Dave’s Picks Volume 37: College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 4/15/78

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Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye! Gentle mistresses and most distinguished gentlemen, we have come upon the release of the DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 37, from the Fifteenth of April in the year Nineteen Seventy-Eight, at ye olde College Of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Cast your waistcoats and your bonnets aside, the Grateful Dead are on steady gallop from the opening high-kick of "Mississippi Half-Step" into a where are we going? where have we been? "Passenger," followed by full-on versions of "Friend Of The Devil," "El Paso," "Brown-Eyed Women," and a double-barreled "Let It Grow>Deal." Catch your breath and straighten out your tricorne because the 2nd set shows no bounds with delightful takes ("Bertha>Good Lovin'," "One More Saturday Night") and introspection ("Candyman," "Playing In The Band"). Then - great fifes and drums - it's 15 minutes of "Rhythm Devils," with band and crew gathered round to amplify the merriment before delivering a rare incantation of "Not Fade Away>Morning Dew" that sets the soul alight. Pure jollification!

The town crier's addendum:

Three bags full! Lest you feel 4/15/78 beginneth and endeth too quickly, we've selected highlights from Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, 4/18/78 to satisfy your fancy.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 37: WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA 4/15/78 was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman. It is guaranteed to sell out - often within hours.

*2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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February 13, 2021 - 7:40pm

#1171

KeithFan2112

Joined:
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Stillwaters

Some of my E72 favs. Ran out of time after 5/10, so skipped a few shows:

Dark Stars excluded for the most part. They're too much of a "hear for yourself" experience.

4/7
* Greatest Story Ever Told (I love Donna's "cool clear water well you can't always tell" vocal. She really hits it.

* The Other One, Pt 2 => Wharf Rat

4/8
* Bertha

* Caution

4/11
* China / Rider

* Truckin' / The Other One

* Brokedown Palace

4/14
* Transition from Dark Star => Sugar Magnolia

*Banter after Cumberland Blues

4/16 (Donna Absent)
* Black-Throated Wind

* Playing in the Band

* Not Fade Away, Pt 2

4/17
* Cold Rain & Snow

* China / Rider

4/21 (Beat Club Studio)
* The Other One

4/24
* He's Gone

* Dark Star, Part 2 => Wharf Rat => Sugar Magnolia ***** (BOAT)

* Good Lovin' Parts 1 & 2 (jam excluded); Part 2 especially the beginning with Pigpen's foreshadowing remarks.

4/26

* Bertha

* Good Lovin' (I chose this for the main song parts, before and after the jam; there is an incredibly smooth groove to the main guitar hook during the verses that is super jazzy - they hit it in a manner that resonates like a harmonic in my ears).

* Truckin'

* The Other One

*Lovelight=> (+ transition into GDTRFB)

4/29
* Sugaree - Bobby is really playing some great fills here and Pigpen's organ great when he engages.

* Loser

Chinatown Shuffle - Keith actually has something that resembles a piano solo. Very cool.

5/3
* Me and My Uncle (approximately every 15th performance someone hollers "whoooo!!" after the hi-low Jack lyric; this is one of them)

* China Cat Sunflower - original E72 version. Jerry solo perfection. Not crazy about the attached Rider on this one, due to the vocal overdubs they recorded right onto the master.

* Tennessee Jed - also from the original E72, but if the supplemented vocals, it's not glaring at me. But I think it was chosen for the incredible instrumental arrangement that supports Jerry's guitar solo, then back into the chorus; they build up to a perfect crescendo here.

5/4
* Brown-Eyed Women

* Big Railroad Blues

* The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion) - 7

5/7
* Beat It On Down the Road

* Lovelight =>

* GDTRFB (I mentioned the transition into this one only one 4/26, but this is one great version beginning to end.

5/10

* Playing in the Band (clocks in at 12 and a half min once the before/after banter is taken into account, where most previous versions were in the 9 -10 zone; so extra jam time, and one of the best jams of the tour IMHO)

* Wharf Rat (awesome beginning with nice loud Wharf chords from Jerry and drum rolls from Billy).

5/16
*Promised Land

5/18
* Jack Straw
* Sugar Magnolia (they really hit a groove; 2nd best on the tour IMHO despite Bobby's vocal miss). Just listen to Billy's drum fill at the "Billy's drum fill part" - very unique and one of the best.

