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Dave's Picks Vol. 51: Scranton Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, PA (4/13/71)
Look out Big Boss Man, Pigpen's on the loose! We're shedding our lovelight on the not-to-be-overlooked Spring 1971 tour with DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 51, featuring the complete unreleased show from the SCRANTON CATHOLIC YOUTH CENTER, SCRANTON, PA 4/13/71 AND the 2nd set from the previous night at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, PA on 4/12/71.
These gems find the original Grateful Dead quintet delivering some of their most inspired, energetic, and tightest performances. There's a dab of WORKINGMAN'S DEAD, a splash of AMERICAN BEAUTY, a great foreshadow into what would soon appear on SKULL & ROSES. And you'll need nearly all those fingers (or those toes) because - count 'em - there's eight classic covers ("Mama Tried," "Hard To Handle," and a rare "I Second That Emotion," to name a few) done as only the Dead could do them with Mr. McKernan and his magical harmonica.
Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 51: SCRANTON CATHOLIC YOUTH CENTER, SCRANTON, PA 4/13/71 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.
P.S. We had a little extra room on Disc 2, so please enjoy the final five DP48 bonus tracks to complete 10/24/70, St. Louis, MO.

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July 25, 2024 - 3:36pm

#561

Oroboros

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Double-stuffed Oro's

For edification (or de-evolution) of all who read our posts!

I am constitutionally unable to make a long story short, while my brother from another mother Ouroborous can provide succinct and witty insights. Since the dog days of the censuring psychopaths have thankfully abated. Long posts, hooray!

“Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.”
July 25, 2024 - 3:32pm

#562

cactus68

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Dick's Picks

So tired of mediocre Dave's picks . Let's retire this series, remaster, remix and plangent process the entire Dicks's Picks! YEAH!
July 25, 2024 - 3:02pm

#563

Gary Farseer

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I have been starting to look back at Seinfeld

Loved it back then. May hunt down box.

Never thought about the same thing, sorta, a dog chasing its tail. Hmmm

I am assuming Phil played that bass during '77 new years run.

Yes, meant for both.
July 25, 2024 - 2:43pm

#564

Oroborous

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Yinyang lol

See, he’s a teacher, and thus wisdom etc,
I choose mine more for the comical representation of my life as a dog chasing my own tail…(my original avatar; )

Yes, lol, asteroids and cosmic syncretization, or cosmic debris, both appearing like the Bizarro Jerry street scene!
July 25, 2024 - 1:31pm

#565

Gary Farseer

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Wowzer

Didnt realize we had both on same day. NICE!

Found the repost. Quite lengthy. Will read after I get grooved up!

OB as a sign of death and birth or rebirth, depending on you affinity.

Read that the first time you posted I assume. Cant wait to read again. I even booked mark in my GD folder.

Thanks so much.

And both of you keep posting as much as possible. Just extremely amazing to me both on same day.
July 25, 2024 - 1:09pm

#566

Oroboros

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Gary

Great stuff on Phil's Alembic, and reminded me how the Oroborous (snake or dragon) was a different ancient symbol of infinity.

Mary reposted my story here, search- JERRY, THE DRAGON, AND THE LONG STRANGE TRIP, AS TOLD BY OROBOROUS

"It ain't what I don't know that gets me into trouble, it's what I know for sure, that ain't so."
July 25, 2024 - 12:26pm

#567

Gary Farseer

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Killer

We have Air Supply in one room and Christopher Cross in another room on same night.

Guess I'll get all cowboyed up and go trolling for the ladies.

Women go crazy for a sharp dressed man.
July 25, 2024 - 11:53am

#568

Gary Farseer

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OB

The Other One called OB I haven't seen around here in years.

The reason for that last post was the Osiris-REx/Osiris-Apophos mission there was a NASA deadhead employee that put a live recording of Grateful Dead on that mission. Mind is a little fuzzy, but almost 100% sure it had a Dark Star on it. I started down that rabbit hole looking for that recording. Still havent found it. I will continue to look.

I just stretched out a little because it has been a little lite recently.

To 1971!!!

Trying to Edit for better clarity.
July 25, 2024 - 10:36am

#569

Oroborous

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Mission Control +

I have a cool book: Immortal Axes That Rocked, that has cool pics and similar info about Phil’s bass, AND!!! Jerry’s Pretzel Guitar!
Good sheet Mon!

