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Bolo24 says: An Idea, Perhaps? Since we're all going to have a fair amount of spare time on our hands for the foreseeable future, what about starting another thread where we all listen to the same show/release on a given day and then share impressions afterward? Folks can submit suggestions and one person (not me) picks what we'll all listen to - call it Deadnet Picks or something. Anyway, if this idea is deemed to have merit, I'd suggest one of the loyal regular posters take the lead and do the picking - y'all can decide who. Might be fun. If it does go forward, I nominate Dick's Picks 18 for the first listen. Been talked about here lately, and, had it been a single show rather than a compilation, we'd probably be talking about it in the same conversation as Cornell, Veneta, etc. Or perhaps even Gainesville?? Stay safe and healthy, friends - this planet needs as many Deadheads as possible.

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February 20, 2023 - 3:08pm

#1281

daverock

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Heads in Mississippi

That's good to read - they opened with Mississippi Half Step - Franklins Tower the first time I saw them 3/24/81. A great start to the show for sure.
February 20, 2023 - 1:11pm

#1282

PT Barnum

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5-19-74

In my experience, any show that starts off with Mississippi half-step uptown toodleloo is usually a great one and 5-19-74 is no exception. That pacific northwest box grows on ya, for sure.
February 20, 2023 - 12:53pm

#1283

daverock

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5/19/74

I haven't played it this year yet, but it has become one of my most played shows from this year - mainly because I bought it on vinyl. But it is really good, too. To me, it's better than its song list suggests - the songs leading up to the Truckin' jam are well played and forward moving, and that final jam is superb. It has been castigated in some quarters for the vocal drop outs. A price worth paying, in my opinion. All three 1974 shows in the box it was culled from are top notch.
February 20, 2023 - 12:24pm

#1284

DeadVikes

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Dave's 13 and 42

Hey Bluecrow, #13 is definitely in my top five. Love this show. Listen to it quite a bit. #42 hasn't resonated with me as much as #13, don't know why. How do you all feel?

I will throw out Dave's Picks #7, 4/24/78, for our old buddy That's Otis. I believe you are fan of this era. Hope all is well out there for you and the rest of the crew!
February 19, 2023 - 2:34am

#1285

rockthing

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5/19/74

I've got a beta-max transfer of 2/24/74... which stayed in heavy rotation for a long time when it first hit my library, but low and behold Portland 74 has collecting proverbial dust in the old hard disk, too. Time for something brand new (to me).

A Pat Lee master cassette passed down the generations.

It's a little hissy, and I'm not getting much Phil at the start, but Jerry and Bob's gutiars are crystal clear. Jerry's voice coming in a close second in the mix with some occasional Keith flourishes wafting to the fore. Billy's cymbals sound crisp, if somewhat thin. Getting a nice Jamaican dub sound when he switches to the highhat. Kick is in there, clear, but with with a soft tone, and none of the hyper-compressed abrasive contemporary festival sound. Donna's harmonies are on, and blended well with Jerry and Bob for the Across the Rio Grande-oh finale of Halfstep. Jerry plays an aggressive outro solo.

Mexicali: The mix and tape quality remain consistent. It's mostly a guitar oriented sound, but Bobby's voice is clear, if slightly too far back. Even in '74 they could do this one in their sleep. Have you ever heard a real train wreck during Mexicali? I can't recall one. A fan let's out a hoarse, "Whao!" apparently feeling the southwest polka vibes.

Big Railroad Blues. Love me some BRB. There are short pauses in the tape where Pat Lee is clearly well aware of the need to conserve footage. Could do with A LOT more Phil in the mix. Might fiddle with the EQ in a bit.

Black Throated Wind: Awkward song that I sometimes really like, and other times can do without.

Scarlet: Crowd gives Donna a big cheer as the song reaches it's finale. Of course they egged Bobby on with some of his crazy antics, too, but it's nice to hear that early 70s audiences appreciated her contributions.

Beat It On Down The Line: Always love this one. Nice double vocal from Bobby and Donna. Some unfortunate microphone feedback during Jerry's solo. Phil's backing vocals are there. The bass frequencies either never made it onto the cassette, or have evaporated through the generations of open reels and cassettes.

Tennessee Jed: Nice bounce to this laid-back rendition. Another one of my favorite tunes, as I've mentioned before. Another nice, appreciative response from the audience who are almost completely unnoticeable for the majority of the time.

Bobby McGee. I picture the audience mostly having a lie-down on the lawn during this first set. Just a nice day in the park with some live music in the background.

