Grateful Dead

....even into the late '90's.
Good times.

My favorite Greek run.
I liked the staggered start times: 7pm on Friday, 5pm on Saturday, 3pm Sunday. All great shows, none of them in the vault.

....at the Greta Van Fleet concert. First time over twenty years. The memories came back instantly.
Yeah. It's fun. Sue me.
But don't panic. It was a one off. But damn....you want a chatterbox Vguy? There ya go.

Cocaine, it has been said, is a hell of a drug. I don't know how any of us survived the '80s. Oh, wait, that's right, some of us didn't. God, I hate that shit.

(You don't have any, do you? Asking for a friend.)

Speaking of getting really fucked up, I've been reading Alan Paul's new book Brothers and Sisters, about the ABB in the '70s. Mostly about how they overcame Duane's tragic death and reborned themselves and somehow made their best record ever. (Not sure I totally agree with Brothers and Sisters being their best record--if it's not the Fillmore live thing, then wouldn't be Eat a Peach?--but it is a hell of a fine album.) Seems like the whole ABB was in and out of rehab during those years, and they weren't the only ones.

Anyway, I'm at the part of the book where they're getting ready for Watkins Glen, and Paul is writing a lot about the kinship and collaboration between the Dead and the Brothers. Those guys really loved each other at that time, and took every opportunity to play gigs together and to jam. I was surprised to realize how many times they jammed on stage together, sometimes for hours. Not sure how much of that stuff ever made it on tape, but it sure would make a nice box some day if somebody could pull it all together.

Just re-listened to DaP 47. Still digging it. The single drummer, '72-73 years are always going to be my go to Dead, but it's nice to have stuff like this: different keys, different tunes, different feel.

..that's the way you spell New York - from the great "Cocaine In My Brain" single by reggae artist Dillinger circa 1976.
Black Sabbath Volume 4 was dedicated to the great COKE - cola Company of Los Angeles, and featured the track "Snowblind". It could also have been why they started playing so fast live around 1973- sounding more like The Ramones than Cream by set ending "Paranoid".

42 years ago today, I was having a blast, as the Grateful Dead put on a great show to cap off the the best run at the Greek Theatre ( they were all great). Again, time to release this 1st run as a box set. After the show we stopped at Everett & Jones Bbq, down on San Pablo Ave, for some great Q. What a fine way is o spend a Sunday, ( or any day). Those were fun times!

from the best.
Cheers Firstshow

Oroborous,
in the snow... Anyway lucky with the ladies & gentlemen...chopped like in cooking!
fortunately they cooked a good album with Skull & roses.
Hope they save most of winterland 74.
another multitracks recordings era,1980 with these beautiful acoustic sets at The Warfield & Radio City Hall. let's try a song list with cocaine...JJ Cale, Dylan, cocaine Blues (little white wonder), of course Casey Jones, Nick Cave 15 feet of pure white snow, bowie station to station, the thin white duke, the clash Kola Kola. Only use it in party sometimes, interesting drug when you don't really need it.

I'd be thrilled if they release anything from 68, 69 , or 1970. Its gonna be a knockout!

Very timely as I am 8 shows into my first foray of EU72 currently.
Starting Frankfurt today. Looks fantastic on paper.
And dang, quarter gram line? Heart murmur for sure.
In '77-'78 could have shared that much in a long evening with a friend and felt fully satisfied. That was the purest era for sure and, like you, I realized right away it wasn't for me or my heart. Luckily cost was a factor. Could have a whole week's worth of weed for the cost of a one time high. And the next morning was not very nice either. Guess that's why we are all still here, lol. Saw so many go down that wrong road to their detriment.
Cheers