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    A sealed, unlabeled box sat undisturbed for decades on a shelf in the Grateful Dead’s San Rafael tape vault on Front Street, its contents an enduring mystery, even to those few with access to the vault. All David Lemieux knew about that box when he became the Dead’s archivist was that it contained tapes belonging to Bear—Owsley Stanley, the Dead’s first soundman and architect of the Wall of Sound. Even in the Dead Heads’ Holy of Holies, the taped-up box was tantalizing. But this was Bear’s personal property, and so he didn’t touch the box out of an abiding respect for the elder luminary of sound. Bear’s archive of Sonic Journal recordings had been kept safe for him for years within the Grateful Dead’s vault—over 1,300 reels of tape stored in heavy-duty cartons like old banana boxes. At any time, David could have popped the tops and explored them to his archivist heart's content. But they were off-limits without the nod from Bear. - Starfinder Stanley, Hawk, and Pete Bell, Owsley Stanley Foundation

     

    With a wink and a nod from Bear, we've peeled back those banana boxes to find some of the oldest and rarest of all recordings of the Dead including the double dose of shows that make up DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 43. The two virtually complete performances from San Francisco 11/2/69, Live At Family Dog At The Great Highway, and from Dallas 12/26/69, McFarlin Auditorium, are complementary in their clarity and consistency thanks to Bear himself, and in their ability to foreshadow where the Dead were headed in the years to come. If the two killer 20-minute+ "Dark Stars" don't get ya, how about the Pigpen-centric sets featuring "Midnight Hour," "Next Time You See Me," "Big Boss Man," "Good Lovin'," and the once-lost-now-found complete rendition of "Dancing In The Streets," or the first full acoustic set ever performed? And we're certain you'll be fascinated to uncover the "Mystery Of Bear's Banana Boxes" as told by Starfinder Stanley, Hawk, and Pete Bell in the liners.

     

    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 43 was recorded by Owlsey "Bear" Stanley and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

     

    *2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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  • #301
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    To my understanding, it's not the storms that are being caused by global warming. It's the frequency and intensity of the storms that global warming is affecting.

    Now, saw Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets show(I also saw the previous tour), and I'm surprised no one is talking about that. Great show, great band, fantastic song selection.

    Finally, time for a little Steppenwolf, since we're on the subject of bands that don't get much mention on here.

    Waiting for the Dave's 44 announcement. Should be about 3 1/2 weeks away.

  • #302
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    wind and rain

    during my time in Florida, it was always just a little wind and rain, never experienced a full-on hurricane until Charley in 04, but for 30 plus years before that, they were just a slight annoyance. Based on personal experience, not going back to the beginning of recorded hurricane history, just my personal experience. I loved hurricane season until 04, always good to check the fields right after a storm. Back in 96 I think it was, there was a storm named "Jerry" that formed off the coast, floated into central florida, moved back out to sea, returned a few days later, that was a great week. enough of that ok, hunker down everyone in the path of this monster storm.
    Gary, Oro, you guys are true audiophiles, and I'm sure there are others here that I don't mean to fail to mention, I used to pour over audio books and visit audiophile shops back in the day, nothing better than good clean clear loud sound, especially Grateful Dead.

  • #303
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    I just want to clarify, then…

    I just want to clarify, then I’ll drop it, as I wasn’t trying to set off alarms, I am just weary of “fear” being used to wage social change now. I wasn’t denying climate change. Way too much irrefutable evidence supporting it, and as a great believer in science, I support it. However, I find every dramatic event - climate, economic, Covid - is gaining oxygen from fear. Every outcome is predicated on fear.

    Sometimes it’s hot out just because it is. I went for probably my 20th MRI last evening, and the nurse was debating if I should wear a mask, for fear of….infecting myself in a chamber the size of a coffin!?!? Fear has gotten out of hand, was my only point. Not going politics at all, I should have articulated my thoughts better.
    I do sincerely wish Floridians to stay safe.

  • #304
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    ... the hurricane that hit Galveston in 1900 was a Category 4 and was, and may still be, the deadliest weather disaster in US history, with 8000 dead. So, a little more than just a little wind, a little rain even back in 1900. There are a number of other historic hurricanes over the last hundred years that were devastating as well, the National Hurricane Center of NOAA has a list of some of the most notable.

    If you look at the records of frequency of hurricanes and tropical storms it is not entirely clear that the frequency or intensity has actually increased since the 1800s, and the effort to determine the historic frequency of these storms is complicated by the fact that our monitoring has improved so that many hurricanes that don't make landfall were likely not observed or recorded prior to our more modern monitoring abilities. Thus, our improved monitoring abilities means that we detect, observe, and record hurricanes that don't make landfall and would have likely been missed in the historic record, thereby causing an increase in the number of observed hurricanes, while leaving open the possibility that the increase is not a reflection of an actual increase in the total number of storms.

