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    Is there anyone who knows the acoustics of Pauley Pavilion better than Bill "Grateful Red" Walton? We think not, so we signed him on as a liner note scribe for DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 48, the complete previously unreleased show from UCLA's Pauley Pavilion 11/20/71. He was there, after all, "driftin' and dreamin'" as the Dead shape-shifted through a first set of Americana classics from WORKINGMAN'S DEAD and AMERICAN BEAUTY into their second one featuring truly primal psychedelic jams (a 23+ minute "The Other One"). They peppered in hot takes on tracks from the recently released SKULL & ROSES ("Bertha," "Me And My Uncle," "Not Fade>GDTRFB") and road-tested tunes like "Ramble On Rose" and "Tennessee Jed" that would make the cut on the following year's EUROPE '72. It's all delivered with such precision that we've had to come up with some overtime for disc three. There you'll find 75+ minutes of music from the Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO, 10/24/70, with the rest of the show due sometime in the near future.
     
    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 48: PAULEY PAVILION 11/20/71 was recorded by Rex Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.

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    given up on that post

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    Proudfoot, I'm with ya. Took two big losses last year -- father and cat (laugh if ya want, we spent 20 years together) -- and grief seems elusive, it comes and goes. Everything is a-okay one minute, the next the tears rain down at the irreparable loss.

    As to "distant figures," meaning people I didn't know, I weathered Jimi, Janis, Duane, Roy, Jerry... then Gregg Allman's and Robert Hunter's passings really did me in.

    Here's to acceptance... though it can be hard to achieve. Sometimes I want to tell my father what neat stuff I'm doing, but I don't have that area code to connect with him.

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    Thinking about emotions, and feelings of anxiety- or any psychological discomfort, reminds me of my own experiences of the same. 10 years ago, just after I retired, I learnt transcendental meditation from this teacher. Unexpectedly, at the same time, I started having slight panic attacks. I wasn't panicking about anything specific - but this wave of anxiety used to come over me with no warning and for no reason. Then it would go again - for no reason. I told this teacher about it, and he told me that I hadn't dealt with a lot of loss and grief in my life, and that because of this I had stored it in my subconscious. And it had been activated by meditating.
    I don't know how true that was. It still happens occasionally, and I just wait for it to pass, which it always does. Sometimes after a few minutes, sometimes after as long as a week. Hasn't stopped me meditating.

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    I don't know when they came on, I'm afraid, but that show would make a great Dave's Picks. As would 12/5/71. As would 11/7/71 I'm slightly surprised that we have had a few Fall 1971 shows released, and yet those have fallen through the cracks.

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    10/19/71 question

    Speaking of Keith's first show: does anyone know what time the band actually took the stage that night? I could have sworn that I read that they took the stage over an hour late, but I can't find a source

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    It's fun talking about 1971 and the Grateful Dead. I was baffled as a new head when I first started getting tapes from this year bc I didn't have the necessary knowledge to understand why their sound varied so drastically. In short order, I collected 2/18/71, what was labeled 4/29/71 (actually from two days of the run), 7/2/71, 10/19/71 and finally the show I always talk about, 12/5/71. I didn't realize this arbitrary span of selected dates included Mickey's departure... not to mention Pigpen's health and performance situation. I *did* know 10/19 was Keith's first show. And yet 12/5 was already an evolution, and it was only 6-7 weeks later. It still blows my mind thinking about how they created all of this ferociously distinctive music while undergoing all of this change.

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    A comfortable show

    The Brokedown made me verklempt

    Not looking for a pity party, but since my Dad's passing in September I have been hit by sudden, random waves of emotion. It's like aftershocks from an earthquake or like brief seizures. The human mind/emotion center is, well, mind boggling. Just out of the blue, about 15 seconds, then back to regular life.

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    Fun show, great Cumberland, but they all are. Some not often played tunes. Next stop S.F.. Civic, New Years Eve Shows.

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    duhfuq

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    HF - I agree with that . From the moment Keith joined, the band entered a different era, and these Fall shows are more in line with the great shows to come in 1972 than the ones before in 1971.
    A highlight of the first set for me is Tennessee Jed, with it's great middle section. The Truckin'-Other One is the centre piece though.Totally reshaped from earlier versions to great advantage. From rock and roll to the stars and back again.

