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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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May 8, 2021 - 6:31pm

#3671

rockthing

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So much things to say about…

So much things to say about 5/7 and 5/8/77, but anybody givin' Billy some luv for his birthday? Somebody give that bald man a hat!!!
May 8, 2021 - 5:06pm

#3672

DeadVikes

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Get Shown the Light

Works for me. I went back to 5/7/77 while driving today. Hard not to like this show.

Concertgebouw or Paris sounds like a plan. Monday?
May 8, 2021 - 9:50am

#3673

JimInMD

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Ok...

We are on track. Take a couple days and digest Get Shown the Light?

As for E72.. I was thinking Munich and Lille?

Two slightly off the beaten track shows. My favorite of late is Bickershaw. VGuy got me to take a deep dive a year or so ago and I found stuff in that show I had never noticed before. My favorite Lovelight of the tour and a great segue into GDTRFB, not to mention the other great stuff that came before. Concertgebouw is another off the radar gem. And then there are the monumental shows.. we can save a couple of those for next year.

Anyway.. spending some down time with classics is fun too.
May 8, 2021 - 8:25am

#3674

icecrmcnkd

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I’m with you GOGD

I will be doing the anniversary listen tonight, possibly from vinyl, although that requires me to get up from the couch about every 20 minutes. Oh well, I’ll just make the most of it and walk over to the fridge each time and grab a beer. Well, maybe not every time, that would be a lot of beer. Not that I can’t handle that much beer, just that I probably can’t handle vinyl without scratching it after that much beer.
May 8, 2021 - 8:13am

#3675

The Good Ole G…

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Move Back

Or Feel Real Guilty.

Phil's bass on opening of Scarlet on 5/8/77 is killer. Why doesn't anyone ever talk about this show?

I kid, because I care.

Nice Pick on 9/24/82 ConeKidd! Rockin' The Carrier Dome.
Really good show all the way through, but that Set 2 is Hot for sure!
Brent opener followed by PITB > Crazy Fingers > PITB > Throwing Stones and it don't stop there.
Good times, I enjoyed that.

jefito 5/7/77 first show! Anymore stories / memories from that night?

And yeah folks, I'm telling ya this 5/8/77 show is really underrated ;)
May 8, 2021 - 7:57am

#3676

DeadVikes

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Jefito-5/7/77-Jim

Wow! Boston Garden 77 to start the ride. That must have been a wild show for your first. Did you make it to any other shows in 77?

Jim, sounds like a good idea, which shows do you want to do?

I think there are two Spring 77 shows that have not been released, those might be worth a listen.

E72-Yes!

Stay well out there.
May 7, 2021 - 8:35pm

#3677

JimInMD

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Holy Crap

..what a night to pick for a first show.

Any interest in picking a show on the E72 tour for a pick of the day sometime this week? We could toss in a Spring 77 for good measure too.
May 7, 2021 - 7:55pm

#3678

jefito

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A first...

Speaking of May 7th, it was my first show, 1977 it was, in the old Boston Garden, the night before, ahem, *that* show. We'd been at the local Sears in Bangor, Maine, looking for tickets to Santana in Portland, which turned out to be not available yet. But then we noticed that there were tickets for the Dead in Boston. Woo-hoo, we'll take those instead! Came down the night before from Orono, with a gang of friends -- none of them had been to a Dead show either -- stayed overnight at Wells Beach and hit Boston the next day. With no idea what to expect, we were hanging out at the bathrooms/concessions, when a huge roar went up in the crowd, and my friend's girlfriend grabbed my hand and we raced back to our seats, to the opening bars of Bertha (and speaking of Bertha flubs, though we couldn't hear it there, on the tapes there's a pretty good technical glitch in the beginning of Bertha, leading into some audible onstage mirth). Good times. Last time I saw them was there as well, September of '93. A different world altogether...
May 7, 2021 - 9:14am

#3679

icecrmcnkd

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Sound quality is pretty good

I’m playing old CD-R’s, although I probably have a newer copy as a torrent.
I can hear all the instruments. I suspect that this show could be polished up and released. Sure, some people would complain about an 80’s release, but this sounds better than some of the other early 80’s shows that have already been released.
May 7, 2021 - 9:11am

#3680

Oroborous

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9/24/82

Sweet! Believe that has a good Jack Straw....seemed like they always played an angry Jack there...
Was @ but haven’t heard much so I’m stoked to get reacquainted.
Don’t know what’s available, but I’d stay clear of Auds as that place sounded horrible (like most of those dome stadiums)...

11/5/79: haven’t heard that one for long time. I like it, but don’t think quite hangs with the big boys...
Definitely like 11/6 and 12/1 etc better but so what, still a fine 79!

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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.