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April 6, 2020 - 9:47am

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marye

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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.

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January 10, 2022 - 6:12pm

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JimInMD

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Rock T's

I always wondered what happened to mine.

mmmMOM! Dammit, I bet your mom and my mom were in cahoots. bygones..

Edit: Makes my memory drift to the day my Mom found where I hid my stash. Just how did she figure this out? It's starting to make sense now. Our moms were all in on it, it was a giant conspiracy.. one day everything was fine, the next there wasn't a nook or cranny in the entire house safe enough to hide a little bag of buds. I wonder who's mom was first to put all this together?

The flush heard round the world.

Back to your regularly scheduled Day Job encore (the best I could muster under the circumstances).

Edit: What's on tap for this week? What eras are we going to dance around (and in)?
January 10, 2022 - 6:07pm

#2792

DeadVikes

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Bills

Go Bills! They finished strong OB.

Another bad year for the Vikes and heads are rolling.
January 10, 2022 - 4:58pm

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wilfredtjones

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your wife trashing tickets

Worse, or on par with my Mom taking my (now Vintage) Rock T's to Goodwill?... :-P
January 10, 2022 - 7:29am

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Oroborous

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7/2/89

Haven’t been listening to any dead lately, but love this show so much I had to comment.
Agreed, not the best of the tour etc, but better then many, and overall a damn solid show, 89 style, with a great set list!
DV, concur, good one to view and they’ve already done some of the work, release it!

Go VIKS
January 10, 2022 - 6:22am

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JimInMD

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Re: Update Shows

Yea, I have to get around to that one of these days. It doesn't help that my wife threw out all my ticket stubs so that task is sort of a downer in that regard.

I only caught one show in 82, in Baltimore on the Spring tour (my first).

I didn't get the memo that you must see them multiple times in a tour until 1983. Silly me. 83 also marks the first time I traveled to see shows. It all started to sink in, technicolor. what fun
January 10, 2022 - 5:20am

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wilfredtjones

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JiminMD

Update your profile with your shows attended. I was wondering if you had caught the show on 9/15/82... :-)

Yes, bonus points for 1stshow7/08/78.... :-)
January 9, 2022 - 7:39pm

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DeadVikes

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7/2/89

Hey, nice work Jim. I am a big fan of this show. I believe this was the Meet up at the Movies show in 2016?

I watched this show on the tube. That playing in the band opener, fantastic. Crazy Fingers, Wang Dang Doodle! Come on. Great first set. Start the second set with Friend of the Devil, alright, again can't remember too many second sets that opened that way. At the end of He's Gone Mickey and Billy are positioned to go into Drums and Bob leaves the stage and Jerry says not so fast, and then takes them into Eyes of the World! So great. You have to see it. Love those Quinn the Eskimo encores as well Jim.
So they have this show already produced for the MUATM, why not release it for sale. Blur Ray mix? Man, I would buy it.

This show, Deer Creek and the three Alpine shows, all with video would make a pretty damn good box.
The rest of the month has already been released.
January 9, 2022 - 5:20pm

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JimInMD

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Ok. Since I am caught up..

(a rarity)

7/2/89

Another show of multiple in a row suggested here with these twisted, unique set lists. Opening with PITB>Crazy Fingers. Are you kidding me?

Not the smoker show of the tour, not legendary.. but really, if you had to plan out the entire tour in hindsight, is there a better way to start then this? Me thinks they knew what they were doing.

I listened to the Charlie Miller (no surprise there), but the Kevin Tobin is really excellent. I wonder which one is better?

I don't know.. I could comment forever.. but my comments are: Solid show, the Queen Jane, To Lay Me Down. Cassidy is priceless.
The second set was well played and tight, nothing legendary but solid nonetheless. My favorite was The Mighty Quinn, but I am biased.. I have a soft spot for that song.

Well played, well executed, great recording.
January 8, 2022 - 5:36pm

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JimInMD

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3/17/77

These reels exist somewhere... and I don't think it's the asshole with the trunks in the barn letting them rot, unless Rob Eaton was the source that originally circulated them. Whew.. nice show. Short but good second set, interesting set list, nice experimentation and willingness to take some risk.

We should thank Sixtus for mentioning this one.. hit the spot.

First show gets the prize. Nice WBK reference.

I forgot to thank dvikes for the Palace Theatre nod. Another great show with an interesting and varied setlist. That show also has these very interesting parts and a nice vibe, good swing.

7/2/89, this will be a virgin listen for me. It's got a To Lay Me Down, so I'm an enthusiastic all in. I doubt if I will finish it tonight, so into tomorrow.

Have a good rest of the weekend folks.. stay warm and to proudfoot (if he ever ventures to this thread) stay dry.
January 8, 2022 - 10:23am

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1stshow70878

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I Can, I Can,... Ooo Mr. Wilfred Pick Me!

Said in the Arnold Horshack Welcome Back Kotter voice. It's my first show! 7-8-78
Also the 1-10-78 has WRAT>FRAN part.
Bonus points?
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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.

68 and Loud

I completely agree.

On occasion and if I'm not careful volume gets the best of me. One day I might live to regret this. Thankfully, that day was not today.

A new one for me. Some sound weirdness especially in and around banter, but what the hey.

I don't know what it is, but I have soft spot for The Eleven, Born Cross-Eyed and especially New Potatoe Caboose. Good show with some vintage grease to end the night with me feeling a little dirtier than I did when I woke up.