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"Basketball and music have always been alike for me, the celebration of life and all other good things. These two art forms represent the best of teamwork, constant motion, creativity, leadership, communication, focus, execution, friendship, loyalty, cooperation, hope, opportunity, purpose, sacrifice, discipline, honor, and fun. Fun to play. Fun to practice. UCLA and the Grateful Dead embody the highest levels of this celebratory joy. At UCLA, it was endless fun, every day, in every way. We couldn’t wait to get there, to get going — though it was never as much fun as when the Grateful Dead came to play with and for us." - Bill Walton
 
Is there anyone who knows the acoustics of Pauley Pavilion better than Bill "Grateful Red" Walton? We think not, so we signed him on as a liner note scribe for DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 48, the complete previously unreleased show from UCLA's Pauley Pavilion 11/20/71. He was there, after all, "driftin' and dreamin'" as the Dead shape-shifted through a first set of Americana classics from WORKINGMAN'S DEAD and AMERICAN BEAUTY into their second one featuring truly primal psychedelic jams (a 23+ minute "The Other One"). They peppered in hot takes on tracks from the recently released SKULL & ROSES ("Bertha," "Me And My Uncle," "Not Fade>GDTRFB") and road-tested tunes like "Ramble On Rose" and "Tennessee Jed" that would make the cut on the following year's EUROPE '72. It's all delivered with such precision that we've had to come up with some overtime for disc three. There you'll find 75+ minutes of music from the Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO, 10/24/70, with the rest of the show due sometime in the near future.
 
Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 48: PAULEY PAVILION 11/20/71 was recorded by Rex Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.

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Submitted by alvarhanso on Mon, 01/15/2024 - 13:07

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Good question, daverock. And a poser, as you Brits might say, when it comes to the Dead. Some of their best songs are clearly defined in the studio, such as Ripple and Box of Rain, which you mention. Others, Jack Straw, Bertha, Sugaree, Playing in the Band, The Eleven, Loser, He's Gone, or poor old August West, the Wharf Rat, never got laid down in a studio for a Dead album (two of those made it on solo records, one with the whole band, but don't count, and that one would not be defined or confined by a studio rendition). Black Peter is not a favorite of mine at all, but I can tell you my two favorite versions are 6-23-74 DaP 34 and 10-29-77 DaP 33. I had a list of other favorite live versions, but was Hey Now'd.

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Submitted by alvarhanso on Mon, 01/15/2024 - 13:17

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Playing 11-18-72
China Cat Rider 6-26-74 DiP 12, my first time hearing the pairing on a Dick's Picks sampler, thought they'd all have the intro jam
Scarlet Fire 5-8-77 my first tape, so that's how it "should be" to me
He's Gone 11-18-72, with 11-17-72 my number 2
Loose Lucy 6-9-73 Dick Latvala made special note of this on his notes on the show based on Kidd's thoughts!
Jack Straw 8-27-72 those Phil slides
Sugaree 5-28-72
Weather Report Suite 6-28-74 DiP 12 is magnificent
Ship of Fools 6-23-74 all about intro Jams
That's It For The Other One 3-1-69 "The American version of the Japanese film The Magnificent Seven..." yowza!
The Eleven 3-2-69 (if you know better, please tell me)
Here Comes Sunshine 12-19-73 leadoff home run by Dick

Edited to add: largely agree on those other two you mention, daverock Attics and Brokedown, but I will say that the Brokedown that emanates from the smoking crater of The Other One from 11-17-72 is just gorgeous and moving. That whole sequence from the He's Gone on is astounding.

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Submitted by proudfoot on Mon, 01/15/2024 - 16:27

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I'll take live every time

AB does have a bundle of studio gems, fo' sho'

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Submitted by proudfoot on Mon, 01/15/2024 - 16:30

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Is there any significance to the number sequence in your avatar?

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Submitted by dmcvt on Mon, 01/15/2024 - 16:35

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Can't post anything, Hey Now. Won't let me add through edits. Still trying, can't post

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Submitted by alvarhanso on Mon, 01/15/2024 - 17:40

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It's a big thing in the show Lost, where the (really obscure) character name Alvar Hanso comes from. And he's a person, among several on the show (and in its mysterious background offscreen) who ruminate on those numbers. Don't wanna reveal too much and spoil anything. The last number in the sequence, 42, was chosen as an homage to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy which posits that 42 is the answer to the meaning of the universe, life, and everything. Lost, in its way, tried to answer the question of meaning as well, in a far less humorous way, but just as entertaining and engrossing.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Mon, 01/15/2024 - 19:24

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....acceptable.
Except Cumberland Blues isnt on it. Swap out Casey Jones for it and put Cumberland at around #15.
Casey Jones is overrated. Sorry not sorry.

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Submitted by daverock on Tue, 01/16/2024 - 02:56

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Alvarhanso - some of the versions strike a chord, - China Cat-Rider from 6/26/74 is a clear pinnacle, as is everything on 1/3/69 , 5/8/77's Scarlet-Fire - but some don't ring any bells. A useful guide for some exploring.

I've always thought Casey Jones was a bit of a tiddler.

