30 Trips Around The Sun Box & Digital USB

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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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December 31, 2015 - 2:52am

#421

One Man

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1970 Trip - China/Rider

We are still in the early days of the reconstituted version of this song, and the groove is looser than it would become soon after. Weir plays a funny dance rhythm before hitting his trademark lick, adding bounce. I have to love it. The band is clearly on. Garcia sounds a little distracted as he sings the second verse, but hits the guitar licks hard right after that. The key change instrumental bridge is note-for-note great and it falls sparkling down to the original key and the last verse. It’s a psychedelic masterpiece in the making. The ending changes lead to the perpetual D-chord and Weir begins learning what to do in here. He has some good ideas already. I miss his little lead parts in later incarnations. This one is not bad, although it would grow to be a monster by 1972. A strange patch intrudes in the middle of this jam and the stereo field collapses somewhat, perhaps all the way to mono. Whenever something like this happens, I fear the patch is from a completely different show. It has happened before! And no one ever fessed up to it (see the May 1977 box). Garcia doesn’t get a solo here, the song simply transitions to I Know You Rider. The singing enters as soon as the groove settles, and the harmonies are damn good, considering. During the “sun” verse, our original mix returns and the instruments are spread out across two ears again. A small stumble gets us into the “train” verse and another full-band chorus before Jer majestically forms the lead part that dies into the a capella final refrain. Now sing it, boys. They keep it simple, and with a long, “yeahheeeh,” Jerry signals the crashing chord changes and the end comes amid a big electronic buzz. Hilarity follows in the Technical Difficulties segment.
December 30, 2015 - 5:35pm

#422

MilesM

Joined:
August 13, 2012

Re: Dave

Will do Dave. I've listened to it once and to tell you the truth I think the sheer size of this box is overwhelming. I think it's gonna take two or even three times through to let it all sink in. Just finished 66 and what really sticks out from this show is midnight hour. Pig really shines on this and Jer is on fire. Into 67 now and obviously the Viola Blues is just crazy.
December 30, 2015 - 5:33pm

#423

nitecat

Joined:
November 1, 2010

Parish's Book

I agree with Mary. I liked Steve's book for his own rare insiders viewpoint on the whole phenom. Sure it would have been nice if there was a more insiders view on the band and how they worked. Hopefully we will find that in some other's insider biagraphy. Bob still has to write his book...
December 30, 2015 - 11:17am

#424

DaveStrang

Joined:
November 9, 2011

MilesM

Glad to hear you went back to the beginning. I'd like to hear what you think about 1970. Personally, I think it's a thing of beauty. Happy listening (and discovering).
December 30, 2015 - 10:40am

#425

marye

Joined:
May 26, 2007

and of course

as a wise man once said, if you get confused, listen to the music play.
December 30, 2015 - 10:37am

#426

marye

Joined:
May 26, 2007

one somewhat meta thing

It's been years since I read Parish's book, which chronicles an aspect of the scene that was pretty different from the one I inhabit(ed)--and I think that's kind of the point. To grossly paraphrase something Hunter said in a long-ago online journal, the Grateful Dead is much too huge to fit in any single person's head except maybe Ram Rod's, and Ram Rod is gone now. So I think it's a good thing for the band and family to write down their experiences, even, and maybe especially, because they may chronicle something pretty different from what we're used to and it matters to get it recorded. We may already have reached the tipping point of there being more Deadheads who never saw Jerry than Deadheads who did, and those people should have access to primary sources as well as the secondary sources based on interpretation and editing of the primary materials. In which vein, I would strongly recommend Rosie McGee's book. And also Blair and David's just-published oral history. And the just-released Jerry on Jerry, being mostly previously unpublished interviews with McNally, with an intro by Trixie. The notable thing about this one is that the audio version is the actual interviews, i.e., multiple CDs of Jerry talking.
December 30, 2015 - 7:21am

#427

hbob1995

Joined:
June 26, 2007

Parrish book

I don't want to dump on Steve Parrish, but of all of the books I have read about our favorite band, and I have read most of them, this is the only one I have not gone back to for a second reading. 'Nuff said. Rock on
December 30, 2015 - 6:22am

