• Post reply
    1,599 replies
    Dead Admin
    Default Avatar
    Joined:

    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.

Comments

sort by
Recent
Recent Oldest A to Z Z to A
Reset
  • #281
    PT Barnum
    Joined:
    Doc

    I was concerned, glad to hear you are well. Southwest of you I'm concerned, I still have friends in central florida, my mother lives down there (93 yrs old) but also dodged the main bullet, waiting for others to contact me. Mini vay kay play dead

  • #282
    dmcvt
    Joined:
    thanks, Doc

    Good to hear you and yours safe and sound. Thoughts go out to FL friends (so far, all good) and all who were so near the path. Almost at 1972 here, streaming the early December 1971 run at mini-MSG Felt Forum. A gloriously bright sunny Vermont day, fall foliage coming on, first frost tonight. Will pull the last peppers, tomatoes and basil out now.

  • #283
    1stshow70878
    Joined:
    Oro Approved

    Love it! The Ess Amt-4 is a two-way with the slightly smaller Heil Air Motion Transformer and a 10" woofer rated 20W to 250W. They are 4 ohm, 45hz-24Khz, with the x-over at 1000hz, and called the sleeper in their killer line up from BITD. The best thing they have going is that Amt which delivers clear beautiful highs and solid mids in all directions from an open top design. Easy placement that way too. Look up their big boys, ESS Amt-1s and their Towers (I forget the number), well respected and still fetch four figure prices as parts units which tells you a lot. The Amt itself is indestructible and lifetime warranted. Mine had a solid pure pulp cone on that 10" which I have had to replace with a set of Misco, made in Minneapolis, Oaktron 10" from their Heritage line made to replace the similar stuff in all the brands from BITD. Same pure pulp cone and big voice coils and magnets but in a stamped steel frame just like the originals. Spec at 16-4000hz and 92 db efficiency.
    Got the ESSs cheap when almost new in 1977 from a college roomy who couldn't manage to get them back home to Cincy without a car. But then when the cat put a hole in one of the woofers in the 90s I replaced the originals with what I thought would be an upgrade but I screwed up. Bought subs that were 8-ohms by Pyramid, Super Pro Super Blue, made by Eminence in US ( Kentucky?) famous for their instrument speakers for bass and guitar. Great deal from a car audio shop going out of business and they took my torn ones in trade as well. As you know, that 8-ohm mistake changed the x-over to 2000hz and I traded off some midrange for killer, punchy bottom end which I thought at the time was good. Found out about five years ago that I screwed up and got the Miscos for about what I sold the now valuable subs for. Fit like a glove which no one who tried that swap with the only available 10" direct from ESS could do as all they sold was the big boy 10" from other higher models with a cast aluminum frame that required sawing into your cabinets just to make it fit. Found that out on Audio Karma luckily from others trying to do the same replacement on their various ESS. A couple of those guys used Dayton woofers to good effect but I went with Misco as their specs were a perfect match to original, hence original sound. Was not going to try to mess with upgrading as I might have had to upgrade the x-over too and taking a saw to the cabinets was out of the question. SO, long story longer, I got my midrange back and Phil bombs sound better than ever! Not bad for a novice hack job since I have zero skills with electricity or carpentry. Not even interested in a sub really. Pretty small living room and I want to keep peace in the neighborhood. Anytime you upgrade there is a leap of faith that the money you're spending will get the result you're after so I got lucky in all this I'd say. Some with a little more dinero are switching stuff all the time but you don't know unless you go. I certainly was OK with all my 70s stuff but you get used to your sound and don't realize how much better it can be until you go there. Thanks Oro.
    Cheers

  • #284
    daverock
    Joined:
    Doc

    I wish your last statement was true - but I suspect that the selfish behaviour of the powerful will have long lasting negative consequences for years to come.

  • #285
    Forensicdoceleven
    Joined:
    Most anyplace one lives is essentially dangerous......

    For all those who asked, or were concerned...............

    The Gillespie household is doing fine. So far, we've only lost power for about 45 minutes, but it's back on now. We've only caught the "tropical storm" part of Ian, but I have heard that potentially, this may be the deadliest hurricane to ever hit Florida. We now live in Green Cove Springs, about 30 miles southeast of Jax, safely away from the beach, the St John's River, and Black Creek. We're in a newish house, on high ground, have lots of food and water, and have an excellent generator. The St Augustine area is getting badly flooded........

    The strongest hurricane to ever hit Florida was the Labor Day hurricane of 1935, sustained winds of 180+ mph when it hit. There is a lovely--and moving----monument in the Keys to the hundreds who lost their lives in that storm. I've visited that site many many times while I lived down there. The deadliest? Probably the same hurricane, the exact toll is unknown, but probably in the hundreds.......

    For Matthew, we evacuated. For Irma, we hunkered down and rode out the storm. For a hurricane, either get out early, or be prepared to ride it out. I reassured my wife, "No matter what comes, we'll ride it out together".