You say po TA Toe, I say p tah to lol
Gary, Yer not seeing double, this time lol (JK)
The original good Oroboros, who is the creator of the ceramic beast and it’s long strange trip, beat me to it by two weeks, so I had seen another spelling some where? Used to think in the Dead Book by C Loves father, Hank Harrison, but now think that’s not correct? Can’t really remember?, and now of course it’s gotten confusing, so like that awesome Seinfeld episode where they all have alternative dimension other selves, like in “Bizarro Jerry”, “Bizarro George” etc, that we’re just like them, only opposite personality wise, hilarious if you’ve never seen it!
So I’m the Bizarro Oro, the Other, Other One Lol the evil twin lol
I felt bad when Marye posted his great tale in the community section but with my spelling. I tried to set the record strait back then, but kept getting pummeled mercilessly by the you know who police!
Thanks again to Marye for posting that awesome tale!
The stories are my favorite reason to hang here, so we need more good tales!

So glad now to be able to give credit where credit is due!
The kind, good, original Oroboros is THAT Oro, and I’m just a second rate loud mouth prankster who eats breaths shits way too much GOGD, but hopefully at least brings smiles and laughs to the people ; )

Oh, the meteorite is crazy stuff, but reminds me of the episode where Kramer has a dream he’s riding one “like a cowboy Jerry” …. ; )
July 25, 2024 - 9:57am

#570

Gary Farseer

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Kinda slow, maybe I'll stretch out a little

In 2018 we were having discussions about Osiris REx. A NASA satellite launch which had 2 purposes. 1) It was sent to collect a Sample from near earth asteroid Bennu. 2) After flying by earth to drop the sample to earth, which it accomplished on September 21, 2023, it's name was changed to Osiris Apex (Osiris Apophos). It is heading to Apophos which is a large asteroid that is heading to very near earth in 2029. Apophos means God of Destruction. It is the size of the Eiffel Tower and will be visible with the naked eye. Space trackers have pushed out it hitting earth until 2129 or so, 100 hundred years from now. But still a very high level threat.

Now to continue on this thread considering Grateful Dead and its meaning and Phil Lesh and Egypt. I ran across a great Guitar World report on Phil's "Mission Control" base as part of it follows:

"Just about any Deadhead is familiar with the Phil Lesh bass known as ‘Mission Control’. What is hazy are many of the details, as this bass guitar seemed to simply disappear over 40 years ago.

This astounding custom Alembic bass, with serial number 74 00008, was played by Lesh on stage with the Grateful Dead from June 16, 1974 until July 1, 1979, and was hand-built at Alembic by luthier Rick Turner.

Only the eighth instrument built by Alembic, Turner started it in 1972 and completed it in mid-1974. ‘Osiris’, aka ‘Mission Control’, ‘Osage Orange’ or ‘The Omega’, was built not just for, but as part of, the band’s historic Wall Of Sound. The significance of the Wall Of Sound, another brainchild of Alembic co-founder Owsley ‘Bear’ Stanley III, cannot be overstated.

This grand audio experiment spawned the modern PA system, and set a standard still unmatched today. However, that is only part of the story of this bass and its builders at Alembic. This instrument and a handful of its contemporaries set the stage for the modern ‘boutique’ instrument.

Consider the construction of this bass, beyond its exotic inlays and electronics. When this instrument was built, you could count on two hands the number of instruments built this way. It featured laminated neck-thru construction, coupled with sandwiched, exotic tone wood wings known as ‘The Hippie Sandwich’.

These techniques, pioneered by the builders at Alembic, have paved the way for countless luthiers and instruments that now use these elements as the standard for today’s boutique instrument. Jerry Garcia’s Wolf guitar, built by Luthier Doug Irwin in 1972 to 1973, featured the same type of construction, and was also used with the Wall Of Sound.

Irwin also came from the Alembic tree of luthiers. Used by Lesh at over 250 Grateful Dead shows in that five-year period, the Mission Control bass became iconic in its own right, with Rolling Stone magazine featuring the instrument in an Alembic article in September 1973. It was also featured in its own scene in The Grateful Dead Movie the following year."

Later in the article, dated April 1, 2021, it lists the inlays of Phil's Osiris Bass, also called Apophos in another article as follows:
"The ebony fingerboard is covered in 11 different exotic inlays. For the record, these are:

Mother-of-pearl lightning bolts striking lapis lazuli An abalone serpent eating its own tail
A mother-of-pearl crescent moon
An abalone lizard
An abalone Darkstar Mother-of-pearl and abalone stars
An abalone bat
An abalone infinity symbol
A mother-of-pearl and abalone Saturn
Abalone kissing fish, as Lesh is a Pisces
More mother-of-pearl lightning bolts striking lapis lazuli"

I bring this up as Oroborous has the picture of Oroborous today as his picture. I know we have 2 Oroborus', hope I have the right one. The other talked about making an Oroborous and putting it on stage and then meeting Jerry the next morning and giving it to him. Now that is a long time ago so memory fuzzy. But look at the neck Phil had of these GD symbols. Also, it matches his guitar strap.

