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December 11, 2024 - 7:45am

#271

dmcvt

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Mr. Sun, Coig, Paul Winter

Since our band is well covered here, a short report on a recent concert held at of all places, the National Gallery of Art in Washing Tundy Cee. Mr. Sun band developed their interpretation of the Ellington Strayhorn interpretation of the Nutcracker last year, was able to catch it then at the Chandler in Randolph, when I heard they would perform it at a location I have been fortunate to visit since childhood, no question. Went down for the 1 pm and managed to jump the line and get a front row seat, one of only four. Saying this being very glad anonymous here so methods not revealed, did get a chance to chat with guitarist Grant Gordy after on his way to see Da Vinci's Ginevra de Benci. What a location for music there in the West Garden Court, always a pleasure at the holidays when the central area is decorated. Admission was free, it being tax payer dollars. Coig this weekend for Celtic Christmas back at Chandler, then Paul Winter Consort's Solstice next week. Mr. Sun has a few more gigs in Wisconsin and Minnesota before they finish their seasonal concert at Nashville. Some of the best acoustic jazz flavored bluegrass you will ever. Probably don't need to tie it in, but Grant played with David Grisman for a while.
December 10, 2024 - 5:00pm

#272

bluecrow

Joined:
September 21, 2015

Took a step back, and another step back

12/5/81 Indy

edit - oooh boy is this show a thing of beauty. there is a great sounding Miller sbd. highly recommend!!
December 10, 2024 - 7:45am

#273

Oroborous

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June 19, 2007

12/13/80

To start…
I’ve heard this fine show via GOBC, but going in order so we’ll see how it. compares….very nice! And so is it’s mate
12/14/80 and heading for a DHB with
12/26/80
December 10, 2024 - 5:49am

#274

uncle_tripel

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October 2, 2023

The Last...

...Night of Spring '77

let's just mellow out abit

may 28 1977
inhartford @civiccenter

on downloaded CD-R's
not the
"To Terrapin: Hartford '77"
version

PEACE for ALL!
uncle_tripel
December 10, 2024 - 3:33am

#275

jonathan918@GD

Joined:
March 15, 2019

Dave's #20

Another smash offering from DL and company. I didn't know of this show until it was released, and it knocked me off my feet!!!

I remeber sitting my buddy down and saying, "get ready dude!" I played him China Cat through the encore....when it was done, he looked at me, and simply said, "fuck man"

Fun times, only possible with GD, and some good smoke, preferably

rock on, gang
December 9, 2024 - 4:20pm

#276

bluecrow

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12/9/81

Obeah's tale, anniversary date, and fact that close (lived across the street) high school friend from Chi-town area was at this show has me listening to Hunter Seamon's matrix (on the road now so my copy of DaP 20 not available.) Back around Christmas '81 mailed some tapes to Chris. He replied with tapes and a letter that included him being at the Boulder show - spoiler - it was freaking great. Side note - youngest brother and some friends and I saw the Rosemont show 3 nights earlier. That show had some cool moments - like a Set II To Lay Me Down and a Pearl Harbor Space - but it also marked the end of the Uptown Theatre era in Chicago and I think Boulder (plus Indy) smoked it. My personal feeling was that acoustics in the Rosemont sucked and what we lost was the mighty Uptown Theatre. That same high school friend wrote that he had heard rumors that a final run at the Uptown had been planned but fell through and that the Dead even considered buying the Uptown (latter seems a bit out there but ??). As it turned out the final Uptown concert ever was a Jerry Band show 11/17/81 ~3 weeks before the Rosemont show. That was my first of four Jerry shows, with youngest brother and Bill and Laura - we were in the balcony, it was crazy fun. So back to the point - listening to Boulder - np a ripping China - Rider to end Set I.

edit - i was mistaken that the 11/17/81 JGB show was the last concert in the Uptown. Zappa played 10 days later, there was also Rolling Stones simulcast from the Rosemont (of all places) in that span. J Geils Band w/ Southside Johnny and Asbury Jukes last show there{?} 12/19/81. A burst frozen water pipe in December '81 took the Uptown off line (so to speak). So my memory of the last days of the Uptown skewed by half baked memory and maybe rumor - but yeah it seems that for some reason the GD couldn't make it work/chose not to and that JGB show was sorta/maybe Jerry's farewell to what was a favorite venue for a few years.
December 9, 2024 - 2:14pm

#277

uncle_tripel

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swingin'...