Ok, well, that's as far as I'll get in this sitting, but really looking forward to that big Truckin' jam at the end of the show. Now spoilers! 😉 Just kidding.
February 19, 2023 - 12:14am

#1286

rockthing

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Woodstock

>DAVEROCK>

"It's about 37 minutes long, but it seems more like an hour when you watch it."

HAHAHA

I'll be on the lookout for that CCR set. John Fogerty strikes me a somewhat difficult man. Brilliant songwriter and producer, though. Never get tired of Cosmo's Factory, in particular. Gotta get reacquainted with the first album. I recall it being more psychedelic.

Got a trove of stuff to listen to after yesterday's catch up. Thanks!
Not sure where I'll start, but probably with something that already has ID tags. lol.
February 18, 2023 - 1:04pm

#1287

daverock

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Woodstock

There was a good cd of CCR's set that came out a couple of years ago. Apart from Hendrix, possibly my favourite set of the whole festival. "Lovelight" was included on a dvd as an extra, on one of the celebratory reissues of the festival. I don't think I'm being controversial when I say that it wasn't there finest hour. It's about 37 minutes long, but it seems more like an hour when you watch it.
The Dark Star, I've just remembered, was included in the 6 cd 40th anniversary release of Woodstock, too. That's okay. But it's not a show I would suggest as a contender for an official release.
February 17, 2023 - 9:46pm

#1288

rockthing

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Back from the... er... Dead: James "Blood" Ulmer info?

Hey folks.
Whew! Wall to wall autumn (deliberately avoiding the overly-insistent rhyme) and have taken the new year winter decompression to track a lot of the transfers of old vinyl I'd made back in August. Thanks to that, The Dead have taken something of a backseat in my listening during the new year as I've now got all of these other things in a convenient format.

While tidying up an old hard disk, I came across a James "Blood" Ulmer show I must've torrented over ten years ago, but for whatever reason never unpacked. No info file, and so far various Googling can't even prove that the concert even happened. The directory is only listed as ulmer2_27_86. Anybody have a suggestion where I might look to find some more info on this? I checked out the taper forum, and the "Looking for..." forum, but there hasn't been a lot of activity over there.

One new Dead show in my library, however:
6/8/74 FOB which I've only had on once, but wasn't giving my full attention. I think I found it also unpacked on a hard disk while "house cleaning". My (slowly) ongoing exploration of Wall Of Sound audience tapes. Any takers?

There is also a trove of late 60s shows that were binge torrented and then never unpacked. Can't wait to get to those.

Well, I'd wanted to recap, but I'm not even out of August, so I'll spare you the flashbacks.

>Oroborous>
Thank you for the acknowledgement so many months ago.

●　Just put the 2/24/71 Port Chester show on. This one I'd transferred from an old cassette. Haven't heard it in a really long time, and don't have as many specific memories of it, like the 2/18 tape.

Oooh. This Bertha. Bump! Bump!

Either my cassette was running slow or this is the most mellow Hard to Handle I've ever heard. Dig it.

I love these really slow early Losers, too. It seemed like it might be vying for a spot in the Dew rotation in those days, but they eventually picked up the tempo to a slow trot as the years went by. This being transferred from a tape, it may just be a media issue. I sometimes cover this on acoustic, and always do it real slow and always only ask for 1 gold dollar, not ten. To me, these are the archetypal Losers.

Epic Good Lovin' drum solo!

Thanks for that ranking of that Feb '71 run. Found AUDs on the Archive for the 19th and 21st. Back in the day, I ended up with only 2/18, 2/23, and 2/24 somehow. I was trying to explore as many different eras as possible, I guess, so didn't go for a completist approach... I guess... who knows what I was thinking back then?! lol. I'd take whatever I could get. Those tapes accompanied me on many a road trip cause that period is just fantastic driving music....

●　A good buddy lent me the 3/9/81 discs. I don't think he got the MSG box, just the single show on offer. Those were on in the car for quite a while last fall.

My buddy was, like, "Dude. Check this China Cat," and he was not wrong. For me, because I'm less familiar with this era, I felt like there was some really unusual interplay between Phil and Jerry in there. Brent's synth work is pretty novel, too. Sounds like he'd been listening to some Steve Winwood. I could stand for a bit more of it, if I'm honest.

Bird Song was the first tune in this show to really grab me, though.

An electric Deep Elem? I'll take that.

Uncle Johns is kind of a mixed bag. There are some really cool things happening, but it seems a little ragged at times too. That's just how it goes, but that's how I hear this one. No disrespect for hanging it out in front of a huge crowd.

