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  • Crow Told Me
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    Next Boxed Set: The Box of Rain

    I have returned from the future and I have it on telepathic authority that the next GD special release will be "Box of Rain: The Foul Weather Shows." Dave has gone back through the archives, cross-referenced with National Weather Service reports and tour diaries to find the stormiest shows available. This will of course include the first-ever release of the Woodstock performance (with that wonderful incomprehensible rap from that still unidentified rando babbling about the "third coast") as well several lesser known but certifiably soggy unreleased shows.

    Speaking of which ... recently came across "New Years Eve 1973" by the ABB, a three disc thingy that floated down the Bezos to my doorstep for a mere 22 bones. The Brothers are in fine form (seriously, did they ever play a bad gig?), and Garcia guests all over the third disc encore, trading licks with Dicky Betts and Boz Scaggs. Audio quality varies over the course of the show, gets pretty ragged around midnight probably because of the firework BOOMs going off but is generally pretty darn OK, evidently sourced from a broadcast. Weird that the Dead did not play a '73/'74 new year's gig, but Jerry got out there and jammed anyway.

    Also of potential interest on the ABB front: the ABB has issued the Syria Mosque show from January 1971, long available as a barely listenable (at least in the copies I heard) bootleg. The "official" CD is better, but not that much better, which is a shame because the performance is amazing. On balance, "Syria Mosque" is probably only for us nutjobs who have to have every last note Duane Allman played. You know who you are.

  • Forensicdoceleven
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    In labyrinths of coral caves..............

    Good morning, psychedelic rockers!!

    So far, I have "sound checked" about 2/3 of those "newly released" (lol) 1972 Floyd shows. Most are what you'd expect from the audience taping technology commonly available at that time. Which means, varies from maybe passable to truly wretched. However, there are exceptions........

    The Hollwood Bowl show recording is actually very good for that era.

    The first show released, Southampton, this sounds like either an unbelievably good audience recording, or maybe---BIG maybe---a high generation soundboard recording. Either way, sounds very different and better quality than the others.

    I do have them all, as well as tons of other Floyd. Anybody interested, please PM me directly.

    Fair warning----I am having some serious issues with the transfer service I use, so until that's figured out, speading these things around may be delayed a while...........

    Rock on, safe and happy holidays to all!!!

    Doc
    Over the mountain watching the watcher
    Breaking the darkness waking the grapevine
    One inch of love is one inch of shadow
    Love is the shadow that ripens the wine
    Set the controls for the heart of the sun

  • JimInMD
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    Bracing for Harsh Weather Here Too

    Darkness Falls and Seasons Change. Appropriate words for 12/21.

    Funny, I randomly picked PNE 74 from the PNW Box this morning skiing. The only 74 show from this box without a Weather Report suite. This box keeps growing on me. The sound is great, the performances, far from routine.. they really mix it up for the most part and the jams are distinct, creative and original. I think I'll pick up Portland or Seattle tomorrow, the warm and rainy day. Then the temperature goes off a cliff and winter returns with a vengeance, by Friday night it drops below zero (-21F with wind chill) and colder in the high country. It stays arctic cold until next weekend. Alberta Clipper, Polar Vortex oh my.

    Winter gray and falling rain
    We'll see summer come again...

  • dmcvt
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    Happy Solstice, Ursids, Nasty Weather Report

    Clear skies? Meteors tonight. What do you do when the power goes out for days? Play live Dead of course. When heavy wet snow started up last Friday here in Vermont, no one guessed that more than 100,000 people would lose power that night. Friday night concert postponed. Saturday morning close to a foot of snow like wet concrete, trees bent over, branches broken, much damage. Phone lines went down too, no internet. That night, tablet to blue tooth speaker: November 14th, 1978 Boston Music Hall, add acoustic guitar. Kept the wood fired victrola well stoked. Power came back Sunday night, felt pretty special. Tomorrow night forecast for this storm affecting so many of us: starting as snow, changing to rain, up to two inches meaning flood watches, high winds before it turns back to snow and the temperatures plummet to single digits. More power outages predicted. Two inches of rain on top of a foot of icy snow, that's nasty. Fill the water jugs, charge the batteries, sand buckets ready. More Live Dead Please and Thanks. Stay safe and warm everyone, travel wisely.