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Submitted by alvarhanso on Tue, 01/16/2024 - 07:49

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Casey Jones, personally either. Don't know why. And it's funny I can have favorite versions of songs I don't care as much about, like Black Peter or Loose Lucy (bc they stand out as so much better, perhaps), but cannot decide on others. Some more random favorites:
So Many Roads 10-1-94 30 Trips Boston, with Jerry giving his all on the vocals
Greatest Story Ever Told 8-27-72 the Wah and Donna are just about perfect on this fiery version
Tennessee Jed 5-21-77 DiP 29 only one of the era I know of with Jerry doing the solo on evelope filter right after a pair of Jacks (a Roe and Straw)
Cumberland Blues 11-17-72 not sure about favorite, but way up there, love how Phil is rarin' to go and start the set (saw him do just that with Phil and Friends with Cumberland in 2006)
Terrapin 2-26-77 somehow hard to top that first one
Comes a Time 7-17-76 DaP 18 16 min, we shall see if 5-4-77 on 50th Bonus will compare
Crazy Fingers 6-14-76 my favorite show from that June '76 box
Bird Song 3-29-90 as much as I love 6-22-73, 11-17-72, and some others, that wonderful sax of Branford is so sweet and ethereal and pushes Jerry, Phil, and company to ever greater heights

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Submitted by 1stshow70878 on Tue, 01/16/2024 - 11:05

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Had to go to DiP 29 5-21-77 just to see what envelope filter sounds like, lol. What a great release. Six CDs of bliss. Two full shows plus extra. I like this format!
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Submitted by Mr. Ones on Tue, 01/16/2024 - 13:17

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Did Y’all forget?? We already decided you need 2 lists: one live & one studio.

Silly rabbits.

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Submitted by alvarhanso on Tue, 01/16/2024 - 15:01

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And it pretty much stopped at those 4: Ripple, Box of Rain, Attics of My Life, and Brokedown Palace. Pretty fair list, and comprehensive, as I can't think of any other Dead songs where I prefer the studio track. High Time on Workingman's is close, but there are some much better live ones. There are a few tracks where it's choosing the lesser of evils, such as Money, Money or Let Me Sing Your Blues Away.

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Submitted by Angry Jack Straw on Tue, 01/16/2024 - 17:13

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It appears as though you and I have very similar taste. I 100% concur with your nominations of China Cat>Rider, S>F, Terrapin, So Many Roads, HCS, and your spot on analysis of Bird Song. My preference for The Other One is 5/3/72.

For H>S>F I would go with either 5/9/77 or 5/22/77. I realize that many folks would go with 8/13/75 (One From the Vault). But to me, if you take out the introduction, it doesn’t hold up to the other two.

Other personal favorites include:

Peggy-O 5/7/77

She Belongs to Me 11/8/85

Truckin 5/26/72 or 5/19/74

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Submitted by daverock on Wed, 01/17/2024 - 03:52

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For many years I've thought of 6/9/77 as being my favourite H-S-F. Similarly, the version of The Other One that first comes to mind as a classic is the one from 5/2/70 at Binghampton.
Possibly because of the box set, apart from 5/26/72, I can't distinguish individual shows from the European tour so easily, in my memory, after I have played them.

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Submitted by musicnow on Wed, 01/17/2024 - 04:51

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I concur with your personal favorite of She Belongs to Me 11/8/85, but I'm biased since I was there in Rachacha.

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Submitted by Danehead on Wed, 01/17/2024 - 06:14

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About when will the "Mars Hotel Shop" be rolled out.. ?

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Submitted by VirgoHead on Wed, 01/17/2024 - 07:47

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The 4/30/77 Scarlet>Fire is funkier with more envelope filter than the 5/8/77 version. Not necessarily “better” but more to my liking. IMHO, the studio version of Estimated Prophet is really good. Again, not necessarily “better” than some live versions with improv jams but always listenable and well done.

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Submitted by dmcvt on Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:42

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Have not be able to post due to hey now, trying again, cant keyboard much, thumb in a brace. Nominate Unbroken Chain for studio is better... though it was epic when finally played live. Wow, it went through, here's some earlier text to try again. Lost became so mysterious, will have to go back and check it out. Jack Kerouac wrote about The Dharma Bums, maybe that explains it.

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Submitted by alvarhanso on Wed, 01/17/2024 - 11:09

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Magisterial studio cut, decent song live when finally played, as you said dmcvt. I've seen Phil do it a few times, and they've been magnificent and jammed out.

It's cool some of us love exactly the same flavors, some like it spiced just a bit differently. :)

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Submitted by Angry Jack Straw on Wed, 01/17/2024 - 12:36

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I was there as well. That’s why it’s a personal fave. I tried to leave attendance bias off my list, but that one I couldn’t.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Wed, 01/17/2024 - 19:06

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....aka Boxilla.
Realized it's been a minute since I've listened 🎶 to the Providence '78 offering within.
Let's see what up, shall we?
Half-Step opener it is. Bodes well.
The scroll begs to be framed.
I'll get to it eventually.

