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marye

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New year, new update. Tell us of your musical adventures in real time!

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December 14, 2024 - 6:46pm

#171

proudfoot

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8 26 71

Nice rich sound
Hot stuff

It's got a Cumberland

GBtGD

Dave and pals, please release this show

Edit: yes, release this

GD71

Mighty tasty
December 14, 2024 - 9:50am

#172

proudfoot

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11 11 71

Not a legendary show, but interesting in its own right

Apparently one long set

Worth at least a one time listen

"Pigs off the stage!"

"We just flew in about 10 minutes ago"

Other unique stage banter

Doc-umentary about this show? You did that day by day back in '21 (which was awesome)
December 13, 2024 - 11:19am

#173

bluecrow

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LA Forum 12/89

Vguy was there. So was bluecrow : ) Enjoy!

Right now some more April '71 - Pittsburgh 4/12/71 DaP 51 Disc 3
December 13, 2024 - 9:18am

#174

Oroborous

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12/8&9/89

The sixth was ok, good but nothing special…

Onto these beauties today. Heard them mentioned over the years but have never checked em…

BC, definitely spend the time with 12/31/80, “a really beeg shoe”
Glad I finally got to it.
You’ll Definitely dig the Bear tape on that sweet can set up you got going!

Yeah things were so different back then. Until they got the hotline and then GDTS it was like the Wild West in the wilderness. So many shows that might have been if we’d only known : (
Mail order was heaven sent as trying to get out of town tics before was next to impossible.
Edit: yeah BC POTDWD was just the ticket during those days of uncertainty.
Yes big thanks to Bolo and Marye, but GOGD really was the high point for me. I’ve “met” so many cool cats here, but something really clicked for me with GOGD. It’s like he was some kind of mysterious spirit that came and went with the pandemic. Things just ain’t been the same…
And that was my gateway drug for shows lol. It got us all listening to tons of shows and many we might not of heard otherwise, and eventually I realized I’m listening to all these shows, maybe I should try and hit em all? And that of course doesn’t work very well on a forum requiring different people to do a group thing. So I realized that that path is for my steps alone lol
So I love POTDWD, but can’t expect a group of more “normal” DH to try to keep up with my madness lol…
Fortunately I’ve got the time to keep on Truckin’ Onward!..through the fog lol
And fortunately we have this fun board to talk about em!

The interviewer gets interviewed lol
So Mary, did you know anything about the dead before or was it just something to do?
I bet growing up in the Bay Area everybody at least had heard of the GD, but perhaps not many “KNEW” the GD? Perhaps thought of negatively by the normal masses of John Q Publics? Interesting sociologically.

I had been steadily indoctrinated lol, so had been impatiently itching and waiting for about a year before I got my chance, seems maybe it was all complete unknown serendipity with you?
If so, I can’t imagine going in a blank slate, especially NYE!
Quite the baptism by fire eh!
Did ya dance, twirl, do the boogaloo, melt in the last row, or just stand agape with your jaw on the floor lol come on, inquiring minds want more! Lol ; )
December 13, 2024 - 8:59am

#175

proudfoot

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in the car

11/11/71

such a shift in overall sound from the final show in August 71

GBtGD
December 13, 2024 - 7:57am

#176

bluecrow

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April '71

Yeseterday had a hankering to hear Dark Hollow and reached for Ladies and Gentleman. It sounded so good that I"m back with Disc 1 in the predawn, this time listening on the Senns. That early '71 Skull and Roses sound is bliss. Those early Bird Songs are such jewels. Now skipped to Disc 4 cause I want some of that Alligator jam for breakfast.

Oro - you're the hardest working man in show business!! Still waiting for a cryptic Almanac reference to you and a "DHB" - aka a "deadheadbrewer" - the hat trick of GD show listening. Ah, those heady early days of POTDWD when we had so much time (thank you Bolo24 and MaryE for that gift!) Nowadays I feel lucky to get a solid full show deep listen once or twice a week.

Definitely need to borrow the time machine for 12/31/80 . Don't think I've ever heard it, certainly not in its entirety straight through (reported.) I remember my first listen to Reckoning, it was very late night summer of '81, and it just blew us away. Still wasn't that tuned into the GD world and I had no idea. Just checked and the LP release date was April 1 - pretty funny! Closest I probably came to an acoustic set - with close being a relative multivariant concept - was probably that Rambler Room one-off on11/17/78. About 10 miles from the house but probably not back on Turkey Day break yet, and also that Uptown run was not on my radar at the time so yeah not quite that close. Anybody looking for a banger Fall '78 listen try Set II from the next night (Uptown 11/18) - it kicks ass and it needs to be released.