  • sheik yerbones
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    Season of the Dead

    Winter 69 Spring 72 & 77 &90 summer 71 fall 73& 89. I think you can find good shows any weather it is and any clothes you wear. Maybe it could be a topic for the next boxset. in the early years maybe they play Chicago theatre 4 times a year (71)?
    Thank you for asking. Surely there is a lot of good shows around NYEve.
    Anyway now we are going to Summer daylight will grow bit by bit.

  • Vguy72
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    I would say Fall was their strongest season....

    .... but I've been wrong before.

  • Gratefulhan
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    Pink Floyd...

    I have not been able to locate the Floyd shows that dropped this week. Does anybody know which streaming services are they are on? I looked on Nugs.net and Spotify but I couldn't find them. Full disclosure, I do not have active accounts with either service so that may be why I can't see the full catalogue?

    A really good Pink Floyd bootleg (both recording-wise and musically) is called Animal Instincts. It is a complete show from 5-9-77 in Oakland. I found it on eBay and likely there are still copies on there.

  • billy the kiddd
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    Winter the greatest season for the Dead?

    Winter, starts here in the Bay Area in about 20 minutes, 1:48 pm to be exact. The Dead played lots of great shows in the Winter, maybe the greatest season ever for the Dead. Classics, like 2/14/68, 2/27 & 28/69, 3/1 & 2/69, 2/13 & 14 /70, 12/26 & 28/79, just to name a few. Winter could certainly make a strong case for being the Dead's greatest season.

  • gratefulgerd
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    Good old FZ would've turned 82 today.

    He was soooo much beloved here in Europe.
    Thank you Frank for your music!

    Merry Christmas to you all

  • daverock
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    Floyd boots

    It always seems a bit harder to take when Pink Floyd recordings sound a bit rough. Their records in the 70's were ones you would play to get full advantage of modern stereoscopic sound ( or whatever) - so an audience sourced bootleg seems a bit harder to take than one by a more raucous band.

    Headline of the day - "Ambulance strikes : Don't get so drunk you need A&E NHS boss warns." There's always someone trying to take the fun out of the traditional British Christmas. They'll be telling us we can't attack each other on New Years Eve next.

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Just picked up:
Oscar Peterson
Louis Armstrong
Puss n Boots
Joss Stone sp?
Lindsey Sterlings latest

Maybe the Monkeys wouldn’t be so bad lol

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Your collection probably needs the Fleetwood Mac ‘Worlwide Live’ unofficial Box.
10 CD’s for $40.
8 Fleetwood Mac CD’s ranging from 1968 at the Carousel to 1990, along with a Stevie solo and a Lindsey solo.
Sounds pretty good. The only show that I already had was the 75 show. FM/pre-FM sources.
I figured that for $4/CD I should check it out.

Saturday Day Tripper says Vguy…..

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...is playing (the whole show) on Sirius today.

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....yup. Caught that nitecat. Sounds really good.
It's only a matter of time before the Ark happens.
Coming around.
"And when the day it ended"
Sitting in my driveway.

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Who's There

Ark

Ark Who

Ark Box

And so it is written

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Yes, not if but when will these gems get released. I hope when it happens David Duryeau writes the liner notes. As cool a cat as ever posted here once upon a time. He certainly loved his primal GD.

Speaking of 69.. Banana box? Holy Cow 43 was good, 44 is up on deck. We live in the valley of riches, but of all the releases the last few years the 69 was the big surprise. I'll take a double dose of that any day.

As you were.. one more Saturday Night.

