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    One more Saturday night at Winterland! Yes, we're back to home base for DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 42, the complete show from Winterland, San Francisco, 2/23/74. The one that featured the earliest amalgamation of what would soon become the Wall of Sound, the one that is so "loud, clear, and defined," it's been ripe for release for quite some time and we're glad it's finally getting its due.

    First set or second, there are no wrong answers here. From the unique show opener of Chuck Berry's "Around And Around" and an incredible "Here Comes Sunshine" that would then disappear for 18 years, to a medley of WAKE OF THE FLOOD tracks - "Row Jimmy," "Weather Report Suite," and "Stella Blue" - cementing their status in the canon and an unstoppable hour through the classic 1973-1974 Dead that is “He’s Gone”>“Truckin’”>“Drums”>“The Other One”>“Eyes Of The World,” it's all exceptionally hot.

    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 42: WINTERLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, 2/23/74 was recorded by Kidd Candelario and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

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  • That Mike
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    HendrixFreak: I love the Jorma "encounter" story. The closest I had to that was running into Bruce Palmer in the bathroom of a little club in the Toronto area he and Dewey Martin were playing in the mid-80s with some reconstituted Buffalo Springfield (I think it was billed as "Buffalo Springfield Again", until Young & Stills gave then a cease & desist). Same kind of reaction, I'm jabbering away, and he clearly just wants to take a leak and make like a baby and "head out"! He looked pretty bloated from the Springfield heyday, and a pretty unkempt beard and guru shirt. Kinda sad to see some guys having to play shit gigs for pennies after their glory years (I thought the same thing seeing Gene Clark and Michael Clarke with some Byrds Revisited thing at a few clubs in town)

    VGuy - You are likely right - odds are the Leafs fold like a Coleman Junior Camper in a windstorm, but I still have my silver cross and garlic at the doors to keep out the Beast - the "Anti-Leaf" - and I'm killing some home chores, playing tunes, including DaP 15 (Nashville), a favourite. It's a sickness, this fan thing.

  • 1stshow70878
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    Thinking Of Zoe And Violet

    And my lost friend Zooey the border collie. Named after a character in J.D. Salinger's "Franny and Zooey". My Zooey was a girl however. If you have a troubled teen/young adult who is saying is that all there is, have them read it. It helped me a lot back then. And don't be put off by it being Salinger. Nothing like his required read in school about Holden Caufield except the social status of the characters.
    Cheers to lost friends.

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    The aging process for cats can be a little mysterious. Zoe was "fully intact," let's say, until about six months ago and no one could believe she was 19+ -- soft fur, well-groomed, alert and mischievious. Slower, but we were good. She was always a big talker, then she went quiet for a while. Then she started communicating with little sounds from her chest (where the feline "trill" comes from) instead of normal vocalizing. Two months back we went with an ultrasound: thicker wall on the small intestine than normal and we went on a steroid, which typically has a limited efficacy over time. Then in the past month she gave up jumping on the chair that enabled her to jump on my writing desk, so I had to lift her up. Lastly, she started missing her box. I read some bona fide online guidance on geriatric cats to get a handle on likely symptoms of advanced age. As my first two cats (Hannibal, 1964-1986, and Jorma, 1978-1998) were long haulers, I wasn't absolutely sure what to expect, so a little research might help with the difficult decisions. I waited until Zoe gave perceptible signs of distress -- maybe a few days later than an ideal decision should have come.

    Okay, time for me to lighten up...

    Story about Jorma... I'm in Boulder at the Blue Note around 1983, for three nights, two sets a night, by the actual, real Jorma playing solo. I'm at the urinal when he pulls up next to me. We nod. "Jorma, I named my cat after you." A slight shake of the head from Jorma. My interpretation: "F***ing Boulder!"

    Jorma slips away while I'm still at it. The bathroom door is a foot away, on the other side of a divider that blocks the view from outside the door. The door slams open and my buddy John strides in as Jorma attempts to slide out. I look over the divider and John -- who is shitfaced -- brings his hand down onto Jorma's shoulder and yells "REMEMBER BAY RIDGE!!" (Apparently John had a hot tape of Tuna in Bay Ridge, Long Island.) Jorma executes an expert twist and shuck and escapes out the door. I'm just tidying up when John pulls up to the Jorma Memorial Urinal and, with smug satisfaction, says "Hey! I was just hanging out with Jorma!" I gave him a slight shake of the head. "F***ing Boulder!"

