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"When we began discussing audio projects to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead back in 2012, we knew we wanted to do something completely unprecedented. We could think of nothing more exciting or ambitious than a career-spanning overview of the band's live legacy focused on what best tells the story: complete concerts. Our first criterion was the very best live music to represent any given year in the band’s history. We wanted to make sure that there were not only the tent-pole shows that fans have been demanding for decades but also ones that are slightly more under the radar, but equally excellent. For those who listen to the entire box straight through, chronologically, the narrative of the Grateful Dead's live legacy will be seen as second to none in the pantheon of music history." - David Lemieux

We are more than pleased to announce the Grateful Dead's most ambitious release ever: 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN. Available as both an 80-disc boxed set and a custom lightning-bolt USB drive, the collection includes 30 unreleased live shows, one for each year the band was together from 1966 to 1995, along with one track from their earliest recording sessions in 1965. Packed with over 73 hours of music, both the boxed set and the USB drive will be individually numbered limited editions.

The 80-disc boxed set is individually numbered and limited to 6,500 copies, a nod to the band’s formation in 1965. Along with the CDs, it also includes a gold-colored 7-inch vinyl single which bookends the band’s career. The A-side is “Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)” from the band’s earliest recording session in 1965 with the B-side of the last song the band ever performed together live, “Box Of Rain” recorded during their final encore at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 9, 1995.

The box also comes with a 288-page book that features an extensive, career-spanning essay written by Nick Meriwether, who oversees the Dead archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, along with special remembrances of the band submitted by fans. Also included is a scroll that offers a visual representation of how the band’s live repertoire has evolved through the years.

The USB drive version* will be shaped like a gold lightning bolt with the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary logo engraved on the side. The drive includes all of the music from the collection in both FLAC (96/24) and MP3 formats and is an individually numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. Digital version of the book also included on USB.

Shows will NOT be sold individually on CD. This release is sure to sell out quickly so pre-order your copy today and stick around as we will be revealing a mighty fine selection of music, art, and much, much more right here.

(Looking for a smaller 50th Anniversary commemorative keepsake? September 18th will see the release of a four-CD version of the collection titled 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN: THE DEFINITIVE LIVE STORY 1965-1995. More on that here.)

ROLLINGSTONE.COM SONG PREMIERE AND EXCLUSIVE DAVID LEMIEUX INTERVIEW
Head on over to Rollingstone.com for the very first listen of "Morning Dew" 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, David Fricke's exclusive interview with archivist David Lemieux, and the reveal of 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN's '69 and '84 shows.

*Helpful hints for using your USB:

Running the 30 Trips Player / Reader program:
On Windows – Navigate to the USB drive and double click the PCStart.exe file to run.
On MacOS – Open the GD 30 Trips drive, and double click the MacStart to run.

Viewing the digital book:
You can either view it within the program that comes on the drive, or by opening the PDF directly.

To view the PDF, open the PDF folder on the drive and the USB_bk_spreads_08-31 file within. Selecting the option within your PDF reading application to view as a “single page” might be preferable to viewing as a continuous document.

Importing music into iTunes and other library programs:
When you import the songs from the USB into your library, the information used to identify the track will likely leave them sorted incorrectly. Please use the song list found here to re-number the songs for each show so that they playback in the correct order.
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October 20, 2015 - 9:01pm

#1921

rdevil

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On vocals, MIIIIIZ Donna Jean Godchaux

I love Donna, but I understand your point, Lowspark. When I first started listening to tapes (mostly 80s shows) I didn't like her much at all but eventually, after the light came on and I "got" 70s GD, I came to accept her. At first it was a case of classical conditioning; the years that excited me most included Donna so I got used to her. Eventually I came to LOVE Donna and even now when I listen to the post Godchaux era, I really miss her contributions on most songs she sang. MNS, Half Step (acrosssss the Rio GrandiOOOH!), LIG, Estimated, Scarlet, Cassidy...well, pretty much all of them. Maybe someday you'll change your mind, Lowspark. But if not you're certainly entitled to your opinion. And I would highly recommend DiP14--she was on maternity leave.
October 20, 2015 - 8:37pm

