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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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  • #1111
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    Marleyman in Canada...

    I still haven't received mine. According to UPS tracking, it was handed off to Canada Post on May 10th. I contacted UPS to see if they had new tracking info for Canada Post, but they didn't - told me to contact the shipper. So it looks like things are just moving slowly (I'm guessing in part because of border restrictions).

    I keep lurking here to see what people are saying about non-USA deliveries. No need to panic, yet.

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    I imagine, Garcia probably felt without Pig Pen doing Alligator or Easy Wind for that matter, that those tunes just wouldn't make it. Those were Pig Pen tunes all the way, and he was the guy that really made them work.

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    Canada Delivery?

    Has anyone here received this in Canada yet? I got an email a month ago saying it had shipped. It usually takes 2 weeks but because of COVID-19 I have been extra patient. I have heard some things about USPS and Canada Post being super slow.

    I just want to make sure I didn't have an issue receiving this before I contact asking where my package is. Thanks for any information!

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    Jerry should have had more faith! They could have done it and it would have been really great! I can hear the 1985 GD playing it in my mind's ear. They had the right sound to do it I think. Just imagine Alligator>Cryptical>Other One at the Greek in June! What could have been! :-)

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    Pensive Memorial Day, all . . .

    Garrison, it looks like Jim has your back, but I can always help with many of the Live Phish. PM me . . .

    A few years back I took out my original-run Live Phish and sure enough, the discs had melted away. But it was not disc rot; the plastic photo-album-style CD pocket holders had some chemical in them that ate the disc material. I tried Phish and the manufacturer to no avail. No one would help, even though it's well-documented online that the first year of Live Phish had the problem. Phish quit putting the series in those sleeves after a year or so. All I asked for was some FLAC files (no dice), since it's likely that they have no more physical product of those CDs, but I ended up finding Phish fans who allowed me to rip copies of their Live Phish discs that they had purchased after the switch. One phan phound out that his discs had melted away when he went to pull his out to loan me. Doh.

    I've not seen evidence of disc rot after 30+ years and 3000+ CDs, but who knows?

    Ryan, I'll definitely check out that Lee Morgan documentary, thanks! I'll watch it with my trumpeter son.

    Just received a remastered Hunky Dory in the mail Saturday to replace my 1999 mastering, which replaced the 1989 mastering, so I will admit that I chase remasterings all the time. The CDs from 1987-1994 or so were rushed out, and the music companies usually did not take time to find the masters for the CD pressings. And few realized at the time that the CD was not just a smaller version of an LP or a round cassette; the companies prepared the first CDs as if the discs had no differences than previous media in terms of pros/cons.

    Then after a decade of discs, some companies re-did the releases with the best tapes and an idea of what the CD was capable of. But during that time (let's say 1996-2004) there were also folks trying to overly-compress the music (the "Loudness Wars"), so some of those first remasterings had better sound before the compression, but lousy sound on the CDs. (and some of the packaging of the remasters was not great)

    So this past decade or so has seen people going back to the original tapes and to the good, 2000-era remastered tapes, but using the latest technology, leaving some breathing room on the discs, and also spiffing up the packaging, which to me creates a raft of second- and third-time around releases which really hit the spot. To my ears, the 1999 Bowie remasters are easily bettered by the more recent remasterings, but your mileage may vary. And as I mentioned a few days back, the newest stereo Beatles remasters really are ear-opening. (the Mono box, it goes without saying, is pure delight)

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    *RE/ 1985 performances

    ...Speaking about 1985 Grateful Dead, How about
    Dick's Picks Volume 21! A grateful live album in the Dick's Picks series, it contains the complete concert that was recorded on November 1, 1985, at Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. It also includes several bonus tracks recorded on September 2, 1980, at the Community War Memorial in Rochester, New York. Also, for collectors, the Pluss with Dick's Picks Volume 21 is that it features rare live recordings of "Spoonful", "Gimme Some Lovin'", "She Belongs to Me", "Gloria" and "Keep Your Day Job".
    Each volume of Dick's Picks has its own "caveat emptor" label, advising the listener of the sound quality of the recording. The one for Volume 21 reads:

    "DP 21 was mastered from the original digital tapes, our earliest foray into the digital domain to date. The master tapes are Beta PCM cassettes, with stereo digital audio recorded on the video track. We've aimed to make this release sound as good as possible, and we feel we've succeeded. Hopefully you will agree. Enjoy."
    Complete Setlist :
    *Disc one
    **First set:
    "Dancing in the Streets" (Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson) – 6:52 >
    "Cold Rain And Snow" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 7:32
    "Little Red Rooster" (Willie Dixon) – 8:22
    "Stagger Lee" (Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia) – 5:55
    "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:04 >
    "Big River" (Cash) – 6:19
    "Brown-Eyed Woman" (R. Hunter, Garcia) – 4:55
    "Jack Straw" (R. Hunter, Bob Weir) – 5:24 >
    "Don't Ease Me In" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 3:14
    *Disc two-
    **Second set:
    "Samson and Delilah" (trad., arr. Weir) – 7:33
    "High Time" (R. Hunter, Garcia) – 8:34 >
    "He's Gone" (R. Hunter, Garcia) – 11:07 >
    "Spoonful" (Dixon) – 4:54 >
    "Comes a Time" (R. Hunter, Garcia) – 8:26 >
    "Lost Sailor" (John Barlow, Weir) – 7:27 >
    "Drums" (Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann) – 9:06 >
    *Disc three-
    **Second set continues:
    "Space" (Garcia, Phil Lesh, Weir) – 11:26 >
    "Saint of Circumstance" (Barlow, Weir) – 6:52 >
    "Gimme Some Lovin'" (Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood, Steve Winwood) – 4:27 >
    "She Belongs to Me" (Bob Dylan) – 7:54 >
    "Gloria" (Van Morrison) – 6:51
    ***Encore:"Keep Your Day Job" (R. Hunter, Garcia) – 4:14
    Bonus tracks recorded September 2, 1980:

    "Space" (Garcia, Lesh, weir) – 8:33 >
    "Iko Iko" (James "Sugar Boy" Crawford) – 7:47 >
    "Morning Dew" (Dobson, Rose) – 11:04 >
    "Sugar Magnolia" (R. Hunter, Weir) – 9:14
    ***Dan Healy – recording
    ... I remember when I first heard the release , I became very interested in the Dead’s playing in 1985, in my opinion, it’s almost to me , a feeling of a rebirth in the dead’s quality playing; Primo! In its own sort of way in the dicks picks series. This was actually one of my least playing releases but it started to grow on me. It brought back a lot of fond & beautiful memories of my touring years with the dead & the whole community that followed the dead from show to show as well I was grateful enough to meet many beautiful people in the 80’s & 90’s touring community!
    Man, now looking back on 1985, I think it’s about time we get another 1985 performance that is Norman treated! Any other fans of 1985 Dead?
    Hope everyone is well and enjoying your weekend holiday safely & gratefully everyone, peace be with you all! 🙏❤️💀🌹
    . To find HQ releases of this era of the Grateful Dead 1983-1986 have been very hard to find. There aren't a lot of HQ copies of show in the GD Vault from this ERA. I love this era with Brent on Key's. There is so much released from the 70's but very few from this era. The quality is excellent and the energy between the crowd and the band is epic!.Would love to see more release from this era hoping Dave can find some HQ Recordings of this era!!

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    Bringing back Alligator in 1985 would have been very cool. They brought back Big Boy Pete once. I read an interview were Blair Jackson asked Garcia if they could bring back Alligator and he basically said I don't believe we could ever do that one again.

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    It's one I think Jerry's 'froggy' voice and Brent's 85 keyboard tone could have done. Boy, that would have been fun. More fun than a Cosmic Charlie breakout? I don't know. But, in '85 there was potential. They were varying the set lists the most they'd done since '76! :-)

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    I hear ya man.. sent you a PM.