...and stayin' within' the groove...
may 17 1977
@ the memorial coliseum
in tuscaloosa AL

I've had this one on CD-R for a long as I can remember,
and I can remember listening to it
on a flight home from FLA in '98
on a Sony DiscMan
with huge white billowy clouds
shimmering over the wing

PEACE for ALL!
uncle_tripel

edit: OBEAH a big time :)
edit 2: read both howarth plangent process interviews; way outside of my digital processing :)
December 9, 2024 - 11:28am

#278

Obeah

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The Strange Odyssey of 12/9/81

BITD, the days of USENet, I looked over my list of tapes and realized I was really hurting on '80-'81-'82. I had started trading with some guy in Canada, and I saw on his list that he had a bunch of early 80s boards. So I asked him to select some of the very best. I remember one was the '82 "Raven Space" show; the second escapes me entirely now; and the third was 12/9/81 Boulder, CO.

Back then, tracking info wasn't what it was today, and in this case it was taking even longer since it wasn't a domestic mailpiece. I kept waiting for the tapes to arrive, but to no avail. Finally one morning a couple of neighborhood kids came to my porch as I was standing there looking at the day's mail delivery, a delivery that once again contained no packages. The kids said something like, "are you looking for your cassettes?" and with a sinking feeling I asked them how they could know that. Well, it came out that their sometime friend, a boy maybe 10-11 years old, had porch-pirated me and had stolen my package!

So I walked down to his house, one of the first McMansions on our block, and knocked on the door. His parents were sympathetic, and the kid was made to confess and apologize, but for some of the tapes it was too late - he'd found the music uninspiring, apparently, and had set about destroying the tapes by unspooling them and throwing them around. One was actually visible hanging from a nearby utility line.

The now-unremembered show was one of the casualties. So was tape II of the Raven Space show. I seem to recall that tape I survived with only minor damage (I was able to re-spool it). However, both sets of 12/9/81 were untouched. And what a show!

There are some good shows from this date - the Fox in '71; Kiel 8 years later; the LA Forum in '89. But this is my go-to show on December 9th. Thanks, Dave, for releasing this one! (And thanks to those kids for ratting out their 'friend')
December 9, 2024 - 8:06am

#279

Oroborous

Joined:
June 19, 2007

11/30/80

Probably one of my top DaP and another neglected, underplayed show.
Nothing like a proper matrix!

Then fresh meat, 12/6/80!

And another new for me: 12/12/80, Sshwinngg!

Fun story OBEAH!
December 9, 2024 - 4:29am

#280

bluecrow

Joined:
September 21, 2015

Dec. 79

J918 - I hear ya - passions run high re Fall '79 - lots of fine shows to choose from. This week's Tapers Section has Set II opener from Indy 12/7/79 (show between Uptown run and St. Louis). Phil dialed up, could use a little more Jerry(?). Very nice slice regardless.

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

DaP 20

December 9, 1981; CU Events Center, Boulder, Colorado.

Sort of an under the radar release. A very good and very fun show. Lots of things to find tucked away in there.

Love the reggae style of the fist half of second set in particular.

Portland Oregon portland art museum

Was there today

Paul McCartney photos from early 60s Beatles

and

A treasure trove of psychedelic posters announcing shows, including several Grateful Dead ones

Very cool

If you can get to Portland, go

rocky mt. way...

...couldn't get much
HIGHER

7/7/78 set 2
of course it's
red rocks today!

keep on smilin'
PEACE for ALL
uncle_tripel

10.29.77

I played that one last night - a Daves Picks. Late 77 'Dead at their best, with some biting guitar from Jerry.