    National Hurricane Center data indicates that the decade 1941-1950 has the highest number of hurricanes that made landfall in the US at 24 total and 10 major hurricanes (Saffir-Simpson category 3 or higher) that made landfall that decade. The tie for runner up decade goes to the decades 2001-2010 and 2011-2020 which both had 19 total hurricanes that made landfall, with 2001-2010 having 7 storms listed as category 3 or higher, and 2011-2020 having 6 storms listed as category 3 or higher. The hurricane landfall data also indicates that "Before the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts became settled, hurricanes may have been underestimated in their intensity or missed completely for small-sized systems (i.e., 2004's Hurricane Charley)." The reported storm intensity does not appear to be significantly different in these decades, but of course, I haven't run a statistical analysis, just a quick comparison of reported storm intensities from NOAA resources. Of course, even within the resources provided by NOAA you can find some variation in reported storm strength, for example, the categorization of storm strength in the "US Hurricane Strikes by Decade" table on the National Hurricane Center page appears slightly different compared to the "US Hurricane Impact / Landfalls" table provided by the Hurricane Research Division, so this is just a quick review of some of the readily available data from NOAA.

    I suppose you could call this "climate change denial", but I prefer to think of it as a simple review of the hurricane data readily available from NOAA. You can draw your own conclusions from the data, or head on over to NOAA and do a deeper dive in the data. But hurricanes were always more than a little wind and a little rain.

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    It's been about a year since the discussions of stereos and such. There was also a discussion at that time about HDCD.

    On HDCD, I remember SimonRob posting that all he knows is that a light comes on. Last year at this time an old trusted cd/dvd crapped out. As y'all were talking about HDCD, I started looking for a HDCD player. I stumbled on to an old Denon cd/dvd player with HDCD compatibility. I bought the unit on ebay and with tax and shipping, it was only $90 (no remote). Well, I have a blackweb universal remote and the remote is programmable with the Denon unit. This unit arrived around October 5th or so last year. So as it was anniversary time for the Warlocks, that was the first concerts I played thru the Denon. Immediately, I found the sound enhancement was very noticeable. With HDCD, most of the expansion is in the mid to upper frequencies, which expanded the soundstage and headroom of the disks. I fell instantly in love and thank Dead.net for continuing to master in HDCD.

    I also discussed before I bought the Denon, my own stereo which I am extremely happy with. Again, 6 JBL speakers running through a large Yamaha Natural Sound Amp, with the sub frequency cross-over set at 82 Hz. The 82 Hertz cross-over is almost identical to what George Lucas had for his THX movie theater certifications. I assume most know that a cross-over is not a fixed point as there are frequencies above 82Hz the sub powers, and below 82 Hz that the Yamaha powers. However, when you cut off or cross-over the sub unit, you remove a lot or most of the work done by the Yamaha amp, which frees up the Yamaha to produce even more crystal clear frequencies as the Yamaha has been freed from trying to push the JBL's for the low end. This means much cleaner reproduction.

    I post this because I just finished re foaming the woofer surrounds on the JBL 10" woofers. They sound great now, no slight buzz or anything. It was well worth the effort. I used My Audio Addiction to acquire the re foam 10" surrounds. They may be the biggest retail provider of speaker parts kits. It is there name, all one string, at .kom. They also have tutorials on youtube, and also will fix them for you (much more than just foam surrounds), if you ship them to Audio Addiction.

    As an aside, I have pondered replacing the JBL 10" woofers with a set of old Pyle Driver woofers that I have had for 35+ years, but haven't used in about a decade. The Pyle Driver's magnets are enormous. I mentioned this to a bass player friend of mine, he only said, "You have to be careful as JBL tuned those speakers with their woofers, and a larger magnet might throw some things out of balance." Not sure about that, may still do it at some point, but adding the 12" powered subwoofer by svsound changed everything. The amp inside the svs sub is a class D power amp. From what I can tell, most large P.A. systems are now moving to powered speaker systems with class D power built in. I think it makes configuring a system (like Meyer and Featherstone (?)) did with the FTW shows.

    Any way, way too much, will post and edit.

    Hope all are ready for In and Out of the Garden (Burger). I know I am, but will still listen to 43 one more time this weekend before I break out that box.

    G

    So first edit done, still needs work.

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    I might be in the minority here, but I hate those old black and red jerseys. The logo too. It reminds me of Trump's hairdoo. And that was not a political statement.

    It also conjures up memories of Brett Hull's goal. I don't like that either.

    I love floor standing speakers and more importantly the sound they throw off. Maybe I am old school as well, but I do get a certain satisfaction when I walk into the basement and see how their presence almost dominates the room. I own Klipsch and have for years. I have often considered "upgrading", but I am not sure how much more benefit I would derive or what would be the best brand. The other concern is that if I did upgrade, should I go the full route and purchase separate components and upgrade my receiver as well? Thoughts are welcomed.

    Two things I have learned listening to the GD channel over the past few weeks:

    - The meaning of syncopation and why it is important. I have no musical aptitude.