    Wilfred.. I love it! Why didn't they think of that? ..but who would sing it, they need a ghost of pig or a special guest.

    Still.. What a great idea.

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    Just saw your post on I Can See For Miles. I heard / saw the overdubbed bass version 1 time on TV and have not been able to find it anywhere since. Is it on anyting? It's more obscure than the vinyl cut of Magic Bus on Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy, which has a real ending and not a fade-out (as well as some other nuances). That's the one I grew up with on vinyl, and then they replaced it on the CD version with the fade-out version. Bothersome.

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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 Oroborous on Fri, 07/03/2020 - 10:49

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Not sure if the negative rebuttals regarding the Boss are directed at me? But I feel I need to reply.
First, I said more positive things about him than negative. I emphatically stated he’s a great songwriter, entertainer/performer, storyteller, and that my understanding was that Born in the USA was a anti jingo song.
I also, like others, mentioned that his awesome talent is not so much as a musician, (meaning comparatively to say JG), but with these above mentioned awesome skills.
What I did say was that I’m just not a big fan, especially of the band, and more specifically I’ve never liked their sound. Jerry once said he couldn’t get into the Doors because they sounded too brittle to HIM....does that mean he’s just using a pejorative generalization? NO, it just means he didn’t like the way they sounded so couldn’t really get past that!
Same here folks! In fact if anyone is making generalizations it was not me. Some Rubes said some unsubstantiated down and dirty things about Bruce, but I actually tried to explain WHY I don’t like their sound, and thus have never been able to move past that, and therefore,.....here’s the funny part, the point I was ironically, really trying to express was how much his on Broadway solo performance on Netflix blew me away and changed my perspective!
So to assume I’ve never listened (I’ve listened to Bruce for over forty years wether I wanted to or not on the radio or elsewhere, including living with the misses for 23 years as she’s a huge fan!), so to make such an assumption : that I’ve not listened and thus don’t know what I’m talking about, just because I have a difference of opinion, is actually doing exactly what your accusing me of!
Also, I don’t think I was shitting on anything, and if I was, I apologize. I admit I could of been a tad less harsh, but if you know me that was some-what exaggerated for humorous affect, and yes, to hopefully elicit more discourse?
So I’m totally bummed that my personal colorful critique of a 80s pop band caused such a reaction. And yes, I understand most of his best work was before then, and he continued to do so well after the 80s, but to me, sorry, when somebody mentions Bruce, that’s my first thought, that Born in the USA thin pop sound, with no improvisation or any of the things I find important in music. And so yes, as people often do so as to hopefully make a point without having to ramble on like this and micro explain, I used a general phrase, wedding band, to make a point, but I can certainly continue to pontificate why I don’t like their sound etc if you like, but hopefully I’ve made my point. Simply, my personal opinion of WHY I don’t like them, so what?
Because as most here know, opinions are like A-holes, everyone’s got one, but some of ours work too much...
Again, I apologize for the way I expressed my opinion, but not that I expressed one. I mean come on, that’s a lot of what we do here, we express our thoughts, and hope we get positive feedback, or respectful discourse, which to me can be just as fun, bantering differing ideas about, than everybody always agreeing about everything....
So Mr Ones et el, I totally agree with everything you said up until you personally insulted me!
Buts it’s ok, it’s all good, I can take criticism. I’ve been taking it my whole life. It’s part of being a fuck up LOL
So peace be with you as LMG would say, and again, please except my apologies if I’ve offended anyone!