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I never really got into punk but I quite liked PiL. RIP Keith Levene.

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New Bill Frisell will be on the doorstep shortly. I’m warming up the wireless/hi-fi already, in anticipation.

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....yup.
Went to the store again today.
Guess what?
Everyone was chill. The cashier was tall and thin like me. She acknowledged my Dolphins cap.
She had cool star 🌟 tats on her wrist.
One week at a time dear.
Current listening. 9.29.99. Phish. Pyramid.
Freeeeee

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I popped in the giants stadium 7/12, and it gets me every time. The whole first set like HIAB, loser, and TOS. the band was firing on all cylinders, especially Jerry and Brent with that tinkling keyboard is so sweet. Being there for most of the shows makes me bias. Just had to mention it. Back to dap 44. Great show.

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If I could pick only one Grateful Dead show to see out of all the shows they played, it would be one of the acoustic/ electric shows from 1970.

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guess who is testing positive for Covid 19?

MMMMEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

after all this time and 16 boosters.

being a teacher and being around kids = heapin' helpings of germ soup.

Fehk!

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Another one. Yikes! It's everywhere now.
And not a mask in sight.
Take it easy PF.
My local friend took a week. His wife like 10 days.
And they were just ready to get their bi-valent (Omicron+Corona).
I went and found the bi-valent (still scarce here) right after that.
Full effect around third week after booster, so about now for me.
But we are still doing masks in crowded stores since we have some COPD.
Best wishes and cheers

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Last thursday we went to zoo lights
Psychedelic wonderland

Come home
"THE DOG ATE MY CHOCOLATE!"
chocolate is toxic to dogs
Went to pet emergency hospital
Induced vomiting and overnight stay
16 hundred fookin dahlurz

Sigh

Dog is fine

Thank you 1st show

And

I see on rollingstone site they are selling GD underwear.

Rufkm

Incontinence pads maybe. But underwear?

Reminds me of the Great GD Gardening Apron Rant

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Ah man, haven't been to Zoo Lightssince the kids were little, maybe this is the year. Sorry the rest of the night wasn't as good.
Congrats to the state of MD, welcome to the 21st century

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Get well soon Proudfoot

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Holy shite PF - Covid, and then the dog ate chocolate! Get better - both of you - sending positive vibes your way.
PS - The Kraken are still The Krapen hockey team, but me like those new “third” jerseys!

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Be well soon PF!

And!…was the chocolate an edible, or just regular?

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....I have a stash of mushroom laced chocolates. Not snacks for Scooby.
Get better. I've dodged covid as far as I know, and I interact with multiple people a day.

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I purchased Dave's Picks 44, and it arrived as scheduled. The outer mailing box was punctured, and when I opened it, little pieces of plastic starting falling out. The CD case was broken. When I opened that, I discovered that CD3 was chipped and cracked. Today I listened to CD1 and discovered that it was defective. Tennessee Jed > Promised Land does not play. Anyone else have this problem? I have not listened to CD2 yet. I contacted customer service, and I learned that there were no replacement CDs available. Defective merchandise can be returned for a full refund. I am hoping that someone would be willing to email me digital copies of those songs that I am missing so that I can at least have the complete show. As I said, songs 1-7 on CD1 are fine. Songs 8>9 are defective. I haven't tried playing CD2, and CD3 is no good at all. Can somebody please help me out? Thank you!

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Scarlet Fire

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Send a PM to MaryE.

In case you haven't sent a PM before: To send a PM, if you are logged in, on the upper right of the screen are your account options, cleck here, select messages and you can probably figure out how to send a PM from here. either that or fumble through customer service. They can probably pull something better than a refund off..??

Edit: Ooops.... Proudfoot beat me to this by a couple hours. I didn't see his response before I replied. Apparently, he and his dog have been eating mushroom chocolates all day and have developed super human powers as evident by their lightening fast and accurate response.

