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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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  • JeffSmith
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    Back in the day, you didn’t always have to buy ready-mades:

    In 1970, before my senior year in high school, I spent the summer at a biology program at UT Austin. After liberating a 250 ml Erlenmeyer distilling flask, a glass funnel, and some tubing from the lab I worked in, I picked up a round screen at Oat Willie’s, and, voilà, the sweetest ice-water-pipe was born. When taken on a roadtrip, it did tend to tip over in the floorboard and add it’s unique fragrance to the driving experience for a while. Lasted through several years of intensive use before it apparently jumped out of the backseat and smashed into a fond memory on the pavement.

    The next year as a freshman at Duke (missed 4/24/71 by about 5 months), my best friend Joe Frazer, a pole vaulter, had a 6-foot bong he’d made from a broken pole, corncob pipe head and duct tape. Not exactly compact like Lil Red, but holy shit!, one hit from that sucker’d take off the top of your head and then some. Ahh, those were the days.

    Ding-Dong the wicked Hay Now is dead (maybe)?

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    It's also important, in my estimation, not get get hung up on complete shows or immaculate sound quality when considering future releases. Many great live recordings of all sorts of artists, from the 1960's and beyond are neither of those things, but they are still indispensible. Check out Magic Sam Live.

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    ....new Widespead Panic release on the horizon.

  • Vguy72
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    Multiple paragraph posts are back baby!....

    ....hey now!
    Wish I'd something more to say.
    Breathe. Breathe in the air.

  • hendrixfreak
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    Good gawd, people! No sooner had I finished mourning the demise of Anchor Steam - oh so tasty Anchor Steam - like it was a member of my family (which it was) when the news came that Bela Lugosi would start brewing it again!

    Very happy with that news, although I'm not sure I have the new owner's name right...

    Just back from paddling 40 miles on the Green River and seeing some amazing interaction between vultures and herons (nesting in adjacent trees; 2 herons, ~20 vultures) and an osprey with a fish in its talons dogged by an eagle, causing the osprey to drop the fish just yards from our pack rafts... Good sheet!!

    ForensicDoc: blessings on your wife's health.

    All the rest of you: blessings for the Jer 1974 photo musings. Some one had it right: those Oct '74 shows were mutli-track, so no DP for them. Which kinda points to a box, eh? (Just using my Canadian accent there....)

    The Good Doc is correct: there are many hot shows in the Vault. We get too hung up on shows with reputations and overlook by definition those that don't circulate.

    Put it this way: I'm offering to shut up forever if they just hand over the most recently discovered '68 tapes. Any takers??

    Love, HF

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    Was not the airplane bong of which you speak. I have to dig in a closet to get it, want to measure it precisely. Hope to grab it tomorrow. I know one thing, she has been a lil go-getter. Many the amount of pounds (?) she has pulled.

    Brought it out after appendix rupture because after I got back home and tried to pull one, I was using 15" bong cut down from 24". I had a chest tube inserted in the hospital (tube was out), so I should have known I couldnt do that. So brought out red and everything was fine. Used her several years. Then brought big boy out and could actually pull through him, so I changed back. But dang the number of people that have hit her, that doesnt sound right... When you try to clean her, she has ageless resin attached chemically to her.

    There was more to post, but short term memory beginning to struggle. Oh well, big boy come here. About to play second disk from the GDMOVIE!!!

    You know maybe she was one of those airplane bongs now that I think of it. Probably knowing my dumbass, was "what is this cap thing for?" Probably chunked it. But everything sounds right about the dimension. It has a solid 1" square for the base, and a little less than an inch in diameter. Rats, now this rabbit hole is costing time to search.

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    stealth bong, checks out

    I had one of those stealth deals Oro

    For my friend and I it was our main bong in high school, simply bc our parents were on to us and would ruthlessly search our rooms. But this thing (just as you describe down to the dark red color) could be hidden almost anywhere. We were always together so we'd just leave it at one another's house. I'd tape it to the underside of my desk, he had an old stuffed animal and he put in in there.

    We used to put crushed ice into it bc if you used water you'd typically splash yourself on the lips, which was foul. We called it "The Monster" since 1) it was anything but (made us laugh) and also 2) from some stoned incident where we hid it and couldn't find it, then we finally found it, it fell from the top of some tall cabinet and scared us both.

    Also had a similar incident with getting surprised, this case by friend's mom. Just as he'd just taken the longest, biggest hit he could, she popped into the pool area. If she'd looked to the right she'd have seen him bong-flagrante, but she walked for long enough with turning her head that it allowed him to pick up the pool brush and hold 'the monster' in his other hand. He made like he was about to start cleaning the pool and when she did finally look over at us she never noticed the bong in his palm. I don't know how he held that hit in, she must have yammered at us for 45 seconds before finally biffing off

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    Bust out the 2nd disk of the "Movie". Some great additional playin, think it is an hour and 1/2.

    Here is the official ban:

    The official letter, which was posted to social media, stated, “On April 20, 2024, you posted an Instagram video of yourself smoking inside the Sphere with the caption ‘first bong hit to ever be ripped in the @spherevegas @phish.’ You knowingly violated the guest code of conduct by visibly smoking inside the venue. Sphere Entertainment Co. will not tolerate actions that threaten the safety and security of our guests and employees.”

    After identifying the cause, the letter went on to list the venues where the individual is no longer welcome: “In light of your conduct, you are hereby indefinitely banned from Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, The Beacon Theatre, The Chicago Theatre, Sphere and any other MSG Venue (the ‘MSG Venues’). You are not to enter into or remain in any of the MSG venues at any time in the future. If you enter any of the MSG Venues, including, with respect to Madson Square Garden, the box office, Chase Square and the concierge areas, law enforcement will be contacted to ensure your expulsion and you will be subject to the penalties.”

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    RIP the BEST jawn for bongs and related products in Philly!!

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    Was working at a job in Vail, upscale Beaver Dam road.
    Back before legalization etc
    Weird dude in general, real extra white and pasty lol
    had this big grand stairway lined with unused cheap plastic bongs of different colors. Kinda cool cept you’d think for art, especially rich folk art, he’d get some nice blown glass etc lol. He also had the first pair of Maggie speakers I ever heard. “Hey, what are those funny room dividers” lol

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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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Yeah I was there with my brother. It was a cool show . The Owsley release is well worth picking up , the recording quality is excellant.

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Fillmore West 1970.

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

That annoying Passaic guy is on all the 76/77 Passaic, NJ recordings I have heard.
Always trying to make the show about himself.

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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.

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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

\m/

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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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