The Drums > Space > Other One is also fantastic. Sounds like someone (I'll guess Mickey) is playing with some microphone feedback, incorporating it into the jam.

That Stella Blue seems to start out a little unsure of its footing, but by the end is soaring. That's a real highlight... I mean, I love Stella Blue pretty much any time you'll give it to me, but after a few listens this one really grew on me.

I think I'm still a little partial to 3/7/81 at U. of Maryland, though.

>bluecrow>
Cal Expo rang a bell, but I've only got 5/26, 27 from 1993.

5/26 is a 3rd gen cassette 1st set and a 4th gen 2nd set AUD. Not sure how that happened. Couldn't tell you anything about it off the top of my head other than that there is a heart mark next to Playin' > Drums > Space > and I tracked that all as just Playin' because that's how I roll.

●　5/27/93 is a partial board, but 7th gen cassette... only the 2nd set. I was doin' postage and blanks, so ended up pretty far out on a limb a lot. I'm not using headphones, but there's not a thing wrong with the sound quality. Might have just lost the first set, or maybe never had it.

Pretty worthy Scarlet/Fire.

Might skip Wave to the Wind so I can get an ear on the Cassidy > Uncle Johns > Cassidy Reprise > Drums segment. Nah. Wave to the Wind is 7 minutes long. There must be some sort of jam in there. Better be. Certainly are a lot of changes. Jer's on top of 'em. That's about all I can say.

Cassidy is mellow and starting to jam out, but...ah, well, nice try. The seque into UJB comes across pretty forced. A bit more patience, and cooperation might have helped that jam. Good idea.

The UJB jam, however is goin' off! Love how it is deconstructing toward drums. The band is showing a lot more patience here... oh, and the brief reprise of Cassidy is smooth as silk. You can hear Jerry hinting at it for a while. It would have been magic if they'd pulled that off on the way out of Cassidy.

Drums could always be counted on to deliver in the 90s. I'll expect no less here. Nice beam drones. More like space.

Oddly, Space just seems to stop and Jerry's there playing TOO on his own for a bit. Cool super distortion Bobby cutting is the perfect ground for Jerry's crystal clear lines. Don't appear to be any Martian vocal effects on Bobby's voice, which is a shame. I always liked that. Jer digs in to some overdriven runs after the first chorus which are now weaving nicely with Bobby's stabs and dives. Good mix. The drums are touch lost behind the guitars, maybe. Vince is real low in the mix. Say what you want about '93, dudes are goin' for it. Some heavy echo on Bobby's voice for the second verse, which immediately diffuses into Wharf Rat. Coulda dealt with a bit more TOO, but that was as smooth a transition as you can ask for. The thing about this era is that they have the in-ear monitors, and intercoms, so they didn't have to hint at anything musically. All anyone needed to do was call a tune into the ears of the others. Makes the transitions a lot more succinct, which can be both smoother, but also sometimes a little less thrilling.

Wharf Rat is a tune that suited Jerry any day, any year. This tune is gonna be solid no matter what... at least as far as I know. Tape starting to sound a little muddy at this point for some reason. It was fine earlier. Love that Bobby is well-represented in the mix to add his coloring throughout. Is this after they fired Dan Healy? Well, I spoke too soon. The Life I Should found the limit of Jerry's voice on this particular night.

Sounds like Jer's starting GDTRFB, but maybe it's just because this Sugar Mag slides out of Wharf Rat as easy as can be before Bobby takes the lead. Even Bobby's sounding a bit froggy at this point. Musta been something in the air. (Can't imagine what!) Nothing to write home about, but nothing to complain about, either.... Jerry's lettin' some overdrive licks fly throughout the Sunshine Daydream section. It's interesting because it's like you can still hear his clean tone at the core of his distorted effect. Pretty aggressive, if short. No encore on my tape, unfortunately.

●　My only May 91 show is Shoreline on the 12th and it's FOB probably available on the Archive. Couldn't tell ya anything about it off the top of my head.

>Forensicdoceleven>
>JimInMD>
>PT Barnum>
RE Woodstock

Perfect back yard recreation. Hahahaha. :)

Just listened to my old, old vinyl copy of the Woodstock Soundtrack a couple weeks ago, and even that excerpt of Hendrix is totally face melting. If I recall correctly this wasn't The Experience.

I'm not sure I've ever heard the Dead's entire Woodstock set. Last year I was surprised to learn that CCR, Mountain, and Johnny Winter had also played Woodstock. I'm pretty sure I'd never known that. They were also not part of the soundtrack or film. Jerry, at least, makes a memorable cameo in the film.

