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my whole album of "bubblegum" hits. Goes over well with the kids at the store, I can get the meth heads doing the pony to "hitchin' a ride".

A thumb goes up, a car goes by.

Well done Mr D!
Never been a huge 78 fan (so far). Which is weird cause that’s (1978) what I was marinated in, when I was being indoctrinated as a yoot?.
So I didn’t have any real expectations except it would be at least a good show that I would enjoy, with the question often being how often...like most Dave’s in other words. I think for most folks certain shows have greater shelf life’s...

Full frontal assault, this one...I kept thinking of those old sorta mini coasters: The Wild Mouse. The way you couldn’t get enough of being slammed around and then woop! down, then start up, cut, and wooooo to the top, then jammed around again, LOL.
Man I loved the Wild Mouse up in Crystal Beach in Canada eh! Good Times! And that’s kinda how I felt first time through with this one. Grinning like a kid on the Wild Mouse...
Half Step deserves the hype and holy crap, listen to the spectacular ascending scale Keith throws in during the end coda, that JG quickly picks up on. Man that’s like the rocket car hitting the nitro at just the right moment!
I didn’t get the ”off the rails” vibe so much with Passenger? Definitely a good miss as I think JG was thinking bridge and Donna and Company was thinking Chorus? Have to give that more attention? Nice energetic style FOTD...Brown Eyed I think the whole rhythm section is trying to do something new, but they don’t all entrain, or they haven’t figured out just exactly what yet lol. Don’t know much about other Spring 78 shows so have no reference to compare (yet). Not great, but not terrible, cool look at them messing with stuff...
Great Let It Grow and Deal,...personally not usually a fan of the never ending choruses, think: 70s Franklins etc, but so far this one wasn’t too bad, time will tell.
Sorta standard second set 1, 2 opening, with a nice Candyman. A song I’ve yet to get burnt on. Good version if slightly less relaxed and subtle then perhaps peak period versions. Then curiously another nice mellow song: Sunrise. Actually it builds and gets loud by the end, one of the DG things I’ve always liked and this is a good version. The Playing is pretty interesting as advertised, though I wouldn’t say it made think DS etc, but I look forward to another spin here. Nice decent into spacey mellow and yes, rhythm devils verses drums, with a typical for the times boisterous NFA, complete with fun little modulation early on, (need to look at that for clue of perhaps a different direction that was overuled?). This all progresses nicely and slides down into the big Dew, which on first take seemed a little unique?
Ace brings it all up and away with the 1, 2 closers (A&A is another of the songs I always liked DG on).
Really dug the sound on this for the most part. I have a weird room/bass node I haven’t gotten around to ironing out yet, and consequently many Phil centric performances can be a problem. Usually a little roll off helps, but since my C40 pre-amp dosent have parametric eq I usually can’t just find the exact culprit and notch it out, so it can be annoying sometimes, especially on stuff from the Mickey Godchaux era....i.e., big booming bass drums and bass...
So cool I did not have any of that with this release. Pretty clean too, very comfortable riding about 90 db, with peaks around 95 or so and yet didn’t seem that loud, little to no tape/level distortion and the aforementioned smooth bass. Wonder if this is due to the tape/recording ala Badass Beatty, and/or the Norminazation?
The Geek in me is curious, but the Head in me is just pleased with whatever happened!
Well on to Pittsburgh in round 2...
Hope y’all get yours soon!

Dennis, you’re selling the Cowsills short. They had a least 4 “hits”. The Rain, The Park & Other Things, Indian Lake, Hair & Silver Threads & Golden Needles. Indian Lake & Hair being my faves. There was a European release that had songs from II X II & Captain Sad & His Ship of Fools. I forget the title(remember a day??), but it has some “light pop psychedelia” that is fun on occasion. Wow, I know a little too much about the Cowsills! 😱🤯

“That must be retched. I’d take a copy if one was available”

poking out from under a foot of fresh snow, still waiting for 37 here in Vermont... found this old gem whilst looking for the show I was at, 11/26/75 Augusta Maine

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

Mitchum always had that kinda cool vibe, getting busted with weed in the 40s along with his dame, and his work in Cape Fear etc. Knowing the gravelly voice he had, I thought this thing would be a dud, but actually it is playable. Once a year.

I think I have some of that Nimoy/Shatner stuff on a disc called - appropriately- “Spaced Out”. It’s ripe.
I used to have that great box set “Where The Action Is”, but in a brain cramp moment I unloaded to a used CD shop, for maybe $40 value. They saw me coming, but I still downloaded the music, but a great box set if you can get it.

Leonard Nimoy.....

Have original Dot label of the album, "two sides of leonard nimoy",,,, one side songs by Leonard,,,, the other songs by Spock. Also have the cd!

But I still smile when I hear about the other things people have. You made me look on the Mitchum,,,, thought I had it. My wife grew up with the Cowsills greatest hit.

John Wayne,,, America,,, let me tellya why I love her....

In the end you had me reaching for the knife over the mention of the john & oko wedding stuff, god that must be retched. I'd take a copy if one was available,,,, don't think I have it!

It seems a bit disrespectful to the artists concerned to refer to them as odd shit but...they did things differently in the 50s, and that's for sure. I got a few of these dvds in the sale at Bear Family, and they feature country and rock n'roll acts. The picture isn't too good, and the sound is variable, to say the least. The best come across as incredible-Eddie Cochran, Wanda Jackson, Merle Travis-Johnny Cash looks and sounds like the boss here. The Collins Kids-what about them? But some of the lesser acts... the comedy hasn't worn too well. The whole shows look as though they are being being beamed down from another planet. And they are...its called "the past".

Mr Ones...I will be interested to read your views on The Chocolate Watchband. That L.A. box you mentioned " Where The Action Is" is also great-especially the first cd.

My Dave's 37 arrived in UK today - no faulty discs i'm pleased to say - number 11109 - about half way
I remember Patti Smith forgetting the words to Hard Rain when she accepted Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize
Made her seem all the more human