5/23
* Promised Land (I think only Veneta is better)

* Hey Bo Diddly

5/24
* Cold Rain and Snow

*LOVELIGHT - Pigpen's last and best in my opinion. By 1972 they had this streamlined down to about 12 to 15 minutes, and they jam like the Allmans. Unlike the other two Europe 72 performances, this one contains that classic quiet doot-doot-doo arrangement from Jerry, Bobby and Phil; it kicks in around 10:05 and goes on for a minute with Pigpen improvising the lyrics as he goes along. And then they pop back into "Without a warning" one last time.

5/25
*Brokedown Palace

* The UJB medley

* Ramble On Rose (dig the extended intro)

5/26
*Mr Charlie

*Playing in the Band

* He's Gone (the only time I've heard Bobby throwsome tremolo on, making it spacey and ethereal.

* The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion). PigPen at his soulful best, really throughout most of the May versions.

* There may be a good Morning Dew on this one.
February 13, 2021 - 4:37pm

#1172

Oroborous

Joined:
June 19, 2007

BEW

Haven’t been back to check for sure yet, but I think their doing it on purpose. If you really listen to what Bobs trying to do with his right hand, that different staccato rhythm, it sounds like the drummers are trying to copy that but their not quite entrained? I forget the other one, but overall there’s not that much other obvious stuff here, hell I heard way more FUs on that 2/9/73 show. GD Warts, come with the territory folks!
Oh, and the so called “flub” as JG starts to sing Half Step is more likely Healy not turning his mic up in time as I don’t think they had the trigger gates yet; those black rectangle pads on top of the Persian rugs right where they stand when they sing. It’s a switch/gate that activates the mic when you stand on it thus eliminating such errors. Before that the house mixer would have to “ride the mix”. and mute the mics during longer periods between vocals to eliminate unwanted bleed/noise from the super loud instruments.... Or possibly Beatty didn’t have him up yet on on the tape mix?
On Passenger I’m pretty sure JG and others? are going into the Bridge after the instrumental, but Donna goes elsewhere. Luckily, tragedy is narrowly averted though!
February 13, 2021 - 4:19pm

#1173

Oroborous

Joined:
June 19, 2007

VGUY

Look on the bright side, now if your accused of a crime you can simply say you don’t work there anymore and get off! ; )
February 13, 2021 - 4:07pm

#1174

proudfoot

Joined:
August 2, 2020

BEW drumming

Same oddity can be heard on 4 11 78
February 13, 2021 - 4:05pm

#1175

Vguy72

Joined:
June 29, 2007

America let me down today....

....sensing a theme.
Playing The Doors currently. Peace. Frog. Wishful. Sinful.
Re; Carlos13. No. But in Yellow Submarine, Ringo had a hole in his pocket.
February 13, 2021 - 3:45pm

#1176

carlo13

Joined:
April 26, 2017

Time

Does anyone remember what book this sentence came from? "I've got to pick a pocket or two." I'm still loving Dap 37. Was BEW meant to be like it is or was it an intentional experiment. Either way It was unique.
February 13, 2021 - 12:38pm

#1177

Oroborous

Joined:
June 19, 2007

Future Dave’s?

Usually I wait to post this updated list of Dave’s, but since y’all guessing already, how bout some gas for the fire?
And yassss, fourwindsblow, it has been a looonngg time for 69!

BOXES: ya gotta think that chances are higher than not that they’ll go with more ABCD returns cause, ya know...
So that being said, and since Dave’s been rooting around where he’s has, I’d think there could be be a spring 78, or “spring” 71, perhaps more summer 76, though probably too soon?,
And as HF will tell ya “what about fall 72?,” and it is puzzling that he’s not gone anywhere near primal stuff since Fillmore (except the few 50th bonus tidbits)?
I would hope that he stays away from 77 for a bit cause I know I’m not the only one feels that’s a tad over saturated comparatively. Think he’ll take a step back from 73/74, but ya never know, there is still a bunch of killer 73 not out. But since PNW is still not sold out?....
Doubt we’ll see another 80s box for a while since he’s gone there a few times semi-recently, which bums me out since it’s no secret I’m jonesing for a fall 89, and “the complete Alpine 89 with video”. Although there is that tweet relating to fall 80 type box...
I guess some kind of 90s is possible, but think it’s too soon after Giants, though it did sell well.
In other words, who the fug knows LOL, but hey, it’s fun to try and guess eh?

