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Didn’t finish the amazing 12/31/90 yesterday, so fired up much of it again, and besides Jers tired voice in spots, this show kicks ass!
What a night it was, though I won’t go into lured details lol
What a year, almost in spite of Brent’s passing!
I think the consistency, spacey/jammy, and all around playing stands with any year!

So, I’ve previously hit 2/19/91 via Bolo POTD, so just rounding the 2 remaining out until spring tour…which I’ll prolly do in 2026?

Next trip I’ll hit all the end of 1980 post RCMH etc…
Then 12/89 & first 3 of 90, then a few from the end of 79, then end of 84 and early 85.
Perhaps I’ll start digging into 1970 a bit early next year?
Onward!

High School days to be precise ... Seems the ethereal is lately (much) needed to cleanse the dust of the mundane, or something like that.
In that spirit +/-, I first put on 'A Love Supreme' this morning, and am ensconced in the amazing DP 36 Philadelphia, 09.21.1972 - approaching the ethereal Dark Star / Morning Dew on disc 3.

(Edit) Note: I guess I'll have to save the incendiary / explosive (Other One) filler from 09.03 for another day ... when a more cranked up mood comes around. ; )

Kate - yes, that's another good one. On my playlist for later. I also have it in the the Official Bootleg series - Volume 1. along with Mannheim 1976.
I didn't get it, but this also came out on vinyl as RSD release. Various versions - some were pressed on picture discs of stained glass windows, which look amazing on the photos. What they sound like may be another matter.... they look more like something you could dangle in front of your window on a thin chain so the sun could catch them.

Live from the Kate Wolf Music Festival 1997 - 2003

love the music of Greg and Kate

np - I Want My Country Back

earlier - funny as hell to me that Tequila and Me (and the wall) is a Kate Wolf song.

earlier still - Paris Moods was a chill late night listen - thanks Kate. Jacky Terrasson on piano though, not Mal Waldron. It was reversed, Mal is on French Story (which I couldn't find on utoob - not a spotify person.) I still have several Mal lps (of the 100+ he plays on) on the Enja label from way back in my Jazz Record Mart days which was part of reason I focused in on that.

for the tech heads here (looking at you Oro) there is the first of a 3 part interview with Jamie Howarth, the man behind Plangent Processes, in issue 212 of Copper - The Journal of Music and Audio (at PSaudio dot com). Also a piece with Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlins.

Dave, I was waiting for inspiration to strike! Excellent call on the band & era ... just pulled TD's Bootleg Series 1. That ominous ambient intro to the first Reims set (12/74) is apropos of the Gothic venue. That one would make rank on the Time Travel Wish List.

Earlier, the punky hard rock sounds of Rocket from the Tombs seemed the right antidote for some work-related production stress ("The Day the Earth Met...", "Rocket Redux", and "Barfly"). The more difficult things become on that front, the louder, faster & more strident the music from my speakers tends to be.

The 31st I’ve heard but giving it the once over again.
The 30th things pick up with a different, noticeable energy versus the previous 2 shows. A fine show and similar to earlier in the fall.
The 27&28 are good shows, perhaps just not as much juice?
CAT, Hamza Drumz, and Baby Blue stood out on the 27.

28 had a nice Muddy, Stella, fun Victim>FH to close first, with one of the show highlights being the sweet jam out of FH! In fact, where they maybe don’t always rock as hard here, there’s many cool jams during the fall/winter, which lends to a different kind of goodness! Think Bruce was into getting Jer to loosen up and explore these tours? The jam outta He’s Hone is a good example and another show highlight.

The 30th opens with an up Bertha, and SMOKIN’ Stranger! Sweet Candyman, High Time, boogieing Bobs, and fun, unfortunately last Valley Road.
Second we’ll played, with another big Playin/jam/Drumz to be dug. Whole set is good but ole Jers voice is starting to ware at the edges a bit, which doesn’t bother me.
31st has a good personal story, but a bit off color, so we’ll just give this fine show and fitting end for a (sans Brent’s passing) awesome year a ride, one mo time!
Onward!

This Black Friday release of the Glasgow 11/20/74 is great. A double album - the last side featuring excerpts from another show in 1974. In the same space as Phaedra and Rubycon, but the whole shows were improvised at this time, from beginning to end. This a really good one.
Best get a pal to hold on to your ankles if you play it...you may end up floating up and away.....

And a Happy Happy Joy Joy to mr Stoltzfus!
May you’re day be Dark Stars and D’s cheesecake!

Edit: easy there D, don’t hurt yourself ; )

..... and did she EVER look better?

Forbidden Planet"

Here's to Earl.