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  • c_c
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    Supertaks: outstanding!! glad you had a real good time! peace.
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    Well....How to put into words. I just finished seeing both Shoreline shows and the Gorge. My last experience with any Dead members was Phil and Friends w/Bob Dylan at the Gorge in 2000, before that was West Coast 1995 ending with the last Jerry show in the Bay Area at Shoreline. I was thrilled, to say the least...every aspect went off without a hitch. The shows were fantastic, better musically then I could have dreamed. Each show had a stellar highlight, but if I had to chose a favorite, I would say the first Shoreline show. Help/Slip/F.T opener, and we knew we were in for a nice ride. Too much to relay and reflect on...so I will just say, take what Mickey said to heart...take this good feeling out into our communities...build on the dream...live your life like the planet depended on you.
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    I'm sure I"m not the only one, but after listening all night on Saturday and hearing Phil do his donor rap, then hearing Mickey come out and thank the crew...I just couldn't help but feel sad that this tour was done. Like the others before me - THANK YOU BOYS FOR A REAL GOOD TIME. I can't even put into words what this band and this community means to me, and I just feel extremely blessed to be a part of it. Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile!~Tam
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    Just have to say I loved reading your post, just loved it! I read it and re-read it twice. That's what it's all about, and I love how you only got a few hours of sleep and woke up the next morning feeling more relaxed than you had in some time. Great post!!!!~Tam
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    i had an event AFTER the show, that ruined it for me, i held off ofr 5 days, to get it resolved, but.... my wife got sick at shoreline, RockMed, the heros they are, got my wife to ambulance, right after the encore, i bought wristband, picked up CD in time, b4 ambulance left, well... the 3rd disc dont play, i missed the 2nd half of 2nd set 2x sofar. the CD only has dead.net listed as contact info, they tell me on phone they dont FIX venue sold items. WHO DOES?? how do i get the 1/3rd of this show i paid for, and the recording wont play? why does it take 5 days for dead.net to still not have answers for me on how to replkace this disc, other then REBUYING the download for $15 more!! this is what the opperator told me, at dead.net i didnt buy a download, i bought a concert bought, pressed CD. i spent good cash for it, all i want is what i paid for, thank you. if not, return my $25 for this half a show, and i will stop going to shows alltogether. me and my wife collectively have over 200 shows behind us, this is the ONLY bad exp i got from 20+ years of going to your shows. is it so hard to step up, and give a bit of service to those who pay your bills, lines your pocket, the fans.
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    Nice story Supertacks! As I sit in a hotel in Montana, 500 miles from home I am still dazed. We had so much fun and I felt like I did 20 years ago. Being stuck in the rat race I really needed this tour for many reasons and on many levels beyond just seeing a concert. Here are some of my highlights of my 10 days of craziness: * Walking into the Pepsi Center and everyone is just going nuts - hooting and hollering, we weren't even inside yet!! * The Denver acoustic set and especially Deep Elem Blues was so so good * Taking my daughter and wife to Shoreline for the 20 anniversary of my first show at ... Shoreline!! What a feeling dancing with my little girl in the same place I first danced 20 years ago * Help Slip Franklin opener ... St Stephen the 11 encore * SHOOT!! Couldn't make it to LA but from what I heard from folks in the lots it was super sick. * Now on to Shoreline May 14. This show folks was so good. The best post-Jerry show by faaaaaar. And I would say maybe one of the top 10 Grateful Dead /The Dead shows ever. Seriously I will stand here and defend that statement that it was was one of the best shows I have EVER seen. You can read my earlier review but when they were playing Fire all of Shoreline was in one wave of cosmic trippy dancing it was so beautiful and it reminded me of back in the day * Getting a 70 year old super cool lady high for her first time at Shoreline * The fire dancers doing their thing to Mickey's thunder * Seeing the Gorge *Hearing Dire Wolf and Althea and Eyes * I will say this about the Gorge though - it was like the boys finished shoreline and were like "oh shit we still have to play the gorge" * I am a new huge fan of Warren he had me in tears several times this tour. Just as one girl was shouting as she marched through the campground at the Gorge - "Warren - Motherfucking - Haynes!!! ORDER OF MY FAV SHOWS: 1.2ND SHORELINE 2. DENVER 3. 1ST SHORELINE 4. GORGE Thanks for a real good time and please come on tour again!! Can't wait for Ratdog this summer! Thank you all for your wonderful vibes!!! I felt them!! "Escaping through the lily fields, I came across an empty space. It rainbow then exploded, left a bus stop in its place. The bus come by and I got on, thats when it all began. It was Cowboy Neal at the wheel of the bus to never ever land"
