DAVE'S PICKS VOL. 41: BALTIMORE CIVIC CENTER, BALTIMORE, MD 5/26/77

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You can listen to Grateful Dead records over and over again and never understand the attraction they have for certain people until you attend one of their concerts. Sometime during the Dead's usual five-hour set, it will all click: Jerry Garcia's Indian bead string of notes on the guitar, the ozone ooze of the vocal harmonies, the shifting, shuffling rhythm of bassist Phil Lesh and drummer Bill Kreutzmann, and the distant echo of the oldest of American folk music. - Columbia Flier

"Certain people" will know that we're coming in hot with one that's got all these things and more, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 41: BALTIMORE CIVIC CENTER, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 5/26/77. Yes, there's still plenty of spectacular May '77 to go around. Nearly chosen for Dave's Picks Vol. 1, 5/26/77 delivers three-fold. There's one count for the energy - all the precision of the Spring tour conjuring up the raw power of the Fall tour that was to come. There's another for the setlist which featured beloved songs from WORKINGMAN'S DEAD and soon-to-be favorites from the freshly recorded TERRAPIN STATION. And a third for its element of surprise (or shall we say surprises) from an astonishingly peak 15-minute "Sugaree" to new delights ("Sunrise," "Passenger," "Jack-A-Roe') to a rare first-set finale of "Bertha" to the second set's "Terrapin>Estimated>Eyes," traveling leaps and bounds towards the improvisational journey that is a nearly 17-minute "Not Fade Away."

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 41: BALTIMORE CIVIC CENTER, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 5/26/77 was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

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March 1, 2022 - 7:38am

#631

hendrixfreak

Joined:
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Just to clarify...

Jim, you may not have heard the phrase "cosmic yawn" before because I made it up on the spot as I typed that comment. Good one, though, huh? Now that everyone is growing mushrooms in their closet, the supply is bounteous. Denver recently decriminalized them, a wholesome development. Though that won't help me in the rural counties, so I try to behave.....

Daverock, a pronghorn is essentially an antelope, but not technically speaking, I believe. These freakin' things typically rove in bands on the Colorado Plateau and you have to watch out for them. They can run 60 miles per hour for fairly extended distances. In Wyoming, highway signs warn you -- a band could be streaking across the prairie and cross a paved highway at any angle at high speed.

I once was returning from a sojourn and spotted a band off the road. I watched them for a half a minute, at 100 yards, wondering what they might look like close up. Oh boy. As I returned my gaze to the road ahead I saw to my momentary horror a pronghorn just clearing my bumper as it streaked right to left across the highway. I'm doing 75 probably. I probably missed it by two seconds. I got a real good, close-up look. And promised myself I'd never again take my eyes off the road for more than a milisecond.

Yeah, sitting around, staring at a candle, listening to some self-appointed "guide" sounds like serious BS! I get the visceral attraction of tripping with the original Pranksters, but personally, I seek on my own.

Now that #41 is tucked away on the '77 shelf, I've been looking at the shelf with the 1965-1975 shows and man oh man do I have some listening to do while it's still winter and I'm spending the evenings inside. If a big storm crops up, I'll microdose, take a long walk in the snow, come home, make a fire, and plug in a guitar. Last time I did that, I played for about five hours straight and my fingers hurt like hell. When that's over, I have a couple hundred GD shows and a stack of Miles and Coltrane for the stereo. Life can be good!
March 1, 2022 - 6:03am

#632

billy the kiddd

Joined:
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3/1/69

What a show, especially that 1st set! I wish the Dead would have played China Cat Sunflower at these shows .
March 1, 2022 - 4:48am

#633

daverock

Joined:
September 1, 2014

micro dosing

I have been interested in the recent scientific and public interest in psychedelics, and the increasing evidence of their positive effects. It certainly seems true to my experiences with mushrooms. I would never have said that I was depressed prior to my experiences, but looking back, my life changed in all sorts of positive and unexpected ways during and after my time of taking them. It seems a bit contradictory, but they seemed to straighten me out. I also wonder now if L.S.D use in the 60's and 70's may actually have set psychedelic culture back decades.

