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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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March 2, 2022 - 9:25am

#2561

DeadVikes

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9/18/91

Alright, let's do it.
March 2, 2022 - 8:51am

#2562

Oroborous

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Early bird

Gets the worm!
Was gonna say 4/6/78, but vguys already on it with 9/18/91.
Rollin!

EDIT: solid show, nice pick! Good Healy/Pearson matrix, though I’m at work so not full immersion…
March 2, 2022 - 8:26am

#2563

Vguy72

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Is there a pick for today?....

....if not, I nominate MSG 9.18.91.
March 2, 2022 - 4:37am

#2564

Forensicdoceleven

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The past cannot be cured...........

Mornin', rockers!!!

Last 5:

2/13/70 early show
2/14/70 early show
Two short, sharp, savory shots of early 1970 Dead. Recommended................

PF Wish You were Here
For long lost friends who've shuffled off this astral plane...........

Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen---Family Dog 1970, official OSF release. Ace recording, I've heard rockabilly is good for what ails ya!

Mingus Ah Um
Needs no explanation.............

Not a note of 71 going on two months now. Been jonesing, but Europe 72 helps ease the pain................

Rock on!!

Doc
Time and memory are true artists; they remould reality nearer to the heart's desire............
March 1, 2022 - 6:40pm

#2565

JimInMD

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Elegant Pride

That's what it was labeled on the first tape I had with the song. Throwing Stones seemed to be called Ashes to Ashes a lot too. There were a few others.. but as usual I forget.

So when I got a tape of this show it was a bad recording. I dug around in the archive more than a decade ago to no avail, but some of the more recent seeds including the Miller sound quite good. I caught a few songs today but will try and revisit it. Maybe it will jar a new memory.

What you learn here on dead.net.
March 1, 2022 - 12:05pm

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Oroborous

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Check out some Auds

I thought you were there Jim! Check out some Auds.
I have one of the best tapes I ever received of that show. Might even be a matrix as you can hear things being adjusted in the mix really prominently? I think it’s one of the best 83 shows, but I’ve not heard enough to really declare it? I had a great tape source for (long story) only a very brief time: who ever was actually taping knew their shit and had great gear: nac deck, sennheiser 441s etc. I’m still bummed I lost that connection! Amazing Aud tapes!
I love this show, Great Stranger, one of my favorite Ramble on Roses, killer China Rider, awesome space into Spanish jam, GDTRFB, our first intro to Bucket, which we were calling Elegant Pride!
Yeah there are some really good Auds of this show. I’ve seen a news video and you can see it must of been a really lose laid back vibe and you can hear how great the sound was even just on the reporters rig!
March 1, 2022 - 11:31am

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JimInMD

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Re: City Island

That sounds familiar.. I was at (I think) the '83 show but they played there in '84 also, maybe he was wearing a lab coat. I am pretty sure we did mushrooms that day because when we left people were already calling the Space the 3 Mile Island Nuclear Jam or meltdown space or some variation of those words and that seemed fitting considering our state of mind. But tripping served to blur whatever memories I might have had.

I remember the walk to the venue more than anything else, it was a weird and long walk. The show was at what looked and felt like a high school football field, no glam and just a fence separating us from them. I'm sure people got in for free, it would have been so easy. The stage was really low, it was a free for all, no rules, little security once you got in, the whole thing was GA and it didn't feel all that crowded.

Fun show, it looks like no soundboards survived and the tapes are not very rewarding.

Edit: I just checked the Archive, there's a new transfer by Charlie Miller where the sound is quite rewarding. I was at the '83 show for sure, the highlights for me were the Stranger opener and the China Rider through GDTRFB with a nice 3 mile island nuclear jam to hold it all together. Someone mentioned the lab coat in the comments section of setlists.net, it must have happened as the internet does not lie.

Not the best show, but it brings back fond memories. I wish I was a headlight!
March 1, 2022 - 5:58am

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bluecrow

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6/30/74

I think I listened to this show about this time last year, and no doubt I enjoyed it, but clearly need to listen again. For some reason just now thought this was part of DiP 12 (one of the great releases of that series) and its not. At some point they just have to release all of '74 right?

As part of my Fall '77 thru Spring '78 I went back to DaP 12 11/4/77 Colgate Univ. last week. Literally years since I last listened, sort of fell off the edge of the earth for awhile. And I really enjoyed it.

Jim, when you're feeling like some late fall '78, may I suggest 11/18/78 from the Uptown in Chicago? I pointed at it last fall I think. not sure if you caught it then. it kicks it, big time.
March 1, 2022 - 5:52am

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DeadVikes

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6/30/74

I don't think I have heard this show. Will get it going later.

Jim, maybe someday they will give us another box similar to the steamer trunk or 30 Trips. Of course, I don't know if it would be possible again.
March 1, 2022 - 3:56am

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wilfredtjones

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City Island

I read that Phil wore a lab scientist white coat at one of the 2 shows, 83 or 84.

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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.