As for Indy 12/5/81 - when Dave finally releases it I'm pretty sure he's gonna say it was originally being considered for Dave's 20 ; ) I mean dropping a Big Railroad into the middle of that killer Set II pre-drumz?? Wat is happening?! That Space > Wheel is so very fine. Sweet sweet show.
December 12, 2024 - 11:21am

#177

DeadVikes

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12/31/80

What a first show Mary. Must have been a blast.
Would love to see this entire run released as a box set.

Oh yes, Bills are still looking good OB. The Vikes have been getting it done. Bears on Monday night.
December 12, 2024 - 10:13am

#178

marye

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Yup, it was my first show (12/31/80)

I'm still stunned. Among other things, it had the acoustic set, soon to be famous on Reckoning. It ended with Ripple, which was new to me, and here I am.
December 12, 2024 - 9:20am

#179

proudfoot

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Bills Lions

that will be a good one
December 12, 2024 - 8:53am

#180

Oroborous

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12/31/80

Big show to start today, followed by 12/6/89 as we finish 1980 and move to finish the end of 89.

BTK (actually, the whole run), and Marye were there and I believe this might have been Mary’s first show?
If so, we’d love some stories : )

I had a tape of p/o this show way BITD but don’t remember it at all so it will be a treat to check out the whole show!

Being the holidaze and all I haven’t gotten the best listens in to this run, so haven’t noticed a lot of standouts, (that’s me not the shows) but overall I’d say they start out the run with good, solid consistent performances like much of this under appreciated year, and seem to build every night through the run.
From the Rockin Bama/Promised land, somewhat rare for time TLEO, and overall good first set (seconds a blur?), to hot Strangers, Sugarees, Half Steps, China Riders, couple hot Truckin’s, a nice Shakedown, sweet China Doll, Fun Casey Jones encore, hot FOTD on the 30, in fact all of the 30 seemed a step up, just a four show blur of consistent solid enjoyable GD!
No hometown slacking this run!

So now onto the big finale, including a nice capstone to the 1980 acoustic revival and one of the last of a mere few acoustic sets they’d play.
Onward!
EDIT: Hmmmmm and it’s a Bear recording…

Thanks DV, maybe someday I get my own blog LOL
Go VIKS! (Too nervous about Bills Lions after that LA fiasco)

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New year, new update. Tell us of your musical adventures in real time!

Billy, I'm a bit jealous. Never got to see him. The closest was I took a day trip to St. Louis one time, and I saw Fahey was playing that night, but I couldn't talk any of my friends to stay (of course no one had even heard of him). But I did get to see another hero, Dave Van Ronk, play one time in Atlanta. Small bar, less than 100 people. It was supposed to be 2 different shows, but with so few people, no one was asked to leave. I was by myself, and the owner sat down to to say hi, and when I told him I specifically drove in town to see Dave, he took me over to meet him....!

Kingswood 6.21.84

Love the triple encore with the Band on this! I had first listened to the FM broadcast on that night - and recorded it onto Maxell IIs ... And therefore it had many, many replays between then and my 1st show in the fall - 10.14 - Hartford.

12/28/79

Ripper!
Not sure I’ve heard the whole show before?
Quite the Sugaree! And then continuing up and onward!
Rut roh, too much listening, not enough house cleaning lol

S-W-B: solid first show! I’d say that one hangs well with the previous night?

Sun King. Cool story. Seems I’m going to have to check out JF as he keeps popping up?

For it is in giving that we receive.......

Merry Christmas, fellow rockers!!!

Nice to see Aarhus get some love, it's one of my favorite E72 shows. along with Newcastle. Two great shows that rarely get talked about.....

In regard to Kingswood, I've told the tale before, long motorcycle ride up there, the three song encore made it all worthwhile........

Christmas... is not an external event at all, but a piece of one's home that one carries in one's heart.....

Rock on,

Doc
The earth has grown old with its burden of care,
But at Christmas it always is young,
The heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair,
And its soul full of music breaks the air,
When the song of angels is sung.......

