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    What a setlist!... Made me jealous of those who saw this era live. Great sound… like ‘77 was yesterday. @derekb192 on 10/1/77, YouTube

    Wow! Just as when you think eyes is gonna go to drums out of the bliss comes dancing! One of my all time fave moments! Not just classic 77 but classic ever dead! - @emrysdavies1215 on 10/1/77, YouTube

    ...this show was off the hook from the very get go. The Casey Jones is the best I've heard... beginning a jam that goes through each member going off on an instrumental solo. The end has them jamming so hard you can no longer hear them singing through it. Now you know you're in trouble (The Good Kind) when a show starts like that... Weirtheir on 10/2/77, Dead.net

    Holy hell, the 10/2/77 Betty Board sounds incredible... I just wanted to pay homage to this unreleased gem, which features the lovely, tight playing you'd expect of a 77 show with some of the highest audio quality I've ever heard ... What a treat. u/monsteroftheweek13 on 10/2/77, Reddit

    I told my mother I was going into Portland with friends. I never told her where I went... @jamesmoore3694 on 10/1/77, YouTube

    We know where you've been and we're taking you back with the twice as nice DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 45: PARAMOUNT THEATRE, PORTLAND, OR - 10/1/77 & 10/2/77. Back-to-back complete previously unreleased shows on 4CDs? You betcha! Why? Because we couldn't pick one over the other of these two nights that have been described as "fire," "mind-frying," and "crispy" (bit of a theme here) too many times to count. Witness it for yourself when you dig into the inventive medleys and pristine sound, not to mention the first "Dupree's Diamond Blues" since '69 and the first live "Casey Jones" since '74.

    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson (with a boost from Bob Menke, more about that in David's video) 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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  • #1141
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    Give it a listen on archive

    You're welcome

  • #1142
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    Sells out immediately

    9/19 & 20/70.

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    It wasn’t me that raised the issue, I only mentioned that one factor that may be slowing sales is the international shipping rate of $16 per item, but it is what it is.
    But beyond that, I never give it much thought.

    Edit: No problem, 1st Show. It’s just I’m under oath, I want no problems with the law.

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    I think it was Crow or That Mike he is referring to DR. Had to do a double take myself and go back and see. Certainly an informed opinion running a store. There are tons of resellers on ebay and some of the prices are astronomical but as Colin said that's the free market at work. At those prices there must be a very limited market i.e. those with more money than sense. Makes me wonder if there is a way to protect the artist and maker from reproduction as well. I remember the big stew over cassette decks when they first arrived. And that first file sharing thing, was it Napster? Aren't some movies protected from being copied? But I digress. And clearly mine is an uniformed guess.
    Cheers
    Edit: Oops, sorry Mike.

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    That's an interesting post about the sale of cds, but I can't help wondering if you have mixed me up with someone else! My only comment on the sale of Dave's Picks was thinking that if they don't sell out quickly, then it's not so good, and that in this case it might mean we have had a surfeit of 1977 shows.
    That's a shocking figure, 50% of subscribers being people who buy to sell on in the first ten years. Screws everything up, I would say. But it's not something I usually think about.

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    ....banking points re give and take with ones life partner.
    And a happy wife is not an oxymoron.
    My wife got on me about concerts. She wants to raise chickens.
    So, we bought a coop. And the chicks need a ticket to enter it lol.
    Obligatory thank you to Dennis for the LP on LP dl's.

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    "Happy wife" is an oxymoron

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    I respectfully disagree with your assessment Daverock but I am curious what your rebuttal would be to the situation I presented. What I want (tons of releases all year long) and what is realistic are two different things. I am a CD store owner and keep a very close eye on what's going on with eBay. As I indicated, there is some guesswork without knowing the specifics of the Rhino deal with the Dead or the budget they have to work with from quarter to quarter.

    What I do know is the sales history and sellout rate going back to Rhino's deal to distribute Grateful Dead. First was the Download Series - it was short lived. Why? It either failed because of file transfers between fans, which undercut sales. Or it was a pilot program to gage interest in the Grateful Dead so they could determine how many CDs to manufacture for each release in what would become the Road Trips series.