PT Barnum> RE Fall '91
Near miss. I've got 8/16, and 9/17 in the library. Couldn't tell you anything about them off the top of my head. If there's one thing this group always does, it's fill in the gaps. Cheers.

JeffSmith> RE HDTracks

DUDE! Thank you! I've been looking for a site where I can get minimum 16b44.1 quality downloads. Being on the other side of the world, shipping even CDs is murder. One of my favorite things about nugs net is that you can buy, not hi-res, but at least CD quality downloads. I think downloads sound better than CDs, tbh. Something happens during the CD manufacturing process, or at least it has begun to seem that way to me.
February 17, 2023 - 7:18pm

#1289

JimInMD

Joined:
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2/23/74

I forgot about this one.. haven't given it a listen since release time. I'll have to change that.
February 17, 2023 - 8:12am

#1290

bluecrow

Joined:
September 21, 2015

1974

1974 in the air I guess (isn't it always somewhere close?) as out here in the high desert I was reaching for DaP 42 and DaP 13 (Winterland Feb. '74) .

The Road Trips series is chock full of gems. Happy to say I picked up all of them at the time with lone exception of Cal Expo '93. Of course I would love to see some of the partial shows released in full show glory (and run through Plangent) just like some of Dick's Picks need a revisit. But don't take that as a complaint, just a wish.

Edit - DV I need to revisit the Penn State and Cornell volumes, plus the April Fools 88 show - they've been sitting there wondering if they're the chopped liver of RT. They haven't gotten the attention that the early years in that series have.

Sort of almost the weekend. Onward!!

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Bolo24 says: An Idea, Perhaps? Since we're all going to have a fair amount of spare time on our hands for the foreseeable future, what about starting another thread where we all listen to the same show/release on a given day and then share impressions afterward? Folks can submit suggestions and one person (not me) picks what we'll all listen to - call it Deadnet Picks or something. Anyway, if this idea is deemed to have merit, I'd suggest one of the loyal regular posters take the lead and do the picking - y'all can decide who. Might be fun. If it does go forward, I nominate Dick's Picks 18 for the first listen. Been talked about here lately, and, had it been a single show rather than a compilation, we'd probably be talking about it in the same conversation as Cornell, Veneta, etc. Or perhaps even Gainesville?? Stay safe and healthy, friends - this planet needs as many Deadheads as possible.

12/10/72

Bolo - I'll be there. Sorry to hear of your brother's passing. Always a funny feeling when memory carved in stone is suddenly shown to be misremembered. Hopefully the rest of the show is in the vault. If so, maybe Dave L. can lay it on us in the tapers section or jam of the week (hint hint). very nice that what we have of Set I includes that 20 minute Playing :)

4/9/83

Thanks for sharing the memories Jim. Great stuff. I could not fit this one in today but will try for tomorrow along with 12/10/72. It will be a busy day.

Thanks for the picks.

Tripping on the beach

Lol, our first time to Hampton we thought we were going to spring break.
As northerners, we assumed it would be beach weather down there and were quite disappointed when we went to the beach and it was cold, windy, and not a bikini in sight.
Did score my one and only Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers comic at a head shop there, so all was not lost.

4/9 was hot, did 4/20 yesterday as I wasn’t in the mood for another partial old tape.
Interesting set list and another good spring 83 show.
Today we’ll go for 12/10/72. Unfortunately back at work so not the best listening conditions, but the dead’s always been good for helping the work get done!
ONWARD!

12/10/72

pretty sweet indeed

4/9/83

Hampton 83. Man, did they play some great shows at Hampton. Good pick OB.
12/10/72👍. Wish we had the whole the show.

Tomorrow's pick. I would like to offer up 9/1/79. Great recording is available. The show starts with Half Step and the recording starts out rough but evens out mid way through and stays great throughout the rest of the show.

Best exchange

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Re: 12/10/72

Pretty sweet show is right.. you get more than an hour and a half and it starts with Bertha.. almost like a mini-show in itself even though it's a partial.

Great listen yesterday..

Something seems funky at dead.net, a change in the interface? Anyone else noticing this? A phenomenon that often predates high-profile box set announcements..?

DV likes his 79...

which is fine 👍
In fact, I almost went to this show, but the rents put the kibash on it.
Don’t think I’ve ever heard it?

12/10 was aw-ight overall. Really liked the improve jam weirdness in TOO etc..
Wonder what Lil Bolo thought of all that lol.

Lil Bolo?

Never...I entered the world at 10+ pounds!

I don't recall if it was this 12/10 show or one of the 1973 concerts, but I do remember leaving Winterland after a sizzling show, pausing at the door to peek outside and make sure I was still in San Francisco. Or on Earth, for that matter.