One of the images in Portland was...

a 3 feet by 3 feet Aoxomoxoa cover

Yummy

round 2...

...7/8/78
red rocks
all day
keep on smilin'

PEACE for ALL!

uncle_tripel

11-06-76 - working through…

11-06-76 - working through the box
Small but perfectly formed - just like the '78!

Just recently procured a July 1978 box. Nice to have all these shows. Guess I'll keep my stand alone Red Rocks.
Currently on the Omaha show. Should have just enough time to finish the show before the TN-AR game.
Y'all have a great day!

7-13-89

RFK Box.
Now that’s a Box that will fit on a shelf.
But the sweet spot for Box size is as many people have previously said: June 76, Spring 77, July 78.
Just the right size and just the right number of shows.

Not that I’m not hoping for Boxomoxoa this year.

Also drinking a cup of super dark roast Columbian Supremo.
Roasted the beans a week ago.

July '78 Box

That St. Paul show was the surprise sleeper in there. And Willie's picnic at Arrowhead is a rip-roarer too for a short one. But you know which one is my favorite. Enjoy!
Cheers

Starting with something light today. The Big Chill soundtrack. Got Motown?

Onward with Love Over Gold, Dire Straits. I have a lot of cassette tapes but this is the only Denon brand tape I own, an HD6 (type ll) and it sounds amazing. Telegraph Road never sounded better. Easily rivals any Maxell or TDK that isn't metal. So glad I got a restored high end '80s tape deck again in the rack. What a difference.

July '78 Box

Just exactly perfect both in its music and the box aesthetic. Every show has the magic. The middle show from Omaha really captured my fancy a good while back in no small part due to Oro Thing 1's Oroboros Tale in which he meets Jerry after Madtown 2/3 (my first show) suggesting the band return to NE and what do you know 5 months later, almost to the day, they're playing Omaha complete with an indoor waterfall!

so 7/5 spinning - np Estimated > Eyes!!

edit - that was awesome!

July '78 And Short Shows

The funny thing is we all think of them playing long extended sets but the short shows seem to concentrate their minds! Think Dick's 33 where they were told by Bill Graham to keep each set to an hour and July 12th '87 where they were on before Dylan joined them

In praise of short shows

That's a good point - I also think that some of the shorter shows are great. The shows that brought this to my mind were the two sets played on 11/2/69 supporting Janis Joplin. Which, incidentally, sound great on this new vinyl release. Most of the shows in 1968 were shorter too, and the energy level on those goes through the roof.
The point is also made in the Taping Compendium that Fall 1973 shows gained focus by shortening the length from the vast summer shows of that year. Though they are still great too, of course.

CSNY 9-20-69

Got the CD a few weeks ago but this is only my second listen.
Has acoustic and electric sets, but both fit on a single CD.
So, a short show also.

Tom Petty

Full Moon Fever
So many good songs.
Runnin' Down a Dream - Mike Campbell! I remember seeing it performed live on SNL where Mike just shreds that ending.
Cheers

Moving on to Joe Cocker - Sheffield Steel - Joe always had great back up bands.

Then Abbey Road

1970

Hey 1970 freaks!
Looking for some recommendations for the year 1970.
Please include only UNRELEASED shows that are available in the archive,
AND that you actually know is good, not something you just read about off the internet somewhere…
Almost time to continue my quest, starting off with a little 1970.

"I'm moving to Australia"

Still in the July '78 box with 1stShow's 1st show - I can only imagine! Right now "rewinding" from yesterday to Disc 2 and Estimated onward.

Oro - right near the beginning of 1970 are Springer's Inn (1/16) and Oregon State (1/17) - they good!

That Girl...

...in the see-through blouse (and no bra, hey it was the '70s) that said Australia on it! Kind of like something you'd see on rescue boat teams. I walked right into her walking in on the stairs and got the biggest smile from her as I worshipped from below. She went to CSU and lived in my dorm. We would try to time our dinner so as to be in line with her, lol. Bobby couldn't help but notice!
Cheers

Wait wait wut??

