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    Anyone who has ever seen the Dead can testify that one of its shows will add quite a bit of color to the environment here at Stanford. Anyone who has not seen one of these spectacles should have the opportunity to do so. The Grateful Dead are an important part of the Bay Area's cultural history. Those of us who saw them last week can testify that the Dead are alive and well. The Concert Network would be hard-pressed to find an act which would bring Frost Amphitheatre to life as the Dead would. - The Stanford Daily

    As you know by now, we'd certainly have voted aye on this motion, so much so, that we've loaded up DAVE'S PICKS 49 with not one, but two complete Grateful Dead shows from the Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 4/27/85 and 4/28/85. The first shows from '85 in the series, these back-to-back hometown performances couldn't be more different while delivering the same level of passion and precision, five hours of it, in fact.

    In 1985, the band were celebrating "20 Years So Far," a feat that found them on these particular nights confident with invention in terms of both setlists and playing. There are old songs renewed, rare covers revived, undeniably nuanced Jerry moments, and a few surprises from Brent Mydland too. While it's impossible to select highlights, we can say with certainty that the overall clarity of these shows is unparalleled, courtesy of Dan Healy's recordings.

    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 49: FROST AMPHITHEATRE, STANFORD U, PALO ALTO, CA 4/27/85 & 4/28/85 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.

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  • That Mike
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    Dead Night

    What happens at a Grateful Dead Night? Does the team wear special warmup jerseys, and the PA blasts some great Dead tunes, etc? A very cool marketing idea!

  • Oroborous
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    Keeping it relevant

    Had Grateful Dead night at the AVs game this week.
    It must of helped as they beat the mighty Canucks…

  • Oroborous
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    Beating Saint Louey

    Go W I N G S lol
    Yep, those were the good ole bad old days when they were in the same conference and the rivalry was fierce!

  • icecrmcnkd
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    Yes, yes, yes

    The rebuild is coming along nicely.

    Let’s Go Red W i n g s!

    Keep the momentum going to April.

  • icecrmcnkd
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    D’oh

    4-1

  • icecrmcnkd
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    What a conundrum

    Is that word allowed by the hey now gestapo?

    I still hold a grudge against the Av’s from the 90’s.
    But the W i n g s are chasing the Leafs.
    Ok, go Av’s.

    W i n g s currently up 4-0 against the Blues.

  • Oroborous
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    I’m completely surrounded!

    TOO is rootin for the Leafs Too! : (

    Prolly Vguy and Conekid, and Kraken boy out younder in See Aaaat le too!
    That’s awright, harder they come mofos lol ; )
    GO AVS!

  • That Mike
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    Oro

    The Leafs are like ‘72 Dead right now, can’t be beat. Sorry Oro, a juggernaut has come for the AVs.

  • JJ Fehmarn
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    Got my copy last week. Sound is great but audience very low in the mix.
    Remember an audience recording from Knickerbocker 1993 where the
    audience singing is lounder than the PA (Cassidy, Casey Jones).
    Like that recording sound.
    Last 5:
    Neil Young - Dume (Vinyl)
    GD - Herouville 06/21/71 (vinyl)
    GD - Fillmore 02/13/70 (DARK STAR!!!)
    Mule - Beacon 12/31/23 (4-CD)
    Neil Young - Year Of The Horse (got in finally on vinyl)

  • Oroborous
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    Let the games begin!

    Go AVS! Lol
    I dunno, Leaf’s been tough, AVS gave away another game to D.

    Though D played tough and deserved it.
    Sabs pulled last couple out their asses, but hey a w I n is a w I n!
    Hopefully it will be a good game to watch regardless of outcome.
    Maybe a little friendly scoring competition between Mathew’s and MacKinnon!

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Anyone who has ever seen the Dead can testify that one of its shows will add quite a bit of color to the environment here at Stanford. Anyone who has not seen one of these spectacles should have the opportunity to do so. The Grateful Dead are an important part of the Bay Area's cultural history. Those of us who saw them last week can testify that the Dead are alive and well. The Concert Network would be hard-pressed to find an act which would bring Frost Amphitheatre to life as the Dead would. - The Stanford Daily

As you know by now, we'd certainly have voted aye on this motion, so much so, that we've loaded up DAVE'S PICKS 49 with not one, but two complete Grateful Dead shows from the Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 4/27/85 and 4/28/85. The first shows from '85 in the series, these back-to-back hometown performances couldn't be more different while delivering the same level of passion and precision, five hours of it, in fact.

In 1985, the band were celebrating "20 Years So Far," a feat that found them on these particular nights confident with invention in terms of both setlists and playing. There are old songs renewed, rare covers revived, undeniably nuanced Jerry moments, and a few surprises from Brent Mydland too. While it's impossible to select highlights, we can say with certainty that the overall clarity of these shows is unparalleled, courtesy of Dan Healy's recordings.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 49: FROST AMPHITHEATRE, STANFORD U, PALO ALTO, CA 4/27/85 & 4/28/85 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.

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Had to look that up.
The spoken part between:
Redemption funds,
Stocks and bonds.
Scruggs, the master of the three finger rolling style. Changed everything.
Cheers

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For a real good time!
Hopefully we won’t have to wait another 10 YEARS for some 85 love!

Well 49 old friend, it’s been a gas but I guess it’s happy trails for awhile.
Tanks for the memories

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Yes, good to see at least this one sell out. Such a great release. Just revisited this last week. Shows the depth of the vault if you like most eras, which I do.

Can't believe the others are still available. Might have to revisit #46 tomorrow.

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Smoking 🚬

How about a big announcement tomorrow?

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...hmm, how's about wave that flag day june 14th, great day for smokin' OUT a new box...read the signs, connect the lines, pay your fines, read the rhyme

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...how that 49 resurfaced...

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