    Road Trips failed. It was not Limited Edition. Some will argue it failed because it sold partial shows, but in reality, they course course corrected on that quickly, and I think at least half were complete shows, mostly in the last half of the 4 year Road Trips program. Incomplete shows is not a good argument for the rebranding to Dave's Picks. We do know some things about Road Trips: 1) It failed or they would not have changed their business model to Limited Edition. 2) We also know if failed because they had stock on the shelves long after the program ended. Old stock of original pressings on CD / Record Store shelves is the kiss of death. This is why record stores were allowed to return LPs and CDs after initial shipments. That's how distribution to outlets works. Back in the day, Tower Records agrees to buy a huge number of U2's current release so they can sell it faster and cheaper, which ultimately led to more floor traffic in their store and lower prices. But this model relied on bulk purchasing, which required cash. Stores therefore had an "out" written into their deal, which allowed them to return unsold quantities to Distributers. Trust me when I tell you that turnaround is the main objective for small operations, since there is nobody to return these CDs to. They have their own private "thing" going on here with the Dead and other "expired" artists. Yes they have a large parent company and Rhino itself is nothing to shake a stick at but all of these little divisions still operating budgets and fiscal goals that need to be met, and these get reviewed quarterly in most companies. Road Trips did not survive the "mystery pressing" sales model (meaning we don't know how many CDs they pressed for Road Trips).

    3) Dave's Picks - Limited Edition + Subscription = success. They front-load their sales with subscriptions and sell what's left over. But there is motivation for buyers to subscribe. They save money, they get a bonus disc, and they don't have to worry about missing a release. But look at the small, safe numbers they started with. 12K per release. 48K a year. In steps the resellers. We have no idea how many sales go to resellers, but I would guess 50% of subscriptions went to resellers in the first 10 years of the Dave's Picks program. I've spoken to many of them. Some buy up to 100 units. Rhino does not allow this, but they have they're methods for working around the system. Keep in mind, for eBay seller selling a recent Dave's Picks, he has another copy of the same CD lined up to sell next. In other words, you can't just count the number of Dave's Picks CDs currently on sale. You have to assume most of them have several copies.

    The eBay box set and Dave's Picks reseller's bread and butter is the limited edition AND limited pressing model that Rhino took toward the business. It allowed resellers to hog up the merchandise like Harrison's little piggies and mark up the price. Same thing that's going on with concert tickets, except the home business entrepreneur can get a slice of this pie, because CDs are relatively inexpensive next to concert tickets, and relatively profitable if you can get away with a 50 to 70% mark up. But as I said in my previous post, THE EBAY BUBBLE HAS BURST. The casual go-getter can't get a piece of this market anymore. It's been on the decline for a few years as the Dave's Picks numbers increased in manufacturing, but more to the point, which you might have overlooked Daverock, is the massive increase in taxes and other fees that eBay sellers have to accept. They can no longer NOT pay the IRS. eBay reports their earnings to the IRS for anything over $600 starting this year, in the way of a 1099-K (and anyone looking to make money on ebay selling Grateful Dead CDs is Grossing more than $600).

    The US tax brackets are higher than a few years ago now too. As I stated in my last post, there is simply no money to be made by peddling Grateful Dead CDs on eBay anymore. Where they used to enjoy at least100% profit on the worst selling Dave's picks, maybe 300% profit on average demand Dave's Picks, and up to 600 - 1000% (or more) on the real hum-dingers, they're completely out in the cold now, because they've gone from paying a measly 13% in sellers fees (which they could get away with making back by bumping the CD price up $10 -$15) to 50% in most cases, depending on your tax bracket). And the CDs are no longer in demand, because of the growth / competition of eBay sellers, and the production increase up to 25K now for each Dave's Picks release. They'll be lucky to break even. The bubble burst and we're seeing it now. I also stated it wouldn't impact us overnight, but we'll see production numbers begin to decrease, and maybe an increase in time between box sets. I don't think it's a coincidence that the early bird pricing was extended this year (it may have been the subscription availability in general, I don't recall). One could also argue (and some have) that the demand for the Dead is going down (at least for 1977). This is natural I think, because so much is already available.

    I don't want this any more than any of us. I love all the new releases I can get. But I truly believe a large number of subscriptions were going to resellers, and resellers are leaving this market.

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    A case of “Happy wife, Happy life”, gents. Points banked come in handy.

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    I must be fairly open minded musically, because I occasionally get comments like:
    “That sounds like suicide music”
    “That makes me want to stick pins in my eyes”
    “What the hell is that??”
    “You’re making me ill “

    S’okay, because I like what I like, and I don’t care if anyone else likes it. I heard a person say to me “you have to see opera Live, to get the beauty of it”. Personally, the vocals are difficult for me to take. Really not big on that Northern European Death Metal either, with all of the low, growling voices that muddle the lyrics.
    And yet, give me 20 minutes of pure cacophony, I’ll love it!!
    It’s a fools errand to tear down something that others like, because the coin has 2 sides.
    Live and let Listen!!