#1922

nitecat

Joined:
November 1, 2010

Donna support

I hear both sides of the Donna thing. She could lighten things sweetly, or come in too hard. I agree with Jason, these guys were weak vocally, and blew things in front of us on a regular basis. Their messin up was one of their fun qualities. I cut her some slack like I did for everyone else in the band. And I must speak up for her presence in the band. I enjoyed how she added a feminine element to the stage, so it wasn't just the guys. I do think she really could do sweet harmony with Bobby, and she could rock it with him, too in their Sunshine Daydream duets. I started with 1975, kinda loose show with some nice jammin. Next up was 1982, this is a grate show, I wish it wasn't so muddy and thin, the sound improves in CD3. Come on, UJB>Truckin'>Dew? Now I'm starting from the beginning, listening to 1965. First impression: man Billy was quite the drummer early on... Thanks to all for your great comments!
October 20, 2015 - 8:34pm

#1923

JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

Re: Dr. Shakedown

My ticket was Magoo's Pizza Parlor, backstage pass Gaza Egypt. Wanna trade and got anything near ZuckFun? Just kidding.. wow.. I'm not particularly religious, but that's a miracle worthy of canonization. Saint Shake. Has a nice ring to it. Holy cow, congrats Zuck, thanks Dr. Shake. Those are hot tickets, Gilmour puts on an incredible show, and this will surely be his last trip to the states.
October 20, 2015 - 8:09pm

#1924

mhammond12

Joined:
September 15, 2009

Donna

Love her. When she would slowly and rhythmically groove her way to the microphone, smilingly looking down at us, the Grateful Dead idiot fan base, and prepare herself to wail the return of the Playin In The Band theme, well, well, it was really good. Seriously good.
October 20, 2015 - 7:27pm

#1925

kevinbrandon

Joined:
February 3, 2011

Did Mr. Norman get some new AUDIO EQUIPMENT......

I am up to 1975 and I am amazed at the "CRISPY " beautiful "MELTING BUTTER" sound of these shows so far. I started in at 1966 and each show is just so Exquisite. Between my Sennheiser headphones and plain Jane HONDA FACTORY radio I just keep getting blown away by how great these shows are sounding. There is definitely a difference I am hearing than any other past recordings...anyone else feeling that???... Or hearing that??
October 20, 2015 - 7:16pm

#1926

JimInMD

Joined:
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Re: K. Brandon & J. Norman

I have been very pleased w/ his work lately.. but I am not up to the '80's shows yet. If I were to wager.. I think he is staring to become a deadhead. I have this image of his progression: .. when he first started engineering and mastering GD, Steely Dan was in the car CD Player and he was the geek in the sound booth wearing the kaki's and polo shirt, glasses and a pocket protector. The pocket protector was the first to go moments after his first Playin' in the Band. Years go by.. he drops the loafers for comfy shoes, unbuttons the polo. A little facial scruff fills in. By E-72 he show's up in a t-shirt, shorts and Birkenstocks and he sometimes spends days in the studio without a break. By Spring '90 TOO he's let his hair grow out, he's sporting a raggedy die often for several days at a stretch. By the time he began mixing Boxzilla a never ending drum circle has formed outside the studio. And his mixes do seem to have a special sound. Its possible I have a couple details wrong.. but it sounds plausible, doesn't it? Go back and listen to Dicks Picks 3 and compare it to one of the modern releases from the same year (Spring '77 comes to mind). I think he has improved also. Lets see if I still feel this way after '82.
October 20, 2015 - 6:56pm

#1927

R.E.V.

