• Post reply
    8,100 replies
    marye
    Joined:
    Bolo24 says: An Idea, Perhaps? Since we're all going to have a fair amount of spare time on our hands for the foreseeable future, what about starting another thread where we all listen to the same show/release on a given day and then share impressions afterward? Folks can submit suggestions and one person (not me) picks what we'll all listen to - call it Deadnet Picks or something. Anyway, if this idea is deemed to have merit, I'd suggest one of the loyal regular posters take the lead and do the picking - y'all can decide who. Might be fun. If it does go forward, I nominate Dick's Picks 18 for the first listen. Been talked about here lately, and, had it been a single show rather than a compilation, we'd probably be talking about it in the same conversation as Cornell, Veneta, etc. Or perhaps even Gainesville?? Stay safe and healthy, friends - this planet needs as many Deadheads as possible.

Comments

sort by
Recent
Recent Oldest A to Z Z to A
Reset
  • #2421
    Oroborous
    Joined:
    Oooppss

    Forgot to mention Chrotchfester 4/9/82.
    And, in my reminiscence, forgot the cool part about Crazy Fingers!
    So believe the situation was they must have been running late, but things were getting dicey waiting for the doors to open, this being GA. I wanna say they had let us in that goofy glass lobby on the side of the building?
    But whatever, while we mashed etc suddenly you could hear music, live music, which of course stirred things up out in the mosh que even worse. People thinking the show was started and WTF are you not letting us in. It started getting kinda ugly, so you could see the fear in the eyes of the poor bastards manning the gates.
    This was before high priced security outfits full of steroid bullies looking to clunk heads. No this was retirees and moms that worked PT to pick up a couple easy extra bucks. They were not about to risk bodily harm trying to stop a stampeding mob, so they did what most reasonable folks would do and let us in!
    By now they’ve been at it for a while? More than one song but intelligibility was hard out there with all the chaos.
    But now that we were in and making that mad dash to the front rail, you could see them in a little half circle, and gulp, they were playing Crazy Fingers, which hadn’t been played since 9/30/76, and wouldn’t get played until 7/18/82.
    Well they kept at it seemingly unaware of our premature arrival for perhaps a minute or so. Then someone noticed and they turned and saw us and unfortunately stopped playing and left.
    Certainly it was a late sound check as the lights were on and by how they were huddled about etc.
    But because of what time it had been it was easy to think maybe the show had started?
    So pretty cool non the less, but you have to wonder what might of been if they had the opportunity for a proper sound check of it?
    And the show, wow, my listen to this one surprised more than Syracuse.
    Some interesting set choices and the Miller sounds pretty fuggin good!
    Worth checking out if you haven’t and love 82!

    This 11/1/73 is sounding pretty fine too!

  • #2422
    Oroborous
    Joined:
    Next!

    Well, quiet here today?
    Normal, healthy people are probably out enjoying the weather?

    But we’re not lol, so how bout a taste of 11/1/73?
    I think maybe Bluecrow brought this up?
    Anywho, there’s only a Sirmick second set available but it gets good ratings…
    So since it’s one of only three from fall 73 I haven’t heard yet, why the hell not!

  • #2423
    JimInMD
    Joined:
    Re: Oro

    Don't tell me he owes you money too!! He told me he'd be right back.

  • #2424
    Oroborous
    Joined:
    No, screw that

    He was a quitter and left us alone and broken hearted standing on a corner…
    NAaaaa, Just teasing, yeah, good ole was the man. As fun as we all try to make it, it’s just not the same without GOGD!

    But at least we have the music and each other!
    And speaking of the music, been playing ketchup:

    4/6/69: interesting show, seemed different for early 69? Condensed maybe?
    Audio was ruff, but another historic gem, though I’m not sure it lived up to the hype?
    Meaning, I’ve not heard the Avalons, but have heard a lot about them.
    And sometimes that’s the problem with hype/expectations, but in defense, I was working and not listening on good equipment? I guess I’ll need to relisten? But a fine pick none the less in our pursuit of going deep!

    12/11/79: this is another that was all over for me, but again, not the best listening. I did the first set at work and felt like they had that end of tour, we already peaked vibe. Then finally caught the second set late last night so was tired and not feeling it. But boy that second set really gets going. I think it’s a fine show, but perhaps a step back from some of the previous monsters of this tour. That’s the thing with peaks, it’s downhill after, and from what shows I’ve heard so far this tour, 12/1 seems hard to beat! But just because your not the best doesn’t mean yer bad.
    Overall I thought it was a good show, but the audio/mix wasn’t so good: JG often was lost in the mix etc. Which I think we’ve experienced on other recordings from this tour. Wasn’t that part of the criticism of 12/3?
    But this is another I’ll have to give a better listen sometime?
    Enjoyed the pick none the less!