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    Next morning I got up and it did not.
    The first day after a death, the new absence
    Is always the same; we should be careful

    Of each other. We should be kind
    While there is still time.

    Philip Larkin - on his feelings after having accidentally killed a hedgehog.

  • JeffSmith
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    A Belated Three Cheers for Zoe!!!

    It is a cosmic shame that our pets' lives are so much shorter than our own. Then again, that means that if you're a pet person, you probably get a chance to share time with several pets along the way. Vguy nailed it about how losing an unconditionally loving and trusting furry companion can hit you harder than the loss of a close human bean. I've never gone wrong following my Aunt Shirley's advice, and not waiting to find my next dog – there're lots of animals out there who need you (and vice versa). In any case, if there's such a thing as reincarnation, I request to be recycled as one of MY OWN PETS 🤪

    Dave's 4TOO!: This "Eyes" – sheesh the whole disc 3 and the bonus CD from "Playing" to the end are mesmerizing (the sometimes faraway WOS vocals notwithstanding). Having trouble not hitting "Replay" over and over. . . Help!

  • Dennis
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    Surprised the latest one hasn't sold out yet.

    Guess they should have left it to only 4 for last year,,,, looks like they will stuck with some.

  • topchinacat
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    I am very sorry for your loss. There's nothing much harder than saying goodbye to a loved one. Fare thee well Ms. Z...... and hang in there Hendrixfreak.... tc

  • nappyrags
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    right now Mrs Nappy and I are going through a tough time...our dear sweet fur baby girl Violet (AKA Pookah Bear) was diagnosed at the beginning of the year with a small cell feline abdominal cancer...we were told then that she had anywhere from 8 - 14 months if we kept her on her steroid program...possibly longer if we went with chemo...unfortunately the chemo treatments would've required extensive trips to the vet, a round trip of 170 miles each time...she hates being in the car...also we would've had to try and keep a separate litter box from her brother Mr Jinks for two days after chemo had been administered...they have shared the same litter box for almost 13 years so that was mission impossible...the past few months she has been fairly normal, good appetite and running around the house...when we took in these two in November '09 we figured they were 6 months old so we made their birthday May 15...over the past few days though she is showing signs of listlessness, poor appetite and sleeping a lot in her "hidey hole" in our bedroom closet...We talked today to her vet about an increase in dosage of the meds we give her and we'll start a new regimen tomorrow...Bless my little pookah bear....

  • JimInMD
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    Fare The Well Zoe.. 20 years is a good run. The first pour from my glass goes to the curb tonight for all the cool cats that have gracefully clawed their way on to greener pastures.

    6075 was just rescued off my front porch. Time for the quarterly ritual where I pry apart the shrink wrap, take in the artwork, begin ripping and inch my way through the liner in preparation of my virgin listen to the newest, best ever Grateful Dead archival release. Life is grand.

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    ...is hard...work is long....

    Ya have to forgive me...I've been off the last two years

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One more Saturday night at Winterland! Yes, we're back to home base for DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 42, the complete show from Winterland, San Francisco, 2/23/74. The one that featured the earliest amalgamation of what would soon become the Wall of Sound, the one that is so "loud, clear, and defined," it's been ripe for release for quite some time and we're glad it's finally getting its due.

First set or second, there are no wrong answers here. From the unique show opener of Chuck Berry's "Around And Around" and an incredible "Here Comes Sunshine" that would then disappear for 18 years, to a medley of WAKE OF THE FLOOD tracks - "Row Jimmy," "Weather Report Suite," and "Stella Blue" - cementing their status in the canon and an unstoppable hour through the classic 1973-1974 Dead that is “He’s Gone”>“Truckin’”>“Drums”>“The Other One”>“Eyes Of The World,” it's all exceptionally hot.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 42: WINTERLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, 2/23/74 was recorded by Kidd Candelario and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

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Sorry lads but I believe the complete tapes are not there.
Supposedly much was chopped up for Skull Fuck?
I think that’s why they did Ladies and Gentlemen: used best of what they had?
But!
A) I could be confused and thus completely wrong, and
B) we don’t know what other sources may exist?
Or do we? Someone out there surly knows more about this?