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    Closing thoughts on the Spring Tour I am 45 now. Up until 04 I had not been to a “Dead” show or derivative of since 90 or 91. I was 27, 28’ish in 91. I caught on at age 18-19 at City Island in Harrisburg in 82 but didn’t get going until 83. Back then I was still wondering around aimlessly not even understanding that I had not found my niche in life yet. I knew I was not confident within certain groups or types of people and in certain situations but beyond that was just a punk kid. I was going to lots of different types of conerts back then and none hit me like a Grateful Dead show. The reason was that this was one place I could go where I felt I was not being judged by anyone and had no expectation to live up to. Of course I did not realize that then, but that was really the thing for me that made it a great place to go. I gre up during that period and carried on until 91. i took in 100+ plus shows in the time. Fast forward to 04. I went to see The Dead at Montage Mountain for Nostalgic purposes. They were 20 minutes from my house so it was low maintenance. It was great fun and the music was good. If I had to go further I would have said fuck it. I didn’t go there with the high expectations or expecting it to be like it used to be. I had a great time, got home to bed, and was asleep by 11:30. I listened to Jack Johnson the next day. Fast forward to 08. A good bud works at the Bryce Jordan in State College and emails me way ahead of public knowledge telling me the Dead are doing an Obama benefit. I figured fuck it I’ll go. I got tickets, then totally realized the historic significance of the show among the community, but it wasn’t that big a deal to me. I get to the show and am blown away. November 08 – The Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre is a small and beautiful theater in WB. They are my client. Bob Weir is doing a show there and my phone rings that morning. It’s the promoter, he is having computer problems and needs help. I say “Let me grab my hat and I’ll be right there” They are across the street from my office so I am onsite in 4 minutes. I casually let him know I was at the Bryce Jordan show and he smiles and says let me put two comps at Will Call for you tonight. I had no plans on going. My wife goes with me and the show is killer. Fast forward to Spring 09 The economy is in the shitter, I know of 5 or 6 people who have lost their jobs who are extremely talented. There is little good news and everyone is stressed to the max. The Tour is announced and The Dead books Wilkes-Barre. That’s my building, I do ALL the tech work there so of course I gotta go. WB has no idea what they are in for and don’t open the lot until 4. It’s a full fledge spring tour so the busses were dusted off, tuned up and the caravan is in high gear. The community sets up in the Walmart parking lot up the street. The scene is small but cool. Same ole, same ole, but has a really different feel than the 04 show. The 04 show felt like a reunion show for nostalgic purposes only. This was different. The show itself was good, not great, but good enough for me to check out some other shows online. As it turns out the WB set list was my least favorite of the tour so far. I start to get the itch to go to Philly where I didn't miss a show through the 80's Fuck me. We get in town at 2:00 and it’s just going off. I find myself saying stuff and hearing stuff that hasn’t entered even my most remote thoughts in 20 years. As soon as we pull in I looked at my bro-in-law and said “Lets pour a beer and head over to Shakedown Street for some eats” I am immediately floored because I haven’t thought about Shakedown in that wqay forever. I talked to too many people to count. Many now corporate guys with old shirts on and many hippies, some that came in community busses just like the old days. No one is talking about the economy, Iraq, school shootings, swine flu, the crime rate, the financial crisis, GM, Chrysler, housing, none of it. Everyone is smiling, speculating on the final Set List for the Spectrum. There is much talk of the first “Dew” on the tour. Much talk of the first "Samson and Delilah” on the tour. I had my Hershey 85 shirt on. No less than 20 people stopped me to talk about Terrapin in the rain. There was tie dye, crystals, falafel, burritos, balloons, curry, BO, Patchoulie, much