    4/8/82: it’s a shame the whole show wasn’t like that second set Miller.
    First set seemed to be sorta status quo until that fierce Let It Grow, forgot about that one!
    Seemed like from there on things picked up and was kinda a nice surprise.
    Set list is nothing special but the playing is!
    Seem to remember thinking Rochester was decent, but this one was better?
    I guess I’ll roll that now, 4/9/82, but The Other One is at work today so I’m hitting at least a two fer, good chance for a DHB too!

    I’ve got some other ideas lined up for later, but if someone has something else I’ll hold off?

  • #2425
    JimInMD
    Joined:
    GOGD

    Would love to see GOGD poke his head out from his turtle shell.. for the longest while he was a force on this thread.

    Happy trails my friend, may the sun shine in your back door today

  • #2426
    DeadVikes
    Joined:
    4/8/82

    Love it OB! Yes, definitely remember the days when St. Pauli girl was the big import. It has probably been over twenty years since I have had a St. Pauli Girl. But used to love those and Beck's. If you remember those.
    Thanks for sharing. Great story. And great 82.

  • #2427
    JimInMD
    Joined:
    Ha

    What a story. Those were the days. Tossing this show into a device, should be listening shortly.

    Edit: Looks like audience only for the first set, correct? I am going with the Miller/ Frank Streeter for the first set and Miller Soundboard for the second, unless someone steers me towards a better recording.

    I'm fitting this in on the set breaks of the Skull and Roses fest which is apparently streaming for free. Check it out at Livestream dot com frontslash fans. A pretty cool gift. I'm looking forward to getting familiar with several of the acts.

  • #2428
    Oroborous
    Joined:
    ‘‘Twas a dark and

    No, wait, that comes later!

    Surprisingly, 4/8&9/82 were the only shows that just the Booze brothers attended. We went with others, we met up at etc, but these were the only shows that just the three, well four of us if you include the Booze mobile! (I think it was the first year they switched from Galaxy 500 to LTD?)
    By this point, the BM had been modified with not only dual overhead openers, but Jim had pulled out the carpet and drilled tiny holes in the floor and trunk. If going off on an excursion we’d fill the trunk up with PBRs (the official beer of the BB) and ice. When it melted it would drain through the holes. After the excursion, the BM floor could be hosed down in a jiffy. I think the only radio station that worked was the AM jazz station?
    So we load er up and head up I90 for the Cuse.
    Unfortunately the shows there (at least after 81?) were reserved seats, though most people didn’t pay too much attention to all that, but it made it hard to get close and they’re have those goofy old wooden fold up chairs on the floor. So we ended up hitting the first row of the side seats say about 15 rows back. Being in that first row you could sit and still see atop the floor crowd.
    So I don’t remember too much about the show except it was the first time we’d seen them since they switched sides on stage. The other thing I still really remember was when Jers Wawa died before playing and Bob saying something like “Jerry’s Wawa gave its all to R&R or something and everybody went nuts.
    But it gets interesting after the show. Jim and Keeko are tripping, but I was still a virgin. I probably should have that night as it was a crazy fun night, but I wasn’t ready yet I guess? Probably too scared after hearing so much hype, kinda like something else young folks anxiously await to be old enough for lol.
    So, being it’s not far from Syracuse to Chrotchfester, we drive a bit to Ra cha cha, and pull into a motel, looks cheap, this should work. I stayed in the car but the 2 tripping fools go to the window, not the lobby (that should have been a sign).
    So I can watch and tell somethings going on and these 2 are just busting over laughing while the guy in the booth is looking nervous. So they come stumbling back still cracking up as can happen under these conditions, and proceed to attempt (they’re booth laughing too hard to talk) to explain how the guy asked if we were some kind of weirdos wanting a hotel room for three dudes, “for the whole night”? like we were some kind of degenerates instead of his now obvious clientele!
    So we finally get a room elsewhere and those guys are on fire with energy. Keeko was running, jumping, and doing Swan dives through the air, landing on the bed, yelling weeeeeee like a happy tyke. Now, you have to understand, Keeko was large, and so carrying a six pack and not going through the drive through was his idea of exercise. It’s the only night in all the years I knew him that he showed any kind of “energy” and it was one of the most fun nights watching this big kinda biker, well, more like Casper the friendly ghost with greasy jeans and a blue pocket tee shirt having more fun than even a child! Beautiful!
    So after a short night of drinking and debauchery, and being already in town, it was off to the infamous California Brew Haus for liquid breakfast, where they had some ridiculous number of beers on tap etc. This was when things like St Pauli Girl and Heineken were exotic micro beer, at least in our backwoods environment so we’d been wanting to hit the Mecca for a long time.
    The place wasn’t quite open, but they let us in and I can still close my eyes and picture being there. The smell of stale beer and cigarettes, and bleach, as they were still cleaning up after the previous nights local rock show etc.
    The light, I can still remember the late afternoon light as the sun shown through the lingering haze and the way it filtered through my pitcher of Bass ale! We all got a pitcher of something we’d never heard of, or only dreamed of, and man the Bass ale was awesome! I just sat and looked at the light filtering through it for several minutes before pouring as it looked that good!
    So after that we head to the Crotchfester show and as we’re pulling into the lot my still quite young cousins etc come running up and ask if they can stash their gear in our car?
    So as I start to come out the back seat, the river of beer cans accumulated over the course of the road trip literally spills out and startles the kiddies. They’d only heard stories, up til now! We of course laughed our areses off.
    There was just enough room in the huge back seat for a huge cooler, and me. My job as the junior tadpole member was to pop a top and hand it forward just as Klondike Keek drained his last pull. If I was tardy he’d fire the empty can back directly at me, if I was on time he’d simply drop the empty on the back floor and grab the fresh one in quick flash. So after a few days the empties would pile up, and being environmentally friendly types we didn’t want to liter!
    So they kids then inquire about the trunk. So Jim pops the trunk, still relatively filled with beer and melting ice (hey, you can never too much but you can have not enough. Learned that in Boy Scouts!
    The kids jaws hit the pavement and we all had great fun!
    The Crotchfester show I went up front with the kids, but the 2 old veterans headed to their usual: first row of side seats about 15 or 20’ back. I believe I met the Wild Knights guys, or the early version members anyway in the front row.
    But that’s a whole nother story…