#428

Kayak Guy

Joined:
June 4, 2015

RE: Parrish book

I agree with Cousins...One of the worst of the GD books, it reads more like a confession at a Sex Anonymous session. While some of the stories are good, most end with cheating on the loyal girl friend while on tour and then being sad about it when he goes home. If you like Hell Angel's stories and the bad aspects of life on the road it's a good book, but for insight into the band and respect for others it's at the bottom of the list of GD books I would recommend to to others. He really needed an editor, some of the stories are best left untold, and provide no insight into the band. No Simple Highway quotes most of the good parts of the Parrish book while steering clear of the groupie tales.
December 30, 2015 - 12:31am

#429

jrf68@hotmail.com

Joined:
August 6, 2013

Beautiful

Miles,I couldn't have said it or felt it better.:) Oh yeah...4-3-90 Get some :)
December 29, 2015 - 10:26pm

#430

MilesM

Joined:
August 13, 2012

Loving It

Ok out of the 90's and starting over deep into 66. What a drastic change in sound. The best thing about this box is it really puts into perspective what this band is all about. That is reinventing itself through the years. We all have are favorite eras. Mine being late 72 and all of 73 but every year is a complete change in sound. I think the reason for this is Jerry s drive to always keep pushing this music forward until the day he died. He never settled on one thing. He was always after something better. That's what made him who he was. It was like a compulsive thing. I'll bet he was a restless guy when he wasn't playing. His peace was creating. A true artist for the ages and probably the greatest musician to ever live.

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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

Its friday.....

My delivery on My Choice says Monday here in Iowa, but I would take a swift kick to the groin area to get that bad boy today.....oh please please Jerry. Damn I miss Garcia.

@ wjonjd

The dimensions of this box are as follows: 13.75 x 9.25 x 8.50 (figure it out yourselves) The box number is on the top of the scroll, mine is 6193. The discs are packaged in paper sleeves that are about the same stock (thickness) as the "To Terrapin ... 5/28/77" in wells in the box, 6 wells, five shows each. The 1968 show is a single disc, while the others are 2 & 3 discs per show. On 11/14/73, the last 3 songs are on disc 2, they are: M&MU, GDTRFB, Saturday Night. The book has an outside faux leather cover. It is much easier to read than the .pdf in my opinion. The artwork on the outside of the box is BEAUTIFUL! Each side represents each of the 4 seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, with GD songs represented in the artwork.Total weight with outside shipping box: about 16 pounds. You will get yours soon. Please have patience. THEN YOU WILL ENJOY THIS BOX!

Hey there X-Eyed

I got my box already, lol. I was just asking folks to post box#, ticket info, and pass info, to see if there were interesting ones, like miracle scroll, pre-hiatus tickets or passes, etc. But, thanks anyway :)

@wjonjd

bonus ticket: 10/30/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena (Oracle Arena today) Oakland CAbackstage pass: 6/19/93 Soldier Field, Chicago IL

lbuggin

make sure to change to my choice after you enter your info.

10/30/91

My ticket was from the same show. They must have had a bunch of those, for some reason.

tickets and backstage pass

I will post my tix and backstage pass, if any of you were honestly at the show, I will mail mine to you in place of yours if that trips anyones trigger.

ticket - pass swap

That's a great idea, doctor. To repeat mine, ticket 10/30/91 Oakland Coliseum, pass 6/21/93 Deer Creek Music Center. I was at neither of those.

I was at 6-21-93 and would

I was at 6-21-93 and would love that. Mine were (pass) 2-21-95 and ticket 12-12-94

@DJMac520

Hi DJ. Check PM. Edit: I should have sent the PM BEFORE posting that. Try now.

#0433

30 Trips #0433 Has Landed!!! starting at 1966! Sounds Amazing!Ticket 10/27/91 Oakland Backstage Pass 6/6/93 Giants Stadium Going to be busy digging this one for a long time

Hold the phone!