Joined:
January 1, 2015

Florida Delivery

Sorry to hear so many in the south are still box less...I live in the Orlando, FL area and received mine on October 12th...keep the faith brothers...
October 20, 2015 - 6:35pm

#1928

sheik yerbones

Joined:
February 5, 2008

Lowspark support

Yes I do agree, especially about playing ITB...and a lot of Scarlet begonias, especially in DP7 is quite a nightmare. However Donna adds nice harmonies on slow songs (row jimmy-Cassidy-Looks Like Rain...)I enjoy very much Sunrise on DP3 and the may77 Boxset. Fortunately she improves a lot after Hiatus and her best contribution stay with the JGband (77-78)
October 20, 2015 - 6:09pm

#1929

mbarilla

Joined:
August 8, 2013

Edit : Donna is sweet, top notch

and I would take her over any one of you guys :) Lol 5.4.77 - "Looks Like Rain" !! the Dave's Picks 15 is primo Donna and is sweet on Jack Straw among the many.
October 20, 2015 - 6:08pm

#1930

Jason Wilder

Joined:
September 21, 2011

Still going in order, on '74

Starting to get more tempting to pull stuff I was really looking forward to (MSG 87 and 91, Cape Cod) or to start pulling discs with the same songs on them from different years to do comparisons. Still, I think the '67 Shrine and '69 Dream Bowl are still my favorites so far. '72 also really good and so is '68, I wish there was more than 1 disc! Hot = '66, '74. Smokin' = '70, '73. Incendiary = '67, '69, '72, '68. Hard to call '73 and '74 incendiary, just a bit more laid back and swing to them, for most of the tunes, in any case. Still nice. Wish that '74 didn't have the two songs with the vocal drops, was psyched for Loose Lucy. :( Edit: I get where people are coming from on Donna, but you just have to embrace it. It's not like Jerry or Phil haven't had some vocal issues. Lot's of sweet stuff from her: Weather Report, Sunrise, St. Stephen, Cosmic Charlie, Passenger, Dancin', Looks Like Rain, etc. And no one can ruin Scarlet Begonias when the Dead are playing it. ;) EMBRACE THE DONNA! Screams and all.

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"When we began discussing audio projects to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead back in 2012, we knew we wanted to do something completely unprecedented. We could think of nothing more exciting or ambitious than a career-spanning overview of the band's live legacy focused on what best tells the story: complete concerts. Our first criterion was the very best live music to represent any given year in the band’s history. We wanted to make sure that there were not only the tent-pole shows that fans have been demanding for decades but also ones that are slightly more under the radar, but equally excellent. For those who listen to the entire box straight through, chronologically, the narrative of the Grateful Dead's live legacy will be seen as second to none in the pantheon of music history." - David Lemieux

We are more than pleased to announce the Grateful Dead's most ambitious release ever: 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN. Available as both an 80-disc boxed set and a custom lightning-bolt USB drive, the collection includes 30 unreleased live shows, one for each year the band was together from 1966 to 1995, along with one track from their earliest recording sessions in 1965. Packed with over 73 hours of music, both the boxed set and the USB drive will be individually numbered limited editions.

The 80-disc boxed set is individually numbered and limited to 6,500 copies, a nod to the band’s formation in 1965. Along with the CDs, it also includes a gold-colored 7-inch vinyl single which bookends the band’s career. The A-side is “Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)” from the band’s earliest recording session in 1965 with the B-side of the last song the band ever performed together live, “Box Of Rain” recorded during their final encore at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 9, 1995.

The box also comes with a 288-page book that features an extensive, career-spanning essay written by Nick Meriwether, who oversees the Dead archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, along with special remembrances of the band submitted by fans. Also included is a scroll that offers a visual representation of how the band’s live repertoire has evolved through the years.

The USB drive version* will be shaped like a gold lightning bolt with the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary logo engraved on the side. The drive includes all of the music from the collection in both FLAC (96/24) and MP3 formats and is an individually numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. Digital version of the book also included on USB.

Shows will NOT be sold individually on CD. This release is sure to sell out quickly so pre-order your copy today and stick around as we will be revealing a mighty fine selection of music, art, and much, much more right here.

(Looking for a smaller 50th Anniversary commemorative keepsake? September 18th will see the release of a four-CD version of the collection titled 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN: THE DEFINITIVE LIVE STORY 1965-1995. More on that here.)