Here’s a Breakdown of Dave’s Picks
(First Column) = Year:
(2nd =)Total Releases from this year/
(3rd = )How Many Releases since last pick from this year../
(4th =)Release # of last pick from this year

80: 1 / 30 / #8
69: 2 / 28 / #10
81: 1 / 18 / #20
72: 3 / 14 / #24
71: 3 / 12 / #26
83: 1 / 11 / #27
76: 3 / 10 / #28
70: 2 / 8 / #30
79: 1 / 7 / #31
77: 5 / 5/ #33
74: 5 / 4 / #34
84: 1 / 3 / #35
87: 1/ 2 / #36
78: 4/ 1/ #37
73: 5/ - / #38

No Picks from:
66-68, 75
82, 85, 86,
88-95
February 13, 2021 - 10:58am

#1178

stillwaters

Joined:
August 30, 2012

DaveRock

I am pleased to report that before I left for Europe '72 I listened to 3/36/72 (DaP 14), 3/28/72 (DP30), and parts of 3/21; 3/22; 3/23; 3/25, and 3/27 on a couple of bonus disc. Found 3/28 quite moving, not sure why.

Thanks for the reminder!!!!!!!!!!!
February 13, 2021 - 9:31am

#1179

billy the kid

Joined:
December 3, 2019

2/13/70 Dark Star

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bpBR3VpAg3E
February 13, 2021 - 8:03am

#1180

fourwindsblow

Joined:
October 13, 2008

@Vguy72 'Jamel'

Hey there what's up vguy72.

Can you see if Jamel would do a video on the US Blues from Duke '78?

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

Thanks! fwb

ps. He needs a bobble-head of himself with the headphones. haha

pss. Dave I think the '69 Dark Star was a bit too much for him.

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Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye! Gentle mistresses and most distinguished gentlemen, we have come upon the release of the DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 37, from the Fifteenth of April in the year Nineteen Seventy-Eight, at ye olde College Of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Cast your waistcoats and your bonnets aside, the Grateful Dead are on steady gallop from the opening high-kick of "Mississippi Half-Step" into a where are we going? where have we been? "Passenger," followed by full-on versions of "Friend Of The Devil," "El Paso," "Brown-Eyed Women," and a double-barreled "Let It Grow>Deal." Catch your breath and straighten out your tricorne because the 2nd set shows no bounds with delightful takes ("Bertha>Good Lovin'," "One More Saturday Night") and introspection ("Candyman," "Playing In The Band"). Then - great fifes and drums - it's 15 minutes of "Rhythm Devils," with band and crew gathered round to amplify the merriment before delivering a rare incantation of "Not Fade Away>Morning Dew" that sets the soul alight. Pure jollification!

The town crier's addendum:

Three bags full! Lest you feel 4/15/78 beginneth and endeth too quickly, we've selected highlights from Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, 4/18/78 to satisfy your fancy.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 37: WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA 4/15/78 was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman. It is guaranteed to sell out - often within hours.

*2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

Hello, some help required,…

Hello, some help required, please... I have the wonderful Dave's Picks Volume 37, but I can't for the life of me get disc 2 and 3 to rip on my computer..? Any ideas/suggestions/guidance/resolutions welcomed. Thanks.

VGuy/Harrison

George was I/Me/Mine too.

Quick Harrison anecdote: A gal I went to high school with in the early 70s made it her mission to meet all the Beatles. Met Ringo, peace & love, Lennon was very kind, and she hit it off with McCartney (she had a pic as proof it wasn’t a “fishing” story). She goes to meet Harrison, I assume at Hyde Park, and it was “SLAM!!!”
You can’t always get what you want...

dodgemck & the rip

sometimes rip to hard drive as wav file works, then rip the wav file to mp3.

sometimes I think software converter clashes with rip data off cd.

If you can't get help or it working,,,, PM me.

1974 - the good and the not so good

4 winds-yes, I played 2/22 and 2/23/74 recently, and agree-they would make excellent releases. The Dead at a real peak.
Deadvikes-that's fighting talk, asking people to consider what they think were lacklustre releases! Sticking with 1974-one of my favourite years-I would say 3/23/74 is a bit of a disappointment - Dicks Picks 24. It's come out on vinyl, too, so it must be highly rated-but its my least favourite of all the 1974 shows I've got. It was the first "Wall of Sound" show, I think. But as far as 1974 was concerned-like they used to say after episode one of Batman in the 60s-"The best is yet to come!"