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My dog Sarge, the brindle bull Mastiff had cancer, and was put down tonight. 14 years old. He was a loyal companion. "He's gone."

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Condolences Carlo13.

I'm pretty certain that Sarge was very happy to have had you around with him for 14 special years. You took good care of him and now he has an opportunity to rest. You provided space in this world for him and that is a special love that was returned.

Stay strong and stay positive.

Carlo - Sorry to hear you had to put to sleep your beloved dog companion Sarge. Such a tough loss.

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That a new '69 Miller board remaster is making the rounds in all of the usual places...

Grateful Dead - May 11, 1969
Aztec Bowl (SDSU) - San Diego, CA

All Transfers and Mastering by Charlie Miller
November 14, 2022

Notes:
-- This show often circulates as 5/29/69 Santa Barbara
-- Mike Carabello and Chepito Areas on percussion for Alligator > Lovelight
-- Possiobly Gregg Rolie on vocals during Lovelight
-- Thanks to Matthew Zavislak for the DAT
-- Thanks to Mike Babyak for his input on the pitch correction

Setlist:
01 - Morning Dew
02 - That's It For The Other One>
03 - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
04 - Me And My Uncle
05 - Alligator >
06 - Turn On Your Lovelight

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Sorry to hear about your loss Carlo, losing a pet is very sad.

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Putting down a faithful companion may be the hardest thing you'll ever do in this life. This from an animal person who put down his 20-yr-old cat earlier this year. The day-to-day intimate and often subconscious connection is nearly unbreakable. And yet... mercy requires courage and acceptance. This will be hard in the days ahead. I survived by focusing on the blessing and cosmic luck of the years together and the realization, which does not come easy, that "there's nothing you can hold for very long," thanks Robert Hunter.

You did good for fourteen years and your departed buddy would wish you peace. As do we.

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et al. Sorry for the loss Carlo.
Cheers to Sarge

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Dogs are amazing. Mine is a family member, fully. Condolences.

May this oft-quoted line by Will Rogers help:

“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”

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RIP Sarge. Sorry for your loss Carlo.

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Condolences Carlo. So sorry Sarge's glorious 14 year run with you had to end. How lucky you both have been! As hard as it is to put down our four-legged companions when the time comes, they count on us to do the right thing to the very end. My 12 year old brindle Mastiff mix Annie is recovering from knee surgery, and I know her day will come sooner than later. I'll shed tears, but know she's counting on me. It's sad that dogs' and cats' lives are so much shorter than ours, but they sure do pack a lot into their time with us. Onward

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sorry for your loss man, it's tough to lose a bosom buddy, you had a good run, revel in the memories. Time will heal all wounds.

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....always happy to see you, whether you've been gone for ten minutes or days.
There's a pic of my two.
Cats are ok too. They have more of an attitude imo.

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I have had pets (dogs & cats) since 1965. It occurred to me years ago, that when I sign up to take a new animal (I call them my children, as I have no human children), we are implicitly signing up for an unknown time period of joy, and also, some days of grief & sadness. To me, this is still a good deal, but it makes the heartbreak no less painful or intense. I don't ever want to live without the unconditional love of a cat or dog, so I go in knowing the deal. I believe my life is always better with the love of a quadruped.

So, to Carlo, VGUY and everyone else who has lost a "child" recently, you have my total empathy and sympathy.
Carlo, as long as you remember Sarge, he's never really totally gone.
My 2 are 13 (redhead) and 7 (tuxedo) so 1 may go soon or not, but one piece of advice that was given to me was: "always allow 6 months to grieve before getting a new one".
By the way, I have not always taken this advice, but it does make sense to me.

"Life Is Hard"-M. Scott Peck
"But so, so worth it"-Mark B. Smith

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Very sorry to hear about your loss. Dogs are arguably one of the greatest gifts given to humankind. Their loyalty and love is unwavering. Hang in there.

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