    My how things have changed in 40 years!

    Disappointed that there doesn’t seem to be a good first set? Miller for set 2 though!

  • #2429
    DeadVikes
    Joined:
    4/8/82

    Okay, let's get it rolling. And would love to hear about the show OB.

  • #2430
    JimInMD
    Joined:
    4/8

    It's the least we can do. Live large amigo.. enjoy your day.

user picture

Member for

17 years 6 months
Submitted by marye on
Forums
Currently Listening To...
Bolo24 says: An Idea, Perhaps? Since we're all going to have a fair amount of spare time on our hands for the foreseeable future, what about starting another thread where we all listen to the same show/release on a given day and then share impressions afterward? Folks can submit suggestions and one person (not me) picks what we'll all listen to - call it Deadnet Picks or something. Anyway, if this idea is deemed to have merit, I'd suggest one of the loyal regular posters take the lead and do the picking - y'all can decide who. Might be fun. If it does go forward, I nominate Dick's Picks 18 for the first listen. Been talked about here lately, and, had it been a single show rather than a compilation, we'd probably be talking about it in the same conversation as Cornell, Veneta, etc. Or perhaps even Gainesville?? Stay safe and healthy, friends - this planet needs as many Deadheads as possible.
user picture

Member for

10 years 2 months

Submitted by 1stshow70878 on Mon, 04/08/2024 - 06:29

Permalink

During the totality.
They will never suspect it.
Escape with the banana boxes into the darkness. Then release the reels!
Cheers

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

Submitted by Oroborous on Mon, 04/08/2024 - 07:25

Permalink

Check it out dude, Jorma won’t bite.
Hey, worst is their not open, no biggies, but if it is open, it’d be cool to meet him.

Hadn’t thought about eclipse, guess I’ll go 5 fourteen seventy four

Finished my w I n T e r spring 69 run. Just have to find the gumption to battle the evil HN lords

user picture

Member for

13 years 5 months

Submitted by JimInMD on Mon, 04/08/2024 - 19:28

Permalink

Did not make it into Fur Peace. Had to drive by it, they must have been busy.

Pretty chill college town, nice view of the eclipse. All is good. Did listen to 2/27. It is one of THE classic dark stars. Sunny day in the 80's. Man that town can party.