sweet smelling smoky stuff etc. All the symbolic stuff was point on. The vibe was just incredible. If they tour again I will be there. At 45 what I got out of it was every bit as fun as it used to be. I was not there to cut loose without fear of judgment like back in the old days. My life is well defined now and I am comfortable in my skin. But it was soul cleansing and therapeutic to rinse off the stress of everything going on in my 45 year old world. There was this total sense of release from everyone there who was doing the same thing. After just one afternoon and evening . . . (Got home and 3:00 a.m., shower was mandatory) asleep at 3:30 and still woke up Sunday morning feeling more relaxed and fresh than after a week’s vacation and I still feel that today. I haven't listened to anything but the Dead since May 2nd. I DL'ed every show on this tour, stayed up way too late checking out the streams, met tons of new peeps online and have just had a blast. I think we get so caught up in our lives, families, children, responsibilities, and the expectations everyone around us sets for us, that it’s hard to do stuff like this without feeling irresponsible. I am fortunate in that I have a wife who urges me to go have some fun and blow off some steam. I pick and choose very carefully where I use these opportunities and only use the hall pass once or maybe twice a year. He'll I don't even golf. She knows this, so when I bring something up she knows it’s for real. It’s so nice to be able to do something you know, really puts your wife out for a day and she is still supportive and encouraging. There is still nothing like a Dead Show. If several circumstances did not happen that made it easy or convenient for me to get re-acquainted I never I would have. I am not sorry there are more shows on this tour I can’t go too, but truly appreciate the ones I did. I am back in the daily grind now, and the grind is rolling off me like water on a well waxed car. It is so amazing to me that this scene evolved the way it did, and survived. If you look at the era in which we live, it is one of the most unusual occurrences going and I am honored and blessed to have had the opportunity to particpate. God bless the Grateful Dead and everyone that is a part of it. You people are as much responsible for this as the music. I will miss this tour, can't wait for the news of another, and am off to have another grate day!
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    Poetic, heartfelt, and multiple times; as usual!!!!!!!!! Love you bro! ********************************** Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. Mark Twain
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    Well, found myself tismorning listening to the last show on this tour.(sigh) The boys have definately outdone theirselves on this tour. I hate to see it come to an end. Im keeping my fingers crossed for a fall tour. Listening to the last show, I found some tears running down my face. (tears of joy) I just want to say thank you Mickey, Bill, Bobby, Phil, Warren, and Jeff for all the joy and happyness you guys gave us on this tour. Made alot of new friends here on dead.net and in the Philly lot. Thank you Dead.net and thank you Marye for your knowledge and trouble shooting on this site. I hope to see all of you on a fall tour:) God Bless you all and God Bless The Grateful Dead!!!! Peace- Moye
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    Well, found myself tismorning listening to the last show on this tour.(sigh) The boys have definately outdone theirselves on this tour. I hate to see it come to an end. Im keeping my fingers crossed for a fall tour. Listening to the last show, I found some tears running down my face. (tears of joy) I just want to say thank you Mickey, Bill, Bobby, Phil, Warren, and Jeff for all the joy and happyness you guys gave us on this tour. Made alot of new friends here on dead.net and in the Philly lot. Thank you Dead.net and thank you Marye for your knowledge and trouble shooting on this site. I hope to see all of you on a fall tour:) God Bless you all and God Bless The Grateful Dead!!!! Peace- Moye
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The band says Happy New Year with an announcement of almost twenty shows in April and May.  More details to come!

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At 1:37AM EST I just received another email from upgrade@gdtstoo.com. The subject reads "Roseland Confirmation Correction". Instead of it being a sparsely worded email, this one has 4 highlighted and bold instructions. Number 2 caught my eye for anyone traveling from afar without their confirmed guest: 2) Each ORIGINAL winner AND the person accompanying them to the show must be present in order to gain entrance. No Exceptions.
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Exactly what I have from Ratdog.org , NO EXCEPTIONS ! guess I loose on this deal !