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Fri, 07/03/2020 - 11:15

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WORKINGMAN'S DEAD (50TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION)

...*** FOR THE COMMITTED
AND THE CURIOUS
Gather round every Thursday as we tell the tales of Grateful Dead days of yore! The Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast, the first official podcast of the Grateful Dead, is devoted to exploring the music and mythology behind one of the most enduring, progressive, and influential bands in the history of recorded music. Here, we invite you to delve into the band’s enormous mythology in digestible chunks. Think you know it all? We'll probe corners of the band’s history you never knew existed. No topic will be off limits.
Hosts Rich Mahan and Jesse Jarnow will take the lead, picking up special guests from the Dead universe along the way. Upcoming episodes will feature interviews with Dennis McNally, David Lemieux, David Nelson, Bill “Grateful Red” Walton and Trixie Garcia, amongst many others.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of WORKINGMAN'S DEAD, we're kicking things off with an eight-episode arch that examines each song on the album individually.
May the long strange trip continue across the pod! 🙏❤️💀🌹

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Submitted by Angry Jack Straw on Fri, 07/03/2020 - 12:16

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I honestly don’t think anyone was out of line expressing their opinions. No need whatsoever for anyone to apologize.

For what it’s worth, I was never a fan. To steal a line I heard years ago; Springsteen is like my sex life. Lots of effort, but not much talent.

It’s the Fourth of July , so everyone should just relax and have a beer. No such luck for me. I agreed to join my underage daughter in a three month sabbatical from drinking and dessert. Poor timing for me, especially considering that our air-conditioning went out today.

Thanks for the Festival Express link. What a neat movie. My favorite part was when the camera panned the crowd and there was Garcia right up front watching another band perform. The other cool thing about the movie is the intensity on the band members’ faces. They were really into what they were doing.

Glug, glug.

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Submitted by Mr. Ones on Fri, 07/03/2020 - 13:45

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As AJS stated, there’s no need for an apology. It is literally impossible to hurt my feelings, especially in writing. I love disagreement, and I’m not afraid of opinions opposite of my own.
I’ve re-read my post more than once, and I cannot see a “personal insult” to you or anyone else. One of the many points I was trying to convey was that there’s nothing wrong with disliking ANY artist, as was stated earlier, music and love of It is ENTIRELY subjective. I just don’t think we need to use adjectives that are detrimental. I can disagree with you about an artist, but that doesn’t make either one of us right or wrong. As Dan Fogelberg once said, “if even one person likes an artist, that legitimizes that artist“. I really did not want to stir the pot.
So please, don’t apologize to me. Unless you steal something from me, it’s not necessary.
And besides Oro, I enjoy 98% of your posts. Keep ‘em coming. Arguments are ok, respectful arguments are better. And besides, you don’t want to make me list another 30 or 100 artists I like!!

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Submitted by unkle sam on Fri, 07/03/2020 - 14:19

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"Did the Grateful Dead inadvertently kill Jerry? That's a good question and one that has been asked many times and discussed alot over the last 25 years. Wow, 25 years since Jerrbear left us. In my opinion, Jerry loved to party and play and be in the moment, the Grateful Dead fed that jones right up to the end. He loved us all so much, he played until he couldn't play anymore, and still kept trying. Did the Dead help in his demise? perhaps, but it was also all of it, the life, the drugs, the parties, the pressure....it's hard to say except that I still miss him dearly. Love you Jer
I sometimes wonder to myself what the world would be like if Jerry was still alive, I believe he had a calming effect on the universe and when he left us, a lot of that kind, calm went with him.

Thanks Daverock for the CD's, Tangerine Dream weekend coming up.

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Submitted by LedDed on Fri, 07/03/2020 - 17:03

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That energy that Jerry manifested at his highest resonance is still beaming down, and there are plenty of others who are attuned to it. The Dalai Lama, maybe. Try and get on that higher plane. Garcia was an exceptionally strong receiver, with a background full of intense psychedelic experiences. He was completely open. That can be a difficult existence and it's probably why he dove so headlong into narcotics.

The band talked about getting off the road more so Jerry could heal. But really, that book was already written and it was always going to end the way it did. The important thing is we still have the music. I'm comfortable saying Jerry Garcia gave his life to, and for, the music.

