting into stuff at four weeks old, lol. You could tell right then and there he was going to be a handful, named him Aiko because he had that vibe..hey now! Here i come, wuff!
    He was a handful when he was young, but eventually became an awesome well behaved companion.

    TIPS: get them fixed ASAP before they know what there missing etc, I didn’t for over a year and it was a big mistake....since he was fully mature by then and had “gotten some”, so it took years for him to calm down that way even after he’d been fixed. Be prepared to spend A LOT of time that first year. If you wait too long it’s much harder to get good results. You’ll thank yourself because there is nothing better than a life with a cool, mellow, behaved happy dog, and nothing worse than a bad untrained dog. Preferable to get your pup after they’ve been wormed.....
    Insurance. Currently don’t have any pets but my understanding is nowadays you really need insurance....
    Chewing: they do like to chew stuff up. I used crochet balls and old 2x4s. He’d instantly chew anything else up (until older) he couldn’t get enough jaw on the crochet balls and the 2x4s it didn’t matter that he’d shred them, at least they’d last a little while and were free so didn’t matter.
    All dogs can be overprotective and act out. Every dog I’ve ever lived with or known for long has done it at least once, Usually it was just a weird situation and often not all the dogs fault, but it can happen.
    Also, poop! You will be dedicating the next 10-15 years to endless poop; worming, cleaning up, walking, sickness etc.
    In other words, it’s a big decision because it’s a big responsibility! Unfortunately that’s why we don’t have a dog anymore; our lifestyle is not organized and scheduled for the proper care of a dog, and Pedro doesn’t pick up poop, so though I miss not having one, it’s because it wouldn’t be fair to the mutt and I just don’t want all that responsibility these days. Sounds like you have a family to help which can make a big difference and it can be great responsibility learning for a young person. A life with a good dog can be one of the greatest experiences in life, but man is it hard when they go. I’ve lost my folks, all my grandparents, most of my aunts and uncles, even a few friends, but I think losing a good dog that you were really tight with and had a good life with can sometimes be harder. I still get pretty upset if I start thinking too much about missing those guys. I’m getting misty just talking about it...