12/30/79

Might as well, might as well…it’s another shorty and I think I have enough time before Santa comes home from work!
No Bueno, if she hears Dead playing instead of Xmass tunes she’ll give my presents back to Santa!!

There is something about Aarhus that stands out…

Seasons Greetings to the Good Doctor!
Reminds me, haven’t fired up any Run Rudolph Run from 71 YET!

Oro

Easy access Run, Run, Rudolf on Taper's Dec. 9-15 from Felt Forum 12-4-71. I like the later one better, Ann Arbor 12-14-71.
" Rudolf, you know you're the mastermind"
Cheers

12-26-69

SMU-Dallas, TX

Newcarstle..

That show has the sweetest "Brokedown Palace" ever.. (just saying..) - hope you are well, Doc..

12-26-79

Oakland

12/31/79

I enjoy the holidaze jukebox…but I need a cleanse lol
Decent show, so so SB?

12/26: think Dick got that one right!
Really dug that one the other day!
That and the 28th…seem like the best nights?

Edit: 12/26/69 think Dave got that one right!
One of my top/fav DaP, numero 43!

12/5/71

Glorious

Dr Dr DOC

Love those Rudolph Runs from 1971
Merry XMAS DOC and ALL of You OTHER ONES
The Days Between will soon welcome
Another Grateful Year to everyone

Daves 6

Features two shows on 3 cds. The second one is 12/20/69 which features a late great Dark Star-Stephen-Eleven.

8-5-90

JGB @ The Greek

7/31/74 - Dillon Stadium. Hartford, CT

DaP 2 - Disc 3

To Lay Me Down, Trucking > Mind Left Body Jam > Spanish Jam > Wharf Rat, Us Blues, Saturday Night, Uncle John's Band

DaP 52

Got to hurry up and finish with the 2nd set as my DiP 1 vinyl is out for delivery today. The wealth of holiday bounty continues.
Cheers
And today's Jam-O-Week from 11-15-71 Austin, TX is calling me too. Doc recommended IIRC.

12/28/84

Watched the fun CBS interview last night.
Bob still getting milage outta the #1 in Turlock schtick.

Hopefully get the K honors in tonight…
But first! Back to the end of 84.

In my experience

December 28 shows were always pretty darn good.

12/29/84

Tis True Mary, and this one’s (12/28/84) a real fun one!
Won’t spoiler set list, but some fun firsts!
Perhaps a touch of occasional sloppiness, but it doesn’t matter, as you can just tell their having their big end of year fun!

Onto 12/29/84 now. Starts out strong and so far so good…

4-26-72

In the car today while cruising down the highway.

A good candidate for the next E72 vinyl release.
Complete show, not the HYH chop job.

Yarhundert Halle

There is a reason this show (albeit chopped) was the very first thing released from the vault: The Other One - Comes A Time and on through to the end of the show is all mindbogglingly and jawdroppingly great and intense.
Having the whole show in the trunk, or hopefully yes on vinyl, gives those 2nd/3rd set pieces a better context (of course) - as the first set does have some different pacing/flow & formulation of the 'spokes on the wheel'. Then they come back out absolutely swinging with the Good Lovin'. An All-Time classic show ...
Veilen Dank!

Chop jobs

I started listening to Dicks Picks 3 yesterday on vinyl - a selection of tracks from 5/22/77. It is an incredible album, in terms of sound quality, choice of material and playing. It occurred to me that I might enjoy this more as it is than if it had been expanded to include the whole show. There have been quite a few Dicks Picks released on vinyl that have made me think this way.
Maybe, for me, having heard these songs so many times in so many different permutations, highlights of shows are becoming more enjoyable that the whole enchilada.
Not a popular view, and not one I would have had a few years ago.

12-31-76

New Year's Eve @ The Cow Palace

May 1977..

I think - in 2027 - we will get the full Spring tour in a Mega (or is it Maga these days..) box.. fingers crossed..

Releases

One from the Vault was the first release in 91.

Ahh, Yes ...

You are correct, Deadvikes - I forgot that one was out so early.
8.13.75 is quite good (to my ears), and some folks swear by it. But it always seemed a little sterile/restrained to me - until Jerry starts to let loose some fire during the Eyes.
I have always preferred the aud that circulated of The Bob Fried Memorial Boogie 6.17.75, and the (flying!) Blues for Allah segment from the SNACK benefit.
I am hoping that we can get 6.17 in some form this year. And a re-release of the SNACK set (with BfA 50th?) would be greatly appreciated, as I missed getting Beyond Description back in the day ...