Lackluster '74

I'm all for releases from under-represented years. I like the '79 release, and the 80's ones are interesting, if not my favs.

And count me as one person who thinks the October Winterland '74 shows are overrated - or more specifically, inconsistent. So many other shows/runs from '74 far surpass it, IMO. I think it gets hyped duet to the "last shows?" retirement chatter and movie affiliation. The video tracks from the Movie box set are good, not great, overall.

And just keeping score... I've now received six (6) e-mails from dead.net saying "That GD item is going fast!", prompting me to buy DaP 37, which has now been sold out for 4 weeks. (cue eye-roll....)

And now add an absolutely…

And now add an absolutely pristine sounding high time, also from 9/25/80. That shows got to be coming our way one way or another.

Ripping CD to computer

Cheers Dennis. Will give that a go. Thanks!

GDM will now publish textbooks

"Railroads will soon span the nation!"

(I borrowed that quip from a sitcom, but it rings true)

Been busy.. Lots of good stuff here

Playing a bit of ketchup

PGHAS1 - I am pretty sure I listened to that version of High Time on SiriusXM today on a long drive to and from... it even sucks to travel by car in the life and times of covid.. thank God for the Grateful Dead Channel and High Time(s).

Lackluster '74. Blasphemy I say, Smithers.. release the hounds! (kidding of course)

1974, The Good The Bad and the Ugly: Funny.. I had a similar early impression of 3/24 but the last time I listened to it.. it grabbed me. Was it the weed? Naa.. I was just naturally in the mood and attentive. Well, maybe it was the weed.

Lions, Tigers and Beetles, oh my! Harrison is perhaps my favorite Beatle too, but.. well, a contributing factor might be that he was slotted inadequate song writing space per album - band politics. It's really hard for me ignore the power of their collective song writing body of work. Has anyone out there listened to each Beatles album sequentially? The amount of growth between albums can be startling at times.. these guys could write music, George included. I think I like him most primarily because he was the underdog and had to fight for album time (I think this is correct??).. He was also a great song writer and a very talented and underrated guitarist. ..but how can you ignore the 800 lb. insect in the room that was Lennon/McCartney. Like I said, collectively they were incredible writers of music, including Harrison.

Hatchets and Glass.. I am a sucker for certain things GD. I love my probably 20 year old Morning Brew coffee mug, I like the stoneware mugs too.. the music of course. I can look at some of this as marketing hyperbolcrap and dismiss it.. but when the Workingman's Hatchet came out, I saw it for what it was.. cool as shit, and after some thought.. I manufactured some slack assed justification for the expense and got one just before it sold out. I got the DaP glass too, but it just arrived, haven't opened it yet. Yes, a sucker.. it's nothing I need, but I can say in complete honesty that no one has tried to break into my house or rape my wife and children since the hatchet arrived. Coincidence, I think not.. that thing is bad ass.

Lackluster releases? Certain ones don't speak to me (just a few), but like others have discussed sometimes it takes some time to resonate. Most of these releases have at least one segment that either completely kicks ass or has a moment that evokes a personal emotional response. Much of this music speaks to me, those pieces that either make time stand still or move at the speed of light sometimes simultaneously. If there is one 'moment' just one moment on one of these releases, it's worth the price of admission to me.

As for Feb Winterland '74, I am still scratching my head as to why they did not give this the Box Set Treatment.

Swinging an axe, splittin' the firewood, all to "Easy Wind" in my head? Currently the #1 requested dissertation topic at the Department of Psychology, Harvard. Even the nations top shrinks are concerned about this dangerous mindset.

Grateful Dead Warfield Theatre 1980

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7yebT7gKIPg

12/3/79 lackluster? nah

I am listening to disc one at the moment, and it is crackling with energy.

My lightnin', too!

thank you BTK!

great video

eat that backstage cream cheese only if you aren't busy for the next month (borrowed from a film)

Bluecrow

Hey sorry Bluecrow. Just one man's opinion. I always thought there were better shows to choose from. But, you were there! What did you think you that Terrapin Station?

I always felt 12/28/79, RT3.1 was so good, so my expectations were really high for #31.

Hey, but I also think Dick's Picks #24 is great.