    COPS: I’ve had a few good experiences with reasonable, polite, and respectful ones, but unfortunately I’ve had more terrible experiences. Leddead your Denver buddies being some of the worst!
    Years ago after a Phil and Phreinds show at the Philmore, I had 4 or 5 beers over the course of several hours, but stopped more than 3 hours before leaving. This is a system I’ve used based on science for years. Basicallly, get a little buzz early, then stop so by the time you leave your totally fine (legally and otherwise).
    So I take the back street behind the Philmore to avoid all the lights on Colfax, and then cut back over near DT so I could get to the expressway etc. Well as I’m not familiar or good in the city, and my night vision sucks, I made a right on red at a place I wasn’t supposed to. Cop is sitting there hiding in an alley just waiting for this. So she pulls me over, and of course asks if I’ve been drinking. Since I knew I was legal etc I said I had a few, a few hours ago. I know, that’s what everyone says, but it was true. So next thing you know there’s a half dozen cops most of which are trying to mess with me and get me to do something stupid so they can mess with me. One even stepped on my toe while getting so close to my face he was spitting on me while he screamed at me. I was never so scarred in my life. Luckily, I know how to act around wild animals so I just stayed calm and was overly polite the whole time. So I take the so called sobriety tests that I can’t pass if it’s first thing on Tuesday and I’m more sober than a baby. It’s a proven fact these tests are designed for failure.
    So of course I fail and they arrest me even though I’ve still not taken a breathalyzer which I’ve been asking to do the whole time. Now I’m pretty beat up for my age, and I’ve had reoccurring shoulder problems, and it’s extremely painful for me to ware the jewelry behind my back which is standard practice for officer safety. So I try to very calmly and politely explain this to the Women cop who originally pulled me over as she was the ONLY one of the posse that wasn’t being intimidating, obnoxious, rude, or trying to violate my rights. But as soon as I did, the brutes slammed me up against my truck and hurt me so bad putting the cuffs on I was crying out in pain. Luckily the ride was short as I was in severe agony.
    So we get to the compound and go into an armored door underground garage. So before we go in the officer has to put her weapons etc in a locker in the garage area. So now she starts getting nervous about taking her hands off me while she attends to this protocol (they don’t want you grabbing their weapon after they take the cuffs off inside).
    So since she’s now alone she’s not comfortable etc and has me stand on the other side of this fortress garage and says don’t go anywhere....so I’m like Mam, im over fifty years old, mostly broken, I’m in extreme agony here cuffed behind like this, what am I going to do, some acrobatic Kung fu shit and fly over there and bite you in the neck because I made an illegal right on red? Kinda like Arlo Guthrie LOL, but it helped reassure her and she actually smiled a little.
    So next it’s this whole long convoluted process to book you and get mug shots etc and I’ve still not had the test. Meanwhile there are now new Neanderthals circled around trying to get me to give them any reason at all to mess with me. At some point they tell me I have to sign shit which lawyer friends say never sign anything! So I politely mention this and before I even finish they start telling me I’m now failing to comply and refuse the test (which I never did) and how I just lost my license and all kinds of other screaming and carrying on until they finally shut up enough so I say, look, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to know what your asking me to sign. So he takes the paper and jams it in my face so close it’s touching my face. Another inch and he would of basically hit me. Now I’m even more scarred...finally, after more threats, screaming, insults, intimidation etc, I get to take the test. Now I’m still not worried about DUI cause I know I’m not illegal etc, but I am worried about getting beat. Again this whole time I’ve never raised my voice. I’ve only spoken when asked to, and I’ve used only Sir, Mam, Officer etc and been extremely polite and respectful. So I take the test and of course barely register any alcohol like less then .001, .08 is the legal limit....but this nut doesn’t believe it so recalibrated the machine and made me blow multiple times, including putting his face next to mine and screaming at me that I’m not blowing hard enough (like a drill Sargent) even though I’m literally out of breath and panting etc...
    Finally the original gal that stopped me (who’s been totally proffesional the whole time) says “enough, he’s good, I’m letting him go and taking him back.” We’ll they have to go through the whole convoluted process in reverse to sign all my stuff back out including my tour laminate (was not looking forward to notifying my cousin that the cops now have full access)...so while this is happening, they take one last run at me trying to get me to give them ANY reason to mess me up and lock me up, all because I failed to obey a traffic sign I never saw...
    This is just one story, I have several others where I wasn’t as worried about being beat, but I did have my rights totally violated, so my 2 cents is that I’m scarred shitless anytime I have to deal with cops. It didn’t used to be as bad, my experiences have gotten worse over the years and I’m white, I’ve never done anything bad (I don’t believe minor drug stuff is bad) and I’ve never actually been convicted with anything except speeding, yet in the last ten years or so anytime I’ve been pulled over I’ve immediately become extremely scarred, nervous, anxious and worried for my safety. If these cops are all so good and there’s only a few bad apples, why should generally law abiding citizens be scarred for their life during even a routine traffic stop (last time had a company truck with tail bulbs out)? Another example, car searches: they rarely did them in the old days, now, it’s almost like standard practice...they used to have to follow the constitution....
    Imagine how our brothers and sisters of color feel....
    We have a serious systemic problem with the recruitment, training, and oversight of our law enforcement in our police state of a so called free democracy. Be careful out there folks....like Kerouac said “avoid authority, go through life like a ghost”

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    you made me check on Robb Johnson, I have none, I want. Amazon has a 5 cd set called "A Reasonable History of Impossible Demands". (I'd want it just for that title!) Used, it's an ok price. Anyone familiar with said album?

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    Simon-no I had no idea what was happening on this website yesterday until someone told me in an email. I am obviously following what is happening on the news, but I never came across any references to social networks-or whatever this is-closing for the day. It almost felt as though they were stopping discussion on the subject by their action. So...an act of protest. I would never have known it if I hadn't been told. I'm not sure what "going black" for the day is supposed to achieve.

  • #877
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    Colin - PERFECT!