With acid ,I never knew how strong the stuff was before taking it. The differences between the strengths of the few trips I had on it were massive. Like with most drugs, the biggest danger in it, to me, lay and still lie, in it's illegality. As far as I could make out, no-one - certainly as far down the chain as me - had the faintest idea what they were taking. I can remember when I was on the social work course in 1991, the police gave us a list of all the drugs they had picked up one recent weekend that had been sold in clubs as "ecstasy". Everything from caffeine to STP. I remember one guy who told me he sold dogs worming tablets as ecstasy.

At the end of the day, I feel it is important to take care of ourselves, and of other people, in the best way that we individually can. I wouldn't want to be a part of any group that disregards the welfare and happiness of it's most vulnerable members.
And driving - I am sorry PT, you are a prince among men - but I have known several people-I am sure we all have - who have killed themselves or others in motor accidents. Horrendous experiences all round - for the victim, the family and friends left behind, and the perpetrator. Any activity that increases the possibility of creating such a tragedy should surely be ruled out.

Incidentally, what the heck's a pronghorn ? I think if I had seen one of them in Oldham in the 70's I would have thought it was the devil.
February 28, 2022 - 7:17pm

#634

JimInMD

Joined:
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Re: Cosmic Yawns

I've never heard that term used before, but it happens to me every time.

There was a period mid-career where I did not indulge, plus it seemed hard to get for a while. ..but I still seem to dip my big toe into the cosmos at least once a year.

In terms of place and setting, early on I found myself either wanting to be in a small group and away from phones and random people or in such a large group as to be ambiguous. So it became nature, camping, backcountry or frankly dead shows. That seems to work.

The last decade I find myself liking to be alone, mostly kayaking/hiking/biking where I won't run into some unexpected situation where somebody needs me. Concerts too when I don't have to drive or the show is long enough to fit it in. I want no responsibilities whatsoever. Oh, and headphones, music is good - almost a must. So I still explore when I can find the time and tranquility to pull it off. I can't speak for everyone, but I find it helpful for me. It gives me a chance to reformat my internal hard drive and reorganize thoughts, priorities and who I am.

Those are my tricks.. but I have to admit the HF approach is quite appealing to me. If you notice some unexpected rando behind you on the trail, I'm the one with earphones and a tie dye (and the bad orange hair and pasty white complexion). :D

Cosmic yawns.. so true. That cracks me up.

There's a lot of great research on micro dosing that's come out lately. Encouraging to me.

As to tripping with the pranksters or at an acid test, be it a good idea or not, I would do it in a heartbeat. But alas, I was born too late. That ship sailed while I was playing in the sand box out back. Babs.. I am here, once you come out of your heart injury, if you want to have one last foray into the unknown, give me a call. I'm all in.
February 28, 2022 - 3:01pm

#635

PT Barnum

Joined:
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driving with your eyes closed

driving under the influence can be fun, and frightening. I knew a guy who wanted to drive, he said he could see so well that anything that could have collided with the vehicle he could see long before it would happen. He was a great driver and drove us all to and back many a show. We in the back seat could only jiggle as he navigated the roadways so gracefully, with a huge grin on his face (aka Neil like). The road always seemed to get away from me whenever I tried, like a ribbon that would unravel. On deserted roads, it was fun, on the freeway, not so much.
Back in the day when I first started (69) it was the thing to try and freak each other out, aka pranksters, with double talk and echo talk and endlessly trying to get each other to lose it laughing, especially in a crowd of er...non dosed. After hearing about Leary and his way of spiritualizing psychedelics it just wasn't as much fun sitting around trying to concentrate on any one thing for very long. Pranking and laughing was way more fun.
Not being a musician, never really wanted to hang out with bands, but I always wanted what they were smoking, drinking or taking in any other form. Would have loved to hang with Kesey and Babbs, what a trip that would have been.
February 28, 2022 - 2:09pm