I've long wondered what Bob was responding to when he said I'm moving to Australia but truthfully never would have guessed it revolved around a beauty in a see-through blouse that read Australia!! Makes perfect sense now!! Even better that you knew her!!

That Girl

Pretty sure she was from CO. Tall, like 6'2", and as Lennon said, "you could say she was attractively built". She ended up front and center by the 2nd set and not sure she said anything to Bob but he certainly could not miss her or avert his gaze, lol. The lettering on the gauzy blouse was large and what was beneath it covered some real estate. Before the beginning of the show I literally ran into her from behind as the crowd was pushing their way up the stairs and when the people in front of her stopped everyone behind stacked up like falling dominos. I didn't even know it was her. That's when she turned around and smiled and I was at eye level with her beauty standing one step below. Unforgettable! Couldn't believe it was the dorm fantasy girl smiling at me.
Cheers

I'm Moving To Australia

Why Bob said it was truly one of those little mysteries in my mind that I never expected to be answered . . . . I can't stop laughing!

Those stairs are steep!

BC

Glad I could shed some light on that. I think I've told it before but it has got to be my best GD show story and one I will never forget! Did I mention the Daisy Mae cut-offs she had on?
Cheers

Finishing up 10-29-77 Dekalb. Very nice NFA in there!

New to me 1sty!

And glad to enjoy it…I can picture the whole thing lol
So did you talk to her later on now that you had something in common?

Ok, onto 1970. Thanks BC think I had those and something else marked as POTD but I was outta round to it’s at the time.
Gonna start with 1/2&3/70 but will definitely check those out soon!
Tanks BC!…and ISTSHOW fer da mammeries yuck, yuck…sorry, couldn’t resist.

Edit: now if we knew about the “girl with lobotomy eyes” he dedicated an encore to, maybe a us Bluzz, but can’t remember show off top of my pointy head?

Oro

We had exchanged smiles in the chow line at the dorm before but I'm sure I was too shy to go further even after the recognition at Red Rocks. And I was not in classes by summer 1978. Had one frosh class in '75-'76 with her IIRC. I think she was from Fountain, near Colo. Spgs. The dorm had a schedule for meals that involved different wings coming at set times to avoid a crush. We had a regular bong session daily M-F that centered around watching Star Trek at 4PM while doing endless bongs playing Spades or Hearts and then we would go a little earlier than our required time to catch her and her wing-girls in line. Probably said wow these guys reek of Columbian!
Cheers

😂

Those were the days my friend!
We probably would of thought stinking like weed would make us more interesting to the fairer sex…idiots lol

Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.....

Did somebody say 1970?????

Try these:
9/19/70
11/16/70 a little uneven but the highs are mighty high
5/1/70
5/6/70

Enjoy,

Doc
We die only once, and for such a long time......

11/17/72 Wichita DaP 11

Taking the hints from the Tapers Section.

1/16,17,18/70

Both BC and Doc have recommended these, and the 18 I only recently received a copy, so I’ll hit it again, the 10 I’ve heard previously via Doc…

Thanks to Doc & Company for 1970 intel!

I’ve actually heard about 35-40 1970 shows previously, including the official stuff, a few from BC, and many from Doc and POTD etc.
But thanks to y’all I’ll add these to my list along with some other bits I’ve marked down…Not going to try for all at this juncture, but hope to put a dent in the more notable shows from this year…for now! Lol

2-4, 2-6, 3-21a&b, 4-25, 5-14, 6-12&13?, 6-24&25, 6/27-7/3?, 9/17, 18, 19, 20, 10-4, 11-5>8, 11-16, 11-20, 12-23, 12-26…

So hoping for another big grateful year: kick the tires on 1970, all of 85 I’ve not heard, the half dozen or so left from1990, maybe some fall 80 and dip my toe into 1995, and rehash 1975.
Onward!