    Thick, Rich, White!!!

    Still laughing, but will work that bad boy in, somewhere!

  • #878
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    T.I.H.

    Dead-Shoreline amp. mountain view 6/3/76. Max creek-Capital theater 6/3/89. You could almost find as much acid at max creek gigs as the dead in the 80s. Whew, is it safe to come out now?

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    Two that I like, both from Half Man Half Biscuit lyrics:

    “You’re the reason that Paradise Lost”
    “The light at the end of the tunnel is the light of an oncoming train”

    Perhaps a little simplistic but a lyric from Robb Johnson about an earlier Tory government
    “They’re the cream of the nation. Thick, Rich, White”

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    Quote a Day Board!

    I just read somewhere further down someone suggested a quote a day board (sorry forget who), but I thought what a great idea!

    Here's an mean one to start off

    I kept it in a cage, watched it weeping, but I made it stay. - Kate Bush

    :-)

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"To my ears, the best Dead shows are those that not only fit the criteria that make them amongst the best of a year, but that are also completely unique for their era—shows that fit perfectly into their year of performance, but also fall somewhat outside of the norm for that year. Harpur College, Veneta, Cornell, Cape Cod, and Augusta are all shows that are objectively excellent, and if they are not the best from their respective years of performance, they are certainly unique. Miami 6/23/74 falls into that category: not only one of the very best shows from this outstanding year, but also one of the most interesting and unique. It’s certainly worthy of many, many deep listens." - David Lemieux

¡Ándale, ándale! ¡Arriba, arriba! We're back with a hot one from Miami, F-L-A. DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 34 features the complete show from the Jai Alai Fronton, 6/23/74, one with unparalleled sound quality due in equal parts to the Wall Of Sound and the beautiful sonic clarity of Kidd Candelario's tapes. The first set is chock full of dynamite takes on classics like "Ramble On Rose," "Mississippi Half-Step," and "Cumberland Blues." The second set delivers on the JAMS - one leading into a gorgeous "Ship Of Fools," one rare instrumental version of "Dark Star," and a "Spanish Jam," this is Miami after all! The show also offers up a "first" and an "only" - the former, a Seastones set featuring Phil and Ned Lagin and the latter, the sole Grateful Dead performance of Chuck Berry's "Let It Rock."

Limited to 22,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOL.34: JAI ALAI FRONTON, MIAMI, FL 6/23/74 has been mastered from the 7.5 IPS reel-to-reel tapes to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman. ¡Agarrarlo mientras esta calientito! (Get it while it's hot!)

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

Subscribed to Dave's Picks? With this release, you'll also get a bonus disc with selections from Miami 6/22/74. Excellente!

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Submitted by kyleharmon on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 17:47

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Is it too early to ask if anyone scanned the artwork for DaP 34 and bonus disc? Apparently I'm one of the few who received their copy? According to the posts I've read

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Submitted by bluecrow on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 18:23

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my guess (and if anybody has covered this earlier my apologies for redundancy) - with Mail Innovations, which is a tag team with UPS doing the long haul and handing package off to USPS for delivery, there appear to be 2 tracking #s generated, one for each entity. If you have been provided with a USPS tracking #, as I was (and guessing many others here also), UPS has to haul the package to your local USPS hub, hand it over to USPS, and then your USPS tracking # suddenly registers with USPS as a package actually moving, rather than a tracking number that has simply been generated. So its waiting, waiting, waiting with a generated tracking #, and then suddenly it shows up with USPS a day or so before delivery some locale half way close.. Seems imperfect and inherently frustrating."My" DaP 34 was in limbo for 4-5 days, then showed up at the the USPS hub for my area as a moving package in their system, this weekend, and was delivered to local post office today. sadly, i wasn't around, so its still there. tomorrow will be a good day.

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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 18:40

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No, It's not too early to ask, but JeffSmith hasn't received his copy yet. There have been scans shared here though, Kyle. Just hop back a few pages and you should find them...