    - That I prefer my Grateful Dead with a single drummer and a grand piano. And I am proud to admit that.

    Yes. Pets are the best.

    Be safe Floridians.

  • #307
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    I wish we could stay off politics in this space.

  • #308
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    this thread just jumps all over the place...and I love it

    from the Good Old Grateful Dead to killer speakers and audio set ups to hockey to football to pets to...climate change denial?
    I also own a pair of B&W's and they are just the cat's meow. They pair excellently with my Altec Lansing 890 bookshelf speakers. I have seen jbl's blow, no fire, but definitely a meltdown, they sound good but are very delicate, a close friend had a pair suspended from his ceiling, not the best but ok.
    Sorry for your loss, pets are the hardest things to lose, sometimes harder than a human. People can let you down, your pet, never.
    To all you folks who live in Florida, take my word for it, you don't want to mess around with hurricanes. I survived hurricane Charley in 04, it hit with 145 mph winds, took out the power as it hit Orlando, you could see power transformers blowing up all over the place, blue flashes in the black night. The eye wall approached and hit, the 40 ft pine trees in my backyard snapped off at about 12 ft above the ground, all of them, crashing down all around us, just missing my house but taking out my neighbors right next door. The wind blew so hard, it sounded just like a train, very loud. As it passed, the eye went over, it was clear, calm and you could see stars, then the other side hit, the wind going in the complete opposite direction, finishing off the rest of the trees. Charley was moving at 25 mph and it was over in 40 mins, but the damage was done, no power for 9 days, 103 degrees in my house with no breeze. Had to go to work anyway, had to take cold showers in the dark, had to drive all over the city to find ice to keep some things cool. We left Florida 4 years later. This storm is moving at 5 mph, this will last days and the damage will be bad.
    Living in Florida for over 30 years I saw it change from a beautiful, clean paradise to a used up tourist trap. They have been doing studies in Tampa for years about salt water encroachment of the aquifer that provides the drinking water to most of the state, it has increased dramatically in recent years. Now they are having trouble with the saltwater encroaching upon the underground utilities, drain systems, etc as some days, during high tide, the water will come out of the storm drains, and spill out into the street, this is all from rising sea levels that are increasing yearly. Global warming has caused this, and it has also had an effect on the intensity of hurricanes. For 30 years, hurricanes meant "a little wind, a little rain" those days are over. Hurricanes are now more frequent and more powerful due to warming of the atmosphere. Look it up.

  • #309
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    Hunker down Florida, as this monster Ian approaches. Be safe. As for those that hit the climate change panic button with every catastrophe, know that these hurricanes have been around at least as long as Europeans have travelled the Seven Seas. There are no reliable written records of Indigenous peoples prior to these times to confirm (although oral history is quite prevalent among First Nations peoples the world over), but the belief is many of the natural weather phenomenon have always existed time immemorial. In fact, the first recorded history of the word “hurricane” was 1555, long before the Industrial Revolution. Sometimes truth matters.

    Roger Waters - hard pass. Major dick.

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    We did that Vguy. Early eighties Wild Bill or some such character said there were shows in Harshford. With no internet etc we didn’t know, someone said there was a show so we just decided to go. Needless to say when we got there it was aaaaa, surprise! But hey, it wasn’t all bad, we got a big box of donuts and enjoyed the ride lol

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A sealed, unlabeled box sat undisturbed for decades on a shelf in the Grateful Dead’s San Rafael tape vault on Front Street, its contents an enduring mystery, even to those few with access to the vault. All David Lemieux knew about that box when he became the Dead’s archivist was that it contained tapes belonging to Bear—Owsley Stanley, the Dead’s first soundman and architect of the Wall of Sound. Even in the Dead Heads’ Holy of Holies, the taped-up box was tantalizing. But this was Bear’s personal property, and so he didn’t touch the box out of an abiding respect for the elder luminary of sound. Bear’s archive of Sonic Journal recordings had been kept safe for him for years within the Grateful Dead’s vault—over 1,300 reels of tape stored in heavy-duty cartons like old banana boxes. At any time, David could have popped the tops and explored them to his archivist heart's content. But they were off-limits without the nod from Bear. - Starfinder Stanley, Hawk, and Pete Bell, Owsley Stanley Foundation

 

With a wink and a nod from Bear, we've peeled back those banana boxes to find some of the oldest and rarest of all recordings of the Dead including the double dose of shows that make up DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 43. The two virtually complete performances from San Francisco 11/2/69, Live At Family Dog At The Great Highway, and from Dallas 12/26/69, McFarlin Auditorium, are complementary in their clarity and consistency thanks to Bear himself, and in their ability to foreshadow where the Dead were headed in the years to come. If the two killer 20-minute+ "Dark Stars" don't get ya, how about the Pigpen-centric sets featuring "Midnight Hour," "Next Time You See Me," "Big Boss Man," "Good Lovin'," and the once-lost-now-found complete rendition of "Dancing In The Streets," or the first full acoustic set ever performed? And we're certain you'll be fascinated to uncover the "Mystery Of Bear's Banana Boxes" as told by Starfinder Stanley, Hawk, and Pete Bell in the liners.

