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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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  • frankparry
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    Daverock - short article on Seastones in the July edition of Uncut. Says it will be released on vinyl on RSD by Important Records.

  • gratefulgerd
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    Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, Sixtus

    Best Wishes, stay healthy!
    (On June 10, 1972 I attended a Emerson, Lake And Palmer show in Frankfurt).
    Long, long time ago.
    Gerd

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    Happy Birthday, Sixtus! Hang in there!

    Cool story, LMG. Glad you got E72 back. Thanks to a friend's "advance" notice I was able to score one of the original steamer trunks. (he had seen a news article somewhere and alerted me) I didn't receive my official E72 e-mail from Dead.net until the day AFTER the trunks sold out, but had already ordered one.

    Gerd, if I'm ever in Europe, I'll look you up. Would love to have a bier with you.

  • Sixtus_
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    Hey Folks

    Just checking in, it's been a bit but I've been lurking. Been on a few interviews, and hoping for a bite following a perceived home-run yesterday; time will tell. I've got three more lined up over the coming days. For those who may be in the same situation, keep your head up - things will come around, with some effort and luck.

    Also just tossing this one out there for today, which is indeed also my actual birth date show. This explains why I am such a deadhead freak along with you All:

    https://archive.org/details/gd1973-06-10.sbd.miller.89640.sbeok.flac16

    Be Well people, and Happy Day.

    Sixtus

    P.S. Speaking of tossin', I see several rounds of disc golf in my immediate future...where are the local Heads???

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    *RE/ Davidrock & ‘Seastones release...

    ...I think I read they are being issued for apart on RSD , I might be wrong if it’s this year or if it was last year, parts 4 parts5 seastones record Boxset I’ll have to take another look at the RSD List. Take care David 🙏😎

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    Hey now Daverock, Yup, Seastones was re-released in 2018 as a 2CD set or as a download: http://spiritcats.com/seastones.html . Glad your Dave's 34 finally docked with the first live performance of Seastones (an admittedly acquired taste, but tasty nonetheless). Onward.

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    *Re/ Europe 1972 Boxset - 22 complete shows

    ...it’s strange seeing talk of the 72 Boxset. I had to sell my original Boxset as well as my Music Only Edtion to pay major medical costs. It started about 2 or three years ago. I was grateful for everyone s support back then, it was heaven sent and one of the reasons I’m still alive, so thank you all involved & played an important part in my life. You will always be in my heart of graditude !!!
    I found an all music edtion for sale on Monday to my surprise! Brand new , each show sealed and in perfect condition.Still in the same box dead.net used to ship with! No bent corners or spines...Nothen but brand new A+ primo/Mint quality. It loooks like it was made yesterday all 22 individual shows back in my collection. I would of liked the original packaging but I couldn’t say no to this deal! I paid $500 plus Shipping costs.it was sent over nite, 1-Day ShippingI’m grateful to once again have this primo Boxset back in my Grateful Dead collection, it arrived yesterday night about 8pm . I’ve never had a delivery come so late in the day but I welcomed the parcel with Open loving arms! I haven’t listened to this box in order for over 3 or 4 years I can’t really put a date on it but it’s been a long time coming! I’m almost afraid to Open them lol! I will start my listening party after summer comes to an end and the fall weather begins!im Looking forward to this years remaining releases for 2020 to be made available! Until then, have a grateful Day my brothers and sisters, Rock on! 🙏❤️💀🌹
    I’ve been listening to dicks picks #28, Another Primo release from the dead’s vault, since I started my day.when the dead started a set with ‘Cold, Rain & Snow , it was pretty certain it was going to be a grateful performance!
    Another beautiful day here in Bergen County, NJ , sunshine daydream everyone!
    Peace be with you all!

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    Maybe they should slip a bonus disc in for subscribers from Europe, as a thank you for all the extra time and expense incurred !

    Mine arrived last week, and its well worth waiting for, I'll say that much. Right from the second song-Black Throated Wind-Jerry slips into gear, and its feels as though they could take off on a jam that early on. But they don't, and after a few technical difficulties, we are treated to some otherworldly electronic bleeps, as an indication of what is to follow.
    A great end to the first set, too. After a superb WRS, the band drift seamlessly into China Doll, and the set ends in pin drop silence-beautiful. Some first sets seem like entities unto themselves, but this one is quite different. It feels like the end of the first part of a play, and you are left with a feeling of anticipation as to what will happen next. Which is, of course, Seastones.

    Which reminds me...Seastones-the original album - was reviewed in this months edition of the Brit psychedelic magazine Shindig. Makes me wonder if it has been re-released.

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    ... I’m grateful to say I was his friend.he called me his friend and even gave me a nickname ! nicked named me “ Thumper” because he joked I rolled my joints as thick as my thumb lol ha ha. Every time we would see each other, the first thing George would do was give me a thumbs up with a beautiful grin hiding beneath his beard! I still remember the first time I met him at the Englewood New Jersey Bergen PAC theater where he was performing that night.my family is in the union for the tickets and my aunt actually works at the Theatre part time Since the 70’s in one way or another. I have some family members who are in the music industry as well so ived within this sacred community of artists from the lower east side since my childhood. Any way getting back to George , I was in the back of the theater hanging out with the Union boys & production & so on shooting some words over a couple of some primo home grown blueberry joints I rolled and put in my cigarette pack for the evenings entertainment. George arrived early because he had met with friends earlier in Alpine nj for dinner and didn’t feel like going back into nyc until show time so he was hanging out in the theater walking all over the place. He told all of us that he really loved Ed this theater and played a part in the. Restoration process that the theater went through over the years since it was first opened in Englewood no and was not called the Bergen PAC but an actresses name , Helen Hayesi think or I may be thinking of another actress. Well then he mentions that the smoke smelled amazing, so I introduced my self and gave him one of my. Party favors For himself. He said wow that’s a thumper! I brought along some of my old LPs he released and asked if he would mind signing one of them. I told him to pick the record as well!, lol ha ha he signed everyone to my amazement and addressed each one to “ thumper ! Lmao ha ha . It was a grateful night and a memory I hold very dear to me. Over the years, I met his wife and pets! He loved his pets very very much. He always loved talking about them. And some other family members , very nice family! And George was really a loving man. He loved life even though he made his career making fun of it all, I respected him tremendously he was a true artist! I miss him just as much as I loved my friend. RIP old friend, god bless! 🙏❤️😔

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    ...speaking of diplomas, I could be of help when it comes to the German section.
    Just drop by and you'll receive yours with a fine German Kellerbier (or two…).
    No speech necessary at the ceremony, ha, ha.
    Gerd

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

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

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

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

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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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...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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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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Ha.. false prophet my ass!

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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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