Those Winterland shows were usually really special.

What’s Up?

Anyone else seeing some very odd messages?
Can’t find the DaP 38 comments at all and I’m told I can’t comment on some other threads

Re: Colin

Count Vlad must have hacked Dead.net. Everything is weird...

Our only hope is that all this weirdness preludes the box set announcement we are (hopefully) going to get next week.

This Site, the Lost Years

Yes,what the hell is going on with this site? Seems all messed up. 79, yes Oroborous, the lost years are high on my list 79, 80, and 81. You almost went to this show? No way. You for sure need to check it out, you won't be disappointed.

9/1 Was Fun

Great show.. high energy and a little something extra. Thanks man.. re-hitting some of the parts where distractions pulled me away now.

Nice pick!

Liked the interesting Saint with not yet worked out lyrics etc, a little tentative by the band..Nice S/F, cool space, excellent Rat, fun Bertha with first hand accounts describing the sun going down just as JG sang that line...
Damn, I wish I could of gone, but I was still young and the rents were not there yet and the thought of going “all the way to Rochester” GASP! (An hour and a half at the time)
That would have to wait a year.
Probably didn’t help that the folks I would have gone with were all like 5 years older and full on freaks, some had been busted with over hyped headlines in the local paper (it was all BS and nobody ever got in any real trouble).
I remember they thought the show was just ok, and told of how the Good Rats were a terrible opener and how the crowd was throwing their toy Rats back at them along with other things and literally booed then off lol.
Aw well, missed it by that much 🤌

Good pick, glad I finally got to hear it!

10+ pounds, your poor mother!

Hmmm

I guess since nothings shaking I’ll continue on my spring 83 journey.
Going with 4/23/83...
Hopefully listen to some released, better sounding show to massage my poor ears after listening on device all week...

AHEM, COUOD THIS FONT BE ANY SMALLER
HEY DEAD NET, THERES OLD PEOPLE HERE, SOME OF WHOM CANT SEE SO GOOD ANYMORE!

Sorry OroB

It's hot as balls here, it was a water day.. and from a cold mountain stream with water temps it the 50's. Going to cut the grass though and plan to revisit '79.

Hope you all are having a great weekend. Nice 72 show on SiriusXM today (9/10/72 Hollywood Palladium).. I caught parts of the second set on the drive. Nice Dark Star > Jack Straw. That would be a nice one to hit one day.

Edit: Redit the highlights of 9/1/79. Very nice.. Jerry could still sing in '79, songs I do not normally gel to stand out, like FOTD and others. Lot's of emotion, especially from Jerry. Goes to show, you cannot judge a show by the setlist. One minor issue with the 79 forward recordings.. they either did not mic the drums well or the cassette masters flattened their tone. It is a really good recording but in the first set, sometimes the drums sound like popcorn makers. Again, no drawback from the performance.. but man I wish all the recordings were betty boards.

One last shout-out to '79..I believe Otis gets the 79 vibe.

As you were.. have a great rest of the weekend.

9/1/79

I am having a tough time this weekend with this site. Hard to even read what I am trying to type. What happened to this site? So maybe they have a Betty Board in the vault of this show? Yes, the recordings are never perfect. Really also like the Franklins from 79 and this show. Love the Bob Weir intro into the second set. So good. Oroborous, these guys had so much material to work with after Go to Heaven. It was a great time to get your start. I can't imagine. Would love to see more 79 officially released. 8/31/79 is also worth a listen if you care to continue on with 79.

Dis & Dat

Did 4/23 & 25/83 at work last couple days.
4/23 was good but lost me at the end.
Candyman AND a Peggy O, hell I really liked the whole first set, second was kinda standard fare...
4/25/83: ok show, didn’t resonate as well as the New Havens, especially that 4/22 show. So far I think I’d give the nod to the Providence show on 4/20 as far as the post Meadowlands shows?
Just 4/26/83 to go and I’ll have heard everyone on this tour in some form or another, though I didn’t do the whole everyone in order method...

Well, was hoping to fire up the beast and blast something good sounding, but my server may have issues, not cool Kyle, not cool!
Guess I’ll have to stream some more shows or maybe I’ll break out some vinyl?
So 8/31/79,10/9/72, and 4/26/83 are on the radar...did we do 10/9/72? It seems familiar...if GOGD hadn’t gone and flown the coop we’d know ; )

Yeah Jim, it’s your season eh?
How’s the runoff this year? I believe you said you had a wet spring so should be good...
Get your paddle on and git sum amigo!