 

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 43 was recorded by Owlsey "Bear" Stanley and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

 

*2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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Submitted by dmcvt on Thu, 07/28/2022 - 15:03

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hands down, no question, in person: the final song for Dear Jerry at Jerryweather Post Pavilion back in May 2015. Just about everyone who performed that night came back on stage for that finale.

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Submitted by That Mike on Thu, 07/28/2022 - 15:31

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So is this why Joni appeared at Newport, to hawk her new box set? Hmmmm…

Favourite Ripple - just a remarkable piece of writing (tip of the cap to Robert Hunter) and playing. A song anyone, even a Non-DH, could love. If you can’t get with Ripple, check your pulse.

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Submitted by Deadicated on Thu, 07/28/2022 - 15:39

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1st Derek connection was in a place so small I could have reached out and tuned his e-string. I thought, "not bad for a young man!" This was Dec. 2000. My next appreciation came in 2016 at NOLA Jazzfest. Sonny Landreth, Gary Clark, Jr. and then TTB. I became very emotional during MIH. Next time I saw them was in Nashville, back in St. Louis, Nashville, and so on, but my youngest daughter and I met Derek and Susan outside the Robbie in Little Rock. It was a great show, but they'd played Austin the night before and, upon listening, I have no idea how they could have played as strongly as they did in Ar.
Anyhow, they treated us to a few from the first few albums - Don't Let Me Slide, Do I Look Worried and Until You Remember - the horns intro on the latter gets me every time (back in NOLA). Then a pair from Crescent and a pair from Ascension. And then seven members left the stage to the two drummers, keys and bass and Derek, for Pasaquan. My Dead center, few rows back, balcony seat was paid for here. Darn, that was something!
The second set brought members from Gabe's and Lobo's band for a good number of the tunes. They did Get Out My Life Woman with 15 people on stage - whoa! - but I think maybe a better choice would have been Down In the Flood. Space Captain left us in a jaunty way as we left my fave venue in St. Louis - 50 years ago our heroes played the same stage. It really is a cool place!!!

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Submitted by Cousins Of The… on Thu, 07/28/2022 - 17:16

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I'm with Billy TK on this!
I'll go one step further and say most of the songs on American Beauty are the definitive versions, with the exception of Truckin' and Sugar Magnolia, my opinion of course. Ripple, Box of Rain and Brokedown Palace are just exactly perfect. My wife doesn't like the Dead, but she really likes these three for their soulfulness and perfect harmonies.

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Submitted by pattymelt on Thu, 07/28/2022 - 20:12

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i wish they would release a 1990 MSG box set

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Submitted by Crow Told Me on Thu, 07/28/2022 - 22:38

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Hey VGuy, looking forward to seeing you (and Nappy and Hendrixfreak, hopefully) at Red Rocks! Sent a pm, maybe it didn't go through, so I'll just post here: I'll be tailgating with the wife and some friends outside the venue on Saturday, hope we can hook up then? I'll be the tall geeky white dude with long gray hair, probably wearing a Giants cap and an ABB shirt. Hope to see you cats!

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Submitted by bolo24 on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 01:48

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I'll be there. If you're going also, be sure to look me up and say, "Howdy," or maybe hoist a cold one with me.

I've shared so much about my personal life on these pages that I should be easily recognizable among the masses.

Cheers!

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 07:13

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I'm attending TTB on Saturday, 10th row center, with my illustrious cousin, the Great Fredini.

Between bands I'll be on the stairs, audience left, at or near a drink emporium. Nappy has my mobile #. I'll be carrying or wearing a Hamms beer hat. Heh heh heh...

Would enjoy meeting up.

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Submitted by That Mike on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 07:55

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Last 5 are on the periphery of the Grateful Dead:
Mickey Hart - Mystery Box
(A very underrated album)
Bob Weir & Wolf Bros - Live In Colorado

Melvin Seals - Melting Pot

Nicky Hopkins - The Tin Man Was A Dreamer
(Poor health and bad habits took this studio master far too soon)

Robert Hunter - Box of Rain
(I think this is his best album, and I somehow got my hands on the accompanying book by the same name of his master lyrics. Next to maybe Bob Dylan, no one could turn a phrase like Robert Hunter)

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Submitted by Strang3stofplaces on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 08:13

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Looks like this Dave's is released on the same day as the Europe 72 stuff, so if anyone is wondering why they never got a shipping notification, it is probably backed up a little bit. I'm just as impatient as the rest of you, but nothing left to do..