    Now, back to my Henry Franklin “ TheSkipper At Home” album.
    Go 49ers.

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What a setlist!... Made me jealous of those who saw this era live. Great sound… like ‘77 was yesterday. @derekb192 on 10/1/77, YouTube

Wow! Just as when you think eyes is gonna go to drums out of the bliss comes dancing! One of my all time fave moments! Not just classic 77 but classic ever dead! - @emrysdavies1215 on 10/1/77, YouTube

...this show was off the hook from the very get go. The Casey Jones is the best I've heard... beginning a jam that goes through each member going off on an instrumental solo. The end has them jamming so hard you can no longer hear them singing through it. Now you know you're in trouble (The Good Kind) when a show starts like that... Weirtheir on 10/2/77, Dead.net

Holy hell, the 10/2/77 Betty Board sounds incredible... I just wanted to pay homage to this unreleased gem, which features the lovely, tight playing you'd expect of a 77 show with some of the highest audio quality I've ever heard ... What a treat. u/monsteroftheweek13 on 10/2/77, Reddit

I told my mother I was going into Portland with friends. I never told her where I went... @jamesmoore3694 on 10/1/77, YouTube

We know where you've been and we're taking you back with the twice as nice DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 45: PARAMOUNT THEATRE, PORTLAND, OR - 10/1/77 & 10/2/77. Back-to-back complete previously unreleased shows on 4CDs? You betcha! Why? Because we couldn't pick one over the other of these two nights that have been described as "fire," "mind-frying," and "crispy" (bit of a theme here) too many times to count. Witness it for yourself when you dig into the inventive medleys and pristine sound, not to mention the first "Dupree's Diamond Blues" since '69 and the first live "Casey Jones" since '74.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson (with a boost from Bob Menke, more about that in David's video) 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 Gary Farseer on Wed, 04/05/2023 - 16:29

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I have a bunch of shirts for which I have affinity.

Alice in Wonderland t-dye that I purchased at the Psychedelic Shop, San Fran, December 1986. Starting to fade some, dont wear it often. Also have a Psychedelic Shop shirt, which has a wizard projecting lightning bolts into an orb with a key in it. Very cool. Also December 1986.

My favorite is the 1977 copyright shirt by Ed Donahue I bought also in 1986 at a head shop in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. My understanding, Ed stuff sold in NE only. It is also on Dave's #39, the guy coming out of the house/camper has it underneath another shirt. You can search Ed Donahue 1977 GD shirt and find the image. I brought it home and took it to an old hippy friend. He airbrushed the back with a combined American Beauty image. It has the rose but says Grateful Dead instead of American Beauty. The GD is the same letting on the back of the album. Then on the bottom of the shirt he improvised, he brushed say 5 dancing skeletons. All with varying states of the skeleton. Dancing, head on, to dancing head missing. In between, it is being taken from the head. I wore it to maybe 5 or 6 GD concerts, it is "my precious." In February 2016, I wore the last time at a Widespread Panic show. People were blown away by it. Got me several cocktails and much smoke during the show. My hometown has always been ultra cop. Search any body any time. New regime. As I walked out of the concert hall, the fuzz was standing at the doors for exit. Except, they were handing out 24 oz bottles of water and wishing all to "Be Safe." Within 10 feet, thru 2 sets of doors, were the nitrous mafia, selling balloons. Pretty sure the cops just thought they were selling helium to go with the circus comes to town vibe.

Nice that this year, get to see 5 shows in two weeks. Panic for 3 and Phish for 2. Never thought we would get here, but we made it. I am so glad.

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always wish I had more time here...from last week my mother is still kicking, but again, at peace. So thanks again for kind words. Y'all be Fantastic!!!

Oh yeah, I woolite clean only and wear a tshirt under my tie dyes.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Wed, 04/05/2023 - 17:33

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....Google shop Make America Grateful Again tee's and buy one. There are a lot of options. Let's start a counter revolution!
Has also gotten me drinks at shows and almost into a fight at a grocery store, but whatever.
Humanity has extreme spectrums.