I hope this helps... :-)

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Submitted by LedDed on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 19:04

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Weir's comment at the beginnng of El Paso, courtesy of Kreutzmann taking off at breakneck pace is telling. Billy didn't really care for the cowboy songs and likely wanted it over, and is also antsy on the follower, To Lay Me Down.

Wonder why? Miami, 1974. Feels like a Johnny Depp movie.

Outstanding concert, though the sound is SO clear, crystalline and crisp, there's a certain amount of thick air missing (sorry, Bob).

I think to have been present and felt the air move would have enhanced this listen. That is not a complaint, only an observation. This setlist is supreme, the only dogs being Seastones and China Doll. China Doll is a casualty; it feels like a Lennon/McCartney song where Lennon rocked the verse and McCartney tanked the chorus.

Oh well. #16756 finally has a home in Denver. I actually listened to the bonus disc first; also brilliant, sans the lack of thick air.

\m/

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Submitted by SNACK'75 on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 19:07

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Thanks to all involved on this release, it’s a gem! Absolutely delightful throughout. It may not be the COVID-19 cure but it sure makes us feel a lot better!
Hope everyone waiting gets theirs soon!
Keep ‘em coming, Dave, more, more, more!!!

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Submitted by alvarhanso on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 19:36

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And the tracking says "Pre-Shipment" on my subscription, and I grabbed an a la carte because I've always loved this show and am gonna give it to somebody who needs to hear it, and that one says "USPS Currently Awaiting Package". This does represent progress of a sort, perhaps, from the "Status Not Available" of a couple days ago, but it was the Bonus Disc one that I got screwed on last year. That was my first really bad experience with dead.net/Rhino as I got replacements for the ones lost in the warehouse move a couple weeks before DaP 32 came right at November 1. Hoping that a package awaits me at the mailbox tomorrow, and not more frustration.

Not that I lack for music, having just gotten the ABB Deluxe Edition of the 2/11, 13, 14/70 partial tapes Owsley made, along with the Doc and Merle box set Never the Same Way Once, also recorded by the alchemist, as well as Real Gone DP 36 and Road Trips 3.3 5/15/70. The wife was pleasantly surprised with how good they sounded on the acoustic portion, and was digging Good Lovin' as we took a little road adventure this past weekend.

Hope everybody gets their DaP's soon and in pristine condition, and stay safe, and crank up the music!

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 19:51

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....well, it was only fractured and just a little nervous from the fall, to be fair.
Curious about why it feels like a Depp movie though. Bolo. Is that you?

I have two different orders for Dave’s Picks 34 in which the status showed “USPS Currently Awaiting Package”. Tonight, one of those orders now says “Pre Shipment”. To me, both of these mean the same thing, a tracking number has been generated but the package has not left the warehouse. The other weird thing, this is the first time I’ve had a DAP shipment start and finish with USPS. Anybody else with this problem live in Maryland? I’m hoping for one of those “suddenly on my doorstep miracles”.

....cue the slogan for 2020.
But seriously. I've had DAP's handed off from UPS to USPS. I've had DAP's delivered solely by either. Had one delivered by marye on a bike.
Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 20:16

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What's with the avatar? It reminds me of a knitted illustration on some pot holders at my grandma's house. Just saying.

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Submitted by Charlie3 on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 20:25

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Looks like the current VGuy avatar is a cover from one of the Spring '90 TOO shows. But as fast as VGuy has been cycling through avatars lately I fully expect it may be something different before I finish this post;)

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 20:33

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....one of the Spring TOO shows. Its tomorrow's pick of the day, with commentary, which can be found here
https://www.dead.net/forum/pick-day-discussion.
Courtesy of deadvikes. Ever since bolo started this project, im trying to reflect said pick with my avatar. Consider it a friendly public service announcement.
Carlos's grandma has good taste.

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Submitted by seabird17 on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 20:37

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get a day job boys and girls

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Submitted by carlo13 on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 21:02

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Ha! That's funny. I think that's a good idea. Pot holders with a SYF logo on the dead.net product page.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 21:44

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I think I will jump in the fire for tomorrow's pick of the day. It's a good one for 1990. Althea has always been a favorite of mine.

