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    Dave's Picks Vol. 50: Palladium, New York City, NY 5/3/77

    Reviewer: WolfmansBrother - favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite - February 11, 2008 - Online Review

    Subject: setting me on fire

    left the orchestra section during ship of fools and arrived in the loge for the basso profundo MNS - it's the best of the tour so far, i think, and the balcony is shakin' to its raging outro leading. i sit to take a short break, too.

    yet another night of the first set seeming to spill over. first half of this second set is well-played, indeed, but the sugaree is the INSANE highlight, and keith and jerry are battling it out. one of the strongest estimateds of tour and i, for one, am happy for the FOTD break. the second half belongs to jerry - eyes is short but stellar and bridges to yet another rip-your-heart-out wharf rat, and NFA showcases some down in the weeds jamming. we're stomping and clapping and grinning our faces off, and then joint is jumping for sure as they close it down. another fine UJB encore sends me out the door, so very deeply in love with this band and its music. is there anything better than being a deadhead?

    Is there anything better than being a Dead Head when one of your favorite shows is officially released in its entirety? We'll double down on your sentiments WolfmansBrother, with DAVE'S PICK VOLUME 50: PALLADIUM, NEW YORK CITY, NY 5/3/77, and we'll bring the fire extinguisher to cool you off after you listen to Betty Cantor-Jackson's complete recording. Don't want the party to end? We'll stoke those embers with a few hot tracks from the first set of  5/4/77. Dave's Picks Subscribers score the monstrous second set from 5/4/77 featuring "Scarlet>Fire,"  "Terrapin," 'Playing In The Band," "Comes A Time," and more. Woowee!

    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. 

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  • Gary Farseer
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    Not sure what took so long...

    I haven't been back to jambands or jambase for almost a decade. Once I started buying official releases I kind of forgot to go to those sights.

    At jambands I saw where the Oakland A's will be celebrating Jerry on July 5th, as they start the long goodbye before Vegas A's? Stu Allen and Mars Hotel are doing a before game concert. They also have a Jerry Wolf baseball cap available. Any one going that wants to sell the hat? Sunshine Becker is doing the National Anthem. Also has an acoustic set before Mars Hotel plays. Nice!!! Go Jerry beat the Orioles!

    Edit: Lost Wages A's...

  • Gary Farseer
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    1985 NYE was the first view of the band actually as a live event. We were so full of lysergic, it was a wow moment. Like wow, Jerry had really changed from October 1980 Warfield /Radio City run. The 1985 NYE is still a go to for me all these years later, of course, during the new year time frame.

    Do you have first set on video?

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    pierre...

    MMR ROCKS!

  • gratefulgerd
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    RIP Kinky Friedman

    He died yesterday at the age of 79
    RIP

  • proudfoot
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    In my "inheritance"

    I found a DVD of 12 31 85

    Boy does everyone look a lot younger

    It sounds great

  • proudfoot
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    Me too Jonathan

    Meeeee too

  • daverock
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    1970 + 1980 - great acoustic sets

    That's the only discernible link I can identify for shows played in those two years - they both featured acoustic sets. It might have been a thing to put out a box indicating how their approach to playing acoustic sets changed over the 10 year period. Even taking that into account, I would personally prefer a 1970 box. Pass out the 1980 ones in Dave Picks.

  • jonathan918@GD
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    annoucement

    Friday is new music day, correct?

    Fingers crossed for box annoucement tomorrow

  • estimated-eyes
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    1970 and 1980

    I am hopeful that the mixed up lyrical reference in the supposed title to the reported box holds true and that the box this year does not consist of Hawaii 1970 and Alaska 1980. I very much like 1970 and could be compelled into buying a box of 1970 shows, but two paired with three 1980 shows-- no thanks. That is what I say now, might change my mind later. I don't get all the boxes, they have to really scratch an itch for me....

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    6/27&28/69

    Forgot after I listened awhile back to comment.
    I find BTK and I like a lot if the same shows lol
    And yassss, I did like these, perhaps as much for the different, very country flavored set lists as the playing. That was good also, though I wouldn’t put in top ten of 69 (very high bar).
    The timing probably would fit on a Dave’s, or definitely would fit nicely within a comprehensive 69 box because of the set lists, which help illustrate nicely what a transitional year it was!
    Your 10/31 pick was a good show, but I was distracted by the recording idiosyncrasies.
    Didn’t used to think a big 69 box was needed, but now think it’d be cool to historically show the big transition from the spring through fall/winter.
    The more I dig, the more I discover just how transitional every year is, obviously some more than others, but always: forward, never straight as a pharmacist I dated used to say lol
    Think we still need a primal box to fully illustrate the transition from 67 through 70, but could be lighter on the 69, and think there’s plenty of good shows and scraps from 69 to also make a nice 69 big power box!