Edit: hey, move that white Corvair lol

Dbl Edit: WTH, it’s early, these have been short…1/23/70!
16th was sweet, and good recording. 17 starts out sounding great but ends up being inconsistent throughout. Decent show though. 18th…? Like much of 70, some shines, some not so good, musically inconsistent too I guess…
Don’t get me wrong, when they do shine, ya need welders googles!

12-19-73

DiP 1 vinyl finally gets to stretch its legs. Perfect pressing so far. No pops, clicks, or wobbles. Already finding stage comments and tunings not in the original CD. I'll have to do an A/B comparison between the CD taken from digital and this new pressing taken direct from the orig. tapes. I doubt if I'll be able to hear much difference. Just curious.
BC - DaP 11, oh that's where that's from. Hadn't looked that one up yet. A very fine cut in Taper's this week. I'm not sure I've heard a more interesting jam with Keith driving the jazz! So good.
Cheers

finally

Took a while - finally locked in on heart of DaP 11 based on the Taper's Section - He's Gone. Trucking > Other One > Brokedown Palace. Sugar Magnolia.

As I am want to say - OMFG!! The standalone He's Gone!! That freaking Other One!! Into Brokedown??!! with an encore of Unle Johns Johnny B Goode. WOWOWZA

Daves 23

Eugene Oregon 1/22/78 - a great record ! Or records, I should say. Many great versions of songs - one that isn't often recommended is Samson and Delilah. This one will put some dirt in your eye. Kicking.

DICK'S...

...PICKS VOL 18
2/3/78
2/5/78

today's good times

PEACE for ALL!
uncle_tripel

Daverock/UncleT/Oro

That Samson & Delilah on DiP18 has that same dirt kicking feel. It's the one where Bob's mike isn't working in one of those unexpected beginning of the 2nd set sound issues and Jerry has to improvise for quite a while until they get it working. Someone described Jerry aiming his guitar neck at the roadies and doing a machine gun run at them. Even with the very extended intro Jerry still has great solos undiminished by the unexpected event. Fixing it on the fly! Both of these are in my top five S. & D.
Cheers
Oro - Denver vs. Buffalo, whoda thunk it. I did not recognize the team that shut out KC last week.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

FYI - The King has put out a multi album LP set, the first of 3, only 1,000 made, 75 bucks.

The Dreams of Gaia

A 2 CD compilation of ambient recordings released by Earth Ear back ca. 1999. 24 tracks of amazing, beautiful soundscapes representing a wild range of locations and sources, primarily in nature but at times cultural. Gorgeous and fascinating. Earth Ear was a non-profit(?) dedicated to ambient recordings, releasing a handful of their own and providing a market place for a large and diverse number of ambient recordists. I found my copy at Dr. Wax on N. Clark in Chicago, on a visit to the home country shortly after it was released. As it turns out, a gift from the gods. I love it.

verklempt

My heart goes out to all those affected by the wildfires in California. Just listened to the service for Jimmy Carter. What an extraordinary man of great character. Garth and Trisha sung Imagine. Beyond words for me, grew up in the DC area eons ago, connections are strong still. Family had involvement with the building and services at the National Cathedral, I arranged for my high school Humanities Class to visit while still under construction in 1969, our class was allowed to go all the way up on top on one of the main towers where with a couple friends, discreetly lit up a joint. Literally the highest point in the city. A college friend and I had a tour of the White House later on during the hostage crisis under the Carter admin, the secret service were everywhere. Watching the motorcade and hearse travel from the Capital to the National Cathedral down roads I have travelled almost all my life, have my ticket stub from the 1961 Inauguration, was an usher for the Congressional Medal of Honor section next to the Presidential Box for the January 20, 1969 Inauguration in full dress Eagle Scout uniform. Not to get political, same time went down to massive Viet Nam war demonstrations to take photos , realized the power of media because the camera meant I could go almost anywhere. Still special to go to the National Gallery last month to see Mr. Sun and have Grant Gordy ask me where DaVinci's Ginvera de Benci was, like I knew.

Samson

Istshow - cheers, I'll give that DP 18 a listen with that in mind. It isn't a track I associate with 1976, so I was quite surprised when I saw what 18 was. It was one of those tracks where the double drum set up really worked well.

