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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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    Hatin' on the GD

    Phuqum

    If they don't get it, they don't get it.

    Many people _do_ get it.

    I dont get Kiss. But many people do.

    Lemmy dissin' the GD? that sux. Motorhead is probably my next favorite band after the GD. Oh well.

    I hate seafood. But many people love it.

    For all the haters, I am glad the band lasted 30 years, and the band members made a bunch of bank doing their thing.

    Living well is the best revenge.

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    To follow-up on earlier comments, no harm intended.

    Both Charlie3 and dreading are some of the most thoughtful, considerate and intelligent posters here. My comments, though not in 100% agreement, were sent with respect an no hostility (at least no disrespect or hostility intended). I hope they both know that, and I sincerely mean this as a compliment to both.

    If we all agreed 100% of the time, well, life would be super swell and groovy in a brady bunch way, but weird and not the good weird. If that makes sense. I am no role model.

    Again, no disrespect meant whatsoever. Do carry on, and sincere apologies if I offended or was out of line.

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    Grateful Dead not being universally loved

    Even Keith Richards said he didn't like them. He said he wasn't a fan, or words to that effect, and then he said something like, "sorry Jerry, there's just too much poodling around up there". I thought wow talk about adding insult to injury. He's noodling not poodling Keith.

    I also read that he doesn't like Zeppelin. He commented that the drums are too loud which is probably where the LED came from.

    Revisting DaP 32 from 3/24/73 at the moment. Added a good quality soundboard of Bird Song and a longer Dark Star for seasoning (also from March '73). Also added a March '73 Wharf Rat to crossfade near seamlessly with the Wharf Rat teaser intro at the end of the legitimate March 24th 4 minute Dark Star. I feel like that one's fair game because Jerry was a couple of bars into Wharf Rat before abandoning it for Sing Me Back Home. I'm calling concert foul on that one.

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    Elvis Costello did an acoustic medley of Ship of Fools and Musta' Been the Roses, very nice.
    Jerry did an interview in 1981 for the New Musical Express..by far the most unfriendly interviewer he faced; trying to remember his name, may have been Paul Morley. Jerry handled it very well, the interview is worth tracking down(titled: Grateful Dead: What A Long Predictable Trip It's Become)

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    Great post-thanks for that. It painted a good picture of what life must be like where you are .
    It alsoreminded me that it was a weird juxtaposition of effects here in Lowestoft, when the lockdown was first put into place at the end of March. The weather seemed to improve dramatically, which normally brings people out of their houses and from neighbouring towns to visit. This year, the nicer the weather became, the less people there were about to enjoy it.

    A few renowned rockers from Britain have been publicly scornful of the Dead. Lemmy and John Lydon have both described being unimpressed by Bickershaw and Ally Pally respectively. Elvis Costello thought they were okay though. The Dead were very unfashionable in Britain, in my neck of the woods, during the mid 70s-well, not many people I knew even knew who they were. Their sound was a lot more relaxed, and less immediately dramatic or theatrical than a lot of the bands I saw at that time.

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    Vegas is back open baby!!!....

    ....let's do this. Couple of friends finally going back to work for the first time in 11 weeks. Good news.

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    All this talk of cake and drugs reminds me of the British comedy ‘Brass Eye’ An episode called Drugs had a lot of ‘celebrities’ including an MP giving scare stories about the Czechoslovakian drug Cake which apparently had an effect on an area of the brain called Shatner’s Bassoon. I’ m sure it will be on YouTube somewhere.

    Led Zeppelin and guns. You have to remember that they were/are British so guns would not be an everyday item to them. Even now our police are, mainly, unarmed.

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    It's addicting!! Great blog, so much material; the comments are well worth reading as well.

    My last ~5:

    Spirit 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
    Caravan For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night
    GD May 77 1st Box
    Red Foley Bear Family Box set
    Various Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 (UK release)

    Latest Youtube interest: Colt Clark & the Quarantine Kids (hoping they'll cover Ripple one day)

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    Cake will NEVER be a problem. Especially chocolate cake. Mmmmmmmmm.

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    http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2012/05/dead-vs-led-zeppelin.html

    Deadessays BlogSpot is simply the best source on all things GD. Many thanks and a tip of the hat Caleb.

