Grateful Dead

Fun show, Garcia was just singing the words to the song , except instead of singing Jimmy ( Jimmy Reed) he said Jerry.

....but I am a huge Phish fan as well. There are posts on the r/phish sub on reddit where fans are going back and forth about being vaccinated or not and attending the upcoming tour.
It starts in Arkansas and moves to Georgia. The most unvaxxed parts of the country. Fascinating yet sad reading for sure.
Vegas is a current hot spot. Both in temps and positive results. Ugh.
My current listening? Bob Dylan More Blood, More Tracks. Bootleg Series Vol 14. Simple Twist Of Fate.

“I just want a little drink of water, but you just won’t let Jerry stop”

Think Jerry was giving a hint that he needed to take a break from touring?
Or did he just have cotton mouth?

WAV is for PC, Macs use AIFF.

If you get a USB adapter for your tape deck you can use Audacity to capture the audio. Audacity will save the data in its own file format that ends in .au or something like that. After you use Audacity to make any edits, splices, etc. you will then export the audio file from Audacity and can choose the file format then.

For the archive you will need to make the file FLAC.

Thanks, Oro for the insight on previous box release times. That does provide perspective.

I might have mentioned this before, I have many audio cassettes to digitize through usb onto my IMAC. I want to share concert recordings I made at shows myself upon Archive.org. I want high quality wav files or aaf at up to 192kHz resolution. I have a Nakamichi cassette deck. So far I'm looking at pro products like the Berenger UCA202 and the Focusright Scarlet 2i2 as the interface, but those are a little pricey. I've also seen little consumer dongle "audio cards" that purport to interface with a computer, but I am skeptical due to the price and some reviews I have read. Do I convert the files to WAV once they are digitized into my IMAC with a program like Audacity? Thanks, Scott

That place sounds pretty idyllic Oro! I am getting a little stir crazy being stuck around here for the better part of 18 months now, but things are opening up for travel again, so better times ahead. Always glad to hear things are well with you, Amigo¡¡

Random - For jazz fans familiar with trumpeter Lee Morgan, there is a complete 12 LP/8 CD “reissue” from Blue Note (Don Was) called Live At Lighthouse. Originally released in 1970 as one disc, later as 3 discs, this is Maximum Dosage Lee Morgan. A great trumpeter before meeting his early demise (see the DVD “I Called Him Morgan” - fascinating) to his girlfriend, this box ain’t too cheap. I’m really thinking hard on this one.

I did get the Allmans “Live At The Atlanta Pop Festival” reissue - I never get enough of the ABB.

Ginger Baker on the cover of his “Why” album - is he not about THE grumpiest looking sob you never hope to meet!? Lighten up, Ginger. Apparently he and Jack Bruce had legendary fights, and I often wondered how a mild mannered guy like Clapton kept it together around these two??

You’d need John Wayne in that posse pilgrim to find me at this ranch I’ve been working at, sweeeettt! Literally “end of the road”, surrounded by lush forest and high peaks, post card stuff, but yet it’s only 10-15 minutes to town! Kinda place I always dreamed of, but you learn quick here that such places are only for the rich...

That’s what the vaccines do for you.
For someone who would probably die from Covid the vaccine will keep them out of the ICU.

....one of them was vaccinated, but her symptoms are very mild. Staying home just to be safe.

Hey Oro! There you are! I was going to get a posse out searching those higher Colorado altitudes to make sure all is well, but it sounds like you are doing good, and keeping safe from this virus. As usual, you come through with the facts, or to quote Sgt Joe Friday, “Just the facts, ma-am”. It appears Box Fever was a little premature.

The vaxx I was given was the Astra Zeneca vaccine, formulated in conjunction with Oxford U. Some neighbours have given me a bit of Vaxx Snobbery, because this AZ has a minute number of instances where blood clots may form, sometimes stroke, but very rare. They are either vaxxed with Pfeizer or Moderna. Even my wife kept asking me repeatedly if I was ok. My retort is simple: Oxford U was established in the 12th century, so Medieval time. It has been the launch pad and employer of brilliant minds such as Sir Isaac Newton, JRR Tolkien, Aldous Huxley, and Stephen Hawking. This is not some regional fourth tier public college. Life has risk, but this vaccine is not a risk. Being not vaccinated endangers not only yourself, but your work and social circle. Sleeves up, get the jab.