Grateful Dead

Brings back fond memories of D&C 7/5/19!
Sometimes chasing that ole Rocky Mountain High ain’t for wussy’s; )

"I like people who like the Grateful Dead".
Jerome Powell said he's been a Deadhead for 50 years.
OK, now I trust him with our economy.
Cheers
Concertgoers at Red Rocks last night were pelted with hail as large as golf balls causing 80+ injuries. Some of those running to their cars for shelter found broken windshields and lots of dents. Tornado near there today! Dorothy!

Check out the video clip on cspan of Wiley Nickel asking Jerome Powell about Dead & Co. Great comment about how he likes people who like the GD. Not to get political but the world, not just congress would be a better place....

....the morning after the Knights won the Cup.
Spent my lunch hour that day stopping at every 7-11, Circle K, Walgreens etc looking for one. I was denied. Saw they are going for $40+ on EBay. I was a little bummed.
Then. A hockey buddy reached out to me.
"I got one for you. Free of charge."
Score!!
Angela is the type of friend everyone should have at least one of.

11 11 73 is
LEGENDARY

that Dark Star

Woooooow

Double post!!! Oops.

11 11 73 is
LEGENDARY

that Dark Star

Woooooow

and the Let It Grow is phenomenal

RastaZiggy - I used to like bootlegs too. Hidden in mystery. I can remember having one of David Bowie from his last show as Ziggy in 1973 at Hammersmith. It was quite unique in that it had Jean Genie on, featuring Jeff Beck, which was left off official versions of the show when they eventually came out. I notice it has been included in the 50th Anniversary release of the show that came out recently.
I had a few Dead bootlegs, too. In fact, the first time I came across tapes, this bloke I knew was selling them. Luckily, I only lined his pocket for a short time before discovering a tape library. And the rest, as they say, is history. There used to be live cds at record fairs in the early 90's, too. Quite a good recording of 5/8/77 on the dubious Silver Rarities label - still up in my attic.

I have paid some good money for needed shows off of ebay. I always try to keep my average price of all cd's of dead shows at $15. Seeing the organization sells disks in the $10-$11 range that gives me some leeway to pay more for certain shows. I ended up paying around $250 for the FW69 box. So it stretched me some. Still overall, I am at that $15/disk. And, we all know that $250 was very well spent. It has the bonus disk and is in very good shape, doesnt even look like the booklet has been opened. I also try to listen to each show 5 times before I let it rest for a while. No telling how many times I have listened to that FW box, and it will get another play as we round into 2024, wow 55th anniversary.

OOOps Edit, I paid $350 for FWBox. Math still works though

Edit2: I paid $100 for Dave's 8, but that was because it was new but/and it was not numbered. Just a particular show I really wanted because of my own history with Fox/Atl. Not sure all told I have bought off the bay but I also got disks way below $15. Example: I bought a lot of DiP 1-31 for $700. So that is below the price new. Now Jim has kidded me before on here about me buying another small lot recently. maybe last 6 months. Funny as hell. You know, "some girlfriend is mad". Makes me grin even now. (J/K when I say not my problem, smile.) Reason being, I am primed for something like that if I am not careful. Turn about would be a well something...

Edit3: I bought the Dicks because I had gaps. I have sold several on of the repeats here for $15/disk. And still have a couple of duplicates, I think.

I was fumbling around a few weeks ago and think I noticed someone here went to NYE71 (think it might have been Nitecat). On the All the Years Combine dvd box set, on the bonus disk (i think), it shows what appears to be an early 1970's NYE clip. It is during the drum section, I think again, from that bonus disk. It shows a locomojo train snaking thru the crowd. On the front of the locomotive is a psychedelic picture of Jimi Hendrix. Whatever that show is, I sure wish they could release that on dvd (or even on cd), if the show exists in complete video/audio. It might be 1970 or 1971, guessing maybe 1970. What a dvd that would be, if it is there...

Nitecat: Also your posting of the 1988 southern swing I plan to review. I saw the Miami, Tampa, and New Orleans shows. Fun little run but required some crazy planning of my freaky friend and me. I drove up to the Cap Center shows with a friend from Atlanta and then I returned home, he went on with the tour with other heads we knew. When I got home within a week or two the mail order for that southern run started. So I ordered my freaky friend and me the 4 shows of the 6 or 7(?) show run. As I went to the Cap Centre shows, it dawned on me the "Dixie" tuning after Peggy-O was pointing to a southern tour. The little 4 show run was a lot of fun. Miami, well, is always Miami. Cannot even image how big that city is now. Was my last time there and it was short. Tampa/St. Pete was awesome, great fun shows and the weather were incredible. We sat out on the Bay front dosed mid afternoon the second show and just soaked in all of it. Spectacular weather - sunny but cool, not sweltering hot. Great timing of shows. And of course, New Orleans is New Orleans one of the capitals of the party - slow life - scene. My freaky friend drove down from the University he was attending, picked me up at the Tampa Airport and we drove on down to Miami, turned around back to St. Pete. Watched those two shows tried to crash but was hard to do, maybe got 4 hours of sleep. He drove me back to the airport and he drove back to his university he was attending (working on his masters - he ended up with a Ph.d). Sure he is a college professor now at the top of his field. Havent seen or spoken to him in over 20 years. I got home at around 7am, changed clothes and went to work. Got off work and drove down to the University and we crashed (Monday night). Got up and drove to N.O. on Tuesday for the Tuesday show. Party for a while, then started to drive back to his University. After 3 or 4 hours we were so exhausted we pulled into a rest area and just slept in his car for about 4 hours and then finished the trip. Then, I had to drive back home. I have never sat down to figure the time or mileage we journeyed but it was a haul. I wrote years ago about going to the 1988 Greek shows. Same type situation for me. Got off work Thursday, flew to SFO saw three shows. Flew out Sunday approaching dusk, and went to work Monday morning. 3 west coast shows, one day off of work. Whew. It tires me just writing this little bit. Apologize if the read wears you out. It is amazing what heads will do to pull off some shows...

Always loved Bowie. I have a bootleg vinyl from back when you could buy bootlegs through mail order avenues. I believe it's from one of his Ziggy Stardust live concerts. Bought a lot of great weird stuff, live Mott the Hoople, lots of poor-sounding Dead concerts........but I still have them and love 'em...... One more thing: I often read about how much certain releases priced on fleabay (BTW, I have never heard that term but love the name).....has ANYONE or ANYONE you know EVER paid those exorbitant prices for these? The only one I have ever bought was DaP 10, with the bonus disc, because I love that era. Paid $50 and would not have paid much more. It is probably my favorite Dave's Pick. Anxious for the HCSS box.