There is a lot too this. May post more later, but feel I have over extended the welcome for now. Send PM if you want direct web pages. I am sure they will have to be broken up.

G

From there down the rabbit hole I found articles by Ryan Slesinger, PhD and Vincent Bridges. Both who document the deeper meanings of Grateful Dead as it relates to the book of the dead. These are long involved article which I am still reading/digesting.

Apophis not Apophos. Edit

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Dave's Picks Vol. 51: Scranton Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, PA (4/13/71)

Look out Big Boss Man, Pigpen's on the loose! We're shedding our lovelight on the not-to-be-overlooked Spring 1971 tour with DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 51, featuring the complete unreleased show from the SCRANTON CATHOLIC YOUTH CENTER, SCRANTON, PA 4/13/71 AND the 2nd set from the previous night at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, PA on 4/12/71.

These gems find the original Grateful Dead quintet delivering some of their most inspired, energetic, and tightest performances. There's a dab of WORKINGMAN'S DEAD, a splash of AMERICAN BEAUTY, a great foreshadow into what would soon appear on SKULL & ROSES. And you'll need nearly all those fingers (or those toes) because - count 'em - there's eight classic covers ("Mama Tried," "Hard To Handle," and a rare "I Second That Emotion," to name a few) done as only the Dead could do them with Mr. McKernan and his magical harmonica.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 51: SCRANTON CATHOLIC YOUTH CENTER, SCRANTON, PA 4/13/71 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.

P.S. We had a little extra room on Disc 2, so please enjoy the final five DP48 bonus tracks to complete 10/24/70, St. Louis, MO.

Box Ordered

Thanks for the heads up everyone.
The promo code from the slot machine thing was still valid through today so I got $40 off, but shipping was $14.99 so $182.54 all in. An hour's worth of listening party is up now too. And they are Betty boards!
Love 1978 Dead!
Cheers

Mr. Ones - Adding my signal to the amplitude of healing vibes for the Mrs. - She's got nurse cats too which are always there for you when you need them.

Thanks for the heads up on the new box and coupon still working

I ordered the Box, LP and a Vote T. Glad to see the code that expires today worked! If you do have a code from the Slot Machine, it expires today!!!

discount codes are available

Yes indeed, hesitate to state them here but check Hoffman Daves 24 board, and they stack! 51 now shown to deliver tomorrow.

5-14-74?

Does anyone know anyone who can do a B&P for 5-14-74? Peace!

DAVE'S PICK #51 & BOX SET - RUMORS RUMORS

Who said for the last 2-3 months that Dave Pick #51 was 9/26/91 and the Box Set was HALASKAII 1970 & 1980?!?!?!? .....WRONG ON BOTH!!

Coulda told you they wouldn't stray from the comfort zone of 1970-1978! Someone start a 1980-1991 series, please!!

Rumors rumors

Never trust a prankster.

Great Day!

Dave’s 51 should be here shortly, and got the April ‘78 box ordered with a discount code. WOOT!

Nice looking

Box you got there!

Hoping

All get 51 by tomorrow.

Mr. Ones

Hate the crushing news of your wife. Fortunately, We have had others who have made it through. Hoping for Strength and Peace during these hard times. That's the downside to life, figuring out sometimes it can be hard to handle. I am with y'all in Spirit! We are all with you. Hoping she has a fast return to health.

Mr. Ones

Positive vibes for your wife brother.

Peace

DMCVT

Rec'd. PM and replied.
And thanks for the early AM box heads-up.
I hardly ever look at the home page while signing in every day. Better change that habit, lol.
Cheers

Arrived in Bavaria

Just listening. With some fine white wine. Sorry gratefulgerd. No bear. Next time sure some Elchbreu Pils from Thuisbrunn. Or so.
Not so happy with the 78 box. Too much drumz. At least for me.

Discount codes

DCMVT - thanks for the heads up. I got $25-50 knocked off. Every little helps - though I'm not sure why they do this.

Gerhard

I returned from Oberfr. today. Did a 3day Keller-trip in my 36 year old VW-van.
Always funny when I see the sign on the A70 saying 'Ofr., Genussregion'.
Which it really is!!!
Cheers G.
Box-Set ordered! '78 is a good year.