And if they ever released the full October 74 Winterland run with video, it would take the site down, similar to the day they released GSTL.

Terrapin!!

DeadVikes - no problema, really just joshing. i do think it's really strong show, but of course I carry my having-been-there-and-enjoyed-it perspective into that. for sure, some releases don't click with me right off, and some subsequent listen, maybe years later, in the right frame of mind and its like oh yeah now i get it, this is amazing . . . . and admittedly there's still a "couple" of releases that i still haven't found that spot yet. hopefully there's a listen in your not to distant future that has you "there" in the Uptown. I was streaming a good part of it on relisten today (don't have discs with me) and it sounded really sweet. so I had a great time but clear memories are few and my "listening" was not all that refined compared to later years and especially to now. Somewhere in my vault are scrawled notes from that night (many years since I've seen them, hope I still have them). I seem to remember having written TERRAPIN!!! several times with the exclamation marks etc and no doubt the whistle was screaming. A brother had scored the ticket and went with him and his buddies. We took the L (elevated train) to and from the show, it runs right by the Uptown, and remember a lot of happy dead heads singing loud in chorus (Shakedown Street?) on the way back north! the killer Shakedown came night 3.

edit/addendum: been awhile since I listened to RT3.1. but yeah I remember that the Terrapin > Playing, especially the jam into drums was super cool. One thing that might make a small difference is that I think 12/3 is a Healy cassette and the late December Oakland run are Betty reels maybe? I don't mind dipping into a matrix and there's a nice Usborne matrix of 12/3 that I think brings some added atmosphere to the show.

Drive My Car, indeed...

Harrison played with economy and supremely tasteful note choice. He did not, "wail." The lads enlisted one Eric Clapton to burn all over "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," because George's guitar usually "Made Concise Statements From The Corner."

Sorry, George, Something and Here Comes The Sun are brilliant and so was All Things Must Pass, but you're a thin third over Ringo after John and Paul.

John was the Alpha, the Elvis of the group as the boys duly admitted.

Paul was the most musical, the most accessible and the most melodic. Wings is fucking awesome.

I love Ringo, as well. Recently saw "The Spy Who Loved Me" for the millionth time. Barbara Bach? My God.

Will never be another bunch like them. Can't wait for the Peter Jackson!!

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/peter-jackson-beatles-sne…

One of my college roommates...

was a Beatles freak

If hez still alive, he'll be ecstatic over this

Swing Day!

Don't forget to get Your Swing On today, one of the many fantastic reasons to celebrate a GD anniversary.

This is one of my all-time favorite Dave's Picks, so glad it got the full treatment. I am extremely partial to the Eyes > Dancin', but this whole thing is a Monster. I recall getting this tape back at the start of my junior year at UVM; it was late August and I was building a wooden platform in my bedroom (nay, it was literally the old kitchen pantry that was somehow converted into the smallest excuse for a bedroom as possible)...and I distinctly recall this Music Never Stopped come on, and I was totally enveloped in Keith's pie-aner as he comes in an out during that closing jam. I just remember standing there jaw agape as the climax kept on building up to the payoff on that one. Funny how one can expertly recall these seemingly miniscule moments of our lives from decades past yet I struggle to recall what I had for dinner last night.

Happy Friday Deadfreaks and Keep On Choppin'!

Sixtus

Hang on a minute...

That loop of "Easy Wind" is playing in MY head. Ya know, the place where Pigpen lives.

Just watched Festival Express again last night. It's a loving tribute to Janis. And Richard Manuel. RIP. What incredible musicians. And for a cat like Buddy Guy to get on that train? Either he had no idea or he had a very good idea...

Might As Well Travel The Elegant Way

HendrixFreak, Festival Express was such an eye opener - what an amazing moment in history that was. Gives me appreciation for 'Might As Well' beyond face value, I probably would have wanted to write a song to emblazon that event into history as well...although not so eloquently is my assumption.

Sixtus

9/25/80 and Swinging at the Swing

9/25/80: I am not seeing High Time on the setlist for this date. No Let It Grow either; wasn't that another one you heard PGHAS1? By the way, I am not trying to pick on you, I really love 1980 and so want there to be more multi-tracks to come down the road so I am following your comments with interest.