#636

hendrixfreak

Joined:
February 26, 2014

My own approach these days...

may be (probably is) just one man's approach, possibly idiosyncratic. First off, know your materials well (potency) and decide if you want a micro-dose, a medium but significant journey or a little over the top approach. Because I'm in the backcountry alone, I need to be confident that I can get somewhere and back in a day, handle the terrain, maintain my orienteering skills, and calmly apply my behavioral knowledge if I run into a bear or cougar. (Don't surprise 'em, talk, wave arms, don't look 'em in the eye, give 'em room to avoid you, take the guard off the pepper spray, be sure you're upwind, etc.) I get moving early in the day and have an objective before dropping so as the agent (psilycibin for me) comes on, I'm in my element in terms of orienteering, body and mind synch and thus avoiding the initial, potentially debilitating awkwardness of the limbs and thoughts that comes with the cosmic yawns at "onset." And make sure I'm actively striding and finding my way as the peak comes and goes. I usually don't stop for any length of time. Occasionally I miscalculate the powder at the bottom of the bag and get a little walloped. But an 8-hour hike through spectacular terrain where I won't see humans -- this is trackless country, no trails -- typically does the trick. And there's nothing like a shot and a beer and a toke back at camp or, if camp is the truck, then a chair and guitar. Last fall I did just that across a wild plateau called East Cactus Flats, returning to my truck in a forsaken place called Disappointment Draw. I cracked a beer and started fingerpicking when I heard a strange noise. A good-sized pronghorn, traveling alone, approached to within maybe 50 feet and kept querying me -- no mistaking that querying sound. Essentially, who or what are you? What the hell is that sound you're making? And, have you seen my peeps? I've noticed that wild animals, as well as domesticated dogs, totally key in to a person who is psychedelic. The other major part of this approach is what I'd call "digestion." Take the time to fully absorb the lessons of the day and seek ways to incorporate those insights into your ordinary reality and dealings with others. Be patient and kind. (I do not always succeed; this is a work in progress after 50 years.) Too much repetition of the experience without "digestion" and, to me, it's just repeating the high without drawing the lessons. Note that I did none of this the first ten years. We'd find out the LSD's potency the hard way. Lessons might be impressed upon us without our consent(!) The chaos and human interactions could be frightening -- usually to others, but sometimes to me. (Don't try driving!!) But over the decades I kinda honed an approach that essentially comprises medicine for the soul, for me. I think the currrent surge in interest by scientists and the general public is good up to a point, as psychedelics, used constructively, can help bolster our humanity and -- perhaps -- ease difficulties. But I could not recommend them. Either they work for you or they don't. And finding out can be tricky. Sure makes me a better-adjusted person -- and now I'm echoing Paul McCartney, I believe!

That's all the blathering for today. As you were........
February 28, 2022 - 11:05am

#637

daverock

Joined:
September 1, 2014

Leary or Pranksters?

If I had to choose.... I would choose neither of them. While the pranksters now seem a bit ghastly, Leary seemed a bit over ambitious. I still have some of his books -that one which is a psychedelic version of The Tibetan Book of The Dead comes to mind. I think the idea was that you read it to someone who was tripping, as a means of helping them locate the light. I wonder if anyone ever did that. That idea of set and setting does ring true though - and I would say that advice has stayed appropriate down through the years

Mr Ones - I still haven't got round to listening to Planet Waves. I always assumed it was a weaker one, but I read recently that it was very much a part of a trilogy, with "Blood on the Tracks" and "Desire", so I am hoping to check it out soon.
February 28, 2022 - 10:03am

#638

Crow Told Me

Joined:
October 15, 2020

The Very First Word is How Do Ya Do?

My sister lives in Mill Valley, and she used to see Weir around town all the time. (Not so much lately.) She’s not a fan, so it’s no biggie for her, but I’ve sometimes thought about what I would do if I saw Bob getting coffee or something while I was visiting her. I wouldn’t want to bother him, but I think I’d have to at least say hello, right? Say ‘thanks for the music’ at least? My other sister lives in Kauai, where Kreutzman lives now, and I’m going to be visiting her in a couple weeks. Wonder what I should say if I see BK grabbing a shave ice?

