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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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    Saw Bowie twice - once at Sullivan Stadium for the Serious Moonlight tour in 1983. It rained all day and seemed to have stopped just as he walked out on stage (unlike Dead at RFK in 1990 where it seemed like it rained only when the Dead played, but I digress). I remember WBCN, Boston Radio Station, had devoted the entire day to playing Bowie A to Z, filled up a bunch of Maxells before I had to head to meet up with my friends to go to the show. My last tape reached the H's and ended on one of my all time favorite Bowie tunes (Heroes). I saw him again with Nine Inch Nails where he was the headliner but everybody was there for NIN. Liked both bands and liked the show, but only recognized a couple of songs which I seem to recall were from his dark period (Eno Fripp period in Berlin). Cool transition from NIN to Bowie. I would say that the Serious Moonlight tour was a better show.
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    RE: FLAC to WAV to CD
    With 16 bit FLAC, there are free downloadable decoders (I use FLAC Frontend) to decode to WAV. However, the FLAC files in Boxilla are 24 bit, I believe. Therefore, an extra step must be used to convert the 24 bit to 16 bit FLAC, prior to decoding to WAV. I believe there are free programs to do this as well, but you would have to do some searching. Edit/update: I found this: http://www.bigasoft.com/articles/24bit-16bit-flac.html I would look for some reviews of the program before installing, but something like this is what you are looking for.
  • jrf68@hotmail.com
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    Dave's got a new video up on the subscription page.:)
  • jrf68@hotmail.com
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    I was lucky enough to see him once.The Sound & Vision tour,don't remember the year.Adrian Belew was on guitar with him which was a great surprise.. bummer Edit:1990-05-09 Dean Smith Center-Chapel Hill,N.C. Good 'ole Wikipedia still a bummer though
  • icecrmcnkd
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    The Ziggy Stardust DVD has lots of Mick Ronson, 'Width of a Circle' is a treat.Just checked Amazon, there's some price gouging going on for the DVD. Wait for the price to drop, then pick it up, it's worth it. I wish there were more Ziggy live recordings available.
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    I saw both of those Floyd shows at the Silverdome. Yes, second night, second set was a complete DSOTM. The whole show was the same as what is on the Pulse DVD. I was on the floor both nights, had a great time..... I also saw at the Silverdome: Bowie 87, The Who 89 (about a week or so after GD at Alpine Valley), Rolling Stones 89 (The Stones were good but The Who was waaaaay better!!! They always have been!). I wanted GD to play the Silverdome. Don't know why they didn't, maybe rent was too high? Easier in/out and parking than Soldier Field and a roof in case it rains/snows (could have played it in fall or spring too).
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    I never really got into Bowie except a couple of the rock songs with Mick Ronson playing guitar. My taste ran more toward harder rock and then suddenly all that was supplanted by the GD, so there was no room for Ziggy. In the past year I've gravitated toward some of his early work, and recently sat with the current MOJO mag propped up at a restaurant table as if Bowie was joining us for dinner. Then, we played some of his first album yesterday in the car for no apparent reason. Now he's gone. The big rock stars are dropping fast. I shudder to imagine who we will lose this year. I know people have to die, so I need to get a grip. My heroes are generally about 10-15 years older than I am. It's fantastic that they leave behind bodies of work that have no expiration date.
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    Has anyone got a noise burst at around 7:40 of Schoolgirl?.....on the CD version. Just wondering if it's on the master....don't hear it on the Charlie Miller source.