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Submitted by 1stshow70878 on Wed, 04/05/2023 - 18:10

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Nice little ditty with a lovely sentiment.
The wife's a quilter and she loved it.
Quilts made of favorite tees are a thing now.
But I'm sure my tees will more likely be shining cars.
That's a first for me. Something she can relate to here, lol.
Cheers

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Submitted by Forensicdoceleven on Thu, 04/06/2023 - 06:14

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Hey rockers!!

So here I am at work...............need I say more?

4/6/69: Concur with Billy The K. Loved this show since I first heard it. Yes, those Fillmore West and Ark shows are awesome, but this is the one I'll carry with me into the afterlife. OMG that Cryptical reprise, Garcia on the Death Don't, the classic pulled plug Viola Lee Blues!! Where is the rest of the broadcast?

4/6/71: Oddballs for all us oddballs. Did somebody spike the water, or was it in the air? And that crazed Truckin' to close the show---very very unusual position. Hey, how about a Manhattan Center mini-box????

Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better......

Rock on!

Doc
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Submitted by 1stshow70878 on Thu, 04/06/2023 - 12:00

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ESPN sports writer Wright Thompson is wearing some sort of GD stealie hat on the Masters pre-tournament show. Cannot identify the symbol inside the skull though. Some sort of shield or crest? Stylish dark grey tweed hat with black brim. Doubt if it came from dead net. Oh, and to really ungolf it he's wearing what looks like a bowling shirt.
Cheers

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Thu, 04/06/2023 - 16:05

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My first Dead show.

A bus came by and I got on……

Probably the best decision I’ve ever made.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Thu, 04/06/2023 - 20:28

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....things were simpler back then. Both regarding me and the world.
I actually got on the bus the following year. My first show? I was just people watching to be honest. Touch Head checking in.
No regrets. I devoured them back then.
Still do. I need a Snickers.

Maybe they will include the bonus disc with copies of this for non subscribers. To encourage sales. I will buy it anyway - I'm not thinking of myself. Well... maybe a little bit.

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Submitted by jonathan918@GD on Fri, 04/07/2023 - 10:41

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Gave this one a anniversary spin today on my walk with dogs. The band sure did start out on fire. I really enjoyed the Playing In The Band on this one. It's only 10 minutes, but this baby smokes!! Cheers, gang!

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Submitted by wissinomingdeadhead on Sat, 04/08/2023 - 07:12

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1972
Wembley Empire Pool

My first "bootleg" cassette was a phenomenal audience, maybe the Wagner source or some other FOB, from this the 1st Red Rocks show. All of Set I then beginning Set II through Scarlet and the segue into Fire. A brilliant recording that perfectly captures both the music and the atmosphere of that legendary venue. To my mind without question one of the best first sets of the era, every song is right there, one killer version after another. The Cold Rain opener Set II is my favorite. That tape put you right there DFC.
The cut came right as they transitioned into Fire. I had to wait years to hear the rest. When the Bettys hit the scene this show was inexplicably a mono version split onto 2 channels, a real disappointment. So glad to get that fixed for the box.

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Submitted by jonathan918@GD on Sat, 04/08/2023 - 07:21

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Dark Star>Sugar Mag>Caution! My most of the time favorite segment of Grateful Dead, and that's saying a hell of a lot!! Cheers, gang

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Submitted by 1stshow70878 on Sat, 04/08/2023 - 07:34

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7-7-78, the show I "saw" from the parking lot while being told to leave by various security personnel. I did find my friends later and did my job as designated driver. Seemed like we got those teases again in '79 at the rained out RR show in McNichols. Denver is a Nobody's Fault But Mine town. Other towns that always seemed to get a certain song?
Cheers
Spring Break? Where's PF these days?

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Submitted by Oroborous on Sat, 04/08/2023 - 09:52

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Getting all prepped for Kraken playoff hockey ; )
Half keg, check, bean dip, check, …..

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Submitted by Dennis on Sat, 04/08/2023 - 13:00

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Copy came today from the garcia site and it was the right album :-)

Also 1 from the vault came today from experience vinyl! Only over a year overdue!

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 04/08/2023 - 23:44

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Artillery - Fear Of Tomorrow
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual
Rush - Power Windows
Queensryche - Rage For Order
George Harrison - 33 1/3
Young Vguy had good taste.
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Submitted by Dennis on Sun, 04/09/2023 - 05:27

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They let me keep one copy. When the second one came I had to send back to get credit for the garcialive it should have been.

But I did get one copy of Reflections for free. Easy to SAY free,,, I think warner/rhino is still ahead of the game :-)

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Submitted by Angry Jack Straw on Sun, 04/09/2023 - 06:12

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to all you fine folks.