5 months since they offered the lyceum box set 9 months since the dave's subscription was issued IMHO there is no excuse for being this scattered and F'd up. I suggest that the website crashed the other day and they obviously had to recover from a backup since there are all sorts of items that sold out long ago back on the website. Regardless they should be communicating with the people that have purchased these and at the very least the downloads should be working, they are not. Finally they just don't answer because they already have our money. Most retailers will not charge you for anything preorder until they have it and it is ready to go out.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 09:17

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....I made it! Feel better with my feet on the ground. Now time to check out some dispensaries.
I love Hart's Mystery Box.
Btw Google Las Vegas monsoon. Holy shit it was intense.
Lightning struck a light pole not two streets over from my house. Casinos flooded. Rolling thunder indeed.

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Submitted by Oroborous on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 09:21

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Hope you guys have a great time and good shows! Welcome to Colorado!
Wish I was going! But for various reasons I cannot : (
Ce la vie, sigh…

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Submitted by Oroborous on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 09:24

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Curious how/if y’all like that live Wolfies?
From what I’ve seen of them, not sure how much I’d spin it, but feel like I should get it since I missed going in my backyard..

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Submitted by That Mike on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 09:43

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Rolling Thunder, indeed! Did your plane take off in that deluge of rain??

My father used to fly a fair bit for his job, and his rule was always to sit at the back of the plane, and in his wry way, he explained he did that, because he “…never heard of a plane backing in to a mountain…”.

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Submitted by Colin Gould on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 09:52

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Both sets have arrived on the day of issue. Of course, as they aren’t limited sets I didn’t order them from dead.net. No news on DaP #43 yet. I hope to get a chance to play the new arrivals over the next few days and compare them to previous versions.

I should get the Joni ‘Asylum albums’ box and ‘Time Fades Away’ on the same day late in September as the NY release date has slipped back from mid-August.

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Submitted by estimated-eyes on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 10:25

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Have fun at Red Rocks all of you. That show the other night in Aurora still has me abuzz-- especially regarding the Pasaquan. Easily the highlight of the show for me. When I think about that amazing jam, I think that listening to Derek Trucks play so beautifully on a track like that with the smaller band would be the akin to the 2022 version of seeing Jerry blazing a great 'Beautiful Jam' or 'Mind Left Body Jam' during a fall 1972 Dark Star-- but for 15 to 20 minutes. Or Duane Allman on Mountain Jam. Just a gorgeous theme to play around with. I hope they keep it in the repertoire for the long haul.

As Spacebrother said, TTB may hold Trucks back a bit from exploring fully-- Pasaquan lets him loose. Do not go for a beer or to the bathroom when everyone leaves the stage but DT, drummers, keys and bass. A great jam is forthcoming.

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 11:00

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My two favorite bands in the world, on the same bill? Yes, we will enjoy.

As for leaving our seats while Derek is on stage: are you mad? a) we're professionals, b) what the !@#$%&*^%???

I too caught Derek many times with his DTB, yes, in tiny places like the Gothic Theater from the lip of the stage, and no, I don't hear the TTB holding him back, but I've only seen TTB 8-9 times, once with 800 people, otherwise nearly every Rocks show they played. (Not to mention ~10 ABB shows with Derek.) So maybe I'm clueless...

Oro-man: sorry you won't make it this weekend. Plan on another such show and we'll meet up. My niece's birthday is Saturday and I had to apologize for missing her dinner because "Tedeschi-Trucks Band is at Red Rocks." I got a totally blank look, but was forgiven because I made it sound like Jesus was back in town......

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Submitted by adedhed68 on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 11:11

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I saw on another forum that 2 people randomly received DaP43 today without any notifications. Look in your mailboxes !!

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Submitted by 1stshow70878 on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 11:14

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'Nuff said.
Maybe I can have that dream I had again and see you there.
Life gets in the way when you least expect it.
My 65th tomorrow so I got that goin' for me.
Never expected to get this far!
Cheers Red Rockers!

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 11:35

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....no. It had cleared out by this morning.
I intentionally went to bed early so I could get a few more hours of sleep to be at the airport by 4:30. Monsoon woke me up, so those plans were dashed. I'm a little tired, but I'll make it through. Couple hour nap at the hotel upcoming.
Edit. Holy Potholes Batman! Denver roads need some work.

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Submitted by Slow Dog Noodle on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 12:48

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Maybe by some cosmic recompense for having to wade through pages and pages of international shipping gripes over on the MSG box set page, some forces saw fit to drop #17,103/25,000 at my door in Uptown, Chicago.

Can't wait to dig into these shows. The setlist is pretty cut up between the shows, but that's no problem for the contemporary listener. The material is all here, plus a few extra goodies - a couple of pics I haven't seen before that are pretty good. Who expected Abe Lincoln to make his Dave's Picks debut in the dog days of 2022? Enjoy this one when you get it, and someone tap me on the shoulder when its safe to pick my head up over in that MSG slag heap.

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Submitted by jjc on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 13:15

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no tracking emails random #43 showing up. On 7-20 the dead site was fubar for about an hour or more I suspect they got hacked and are not disclosing that.

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Submitted by Deadheadbrewer on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 13:48

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Rhino has a new remaster of "Waiting For Columbus" out today, which includes complete copies of the three concerts that the original release was culled from! Yay, Rhino!