    Edit: of course that’s influenced by listening only, no idea what Dave’s hoarding!
    Still hoping some/all of 4/12, 13 & 15/69 are available in pristine form…somewhere?

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Dave's Picks Vol. 50: Palladium, New York City, NY 5/3/77

Reviewer: WolfmansBrother - favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite - February 11, 2008 - Online Review

Subject: setting me on fire

left the orchestra section during ship of fools and arrived in the loge for the basso profundo MNS - it's the best of the tour so far, i think, and the balcony is shakin' to its raging outro leading. i sit to take a short break, too.

yet another night of the first set seeming to spill over. first half of this second set is well-played, indeed, but the sugaree is the INSANE highlight, and keith and jerry are battling it out. one of the strongest estimateds of tour and i, for one, am happy for the FOTD break. the second half belongs to jerry - eyes is short but stellar and bridges to yet another rip-your-heart-out wharf rat, and NFA showcases some down in the weeds jamming. we're stomping and clapping and grinning our faces off, and then joint is jumping for sure as they close it down. another fine UJB encore sends me out the door, so very deeply in love with this band and its music. is there anything better than being a deadhead?

Is there anything better than being a Dead Head when one of your favorite shows is officially released in its entirety? We'll double down on your sentiments WolfmansBrother, with DAVE'S PICK VOLUME 50: PALLADIUM, NEW YORK CITY, NY 5/3/77, and we'll bring the fire extinguisher to cool you off after you listen to Betty Cantor-Jackson's complete recording. Don't want the party to end? We'll stoke those embers with a few hot tracks from the first set of  5/4/77. Dave's Picks Subscribers score the monstrous second set from 5/4/77 featuring "Scarlet>Fire,"  "Terrapin," 'Playing In The Band," "Comes A Time," and more. Woowee!

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. 

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Boston '91
MUATM 11/24/78

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You can buy it right on Owsley's webesite, Bears Sonic Journal, its their latest release. Well worth it

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Headed out west tomorrow to see my daughter. Father’s Day present is a shopping spree at Shakedown. Going to The Sphere on Thursday and Friday. I’ll let ya’ll know how it is.

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The greatest baseball player of all time. I was fortunate enough to have seen him play back in the 1960s. at Candle stick Park, even saw him hit a hone run.

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Yesterday the Govenor of Maryland pardoned 175,000 people for cannabis related convictions. A bfd for all those affected. How about that

BTK, another day, another show you went to that I wish I did. Somebody's got to be there, right?

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The reason I'm bolo24 and not some other number. Best I ever saw.

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In homage to Willie Mays, release Dap51

3 23 75 SNACK Willie showed up on stage
6 17 75

Stronger than Dirt!!!

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...of the Greatest to have ever played Hardball;
RIP Mr. Willie "the Say Hey Kid" Mays

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Bolo tell us about the box before they announce it soon. Thanks Jim for that note. Arrested for cannabis in Maryland about fifty years ago, happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Far as I can tell, no major effect on my life other than my parents were very pissed off for a while, criminal record and all that. No doubt, if I had been a person of color, very different, Juneteenth. The amount was small, the case was filed, expunged a year later. Picked up in DC around the same time for reefer, when the officer discovered I was friends with his sister in high school, we were let go. Saw Willy Mays play just once at the 1962 All Star Game at then brand new DC Stadium (where I would later see concerts and war protesters would be detained en masse). President Kennedy threw out the first pitch. I was nine years old and managed to snag autographs from Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, very impressed with pitchers.

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How many had the tape with the guy keeps yelling "St Stephen",,,, in a girl like pitch.

Seemed to be on several tapes from my youth.

Gotta love the loud talkers NEAR mics recording the shows!

...... at a show, then shut the fuck up.

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I didn't get to spend a whole lot of time with my dad's dad, who passed when I was about 10. But he did take me to a Giants game in (I think) 1966. Willie Mays hit a home run and even at that time I knew I was witnessing something I would always want to remember. And I do.

Willie was the greatest.

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Anybody remembers Allison? she made these obnoxious horse like yells and twirl her long, sweat filled hair in every direction; got hit a few times, unfortunately.