    The Grateful Dead might be our favorite benevolent, beloved freaks.. but they were not always universally loved. Led Zep, parts of the ABros, Ray Manzerek, apparently John Fogerty. Lets face it.. there was a scary aspect to the Grateful Dead, especially in the early days. Makes we wonder what Joe Smith thought every time someone offered him a cup of coffee...

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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 Mr. Ones on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 20:03

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NAPPYRAGS, so happy to hear your good news!! There’s so much cancer going on in my tiny circle of friends, it’s frightening. I’ve lost 1, another has months to live, and a 3rd is doing well. I love to hear good news!!
Also, thanks for the hot tip on Bear’s Sonic Journals. I’m on it!!
Lastly, I was going through and playing some Janis Joplin cds recently, and was quite surprised to see that the 1968 Carousel Ballroom show released in 2012 states at the top: Bear’s Sonic Journals Presents....so that’s yet ANOTHER B’s SJ to collect. It also comes with rather strange instructions on speaker placement to enhance your listening pleasure. Crappy cover art, but a nice photo in the gatefold.
Less than 48 hours to go, my skin’s getting clammy & I feel nauseous......

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Submitted by billy the kid on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 22:47

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I bought two copies, one for me and one for my brother. July 24th is right around the corner, lots of great music coming soon, two Garcia# 14s , two WMD next week, and a Dave's Pick from 9/20/70 or 10/9/82 on August 1st. What a great time!

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Submitted by Dark-Star on Thu, 07/09/2020 - 03:36

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The Christopher Walken cowbell skit from SNL. Replace cowbell with Dark Star and that's where I'm at. I got a FEVER. And the only cure is more Dark Star. 8/30/69.

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Submitted by daverock on Thu, 07/09/2020 - 03:54

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You mentioning your scan reminds me of one I had done about 12 years ago. It was amazing looking on the screen - I never knew it, but it seems I have a psychedelic light show inside my body. And there was me thinking it was all in my mind.
Talking of cellos, 50 years after the event I got round to buying Mick Farren's "Mona (The Carnivorous Circus) last week. You wouldn't think a cello solo would fit on a version of Bo Diddley's Mona-and it doesn't! Sergeant Pepper had a lot to answer for. Still, its different, I'll give it that.

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Thu, 07/09/2020 - 08:26

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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 Lovemygirl on Thu, 07/09/2020 - 08:32

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*** Nappy Rags-“Congratulations !” Always grateful to hear grateful news! Peace be with you my brother, have a grateful day filled with lot’s of Love & Laughter! God bless my man!
🙏❤️💀🌹

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Submitted by Oroborous on Thu, 07/09/2020 - 08:35

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Great, great news! You must of been freaking out waiting....had similar situation with the misses a couple years ago. In her case we wouldn’t know anything until after surgery, and then wait for lab results, which they weren’t sure about, so then on to mayo or other advanced labs......finally all was good, but my god I thought the poor gal was gonna croak just from the stress of waiting! I can’t imagine how difficult that must be?
Rock on brother, and enjoy those awesome new tunes!

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Submitted by Deadheadbrewer on Thu, 07/09/2020 - 10:35

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But not good about Morricone. I think I have a disc of John Zorn playing the music of Morricone; I'll have to dig that out . . .

Finally got to the second half of 5/19/74 on a road trip this week. Wow. I had been underwhelmed by the non-Vancouver 1973 shows in that box, and was not thrilled by the 5/17/74 show or the terrible-sounding first disc of Portland, but the last two discs of Portland are very special, as all of you knew long ago . . . I already know about the 5/21/74 Playin'. That was the first show from the box I listened to, on its anniversary after the box came out.

Jim--no shame on the Workingman's axe! I just received my Garcia jigsaw puzzle. :)

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Submitted by Oroborous on Thu, 07/09/2020 - 10:55

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WTJ: yassss, sad but true..say my last Garcia show 25 years ago today....😞

Hey, thanks for the McCoy Tyner tips. Ripped Inception/Reaching Forth, Tender Moments, The Real Mccoy, and Sahara yesterday, great stuff! Going to add one with Stanley Clark and Al Foster today...can’t believe I didn’t have any of him yet. Thanks for the tips!