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Submitted by nitecat on Fri, 07/03/2020 - 18:07

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You folks are probably aware of this. Honoring the fifth anniversary, Fans is webcasting all three Chicago Fare Thee Well performances this Sunday morning starting at 9 am ET.

https://fans.com/livestream/20200705-fare-thee-well/?utm_source=2020070…

Not sure if it's still happening, but dead.net put some of the FTW media on sale 40% off. I waited five years eying the box set and pounced!

Stay well , all and happy fourth celebration of our democracy.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Fri, 07/03/2020 - 18:26

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The 2nd set 'the other one' has a perfectly placed scream at 2:10. Is this donna or a fan. It's pretty awesome. It must be donna.

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Submitted by CaseyJanes on Fri, 07/03/2020 - 21:00

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Maybe one of my relatives...I can’t be held responsible.

Today...been hittin up that St Paul show from 7/3/78

Oro...have you checked your PM?

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Submitted by billy the kid on Sat, 07/04/2020 - 04:20

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Well, my list is now down to the top 5. In no particular order, Dire Wolf, Uncle John's Band, Cumberland Blues, Easy Wind and Ripple Next week we will annouce the final top two. Stay tuned, as the anticipation mounts.

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Submitted by That Mike on Sat, 07/04/2020 - 12:04

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Happy 4th to the great Dead fan base here from your friends North of the 49th. Whatever the other 193 nations fling your way, we know there is no better and loyal compadre than the USA. FIrst to lend a hand up, not a push down, so wave that flag, so much to be proud of! Like the Dead, maybe the odd wrong note or off show, but overall, in a class by itself! Cheers!

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Submitted by SkullTrip on Sat, 07/04/2020 - 15:28

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Holding to my defiant tradition of not playing shows on their anniversary dates, today's random pic was 5/18/72. Just exactly perfect on this sunny Southern California afternoon.

Stay safe, gang.

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Submitted by stoltzfus on Sun, 07/05/2020 - 09:54

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a merman I should turn to be

Excellent track

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Submitted by RV3 on Mon, 07/06/2020 - 07:09

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This is the presale week, correct?
Who has some info? ….hoping for 7/13/84 PLEAS

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Mon, 07/06/2020 - 09:41

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....was browsing Netflix yesterday when i saw that they have Airplane!. It had been a while since i've seen it so i fired it up. Wife walks in and asks, "What's this your watching?" "Airplane!', i said. "What?" was her response. Blown away. My wife had never seen Airplane!. Well, i was up to the task and took care of that scary situation. My wife's sense of humor is odd to say the least, and i think many of the jokes went over her head, but she enjoyed it.
"Looks like i picked wrong week to stop sniffing glue."

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Submitted by carlo13 on Mon, 07/06/2020 - 12:06

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My dads first name.

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Submitted by billy the kid on Mon, 07/06/2020 - 13:07

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Charlie Daniels opened for the Grateful Dead on 4/22/79, at Spartan Stadium. He also played on Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline album.

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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Mon, 07/06/2020 - 13:33

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How much do you want to bet Dave messes with our expectations and chooses 7/14 or 7/15? :-) LOL

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Submitted by andoverdeadhead on Mon, 07/06/2020 - 14:41

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Last year Dave’s #31 was announced on the 2nd Tuesday of July...7/16/19. So could we see the rollout for DaP 35 a week from tomorrow? Tomorrow never knows, as the song goes

Hoping to get mine too.. I've listened to the 2/21/71 Capitol show a couple times, but not in it's Full-Norman, Plangentized glory.

A quick sidebar, did a family camping trip at an isolated place in the mountains near home and felt a little pleasure using my WMD's hatchet cutting hickory just to fire the still (and feed the campfire). I needed one anyway, why not a high-end Swedish made mini-axe. A little pricey but not much (if any) more expensive than buying one of their standard, non WMD versions.. They seem to be quite well made. Yes, I know.. a little tacky my brother noticed and it cracked him up, to me it was worth it just for that. Something else to be made fun of during the holidays.