I can definitely relate to what hendrixfreak sed: shows just got too big for my liking in the ‘80s. As a rule, I’d usually much rather see a decent band in a small club than go see some superstars in a sports arena: better sound, fewer assholes, fewer cops, room to breath. Throw psychedelics into the mix and the gap gets even wider. It’s one thing to be shrooming at the Warfield with 2,000 of deadicated Heads, quite another to try to deal with 50,000 people who seem like they just got bussed in from MTV’s spring break special. Not to mention all the security.

In principle, I always thought it was cool that the Pranksters had such a wide open, “let’s get high and freak freely” approach to tripping, as opposed to the Millbrook thing of sitting silently in a room with a candle and saying Om or whatever. That said, I’m not sure I could’ve passed the Acid Test. My best experiences, aside from Dead shows, were always out in nature: a deserted stretch of shoreline on the Lost Coast, backpacking the Sierras, etc. I think if I would've had to try to simultaneously process Babbs' babbling, Cassidy's hammer juggling, the Dead, and 500 mics worth of Koolaid my brains probably woulda dribbled out my ears.

Last thought: how lucky are we? The StL box continues to delight. Seven shows from three different tours, all in good-to-great sound. And the last two DaPs have also been great. I mean, millions of people love Zeppelin, the Stones, the Eagles, and other bands from back in the day, but nobody (well, except the ABB I guess) has anything like the Dead's archival release thing. Blessed be us.
February 28, 2022 - 7:43am

#639

Mr. Ones

Joined:
July 25, 2017

Last 5

Comus-First Utterance-Tip ‘o the hat to DAVEROCK!!
Beatles-Get Back Rooftop Performance
Elvis Costello-The Boy Named If
Shuggie Otis-Inspiration Information
Bob Dylan-Planet Waves

It’s a crazy, mixed-up world, but Music is a consistent balm(for me at least!!).

Dave’s 42 anyone?? It’s only about 62 days away!!
February 28, 2022 - 7:08am

#640

daverock

Joined:
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Phil Zone

Billy - thanks for jogging my memory - Viola Lee Blues from 4/26/69 is included on The Phil Zone too . I didn't know they interpreted What's Become of the Baby at this show either. Bit of a missed opportunity there - if that had been included, then this show, as released, would have been unique. In a way then, Dicks Picks 26 short changes 4/26/69 a bit.

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You can listen to Grateful Dead records over and over again and never understand the attraction they have for certain people until you attend one of their concerts. Sometime during the Dead's usual five-hour set, it will all click: Jerry Garcia's Indian bead string of notes on the guitar, the ozone ooze of the vocal harmonies, the shifting, shuffling rhythm of bassist Phil Lesh and drummer Bill Kreutzmann, and the distant echo of the oldest of American folk music. - Columbia Flier

"Certain people" will know that we're coming in hot with one that's got all these things and more, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 41: BALTIMORE CIVIC CENTER, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 5/26/77. Yes, there's still plenty of spectacular May '77 to go around. Nearly chosen for Dave's Picks Vol. 1, 5/26/77 delivers three-fold. There's one count for the energy - all the precision of the Spring tour conjuring up the raw power of the Fall tour that was to come. There's another for the setlist which featured beloved songs from WORKINGMAN'S DEAD and soon-to-be favorites from the freshly recorded TERRAPIN STATION. And a third for its element of surprise (or shall we say surprises) from an astonishingly peak 15-minute "Sugaree" to new delights ("Sunrise," "Passenger," "Jack-A-Roe') to a rare first-set finale of "Bertha" to the second set's "Terrapin>Estimated>Eyes," traveling leaps and bounds towards the improvisational journey that is a nearly 17-minute "Not Fade Away."

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 41: BALTIMORE CIVIC CENTER, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 5/26/77 was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

My Squid Idea was a miss

More tomorrow..

How did my head shot come through?