    Out of an abundance of caution, my office is closed today and tomorrow, and I don't work this weekend. A "mini-vacation" of sorts. Now that the power is back, I'm actually busy spreading 1972 Lyceum shows around. Some things never change, hurricane be damned!!

    Here we dodged a bullet, yet I pray for those in harm's way on the Gulf coast...............

    Stay safe, and rock on,

    Doc
    What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal......

  • #286
    Oroborous
    Joined:
    Well said 1stshow

    Don’t think I’ve heard of the ESS Amt 4s, looked them up, interesting, do you use a sub with them?
    And you refreshed my memory about adcom so I looked into that brand a little too.
    Interesting video comparing Adcom and NAD to contemporary Schiit audio.

    Almost bought a Schiit Yggdrasil DAC before I got my Meitner. For like 22-23 hundred bucks they sound as good as many DACs costing many thousands more! Schiit makes simple but value friendly great sounding products, or at least the ones I’ve heard.
    But yeah, NAD and Adcom, same idea, BITD budget friendly but great sounding gear. Sounds like a sweet little system!

    Hybrid stuff. I’ve heard some sweet sounding hybrid stuff at audio shows.
    Of course Jer Bear had a hybrid system utilizing a Fender Twin Tube amp for his pre and a SS MC2300 power amp and we all know how great that sounded and perhaps why he never changed his backend!
    I would say if your going to try hybrid go tube pre and SS power…
    My best recollection was with my buddy who started YFS and built my custom Ref 3 server: had an amazing sounding system one year at RMAF using YFS server, Meitner DAC, Custom made fully analog pre (tube?) biamped with one of the best sounding MC 275 tube amps on the highs, and a 200 per McIntosh solid state amp on the lows (don’t recall the model), powering some Von Schweikert audio stand speakers. I thought the sound and imaging of this system, even in the shitty little hotel room sounded as good or better than much bigger and expensive systems there that year.
    Just can’t describe what a big clean sound this relatively small system produced! Of course for the price of the system it should! Lol.

    I think it’s like everything else: trial and error and if it’s done right it can be a plus!
    I’ve never had tube stereo gear, but I’ve heard some great stuff, but that particular MC 275 that my buddies dad (some kind of engineer/scientist) restored and modified, is perhaps the best tube amp I’ve ever had the pleasure to hear. His dad is the one who built the custom line stage too. Ya know, let’s design and build a one of a kind killer audiophile unit just for something to do lol. They build their own bike frames too!
    So to me it’s like all this stuff, tube versus SS, analog versus digital etc, there’s not just one thing that’s best or better, if it’s done right, and you get the right synergy for your room etc, I’ve heard systems of all kinds that were amazing!

    Just a thought, yeah tube amps can be great for instruments for musical creation when you want that slightly overdriven sound (think Dead 72 before using Mac amps on the instruments), but for sound reproduction they can get tubby or muddy with perhaps too much distortion. Some people like that as it can give a richer, or warmer sound, I’m with you 1stshow, I prefer a more neutral sound, though some think that’s too dry etc?

    In the end, it just comes down to what’s best for you!

  • #287
    Crow Told Me
    Joined:
    There and Back Again

    For a few years, I was deeply into audio: or as deeply as my meager budget would allow, anyway. It started when I realized I needed a tube amplifier. This was because I realized that I would never in a million years use a transistor amp for my guitar, so why would I use one for my home listening?

    But of course tube amps and preamps are pretty pricey, so I had to go the DIY route: I built a preamp from a kit (Bottlehead) and bought an old ST-70 power amp, and I spent a lot of time tweaking them with various upgrades. They sounded pretty good, eventually. And I needed some efficient speakers, so I paired them with some Klipsch Heresys that I got off craigslist (for $100!).

    What happened next is so typical of me it's embarrassing: the ST-70 worked great for about 10 years and then just cut out one day. By this time, I had forgotten all the various rewirings and component upgrades etc I had done, and lost all my paperwork. So I had no idea how to troubleshoot it! Couldn't even find my volt meter! I decided to just sell the ST-70 for a couple hundred, get myself a used Sansui Au-417 (since they're reputed to have a tube-like sound, also a great phono stage), put all new caps in there, and call it day. So after all that I'm back to transistors. Sounds pretty good, though.

    Somewhat bemused to read the travails of my fellow heads who ordered the MSG set via Rhino and are now working through the delays and shipping mishaps. I didn't get the box set (early '80s are just not my era) but I went for the 3 CD breakout. Ordered it from Bezos and received on the day it was released. What a concept! I'm glad to have it, it's a good performance, but disappointed in the mix. It's all Jerry and Brent, Bob's guitar is completely (and I mean completely) inaudible, Phil and the drummers much too low. But you can hear Jerry great, and it's a high energy show so probably most people will really dig it. Still, I hope the rest of the box is better, for everybody's sake.