I'm missing disc 1 from Oxford 88. Called Customer Service, spoke to Charlie who took my info and he said they will be contacting me via e mail. A cursory inspection (disc count for each show) indicates no other discs are missing. Other than that everything looks fine so far... I am confident CustServ will resolve this issue, they haven't let me down yet. #1592

Details

Box #4060....no miracle, but the Box is Miracle enough for me. Ticket stub: 10/28/91 Backstage pass: 8/22/93

Box 1597

2:00 pm UPS North Jersey- Never received a tracking number e-mail Box 1597 ( on Scroll) No Miracle, was hoping for some McKernan magic..... Ticket 10/30/91 Gen Admission Oakland Coliseum Arena Back Stage Pass 9/21/93 Autzen Stadium Eugene Oregon

Box received!!!

Thank God for my Guardian Angel out there who helped!Such a bad week here in South Carolina with the flooding... this is a ray of sunshine in a very cloudy week

All Good Things...

Come to those who wait...my wait ended just a little while ago, when my UPS guy delivered the box (with great curiosity about the stealie on the box). Shipping box appears in good condition so presumably contents are as well. But I have to finish up some work before I can get back to it...damn clients! I'll admit I was getting worried, but even with dead.net not fixing the address as I requested in the initial confirmation request a month ago, it still made it here. And if it's any comfort to the rest of you still waiting with increased anxiousness here in the east, my order status still says backordered and I never received any shipping notification. It will be there...

Box number???

Where is the box number located???I had to watch the youtube video just to figure out there was a leather book and poster. Where's the number?

Box Number

At the top of the scroll.

wjonjd...

you're a scholar and a gentleman.thank you #4234

Thanks for UPS Choice hint

Mine is coming to Los Angeles on Oct 13 xoxoxoxoxoxoxI only saw 2 of the 30 78 Providence Let It Grow 79 Cape Cod Double Franklins

Austria

is still waiting. This now is the hardest part of the trip,not knowing when my box makes it over here.... to every head who got the box by now.....ENJOY

Ticket Info

The ticket from my set was 5/27/93 Cal Expo Ampitheatre, Sacramento, CAThe backstage pass is 5/26/95 The Omni, Atlanta, GA

Good evening

I want a good evening to all those who have already received the box! And a wonderful musical journey of thirty years around the Grateful Dead. I think the Holy Grail receive in a few days.

Italy delivery ?

Was it delivered by Public Post or courier such as DHL, UPS? Thanks and enjoy.

Re:starting to bug the F out

Hey Heads, thanks for the kind reassuring words.... Wanna know the punch line ? If I waited another hour I never would have posted . Box has arrived in Saratoga Springs NY without any notification from UPS or otherwise . Patience is definitely not a virtue of mine , so cheers and best wishes to those still awaiting the goods !

#0375 has landed...

on the northwest side of Chicago. The ticket is for 10/27/1991, Oakland Coliseum. The b/s pass is for 6/9/1993 Palace of Auburn Hills.

Merry Christmas Kids

Seems weird...When I was a child my friends never received the same gifts as I so, there wasn't any commonality to add to the enthusiasm of receiving gifts on Christmas morning. What a strange marvelous world where were able to communicate the excitement of being a child again. :^) #0230 No golden ticket. Don't really care. Have to investigate what that was all about. Ticket: 5/27/93 Cal Expo Ampitheatre, Sacramento, CA Backstage pass: "In Attendance" 3/22/95 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC

0846 arrived in Pittsburgh today!

So excited, the pass is from 5/23/93 shoreline amphitheater and the ticket is 12/12/94 Oakland. Also, so no wars are started, I will be likely selling some of these as I'll never listen to them. Contact me with what you want and we can work it all out. I also have a copy of Hofhienz I never listen too and Daves Picks Volume 12 at Colgate. For now I'm going to enjoy the 70's with a Dogfish 61 minute IPA.

Box!!!!

Arrived Los Angeles today. #2720 No shipping notice email. 10/30/91 ticket; 6/21/93 pass. Looks great. Now the listening begins. Thank you to David and everyone involved in getting this together and getting it out.