ROLLINGSTONE.COM SONG PREMIERE AND EXCLUSIVE DAVID LEMIEUX INTERVIEW
Head on over to Rollingstone.com for the very first listen of "Morning Dew" 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, David Fricke's exclusive interview with archivist David Lemieux, and the reveal of 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN's '69 and '84 shows.

*Helpful hints for using your USB:

Running the 30 Trips Player / Reader program:
On Windows – Navigate to the USB drive and double click the PCStart.exe file to run.
On MacOS – Open the GD 30 Trips drive, and double click the MacStart to run.

Viewing the digital book:
You can either view it within the program that comes on the drive, or by opening the PDF directly.

To view the PDF, open the PDF folder on the drive and the USB_bk_spreads_08-31 file within. Selecting the option within your PDF reading application to view as a “single page” might be preferable to viewing as a continuous document.

Importing music into iTunes and other library programs:
When you import the songs from the USB into your library, the information used to identify the track will likely leave them sorted incorrectly. Please use the song list found here to re-number the songs for each show so that they playback in the correct order.
PDF
Text

Weir's f***** cowboy songs

Comment on Dough Knees: I love the Grateful Dead's cowboy songs. I love almost all Dead. Why are we here if we want to throw stones at the band. We might as well mention how friggin' sick we are of all that stupid electric guitar. Sorry; I had to say something because your comment made me feel bad. It is so easy to be nasty, as if what they did for so many years wasn't hard work and we could all have done it better.

:) :) :)

ststephen1971...I sent a PM

Weir's f***** cowboy songs

I totally agree with this post. And to each their own...but I always really enjoy Bob's cowboy songs, no matter how many times they played Me and My Uncle, El Paso, Big River, Mexicali Blues or Mama Tried. Bob delivers those songs well, and more often than not, Jerry plays great bubbling, country lines underneath in his own distinct way. They could have added a few different ones over the years...would have loved to hear Jerry on Big Iron (which Bob did with others). But, heh, the last thing I would accuse the Dead of is being boring or repetitive.

Selling out

It has finally happened. Less then 100 to go. Get yours now before it is too late Rock on

Western

Funny coincidence that this morning I listened to Denver 73 Road Trips on a 2 hour NJ Transit commute. The opener is me and my uncle. I'm thinking to myself they are really ripping through this cowboy tune. Jerry is simply blazing over Bobby's verses. He steps up big time as if he is in a guitar shoot out with a bunch of Bakersfield's legendary slingers. I'm thinking I'm not going to be able to sneak in any naps on this train ride. Several tunes in they hit Mexicali & later Big River. Now I'm dreaming I'm in the Southwest. Works for me.

I stand corrected

Look...I don't disagree ocassionally there could be a killer El Paso or Big River...normally on Jerry's part...but....attending a string of shows in the late 80s meant I'd get these every other night and they could get tedious.... However...if you enjoy them...fill your cup....after all one man's mission in the rain is another man's samba in the rain hey

Countdown

20 days until the PYTHONIC box ships.

Weir's f***** cowboy songs

Someone once asked me when I "knew" that I was a Dead Head. My simple answer was, "when I started enjoying the cowboy songs." Nuff said. Well maybe not - I wanted to add that I include The Race Is On in the list of cowboy songs (or southern rockers or whatever you want to call them). I thought they should have played this one more. Did anyone else see pictures of the 30 Trips box? Looks awesome.

"Cowboy" songs

It's not really cowboy songs, but Country & Western. Funny thing is, that's the music Jerry was raised on(Grand Ole Opry broadcasts) and played when he first picked up the guitar, and the main influence on their sound and songwriting. There is more Folk & Country influence in the Dead's songwriting and choice of covers than Blues(or maybe equal part..)

81 copies remain

of this 80 disc wonder Boxthulu the Sleeper of L'emieux lies dreaming...

The Fifty Fizzles

What happened? The 30 Trips box is great but it has not been celebrated. This 50th celebration year has been nothing but concerts. Thanks to Deadbase 50 to liven things up. Hoping for a whopping Fifty Fall Finale.