Working a +40 in four days after not working for six months was brutal, I’m told old for this shit lol. Gonna lounge to the max, lick my wounds, and nail a retred to my feet.... oh yeah, and hopefully watch the AVs win ; ) (sorry vguy)
y’all have a great WE!

Not cool, Kyle, not cool..

Too funny.

9/2/79 another amazing 79 concert

I just listened to 9/2/79 & I love it!
I’m betting 9/1/79 is another gratefully performance from 1979!
I love 1979, one of my favorite eras. Note , 1978 , is also a primo era from for the boys! 79 into a killer 1980s kick in first 80’s sound, from the gang! 🙏❤️💀🌹

9/2/79

Okay LMG, I am going to check that one out as well. I don't think this site change was temporary. 👎

9/2 Tonight Then...

Sounds good. I have a lot to do.

Having some fun with a house renovation in progress.. got some local, rough cut Cherry a couple years ago and recently milled it into some really incredible looking trim for the upstairs bathroom and kitchen (windows, shower, baseboard, etc.). Just completed the finish and some of the figuring on the boards looks almost tie dyed.. electric. Listening to good ole GD only seems fitting while I plow through the tedious finishing process..... a little buzz and 1979 GD really helps.. and I can't help but think the good ole GD shows up in the end product.

Been putting this off for years, covid finally freed up some time to get it done.

btw, 9/1 was a great recording for the era, good pick dvikes. The drum tones sometimes makes me wish they kept up the dedicated recording resources instead of piggy-backing on the PA and pumping that sound into a cassette deck. I still love them, first world problems I know.

9/2/79

This show has garnered multiple listens from me. Rarer set II Let it Grow. Interesting take on Minglewood from what I remember. Inspired choice, good job guys. So how about 10-14-76 to 10-15-76, a la 9-1-79 to 9-2? Just a thought. Happy Tuesday all...

P.S. Nice to see things back to it's normal weird. :-)

10/15/76

Alright WTJ, looks like we have a pick for today and the full show is available. Thanks!

Jim, you must be extremely handy if you are milling your own wood. Wow!
Do you have a Workingman's Dead axe for that project?

I believe Betty was still recording shows in 1979. Not sure if there are official copies of these shows in the
VAULT.

We haven't had a box announcement for 16 months. The question is will we have Dave's #39 before the next box is announced?

Ha.

I do have the Workingman's Dead hatchet. It's one of the cooler trinkets they have carried. Expensive, but the real deal.

Double Post + In on '76

Really enjoyed both 79 shows this week too. Both were really fun. Will be doing much of the same today so listening is in.

10/15/76

first set underway on car stereo

"Loserus interruptus" since I had to eventually leave the car and go into the school

but I'll pick up right where I left off on the way home

10/15/76

Proud fus...I don't know if you know the setlist, but it is a nice show to do without knowing if it's a virgin listen. Especially set II. Some rarities in there...

10/15/76

I listened a long time ago

I know there is some hot stuff in there

"This mountain majesty
This rediscovery"

- Chicago

10/15/76 rarities

First He's Gone since hiatus, last 'til 5/21/77. Also, Comes a Time>Franklin's...a nice pairing with...Gainesville? :-)

-edit- On the topic of twofers: 10-14 and 15-76 (10-9 and 10-10 for that matter) 9-1 and 9-2-79 we just covered here. 3-9 and 10, 1981 is another good one. Looks like Alpine in 82, 84, 85 and 86 were all twofers. So many more...

10/15/76

Great pick WTJ. I had to finish this one up this morning. Last show before the Cow Palace.
Great show, really like the He's gone, Other One, Comes a Time, Franklins as you mentioned... Sugar Mag closer is decent.

Behind.. again..

Starting 10/15 now. Better late then never...

Might get some serious listening time today though, anything else on tap just in case?

I have two tricks up my sleeve.. the sister show to 3/24/73, Dave's Picks 32 two nights later in Baltimore. I always thought these two shows were partners in crime as Philly is to Baltimore in general. Another we could hit is 1/17/68, the first DS>China Cat>11 sequence.
https://archive.org/details/gd1968-01-17.sbd.cotsman.11795.shnf

Two random picks from the past that don't get too much discussion. For now, setting the wayback to 10/15/76.

3/26/73 Baltimore

3/26/73 Baltimore looks interesting to me Jim.
Thanks for keeping us going.

B Town

Baltimore won't disappoint.

Interesting tidbit.. yesterday the property and business owners in one of the cooler hangs in btown sued the state for neglecting their responsibility to cut crime, gang violence and keeping general misfits out of one of the more eclectic business/bar/restaurant blocks in the city. Actually, they did not sue they just said FU to paying taxes for services that are lackluster.