There's a time and place for everything, and it's called College. Unfortunately, I am at that age where I politely look in the other direction but man.. Well.. there is nothing like the women on a college campus on a sunny spring day with weather in the 80's. And with eclipse glasses on, they can't really tell exactly where you are looking right?

Edit: Did I say that out loud? In my defense, you can't really see anything with eclipse glasses on, right?

Easy Jim

Just remember there Romeo
Lovely to look upon, heaven to touch,
It’s a real shame they got to cost so much…

But you already knew that ; )

JK, glad you had a fun day!

Forgot how much I love 5/14/74,l

user picture

Member for

11 years 8 months

Submitted by dmcvt on Tue, 04/09/2024 - 08:29

Permalink

Jim, great job there channeling HF. I live close enough to a college campus to know whereof you speak. And I worked for that college for years, so... was with the cosmic spirit yesterday. We drove up to the Canadian border, near Newport, Vermont, found a high bit of snow covered pasture on a dirt road with nearly 360 by 180 horizon to watch. Deep in the sweet spot, totality lasted over three minutes. Had seen partials but now, I get why people will chase totality, way beyond spooky cool, epic. The farm animals made noise as it got dark, then were quiet. Roosters crowed like it was the break of day. It got cold suddenly and the light on the far horizons 25-30 miles away was rose and gold. The ride back was ridiculous with traffic never before and never will be seen again for decades.

user picture

Member for

11 years 4 months

Submitted by TN John on Tue, 04/09/2024 - 08:32

Permalink

Hampton Coliseum
Hunter Seamons matrix on the archive.
This is a crisp sounding show with a fantastic set list.
Peace

Edit: Brent's high in the mix, and playing some really trippy shit.

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

Submitted by Oroborous on Tue, 04/09/2024 - 12:07

Permalink

W i n t e r Spring 69

The rainbow ballon band lol

This round I hit every available show that I hadn’t heard before, plus rehashing a few official release ones.

For various reasons, I wasn’t able to get as deep as i usually do, and sometimes the lackluster recordings made it harder to get to the goodness, but usually I at least caught the standout moments, both good and not so good.
The overall consistency and repetitiveness actually makes it very hard to decipher subtle differences, so combined with my lighter digestion, I wouldn’t say this is a comprehensive consideration. More a go fast and hard and see what stuck approach.

Overall I found almost every show at least good, and don’t recall clunkers.

I had heard January seventeen via Doc on POTD, and the Aoxomoxoa 50th bonus stuff, but rehashed all that in order to get a good reference starting point.
February 2, 4, 5 and 6 were next, getting seemingly better each night, while noting the fierce Stephen 11 jam on the 5.
The very fine shows on the 7 we’d enjoyed on POTD via Doc, so skipped
Same with the Fillmore shows on the 11.

Did hit another hot one on the 12th, though not sure which show, but man it has another scorching Stephen 11 jam!

Followed with the good first night at The Electric factory, but perhaps a step behind the awesome next night previously dug via Doc on POTD.

I skipped the RJ level goodness of the 2 Dream bowl shows, but I did rehash the whole FW run as I’ve never done so completely and in order before. Sigh, words can not convey…

Skipped the previous POTD Doc choice on March 15 (another top shelf) so next up was an equally wonderful outing on the 22 at the Rose Palace. The tape takes awhile to settle but don’t let that stop ya!
The 28 is another good but perhaps not great outing from Modesto.

I skipped Docs previous choice on the 3/26 and 4/11, along with the Avalon run.
Again, goal was to hit unheard shows this time around…

February things really start getting unbelievable. Some of the newer songs that were ruff at best earlier, are starting to gel and the “Live Dead” stuff is starting to get more improvisational as their slowly shifting from the “keep it tight and right” for the recordings phase. The consistency is still very good but their starting to morph and explore more, and it’s easy to hear differences in this material, perhaps easier than back in February.

April 12 - 17 are absolute gold! Some of the recorders aren’t great but you must hear your way through that to fully appreciate some extremely fine Dead! The 15 especially got my attention! And I rehashed the 17 since previously my copy was not complete and to compare with the 15. I’d call the 17 the 15 if it was given the treatment. And hey, it’s just a little rain folks lol.

Skipped previous Doc 18, which I think is good, but just a tad behind the previous? Did hit the 20 with similar feelings.
Though I’ve heard the Ark shows, don’t think ever did them completely in order etc, so rehashed and dug the hell outta those. I find the middle show to be RJ while the others are good, but perhaps missed it by that much?
Same with the 25. I did the complete shows from the next 2 nights as I’d only heard the DP before. Really strong like all of April but maybe a tad off the peak of a week or two previous?