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If your guest can't make it and you need them there give me a call. I can have a passable ID made up by 5pm! 718.974.7947. Again, lots to offer...
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6:47am est, still no email. What is going on over at GDTS?? I understand they may be busy but an update would be nice.
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HONESTLY IMHO If you show up without your guest you will get in. They just don't want you to bring someone other than the person you told them you were bringing.
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~Boys of Summer~ I'm in for set 3 @ Roseland as of 4am Yea Baby!
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If you are the winner and your guest doesn't make it, I dont think they will bar you. They want to make clear that the ONLY way your guest gets in is if they are with you and they can check your IDs together. See you at the Blender!! "One watch by night, one watch by day If you get confused, listen to the music play"
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GDTS website says all confirmations have been sent out, still havent gotten mine. Ive now sent numerous emails to them about this and none have been responded to. It's sad that this is what it's come to. Shut out from presale, then mail order, and now this debacle. Unless I get this confirmation today Im done with these guys. At this point I'd rather pay 30 bucks with no hassle and see Dark Star Orchestra.
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awww, you didnt win, so you're gonna blame the members of the band, and not see shows anymore?? what r u 13?? lol
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I did win, that's the problem. They've given me no response since they sent the email that said Ive been selected. I think I at least deserve to know whats going on. And judging by your response, I'd say your late for school buddy.
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all is right in the universe! thanks GDTS!!
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whats your question?? if you won, whats the problem.... just show up!
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The email I received states that a confirmation email will follow with my name & my guests name, and I wont get in without this. It seems everyone here has gotten this except me. I have sent numerous emails to GDTS last night and this morning without the courtesy of a response. At this point I dont even care if I make it in, I just want to know what is going on. It's not a lot to ask.
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oh, well all I got WAS the email with my name and a guests name at the top. I got mine through Ratdog.org, there was ONE communication thats IT. By any chance did you check your SPAM folder?? Hope you get it figured out...
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I am hoping to know I can get in with out her before the 4 hour drive.I am feeling SO LUCKY to have won this and SO LUCKY that my wife will let me go solo. If anyone can say for sure that I can go alone please let me, and others, know. I can tell the queen of diamonds by the way she shines!
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Yes, there was only one email if you won thru ratdog, this was discussed last night. The emails thru GDTS required a follow up email. I checked the spam folder, nothing. Enjoy the show tonight.
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"The View" was interesting this morning. Didnt totally get that!
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Anyone just see Bobby, Phil, and Warren on the View? --------------------- Shed light.
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Ha, yeah that interview was a little awkward. FOTD was great though!--------------------- Shed light.
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Phil did the "You cab borrow from the devil" verse
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Yeah, what's that verse from? Sounded familiar, but I don't remember from when.--------------------- Shed light.
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Can someone give me the words to that last verse Phil sang?
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....those were Hunter's original lyrics....Jerry didn't do that verse
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I'm supposed to be going to the 11PM show tonight with a friend but GDTS has not responded with the "confirmation" email. We've tried to resend the acceptance email but to no avail. I'm extremely surprised at the way that GDTS is acting. Very unprofessional. I would never have thought that this website would treat it's community this way. Oh well, live and learn.
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Their heart was in the right place - trying to give a free concert to the fans without letting scalpers getting their hands on tickets but in the end getting into these shows seems like more trouble than they are worth.. It's not simple like the old days when the Grateful Dead would show up in Golden Gate park and put on a free show. Much more complicated now.I'll just patiently wait for my west coast run at the end of the spring tour. :-) "When the smoke has cleared she said, that's what she said to me. You're gonna want a bed to lay your head and a little sympathy"
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Just called the main box office that deals with Roseland and they said that if you were a winner your name should be on the guest list. Bringing the email is a back up. They said if you are a winner that means it is you plus one so bring whoever your guest is and they will get in with you. This is exactly like how it worked when BGP managed Phish playing at the Fillmore. In order to eliminate scalping for this small venue with high demand, they did this exact thing where if you were lucky enough to make it to the location where they were selling these vouchers, you were able to buy 2 tickets - you and a guest. You had to provide your photo ID and on the night of the show if that info did not match you did not get in. So, the good news was that you were able to bring in a guest. I am happy that my friend who's Birthday it is today will be able to come with me to the show! The kids they dance and shake their bones! See you later! Brother "A" ps Oh yeah, no info on taping yet - the box office thought it was not likely but that is always their policy and not that of The Dead - at least not what it used to be. I am curious what will happen tonight if I show up with my recording gear??? If anyone has info on this please pass it on!