Swinging into Dancin: Love the Eyes into Dancin transition too - right down to the well timed audience whistle when they fully break into it. I think Keith is the MVP of that particular moment. I was reminded of how good that transition is when listening to the Scarlet into Dancin transition of this latest release. I hoped for much more Swingishness for that one but alas it is more of a shut it down and regroup kind of transition despite Bob's hinting at the licks earlier in the Scarlet jam.

I know there's some Billy Strings fan out there....

https://youtu.be/VYuRb8I_z1U

Anyone else still waiting…

Anyone else still waiting for this? Still haven't received it. Live in LA County

Wadeocu

Youre' right - the first cut I heard was Jack Straw and Sirius definitely had it labeled as 9/25/80 and it was played that night, but neither Let It Grow nor High Time were and they were also both labeled that way. My guess is Sirius just mislabeled the cuts and they are actually those Dead Set bonus tracks. Oh well, a guy can dream.

Mountain Girl is doing an AMA on Reddit at noon PST....

https://www.reddit.com/r/gratefuldead/comments/lrhh4l/hello_everyone_it…

Dead and Company

I was thinking about downloading a Dead and Company show. Anybody familiar enough with their catalog to suggest one show over another?

Many thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Narutlee

I would think you should have it by now. I'd begin the process of trying to figure out what happed to yours. They need to offer lojack protection on these things....

So it's MaryE, Doc Rhino or Customer Service. Sending good vibes and good luck your way.

re: Dead & Co

I'll bite....hard to resist offering one of the best I've seen at Fenway Park in 2017, just a killer second set:
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/dead-and-company/2017/fenway-park-boston…

Also this show from Sunrise, FL was really good too:
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/dead-and-company/2018/bbandt-center-sunr…

There are others, but those might be a decent start!

Sixtus

My favorite show openers

#1. Cryptical Envelopment 3/1/69 Fillmore West. # 2 Casey Jones. 2/14/70. Fillmore East. # 3. Easy Wind. 9/30/70. KQED Studios

If I recall correctly....

Robert Hunter did not go on the Festival Express, he just wrote cool song lyrics about it for Jer to sing.

Considering that every on-camera interviewee assured the viewer that "no one slept" on that one-week ride, it amazes me that the bands played so well. Janis and Richard M's performances stuck in my mind, but now I recall -- I did over-prepare just a tad -- great performances by Jer and Pigpen as well. Then there is the curious scene where Jer is trotted out to "say something" to the hordes demanding free admittance to one of the shows. He musta been mighty uncomfortable in that role, but he basically says the musicians are there to play and create something groovy and he hopes the people can dig it. But lots of late '60s, early '70s arguing over ... whether this, that or something else is righteous enough, etc. -- perhaps the slightly immature side of white youth culture emerging at that time. A level of earnestness, perhaps, that exceeds sophistication. Then there's John Dawson of the New Riders looking like the cat who ate the canary, sitting next to Janis, who he was boffing on that trip. Oh! And Rick Danko, drunk off his ass, singing "Ain't No More Cane on the Brazos," mostly to Janis. And a clip of The Band doing a song. That flick is packed with great scenes.

Meanwhile, waiting for Dave to announce this year's fall '72 box and 10-21-68 on CD for RSD. If I've said it once, I've said it (at least) a thousand times. The fact that I'm completely unmoored from reality should surprise no one.

Tonight? TGIF, along with fresh produce, powerful stout and video of Jimi doing two sets at Maui. Oh yeah. Hendrixfreak is my name and being a Hendrix freak is my game!

Great show opener

Very timely...Terrapin Station on 2/26/77 is perfect.

Just a Swinging

I’m on it, sound quality is grate.

2/26/1977 Opener

Maybe not the best Terrapin, but the best 'Lady with a Fan' to my ears. Love that subtle twang. And what an invocation for a wonderful show.

So Far has the runner up.

Any other time GD played Lady without the Terrapin? I dunno.

openers?

how about Morning Dew 6/10/73, which should a Dave's like, RIGHT NOW.

Beatlesque

Or is it, "Beatle-esque?"

Electric Light Orchestra.

I love ELO. Grew up on it on 1970's am radio in the car.

Jeff Lynne's melodies are the closest thing to the Beatles this side of Abbey Road.

Top 5 ELO songs:

Strange Magic
Evil Woman
Turn To Stone
Sweet Talkin' Woman
Don't Bring Me Down
Do Ya
Showdown
10538 Overture

\m/

Cool openers....