Huge Debt of Gratitude......

......To all on here. I so missed being a part of this, and it truly means a lot to hear all of you who've sent best wishes. I am sure we are on the rebound, although we have to wait until September to get the "all good". And then of course, it takes 5 years to get the final farewell (to cancer). Won't finish #51until tomorrow, and I think I will give a good "headphones" listen to #50 over the weekend. Not sure about the'78 box, my priorities have been shuffled lately.

But as you all know--Music Is The Best!!

The Good, the Bad, and the Curious

The good news is that #2247 arrived here safe and sound. And speaking of sound, the audio is indeed very good. As others have said, Phil is particularly well recorded here, and playing his ass off!

The somewhat less good news is that my promo code doesn't work when trying to order the new box. Oh well, worth a try.

Will be interesting to take a deeper dive into '78. My impression, based on what I've heard before, is that '78 was a lot less consistent than the previous year, but often kind of ragged in a good rock and roll way, and the good stuff from that year's really good. A worthy choice for a box set, and I'm eager to hear it.

Dave's 51 4/13/71

Just got done listening to Set 1...Holy smokes, this show cooks...Fire! Phil's bass is right in your face...Thanks Dave

23290

Has made it’s way to the south suburbs of Cleveland.

You Go Onesy’s!

We are everywhere, abd we’re with you both!

Nope Mikey, do not miss that at all. I miss many things, but the weather isn’t one of em lol ; )

51: somewhere at the PO. Said delivered, then changed to at arrived at PO.
What evs, hopefully TOO can pick up tonight after work 🤞

Spring 78: Ha, I’ve probably said too much elsewhere already lol
Think this is going to rock!
Cue Animal House flounder “oh boy, this is going to be great!”)

Meine Deutsche Freunde

Was bedeutet Genussregion?

Und

Excessive Drumz in April 78? Ja. Ich verstehe.

Mr Ones

Just read your post. I wish you and your wife nothing but the best. Love is the healer.

There's Me & My Uncles....

....then theres 1970 Me & My Uncles.
Much love to Mr & Mrs Ones.
No offense to '71 Dead, but damn son.
Two different bands for sure. Pig on the tambourine? Sign me up.
Much of 1970 is lost unfortunately. Same could be said for 1980.
Edit. Holy Moley. The Pittsburgh TOO.
Steelers suck. But that's beside the point.

There are three Casey Jones on this release...

....ehh.
That being said, the 1970 one is a keeper. Not a huge fan of that particular song.
There. I said it.
The Sugar Mags post Pitt Jones is twangy feedback Jerry. Two thumbs up on that one.

Mr. Proudfoot

Oberfranken is a region in Northern Bavaria with a population of about 1.1 million inhabitants.
Compared to other areas in the world (same number of inhabitants) it has the highest density of
bakeries, butcher’s shops and breweries.

More than 200 old traditional (centuries-old) breweries serve the people with way over 1.000 different beers.
Served in 1 Liter mugs called: Mass or 1/2 Liter mugs called: Seidla.

The official sign: ‘Genussregion Oberfranken’ aside the Autobahn honours that region for its culinary delights (Genuss).

Happy Birthday, Jerry!!!

Best wishes, G.

bitte ein...

Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier
zum Geburtstagskind feiern :)

Happy Birthday Jerry!

We miss you, bro.

No Days Between this year?

C"est la vie

Happy Birthday

To Mr. Jerry Garcia's Family and Friends - and all those that love Him.

Days Between JRAD

Good friend reported Jerry night at Fenway as extra special, first pitch thrown out by one of the Rex folks. Heading up to Burlington this afternoon for Jerry's birthday show with JRAD, excessive rains have stopped, two tarps to put down on the saturated ground for this outdoor event.

Days Between

Yeah, Proudfoot, what’s up with that? Preoccupied with the box release, I guess…
Edit: Sirius GD channel has a specials going on, and I’m sure Big Steve will mention it today. Got to meet Steve in Vegas, BTW. Prince of a man.

DMCVT/JRAD

Hey, nugs is streaming this tonight.
So maybe tell us where you end up and what your wearing lol
Maybe a big sign “hey deadnet” lol

Get well Mrs. Ones

Truly a hard road to travel. Best wishes to you Mr. Ones and your misses. Healing vibes sent your way. Peace, Love, Dead.

Happy Birthday Jerry!

Love and miss you bro, in my mind, you were the best. What I wouldn't give for just one more night with you. Would I give a few years of my remaining life for it? YES, no wait, Hell Yes.