We should celebrate Working Mans Dead, a great album and the beginning of one of the greatest periods of Grateful Dead music. Consider me one of those that considers Dicks Picks 8 one of the greatest releases and among the best shows ever performed. 1970 was a peak year and I personally love the songwriting from that period. Classic Americana Grateful Dead.

Rant over, back to your regularly scheduled Day Job encore.

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 10:35

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*Listen back to Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead’s mammoth 74 track rehearsal session, 1987!
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bob-dylan-the-grateful-dead-rehearsal-sess…

https://archive.org/details/gd1987-06-01.sbd-rehearsals.fraser.97489.sh…

...I mentioned this when the ‘Giants’ Boxset was
first released. This is PRIMO! I Love it my brothers and sisters, PRIMO! ;) keep on truck’n & remember to Smile Smile Smile everyone because you love the Grateful Dead & the Grateful Dead Loves You!!! 🙏❤️💀🌹

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Submitted by Slow Dog Noodle on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 15:29

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Like a lot of you i've been filling in some gaps in my library by picking up the re-released road trips from Real Gone Music. Oakland 1979 just landed so im taking it for a spin now. This one sounds great and is a nice companion to the recent Dave's from Uptown in Chicago a few weeks before. I have to say that the Road Trips sound quality is much better than the Uptown show and there seems to be more energy to this performance than Uptown.

Set 1 starts off with a 16 minute Sugaree. Set 1 is only 7 songs but there's some good playing. Second set starts off with a nice Alabama -> Greatest Story and im listening to a nice Terrapin -> Playing right now. Im glad i picked this one up.

Right on man.. it sounds great, it's one of the few Betty Boards from '79. That and Dicks Picks Picks 5, 12/26/79 are must haves and make great companions. When DiP 5 came out, on my first listen.. I was totally floored. 12/28 to my ears is not quite as good, but at a certain point we are splitting hairs. If it speaks to you, it's good.

Glad you got it or how does the saying go, so glad you made it....

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Submitted by tysonsupina on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 17:26

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Charlie Daniels was a chauvinist and racist. I know I won't miss him. Good riddance!! He was nothing like Jerry.

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Submitted by nappyrags on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 18:24

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Picked up a used Dick's Pick No 8 today for $20 at my fave used bookshop in town today...also filled some gaps in my classical collection...I'm a cello buff so I got some goodies for $5 a pop....didn't have to spend any $$$ either... a friend who had lived here in the park for nearly 37 years moved to Prescott and left us a ton of books...we went through them, kept a bunch and took the rest to the bookstore where I got a couple of hundred bucks in trade credit...whee!!!!...and it's a celebration day as my Oncologist gave me the good to go (ten years cancer free now) so I think I'll order Dickus Pickus 33...now that was a great weekend even if we did nearly die on the way home going down Highway 99 ...ahhh youth and stupidity go hand in hand....

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Submitted by JimInMD on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 18:25

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Great News. And the DiP 8 score is great too.. perhaps the best of the best???

Billy & Jim...this one was a little nerve wracking to say the least...three weeks ago I got my annual C-Scan and was told there was something showing in one of the areas (aortic lymph nodes) that had been a problem in my original diagnosis...so I've been kinda going around the house hoping and hoping...today I had a pet scan done which showed no sign of any cancer...it was weird watching the scan on screen seeing my insides lit up like that....whew!!!

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Submitted by nappyrags on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 19:00

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forgive me if this has been mentioned already but there's a new Bear's Sonic Journal!!!! Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen – Bear’s Sonic Journals: Found in the Ozone Live at The Family Dog...love me some Airmen

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Submitted by JeffSmith on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 19:02

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Rock on brother! SO FINE to hear! You made my day and I'll be grinning for a while!

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Submitted by billy the kid on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 19:17

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Thanks for the info on Comander Cody, I'll go pick one of those up right now. Bear always puts out an excellent product.

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