....saw them in Cal Expo '89 when they opened with a Saturday Night. That was pretty cool.

Openers

Favorite openers I've seen, 6/17/75 Winterland, Crazy Fingers, 7/30/83 Ventura, China Cat Sunflower.

Openers

I always liked Feel Like a Stranger. It has that "when is the lysergic going to kick in" feel to it.
Bertha, Jack Straw, Cold Rain and Snow are fun. Let the Good Times Roll worked most of the time. Can't imagine them opening with Morning Dew in the modern era, wonder when they did that last? Lots of great openers, I am sure I left off a great many.

The most fun opener I ever got to see was Casey Jones. They only opened up with this once post hiatus. Man was that fun and rockin'.

Hey Jim....

....what if they opened with a Miracle?

Miracle

I'd prefer a Dew or a Cumberland. :D

Casey Jones Opener

Nice Jim, you were at 10/2/77. Sweet, that is my favorite Casey Jones, just rocks.
And I think it was an extended version
due to Jerry missing the lyrics. Great show and I hope it gets released at some point. Part of the returned Rex/Betty's.

Jim was stealing cigarettes in 77....

....I believe it was 6.26.84.
Still impressive.

Fivebranch

Check out 5/22/77, Pembroke Pines. Jerry goes from Wharf Rat into Terrapin sans Lady with a Fan. The full show is really good.

Hey Google!....

....need more Cumberland openers.
I found 1.24.70, 2.2.70, 2.6.70.
Need a Make Good Money Five Dollars A Day boxxxx.

Week long Car Ride

Ever since the Cars were brought up I've been visiting YouTube daily. As hot as the first album was, I think Let's Go and It's All I Can Do are my two favorites.

Here are a couple versions of Let's Go. The first one is from 2011 after Benjamin died, with Ric doing a great job on vocals. And are those dueling SGs?? I think so.

2nd one is from '79 I believe, with Benjamin in his prime.

https://youtu.be/vmSQcYVhrPw

https://youtu.be/rpA3NVafsdo

On the Dead side, I've barely listened to anything other than this April release from Dave's Picks 37. Dave really rounded it off nicely with the bonus tracks. I must have 20 complete listens in.

Anyone other than me still not received their copy?

I’ve been in contact with customer service. They swear they delivered it to the post office. The post office swears they’ve never received it. If this keeps up I’ll be the one swearing.

Morning Dew opener

I saw the Dead open the 2nd set with Morning Dew, at the Greek on 6/14/85, I don't think they did that a whole lot in the post retirement era. This show would make a great release, and should certainly be part of a Greek Box set. I hope they have the tapes for the 1981 shows at the Greek in the vault, and they were not lost or erased.

Help On The Way

I like Help On The Way-Slipknot-Franklins as an opening - it worked well in that slot, and seemed the harbinger of good things to come. I'm not sure how common it was - but two that come immediately to mind are 5/9/77 and 10/31/90. I was at the latter show, which may be why I like it here, there or everywhere.

Re:

Yes to Help on the Way. Not sure how I missed that, one of my favorite openers and I caught a few.

Good catch on the Greek Morning Dew BTK. I guessed there might be one or two.. Would have loved to have been at that one.

Oh yeah, caught a H>S>F>TMNS opener

Closest I ever got at a small venue, maybe fifth row, a little to the right. We'd been awaiting the band's return to performing and bam! We got it. And there's a second set opening, Might As Well, speakinig of Festival Express.

06/19/76
Capitol Theater - Passaic, NJ
Set 1:
Help On The Way
Slipknot!
Franklin's Tower
The Music Never Stopped
Brown-Eyed Women
Cassidy
They Love Each Other
Looks Like Rain
Tennessee Jed
Playin' In The Band
Set 2:
Might As Well
Samson And Delilah
High Time
Let It Grow
Drums
Let It Grow
Dancin' In The Streets
Cosmic Charlie
Around And Around
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
One More Saturday Night
Encore:
Not Fade Away

Grateful Dead 2/27/69. Fillmore West

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8XS_1f9nRtA. 52 years ago today the Dead started this historic run of shows. The Dark Star is my favorite Dark Star. This run of shows has to be considered one of the best runs of Dead shows of alltime. I can listen to these shows and never get tired of them. Hopefully, 3/1/69 will come out on vinyl soon.

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