Nappy Rags / Colin Gould

Nappy Rags - Gary Brooker? No, no, no, no...and you saw Procol Harum for the 1st time on the 'Shine On Brightly' tour?

Colin Gould - Mark Lanegan? No, no, no, no...it would appear February 2022 is another cruel month to the music world.

Dark Mark's last ride...

I will miss you Mr. Lanegan, there will never be another.

\m/

Dave's 41

My 3rd show and a mighty good one. Six kids travelled to Baltimore in what else? A white VW mini-van! Not so much as a joint between us and we had great time.

Last 5:
1. GD - DaP41 Baltimore, Md.

2. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke & Hillbilly Music - 1952. Bear Family Records chronicle of the C & W Hit Parade from
1945-1970; 1 CD for each year, 26 CDs total. Throughout the series are some of the original versions of songs later covered by GD.

3. Dillard & Clark - The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark

4. Etta James - Tell Mama

5. Sugar Pie DeSanto - Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles 1959-1966... Miss DeSanto was Etta Jame's cousin.

To be honest Hendrixfreak....

....you look younger than I expected. Take that for what you will.

11/24/78

"I just wish they would get these Elephants off the stage." Agree, very fine show, PETEH...

Happy Belated Birthday Mr. Welnick....

....thanks for the jams.
Jim. Sherman has more hair though.

RIP Mark Lanegan

Sad to hear his passing. Will play some Screaming Trees tonight.

Cousins Of The....

....you look like Anthony Bourdain btw. Has anyone ever told you that?
Screaming Trees it is.
I've never listened to them. So much music, so little time.
Precursor to my next five I guess.
Starting with Clairvoyance.
I'll check em out.
I'm pretty open minded regarding music. Co-worker turned me onto Jay-Z's Otis. It was on repeat for half an hour btw.

Area 15

Woooooooooooow

Psychedelic

Las Vegas is a trip

My first-ever trip to LV was in 1990

It has changed since then

international relations

ThatMike - good to see your pic, too. It reminded me, I never did get round to getting that book you recommended about the October shows. It looks good. So many books, so little time. It's beginning to look as though I never will get round to reading "War and Peace". Probably my last thought, as I lie on my death bed.
Incidentally, I only have about 4 photos on my laptop - two with me in a group of people, and two of me playing the guitar. This guitar is better than the other one - so there you go. You aren't missing much, not seeing my face. My appearance was improved considerably when I got the mask, put it that way.
Since lockdown I have got into the bad habit of watching the news on the box, instead of reading about it in the paper. Which makes it all the more shocking. Amazing that in the 21st century a potential serial killer can become a world leader.

photos

I just wanted to say it makes me happy to see the photos of my fellow freaks. Heart warming actually.

No point in uploading mine as Hendrix Freak is essentially my doppelganger. I think I'll stick and stay with my Mouse art for now.

Have a Grateful Day all!

Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.......

So for all who care---all three of you----here I am.............

Last 5:
4/16/72
6/14/69
6/5/69
6/21/69
Frank-Waka Jawaka

Yes, I've been overindulging on 1969 Grateful Dead...............

Rock on!!

Doc
Too many autopsies today.............

ok...my turn

Hamms the beer refrehsing!

Ate we really doing this ?

Me after Guns 'N Roses last summer.

Keithfan

I saw your picture and I think I know you from somewhere?

After viewing all the pics (which I love), I think I can safely say we all haves faces made for radio.

New Bob album in,,,, very, very nice recording. Nice Hard Rain, but I'm a sucker for that.

Got the Gram Parsons in,,, sounded good last night at the store,,, will require a better listen.

My secret....

Step One: use a head glove, sunglasses and a fleece that covers my neck to reveal as little of my face as possible.

Step Two, 50 years of fairly regular psychedelic use!

Step Two worked for me, but JUST LOOK at what it did to JimInMD...

Gary Brooker

RIP Gonna miss that voice. Was just listening to some Procol Harum yesterday, now this. Saw him with Clapton on the Another Ticket tour, what a showman.

pic

here's a shot of me and some snow. I think this was Christmas, first white Xmas for me in 40 plus years.