May is still good, but felt like they peaked and were moving on again with more new material and increasingly longer shows (earlier there were many one set shows, though some of that might be incomplete recordings too)
Checked out the Sierra college on the 3, kinda weird?, and perhaps even weirder vibe at the Polo fields on the 7. Another beauty at the Rose Palace again on the 10 with a very awesome Dark Star!
Perhaps the best of May I heard this round was the next night at the Aztec Bowl, followed by perhaps the only dog in the bunch, Moraga on the 16, which I rehashed since Doc mentioned it again lol. More weirdness lol
Skipped the awesome RT FLA shows, but continued with May 29, 30, and 31st.
All were good, but the recording was ruff on the 29, and the 31st was perhaps a step above due to the a shenanigans and what not? Yet More weirdness lol
Finished off with the weird June first show? Was that a show?
Previously hit the fifth so next up will be the June FW run, but I’m way to burnt on this music for now. I’ll check out more, including the 27 and 28 that BTK has been suggesting…but first, full random cleansing Oxford 88, 5/14/74, 49, and anything else lol. Then, probably starting next week, going to do May through July of 79.
Onward!

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

Submitted by Oroborous on Tue, 04/09/2024 - 12:16

Permalink

That is a fine show TN.
Think I had it in my top five when I did that tour!

user picture

Member for

10 years 3 months

Submitted by daverock on Tue, 04/09/2024 - 14:08

Permalink

The Aoxomoxoa outtakes from around this time are also worth checking out. St Stephen with cello, The Eleven with bagpipes and Barbed Wire Whipping Party with nitrous oxide, supposedly.

user picture

Member for

8 years 1 month

Submitted by DeadVikes on Tue, 04/09/2024 - 16:28

Permalink

Nice work OB. How did you get that post past the Hey Now police?

user picture

Member for

13 years 5 months

Submitted by JimInMD on Tue, 04/09/2024 - 18:35

Permalink

I caught that one. I'd tell the tale but the HeyChow police are on to me.

user picture

Member for

1 year 2 months

Submitted by uncle_tripel on Wed, 04/10/2024 - 04:51

Permalink

...wasn't it named hampton roads coliseum? can still remember the 6 hour jaunt with a forever slow crawl thru delaware [alabama toot-away anyone?] yup, we got back to the hotel and all one of our friends could talk about was "how the dead were now singing nursery-rhymes"...ashes ashes all fall down! lol; 4/9/83 FUN stuff!

user picture

Member for

13 years 5 months

Submitted by JimInMD on Wed, 04/10/2024 - 19:44

Permalink

The first show I travelled to, I took the rents car but I am quite sure they had no idea we were going to a dead show.

We all tripped, it was my second or third show, still cannot recall if I was at the Cap Centre show in the fall of 82. I think yes, but not entirely sure. My ex tossed all my stubs.

Anyway, I did not have many tapes by then and I did not know that many songs yet so my memories are more of the scene, how much fun we had and afterwards finding a place to sleep without getting in any trouble. I remember how hard they jammed to be sure. We had almost no money, gas was about a dollar a gallon, so if you pack some food and don't have to spring for a hotel it's very doable. In 83 you could get tickets without too much trouble for like $12 or something. You see Tailor Swift was not even born yet and the last, next to the last, seriously this is the last Eagles tour was not an issue yet so 100 dollar tickets were farcical.

After the show we drove to Va Beach to try and sleep on the sand afterwards. That was a no go.. we were destined to be up all night. It started to drizzle, it was cold and cops were buzzing so we abandoned that idea and ended up quasi sleeping in the car in the parking lot of a motor in.

So was my first travelling dead show. We had the time of our lives and thankfully, did not get in trouble and the parents car was returned the next day unharmed. Good thing they did not check the mileage.

Oh, the show was really freaking good as far as I can remember. Help/Slip!/Franks and then some.

user picture

Member for

13 years 5 months

Submitted by JimInMD on Wed, 04/10/2024 - 19:57

Permalink

I took that as far as I could adding a sentence at a time until Sargeant Hey Now found me. I'm pretty sure if I would have spelled Ms Swifts name correctly I would have gotten gong'd.

At least I got in that much but it took me a couple days and more time than I am willing to admit I spent on this.