Box 4026

Box 4026 arrived today at 3:15 PM. The UPS driver saw the stealie on the packing box and asked me what was in it. I told him and he said he had been to Chicago for the Fare Thee Well shows. My ticket is for Oct. 28, 1991 and the backstage pass is for June 16, 1993. I've been playing 4/5/77 while looking through the book. My letter didn't make the cut, so, I thought why not show it here? It was July 27, 1973 and I had been looking forward to "Summer Jam" at Watkins Glen since it had been announced. I wasn't able to leave Brooklyn, NY earlier than Friday night because of work, so, my friends and I missed the sound check concert on Friday. We drove west through Pennsylvania and then headed north to the Finger Lakes region in NY to avoid the traffic on the main roads in NY. We were in four vehicles and numbered eighteen Grateful Dead fans in total, not one of us with a ticket but we hoped to score them at the site. A short distance after we crossed the border between PA and NY, we were stopped by NY State Troopers, who had set up a check point on an overpass which led to a road below that would take us into Watkins Glen. I was driving the first vehicle in the caravan, my orange VW Beetle. When I stopped at the checkpoint, I was told by the Trooper that the road was closed and I needed to turn around and go back down the road on which we had been driving. When I asked, "What if we have tickets for the concert?" The Trooper said, "What part of the road is closed, don't you understand?" Not wanting to antagonize him, I turned my Bug around and we drove back to the other vehicles in our caravan to let them know what was happening. We drove a short distance back down the road and pulled over to discuss our options when a NY Trooper pulled up behind us in his car and told us, "If you don't have any place to stay for the night, we can put you in jail. Now, get out of NY state." After being kicked out of NY, we drove back into PA and being tired from the drive through the night, pulled into a field off the road to rest and decide what we should do. We weren't there for more than thirty minutes when a PA trooper pulled up and told us we were on private property and couldn't stay there. When we told him what had happened and still would like to get to Watkins Glen for the concert, he told us about another route into Watkins Glen that wasn't closed. It apeared he had decided the best way to get rid of us was to send us back into NY. The PA trooper's directions led us back into NY and we were able to drive right into Watkins Glen where we parked our vehicles and walked a short distance to the racetrack. There were no fences or anyone taking tickets and we walked right in, set up our tents and checked out the stage. There was a reported million people there and it certainly seemed that many were attendance to me. It rained during The Band's set and we got under a tarp we had attached to a chain link fence. We had plenty of food and were dry because of the tarp. We even had enough room to offer shelter to some Deadheads from Ohio who had no shelter of their own. When the concert resumed. many had left because of the soaking rain and I was able to walk up to the front of the stage where I enjoyed the rest of the concert. Good times for all - Good Ol' Grateful Dead

check check check

anyone else constantly walking to the front/side door and looking for a box? i work from home and am having a hard enough time working while watching baseball and getting up every inning to go see if the box is here yet ...

bliss

I guess we now know the bolo clue?

@anttheknee - nice story

Nice story and great perseverance!

Box arrived

#253 with a ticket for 5/27/93 Cal Expo and a pass for 3/22/95 Charlotte.

Anttheknee

Thanks for that story. I can feel the frustration 1,000 miles and 42 years away. Great narrative. Awesome Ending!

Backstage 5/26/95 The Omni, Atlanta, GA

very cool pass and 8.22.93 backstage,, sweet score with a Jack Straw opener for Mr. Jack Straw

Meanwhile,out here where the deer & the antelope play.....

I got an e-mail from DHLInternational that a parcel had arrived. Being gimped-up from knee surgery a buddy gave me a ride to the PO. Nothin'. When I click on the link in the DHL e-mail,it goes to a completely blank page. ????

My box done hath arrived in CT 10/9 5pm

Box 4735. sadly no miracle for me. Ticket May 27 93 Cal Expo / Backstage pass June 13, 93 Freedom Hall Louisville KY.No notification of shipment or tracking number. Enjoy

Box Arrived

Just to let everyone know they're arriving! Unfortunately I can't tell you anything about it since I have to wait until CHRISTMAS! I keep telling myself "patience is a virtue…patience is a virtue". I hope everyone's arrives shortly "just exactly perfect".

The Eagle Has Landed...

... here in Louisville, KY. I never did get an email from dead.net confirming that it had been shipped, but it arrived at 2:30 this afternoon. Thanks to rrot for the UPS My Choice tip (you'd think I'd known about that, given that UPS has a major hub here in Louisville and basically runs the show). No "Miracle" on my scroll, but it was a pretty low number.. #0142. Ticket was from 10/27/1991 - Oakland Coliseum. Backstage Pass was from 6/21/1993 - Deer Creek. Overall, it's gorgeous. Totally worth the wait. The box is sweet. The book is very nice. I love the velvet on the insides of the box, and the total size is just about perfect. Now I have to find a good place to put it so that my kids won't screw it up!