    Five for the universe:

    John Coltrane: Coltrane
    GOGD: Dick's Picks 36 (yow!!!)
    Joe Henderson: Mode for Joe
    Zappa: Hot Rats
    Sturgill Simpson: Cuttin Grass

  • #288
    1stshow70878
    Joined:
    Bang For The Buck

    I went to separates during covid after doing some research and hearing from a collector of Heil Amt speakers that I wasn't hearing all my ESS Amt-4 floor standing speakers could do. Got an Adcom dual mono amp with 100W and 180 damping factor and was blown away like the Maxell guy. Got the other Adcom separates one at a time and noticed improvement each time. The pre-amp was better than using my old integrated amp as a pre and the digital tuner was way better than the old one. All are late 80s MOSFET stuff and fully restored they are still way cheaper than either vintage premier like Oro's McIntosh or 10x cheaper than modern audiophile. Just got to find a reliable restorer. They were the bargain audiophile brand BITD and made in USA. Very neutral coloring which some don't like but it's better to hear it exactly as it was made and play with the tone controls if you want different. Diminishing returns to go higher but I would have if the money was there. All in I spent maybe $700 and it sounds good to me. The bonus was I got a bedroom system from the old stuff, just have to add some speakers.

    Ten days to get my 3 CD MSG from CA to CO doesn't sound very innovative. Mail Innovations, aka the Louis Dejoy enrichment scheme, adds almost 500 more miles to the route that would have gotten to me two to three days earlier had UPS shortcut Mail Innovations and delivered it straight from the handoff point only 60 miles away. Bad for the customer and bad for the planet. Should be here tomorrow. Oh well, as Neil says, "don't let it bring you down, it's only castles burning".
    Cheers

    Edit: I find it interesting that folks are going back to valves, or tubes, especially in the pre-amp. I was advised to go with a hybrid solid state/tube pre-amp but stick with a solid state amp to get the benefit of the "warm" tube sound without the big bucks of the tube amp. But the hybrids were beyond my budget even used/restored as they are a newer thing. Wish my family had kept my Dad's old home built Heathkit tube amp. Would love to have heard that again.

  • #289
    dmcvt
    Joined:
    AJS audio, 1968 NW, Doc11

    Thanks Oro, a wealth of helpful information. AJS, there with you, floor standing wise, found a pair of 1986 Klipsch Cornwall IIs, 3 foot tall, 2 foot wide, 16" deep. Horn loaded tweeters and mid range, 15" woofers. They sound incredible for 35 year olds. Was driving them with an Onkyo receiver, one of the high end spec models for a long time and was happy. Eventually hooked up a power amp/pre amp combo and was surprised how much improvement... like Oro said. The power supply on the amp is huge, output rated at 150 watts per channel so a very efficient speaker like Klipsch has no stress, there is so much headroom. The damping factor as well important, a measure of how effectively (tightly) the amp controls bass response. When damping factor number is large, bass is well defined with detail and timbre, not boomy muddy. Whatever sub anyone might be using, not much useful response below 18-20Hz, as it's exponentially demanding to get lower, subsonic. The octobass and piano lowest notes are A0, about 27hz, Pipe organ low note is C0, 16 Hz. Except there's this thing called a rotary woofer that can go down to single Hz numbers at hideous expense, IMAX theater only? I would love to see and buy a 1968 NW tour box. Meanwhile, hoping Forensic Doc will let us know how it goes, we know he's in the Jacksonville area.

  • #290
    daverock
    Joined:
    Magic Carpet Ride

    Mr Ones - great band, Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets. I saw them just before covid, and was supposed to be going again in 2020-but... That dvd/blu ray disc of them live is worth getting, too.

    Irrespective of the extent to which climate change is affecting the hurricanes in America, there can be little doubt that the countries who are suffering most are the poorest ones. And the ones who are contributing to it most are the richest.

user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

3 years 6 months
Submitted by Dead Admin on
Forums
Dead Store Products

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.

11 2 69 death dont is reeeeeeally good, yes. Creepy too, as I heard it on my way down to Oregon to see my awesome M&D. They arent in their 40s anymore, ya know

Addams Family 7 19 87 in Oregon I WAS THERE MAN! THE PLACE ERUPTED!!

thanks for the AG lyrics Dennis "weed to chaw"...that's NC slang ;)))

Tom Tom...any luck?

Songz and such
Look up Jim (dont call me Jimmy) Page...he has a tune called "going down to Eugene to see the Grateful Dead"

7th son...my discs play fine.

user picture

Member for

2 years 11 months

Submitted by billy the kiddd on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 10:42

Permalink

In no particular order, Workingmans Dead, Anthem of The Sun, and The Best of Muddy Waters, all to be played at my beer and bbq sessions this weekend. Today we're BBQing tri tips and drinking Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

8 years 2 months

Submitted by frosted on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 12:12

Permalink

I have a disc by the somewhat avant gard-tarist Henry Kaiser (Those who know History are Doomed to Repeat It) that has a vocal version of Fishing Hole on it. Pretty funny, never knew there were lyrics.

