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  • 1stshow70878
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    I only have two autographs I can think of.
    Both sports related.
    Carl Mecklenburg - ex-Bronco lineman. Came to where I worked for a tour of the Scott fly rod factory and signed with a bible verse that currently evades me.
    Justin Leonard - pro golfer and all around good guy. Helped him with a ski tune and rentals for his folks at Telluride. Have a great story about talking him into getting his bindings checked with my, " I met Phil Mickelson when he was on a patrol toboggan with a broken leg at Snowbowl - Flagstaff, AZ" story. Justin is somewhat short but skied the biggest size Rossi Bandits they made (then likely a 193 cm).
    Never bothered to get any stars' sigs as they come to Telluride NOT to be noticed, unlike Aspen. Only famous music one I can think of would have been Alicia Keys who I didn't know from Eve anyway.
    Cheers

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    4/5 of the David Grisman Quintet, 10-17-97.
    Grisman, Eakle, Craven, Coria.

    They played Nightingale Concert Hall, University of NV, Reno as part of the Performing Arts Series where people buy season tickets and see a variety of music over the year. There were a lot of older people dressed nice and then 20-40 people in tie-dye. There was a single taper with a DAT deck (the printed program says “the use of photography and recording equipment is strictly prohibited”).
    The printed program has a brief bio about each musician (also says that a family season ticket is $75 for one adult and one student under 17; not a bad deal if you want to expose your kid to a variety of different non-rock music).

    I got the autographs on the printed program.

    I was looking at my Festival Express DVD this week and decided that I will watch it this weekend some time.

    I stopped loaning out my CD’s in the late 90’s when I realized that my friend would just set the CD’s on the table rather than back in the jewel case. A couple CD’s came back with sticky residue on them, and he wondered why they skipped.

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    RIP Ian Tyson

    Read his obit and learned much I didn't know. He seems like the rare person who has their brush with Pop fame, yet regrouped, returned to who he truly is, and from a down-home perspective then created a new musical persona and put out music of real substance over the majority of his life, while keeping a ranch running. (The days are 6am to 6pm -- no good for an HF slug.) I think that's more rare than one might think.

    Marye, way to go with the Festival Express DVD. Kids these days, they don't know #@$%&!

    Maybe you just started a "Whose autograph did you get" thread. I go to see Charlie Musselwhite years ago (many times, but in this particular instance) my buddy and I wait in line to get my CD of his first album signed. One of Charlie's endearing (and profitable) schticks is to stay after the show and sell and sign CDs til the last person straggles out. We tell Charlie that we're learning to play blues. "It's never too late," he said, charitably. (We probably looked like stoned, middle-aged wreckage...)

    So after mine is signed, I walk over to his guitarist, Kid Anderson, who played a Gretsch 6120, because I happened to own one. We talked strings, action, etc. Then I asked if he records his own CDs. "Why ... yes," he responds, and reaches into his guitar case with one eye on the boss's signing table. Charlie wasn't watching, so the Kid sells me a CD from the stage while Charlie is banking coin at the card table. A cherished memory... Kid Anderson now runs and owns Greaseland in San Jose, where a lot of blues people (Charlie, Elvin Bishop) record.

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    Marye - I love the Ian Tyson story.

    VGuy - I had an album by Spirit that was like your Festival Express DVD - I ended up buying three (vinyl) copies of it over time, as friends kept borrowing/liberating it, and I could never remember who had it.

  • Vguy72
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    The Festival Express DVD....

    ....I passed that one around to a few of my friends. Going to look and see if it was returned.
    Library Vguy here stamping check outs.
    Gimme a minute.

  • marye
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    At the Festival Express screening I'm sure I embarrassed my pals going "Holy crap, it's Ian Tyson!" Some years later, he was playing the Freight and Salvage in what may have been his last tour here but maybe not. I got some CDs and after he had signed those I asked him if he'd sign my Festival Express DVD. He looked startled. His band, a bunch of young Canadian dudes named Gordon, were mystified. "It was another time," he told them, as he signed it. I dunno how many copies of Festival Express are out there signed by Ian Tyson, but it was definitely a moment.
  • That Mike
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    Sorry to hear Ian Tyson has passed at 89. Ian, along with ex-wife Sylvia, and their band (Great Speckled Bird), were aboard the infamous Festival Express, and we all know what happened aboard those rails all those years ago!. What a ride for the ages.