Fizzles? Hardly.

It's a bit tough to say 'yeah, the thirty-concert set is great, but what have they done for us lately?' What other bands mark an anniversary in so much style? (And it's not like we've been short of major releases in non-anniversary years, either.) With the new books and revised reissues, there seems to have been plenty of documentation, and of course there's FTW as well ... so I'd struggle to think of any anniversary of anyone that's been better served. But I certainly wish that they'd got 30 Trips out earlier in the year so we could have got all our listening done before the 51st anniversary ....

30 Trips Listening Parties

Was there ever a hard decision made about setting up a board or a site or a facebook page for listeners of 30 Trips to listen and discuss the shows in a specific order? If so, can someone post what the decision was? Very interested in doing this!

Cowboy up

Well they certainly wore out Me and my Uncle. It was the most played song in the band's history. Sometimes I get a little tired of it but other times I find myself really getting into a killer version and there are many good ones. My all time favorite is the one sandwiched into Dark Star on Rockin the Rhein. It comes almost out of nowhere and then disappears back into Dark Star but it is LIVELY. Also love El Paso, I just have to sing along to it every time. Mexicali Blues is also always fun to hear. The way they built their sets with Jerry, Pig and Bob taking turns is one of the things that makes them so unique and fun to listen to.

Uncle Sandwich

If memory serves, there's another such sandwich at the 1971 Felt Forum shows. That one emerges from a vocal-less Dark Star. Magical indeed.

Uncle Sandwich

It was Dark Star - Uncle - Dark Star - Sittin' on Top of World. Exquisite performance, the whole show. Also, New Riders with Garcia. I had the good fortune to attend that show. It was broadcast on NY FM radio (and maybe nationally, don't know). 12/5/71

cosmic journey to El Paso

And let's not forget that left turn into El Paso out of the Veneta Or. Dark Star.

Weir's f***** cowboy songs

I says cowboy

F$$;;ng Cowboy Songs

Billy actually was a cowboy. Remember in the GD movie where he was sitting there drinking wine and talking about breaking horses. That's the good stuff there. Jerry used to do some cool cowboy songs too. Ol Tex Ritter kind of stuff.

Cowboy album

Weir says he's working on an album of cowboy songs. So there's that for you all to look forward to. Speaking of cowboys I hope Barlow is recovering well. 66 boxes left. Buy soon if you're on the fence.

I missed part 5 of the

I missed part 5 of the listening party. Can anyone help, please?

Wondering Why....

->People Make The World Go Round 9-1-74.Pure Jerry Vol. 4Get some. :) Happy Friday/Saturday everybody.

Bobchi

There was no 5.Busy year me thinks.... bit off more than.....? ;) "..just in case we both are wrong.."-Jerry kick tonight

Listening party 5

I think was actually part of Celebrating Jerry, but was never put up on the 30 trips page. You can catch it here: http://www.dead.net/jerry2015?intcmp=home/latest1 "Our fourth and final listening party celebrates Jerry's finest moments from our upcoming 30 Trips Around The Sun release." It contains: '68 Dark Star '73 Eyes '77 Terrapin '95 Visions of Johanna Thanks to Allman for first bringing this to our attention.

I sincerely hope

that the Lindley Meadows show (the MAIN reason I bought this box) contains all the stage banter I remember from my bootleg cassette. I mean, the show barely takes up 1.2 discs, so there's no reason not to include it. I want to (need to!) hear about the woman backstage having a baby (Phil: "Is there a doctor in the house?") In the confusion about where the woman having a baby is actually located, Phil says, "maybe there's one out there, maybe there's one back here, nobody knows for sure..." and Jerry starts playing Happy Birthday. Phil informing the audience the correct pronunciation of the next tune, "Truckin'" and Bobby saying "God willing we'll remember the words..." and asking the crowd to "mouth the words real vividly." These things add to the ambience of this magical show for me. I hope they included them. This show is in my top 2, of. all. time. Every tune is just perfect, perfectly played and perfectly felt. I know Claney knows what I'm talking about.