"Well now take down your fishing pole, and meet me at the fishing hole....We may not get a bite all day, but don't you rush away, What a great place for resting bones, mighty fine for skippin' stones...."etc. etc.

Also always enjoyed seeing Clarence and Roland White with the White Brothers/Kentucky Colonels progenitors guesting as the bluegrass pros on that show on occasion.

Billy the kidd - I did a three day canoe trip with a buddy on the Middle Fork of the Eel river back in the '80s. A beautiful, jade green river along the tracks of some obscure north country railroad in the thickly tree covered cliffs above it. Usually only ran full enough to navigate early in the summer after the winter/spring rainy season before the water got too low. A few light rapids, with a bigger one at the end, but mostly a serene float trip with some nice sandbar and boulder lined camping spots. Just was warned not to climb up into the hills there and accidentally stumble upon some guarded pot farms. So we didn't do that.

I also liked your choices of Daves picks and Dicks picks from several pages back. Many of those are among my favorites too, plus I'd add the Ladies and Gentlemen...release as part of the prime Dead for me. Of course, that just scratches the surface, and the whole late '72-'78 is like a different world of goodies once the Pig flew off.

user picture

Member for

10 years 1 month

Submitted by 1stshow70878 on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 13:08

Permalink

Bluecrow, that must be Spirit.
Thanks for posting that. Was wondering.

HF, how was Bonnie at The Rocks?
Let's Give Them Something to Talk About
is one of my favorites of hers.
And Bobby could learn from her slide playing.
Sorry Bob, couldn't resist.

Cheers

user picture

Member for

10 years 2 months

Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 15:40

Permalink

I can't quite recall the Andy Griffith song because it's being blocked by the Candyland game commercial whistle. It's just going through my head over and over.

Overseas Dave's Picks - let me get this straight - you pay for your subscription, the righteous tunes get delivered to your post office and.....they hold it hostage and put a ransom on it?

Took a detour back to St. Louis '72 Dark Star. Bit different.

user picture

Member for

17 years 3 months

Submitted by Daysbetween on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 06:29

Permalink

My subscription copy #24393 has arrived in Scotland. Delivered by Royal Mail via France with no fees or taxes to pay. This is the highest number I have ever received. Just an observation as it's all meaningless to me - highest number as good as lowest. Think this will be my fave Dave's. Saturday listening is now perfect.

user picture

Member for

9 years 11 months

Submitted by That Mike on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 08:10

Permalink

I’m glad to see DaP 43 is making it safely to it’s destinations. Even Dave L was chiming on his Twitter account that his copy showed up a few days ago (the cynic in me says “Bullshit you JUST received it”). As my last year to subscribe, I thought Dead.not would get it right just once. I guess this pales vastly to the numerous problems subscribers are having getting their Lyceum downloads - sounds like an absolute train wreck, and as usual, the Customer Service team at Dead.not is MIA.

My rant is over. Cathartic, but man, what passes for customer service now, and I don’t just mean this site???

user picture

Member for

10 years 8 months

Submitted by hendrixfreak on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 08:54

Permalink

Bonnie at the Rocks last Thursday was truly magnificent. I've seen her maybe 15 times since ~1980, including most of her Red Rocks shows. (Missed last year, if she played. I was hunkering down and big shows were too expensive.)

There's been an arc to Bonnie's career and, as you probably know, in the 1990s she really upped her game dramatically, putting drink/drugs behind her and creating a string of hit albums (in part due to producer Don Was, but the material was strong). She moved from mostly blues and R&B to a broader spectrum of music that includes pop, which worked well for her -- and me. She's always done ballads and non-blues but raised that to an art. Since then she has become a global superstar.

I provide that prelude because maybe 3-4 years ago her Rocks performance was a little short and less intimate than in the past. I chalked that up to her being in the midst of world tour where she probably has to pace herself. I thought, "Okay, that's the way of the world, but ... too bad. Maybe she's 'too big' now?" But maybe she was just tired or I was too expectant (sometimes the basis of disappointment).

Well, Thursday night Mavis Staples warmed up the joint and the crowd was ready for Bonnie. And she came out to genuine adulation and has a way of appreciating that with the grace of a genuine star. And she proceeded to deliver an amazing set that went everywhere -- some of her rockers, some tear-jerking ballads, pure blues, killer slide work, shout outs to friends and family in the crowd. And she took her time, allowing everything and everyone to breathe between songs, talked with the crowd... Warm night, no threat of rain, one night prior to a full moon. Almost too much killer weed in my row, where everyone pretty much bonded before and during the show. Longtime friends in surrounding rows. The whole package.