42 Years Ago

I was at the OKC Zoo Amphitheater for a very happy birthday Jerry show featuring the GOGD. Miss you, man!
Disc 1 of Dave's 51 sounds mighty fine!

Also spinning disc 1

Interesting story in the liner notes about the recording of Kiel 10-24-70 that is on here (to fill out some more of DaP 48 filler) from the era where Owsley was in jail from the N.O. bust and they needed someone to build a sound system for that STL show. Early top quality set-up that should interest the audioholics here. (Hey Oro, lol)
Cheers
Edit: Had to laugh at Bill Gottlieb's review stating his disapproval of especially the Sage (as he calls NRPS) and questioning whether the show was worth his $4.50 ticket and 80 mile drive. Some people are just hard to please, lol.

JRAD

Heading up with, then will meet up with assorted friends, a few of whom want to get down front will arrive before gates, most (like me) prefer set up in front of the sound board. Until we get in, who knows where we wind up, less inclined to the crush of the pit... 51 has arrived at my PO Box, pick that up on the way.

30 years ago/51

51 in da house, gonna wait and get my fri yea going with mañana.

30 years ago last night and tonight my cousin and I saw some pretty fine shows for the time. JG seemed to be enjoying himself and the holiday love.
Of course the skunk in the campsite that kept us up all night is another of those long GD tales best for another time and space.

ISTSHOW: “HEY, who you calling….” Oh, wait, what, hee hee, I’ll have to peak at that today!

No Days Between

and, unless I missed it, no website acknowledgement of JG's birthday

Amateurs running things now?

$4.50 and 80 miles is WELL worth it.

Reviewers are always talentless chumps who begrudge other people's success and awesomeness.

Days Between

It is on PF.
Email came couple hours ago?
Have fun with that!
Cheers
Oops, sorry Oro, I meant to say audiophile. Yeah, that's it!

8-1-94

I was there on the floor with mail order tix.
Thanks GDTS.

Happy Birthday Jerry!

Subscriber in Limbo

Still no 51 over here. Still contradictory tracking info. Told to wait 10 business days. Day 7 now. Not even that hyped about this release but a sour taste nonetheless since I paid for it already.

Tix

Same with us. One of only a few times I got good seats.
We’re those not hood shows? Jerry really seemed to be into it?

ISTSHOW: same thing ; ) Interesting liner notes for sure.
Gear he sited etc, reminds me of the GORR daze as a roadie etc.
Man stuff was outrageously big and heavy back then!

Jerry Garcia Tribute Night

Tonight
Great American Ballpark
Cincinnati, OH
Giants vs. Reds
6 PM CST

Hell yeah

I’m not usually a fan of long versions of Good Lovin’ but in this case I have to say hell yeah. I’ve played the first two discs so far and have really enjoyed them.

Approved

The Pittsburgh 2nd set on disc 3 is really well played and the sound quality is excellent. However, Scranton is so full of energy that I prefer it to Pittsburgh. Also it has more Pigpen, a Cumberland, a great Hard to Handle and a long Good Lovin'. What more could one wish for? A great Pick all round.

Pittsburgh 4/12/71

"Now that's a tasty 'burgher!"

GREAT release

7/08/78

1STSHOW07/08/78 - it took awhile but I just realised the date of your first show. Wow, what a great one to start with!
Mine was March 20, 1981 at the Rainbow in London. A bit miffed I missed the 1972 London concerts.

1978

Frank, I got on the bus thanks to a Deadhead from California who lived in my college dorm in 1975. We became good friends. He was almost shocked how loose and crazy 7-8-78 was as he had not seen them since the hiatus IIRC.
I play that show a couple of times a year and was thrilled when it was an official release. That July '78 box is still my favorite but the new April '78 box will be right up there with it I would think.
When I was signing up here in 2014 I tried to think up a unique moniker that would resonate and wasn't sure it would, but the kindly poster mbarilla gave me props for it so I knew it was good enough, lol. Shout out to him as we see him infrequently now.
I have many recordings in the collection from the Rainbow. It must have been a storied place in rock and roll history and was amazing looking. I'll bet the sound was good in such a classy place. Almost all of my Dead shows (a very limited run compared to most here) were outdoors and obviously Red Rocks had the best sound but we sure didn't have comfy chairs and regal surroundings, lol. From what I've read you saw it near the end of its glory? Did you see them in the October 1981 run there too?
Cheers

4/13 end of set 1

There is a gravitational pull there not even light can escape!

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