We have a winner

Of course, it will be Dave Strang who wins the contest. Having to wait for Christmas, wishing you strength and peace. Edit: OOOps, Dave I forgot, did you stream?

This one's for One Man

Items still for sale: Conscience - none available for sale Shows: 68 - $30US 90 - $37US 92 - $37US 93 - $37US 94 - $37US 95 - $37US Or $160 for all 5 90s shows above Book - $55US email me at gilmourstephen@hotmail.com - going fast - get em quick before One Man does....

Stealie Box hits stoop

NJ Head has nuthin' left to do but smile smile smile

got "the box" today, and must

got "the box" today, and must admit to being stunned that there are not spindles for the discs. At a $700 price point that should have been an obvious feature. Pulling discs out of paper only leads to scratches, but it's more the principle of the thing. I'm not trying to say it's not a fantastic piece overall, but not having disc spindles is a major flaw imo. And to think I thought the shows would be in actual jewel cases. lol.anyway, sorry for the vent, but for $700............. you gotta be kidding me.

Scroll Deadline 11/16/15

DaveStrang, Have someone else open the box and check the scroll for Miracle. The deadline to claim your miracle is 11/16. I too have to wait until Christmas so I had my daughter check mine.

$30 for book and its Sold !! saintstephen1971 ?

one man gathers what another man spills how about a 10 and a 20 ?? special thread member discount ?

mbarilla

$30 for 'book' you have a deal... You didn't say which book so youve bought a 10c copy of dostoevsky's the idiot - congrats my friend - pay me at my paypal address asuckerjustboughta10centbookfor30bucks@gmail.com ;)

It arrived this afternoon!

I was getting anxious as I hadn't received an e-mail indicating the box set had been shipped, but I had a feeling that today would be the day. This morning I went to the gym, it being a gym day, and my wife was kind enough to stay at home in case the UPS truck came while I was gone. It didn't, but shortly after I got home and my wife went to run errands there was a knock on the door and there stood my friendly UPS delivery man holding the box! I was surprised that the cardboard box that the box came in has the SYF logo and the band members names on it. Nice touch! As to the box set itself, it is a work of art and nicely put together. I didn't get a miracle scroll, but that doesn't matter much. My box number is 1798. The ticket I received is from Cal Expo Amphitheatre, May 27, 1993 which was a Rex Foundation benefit. My backstage pass is from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, February 20, 1995. It has three trout depicted on it which is appropriate as I am a devout trout fisherman! The coolest thing of all though is that the 1976 show represented in the box is from Cobo Arena in Detroit on October 3, 1976 which just happens to be my very first Grateful Dead concert!! :-) One final note, my wife hasn't even inquired how much it cost. LOL!

KKKKK good one !!

The money is on its way !! One catch,, I dont have paypal :( u gotta meet me at Jack and Benny's, by 10am tomorrow, I have tickets to a football game,, or Buckeye Donuts after 3:30 EST,, open 24 hours maybe a better locale,, and the strawberry cake is killer !!!

I only have a few minutes...

You may have noticed that us lucky folks who have received delivery stopped posting after announcing that good news. Well, I've been listening since yesterday afternoon (head phones while exercising and enjoying the outdoors, big rig inside), and here's my quick first impressions of what has arrived: The box, book, scroll, etc. are incredible. I hope TPTB help anyone who's product is less than perfect, but mine is good and I appreciate all the effort that went into it. My strictly personal opinion of the first 5+ shows is this: the early stuff is musically fulfilling and very educational regarding the evolution of this particular group of musicians. Each show that Dave picked is lots of fun to listen to, and, with the exception of a little buzz here and there in the early ones, the sound quality is stellar. We are very lucky to have 21st Century sound quality from the middle of the 20th Century. Thank you, Bear, and thank you, also, the current team preparing these shows for release. The only thing close to negative I can say is that Live/Dead is still the champ when it comes to early Dead (along with the Fillmore West box or 3-CD set). And then we come to 1970, etc. That's why I only have a few minutes. Got to get back to listening--it's too good to stop!

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