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...and still not sold out! I just finished listening to each show, so this is my first pass. Took a while. I gotta say, disc 20 is a stand out. That's the third disc of the second 1973 show in the box. Course you guys already know that. Dark Star>Stella Blue>Eyes>Weather Report Suite! Sweet is right! I listened to this disc three times over three morning's breakfast, and it will bear re-listening for years to come! Multiple breath-taking jams, one after another.

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Some got a shipping notice late last week. A lot of others are still waiting for one…..

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he has said in interviews that they have put out all they intend to on the April '71 FE shows.

That leaves a ton of great shows in March-April '71 for a '71 box.

I am just one show shy of hearing the whole St Louis box. Then I'm going back to the second of two '71 shows in that box and CRANKING IT.

Hey, gents, ain't Nitecat The Man?? Thanks to the tapers...

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But I just gotta say 4/22/77 is INCREDIBLE it's been awhile (years) since I listened to this let me add that I've never heard a SB recording until today man oh man does this show SMOKE!!!!!!

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Received. Time to listen to other Dead eras so my ears are relatively fresh for 1974 when the Dave's arrives.

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For going to '77 when '74 is in the limelight. I just discovered a SB recording of 4/22/77& man it sounds gorgeous.

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I don't put much stock in shipping notices...In the past I have received product before receiving a shipping notice and at times I waited two weeks after getting one

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Gotta love the dove.
Wissinoming going in head first. Love it.
Posting my tie-dyed Easter eggs avatar. Because I can.

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Ship of Fools. 15’ from the stage that night. Flying high. Felt like an Alice D, million dollars.

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Another great show, from a historic run of shows. Big Boss Man, Warf Rat , and Mama Tried, all appear on Skull & Roses from this show. Duane Allman sits in with the Dead. My favorite version of Good Lovin.

Good Lovin'

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And a first set Dark Star into Wharf Rat

Wharf Rat is on Skull n Roses

Way back in 2001
Phil n Friends played east of Seattle
In the parking lot before the show I had some electric juice
As I sat there, suddenly China Rider from 4 26 71 came on

Yowzah yowzah yowzah

No electric juice since then

Great show by PnF

I wonder if the fact that Duane Allman and the Beach Boys guested means that the full run is less likely to be released. Although I think maybe one of the tracks featuring Duane came out on an Allman Brothers compilation a while back.

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Drive by Truckers in a few days, same venue either day before or after is Jason Isbell and the 400 unit. Jason Isbell is with EmmyLou Harris and others. DBT with Mavis Staples and others.

Saw DBT so many times in a small clubs around here, that was when Jason was with them.

For me, also Widespread X3 and Dave Matthews 1 show coming up. Plus Primus this weekend.

May even get my country music bangor and clangor on with many artists heading this way. Trying to make up my mind on seeing Vince Gill. Probably not Brooks and Dunn or the Judds. Live music budget has to be worked out.

Waiting impatiently Dave. J/K no complaints here. Operations have made substantial upgrades in the last 2 years.

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Also in cue possiblities are :

America
Joe Satriani
Black Crowes
Kenny Chesney
Skynyrd
are possibilities

In less consideration
Dierks Bentley
Styx and REO
My Morning Jacket

Music seen booming here.

Revised and edited.

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That’s great you saw the Truckers when Isbell was in the band, quite a line up then with his wife on bass. I think they are a kick ass band, and I’m looking forward to their new record in June. As for Emmylou, I think she still has the greatest voice in her field, and I’d never pass on a chance to see her play.
I was scouring the upcoming shows today, and you’re right, a lot to choose from being summer touring season, but budgeting for it is another matter.
Ordered the “new” Fabulous Furry Freak Bros hardcover today, one of a series of four in the series. Those comix never get old!

Thinking of Beach Boys, every so often I go back over to the tube to watch an old clip of the Beach Boys backing Chicago on their song "Wishing You Were Here." It is such a great performance especially vocally. Think it is NYE 1974. Trying to remember when Dick Clark started his NYE specials.

