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I am a fan of Vince...well sorta. I never cared for Samba. Samba reminded me of a song to shake down and scratch for fleas. Not my favorite. Vince got better as time went on--like '93 to '95. Some of the fall '91 Vince stuff I heard is all over the place.To be honest, I liked Bruce on grand piano the best since Keith.

I received all of the 1990 shows from RMB today. I will vine them in 2 parts soon. Thanks RMB!!!!

Redundant that I am calling it that, considering Vince only played with the Dead in the 90's... RMB has graciously agreed to send me a bunch of the 1990 and 1991 shows that the Compendium recommends. I think he has many if not most of them. I will seed vines from what he sends me. I will probably break them down into 2 or 3 DVD vines. Someone else volunteered to seed the Denver December 1990 run so those won't be included. Thanks Raymond!

Don't hesitate, go see em, travel if you have too. After new years I've seen them 11 times and they are the best of the reincarnations (IMO) Jeff C. has been doing this with Bobby for awhile and really, I think he may very well be their best key boardist ever (and this coming from a Brent fan) John K brings a new spark, the magic and new excitement... 'nuff said! (and this from a Warren Haynes fan) Joe Russo can handle GD drumming way more than you would expect especially for being alone, actually some of the songs he steals the lime light .. that is how good he is. Sunshine IS better than Donna, hey sorry but her vocals are beautiful.. (I still love Donna but I had to say it) As for Bob and Phil I just think they are re-energized right now. It's wonderful to see. Can't wait for Broomfield. "It's got no signs or dividing line and very few rules to guide"

I recentley got a new cell phone and now have full data service cross country, so I have been listening to a lot of Pandora radio and they have been playin a ton of Phil and freinds. I really like it ! Are any of the Phil and freinds vines still alive ? " Life is`nt about running from the storm, it`s about learning to dance in the rain "

I found 'em on google. Looks the tour skips the carolinas through April. I'll keep an eye on the schedule.

Current Furthur incarnation is Bobby, Phil, Jeff Chimenti (keyboard player from Ratdog), John Kadlecik (lead guitar player, from DSO (see Blair's interview with him on dead.net)), Joe Russo (drummer), Sunshine Becker (vocals, much better than Donna IMHO). "The sky was yellow and the sun was blue."

Is Phil in further? or just Bob and Bill. I'll have to go see the tour schedule.

David, give it a try. You have nothing to lose but the price of a ticket! I think if you accept the fact that it is NOT the Grateful Dead without Jerry, but something different, you can enjoy it. It still is the music we all love, and Phil is still utterly amazing. Bobby is Bobby-- just older. "The sky was yellow and the sun was blue."

I have not been into any post 1995 stuff--not rat dog, further, other one, phil & friends, or even the Dead. I have heard some Dead shows from 2009. I just dunno. I am sure it would be fun to go.