Be kind, rewind.

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Submitted by proudfoot on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 14:09

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George Clinton and P-Funk at the zoo's meadow.

GGRREEAATT SSHHOOWW

if TTB is half as lively, I am sure I will like them.

It is a shame that the people that are now running the show, no longer care about the people that are paying them! I thought this CD was due out today! It hasn't shipped yet and they are not talking! That is no way to treat the people that are the bills! When I preorder something, I expect to receive it on the day it comes out, like we use to! Now, they can't even be bothered to let you know what is going on. If you continue to treat your long term supporters this way, we will stop!

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Submitted by larryguate on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 16:42

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Got mine today with no email at all! Good stuff!

Hundreds of dead net regulars busted at Red Rocks. Dead net is not sure if it can continue and/or if it makes to keep maintain the site as it's user base is currently in locked up.

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Oh wait.. weed is legal in Co. Nevermind.. as you were.

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 20:14

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Not gonna spill the beans because I'm too lazy to regurgitate the info. But this is gonna be one sweet mutha, at least according to the variety and two Dark Stars I see. Plus, my man Pigpen has I think six classics in the mix. Right there, I'm a freakin' cheerleader.

Okay, gents, gotta get my beauty rest before tomorrow night's rilly big shew at RR....

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Submitted by PatagonianFox on Sat, 07/30/2022 - 02:45

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This may very well be the worst Grateful Dead cover of all time.

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Submitted by That Mike on Sat, 07/30/2022 - 08:17

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(Head pops up!) Did you say six - Six!! - Pigpen classics?? Do tell.

And yea, the cover art on DaP 43 is ho hum, but classic cover art seems to be a dying art. The “worst” Dead cover art!? That might be a stretch, as I think “Ready or Not” holds that notoriety. Barf making.

Two of my all time favourite cover arts were the first “It’s A Beautiful Day” album, and Quicksilver’s “Happy Trails”. Like Max Parrish artwork, dreamlike, from another time.

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Submitted by 1stshow70878 on Sat, 07/30/2022 - 08:25

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Yes but still illegal out in public and in city parks, which Red Rocks used to be a Denver park system property. Not sure if that's still true. But that said you had to be trying pretty hard to get busted there unless you were gatecrashing at the Jethro Tull show that ended rock at The Rocks amidst teargas. Always a safe haven for heads. Be careful in the parking lots though.
On Tommy Two Tone: My buddy got punked by coworkers who left him a message to call "Janny" at 867-5309 back when that was a hit. He figured it out when he reread the message to "Tommy" when he goes by Tom. There was no answer. Great tune though! One hit wonder?
Cheers and give us a review when you've come back to earth Vguy.

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Submitted by Crow Told Me on Sat, 07/30/2022 - 08:55

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Wait, I thought weed was legal here? WTF, Colorado?

But checking the website, marijuana is on the list of "prohibited items" at Red Rocks? (My wife keeps going around going "red rooocks red roooocks" like "redrum" in The Shining, Which is cracking me up but also kind of creeping me out. I need to get her to stop.) I'm thinking we'll chance it anyway. I think we'll be in the Upper South parking lot before, if anybody wants to stop by, Row 52 (yeah, I know, wish it was closer) center at the show.

Surprised people are already worried about shipping for the new DaP. Didn't it just get released yesterday? Let's be realistic. Generally my DaPs arrive 7-10 days after the release date. (And I live in Cali, which seems like would be faster shipping, it never is.) Relax, my friends. It'll get there.

Wonder why they never posted a track list for this one? I suppose we all know pretty much what a track list from this period is going to look like, but still. If anybody who knows can post it here, that'd be appreciated.

OK. I gotta get some coffee, some ice, beer, sandwhichs, get on over there.

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Submitted by Dennis on Sat, 07/30/2022 - 09:30

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My buddy sent me this in an email today,,, thought some might enjoy reading it....