Strat Wolf

I've been wanting 6/17/75 for quite a while, just so I can mark 1975 as DONE! :-)

Dane Head 1977

Man, still quite a chunk of 77 left, depending on how accurate you want to be on "Spring". I count 10 shows between march and may. 11 for the balance of the year. Together that would be the size of E72.

They could call it "77-Done!"

Should be priced about 600 bucks!

Like I said, big, heavy, wooden, requiring its own shelf! :-)

Strat/TN John

Strat-They remastered it in HDCD specs in 2007 and it was a big upgrade to the original. Still have the original but always listen to the remastered version now. Still have my 100 year hall copy as well, but it is in rough shape.
Listened to 5/26/72. Never disappoints.
TN John, will have to get the New Years Cow Palace show going next week, another favorite of mine.

puddle me this

12/28/1984

From a recommendation on another board.

The second set in particular--

'liquid'.

Chop Jobs

I want the whole enchilada Daverock.
With chips, guacamole, salsa, and a margarita on the rocks with salted rim.

Not all chop jobs are chopped equally.
DP1 vinyl has the Phil jam (sometimes called Philostomp), but it wasn’t included on the DP1 CD.
The vinyl also has Jerry’s comment before WRS. Nothing important, but you wouldn’t know it was there if you only ever heard the DP1 CD.

The thing about complete shows is that you can make them a chop job by hitting the skip button, or by making your own playlists on a computer.
But with a chop job you can’t turn it into a complete show.

2-21-95

“Put a color TV in every room, Salt Lake City”

I even listened to Broken Arrow.
But plan on skipping Samba.

Puddle me this

Great line

Road trip today

6/22/73
11/15/71

:)))

12-29-77 anniversary

The return of China Cat-> IKYR.

11/15/71

Phenomenal

6 22 73

Enjoyed disc one last Thursday
Heard China Rider today

Instinct said do 11/15/71 instead

Magnificent show

Methinks the band had some "Texas tea" prior to performing

2/18, 19, 20/85

DHB Baby!

Hey Y33,
How’s it? you still there?
Outta be onto the 90s by now…; )
Onward!

Nice morsels from GD85

The evolution of GD is endlessly amazing

Currently on archive 11/20/70

So raw

Compare 11/20/70 to one year later

Such a change in sound

GBtGD

6-9-73

And some super dark roast Columbian Supremo.

Fabulous Forum

6/4/1977 taped by Rob Eaton. Is this the fastest NFA ever? Or perhaps it was the party favors. I recall Dick Latvala raved about this Forum show but noted there is no SDB in the vault.

If interested in a new road trip story from that June 77 run, I posted that one the Oroboros dragon thread. As usual brevity is not my long suit.

“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” - Dr. Seuss

10-22-67

AOTS-50th bonus disc.

Yes, yes, and yes.

11/15/71

A very Jerry show!!

I really can't go on enough for this one

Happy New Year, gang!

Do you have what it takes?

After the glory of 11/15/71, I am unfortunately in an "anything but GD" mindset. So, I challenged myself to listening to Public Image Limited's Flowers of Romance LP on that toob.

I bought the record when it was released and was shocked by its almost unlistenability. I tried a few times over the years but had to stop.

I am trying again....I finally hear some listenable material.

Do you have what it takes to listen to the entire album?

I challenge you to a friendly wager of nothing.

"ladies and gentlemen...

...for the deadheads
of the world"

nov 24 1978
at the Capitol Theatre
in Passaic NJ
(pre-FM tape broadcast)

great way to get a new year
of listening started!

last 5+ over the holidays
12/31/78
12/28/89
12/28/70
4/20/84
4/19/84
10/15/76 identifier #11655 on the archive

PEACE for ALL!
uncle_tripel

Public Image Limited

I've never heard one of their albums - although I have had a couple of teeth out, which might be quite similar.

7/29/74 Landover

Had completely forgotten that this show was featured on the first bonus disc in the DaP series in 2012.

np - Weather Report Suite.

omg the prelude

edit - omfg the whole freaking disc. From Set I - Sugaree, Weather Report Suite. From Set II - He's Gone > Trucking > Nobody's Fault But Mine > The Other One > Spanish Jam > Wharf Rat