Congratulations to the Kraken. And to Quinnipiac. What a game.

Beware of the Oilers.

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Submitted by That Mike on Sun, 04/09/2023 - 07:19

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A rumbling and rolling Casey Jones started my music listening today, misidentified as 10-16-74 (Bobby’s Birthday Bash - alliterate that!), likely was the next night. If any song shouts “Happy Easter” it’s…not Casey Jones, but it still gets your toes tapping all the same.

Welcome to the playoffs Seattle! I don’t envy your challenge of Vegas, Dallas, LA, but welcome to the show. Leafs tuned up Montreal last night, they are firing on all cylinders, so let’s get this season finished, and on to the big boy games! Team to watch: AVs.

PS - Speaking of Seattle, where has Proudfoot been? Lined up in Seattle for playoff tix?

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Submitted by daverock on Sun, 04/09/2023 - 08:14

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Easter doesn't seem to have attracted the same cachet with rock n' rollers as Christmas. Apart from the above mentioned album by the 13th Floor Elevators and Calvary by Quicksilver Messenger Service, nothing immediately comes to mind. I'm not sure if The Dead ever did anything in recognition - either in concert or song.

The ultimate piece of music for this day, for me, remains "Dark Was The Night - Cold Was The Ground" by Blind Willie Johnson. A true masterpiece.

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Submitted by proudfoot on Sun, 04/09/2023 - 08:25

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Road trip listening

12 26 70
Then
6 24 70
Then
11 5 70

CAPITOL THEATER BOX!!!

hot hot hot shows

6 24 70 and 11 5 70 are extreme GD

Capitol 70
3 20
3 21
6 24
11 5, 6, 7, 8

C'mon Dave and pals...we aint getting any younger

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Submitted by proudfoot on Sun, 04/09/2023 - 08:27

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There is a show from maaaybe 85 where Bob W says at the very end "Thank you, Jesus."

4 6 85?

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Submitted by daverock on Sun, 04/09/2023 - 10:59

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Not specifically to do with Easter, but Biblical imagery crops up in many Dead songs - ones they covered and those written by Barlow and Hunter. There must be a list of these online somewhere...off the top of my head, in those three categories, I can think of "We Bid You Goodnight", "Samson and Delilah", "Greatest Story", "Brother Essau", "Mississippi Half Step" and of course "Palm Sunday".

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Submitted by Dennis on Sun, 04/09/2023 - 11:08

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We saw them once on Easter Sunday. Forget when, but it was during the time Phil started singing Box of Rain again and the crowd would chant let Phil sing.

This show my buddy brought an inflatable rabbit about 3 foot tall, wrote on it let Phil sing (or Box?) and sent it down thru the crowd. Ended up on stage and they did the request. Fuzzy on details. I'll have to check with buddy.

My only Easter story.

Jesus Christ Superstar is always in season in this house!

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sun, 04/09/2023 - 12:44

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....if memory serves me correctly, Bobby wore a rabbit hat on 4.9.83 Hampton Coliseum?
Regardless. Anniversary show. May check it out.
Bertha ->
Promised Land
West LA Fadeaway
Brother Esau
Candyman
Minglewood Blues
Brown-Eyed Women
LL Rain
China -> Rider
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Help -> Slip! -> Frank ->
Truckin' ->
Smokestack Jam ->
Drumz ->
Space ->
Throwing Stones ->
Black Peter ->
GDTRFB ->
One More Saturday Night
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Satisfaction

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Submitted by nitecat on Sun, 04/09/2023 - 13:00

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They played on April 5, 1980 on Saturday Night Live, and Bobby wore bunny ears as they performed Alabama Getaway.

....May 1st.
Revisiting the Keystone Companions The Complete 1973 Fantasy Recordings box currently.
Yeah.

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Submitted by That Mike on Mon, 04/10/2023 - 07:40

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I think it was Dennis mentioned purchasing the vinyl Garcia “Reflections” album recently that got me thinking - then playing - that album. The song Comes A Time might be the one Dead tune I took the longest to come around to like, but is now a song I really like hearing when it gets played. Funny how some songs knock your sock off first listen, but others have to fester, take their time.
PS - Oh Babe, It Ain’t No Lie is also one cover that so perfectly fits Jerry’s world-weary delivery. A remarkable recording.

I like the earliest versions of this, from Fall 1971. Beautifully sung , and with the extra verse. Strange that it dropped out of rotation for nearly 4 years, before reappearing in 1976 on "Reflections" and on stage.