THE LAST WALTZ BLUES JAM
by Bob Margolin
The more blues-driven musicians commandeered the instruments at the jam, and played some old favorite songs together, mostly Robert Johnson’s. This sounds like a common scene at open-mic jams at blues clubs, where more experienced blues players sometimes conspire to sit in together. It happened at about 7 am, the morning after The Band’s Last Waltz concert on Thanksgiving, 1976. The Band had hired the entire Miyako Hotel in San Francisco to accommodate their guests. The banquet room which had been used for rehearsal before the show was now the party room, and musicians had been jamming in random combinations since after the concert, many hours before. But unlike your local blues jam, every blues player that morning was a Rock Star.
Except me. I was there with Muddy Waters. who was invited to perform two songs at The Last Waltz. Muddy had recorded his Grammy-winning “Woodstock Album” the year before with Levon Helm and Garth Hudson from The Band, but The Band itself was an unknown quantity to him. He brought Pinetop Perkins and me from his own band to accompany him along with The Band and Paul Butterfield on harp, so that he would have something familiar to play with. Muddy also felt I was good at explaining what he wanted onstage to musicians he hadn’t worked with, though 25 years later, I still find myself wishing I knew more about what Muddy wanted.
Muddy, Pinetop, and I checked into the hotel the day before the show and went to the restaurant. I saw a few familiar faces from the Rock World, and some came over to say hello and pay respects to Muddy.
That night, Pinetop, Muddy, and I were scheduled to rehearse our songs for the show. I didn’t realize that some of those blues-oriented rock stars must have been in the room to watch Muddy.
The next night, at the concert, Muddy, Pinetop, and I waited backstage to perform. Pinetop told me he heard one of The Beatles was there, not realizing that Ringo was sitting right next to him. Born in 1913, Pinetop knew as much about The Beatles as I know about The Backstreet Boys. Joni Mitchell, looking impossibly beautiful, introduced herself to Muddy. He didn’t know who she was, and just saw her as a young pretty woman. He flirted but she didn’t respond.
I’m told that there was a backstage cocaine room, with a glass table and a “sniff-sniff” tape playing, but I never saw it. I did, however, see through Rolling Stone Ron Wood’s nearly-transparent prominent proboscis in profile. In the “green room,” Neil Young passed me a joint, smiling, “We’re all old hippies here.” Though I was 27, something about “old hippies” resonated with me for the future. Young was older than me by a few years and even had a couple of gray hairs then, but I remember thinking that nobody in that room was old yet except for Muddy and Pinetop. Now, I’m certainly an old hippie, though Pinetop, going strong at 88, is neither. As for Neil Young, film of his performance revealed a white rock up his nose, which was edited out frame-by-frame for the movie.
California Governor Jerry Brown popped in and invited Bob Dylan to get together with him sometime. Dylan, relaxed and outgoing until The Governor arrived, instantly turned sullen and distracted, barely nodding without looking at Brown. The uncomfortable Governor soon left, and Dylan laughed just before he was out of earshot and reverted to his friendlier mode. Something is happening here, but I don’t know what it is.
When it was our turn to play, Muddy and Pinetop sang the light, swinging “Caledonia” as they had for “The Woodstock Album.” In hindsight, I think Muddy could have presented himself more strongly with a deep slow blues like “Long Distance Call” which would feature his almighty slide guitar. But nobody could argue with his second song choice — “Mannish Boy” was always a show-stopper. It was preserved in full in The Last Waltz movie, which was released in ‘78. Harp player tip: Muddy loved the way Butterfield played on that song, setting up a warble that “holds my voice up” rather than just playing the song’s signature lick.
Fatefully, only one camera was operating during our song, zooming on Muddy, but not changing angle. Standing close to Muddy, I was in every frame. Pinetop, at the piano way off to the side, unfortunately was never seen in the film. But as Muddy hollers “I’m a MAN” and we shout “Yeah” to answer, as we always did in that song, you can hear Pinetop also yelling, “Wahoo!” — which is a line from a politically incorrect joke that Pine had heard on the road, and was fond of telling over and over in 1976.
Now, whenever The Last Waltz movie is shown on TV, a few people at my gigs tell me, “I saw you on TV!” and how I looked — happy or mad or scared or bored. I think they just project how they would feel. I was simply concentrating on playing, and particularly enjoying Muddy’s powerful shouting, Butterfield’s warbling-tension harp, Levon’s deep groove, and Robbie Robertson’s fiery guitar fills.
Eric Clapton followed us, and as he began his first solo, his guitar strap unfastened, and he nearly dropped his Stratocaster. In the movie, his lips distinctly mouth, “Fuck!” and as he refastens the strap, Robbie picks up the solo and runs away with it.
Muddy and Pinetop went right to their rooms after our set, but I went down to jam back at the hotel after the concert. This is where I realized that some of those blues-oriented rock stars had watched me rehearsing with Muddy and been impressed that I was playing Old School Chicago Blues in his road band and helping to arrange the songs for our performance. I also had a very cool blues guitar with me — my late-’50s Gibson ES-150 arch-top, which I also cradle on the cover of my latest album, “Hold Me To It.” Bob Dylan approached me and said he hoped we’d get to jam together. Then he disappeared. I did play “Hideaway” and some slow blues with Eric Clapton, whom I met that night. Dr. John sat at the piano for hours, and played along with everyone. My piano-playin’ sister Sherry, who lived nearby and was hanging out, sat near him, eyes glued to his funky fingers.
Around dawn, I put my old guitar back in its case, and started to leave. Bob Dylan caught me in the hall and said, “I thought we were going to jam…” I decided to stay awake a little longer. We had Dr. John on piano, Ron Wood on bass, Levon on drums, Butterfield on harp, and Clapton, Dylan, and myself playing guitars. There were no vocal microphones, and we all played softly enough to hear Dylan sing “Kind Hearted Woman” and a few other well-known blues songs. His trademark vocal eccentricities sounded outlandish in the blues, but he did make them his own. Generally, the blues we played that morning were not remarkable, but I was honored to be jamming with these fine musicians, and I realize that they belong to the same “club” as you do — deep blues lovers.
Recently, I read Levon Helm’s inside story of The Last Waltz in his autobiography, “This Wheel’s On Fire” (recommended!). I was shocked to find that because of time and budget constraints and Band politics, Muddy was nearly bumped from the show. Levon fought bitterly behind the scenes and prevailed to not only keep Muddy in but to indulge him with me and Pinetop too. We were treated as honored guests at The Last Waltz and I enjoyed the once-in-a-lifetime jam afterwards, but Levon never told us about making a stand for us. He just made us welcome. Ultimately, this gracious, classy, and tough gentleman was responsible for my good time there.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 07/30/2022 - 10:00