I don't agree or disagree, their point being their businesses have been increasingly isolated from the rest of the city by some crime infested areas.. such that it is not very safe to walk freely between other parts of the city and Fells Point.

It's a classic part of the city though,, for example, there's only one place to get Bertha's Mussels. Best in the city since 1972. Ever seen the bumper sticker that read, Eat Bertha's Mussels? Bertha don't you come around here anymore....

I have a sneaking suspicion not paying taxes will not furtur their argument.. but hey, don't let me drown out the party.

3/26/73 Baltimore

Still working my way through this show Jim. Great pick and the recording is really good so far.

Spring 73 is so good, well okay all of 73 is hot.

Stay well out there.

Sorry Dudes

This working shit sucks! Lol
I knew coming outta “retirement” was going to be hard, but phew, pant, pant, pant, this is more work than chasing squirrels! So not only too busy to hang with y’all, but I’ve been stuck actually having to work with people, instead of my usual solo, which means no tunes! Uuuugghhhh!
And my servers @#$&(6&& and I don’t have time to take it to its maker 3 hours away....
Hopefully I can listen to this and dat this WE?

Funny B town story, think in that section your speaking of Jimbo.
I was doing merch with my ole buddy LaRoush. Big Head Todd opening for Ziggy and the Melody Makers at what ever that cool amphitheater is that sticks out into the harbor. At the time (mid nighties) we’d been told things were better, but to be cautious late at night. So my number one rule was when it’s time to leave with the cash, be together, don’t dawdle, and get the fug out...so after a count out/pay out in some dark creepy basement with cigar smoking mob like characters totally giving me the fear, I wanted out ASAP, but of course no LaRoush to be found, Dooah!
I venture out to the truck, but he’s not there? So here I am with a large stash of cash in my briefcase, and another nights worth in the truck, and no damn LaRoush? Fuuuuuudddgggeee, only I didn’t say fudge!
Finally after searching high and low, there he is backstage knawing on what’s left of catering because he got too stoned with Ziggys crew guys and now at 2AM has uncontrollable munchies lol.
I shoulda left him there like they used to leave Bobby at rest areas etc.
Only time I had the fear worse doing merch was in Detroit but that’s another story...

Keep the Mother 🌎 rolling

Glad to see this is still happening. Giving my head space more Space. Taking a several month break from ganga. To a much lesser degree with Ted Dape, I mean Dead tapes.
I’m not as think as you stoned I am.

Ha.. this working shit sucks

I hear you man. Hang in there...

Keep the mother rolling one more time.. like from the Here Comes Sunshine near the beginning of the second set, 3/26/73 Baltimore Civic Center? ..and how about that 8 minute Weather Report Suite Prelude into Wharf Rat?

This show seems on par and well matched to DaP 32. Releasable? yes.

Dicks Picks #11

Anybody up for this one? 9/27/72, Dick's Picks #11.

Just In Time

DiP 11 it is.

3/26/73

Great Show!
Another notch in the ole GD gun barrel.
Yeah, that whole second set sequence was sweet, especially that WRS jam!
Good call. Sounded good too!
Perhaps better than that DaP 38 fiasco...
Agree, this would make a good Dave’s.
Might go 4/26/83 next to finish off that tour and change it up.
DP 11 will make a nice Sunday afternoon session. Perhaps some Cheeebas are in order, those DS’ demand it lol.
Onward!

EDIT: make that 4/26/83 ooopps, worth checking out. Hot Shakedown once it gets rolling, LIG, H-S-F, hot Women are, cool jam into Truckin’, nobody’s jam out into Dew etc.
Good sounding Healy board too!

It's Got a Cumberland...

Tasty.

This is one of those shows that I did not immediately get. I was just too busy to get sucked into that second set.

Times have changed and subsequent listens unlocked the mysteries.. that Dark Star > Cumberland Blues stands alone, nothing like it. The Uncle John's Band is tasty too among other highlights. Classic fall 1972 GD. Thanks for suggesting this. '83 tomorrow?

Dick's 11

A pre HDCD release. Solid show, had to turn it up a little more. Great from start to finish. And as you said Jim, Dark Star, Cumberland and Attics is worth a listen.

83 for today you say OB? Let's do it.

Today

Yeah, if you like spring 83, you’ll like 4/26/83. Last show of the tour. Good Healy Board, not matrix...
Play close attention to the Shakedown, it’s cool to hear it unfold and get strong...