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Submitted by proudfoot on Wed, 01/17/2024 - 19:49

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Yes...50 years ago

Redo with a show? How about it Dave??

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Submitted by uncle_tripel on Thu, 01/18/2024 - 04:56

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was COOL going into commercial break of the Steelers - Bills game, looked at the wife, and she said was that GD, big grins all around our family room

Peace All!

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Submitted by DeadVikes on Thu, 01/18/2024 - 05:35

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We should be getting a seaside chat soon.

And than bring on the box news!

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Submitted by That Mike on Thu, 01/18/2024 - 06:45

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I turned on the dusty old wireless this morning to a lovely 10-21-71 Dark Star. Highly recommend it with a good coffee. Not quite the rumble of Phil’s hand heard in other versions, but definitely exactly the right tune to start the day. Having just received 48 this week (the first one is MIA), I’ll delve into more 1971 this weekend.

AJS - Jack, what do you think of #98 on the CBH? The real deal, IMHO. Have you ordered the home jersey yet?

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Submitted by Mr. Ones on Thu, 01/18/2024 - 11:49

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What could be better than spending Wed & Thur Listening to 10 hours, 32 minutes and 21 seconds of "highlights" from the last 4 years of "30 Days of Dead"??

Not much, that's for sure.

Music is the Best!!

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Submitted by PT Barnum on Thu, 01/18/2024 - 13:46

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I my past experience, Half step openers are the tops, and the entire show usually smokes. Dig it been listening to some 78 myself lately, Jer was so alive back then, on top of it, all over it, in and out, up and down, round and round, so good, loved the hippy look too.

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Submitted by TN John on Thu, 01/18/2024 - 15:40

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Totally agree! That "Half Step" opener on Dave's 37 really smokes, as does the entire William & Mary show.

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Submitted by Angry Jack Straw on Thu, 01/18/2024 - 18:06

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Mike,

This censorship BS blows. I am not allowed to post my response.

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Submitted by That Mike on Fri, 01/19/2024 - 08:58

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Jack, I totally get it. The site’s gone wild here, it’s crazy. One of the best forums out there dragged down by the Technological singularity. I’ll watch for your response in the meantime, if you get through, because I’ve been wondering your thoughts on #98, and all thinks ice!

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Submitted by Crow Told Me on Fri, 01/19/2024 - 10:17

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Luv luv luv reading about all youse guys fave shows and songs. Keep 'em coming!

Hate hate hate the Hey Now Problem. It's almost like they're trying to fill off this forum. Have tried to post some of my own faves, but keep getting Hey Now'd. We'll see what happens with this post.

I'm not a robot!

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Submitted by 1stshow70878 on Fri, 01/19/2024 - 10:50

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Keep getting the dreaded Hey Now.
Make it stop!

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Submitted by 1stshow70878 on Fri, 01/19/2024 - 10:52

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See Recents, f ree s tuff category.
Cheers

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Submitted by Oroborous on Fri, 01/19/2024 - 11:07

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Good bye old friend 71!
Tanks for the goodness!
Onward!

Howdy Mike!
You and AJS would be proud at how much “best game in the land” I’ve been up to this year! Key, watch with sound down, tunes up!
Good season so far🤞

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 01/19/2024 - 20:31

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....good lineup coming to the Brooklyn Bowl. Cumbia Rave tomorrow. $17. Los Lobos would approve. Keller Williams on the 25th. Got tix for that. $30. Pink Talking Fish on the 28th. $25. Probably gonna pull the trigger on that one.
And Lettuce Feb 1st. $30.
Looks nice.

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Thu, 01/25/2024 - 13:14

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….Daves Picks #31 was a 79’ performance & the cover artwork was a dragon. The Chinese New Year 2024 will fall on Saturday, February 10th, 2024, starting the year of the Dragon. I’m hoping the next Boxset is “chasing the dragon” of 1979 Grateful Dead’s magic!

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Submitted by deadheadjohn on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 02:20

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Between this one and Dave’s pick 49, which would yall go for as I can only afford one as much as I’d love to get both

I'd go for Daves 48. In fact I have. Fall 1971 was one of the greatest periods in the Deads career - and any show from that era would trump two from 1985 for me. Not for everyone though - just depends what you like.

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Submitted by DeadVikes on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 05:50

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I think that is a first. He only gets one?

So, which Dave's will sell out first?

There are four currently for sale now.

What will be in that 79 box Love My Girl?

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Submitted by uncle_tripel on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 05:58

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personally, gonna stand with TN JOHN on this one; gotta believe that different gear & different recordings from two different bands during two different periods of music 14 years apart renders those releases non-comparable, and
DAVEROCK nails it, which ERA do you like BEST?

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