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I hear ya but put yourself in the position of someone who received an email stating that YOU WERE CHOSEN TO ATTEND THE SHOW and you never received the "confirmation email that will gain you access to that show. It seems most everyone else got theirs. Talk about pulling the carpet out from underneath you.
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Loved the old Hunter lyrics by Phil, but wish they could have came out a little earlier and had a proper interview or at least got to give O'Rielly some grief!!! "been here so long, i'm callin it home!"
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Got the first of my online pre-sale tix today!!!
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My friend can't go. I had his name as the "guest". would i be able to bring another friend as a "guest" instead?? thanks if anyone knows.
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i just got my tickets today...WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! we are leaving on the 10th. This will be our first family road trip. its as if all my prayers have been answered.Hugs to all
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Danita - I didn't see the show but as I recall the verse it went -"You can borrow from the Devil - You can borrow from a friend. The Devil will lend you twenty when a friend will lend you ten." Always liked that one... how true it is. Peace.
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I was wondering if I can even go without a guest? You now have me wondering if I can change my appointed guest despite the RULES on the Ratdog email I got. What number did you call?
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Which show was that for? Just trying to gauge when my pre-sales will start arriving. "When the smoke has cleared she said, that's what she said to me. You're gonna want a bed to lay your head and a little sympathy"
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Has anyone tryed to get their guests name changed for the 3-30 NYC shows?
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It was for the D.C. Show, still waiting on charlottesvile tix.
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The Dead 3/30/09 Angel Oranz Foundation Acoustic Show - Phil/Weir/Warren Dire wolf Birdsong Cumberland Blues Pride of Cucamonga Lazy River Road Casey Jones E: Ripple
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has it listed on their website that they played "till the morning comes" hahaha. So wonder how the idea came up to play on the view? guess i'll hold my thoughts on that!!
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How many times are they gonna get me today? Happy April fools day everyone! First shows almost hear! Peace- Moye
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Hey Y'all! It's 5:15am and I just made it home to Western Mass from NYC! Wow! What a long strange (and beautiful) trip! Everything ran pretty smooth as far as I could tell at the venue tonight! All of the pre-show jitters that seemed to be going around about getting in and getting your guest in all seemed to melt away once you arrived there. The whole process at Roseland ran pretty smooth. A bunch of tapers were set up at Roseland (including myself) so there will be some nice recordings of the show coming around! (and well worth making the effort to get! - I will be posting a Vine on here in the next couple of days) Roseland reminded me of the Fillmore in SF and was nice big open space with lots of room to dance. They let the first of us in right at 8pm and the band did not hit the stage until 11:15. So, plenty of time for everyone to sip some liquids and chat about old times and good times to come! Once Gramercy let out, about 9:15, there was quickly and influx of more people that had come from that show as well as instant energy boost and activity on the stage. The vibe had arrived! When the boys hit the stage they were ready to play! Unlike at Gramercy where I heard they started the show with a 30 minute warm up jam, at Roseland they went right into a nice Althea followed by a sweet Cassidy! Here is the full set list with some more comments to follow. Althea Cassidy Uncle John's Eyes St. Stephen > Dark Star! Sugar Magnolia - - - - - - - - Not Fade Away (after their bow, Phil and Bobby said something like, "We didn't fade away, WE'RE BACK!") Some of us folks in the audience at first thought they said, "We'll be right back" and us tapers were already looking at pulling another tape out of our bags. Then the comment was clarified and supported by the sight of the crew swiftly starting to break down the staging. By that point it was after 1am! so I think everyone was well cooked! Overall the show was really sweet and very