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Submitted by Charlie3 on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 23:23

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Get a day job boys and girls? What's next, you're gonna tell me to grow up and act my age?

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 00:42

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Like LedDed, I also went with the bonus disc first. I've had a ton of interruptions since its arrival this afternoon, and I refuse to give THIS SHOW a half listen. So I've listened to the half-hour Playing in the Band 3 times now. It's one of the best I've ever heard. I'm finally getting on to China Cat.

LedDed, what's this thick air thing you mentioned?

So far, aside from listening to the 3 Playing in the Bands and now enjoying the outstanding mix of China Cat Sunflower, I'm back to wondering if they can re-engineer all of the Dick's Picks '74 tapes to make them sound this good, especially DP 7 & 31.

Also Led Ded - whoah wait, timeout- Rider just had a fucking moment and a half.....holy shit, I just keep thinking Doc hearad this shit in the same room by the young peaking Dead.

Anyway Led Ded , I started writing about order huge Zeppelin ahead I wasn't High School. I don't remember if I clicked the save button or nodded off and never posted it. Anyway, at the time The Song Remains the Same was all that was available for live Zeppelin, and I thought they sounded like shit. Then I saw them at Live Aid and thought they sounded like shit. I also saw them as Page / Plant a couple of times and they sounded great but that was not a true Zeppelin incarnation. Then I bought How the West Was Won and thought, hmmm that's better - who'da thunk it. Now I see there is so much good YouTube content of them live from '75 to '79 it's incredible. And I had read the Hammer of the Gods in high school, Anna touched upon their dabbling supposedly into Satan worship, and I did listen to Stairway to Heaven backwards on my turntable with my high achool buddy, right at "there's still time to change the road you're on" and the backward masked words are definitely there. Then I saw the 2007 O2 Arena concert at Best Buy when it first came out and bought it without a second thought.
I was surprised that this setlist selection, so good it was. And then I put the fucker on in my car on the way home and thought holyshit, I couldn't believe how good it sounded. Plant would do a tour with Page in the 90s but not see a Zeppelin reunion through? I believe Jimmy Page will outlive us all and once all of the witnesses are dead begin aging backwards. He doesn't really look any older except for the white hair, which looks pretty cool on him. Then I saw a documentary with Jimmy and Lori Maddox and thought, well at least he was enjoying the ride.

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Submitted by Relayer67 on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 04:15

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I received no shipping notice, was checking my email in bow and spam folder for the past week and nothing. Much to my chagrin # 12557 arrived in Northwest Ohio. Hope this puts some who are still awaiting at ease. It's on next, right now it's a bit of 5/6/80 on Today In Grateful Dead history...

@KeithFan2112 About the only thing Jeff Norman could add to DiP 7 and 31 is Plangent Processing, which I believe he first used with the multitracks for the Cow Palace release in 2007, three years after DiP 31 came out Note that because DiP 7 and 31 are, like all in the series, only 2-track recordings, there is only so much he or anyone else can do (and nothing he can do in connection with the mix, which is set in stone). EQ, compression, Plangent Processing, various overall things like that, but as I indicated, all of that except for the Plangent Processing was presumably done with the original release. I doubt they'll go back to any pre-2007 2-track release just to add the Plangent.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 05:02

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Get off my lawn, hippie.

Edit: Shouldn't you be in school, get a haircut.

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Submitted by Mr. Ones on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 06:04

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While recording/mixing the Anthem Of The Sun L.P., Bob Weir was trying to tell producer Dave Hassinger what he wanted to hear in the mix. “Right here, I want the sound of Thick Air”.
This comment seemingly was the last (Jack) straw for Hassinger,, who promptly quit the project. Weir later stated that at the time, he couldn’t accurately describe what he wanted, but many years later, described it as “a mix of white noise & compression“. Go figure.

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Submitted by bob t on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 07:05

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You also thanks for letting me know...

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Submitted by L. Mo. on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 07:37

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Anyone else notice that they printed a picture of Bobby in reverse, so that he appears to be left-handed? Sloppy.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 07:42

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....here's hoping he can play the slide better left-handed then.