When Bonnie spoke, the place (10,000) was dead silent, listening. Then she sits down and knocks out an "Angel from Montgomery" for the ages. The longtime band is crackerjack: George Marinelli/guitar, Ricky Fataar/drums, Hutch Hutchinson/bass, new guys on another guitar and keys.

I can't cough up the setlist, but after all these years, that had to be one of her best performances ever if not THE best, at least by Red Rocks' standards. And a wonderful success story. She came to share positive vibrations, she said, and she did. (No mentioning the state of the world, etc.)

Good medicine, thanks for asking.

user picture

Member for

11 years 11 months

Submitted by Dennis on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 09:34

Permalink

There's a holdup in the Bronx,
Brooklyn's broken out in fights.
There's a traffic jam in Harlem
That's backed up to Jackson Heights.
There's a scout troop short a child,
Khrushchev's due at Idlewild
Car 54, Where Are You?

Hope everyone gets theirs soon.

With DaP 43 and Lyceum vinyl, Dave/Rhino were able to release an early-80’s Box without causing much of a mutiny.
That’s some good strategery.

So, what’s on the horizon?
DaP 44 - how about 10-31-91? Bruce/Vince need to be represented in the DaP series. Note that 10-31-91 has a Dark Star.

2023
Wake Of The Flood anniversary
Box - either all 73 shows with ABB, or 12-18,19-73 and a few other from that tour, all Plangentized and Normanized.

Would cool if ABB released 12-31-73 next year.

user picture

Member for

10 years 1 month

Submitted by 1stshow70878 on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 09:47

Permalink

Thanks mucho. Looked up my Bonnie ticket from Red Rocks.
7-28-91 So I'd bet you were also there.
Chris Isaak opened. Damn he was good! Fantastic ballad crooner.
Will have to research that set list. She introduced us to her new hubby onstage.
It was Michael O'Keefe (Danny Noonan from Caddy Shack). Wait, what?
They lasted until 1999.
Cheers and thanks again

user picture

Member for

4 years 2 months

Submitted by proudfoot on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 09:53

Permalink

My wife and daughter and a couple pals will be at Bonnie's show in Bend Oregon Monday 8 22

user picture

Member for

4 years 2 months

Submitted by proudfoot on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 09:57

Permalink

last evening

Looks like the best of times and the worst of times

Can you imagine what it would have been like to drink some of their orange juice?

I am very glad their filmed it, and filmed it in color.

Being around Neal Cassady...

Calling Nappy Rags, where art thou?
Don’t think we’ve heard from old Nappy since he went to the Rocks?
Hope your ok? We can come bail you out!
Maybe he’s back on the road again with The Lobos?
Or, gulp, maybe that kitty finally ate him 😮

user picture

Member for

10 years 1 month

Submitted by daverock on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 11:02

Permalink

Keithfan - I haven't had to pay any hidden charges on any of the recent Dave's Picks I have ordered. It used to happen periodically a few years ago, and was one of the reasons I stopped subscribing. So far I have been able to get what I want with no trouble.

Box sets are another matter. Huge hidden costs, on top of the shipping costs, with VAT and God knows what. I was talking on the phone to a friend when the 24 album Lyceum set was delivered, and she heard how much extra I had to pay. She was astonished ! As with the Dave's Picks if it's something I really want, I'll still get it...but I have to be a bit more selective than in years gone by.

I would rather see a film about The Merry Pranksters than meet them. They came to England in 1999, and put on a kind of show at a theatre, showing clips of the 1964 bus trip etc, interspersed with comedy routines and monologues. I can't remember all the people who were there-definitely Ken Kesey and Ken Babbs. They weren't people I would have wanted to hang out with, I'm afraid. I'm sure the feeling would have been mutual! I used to love reading about them and watching whatever footage I could find-but I'm not quite so enamoured now. It was all so new in 1964. It's not now. Mind you - credit where credits due - they did host The Dead.

Hi and thanks for asking...I got back from Denver on the 2nd and by the 5th I was sick in bed with Covid...musta let my guard down a bit (maybe at Coors Filed on Sunday)...my Wife got it from me so we've both been home dealing with it...kinda funny how previously she told me she had seven personal days coming to her that needed be used by the end of August but there was no way she could use them all...guess what...with over the counter remedies and a big batch of gummies I prevailed...just no stamina or energy so back to bed I go...

user picture

Member for

10 years 8 months

Submitted by hendrixfreak on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 12:33

Permalink

A friend who's 70 just got covid and he went on a 5-day treatment of Paxlovid and it seemed to work.

Hard to nail down where one picks up a virus. Many of us suspect the airports (if not the planes).