#41 finally arrived.

Dave's 41 #5583 finally arrived in the Netherlands today. Looks good. I'm looking forward to firing up the hi-fi and listening to it tomorrow.

Came today,,, hopefully gets a smile from someone

You kids today with your legal weed….

Back in my day,
we had to walk a mile uphill in the snow,
to meet a sketchy guy in an alley.

We paid what he asked,
we smoked what he had,
and WE LIKED IT!

Another Face

OK, since many who post regularly around here are showing your faces, I figured, as one who posts seldom, but visits almost daily, I might as well update my avatar too (TxR in 2017). Onward.

The Great Reveal

I’m getting a real kick at seeing all the wonderful folks here at Dead Net, and JiminMD, you are exactly as I pictured you! I’m with Dennis, we are a rogues gallery just made for radio!
Dennis - HF and I are glad you received the Burritos recording, I look forward to your scouting report!

I don’t ever talk politics here, so I’ll keep it simple: I wish Brian Brase and the “People’s Convoy”, hitting the road in Cali today, safe travels. I am 100% behind science, I am fully vaxxed myself, but I do not feel those that don’t vaxx should be given second class status, nor should government overreach be as bad as we have seen here in Canada, under this spineless phucer Trudeau.
I applaud all who stood up for their rights, and those of the silent majority. And while I’m at it, Phuc Putin for being such an odious prick.

I’ll step off the soapbox now.

VGUY

Used to watch Bourdain regularly, but his "departure" kinda' hit hard...have not been able to watch the documentary yet, too depressing. Sometimes, I just don't get it(yeah, and Vince's birthday was 2 days ago)
Today is 2/23, a fine 48th anniversary

Face for radio?

With a forehead like mine? LOL

DENNIS: same as Deaverock, I only have a few pics on my device of me. It was taken with an actual camera, then I zoomed out and took a screen shot, twice to eliminate the others in the photo and make it more visible.
Not only am I glad you liked it, I’m heavily relieved It didn’t singe any eyeballs or damage anyones screens!
Oh, and the walked a mile uphill, both ways rap, priceless!

I still like Dennis pic the best. Ya can tell he’s “a ladies man by the way he walks”, I give el Segundo to Nappy! Sweet hat!

Hendrix freak looks way younger than his age, same with Doc! Sweet crotch rocket btw.

JIM: I’m a little worried about your pasty complexion? With all that outdoor stuff ya do you should be brown or orange.

MR SMITH: always a pleasure! This time I can literally say “good to see ya”

It’s too bad we can’t do video, we could all do a Dave seaside impersonations lol.

Big fun, come on, don’t be shy, keep ‘em coming!

Can You See the Real Me

Better pic. for this sight, I think.

RIP Gary Brooker, P.J O'Rourke, and Ivan Reitman

11-24-78: My dad taped this show for me off the radio {WNEW fm 102.7 in New York) while I was at some other show.
Still love Jerry's solo on Stagger Lee.

Last 5 non GD:

Neil Young: Carnegie Hall 1970

King Crimson: Music is Our Friend

Etta James: The Montreux Years

Johnny Cash: Live at the Carousel Ballroom

Marshall Tucker Band: Live in the UK 1976

OMG, yet another idea....

So I distinctly recall Dave saying that a fall '72 box will happen, at some point. Classic, qualified, half-promise.

But in thinking it's 2022 and that I can hardly imagine anything topping Listen to the River -- because it hits my personal sweet spot -- I started thinking again. (It only occurs periodically, so I go with it...)

Dave has released a sheet ton of spring '77, though, admittedly, not in a row. (Partly, I think perhaps there's an agreement to release X number of ABCD returned Bettys, though I have no actual knowledge.)

SO, what if this year's box IS fall '72?? Six shows from Sept-Oct-Nov '72... I can't see anything else actually topping Listen to the River unless it's '72 or earlier. Why not repeat the success of the Trunk by releasing more '72? Then again (thought balloon pops) Dave did mutter something about "variety." So is that variety in format (vinyl E72 shows?), in year selection ('79 or '81 box?) or some sort of video/audio pkg?