FYI, the remastered Chicago first couple of releases are mu-nay.

Nappy! Thanks for wheelchair taper post/lync. Lots of interesting stuff there.

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Notice received. Now the wait!

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A year of 2 sounds, pre 8/4/79-post 8/4/79 the difference being the sound of the Tiger & YES Fall '79 is my favorite era AFTER Fall '72 speaking of Fall 72 check out 10/28/72 the only thing I can say is WOW!!!!!!

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On April 26 2022.
My own idea of the estimated arrival date - is just before Billy's Birthday. Any time after that, excluding Sunday, May 8th, *talk cute* to the USPS Inspectors.

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Auston Matthews is the first US born player to reach 60 goals in an NHL season! I’ve said this before, I grew up with this game, and he is one of the best I’ve ever seen.
Now, how about bringing that Stanley Cup back to Toronto, AM….

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Orchestra to play shows in Europe to celebrate the E72 tour this September. The band will have Alligator being played by Jeff Matheson. Anybody over across the pond planning on going to any of these shows? I'm sure they will be epic.
Jeff channels Jerry very well, can only imagine the sounds he will get out of Gator.

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Vguy - sorry about your boys. I told you last year that trading Alex Tuch was a horrible decision. At least now he can go golfing with some of his former teammates.

Mike - good luck to the Leafs. We all know the outcome, but I’ll back them. Other than Toronto I find almost all the playoff teams in the East unlikable.

Colorado is the team to beat. Nevertheless, I still want Canadaland to win a Cup. I’ll take the Oilers in the west and the Leafs in the east.

Good luck to some.

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Definitely worth seeing.. Jeff can shred. He can't quite sing like Jerry, but he can play. If/when I venture across the pond again, I would really like to see some of those venues.

As for hockey and sports in general.. yea, the ups and downs of winning and losing. It's only a matter of time until you are on the losing end of playoffs and championships...

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Love getting the shipping notice email but hate that it doesn’t move for a week. Wish when you buy the “early bird” subscription that you can upgrade the shipping. I’m okay with paying more knowing the USPS isn’t involved. Play dead!

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I’m not even going to bother checking tracking, it’ll just make me nuts, but has anybody’s Cds started moving? It would be nice to hear some good news……

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RIP Klaus Schulze.
Saw TD in 1978, at least I saw the laser show and the banks of synths. I expect there were people behind them.

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sorry to burst anybody's nitrous bubble, but I would rather play any DaP then listen to DSO, D & C, Wolfpack or any other GD cover band. Local band around here called Hyrider and they are all the same: marginal, terrible garage bands. Unimaginative, boring, and lame.
Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

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Jack - You’re right, the Leafs have as much chance of winning it all as Herb Tarlek did getting Lonnie Anderson’s Jennifer character to go out with him, but dim hope is better than none. I think Tampa Bay is still the team to beat, with Florida and Colorado in the running.
I’ve received my shipping notice for DaP 42 a few days ago, but based on the “low octane”postal service in these parts, I’m thinking the first round of playoffs will be over by the time it arrives.

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I'd have gone to see DSO in pre covid times. See what they are like. I saw Live Dead 69 with Tom Constanten about 3 years ago, and Terrapin Truckin with Phil Lesh about 2014, I think. Obviously neither band could hold a candle to The Dead, but it was a night out with people who were into the Gratefuls, serenaded by a Grateful Dead type sound. I saw Jerry on stage at the LiveDead69 gig - his ghost, anyway. As soon as my brain registered it, he disappeared. All good harmless fun.

Sorry to read about Klaus Schulze. I may be wrong, but I think he only played on one Tangerine Dream album - the synth free first one "Electronic Meditation". Music of the Gods - it reminds me of Ummagumma a bit. Highly recommended if you haven't heard it and like pre Dark Side Pink Floyd. Klaus Schulze plays drums on it.

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I would also like to announce I am in the middle of a deep dive in May '77. Listening to every show during the month and am having a great time! Currently on 5/19 (Dick's Picks 29.)

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New Jerry release just announced, 1974, oh yeah.

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