well played on all levels! I was really appreciating that for most of the songs of the evening - especially the Jerry songs - the lyrics were shared being sung by Phil, Bobby, and Warren. So it was a really nice touch and I thought a very respectful way to balance out the energy and singing (and honoring Jerry!) The Uncle John's, St. Stephen, and Sugar Mag were the highlight of the evening for me. St Stephen was particularly potent and rockin' and VERY TIGHT! with some amazing adventurous and well played jams. And ending the set with Sugar Mag's was like being back in the old school club again. Hearing that just feels like they are at home and Bobby was having a blast with it for sure! As a final side note, rumor has it from some NYC folk that The Boys were actually slated to play at Battery Park on on 3/30 for one big Fan Appreciation Show but at the last minute their permit was pulled by the bureaucracy of NYC. So the shows today were the Plan B which makes sense why there was some organizational challenges with the last minute change of plans. See you on Tour! (^_^)
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The performance was great. The energy level was sky high. Looking forward to the shows in NY on the 24th and 25th, they will not disappoint. “Lord you can see that it’s true”
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Sounds pretty damn good to me! "When the smoke has cleared she said, that's what she said to me. You're gonna want a bed to lay your head and a little sympathy"
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3-30-09 Setlist Bob, Phil & Warren Acoustic Angel Orensanz Theatre Dire Wolf, Bird Song, Cumberland Blues, Pride of Cucamonga, Lazy River Rd, KC Jones E: Ripple Full Electric Band Roseland Theatre Althea, Cassady, UJB>Eyes>St Stephen>Dark Srar>Sugar Mag>NFA! Full Electric Band Gramercy Theatre Jam>Playin'>Good Lovin'>The Wheel>Franklin's E: Touch of Grey
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Went to all three shows. Overall, it was an amazing evening. The Roseland set definitely had the most energy, and I didn't think Warren hit his stride all night until Eyes of the World, which was my highlight of the whole day. Phil and the drummers were terrific. My only criticism, besides Bobby constantly messing up the words, was that they need to free Warren up much more. I saw him a couple of times with the ABB, and he is a monster. He was too constrained yesterday. Maybe he will feel more comfortable as the Tour goes on. The acoustic set was in the most beautiful, intimate setting. I guess there were maybe 200 or so people. Phil, Bobby and Warren were kind of feeling their way, but I loved the set which included a 20 minute Birdsong, Cumberland, Casey Jones, and a Ripple encore. Next up was Blender at gramercy. Another small venue, and the set was solid. Opened with a Jam into Playin' into Good Lovin. The Wheel. Franklin's, and Touch of Gray. Finally, Roseland. Bigger venue, but not too big. I felt the band really hit its stride with Eyes, then closed out with St. Stephen, Dark Star and Sugar Mag. Not Fade Away encore. All in all a most amazing day. Three sets, three small venues and my favorite band. One touching moment. At the acoustic set, someone yelled out "We miss Jerry." Phil replied: "You think we don't miss him also!" Then a bunch of people yelled out: "We love you Phil!" The site was so intimate, it was like having them play in your living room. I think given the logistics and the fairly short time in which to get everything ready, the whole thing came off rather smoothly and we should appreciate the effort. "One watch by night, one watch by day If you get confused, listen to the music play"
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sounds like an amazing day, dream come true! thanks for sharing your experience!
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It was amazing. I am glad to share the joy with the community. Do you know something that I don't know or did your fingers subconsciously type Porno instead of Pomo!!!! LOL. "One watch by night, one watch by day If you get confused, listen to the music play"
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I won two tickets to Roseland, but my guest couldn't go. I carefully read the rules, and it said that you had to show up with your named guest to get the tickets, no exceptions. I debated about whether to go solo, and decided not to, that if they denied me entry I'd be more upset than if I just stayed home. So I stayed home. But I just read a post on philzone.com (reviews for Roseland) that seemed to say that they ended up letting everyone in who was hanging around front! Guess I'm a little bummed for not trying, for following the rules to the letter, but those are the breaks! See you at the Garden!