KCJ: please check your PMs

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Submitted by Slow Dog Noodle on Thu, 07/09/2020 - 12:41

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Thanks, cool you were there Billy. I'll have to check out Dicks Picks #5 Jim.

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Submitted by nappyrags on Thu, 07/09/2020 - 15:51

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Check out 1972's "Extensions" by McCoy Tyner....amazing, and one of my fave LP covers to boot....the band is kinda good too...

Alice Coltrane _ Harp
Wayne Shorter_Tenor Sax
Gary Bartz_Soprano & Alto Sax
Ron Carter_Bass
Elvin Jones_Drums

*June 25, 2020 - 3:26pm#207
LOVEMYGIRL
RE/ News
... I’ve been told to expect some news very shortly that will make ALL types of Grateful Dead fans, I promise you that! A magnitude
Of humanity back in business on both sides. Prepare for special treat my friends !
(This was the big news too. ) have a grateful day everyone! Be safe be kind & be grateful, we are the most spoiled fans in the world Dig it, far out! Keep on trucking all you Grateful Dead fans & freaks! 🙏❤️💀🌹

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Submitted by pkb on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 10:57

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Just got the email that Dave’s 35 is going to be 4/20/84 at Philadelphia Civic Center. I thought Lovemygirl said it was going to be 6/20/80.

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Submitted by Deadheadbrewer on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 10:58

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I was hoping for an 80s or 90s show. Someone here the other day mentioned how much she/he likes this "Holiday" show from 1984.

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Submitted by SPACEBROTHER on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 11:17

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Thank goodness for Dave's Picks. This announcement is some much needed good news in these times.

4/20 no doubt.

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Submitted by SPACEBROTHER on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 11:22

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Those shows deserve their own box. There's also that Gainesville show that pops up in discussion.

As big of a fan of Brent and that era, I'm happy with anything that comes out. I have nothing but time on my hands and looks to be the case through the foreseeable future.

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Submitted by Dennis on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 11:47

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I like the setlist. My copy is so so. I HAVE to believe an "official" copy will be better. I like the cover. Thought this be one me and mine were at, but we appeared to have got east and north this tour. Long Island and Rhode Island. Guess we took and Island tour that year.

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Submitted by Sixtus_ on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 11:49

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What a surprise, this 1984 show has been on my radar for many many decades. There's a fantastic epic Scarlet > Fire, I used to have an audience version of this show and man The Crowd Goes absolutely berserk during that sequence. Very happy to have some more 1984 Dead.

Hope everyone is well.
Sixtus

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Submitted by billy the kid on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 11:59

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They must be saving 7/13/84 for a box set.

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Submitted by nappyrags on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 12:14

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I'm a bit under whelmed by this show...we shall see...

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Submitted by Deadheadbrewer on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 12:15

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From the Wikipedia page for the Philadelphia Civic Center:
"The Championship fight scene for Tommy 'the machine' Gun played by real life boxer Tommy Morrison for the 1990 movie Rocky V was shot there."

I think I've seen only the first Rocky film . . .

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Submitted by Gratefulhan on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 12:23

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Hey All! So I have been doing a trip into the summer of 1985 so this release slightly, I mean ever so slightly, disappointed me on the choice. Again this is only because I have been going through (and loving) the summer 85 tour so I had this hope that one of those shows may get to see the light of day for #35. Despite that, my disappointment is miniscule in comparison to my excitement. I am really looking forward to hearing this one. I am sure it will offer up some great jams.

I checked out the setlist for 4/20/84 over at Deadlists real quick and it looks pretty good. I am sure the playing is top notch. I can't help but express how much I like this variety of years/eras in the releases and such. Between the 1976 box set, the 3 Dave's Picks, the 2/21/71 show on Workingman's and then all of the later era great shows from the Shakedown stream there is so much goodness in all of this. Definitely, this goodness is needed now more than ever for a lot folks.

Plus it's crazy to think that we still have the 50th reissue of American Beauty, DaP 36, 30 Days of Dead and possibly another box all on the way. I thankful for all of this. Hats off to Dave L. and the crew !