A return back...

...to 1977

6/7/77
winterland

my DL's before
the box release
with all the warts
and technical
anomalies
no complaints
just enjoyin'

everyone enjoy your weekend!
GO BILLS!
GO BIRDS!!!

PEACE for ALL!
uncle_tripel

Last 5

McCoy Tyner - Inception
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Dire Straits - Communique

GoGD DaP 51, disc 2 including '70 Kiel Auditorium filler ... I know some have trouble with the sound on this. But once past the fluctuations in Truckin' (I just lower the volume for that stretch), the Good Lovin' that follows is Super Sweet and worth your time. Will hit up the Pittsburgh slice again soon

On now: Groove-a-licious (!) 06.17.76 Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ to prepare for the upcoming DaP shipment

Cheers, All

RE: Firsty & BC

ISTSHOW: I’m worried the Donkeys are going to upstart the mighty Bills.
They’ve been on a slow upward trend and got their mojo working, hopefully just not on Bu faf…the Bills, or at least their defense doesn’t seem to always show up or can be complacent.. Put those two together, add a terrible kicker, a clueless coach, and the usual Buffalo curse of fuckery, and it spells good chance for upset! I just hope it’s a good game and the league/Refs don’t wreck it and effect the outcome via some blatant lame ass BS…you know, how somehow KC always seems to win even when obviously otherwise beaten by their opponent.
And how does the Super bowl champs always get such an easy schedule…?
Used to be tgey were supposed to get the toughest?
Anyway, good luck to you my friend, may the better team win!

BC: that earth sounds stuff is right up my alley, thanks for recommending, well have to check it out!

What an I listening to…nothing, my ears need a break before we start going hard again lol

Oro

That guy Nix is a gamer.
I like your comment on the other thread.
So true about how things went.
Good luck sir!
Cheers

3/17/68

MORE 68, DAVE

Incredible late 60s photo collection

a general fyi - just stumbled across this - kickstarter re an incredible collection of 1000s of photos - seemingly professionally shot - color slides and b/w prints from late 60s San Francisco/Haight/Golden Gate Park etc./political rallies/protests. photographer unknown, purchased in storage locker auction 1980s (sound familiar?), many of the rolls undeveloped (now being processed). bonus content - some great photos of the Dead performing ca. 1967. search kickstarter "who shot me - stories unprocessed". also a blog post on internet archive for the project, as well as a utoob video. Ultimate goal (I think) is to have photos available on archive. the photos they include in the presentation are freaking amazing.

Oro - the Dreams of Gaia is gorgeous - and a gateway to a whole bunch of artists in that "genre" as the included booklet has an excellent discussion of each track. Get yourself a copy and enjoy!

out working today. enjoy your Sunday friends!

Lots of classical

With fu bol last night…

Thanks BC for both cool recommendations!…stay warm out there today! It’s 5 here so guessing not much better by you!

GO BILLS !
GO VIKS
GO Packers

Think the Commandos are the underrated dark horse here, though can never count out that Pesky Baker!

Damn Chargers folded faster than a pup tent on Everest to use a favorite quote from our missing friend from the great white north! How’s it Mikey?
And the other game was not so much a surprise as the Steelers have been tanking last month…
Ok, how bout some Pat Metheny to calm out nerves before the big game (s)

OB

Good luck to the Bills today OB.

They have a powerhouse team.

Thinking we will see a seaside chat this week and then maybe some clues for the rest of the year.

1968

Yes please

As long as...

The Chiefs don't win it all again,

Go everyone else

Currently

7/17/76

Chosen at random

Still got a buncha GD68 in the car....yummy

Oro

Halftime report -
It's all over but the crying for Denver. The only hope I have is to jinx you by saying Buffalo has this in the bag, lol. Our pass coverage is abysmal and no one seems to be able to rush the QB. We are clearly outclassed here. There's always next year, lol.
Cheers
I better play Dead

Monday's headline in Colorado - Orange Crushed!