    Tyson’s band had a few great players go through it in their day, including ND Smart (Gram Parsons), Buddy Cage (NRPS), Amos Garrett (who played on Garcia’s 2nd solo record, and was a favourite of Jimmy Page), and Ben Keith (Neil Young).

    May the Four Strong Winds carry you home, Ian.

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    Gary, your so right, not many 12/29 Dead shows. Gary I hope you have a great New Year, your a friend and a cool cat.

  • Gary Farseer
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    Not sure of official stats, but most know a December 29th show was very rare, I think.

    12/29/87, off night, friends and I walked to the mid-point of the golden gate bridge and stared at Alcatraz and surrounding areas thinking about the escape. All while freezing our asses off. Wasn't that cold, probably mid 50's, but the ferocious win made the wind chill I am sure, near freezing. We had no idea how long it would take us when we left, but from my old memory, I am sure we were out there at least 2 hours. Great time to remember, would never attempt again.

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    Bought first vinyl since 1986 this year. Dave's #1 and then Little Feat "Waiting on Columbus" autographed by 3 remaining who played on the original i.e. Bill, Kenny, and Sam. Researching there history before they played here shows a long winding road of create, break-up, reform. It was a fun night, at one point I got up from my seat and walked down to where the second row of seats are. Kenny Gradney saw me and started laughing and gesturing to Bill Payne. As I have written before, when my hair and beard are the right length, I look like Jerry. While at Govt Mule, I was told 5 times I look like Jerry. So any way, when I walked down, my hair and beard were perfect. So did he laugh at me or with me? Not sure, but I was wearing an R. Crumb "Keep on Truckin" shirt. They were playing "Willin." I think they got a kick out of that. I am almost 60, but we were babies compared to the other audience members. I am sure the average age was approaching 70. Some had to be wheeled in and looked frail - go guys, hell yeah.

    Have not listened to either or any other of my extensive collection since 1987 or so. I still have my old turntable but have not hooked it up.

    I am sure many follow to some degree Jack White and his move to Nashville, and buying an old press plant there.

    Simon glad to bump into you again. Hope all well there for you and yours. Hope a Happy and Prosperous New Year to you, yours, and all here as well.

    BTW - was 6th time seeing Feats, not bad when you consider their broken history.

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What ever happened to Clay V?

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First in the door

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Always nice to skate on a fresh sheet of ice!

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for 44... now where's that announcement for the '60s Bay Area Box?

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What, no seaside chat?

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TBH, I was a little underwhelmed with the previous pick - outside of the Dark Stars and the acoustic stuff, I don't know that it will get much play around these parts. I know it is sacrilege, but late 69/early 70 isn't really my cup of coffee - I often find it too muddy. Also, there have already been 4 other releases from this period... but, for those who love it, rock on!

Summer of 90 is much more up my Brent-loving alley. Granted, we did just get the Deer Creek release from this period, but I am excited for this show with West L.A., Cumberland, Crazy Fingers, and a Playin>UJB>Playin sammie in the showcase spot. AND, we do get that missing 69 Cold Rain and Snow from Vol. 43 - (I hope they tuned their guitars... :)

Peace

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Excited for the pick, but these random fillers from different eras are absurd. Looks like there's room on disc 3 for the Help>Slip>Franklins from the next day. That would have been more appropriate.

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Listener whiplash :-). Looking forward to this Oregon ‘90 after the 69 shows.

Seaside chat is located at the Size Chart banner..ok I can dig that.

OTIS..looks like you won’t escape the ‘69 as Dave is tucking in Cold rain and snow from DAP 43 at the end.

Maybe they think those that enjoyed Dave's 43 will be tempted to buy this for the filler - to complete the show it was dropped from on that set. But it's a big ask if you ain't so keen on 1990.

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....need to log in again and says invalid login/password. Arrrrrgh.
Edit. Nevermind. Joeymc on the MSG page says you need to create a separate account. So stupid.
Be our guest, be our guest. Put our service to the test.