Your Opinion (And Yes It Matters)

What the hell is it about this band that keeps us coming back for more…and more…and more. My first thought was that no other band conveyed the sense of family, friends, and community or more precisely WE ARE ALL ONE! than the Grateful Dead. I've followed countless bands but never like I've followed the GD. They always made me feel like they cared about me/us. What're your thoughts? And why the hell isn't the ship date 8/29?

Oh, thanks for the

Oh, thanks for the clarification. I used to check the page a couple of times a week and noticed they changed the songs every couple of weeks or so and I was away for a while so I thought I just missed it. Nice to see the Celebrating Jerry page. I'm going to listen to those now.

Countdown

19 days until the CYCLOPEAN box ships.

if you could....

If you could remove 10 original songs from the GD's catalogue, what would they be? I would wager they would be mostly keyboardist songs, but let's see? For me... 1. If The Shoe Fits 2. Samba In The Rain 3. Wave To The Wind 4. I Will Take You Home 5. We Can Run 6. Easy Answers 7. Long Way To Go Home 8. Don't Need Love 9. Maybe You Know 10. Let Me Sing Your Blues Away Childhood's End, When Push Comes To Shove, Never Trust A Woman, Far From Me, Easy To Love You, Money Money, and Tennessee Jed are also close, but those are my ten. Is it weird that I kinda like Revolutionary Hamstrung Blues? Next Topic...Dream Setlist!

???

Tennessee Jed????????

It appears...

That there are 54 copies of Gargantua available, all I can say is GET ONE WHILE YOU CAN!!!!!!! Time is winding down, what happens first, it SELLS OUT or it STARTS SHIPPING? HAPPY SATURDAY DEADLAND

Boxes ordered/sold count number?

wissinomingdeadhead, how and where do you find these numbers?PM me please, Thanks

finally got mine ordered!!

When this box was announced I thought for sure it would sell out before Aug 28, which happens to be the day of my first paycheck in 4 years (been living off my wife's income while I have been in school). I got a job in June as an 8th grade math teacher but knew I would get no check until the end of August. Told my wife when this box was announced that if they were not sold out when I got my first check I was buying it. Well, yesterday was the day and I could not have been happier that there were still about 80 copies left when I ordered. Now I am super pumped! can't wait to see the contents of the box. Have a grate day dead land.

53 boxes left

So these will be gone by next week end. That is about 1-2 weeks longer then I predicted back in June Get 'em while you can or forever be sorry Rock on

Mr. Jack Straw

Wow! We often disagree and are in polar opposition on some issues that have come up on this board, but your list and runner ups reads almost exactly as I would make it! Like ToddWCorey (and the silent majority) I was suprised to see T. Jed there, however. I often drop it when deleting a pair of First Set songs to shrink a show into 2 CD lengths, but that's only 'cause I have so many perfect Jeds already... My list would copy yours except Jed. Ironically, my choice in Jed's stead is also a song many people hold dear: Box Of Rain!(All the insipid Hippies-writing-for-Hallmark lyrical content of Eyes Of The World without the jammy bits and with the Phil-bellow... just my opinion...). And Cowboy songs? The Dead re-opened the world of Country music for me through those songs! Cash, Haggard, Wills, Williams- I enjoy them all after The Dead reminded me that I needed to hear them. Big River is one of the ALL TIME greatest Americana lyrics! Sing Me Back Home is amazing! El Paso is great!Years of hearing Country-Pop radio in my childhood left me thinking Country was soulless crap, but The Dead led me back to the good stuff! I do often drop the Cowboy pair when compressing shows onto 2 discs, but I have plenty of great Cowboy songs on the shelf already.

@ Johndrano

Congratulations on the job AND the box set!

Speaking of trivia

Only 47 left of The Box That Rox !