These guys really have become the anti-fun police. If justice prevailed it would be marked on their headstones for eternity.

user picture

Member for

1 year 2 months

Submitted by uncle_tripel on Thu, 04/11/2024 - 04:35

Permalink

...first TRAVELIN' road show ALSO; dad loaned us his lil' VW dasher diesel station wagon (filled-up one tank of diesel, less than ten bucks and used about 3/4 of a tank, we need toll money for the BAY bridge, yup time to pass the hat) we piled-in...ALL of us PSEUDO hippies...and it poured rain for all 6 hours, and I remember driving, and it's the middle of the afternoon and it was like driving at dusk the entire route. walked out at the end and we were all very SATISFIED.

user picture

Member for

8 years 1 month

Submitted by DeadVikes on Thu, 04/11/2024 - 05:42

Permalink

Nice work Jim.

As we all know, posting is requiring a lot of patience and it does not look like this will change any time soon.

Your post has inspired me to pull up some early 80s for today. Now, what shall it be?

Edit. Decided to go with 11/28/80, from the 30 Trips Box. Stay well out there. It is Masters week!

user picture

Member for

16 years 5 months

Submitted by Forensicdoceleven on Thu, 04/11/2024 - 09:22

Permalink

Felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.

On a lighter note, karma has struck, no more running through airports looking for murderers.............

Doc
When he shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night
And pay no worship to the garish sun

user picture

Member for

12 years 4 months

Submitted by delhead on Thu, 04/11/2024 - 11:28

Permalink

Tried to post another travel tale to Hampton and the next night in Morgantown but can't get past the HN

Have tried to edit the post multiple times. Can't figure out what it doesn't like. It didn't like the word "party" in the paragraph below but let me put it here?

A bunch of us chartered a bus in DE to go to the 83 Hampton show and the next night in Morgantown WV. About an hour into the trip the bus driver pulled over unexpectedly, got up and faced the crowd and said something like "I'm not driving this bus with everyone drinking and smoking". One of the organizers of the trip took him outside and talked to him. Don't know what exactly was said but he got back in the drivers seat and away we went.

The Hampton show was great, we had hotel rooms for the night, like 6 people to a room. On the way to Morgantown we convinced the driver to stop at a liquor store somewhere. 40 people piled off the bus and nearly cleaned out that store. Some interesting stares and a customer asked "who are you people?" We explained we were headed to the show in Morgantown. That answer just returned a blank look from the customer. I was kind of fried by showtime so I don't remember a lot about the show except it was enjoyable. Slept on the bus for the approximately 8 hr ride home. We collected about $200 for the bus driver, which was pretty good for 1983. A grand time was had by all.

user picture

Member for

10 years 3 months

Submitted by 1stshow70878 on Thu, 04/11/2024 - 11:50

Permalink

from garcia fam prov, grateful golfers items.
just in time for the masters.
Cheers

user picture

Member for

11 years 4 months

Submitted by TN John on Thu, 04/11/2024 - 14:45

Permalink

Thanks for the Hampton stories. I enjoyed reading them.
It would be 2 more years for my first Hampton show, and I never missed one after that.
Peace

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

Submitted by Oroborous on Fri, 04/12/2024 - 11:29

Permalink

They have the filter on high today
Trying to add Hampton lore
Nope…

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

Submitted by Oroborous on Fri, 04/12/2024 - 11:34

Permalink

Being basically “southern Canadian” we thought I’d be spring break on V beach

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

Submitted by Oroborous on Fri, 04/12/2024 - 11:35

Permalink

So when we drive out there nothing! Ghost town, cold AF,
W
I
D
Y
Rtc

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

Submitted by Oroborous on Fri, 04/12/2024 - 11:36

Permalink

So we burned one and found a head shop

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

Submitted by Oroborous on Fri, 04/12/2024 - 11:36

Permalink

Where I found my one and only Fabulous Furry Freak comic which I still have lol

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

Submitted by Oroborous on Fri, 04/12/2024 - 11:37

Permalink

The bikinis and “beach” type vibe would have to wait for FLA fall 88!
Big Fun!

user picture

Member for

13 years 5 months

Submitted by JimInMD on Sat, 04/13/2024 - 20:28

Permalink

I had to look that one up in the Urban Dictionary. Cracked me up.

First, great stuff all around here lately.

FFS, That's exactly the way it's been for me for the last couple months. The filter must somehow engages when I actually have something to say. I can comment on the weather and lines at the bank no problem.

I am befuddled by how you got that monster 69 post through. There must have been power blackout in Burbank when you wrote that. How else could it have gotten through?

Great stuff here lately.