Yes, I trademark of all live Dead shows. My favorite is when Bob told the crowd, stop yelling out songs we already played tonight.

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Sweet!

Cant wait for review. Happy shopping!

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Oh yes I remember. Stay away

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Cousins - there's a description of someone called Allison behaving exactly as you describe in the second Taping Compendium. I've just had a look, and it's on page 236 in an essay called "A Deadheads Journey To Egypt." Why I have remembered this, when I can't remember important stuff, I have no idea!

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I don't have the Compendiums anymore, but no doubt that has to be the same Allison; she "made it" on a few audience tapes.

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A very rare recording from 1973 of Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris from a small club in Philly being released to CD & vinyl mid-July. Called “ The Last Roundup - Live From The Bijou Cafe In Philadelphia 3/16/73”, Gram recordings are as rare as they come, for those interested.

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Went to last Thurs/Fri D&C shows at Sphere. Among the finest D&C shows I've seen, the band seems to really be grooving on their residency there. The venue itself is amazing, this is the future folks, both the sound and visuals are simply stunning. If you haven't already made your mind up one way or the other, do yourself a favor and Go! If you're disappointed, you can blame me. But you won't.

First night we had floor/GA. Won the early entry lottery, camped out center stage about 3 to 4 rows back. Had all the substances (and then some), cold drinks, and an amazing time. John Mayer is rocking his ultra-Silver Sky PRS and weaving silky lines all night- and, thankfully he's removed those ridiculous headphones and gone back to in-ear monitors. Bob is in fine voice. Call me a heretic, but other than for nostalgic reasons I can't hear any difference between Billy and Jay Lane and I think the younger blood is actually a boost. Mickey remains a sage.

Second night we sat in 300 section. On the floor that close, the band is obviously the star and the Sphere the backing band. Up higher, you can't help but take in the totality of the production... and the sound is better. Down close you're hearing backline which is great but doesn't do the capabilities of the venue justice - the upper deck seat sound has got to be heard to be believed.

This was among the greatest concert experiences of my 55 year old, hundreds of shows-long life and I can't stop thinking about it. Until tomorrow that is, taking in The World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band at Mile High.

Last five:

Rolling Stones - 82 albums, 874 songs been on shuffle all day. Getting primed!
Van Halen - Diver Down
ZZ Top - One Foot in the Blues (excellent compilation)
AC/DC - Powerage
Little Feat - Dixie Chicken

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What a great place to see a band, another great place was JC Dobbs & I just have to mention Ripley's Music Hall. At one point in time Philly did have the places to be.

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It is very good. It was first released last year as a Record Store Day 2LP set.

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....thinking of going to another one.
Bender Jamboree announced here in September. String Cheese Incident, Umphreys McGee, Keller Williams, etc.
4 day event. However. Single day tix unavailable. Gotta buy a 4 day pass for $500. I hate shit like that.

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Thanks brother! Lotsa heads around town

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...Happy Summer Solstice!

I will be on my max tilt toward the sun today @ 4 : 50 P M

How about you...will you be tilting too?

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....the OG Hawkeye Pierce.
I read Donald, and I got a little excited (sorry).

Donald Sutherland was one of my favorite actors. As Vguy notes, he is Hawkeye Pierce to me, not Alan Alda. His cynical, sarcasm, and especially that whistle that George Clooney ripped off perfectly for The Fantastic Mr Fox, also a rapscallion of a character. He was almost always delightful in whatever he was in. One of my favorite small roles of his was as the drunkard mentor of Matthew McConaughey in A Time to Kill. Cold Mountain was a really good little part for him as Nicole Kidman's father. I loved that he wasn't above the absolute silliness of Beerfest, either.

*Hawkeye whistle*

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Wow.

A bunch of years ago I saw him in a restaurant in Seattle called Rays. "Wow. That's Donald Sutherland."

At the moment I am sitting at a viewpoint by Puget Sound. I read the news of Sutherland's passing. The place I saw him is one block away. I can see it from here.

Twilight Zone music

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Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?

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One of my favorite Sutherland parts.
Great quote Dennis, as said to Moriarty (?), the tank mechanic played by Gavin McCloud.
Cheers to DS

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The first film that popped into my head on hearing of Donald Sutherland's passing was "Don't Look Now" with Julie Christie.

And Say Hey! Think I missed him. Getting hard to keep up : (
Favorite DS scene: Animal House (GOAT LOL), when he gets the nerds high for the first time.

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