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....I'll try. Let me get the bad out of the way. Lots and lots of stairs.
Now for the good. One of the best food courts I've seen. They serve basically everything. And if you are near the top like I was, the constant smell of food pours down over you.
If there was a police presence, they must be undercover, because I didn't see any.
The sound there is top shelf. Wow. Towards the end of the show, the wind picked up and started bouncing the sound around the huge rocks and sounded even more amazing! (I was under the influence of psilocybin, so I may be compromised regarding that, but I don't think so).
Getting around is easy. Getting in and out was easy. This place has it all.
Now TTB. I literally cried a couple of times during the show. They are tight AF and brought it hard for 2+ hrs. When Susan really starts preaching, you better shut up and listen because she's got something to tell you. Members of Los Lobos came on and sat in for a couple of songs and that's some dream come true shit. At least to me.
I have GA tix so a shout out to my neighbors Jessica and Ross and Susan and Alan for waving me over when I reached upper GA and yelled out if anyone had room by them for one person. You people were the best.
I walked back to my car and drove to my hotel in stunned disbelief and didn't say a word.
Didn't see anyone being busted for anything and pot smoke was definitely evident in the air. Crowd was chill. How can you not be at a place like that!!!
I regret taking so long to finally visit the hollowed ground that is RR, but better late than never.
You all have a great Saturday.
I'll be wearing my Make America Grateful Again tee and my American Beauty brown bolt/roses cap tonight btw. Tall white dude with a white beard and glasses with a constant smile on my face. Can't miss me lol!

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Submitted by That Mike on Sat, 07/30/2022 - 10:22

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VGuy - RR sounds amazing, and I’ll bet the band was fantastic! I just received Part 3 - The Fall yesterday, so after I finish this interminable Honey Do List, I’ll break it out. Glad you enjoyed the show.

Dennis - Enjoyed reading the Last Waltz story, my favourite concert movie. When it was released in 1978, I knew I had to see the film, as I saw The Band on that, their last tour. Considering they got their start in Toronto, I thought it shitty the film got only limited release here at the time, but since I was in university then, I saw it repeatedly, even matinees, at a theatre no longer standing that was a block from where the Band (nee The Hawks) used to play at a long defunct club called Le Coq D’Or back in the early 60s with Ronnie Hawkins, and where Dylan came to hear them play. The rest was history. Great story, and Muddy’s performance was a highlight.

to chill while I get new tires.

I give my name

I sit down 10 feet away to wait and play the electronic crack game (phone ya know)

10 seconds later some dude in line tells me my drink is ready

Barista says she called my name

She must have whispered it

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Sat, 07/30/2022 - 11:00

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I'll hold or wear my Hamms beer hat, blue short sleeve shirt with very thin vertical stripes, gray pants, sandals, Fu Manchu with beard, short dirty blond/gray hair, goofy grin...

I'm having trouble with my ankle, so I'm not climbing to the top in search of you, but maybe halfway between my Row 10 and your GA section up top. I told Nappyrags I'd be on the outside stairs, Row 10, between bands -- especially after Gabe Dixon but well before Los Lobos hits the stage.

Try to come down for a brief hang. I'll have treats for ya! If I can make 2023 and 2024 shows, I'll have put in 50 years at the Rocks. Fortunately, not making little ones out of big ones, if you know your prison lore....

HF

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Submitted by bigbrownie on Sat, 07/30/2022 - 11:00

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...but #23818 has arrived in sunny Southern California. Now if only that Little Feat box from Rhino would get its butt over here.

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Submitted by Deadheadbrewer on Sat, 07/30/2022 - 11:37

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No notice, just a delivery a few minutes ago.

I've told this to you all a million times, but a group in the Twin Cities has been recreating The Last Waltz on stage once per year for about 15 years. It's a very cool event.

Be kind, rewind.

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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Sat, 07/30/2022 - 11:54

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Me likey. Her wrists are both rotated so one cannot see her thumbs. So, anatomically correct methinks. A humanoid, too. Pairs well with a skeleton. LOW 17K's here. Wish I could say the same about my 04 Honda :-)

Worst cover. hmmm I won't go there...

Play Dead all! Happy weekend!

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