If I was to pick a song I didn't initially like, but which grew on me over time, I would go for "Tennessee Jed". I wasn't too keen on "Ramble On Rose" either, but they both sound much better to me now than they did when I was a sprog.

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Submitted by proudfoot on Mon, 04/10/2023 - 11:21

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I GOT that song listening to 2/9/73 one enchanted evening.

Tennesse Jed...it took me a while, too, to dig it

Sugaree has always been a love/hate song for me.

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Submitted by billy the kiddd on Mon, 04/10/2023 - 12:23

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Tennessee Jed , one of my favorite tunes, love! the Europe 72 version. Hope we get a full show released with the Wake of the Flood 50th anniversary release, and not a chop job. Im more then happy to pay extra for the extra discs it takes to fit on a full show.

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Submitted by That Mike on Mon, 04/10/2023 - 13:49

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Ramble On Rose - Ok.
Ten Jed - Not bad. Grows on you.
Me & My Uncle - Hard pass. I’ll be honest, I often hit “Next” when that tune comes on.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Mon, 04/10/2023 - 14:43

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Hey Jonathan,

Check your PMs.

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Submitted by Forensicdoceleven on Mon, 04/10/2023 - 15:18

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Hey rockers!!

For anybody interested, Charlie MIller just put out---finally!!---a complete soundboard copy of the 1977 Tempe show...........thank you Mr Miller!!!!

Me & My Uncle---love it!!
Row Jimmy---hate it. Always a major buzzkill..........
Casey Jones---liked it at first, then hated it, now tolerate it......

Rock on,

Doc
My masters are strange folk with very little care for music in them........

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Submitted by alvarhanso on Mon, 04/10/2023 - 16:13

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Love this song, always have from first listen that I can recall. Not big on Casey Jones, never have been. Ramble On Rose depends on the version, and sometimes my mood. Love the show opening version from DaP 34 6/23/74. It Must Have Been the Roses is less of a hit. Love Row Jimmy, and Tennessee Jed has always hit the spot (5/21/77 with the envelope filter on for the solo is a particular fave). In an irony of sorts "all of my friends" agree that Black Peter is a downer. I have found two that I actually really like, the aforementioned 6/23/74 and DaP 33 10/29/77. Otherwise, it's a plodding, non-melodic bore. Mr. Lemieux wildly disagrees with that assessment, as that is plainly one of his favorite songs given the incredibly disproportionate number of versions released on DiPs or DaPs. Back to ones I dig, Me & My Uncle I like for the ways they mix it up, either lyrically, or musically. It also works extremely well for a break in a trippy Other One. I can't stand Little Red Rooster. My standing rule for years has been to listen to it once on first listen of a release, just to see if there's any reason to ever subject myself to that screeching again or not, and have never found one worth diving back into. 1980s and after versions of Looks Like Rain are similar, but I'll occasionally find something worth a second howling of those street cats either with Jerry's guitar or Mickey doing something interesting. I also skip Around & Around almost every time as well. I'll also have to say Sugar Magnolia is very hit or miss for me, too. On the other hand, a song that used to lead into it frequently, Wharf Rat, is one of my all time favorites. Hunter/Garcia knocked that one out of the park. But I would bet there are people who love Black Peter and hate our sorry Wharf Rat...

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Submitted by hb672 on Mon, 04/10/2023 - 18:06

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I respect diverse opinions.

This is one of my favorite GD tunes. Yes, a "downer" song but powerful. The words are transcendent...the band moves it. As I get older (i'm 68), it means more to me now.

Looking forward to Dave's 46!

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Submitted by Mr. Ones on Mon, 04/10/2023 - 19:04

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Or something like that. Everybody has their faves, skips, growers, and outgrown.

Faves(this changes every other day):
UJB
CaseyJones
Box of Rain
Truckin’
Wharf Rat

Skippers:
M&MU
Me & Bobby McGee
Johnny B. Goode
Around & Around
Samson & Delilah

Growers;
Scarlet
Estimated
Ramble On Rose
Candyman
Sugaree

Outgrown:
Friend of the Devil
Sugar Magnolia
Row Jimmy
Brown Eyed Woman
One More Saturday Night

It’s easy. They can change and usually do.
Every favorite on here is someone’s LEAST favorite, and vice versa.
So, Live & Let Live or…
Live & Let Die

But just live, ‘cause Music is the Best!!
C’monDave’s 46!!

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