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Submitted by stoltzfus on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 07:48

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I highly highly highly recommend you go to the archive and listen to 5/6/70 today. One of my first tapes back in 82.

Oh how I wish it could be officializedly released.

The weather was apparently "too fucking cold", but wowzer. The music is HOT.

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Submitted by phil_head on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 07:57

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My copy has supposedly been in north Houston, about 2 hours from me, since Sunday. There’s been no updates on tracking, but I have been eagerly checking the mail box since then with no luck. I really hope it shows up today because I’m ready to dive into this thing..

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Submitted by unkle sam on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 08:33

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stuck, lost, misplaced, missing, at post office, pending, what ever you want to call it, it still ain't here. Tracking says it's at the post office since 5/1, I guess it is so good, the mailmen have confiscated it and are listening to it before they rewrap and send to me? I don't know but I sure hope it gets here soon.
On a separate note, the t shirt is completely sold out, all sizes.

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Submitted by Colin Gould on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 09:23

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Another musical innovator gone. The sound of Kraftwerk is the sound of the modern world

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Submitted by Charlie3 on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 09:54

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This showed up for me on Monday along with DP 32 and Garcialive 13, banner day at the mailbox, but I haven't had a chance to listen before today. Currently on Let It Rock on disc 1 and so far so good. This is an excellent recording, kudos to Kidd Candelario. Everything is really balanced and the vocals are right where they should be, not sounding a little faded like some other '74 wall of sound recordings. And yeah, as others have noted, this is a really fine Cumberland ...

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Submitted by Slow Dog Noodle on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 09:57

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LOL V-guy

Or maybe all these years Bobby has had the slide on his right hand.

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Submitted by stoltzfus on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 10:04

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I, out of the blue, decide to post a greeting auf Deutsch (in German). (Guten Abend, Herr grateful gerd!)

then I find out from Colin that Deutscher Florian Schneider has passed.

SHEESH.

Trans Europe Express and Computer World will be played sometime today.

Europe...endless (oder, entlos)

AUTOBAHN "die Sonne scheint, mit Glitzerstrahl"

:__(

Here's a raise of the glass to you, Florian.

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Submitted by Charlie3 on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 10:08

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To Lay Me Down is sounding fucking amazing.

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Submitted by Deadheadbrewer on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 10:19

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The monkey's got the locomotive under control! It's that coked-up Casey that will likely cause the train to jump the tracks. :) (just don't be there when it rolls over . . . )

VGuy, you're killing it with the humor today!

DaP 34 (oh, the SOUND!) arrived Friday, the Rolling Stones Mono Box (oh, the SOUND!) arrived Monday, and GarciaLive 13 (with t-shirt (AND a Let It Rock)) arrived yesterday. A Steal Your Feathers hoodie supposedly shipped from Generation T Monday, and my Dancing Bears face mask should be on its way. Good week at my mailbox.

Be well, all!

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Submitted by Thin on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 11:02

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Just got mine, and read Dave's notes about a person who knew someone who has since passed on, and contributed their photos. Then in the credits the photos are attributed to ForensicDoc! Our buddy! I have been scarce here and may have missed this being discussed.... I know Doc had some health issues a few years back.... is he OK? Not sure if Doc contributed a friend's photos, or if someone contributed Doc's photos. Hope he's OK! Please someone fill me in, either publicly or with a direct message if you know anything.

And yay for the Workingman's Dead re-release and the attached 2/21/71 2-disc Bonus material. Ordering mine RIGHT NOW! Woohoo!

I hope Doc's OK. He was always a passionate advocate for 1971 on these boards, and even started a complete 1971 show-by-show analysis - shared with me the transcript of what he had so far at the time, and it was a great read.

