Grateful Dead

Wow, that was a good call on the new inventory. I picked up 5/4 and 5/10. I was looking to get 4/24 but it is sold out still. I have been eyeing these 3. I now have 12 or 13 of E72 and think that is probably enough .... I'm not a completist. I also picked up 78 box ....hadn't pulled trigger on that yet. I gotta a lot of listening to do. Still haven't finished TTAS yet. It's unbelievable all the stuff the dead put out. I think back to some of those low quality cassettes I used to have ... My times have changed. In listening to E72 this month I gotta say how continually I'm amazed at bill k the way he swings and drives the beat. The way he adapts and goes with flow. Certainly a different style of drummer than say Keith Moon or some of those big hitters but one of the best. Cheers

don't know about everyone else, but i almost want to forget about this box until it gets here. Every time i arrive on this page i quickly scroll down to avoid the set lists and only briefly glanced at the updated artwork- i've been diving head first back into April 71 (thanks doc) and Europe shows (as is seemingly everyone else!) When this box arrives i'm going to take it nice and slow and enjoy every note! Ah man, what a time to be alive!

....don't fret Jim. The crickets will cease in three weeks or so. I wonder if Prince was at the '78 St. Paul show. I will be thinking that when I spin it for the first time...."Let's go crazy, let's get nuts."

This box and the Orpheum show that get dumped on us at pretty much the same time are outstanding offerings.. I'm surprised this thread is so peaceful and quiet. The July 78 shows deserve a little hype. Its been a long time since this much material was made available that really did not circulate and hints of more to come, all Betty Boards noless. I'd much rather have small, high quality nuggets come periodically than a massive tidal wave dumped (and paid for) all at once. These Red Rocks shows are treasured, again.. worthy of some hype. I don't feel bad beating the drums and make some noise, besides.. its awfully quiet...

Now we're talking!

Very Happy GFar to see your little expose below and that you had picked up on the article I had posted in the 12th. That Rush article appears to be a doozy but I am going to dive in. And similarly, Jim, I applaud your reference to the microdose (which I had read somewhat recently somewhere else that this was now a thing of practice). This is a topic that fascinates me if you couldn't tell by my prodding of others to jump down the rabbit hole. I picked up another book that someone referenced shortly after my posting, of which I am about 1/2 way through at this point; the book is 'The Psychedelic Renaissance'. So far it has been a good exposition on the history, what all of these substances are and how they work, where they are found in culture, and the enormous amount of research that actually took place using them before they became illegal. And that the time is now to allow this research to continue - as there are myriad ways these substances are helping people. Other books I've read, however, delve much deeper into the potential linkages between all of these means to acquire this state of consciousness, Robert Monroe sort of leading that charge back in the 50's and 60's. Based on my own experiences, and reading a lot about others' experiences, I am thoroughly convinced - no - I KNOW - that these various means to attain higher consciousness, be it dreams, near death experiences, tripping, extreme meditation, out of body experiences, and death itself - that "place" where we all end up, it is the same place across the board. Just that different means to get you there give you varying glimpses, but it's ALL THE SAME DESTINATION. My reading and research has left me with this weird analogy in my mind of what this all is. The way I see it, ALL of CONCIOUSNESS, ALL of it - across time - is akin to one gigantic watercooler. Our BRAINS are the infinite spigots on that watercooler. They allow us to tap into it, but on a very limited level. When we have experiences that bring us up through that tap, we tend to see either bits and pieces of the full water cooler - or other times we are totally immersed in it. This could account for the dynamic but similar experiences people report when experiencing the watercooler phenomenon through the variety of means aforementioned. It also accounts for the 'oneness' that is often experienced. Robert Monroe delves far, far FAR into this and it touches my own intellect on so many levels it is impossible to ignore. While somewhat rudimentary, it works for me in terms of how I can possibly start to rationalize these truths. And I totally agree that the Grateful Dead figured this one out very early on, and then as GFar said they worked to recreate the set and setting for this experience for the entire team (aka the band, and us) every night. The fact that this band has essentially served as a guide and vehicle to reach this destination is frigging amazing and is an idea that is never lost on me. They have been along on every ride I've taken and I expect they will do so into the infinite future. But I also believe that our brains - since we only use ~10% - have the innate ability to bring us "there", we've just only FORGOTTEN over time. Once we realize again how to access this, the world will change forever - in a good way. It's also very easy to see how religion "sprang up" as a means to try to explain all of this - but that's a topic for a totally different day. GFar and Jim I could rap on this topic all day long. I am sure we are not the only ones either, and that is comforting and exciting at the same time. Sixtus

Along the same lines.. check this out, interesting research, don't let the title fool you. http://munchies.vice.com/articles/should-you-be-eating-lsd-for-breakfas… _source=munchiesfbusvn

Thanks for the link to the add'l 7/1/78! Unless I'm hearing things, there's no Donna scream on that Playing in the Band...but, she's definitely there. That stood out to me.

I would definitely not lose hope on getting any of the shows....i just picked up a couple shows that were "sold out" as recently as this morning but were made available again later in the day...keep checking back and i'm sure you'll find what you need!

As I am trying to get caught back up, I read the article you linked to on the 12th. Great article, thanks for posting it. I have been studying the implications of the research, particularly the idea of a trip being the entrance point to ego death or ego reset. I have been wanting to discuss this stuff since last summer but it is hard to read everything and try to post ideas off of other's ideas, etc. Just wondering if there are others who enjoy discussing this stuff. Read an article or two on the topic (google, of course). I believe that Grateful Dead as part of its hidden key to knowledge is playing with these concepts. The term itself means to pass beyond the flesh life into a resurrected conciousness. A thought process on a higher plain. Reducing the focus on I and looking out at the whole picture. I think Grateful Dead even designed their concert structure based on these ancient ideas of life and death. The greatest drama story that all have to deal with. That is, as Jer said, "We have to get people from the sidewalk to outer space." Outer space, a higher plain and better conciousness view point. Yes, our medicine can cause issues when we don't help each other. I am sure everyone has had a scare or two. The band would start that second set and head to blitzville pretty quickly (usually after a late first set test) heading to a middle segment (later drums/space) that could cause you to question what is reality. That, what some call spooky moment, is designed to help kill that fear aspect to both weed out some (as in failing the test or possibly having "too much, too fast") and elevating others. To think on a new plane. To seek and search. I think there are many great stories within our group if we put our super brain together. I know, what the hell is this guy talking about. I am linking a nice little web page that a gentleman developed dissecting how Neal Peart's lyrics are a web of these thoughts. A web of interlinkages across time and songs that most cannot "see." His premise is built on the idea of ego death and how much of Rush's music wrestles with these ideas.. I hope some will read and ponder and decide if some of these thoughts are intruiging. I have more, but need to make sure this will post. http://www.egodeath.com/rushlyrics.htm