I know exactly what you mean by burnout OB. I really like listening to sequences of shows in a row preferably an entire tour. But by the end it sometimes tastes like unseasoned spinach and broccoli and if you jump forward or backwards by 10 years it sounds like it's all juiced up on Sriracha.

user picture

Member for

16 years 5 months

Submitted by Forensicdoceleven on Sun, 04/14/2024 - 02:07

Permalink

Bucknell, April 14 1971

A powerful and deep show, wonderfully designed and perfectly executed by the Dead, crackling with energy, a supernova of a show that blows away almost everything else played that month. How did they do it? Did they all drop acid? I’ll even ignore the fact that there are only two Pigpen tunes. The band is on fire, every tune here works, cosmic reflections of all that was good and pure about the Dead’s music that month. Rocking all over the place, with wonderful slices of soul and psychedelia, on this night everything the Dead touches turns to gold and pure bliss. Somehow, some way, on April 14 1971, in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, the Dead played a show for the ages………

Rock on,

Doc
Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music.....

user picture

Member for

5 years 8 months

Submitted by jonathan918@GD on Sun, 04/14/2024 - 06:36

Permalink

Hi, gang! Anyone spent any time with this gem lately??

2/26/73 aka first 1/2 of Dicks Picks #26

IMHO this is a top tier release from our beloved Dick-Dave & CO.

This offering is like a pack of stoned cowboys on the most gnarly shrooms known to man!!! lol

Today's walk the dog/exercise routine will feature the second half of, 2/28/73

Rock on, gang!!

Edit: shout-out to the vocals as well! Really fine singing IMHO

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

Submitted by Oroborous on Sun, 04/14/2024 - 09:11

Permalink

Yeah, any dribble goes through no problemo
Try to post about the band or something relevant,
NO SOUP FOR YOU!

Jonathan, I’ve been yelling at the mountaintop:

Early 73 box: first six shows! (No tape for the 24)
If you like DP 26, then I double dog dare ya to do the first six in order!
You can thank me later ; )
Onward!

EDIT: my 69 post, shhh, wasn’t supposed to mention, but Bolo used some of his espionage connections to get the filter temporarily cut

user picture

Member for

5 years 8 months

Submitted by jonathan918@GD on Sun, 04/14/2024 - 09:31

Permalink

First six shows. Sounds like a plan!!

I'll report back

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

Submitted by Oroborous on Sun, 04/14/2024 - 11:27

Permalink

Like a pack of stoned cowboys on the most gnarliest shrooms known to man
Proper!

user picture

Member for

9 years 2 months

Submitted by bluecrow on Sun, 04/14/2024 - 11:33

Permalink

Mine did not - honestly there is a randomness to HN that seems to be a deliberate feature and not a bug.

Been too long since i visited 2/26 Lincoln and 2/28 Salt Lick. My memory is that DiP 28 was released when we were attending shows at Red Rocks and I think I bought my copy there? Edit - memory is incorrect at least in part as it was released on 4/20/2003, but I still feel like thats where i got my copy.

Yep, some kinda algorithm.

Gonna pick some chestnuts for Sunday afternoon pleaser listening from 28!

I liked 4 14 71, but the next three nights were some of my favs from that hot month. I seemed to have especially enjoyed 4 17!

user picture

Member for

11 years 4 months

Submitted by TN John on Sun, 04/14/2024 - 19:28

Permalink

The '73 release y'all are conversating about is Dick's 28, right?
Some of y'all have typed 26, and had my old muddled brain confused.
Don't take much.
Peace

user picture

Member for

5 years 8 months

Submitted by jonathan918@GD on Mon, 04/15/2024 - 02:37

Permalink

yes, #28 not #26.

I was a little excited!!! lol

user picture

Member for

11 years 4 months

Submitted by TN John on Mon, 04/15/2024 - 04:38

Permalink

Understood. lol
Peace

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

Submitted by Oroborous on Mon, 04/15/2024 - 06:54

Permalink

28 correct
I’m blaming Jonathan ; )

user picture

Member for

5 years 8 months

Submitted by jonathan918@GD on Mon, 04/15/2024 - 10:24

Permalink

No problem my brother!

I did finish the second half of #28, 2/28/73, and yup, just as stellar as the first half!

I'll give those first six shows a go, as you mentioned, Orob

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

Submitted by Oroborous on Mon, 04/15/2024 - 11:12

Permalink

JK, of course

I hit a couple hours of chestnuts from this fine release yesterday.
Thanks for reminding us!