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Submitted by Shadeyguy on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 11:26

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Hello fellow heads! Hope everyone is doing well. Just started listening and as others have said, sound is phenomenal!! Only up to half-step, but yeah, good stuff. So I noticed from the photos(thanks doc and docs friend) jerry is playing the wolf. Anyone know when he started playing this? I know it was damaged and not back till englishtown? As someone who works at the post office I can tell y'all if it's there it gets delivered. It doesn't sit around. Dont know why,but that tracking is definitely fubar. Mine said delivered last friday but didnt get it till monday. Wish I could be more help about it,but that's all I got. Workingman's looks great with bonus show!

Sorry to read of his passing. I agree that Kraftwerk were true musical innovators. I was lucky enough to see them in 1975, just after they had a hit single with Autobahn. They were truly unlike any other band I had ever seen, both in terms of sound and presentation. The future started there. Just played Radio Activity - great album.

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Submitted by Thin on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 12:11

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Thanks for the heads up icecrmkonkid - I'm kind of in a wind tunnel with work these days, crazy busy - Haven't been lurking too much (I think that's natural after 7 years of activity in these boards - it get's kinda redundant, and lord knows I contributed my fair share and folks know where I stand on... well, everything! - LOL).

Doc, SO glad you're well! My heart sank when I read that comment from Dave and then saw you referenced.... Rumors of your demise have been greatly exaggerated....

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Submitted by carlo13 on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 12:36

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Strange. My dap has been at p.o. since may 1st with no movement too. I think new england has a stalled mail service since lots of people here are saying may 1st. Did you get yours yet sixtus? By the way I'm running with scissors.

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Submitted by Sixtus_ on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 13:34

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...Running with Scissors = Dangerous yet Tempting

I have not received any updates - and, I am in the same boat - stuck in Shrewsbury at the Post Office apparently, since the common date of May 1st. I did, however, actually receive an email reply from the USPS last evening at 840 PM noting: "Your inquiry has been forwarded to the appropriate management team for research and response. You can expect initial contact within one-business day." That 'one-business day' is fast approaching it's end and I'm not overly optimistic.

Good thing I have this giant Lego Pirate-shipwreck to build and keep me occupied wile listening to GD on Sirius - now that my work day has wrapped. Wait, who am I kidding. I've been sayin' Arrrrggh! for the past several hours....

Sixtus

As I recall the relationship, Hassinger's troubled work during Anthem of the Sun included a long, unproductive session in New York involving Constanten's prepared grand piano. There was lots of downtime, and Hassinger sat in the control room, pissed off at the band and perhaps dosed. And he'd forgotten the room's monitors were cranked. Upon which somebody with no warning suddenly dropped a spinning top toy onto the piano's soundboard inside, creating a huge, otherworldly noise, and causing Hassinger to leap from his chair in terror. The end of this remarkable musique concrete passage, I didn't notice until years later when I graduated from vinyl to cd, included multiple members of the band lightly tapping their fingertips on the piano strings during the fade into The Other One. Until then, this delighful passage always had been drowned out by the record's surface noise. The album also includes perhaps and probably the only recorded holy grail of trios -- harpsichord, celeste, glockenspiel -- and this coming from a primitive hard rock band just starting its recording career. Wow and phew.

To me, Anthem remains a favorite production achievement of all time. Half a century later I'm still discovering new delights hidden within. And I hated it for the first few years because my college roommate back in 1969 played it all the time. Now, I can't thank him enough. Mixed for the hallucinations they said. Right-o.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 13:56

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Wait for the Workingman's Dead Hatchet. Besides.. running with scissors is so 1990's. Now running down the road with a Workingman's Dead hatchet in each hand.. now that will get peoples attention. Put a little fake blood drooling out of the corner of your mouth for good measure.. but don't overdo it. Just a little dribble will get the point across.

What were they thinking.. making us all buy hatchets. They will be here just as we awaken from our shelter in place marathon.. oh.. it's going to be a good summer, I can tell. Better pony up a couple grand to get a decent lawyer on retainer just in case. Hatchets and scissors. Rock, paper, scissors, hatchet anyone?

edit: Couldn't agree more about Anthem.. far and away my favorite GD album. I think it's a masterpiece. I had never heard that story of Hassinger before.. probably dosed? Put's a whole new light on the subject. Thanks for sharing.

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