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I'm looking forward to this pick. I've never heard the show but have heard tell of the recording and the show itself over the years. I always focused on spring 1990 and am just hearing these summer shows. This looks great.

Awesome year on Dave's Picks in my book.

I have really enjoyed 43 with the two 69 shows and Bear recordings. Killer in my book. Acoustic set too.

Spring 77 and Winterland 74 on top of that.

The sound quality on this year's picks has been awesome in my opinion. They all have really sweet sound. Great shows as well.

Thanks Dave!!

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If I heard him right Dave inferred that next year's box will not be an anniversary oriented one. Anniversary stuff separate. He may clarify that with the next chat. Vguy, others have said you have to have separate log in credentials now for store? They need to fix that if it's so. Forgot that Lowell George had produced Shakedown. No wonder I like it so much. 6-23-90 is a DAT master. I guess that's good. On the 3-9-81 did anyone else hear the speed was a tiny bit fast early in the show? I know Plangent and Jeffrey Norman take care of that but Jerry and Bob sounded a little chipmunky for the first two songs. Seems to correct later in the set. Maybe they were just younger sounding that day, or I'm still tripping. Hard to tell but I was sure that was a tic-tac and not a microdot.
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A good choice indeed. However I thought DL2 would visit the 80's, I guess the 5 from MSG would've been a bit of 80's overkill.

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Is this part II of Lumpy Gravy??

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I agree, Alan T: It's just weird to drop into a "Cold Rain"from '69 in the midst of 1990 show, I guess a lot of folks are into completeness for the sake of completeness, but I would vote for adding bonus tracks from the same tour (or at least the same era, with the same personnel) when there's a little extra room on the seedy.

But that's a minor gripe about a release I'm very much looking forward to. Have to give props to Dave for DaP 40, which really opened my ears to how good the first half of '90 was. I've got a 45 minute drive ahead of me this afternoon, and I'm looking forward to streaming the listening party.

Last five:
John Coltrane: Blue Train
GOGD: DaP 40
Ray Charles: The Genius Of
Aretha: I've Never Loved a Man ...
ABB: Hittin' the Note

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....this is right in my wheelhouse and just under a month from my first show (Buffalo, July 16th).

I know I've listened to this one in the past but am still looking forward to a pristine official copy in my grubby hands.
I'll take a 15 minute Eyes 2nd set opener any day.

Hope All are Faring Well
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....but if memory serves me correctly, I got the flu or something.
My crew took my ticket and left me behind :(

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things are weirder than normally over there. That glass is cool. cost seem up since last I checked a few items, just a buck or two but still.

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Is the seaside chat not on the website? Got by email but can’t find it

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I can’t find seaside chat even though I clicked through from email?

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Possibly bit out of step ( something I'm not normally known for), but apparently Robert Gordon died earlier today. For those who don't know, Hhe pre-dated The Stray Cats in plugging into the rockabilly source back in 1977 - and the two live albums he cut with Danny Gatton "The Humbler" and "The Real Humbler" are two of the best rock n' roll albums - from any era - that I have ever heard.

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My favorite show of the year, with the Sunday show a close second. Check out the jam in 'Cassidy', and really a hundred other things. Every song is excellent, many are superb. Been wanting this show for years, having to make do with various cassettes and CD-Rs. Here it is, can't wait, perfect show!

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Right below the CD pic. Pale lettering between Product details and Track list.
Combined it with listening parties.
Cheers and enjoy

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The Chat and listener party are Located on the Size Chart button…must be a prankster thing

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This may be my favorite Dave's Pick yet. Awesome show. Epic. A prime example of a top tier show as good as any from any era. Everybodies engaged playing at the absolute top of their game. Even if you tend to avoid the Brent era you should do yourself a favor and give this one a chance. You'll thank me later.

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Please Dave, no more glasses!

Bring back the axe?

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Anyone else get the 3rd man record vault of the primus 7 inch cuts?

Anyone have a digital copy of them?

It's a pretty box. Nice artwork, nice colored vinyl.

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....I see Grateful Shred is playing Seattle on Oct 22nd and 23rd. Heard good things about them.
Dennis. Primus sucks.

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Looking forward to this one. Will Dave receive a recording credit for use of his recording? I am starting to see a trend, the last release of the year for the last three years have been shows Dave attended. Interesting to learn as well that he has no list when he lays out his releases. I did see the Seaside chat on the tube, but I don't see it on this website. Where is it?