I’m actually psyched for Dicks 11. Perhaps my fav 72 show..?..HA! Who am I kidding, picking a favorite 72 is a fools errand, but I really like this show, especially for that sequence you guys mentioned!
I mean it’s got a DS AND a Cumberland, with an Attics for dessert!
Supposed to hit 91 up here today. Might need to eat cheebas, get necked and freak out the neighbors lol.
I think I need one of those kiddie pools to drink beer in ; )
Aw- right chil-rens, everybody into the pewal, oh wait, Jim’s got a big pool right out side his door!
Stay cool with at tall ice cold frosty Fremont Summer Ale and some cool GD!
Onward!

I'm Right There With You

Peak exhaustion setting in here.. Is it ever ok to wake someone up at 6:25 on a Sunday morning to ask a silly question and just say goodbye, I am leaving now? Silly question, no need to answer....

Setting the controls of the wayback to 4/26/83.. cheeba is in play.. I have much to do today that does not involve other people.. solitude and listening often go hand in hand.. I am off. I should feel a little better in about 20 min..

Spring tour 1983.. the first tour we figured out it was advisable to travel to see shows and see more than one show in a tour, although the latter would have to wait until Summer. It was strange to us then.. figuring out that with the Grateful Dead, you need to see more than one show in a tour, preferably consecutive shows in close proximity to maximize music and make your dollars stretch so you can then afford to see more shows. It was not in our vocabulary until that year.. Coincidentally, this was the year I bought my first car.

Have a good one all.. Sunday Sunday Sunday...

Settle back, easy Jim!

Lol, I’m such a bastard I think my poor ole lady would be scared to wake me up too early, for any reason!

SECOND PARAGRAPH: YES!!

Great synopsis of early touring methodology!
I would add trying to find the coolest places versus what would often be the easiest i.e., going to Maine for 2 shows instead of say Meadowlands for four....though that was not fully understood early on.
Personally I found quality over quantity to be more fulfilling, but 8 on one tour was the most we ever did, and in fact sold off our tix to 3 others, for various reasons. So I can’t speak for folks who did whole tours etc...some people lived for that...
I certainly don’t remember as much from the multiple run shows I did...
Three night runs, if you could spread em out, I liked best.
2 nights in a row damn near kills me nowadays lol.

Oh yeah, things don’t hurt so much anymore as the sun is actually shining in my back door, accompanying the music about such...hmmmm,
Almost time for a cool frosty treat!

4/26 Holy Crap

Virgin listen for me and a great show.. I think it sounds better than any of the 83 shows released thus far.. and I prefer it to the 84 Philly released last year.

Right out the gate the get things moving with a ripping Shakedown. ..and you can tell they are having fun, in the dead space between Shakedown and Minglewood someone says, "I like that" (Jerry?Phil??). Nothing that unusual until the thundering set closer, Let It Grow, where Jerry just shreds it. There is some interesting and humorous banter mixed in, again showing they are having some fun.

The Help/Slipknot!/Franklins Tower is on point especially the Slipknot!, but they saved some special sauce for the Truckin'>Nobody's Fault but Mine/Spoonful Jam>Morning Dew. I think Phil must have been hitting the Heinekens for this one, he levels the power grid at the crescendo in the Truckin' outro Jam.. he just levels the place and again in Morning Dew. A really high energy show.. after listening to the whole thing I had to go back and hit the highlights to make sure it wasn't just me, which ended my day and my buzz.

So starts the new week. Great show.

Yeah

I knew nothing of this show, what a nice surprise!

Really enjoyed 9/27/72 (DP 11) yesterday, hadn’t heard it in a while.
Always a favorite. Another awesome 72 DS into....CUMBERLAND?......fo git about it!
Nice pick.
Today probably no tunes : (
but ya never no....

Tunes = Yes Today

...for me at least. I am going to hit Dave's Picks 35, The Spectrum 4/19&20/84 since I sort of compared this to the 4/26/83 show last night. We will see.... If I have extra time I might hit Dave's 36 to round up a mid 80's terror and help cement my understanding of these three somewhat recently released shows as I will probably put them away for a while.

Monday Monday.. Have a good week all.

Edit: Made cleaning the house last night and this morning 'almost' fun. At least it removed most of the boredom and monotony.. I hate cleaning but will likely never hire a cleaning service. I'd rather take the money and buy a Dave's Picks subscription and some edibles and do it myself.

4/26/83

I almost never keep up with this endless list of shows, but cracked the Philly show open and did the opening Shakedown. Very nice. I have the Miller copy.

Jim - I don't see edibles and housework going together! :-)