Best wishes on the recovery.

user picture

Member for

14 years 10 months

Submitted by PT Barnum on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 12:52

Permalink

definitely an Eyes jam in that Dark Star. That Big Boss man sure hit the spot too. First time I saw Big Boss man performed it was Furthur 96 Ratdog with Johnny Johnson, the performance in 96 had the same pace and feeling that this one does. The more I listen to this release, the more I hear.

user picture

Member for

2 years 11 months

Submitted by billy the kiddd on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 12:52

Permalink

Nappy, hope you feel better soon, your the coolest. Back to the bbq, I'm going to play East-West, play it for you and Marye.

user picture

Member for

14 years 10 months

Submitted by PT Barnum on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 12:53

Permalink

Covid sucks mate, put me in the hospital, as long as you can breathe, all's good. Take care sir and stay home and listen to Dead.

user picture

Member for

17 years 4 months

Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 12:58

Permalink

....for our granddaughters wedding. Will be walking her down the aisle. She went with a Hawaiian theme. Should be a great time.
Sorry to hear Nappy. You're an awesome dude. Sorry we missed each other at Red Rocks, but at least you can't say you got it from me! JK. Get better guys.

user picture

Member for

17 years 4 months

Submitted by Oroborous on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 13:22

Permalink

Hope you and the misses are back to normal asap! I think we can all rest assured that Mr Jinx is there and in control ; )

HAWAIIAN THEME! As in Hawaiian shirts etc, perhaps leis…grass skirts! Tiki Gods and torches! PROPER!
Congrats, you must be a proud bumpa!
Went to a Vegas wedding once: courtyard tropical pools and water features and palm trees and tiki huts and torches, we all wearing Hawaiian shirts, shorts, flip flops, with drink in one hand and big cigar in other with head full of strong Cali bud etc. Best Wedding Ever!

....and re; pineapple on pizza, The pizza was actually created in Canada in 1962 by a Greek immigrant called Sam Panopoulos.
It's not even Hawaiian!
Aloha!
I'll eat it btw.

user picture

Member for

10 years 1 month

Submitted by daverock on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 14:10

Permalink

Some beautiful music comes to mind - Sol Hoopii - a master of slide guitar.

Hope you have a quick recovery Nappy.

user picture

Member for

9 years 1 month

Submitted by bluecrow on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 16:05

Permalink

Congrats VGuy on the wedding - awesome to hear.

Winnemucca forever in my memory as home to one of the greatest surprise road dinners I have ever had. My GF (at the time) and I heading from the southwest back to northwest early 90s via Malhuer Refuge in SE Oregon. 3 week trip, We typically camped way out there in backcountry almost every night but for unknown reason reached that town after dark. Looking for a bite to eat, nothing on the main strip was appealing. Somehow then driving on back streets. Seems to me the place was in a old 2 story wood sided house. Walked in and they seated us at a long communal table, no menu, just began bringing out large serving bowls of food, red wine in carafe. And then a big juicy steak. It was a Basque restaurant. Damn it was good. Place for locals. Basque were sheep herders migrated / hired from the old country into the mountain west many decades earlier. Just an astonishing meal in all respects. Ate there one other time. The guy seated across from us was an engineer for Burlington Northern(?) Railroad. Described seeing a mountain lion leap across the tracks in the train headlight on recent 3 am run.

user picture

Member for

4 years 2 months

Submitted by proudfoot on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 16:36

Permalink

On a cd collection related to acid tests

Hot GD66

yummy

How 'bout a box with all the 66 in the vault? Huh? Huh? Huh?

I'd buy it

OG GD

:)))

Nappy hate to hear that, hoping a peaceful speedy recovery for you both.

Proudfoot: I had been meaning to post about the magic trip documentary. I loved it, although I am a huge fan of NYC nostalgia. Like every few years I want to watch Taxi Driver, or many other movies to see how the city changes and morphs. Oh yeah, watched Midnight Cowboy last month first time.

About this time in (August 2x)1986 my brother were in NYC on some business and pleasure. One day walking down the street I see a couple of guys wearing the uniform so we stopped and talked for a bit. Turned out they were brothers too in from Brooklyn. We invited them up to the hotel and got them high (smoke) but then they said wish they had some blotter. We as it happened, we had some of that also, So we dosed em good. We had bought tickets the day before to see Dizzie Gillespie that night at the Blue Note in Greenwich Village. So the brothers took off so we could get some down time before uptime. We told them that around 1 am we would be in a bar right down the street. So my brother and I crashed for a while, got up had a little caffeine smoked some then dropped about 7pm.
early show was 7, we went to later show I think at 11. Man when we got in the cab to go to the Blue Note we were so incredible high we just didnt care. Didnt try to hide nuttin.