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Did Dave get that ultra cool low key hoodie?

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I agree - that’s a very wearable hoodie, Dave L. Unlike most of the other “apparel” for sale on the site, which looks like Lululemon dosed, that hoodie looks pretty fine!
I did find my black “Dave’s Picks” waffle shirt the other day, great for these cooler days, but a hoodie would be sweet.
Spill Dave!

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The sun is in the middle because this was shortly after the summer solstice.

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Hey Joey & Vguy, Maybe that's an ET embryo that the UFO on Dave's 23 (also in Eugene) left behind that has now germinated and is calling the tune.

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As I told Billj yesterday the chat has been grouped with the other things in a line of faint print under the CD pic. It does not have its own box, have to click on it. Not looking at it now but between the Product details and the Track list.
Is the hoodie out of his Dave's Picks line? Couldn't make out the logo.
Cheers and good luck navigating the store.

Not wearable in my book. A hoodie MUST have a zip front for heat/cooling adjustments!

It appeared to have a dead emblem on it. But hell, you're Dave! Could be a one off someone made for him.

Listening party on 44 sounded like a very nice recording.

It'll bring a smile to this face.

Dennis - It could be a one-off hoodie, possible. I’m with you for having a zipper usually, but I’d make an exception for this. Maybe the store can actually make some swag folks will actually wear. Remember those “Astrology” (!!) shirts??? I want friends to take the Dead serious as the great musicians they were/are, not some Age of Aquarius InaGoddaVida collective, but then they produce these shirts!!??

The manager at the art supply store I used to go for supplies was a nice young guy, had all the obligatory hipster tattoos and the super sized earring inset that looked like a small dinner plate. Anyway, we’d invariably chat music, and he was absolutely a Tiger Beat fanboy for Primus. He’d rave about them, and I’d generally just kind of go quiet, not wanting to tell him Primus blows. I think he eventually got the hint, because one time I was in there, he gave me the usual “Why Primus is better than the Beatles or Stones”, then after a long pause where I changed the subject, said “But I get not every one likes them”.
I just smiled, as some things are better not said.

As an aside, this #44 looks like a winner. I’ve always loved “Crazy Fingers”, a somewhat rare treat, so I’m betting this one is a good one.

I'm amazed at all the different types of tee shirts and merchandise you can buy on here.
I notice you can get something described as a "Grateful Dead Puff Recycled Tee Shirt". You'd have to have been a tough cookie to wear something described like that where I grew up.

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I hear you on what you wear ( then). When in high school ( I’m not telling 😄) we used to beat up kids who wore yellow shirts. Now? I’m old most guys here are in their 20’s to 40’s. My job requires a uniform but every couple of months I have to let my freak flag fly Dashikis tie die etc. Trip is the youngsters all say the same thing “ I wish I could get away with that. Did I mention I’m a union man ( helps when management asks me when they changed the uniform “ oh you didn’t get the memo ? Wavy Gravy is our new ceo😄

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What have they done now? I’m signed in ( I’m making this post get gawd’s sake) but every time I try to buy the glass I go to some new page that tells me I don’t exist what have they done now

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Snafu - VGuy mentioned he had a problem the other day, too. Here is what he wrote, and it seemed to work:
“Trying To Order The Glass....
....need to log in again and says invalid login/password. Arrrrrgh.
Edit. Nevermind. Joeymc on the MSG page says you need to create a separate account. So stupid.
Be our guest, be our guest. Put our service to the test.”
Good luck.

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Bill Walton, noted Deadhead and NBA hall of famer, was seated right behind the plate during game one of the Phillies-Padres series, wearing full Padres gear. He's from La Jolla, ya know.

Also, they played Saint of Circumstance AND Fire on the Mountain between innings.

Just felt that like shouldn't go unnoticed. As you were.

PS: Man, that West LA from the listening party is sleee-zee. Almost demonic. You can almost smell the crack smoke in the hallway.

VGuy - I was considering sending up a quasi Bat Signal in the form of your avatar to alert you Snafu - nay, all of Gotham City - needed your help in dealing with the Dead Merchandiser!!!

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