It's 4 degrees this morning here along the Banana Belt (Front Range of Colorado), thus having thoughts.

Dim Lights

Davestrang - that series of cds on Bear Family does look like a great introduction to country music. I have often perused the contents of the various discs, but haven't bought one as yet. After getting a couple of the "Truckers Kickers and Cowboy Angels" sets, also on Bear Family, I reaIised tha I much prefer country music in the 1960s compared to the 1970s. Just going off the tracks on these albums. Mainly due the guitar playing.. Clarence White, James Burton.. but it seemed to be a style and sound that went out a bit when the 70's kicked in.

Big Brownie - I like King Crimson, but I ain't never heard of that one-Music Is Our Friend.

Oro - I thought your picture was one of Jerry, circa Egypt 1978 when I first saw it !
HF - I don't know why, but I always pictured you looking like Phil Lesh circa 1972 ! Highly illogical, giving the different decades and relative ages.
No insult to either party intended-you both look in fine fettle.

Yes..

True. I am a pasty white dude.. and pretty much look like a geek / part time narc. But I get by and am generally good natured and like more than anything to have fun.. I am just now realizing, considering my age and my pasty white complexion.. and with seemingly everyone in my race/age group have become so damned sour and bitter, I think I might try out this angry old white dude angle. Perhaps I am missing something, everyone else seems to be content in constantly complaining and blaming.

So here goes..

HEY.. get of my lawn hippies. get a job. get a haircut! ra ra.. Snazza frazza rashin' fashin'

(how am I doing?)

Doin fine amigo

and hey, one of the good things about getting older: your often given a pass for being a curmudgeon!
“Ah leave em be, he don’t mean nothing, he’s just old” LOL
I just wish I knew at what age your allowed to use that one? I’ve been practicing up for years, just wanna make legal!

Ha, DR: more like bald fat guy, circa Belly Ache Ridge, Wolcott CO, 2019!
and Dude, look at all that hair! Ya lucky bastid! ; )

Hendrixfreak: lol, you should be a politician, no wait, maybe a lobbyist!
Cudos on your strong beliefs/persistence!
Daves gonna have to cave on that fall 72 just to shut ya up ; ) (teasing of course, I always look forward to yer dispatches)

DaveRock, me and Phil Lesh

Your impression that I might look like Phil Lesh may come from a story I told a while back.

I'm at the Denver Fillmore for a Phil & Friends show and I have on clear glasses akin to Phil's and I used to look a bit like Phil. And my actual first name is Phil.

Some freakin' hippie (how am I doing??) comes up to me and says "You look like Phil!"

I said, "I AM Phil!" Said hippie looked bemused, as if I was psychologically deranged (imagine!), and backed away, slowly...

It's been years in the making...

Glad to see so many folks are FINALLY following my lead by posting actual photographs of themselves rather than some goofy looking avatar.

Kudos!

Keithfan, Check your PMs

Over and out.

Rob Ot

Sorry to our friends on the other side of the pond if you don't know what I'm talking about. Just wondered if I was the only one who thought of this site every time the new Geico commercial is on with the robot getting pissed off over not being able to answer the CAPTCHA questions correctly.

VGuy thanks for the recommendation of the John Paul Jones video. Everyone killed it. Especially liked Derek and Susan. If their kids don't grow up to be musical geniuses then the whole gene pool thing doesn't really exist. I don't agree with your taste in hockey teams but admire your taste in music!

Love all of your pictures. I am going to post a real picture some day soon. Still trying to find one that I'm fully clothed in.

I do believe...

Mr. Jinks has it in for me...

Geico Robot

Ha.. yes, I definitely conflate the Geico Robot with the Dead Net Crapatcha.

..and Nappy, you are correct, your cat is going to kill you. In a month or two, certainly within the year. As soon as he figures out your passwords and pin # you're done.