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Submitted by Slow Dog Noodle on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 12:24

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My 5th birthday! I was not one of those toddlers fortunate enough to have parents hip enough to bring me to a dead show. That would have been a cool 5th birthday present. Instead I probably got a He-Man or something. But i digress.

There's at least one good aud of this on the archive. How cool would it be if they did a matrix with the healy tapes and a good aud? The sound quality has been the main thing holding shows from this period back and it'd be nice to see them get creative with some sources, Dave's Pick #8 style.

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Submitted by Oroborous on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 12:32

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Dooooaaaahhh, was at the 16 & 17th so missed it by that much! Have a tape of 4/21 but guessing since I don’t recall it I mighta been underwhelmed? But that’s the 21, sounds like the 20th is hot?

DAVES=Multiple years, for good or for I’ll, I also have appreciated the effort to mix it up and cover more years with Dave’s. If only we could get 1/60s, 1/70s, 1/80s, and a 90s a year. But don’t see that happening...
Hopefully at least 1 80s or 90s a year. I think it’s doable and fair.

EDIT: Matrix,...what Slow dog said!

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Submitted by stoltzfus on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 12:47

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Excellent choice, Dave!!!

Doubters, doubt not. This is a gooooood choice.

I promoted it recently on this here site. Coincidence? Hmmm...

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Submitted by Born Cross Eye… on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 13:08

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I was there on 20 April 1984 in the old Philly Civic Center and saw the Grateful Dead. All of 27 years of age, I don't remember too much of the show, but the audience tapes I have sound quite well, but somewhat obscures this fine performance.
Great Dew!

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Submitted by Slow Dog Noodle on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 13:11

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The first Dave's picks versions of:

My Brother Esau
I Need A Miracle
Keep Your Day Job

I know how pumped everyone is for the first Dave Picks Era Day Job.

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Submitted by Born Cross Eye… on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 13:17

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I have not been following the comments of the releases here on dead.net for a while. Just reading through these recent comments on this Dave's Picks 34, I have not seen anything from our friend, Bolo24? About when was the last time he (or she) posted?
Anybody ever meet up with Bolo24 beyond the dead.net messaging system? He generally used to give us some odd clues about what he thought the next release is or could be.
So where is Bolo24?

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Submitted by Born Cross Eye… on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 13:19

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My favorite song. Yeah, sure. My favorite, totally pumped for this one.

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Submitted by billy the kid on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 13:48

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I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I think Day Job is a really cool tune, I dig it!

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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 14:09

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...78. Totally capitalizing on the holiday here. Anyone do track timings? Any chance for filler? I hope they do something special (Matrix maybe?) Fingers crossed. Definitely a bold choice...

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Submitted by billy the kid on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 14:11

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Slow Dog, you crack me up, you are really funny, what a great sense of humor! I' m still laughing about your story about dipping your whole body in hand sanitizer. Keep it comming, it's fantastic!

I too like "Day Job"...lyrics are fun ....what I wasn't a big fan of was the use of "Don't Ease Me In" either as a 1st Set closer or encore...always thought it was kind of flat with no real oomph in the playing, nothing special...

Wasnt demi one of their first singles?

"Demi Moore
back in the day
mighty nice
hey hey hey"

- Lil CPAP

Look! Here comes Professor Vasdeferenz...

"Don't Ease Me In vass der firsht GD sinkle back in 1966"

Thank you, Professor.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 19:29

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Ha.. false prophet my ass!

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Submitted by kevinbrandon on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 20:30

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Anyone who wants to get a preview of what our fearless leader Dave L. will be probably be saying next Thursday check out the Taping Compendium. Tom Ferraro has some pretty interesting verbiage on his take of 4/20/84 . Although I am very interested in firing up this show I think I will wait the few weeks for it to come out. I have a feeling we are going to be told not to get caught up in the setlist but for an "84 show" they were firing on all cylinders. We shall see.

On another note someone posted this HILARIOUS video montage of The Music Never Stopped and it was one of those days I needed a good laugh so if you are having one of those days here ya go....God I miss Jack Tripper
https://youtu.be/RHf6tiFkr2s

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....got a pre-roll here that I would gladly split with anyone.
edit. Not Mulberry. But Mayberry. Auto correct will screw you if you're not paying attention.

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