If there's no pick for tomorrow, I suggest the next in line. It's a partial, starts with a rare Clementine. 1/20/68 Euraka Municipal Auditorium. I think we should set up a go fund me to find all the missing reels, there's a couple missing from this show. It would be something for them to be found.

4/30/88 at the Frost

Hey Jim, I know you have had a lot on you plate this year. Thanks for checking this one out. Yes, the recording is decent, not great. Like a lot of 88 recordings out there. Still think they have some good ones in the Vault.

I liked the show, anytime I see a Hey Pocky Way, I am in. Nice Shakedown to open the second set. Love the triple Encore with China Rider OMSN.

It is good to get out of the comfort zone once in a while Doc.

Carousel Ballroom 68, okay Jim, Ok will have to que it up this morning.

Enjoy the weekend out there.

Edit. Oh and after the carousel ballroom I will be moving on the 12/9/79, Dave's Picks #47. Love this one and I need some 79. If I had the keys, I would be putting out a big 79 Box.

Lewiston, for your consideration

44 years ago today, there when Roy Buchanan along with Levon and His All Stars opened for the Dead. My last in person show, on the bus since their first album, however things had changed so much.... Doc was there, a wild late summer scene, part of my farewell to Maine.

All is worthwhile if the soul is not small.....

Hey rockers!!

Yes, we were there and had a blast. Beautiful day and tremendous music. A very fine show by the Dead, one of my all-timefavorite in-person Dead experiences.

Would make a solide offical release. It is worthy......

Doc
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.....

All is worthwhile if the soul is not small.....

Hey rockers!!

Yes, we were there and had a blast. Beautiful day and tremendous music. A very fine show by the Dead, one of my all-time favorite in-person Dead experiences.

Would make a solid official release. It is worthy......

Doc
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.....

9/6/80

Hey DMCVT,

Love this show and will get it going again this weekend.

And yes, it would make a great releasen.

Pretty sweet you and Doc were there.

9/6/80 Lewiston

I'm in - hopefully sometime this weekend I can transport my mind and spirit into late summer beautiful day/evening Maine. Sounds like a dream show and setting. Very cool that a couple of you guys got to be there. Didn't realize this was the last show before the Warfield run. Long and heartfelt write up on grateful seconds (he was there). Comment at the end from a guy who was 8 at the time and lived a "bike trail" away from the fairgrounds. Listened to part of the show from his clubhouse. Rode his bike over and snuck in. Totally dug the Drums. Made major bank (for a kid) collecting cans and bottles for deposit afterwards (which is exactly what 8 yr old me would have done.) Think I might travel John Deere with the Jim Wise FOB.

Been Gone

But back this week. I can do Lewiston again.

As I recall there is not a good soundboard that circulates, right? And the one that does is first set only and it sure does sound like an audience (or ultramatrix on steroids at least).

High energy though.. like Gainesville, there must have been something in the water.

You have to wonder if this was recorded and if so where the hell are the master tapes? I think someone (Parrish??) tossed out the language that some of the master reels were left on the seat and when the truck pulled away they must have flown out the window or something.

I'd love to see more reels (and cassettes) returned.

Anyway, Lewiston Me for me tomorrow.

Edit: Started tonight - why not? Gave up on the "soundboard" and settled on the Jim Wise same as Bluecrow. Good news, Bluecrow.. The John Deere Broke down and was sitting in the yard for the last half of the week. I got it working today. Had to replace the solenoid. Damned electronics are always interfering with time travel. Just imagine if this broke back in time before Jebediah Solenoid created the first working model for riding mowers.. we would have been screwed.. I mean, nothing wrong with being stuck in 1980 but why not go back another 10 to 15 years...

High energy is right. Pretty good audience.

Follow-Up

While I was in the neighborhood, I took a quickie with 11/28/80 Lakeland Civic Center - Lakeland, FL (30 Trips).

I figured why not.. most enjoyable, especially To Lay Me Down. Not sure why I like that song so much, but I do.

More 1980

Ah, yes, more 1980. You don't have to twist my arm. A shorter show for the time period, but still really good. Will get it going after I finish up Dicks #36, which was mentioned on some other threads. Such a great show, but apparently didn't sell well at the time. No idea why.

My Favorite Non-Multi-Track 1980 Release

Random Musing - 1980

My favorite non-multi-track 1980 release has got to be Dave's # 8, 11/30/80 Fox Theater. Love how that Matrix worked out. If anyone remembers the seaside chat, he was spot on.

Crowd noise was not as big an issue in 1980 as they could play in some pretty intimate venues. Also, as the age of the cassette master replaced the lovely Ms. Cantor Jackson, a lot of those early soundboards are a bit sterile sounding without the crystalline highs and the booming lows. Blending those early 80's soundboards with one of those near perfect audience masters works. When they aged out of the smaller, cooler venues (thinking after Jerry's coma and In The Dark) audience tapes had to compete with hundreds of the guy next to you screaming "JERRY!!" at 95 decibels, this was no longer possible.

That SBD/Dr. Bob matrix is almost exactly perfect (or as good we are going to get for the time).

On the opposite side of the same coin, I think some of the Ultra Matrix's have a bit too much of the guy yelling JERRY! then I sometimes want to hear. Thinking a lot of 87 suffers from this, and by then the audience tapes were no better.

Anyway, if Mr. Norman can pull of similar wizardry I wish they would do more like DaP#8.