Get to the Blue Note and end up sitting behind the drummer. The drummer's back was right next to me, I mean 5 feet away, and the whole stage wasnt but about 10X15ft, so we were real close to it all. Still rank that in my top 5 shows I ever saw. Yall were discussing so much jazz stuff recently I had t chime in a little. Dizzy and his band cooked and cooked hard. We get out around midnight, and my brother and I see a gentleman sitting on the steps of a brownstone. He was burning one so my brother asked if he had any, of course we had plenty back at the room but we wanted to buy a little street weed. He sold us a very reasonable $20 bag. He also pulled out another joint and we started smoking it. Right as we gettin close to finishing it he said, "that has crack in it." Probably the 2nd highest I have ever. Dosed, crackd, weeded drankin. We get on the subway to get back to our hotel area and where we said the deadhead brothers we be. Now subway at 1 am or so on a Friday night back then was like riding in Barnum and Baileys fun car. Folks were wild. Now the conductor was one of the funniest guys ever. He kept rappin about what stops were next and then the 2 after that. It got so f'd up in there my brother and I just broke out in uncontrollable laughing. We were so far out there, the folks on the train just thought we were nuts. Of course we were, we took a couple hits apiece and to this day the only time I smoked crack.

Now did some free basin earlier but got off all of that in 1986. Had a buddy that had a cocaine concentration house for lack of a better term, and going out to the middle of nowhere and being around those nut jobs, just had to get away as I figured they would get busted one day, which they did. Now starting around 1980 I got into all sorts of moving things, ahh a middleman type of thing. But another story for another day, as supper is calling.

Cheers to all and everybody, stay safe, dont let your diligence down just yet.Not sure what I am going to do as far as more shots.

But man, groovin on 43. Lovin it.

user picture

Member for

9 years 11 months

Submitted by That Mike on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 18:06

Permalink

VGuy - Congrats on your granddaughter’s wedding, I think the Hawaiian theme is cool! The closest I got to a different kind of wedding was attending one in a field of a working farm, where the cows came up to the fence we were sitting by to watch the Preacher perform the service.

Nappy - best of health to you.

Gary F - Nice to see you, hope all is well. Great story on Dizzy Gillespie - a giant of jazz, you were fortunate to see him, and in his “home field” aka The Blue Note, too!

Two more sleeps until I see Emmylou, it has been 13-14 years since the last time I caught her show. A rare treat, and a gorgeous voice.

user picture

Member for

4 years 2 months

Submitted by proudfoot on Sun, 08/14/2022 - 09:44

Permalink

Goodbye heart

I happened to see her as part of the Down from the Mountain tour back in 2001 or 2002

I also love her and the Hot Band's cover of Jambalaya in Ken Burns' Country Music film

Love
It

The guy who turned me on to the GD was/is an Emmylou fan

MIKE MORRIS, WHERE ARE YOU???

user picture

Member for

7 years 3 months

Submitted by Mr. Ones on Sun, 08/14/2022 - 20:48

Permalink

Entry all day?? Y’all must be listening pretty heavily, just like me. I can’t get enough of this release. I realized while listening that Next Time You See Me is a song that never really stood out to me, but this version on disc 1 is no doubt the most raucous, on fire version I’ve ever heard. Pig is wailing, and Jerry is in flames!! So damn good!! And the Good Lovin’ behind it is unique to me also. It’s not a particularly stellar version, it just doesn’t sound quite like any of the other versions I’ve heard. So I still need to keep listening, because there’s just SO MUCH to hear. Also, I feel the need to list my top 5 Dave’s Picks, in order:

5-Vol. 14–March 1972
4-Vol. 6–12/69 & 2/70
3-Vol10–12/12/69
2-Vol. 30–1/2-3/70
1-Vol. 43–11/2 & 12/26 ‘69–Please see Jim if you can’t understand how this could possibly be #1.

There, I went and did it. I’m sure 98% of everyone here would agree!!😂🤣

user picture

Member for

17 years 4 months

Submitted by Vguy72 on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 01:40

Permalink

....from Winnemucca to Vegas so they could catch their flight tomorrow for their honeymoon in New Orleans, so that's my excuse. Grandpa chauffeur reporting for duty. Avatar apdated accordingly. Hannah is very special to me and the wedding was fantastic. Wishing her and David all the best. Hes a solid dude and his dad is also. She's in good hands. Go grab life by the horns and do wonderful things. We got your back.
Going to see them again here in Vegas for Def Leppard/Motley Crue/ Poison/Joan Jett on 9.9. My treat. Their first concert. 😳

user picture

Member for

2 years 11 months

Submitted by billy the kiddd on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 04:13

Permalink

Vguy, nice photo of you and your granddaughter. I wish the new couple the best of everything.

user picture

Member for

10 years 8 months

Submitted by hendrixfreak on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 08:37

Permalink

As forensic doc characterized mid-February to late September 1971 as "sledge hammer rock," I suggest that 1969 is the year when the band sounded different on different nights depending on how the band members were feeling. After the interstellar explosion of '68, in '69 they acquired great facility in execution and, I think, you'll hear a lot of subtleties in 1969 performances that suggest that I'm not completely out of my mind.

Just a thought.