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    Boxzilla Review--Short Version
    I do not think there will be a long version... Priors: 1. I started listening in '71, got hooked by 2/13/70 DS on cassette in '72, saw first concert in '74, got discouraged by '91. My tape listening has heavily favored '68 to '78. 2. I love exploratory jams, love the baroque compositions, love it when Garcia pushes the energy up ('71 summer!), and love it when Garcia gets 'angular' whether in note selection, note shaping or general mood. 3. What we all love about the "dead' sound is more due to Lesh than anyone else: Garcia's famous quote about "when Lesh is on the whole band is on" (paraphrased) really means--"unless Lesh is on the band is not on". Boxzilla Opinions (based on one chronological run-through): 1. This is a gorgeous well-selected box to represent the band throughout its history. Thank you to all involved from players, sound, management, to WLegate to DLa and DLe and JNorman, and all the recordists through the years. Thanks to Rhino! Thanks to all--wonderful! 2. We easily slip into describing eras of Dead by the keyboardists, and each keyboardist essentially does coincide with changes to the band's overall sound. I expect the truth is the keyboardists fit into Garcia and Lesh's desired sound, so to lay the blame on the keyboardists for an era that does not strike you is not fair. This box shows Godcheaux, Midland, and Welnick were all superb players. Welnick's work surprised me--his piano was especially good. I have often felt Brent was carrying/leading the band's energy. I say, leave the keyboardists alone--they were all accomplished and added significantly to the music. 3. Quick hits: '86 weakest, '79-'83 weak stretch (Lesh not recorded well? Lesh not playing well?) '84 and '85 were comebacks to me, with a fabulous Let It Grow on '84 for Garcia, and Lesh really came alive. Surprise--how much I liked '87-'95. '87-'89 even Garcia is into it, for the rest he is less adventurous but is keeping up in a more narrow range (the 'free jazz' DS's excepted--loved '89 DS), and the rest of the band is really playing. I expected '69 to blow me away, but thought the momentum kept being interrupted. Need to listen again. '82 found me wincing at times for Garcia--many songs late or flubbing entry into solos, uncertain where to go, paragraphs turned into a bar or two. '90 -92 somewhat mushy with too many players. Scarlet/Fire's through the years often an exception on the positive side. 4. Really positive about '67, '68, '70, '71, '87, '93, '94. My listening to '72 to '76 was interrupted a lot, so know I need to go back to those. 5. After I finished '95 yesterday, I thought back to listening to hissy cassettes in the '70s, when we all had the daydream the band would release everything with at least 'decent' sound--my fellow tape traders even said we could all go to SF and do our own taping if they would just let us. We are truly in a wonderous time for Dead listening. Please enjoy and cherish it.
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    This venue sat dormant for many years after the '90s. Several years ago they brought a season of concerts back, but has since been dormant again. Too bad, it was a great venue. Saw many great shows there. That Steve Miller show was a fun time. Way too long and vivid of a story to share at this time as I'll be typing for an hour. It was an adventure. One of my favorite shows at Val-Du-Lakes was the '94 HORDE festival with The Allman Brothers and Blues Traveler. Same weekend as Pink Floyd at the Pontiac Silverdome where they played Dark Side of the Moon in it's entirety for the first time since the '70s, plus the Hubble telescope caught images of a comet hitting Jupiter. That weekend was possibly one of the most psychedelic experiences of my life. Those were the days...good times, and another story to share down the road.
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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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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.
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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!
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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 :)
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bonus ticket: 10/30/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena (Oracle Arena today) Oakland CAbackstage pass: 6/19/93 Soldier Field, Chicago IL
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make sure to change to my choice after you enter your info.
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My ticket was from the same show. They must have had a bunch of those, for some reason.
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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.
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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.
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I was at 6-21-93 and would love that. Mine were (pass) 2-21-95 and ticket 12-12-94
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Hi DJ. Check PM. Edit: I should have sent the PM BEFORE posting that. Try now.
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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
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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
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Box #4060....no miracle, but the Box is Miracle enough for me. Ticket stub: 10/28/91 Backstage pass: 8/22/93
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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
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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
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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...
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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?
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At the top of the scroll.
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you're a scholar and a gentleman.thank you #4234
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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
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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
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The ticket from my set was 5/27/93 Cal Expo Ampitheatre, Sacramento, CAThe backstage pass is 5/26/95 The Omni, Atlanta, GA
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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.
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Was it delivered by Public Post or courier such as DHL, UPS? Thanks and enjoy.
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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 !
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 ...
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I guess we now know the bolo clue?
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#253 with a ticket for 5/27/93 Cal Expo and a pass for 3/22/95 Charlotte.
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Thanks for that story. I can feel the frustration 1,000 miles and 42 years away. Great narrative. Awesome Ending!
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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. ????
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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
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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".
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... 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!
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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?
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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....
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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 !!!
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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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