Seth

I recognize Jed is probably not on anyone else's list. It's not that it's a bad song, but that repetitive riff after each line kinda grates on me. Plus, it seems like all versions are identical...there's no spot for jerry to really soar. I love most cowboy Dead (especially Big River and Jack Straw)...except Mexicali....maybe that one can take Jed's place. I love Box of Rain. I don't find it hippie-dippy, rather, it is especially poignant given the circumstances around it's writing. "What do you want me to do, to do for you, to see you through?" and "Such a long, long, time to be gone, and a short time to be there" are beautiful words from a young man to his dying father. It's also kind of cool that the latter verse was also the last one sang by the Grateful Dead on 7/9/95.

sorry

double post

Lindley Meadows

What Dantian said!! Preach it, Brother! (Also, Chris Grand will understand - CG, where are you?)

Lindley Munchies

And don't forget the crowd banter on the KILLER AUD of this show. Not that it will be on the official release. Like the guy after Music Never Stopped saying, "aw...he's got the MUNCHIES man!"

Less than 35!

Countdown & an apology

18 YES 18 days left until ORCA ships!!!! APOLOGY To ALL who sent me PM's PLEASE PLEASE accept my sincerest apology for not responding to you kind folks in a timely manner, it seems that when I log in to this site I no longer have that green banner that states "Log in successful, & in red, you have ?? unread new message(s)" I checked yesterday on a whim & discovered I had 14 unread messages dating back to early July, I did respond to everyone. I'd like to know why I no longer have that "log in..." banner I didn't change any settings, I guess it's just one of those quirky computer things, some of these messages became quite testy, however I ignored the negative messages & responded kindly, anger on begets MORE anger I take the WWJD approach, (What Would Jerry Do). So to ALL who sent me a PM either in kind or in anger I'm truly sorry for coming off as a smug person & not responding back in a timely manner or in some cases not at all, I hope I rectified this situation. I'm not a smug person in the least, I consider myself to be a KIND DEADHEAD who feels it's ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC & anytime I can turn on I will as I will NEVER tune out, THANK YOU for UNDERSTANDING, Jimmy HAPPY SUNDAY DEADLAND!!!!!!!

apology accepted (for all the other ones, too)

Apology accepted, and for all the other ones, too.

transportation

Does anyone know how the box will be sent USPS or UPS/FEDEX. I can't remember how they sent Europe

I says Weir

When Bobby sings, Garcia plays. It is good to remember this dynamic, whatever the Bobby song may be. Think on Lazy Lightning, etc. To cut Bob from the picture is to lose great dimensions. Barlow wrote some amazing lyrics. So did Johnny Cash, and the great Hippie bashing come Iraq War peace marching Merle Haggard. The great Bob Dylan has one of his many feet in country; so does Mr. Neil Young. It's American music, and the Europeans can't get enough of it, so there must be something to it. The Dead were always an ensemble. The fans might pick a star, but the band never did. Bob Weir was not always my fave vocalists, but Jerry can be off, too, for sure. (He tends to be a more consistent vocalist in his own band in later years), but when Bobby sings Me & Bobby McGee it feels like the definitive version beyond any doubt on this listeners part(no offense Janis - I love you, too); Bob Weir can have a deep and rich vocal as good as anybody's. I've heard him referred to as Jerry's cheesy sidekick so often, I have to assert that on many things the man is astounding. Rhythm guitar? No one better, some as good, but no one better.

Something like a miracle...

Is anyone buying two of these with the intent of selling one at a non-ridiculous but modest (10%) profit or so? If so, please email me. The wife is not agreeing to let me get this at this time due to some financial issues, and the credit card can't take a $700 purchase right now. But if you have intention to buy an extra, or if you would do it in exchange for a small sum, please email me. I'd pay it back over about the next 2-3 months. Figure w/ all the help I'd given here, I might as well ask. But I assume I will be taking my chances on ebay come October. OR... I will trade 2 external 8 Terrabyte Raid Arrays (mirrored hard drives). They go for $500 each new. 1 I used for about 10 minutes. So that's $1000 value, for trade.

word to the wise

27 copies left people..get it now before its gone for good

Cant wait

Very excited. But always looking to the future...when is the may 77 pt 2 boxed set gonna get released?

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