P.S. Best wishes to Vguy's newlyweds. Go, Vguy, go!

user picture

Member for

10 years 1 month

Submitted by daverock on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 10:40

Permalink

This was the first Dead I listened to after the 24 L.P. journey back to the Lyceum 72, and my first impressions were - this sounds a bit rough! I liked the sound of Jerry's guitar, and his playing of course, but it all seemed a bit herky jerky to me. From Dark Star onwards they sound like a different band. I suppose this was a variation on the jam they had been playing for about a year, and they were well versed. Whereas the blues and country covers, 8 of the first 9 songs played, were comparatively new to the set. That's just a first impression - I'm not dismissing the first 9 songs by any means, and I'll be playing the whole show again soon.

12/26 impressed me right from the beginning - lovely sound to the acoustic guitars. I wonder what the crowd thought when they announced they were going to play some acoustic songs as the drummer hadn't turned up? Presumably they had a young audience at this point, who had come to have their minds blown. Thinking back to when I was a teenager, if a full throttle electric band turned up and did that it might not have gone down too well with the home crowd. It must have seemed a bit like when Dylan went electric-but in reverse. Anyway..... I thought the final cd was great. Well, it all is...these are just my first impressions, and subject to change.

user picture

Member for

4 years 2 months

Submitted by proudfoot on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 11:53

Permalink

Wtf

Just got some lame-ass message about

"N o lihnx"

None tried.

Eye roll

user picture

Member for

2 years 11 months

Submitted by billy the kiddd on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 12:16

Permalink

41 years ago, I hitchhiked up to Oregon to see the Good Ole Grateful Dead play in Portland and the next day down in Eugene. What a wild trip, met and partied with some cool folks, and had an unforgettable fun time!

user picture

Member for

7 years 3 months

Submitted by Mr. Ones on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 12:28

Permalink

Thanks for the observations. I LOVE any and all subleties, anomolies, weirdness etc.
But......I thought we were ALL completely out of our minds!!

Music is the Best!!

user picture

Member for

4 years 2 months

Submitted by proudfoot on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 13:18

Permalink

I walk into Silver Platters a local record store

MELVINS blasting

Very cool

user picture

Member for

17 years 4 months

Submitted by Vguy72 on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 14:12

Permalink

....Phish's Friday show at Alpine Valley attests to that. Holy Moley. Good shit.
Getting caught up.
Hannah & David's plane is getting ready to take off. Zoom lens engage!

user picture

Member for

10 years 8 months

Submitted by hendrixfreak on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 14:49

Permalink

Dooood, are you in Wisconsin (isn't that where Alpine Valley is?) or freakin' Las Vegas??

Or...... are you in both places at once......

Vguy the Fist Bumper rides again.

P.S. Hey Nappy, hope you're feeling better!

I have similar thoughts, first night first half is on a good, better, best scale I’d call it a good, but from that DS onward, wooosshhh, what’s better than best!
I Like the first set/set list, just think the execution is not as tight? Jerry sounds frustrated and even comments on it at some point? Fun stuff though.
Second night same thoughts as you: great right outta the gate and never looked back!
Amazing Bear Mix! I always did like bananas, “please sir, can I have some more?”

Definitely top shelf DaP for moi.
Speaking of variations in 69, if your looking for a unique but awesome 69, check out 8/3/69 courtesy of the Doc on POTD.

user picture

Member for

2 years 11 months

Submitted by billy the kiddd on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 19:07

Permalink

Nope I didn't make it there, but it sounds like a fun place to see the Dead, Longbeach. I did see them about 2 weeks later at the Greek Theatre, I think that the 1981 Greek Theatre run was the best of the Greek runs in the modern era, that being 1981 - 1989.

....I was listening to it though.
I am heading to Taos, NM Thursday however to see my aunts and uncles and cousins. Hotspot for my moms side of the family. Havent been there in five years and we're not getting any younger. Going to check out My Morning Jacket there as well. Playing at Kit Carson Park.
Last Five.....
Larkin Poe - Self Made Man (sister band from GA.) They got that southern gospel /country/americana/rock/grundgy sound. Really good stuff. Love discovering new bands and these two girls bring it. Gonna check them out more later.
Moody Blues - A Question Of Balance
My Morning Jacket - Self Titled
GOGD - Dallas '69
Phish - Alpine 8.12.22

I really like those cover versions they do on youtube. It looks as though they did them in their own home, just the two of them. Great "Come On In My Kitchen", and a nice selection - "War Pigs", "One Way Out" and a really good solo "Johnny B. Goode."

user picture

Member for

17 years 4 months

Submitted by Vguy72 on Tue, 08/16/2022 - 04:21

Permalink

....they sound wonderful, and do respectable covers of Who Do You Love and Crocodile Rock as well Daverock.
Megan plays the lap steel. Respect.
Just enough twang.
Holy shit. Their next tour date is in Vegas on the 25th!!
Stars aligning.

product sku
081227881597
Product Magento URL
https://store.dead.net/dave-s-picks-vol-43.html