On on to May 79…

user picture

Member for

11 years 4 months

Submitted by TN John on Mon, 04/15/2024 - 19:03

Permalink

Gave that 4/14/71 Bucknell show a listen today.
That was a really good show with a clean recording off the archive.
Peace

user picture

Member for

16 years 5 months

Submitted by Forensicdoceleven on Wed, 04/17/2024 - 01:30

Permalink

Dedicated to Jay Carstens....................

Can one safely critique a venerable classic without having to run for cover? LOL I have no idea. In any case, get ready for THE Pigpen show. Yes, Mr. Pen dominates, especially on Good Lovin’ and Lovelight, where he lays down classic raps while the boys in the band back him up ably with wonderful psychedelic snake music. And the “smaller” Pig numbers work as well, particularly the rare and finely performed King Bee and the typically hard rockin’ April 71 Hard To Handle. Throw in a wonderful Bird Song, heart felt Sing Me Back Home, and the other usual rock and roll and country/western suspects, and there you have it----super solid show. Maybe not the classic it was once considered to be (hey, can I safely say that?), but still highly recommended………………….

Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.....

Rock on!

Doc
Music is well said to be the speech of angels.....

user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months

Submitted by Oroborous on Wed, 04/17/2024 - 13:45

Permalink

A pistol shot
At five o’clock
The bells of heaven ring
Tell me what you done it for…
RIP Rick G, we didn’t even get to meet you

user picture

Member for

16 years 5 months

Submitted by Forensicdoceleven on Thu, 04/18/2024 - 01:07

Permalink

One of my favorite 1971 shows and a perfect example of “the sledgehammer approach”---loud, fast, bone crunching rock and roll, very edgy, skip the subtlety, fasten yer seatbelts and go directly to “pulverize”. Almost everything is a highlight, but things like Next Time You See Me, China/Rider, Truckin’ (check out the truly fierce playing by Garcia near the end), Hard To Handle, the crazed hyperkinetic Around & Around, and the massive Good Lovin’ stand out. If you like your rock and roll Grateful Dead style, this one’s for you! Highly highly recommended!

Rock and roll is the hamburger that ate the world......

Doc
I can't wait to crank this up on my way to work!!!!

user picture

Member for

15 years

Submitted by bolo24 on Thu, 04/18/2024 - 15:47

Permalink

First concert I ever attended: Marshall Tucker Band and Allman Brothers. So began my personal long, strange trip

user picture

Member for

13 years 5 months

Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 04/19/2024 - 10:28

Permalink

No my first concert, but I saw the brothers with and without Dickie Betts many times (although sadly not with Duane).

As for 4/28/71. One of the greats. Listened to 4/14/78 yesterday. Certainly not the best in the tour but put it all together and Spring 78 was sort of grate.

It's got to be Friday somewhere, so here's to that. Time to start acting like it's going to be a great weekend and hope the planets and stars align accordingly.

Edit: Wow, this is the first post that went through on the first try in a very long time.

user picture

Member for

8 years 1 month

Submitted by DeadVikes on Sat, 04/20/2024 - 09:19

Permalink

RIP Dickie Betts.

Hitting 6/10/73 from last year's glorious box in his honor.

Probably should mix in a E72 show at some point as well this weekend.

user picture

Member for

13 years 5 months

Submitted by JimInMD on Sat, 04/20/2024 - 10:36

Permalink

Sixtus' birthday also, if my memory is correct. Good choice. I've only got one listen from that box. Fingers crossed that keeping this short get's it through.

user picture

Member for

10 years 3 months

Submitted by 1stshow70878 on Sat, 04/20/2024 - 11:02

Permalink

At least that 4th disc.
Saw Dickey with ABB twice.
Mile High ('74), Red Rocks ('89).
Cheers
Diggin' the That's All Right!

user picture

Member for

16 years 5 months

Submitted by Forensicdoceleven on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 01:47

Permalink

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, there was RIA on 4/21/71. The force was with them. Or was it something in the water? Similar in tone to its hard rocking predecessor Cortland, but with “expanded content”, this is an underappreciated, quasi-classic that actually doesn’t get talked about a lot outside of “1971 aficionado circles”. Things get nicely weird early, five songs in they laid down the big jam sequence, followed by a wonderfully crunchy Hard To Handle. Things continue crunchy in set 2, with a non-drum solo Good Lovin’, a nice NFA suite, and an unusual two song encore which is sweet AND rocking. Highly recommended!

Rock on rockers!

Doc
I frequently hear music in the very heart of noise.....