What a mug

Peer pressure made me change my avatar for a while. This was me tripping at a campground in New Jersey during a string of dead shows at BBA 30 years ago. I'll find a recent one soon, if you can stomach it.

Marye was the pioneer of facial recognition....

....gardening hat and dogs and a smile.
Top shelf moderator.
Knee deep into The Clone Wars animated series currently. No addition to my top five list today.
Unless you count John Williams score.
Then, yes.

Time takes a cigarrette

HF - thanks for clearing that up. I'd obviously remembered only half the story.

I'm not sure I share your optimism about a Fall 1972 box this year, though. It would be great if you were right, but I suspect the focus will be on Europe 72. Someone else on here mentioned a revamped re-issue of the original 3 album Europe 72 coming out, and given the trend to re-release 50th anniversary albums, and the fact that there wasn't studio album in the Dead's name in 72, I think that might be nearer the mark. With maybe another vinyl release from another show-5/26/72 would be my choice, but any would be good. I would think the box might be either 1968-1970 or 1979-1995. Going off recent trends, it will probably be 1977!

Off the point, but 1972 was the year I discovered rock music. At 14-15, I was still buying singles, and the summer of that year saw great releases, from David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Mott the Hoople, Hawkwind, Roxy Music - albums by Deep Purple and Black Sabbath - live gigs by T.Rex and Bowie. I hadn't been kissed, or dropped acid yet, but I was willing to give it a go once I worked out you went about it. Exciting times !

Obligatory fuck you to Putin....

....that is all.

Re:

I second that emotion. Fargin Ash Hull.

FU Count Vlad!

What to do

I don't know. But you can't reason people out of an opinion or way of behaving that they didn't arrive at through reason in the first place.

I third that emotion

Fuck you to hell, VP.

on second thoughts..

...perhaps best not said.

Agree

It's up to Lemieux to lift our spirits..

The only way to counter the incendiary things going on across the pond is to offer a surprise three-disc special edition 1968 Incendiary CD Mini Box. Sort of like a Primal "To Terrapin." A special one-off just because.

Dave, once again it's up to you and the Grateful Dead to save the world. Or don't, and let the psyche of the free world sink a step or two lower than it already is. It's up to you, your choice. (don't screw this one up Dave, we're counting on you)

Besides.. you know Count (he who's name we do not mention) is a big 80's fan and this will surely set him off balance.

Caution (DNSOT)

Does anyone know how many times 'caution' was played up until 95'? I am currently playing RTR, and did not want to look it up.

Re: Caution (DNSOUkraine)

61 times.

Five times w/out Pigpen (Jam Only), the last in on 5/6/81
09/18/74- Parc des Expositions - Dijon, France
10/19/74- Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA
10/22/78- Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA
10/27/79- Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA
05/06/81- Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY

I'll take a Caution Jam any day of the week.. Supplication Jams are extra credit. Man.. that song, at least for me, was often the highlight of the show.

Love the pic, Carlo. You carried your acid well. Classic.

Jim

Thanks for that info. I always loved that jam too. As for the picture, I was always a lightweight when it came to psychedelics or anything else, but this day I was dialed in. I think that was the same day I went into the woods to chill, and got lost for a while, until I heard someone yelling "CARLO!!" I knew as soon as I heard my name , they had to mean me since no one else named carlo responded.

lightweight

Maybe the reason we are still here is because we were all lightweights. That and good old fashioned luck. A little bit of what you fancy does you good - not the whole box. Unless it's a Dead box, of course

Off Subject

Don't know if they've been mentioned here, but,

do a goog search for VULFPECK /// Live at Madison Square Garden,,,, full show.

A chunk of these guys formed a group called Fearless Flyers (this is where I started my searching)

Some good shit going down. Archive has a chunk of vulfpeck,, no fearless flyers.

Amazon has digital downloads of their 2 or 3 albums,,,, I'll be buying later. (and downloading the Vulfpeck)

Sorry about the interruption,,,,, carry on.

OH, and who you calling a lightweight Willis?

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