Grateful Dead

to DuaneFreak! Kidding, but it's good to realize that I must have (and continue to) rave about Duane enough for someone to remark on it. Still a few tapes in that closet, so to speak, from what I hear.

It would indeed be sweet to hear 6-10-73 from the Vault, tidied up and such. This June will be my 50th anniversary of missing 6-10-73 -- the one that got away. Time to bust it out!

I was 19 going on 20 that year. I think it's fair to say I found it far easier getting high that year than I did getting laid. Not that I would have owned up to that at the time. Actually, I might of done - I thought I was quite cool being wrecked at that time. You've heard the phrase "elegantly wasted." I was inelegantly wasted

Alvarhanso - coincidentally, I played some of the highlights of/2/15/73 earlier this week. Incredible jamming. 2/19/73 from last night is no slouch either - monster bass
As for labelling yourself - people are rarely what they tell you they are. Everybody wears a mask. That's my pearl of wisdom for the day.

There HAS to be an announcement this spring, pertaining to the GD and ABB co-releasing a small boxed set of 6/9 and 6/10/73 for the 50th anniversary, no?! Not a limited edition sold on just the GD and ABB sites, but rather a set that goes out into the stores and music sites everywhere?

A guy on the opponents' team at steel-tip darts tonight had on a GD shirt, and at our homebrew holiday party the other night, the brewery that hosted us had a beer named "Morning Dew". On our teams' darts, our darts team all have Stealie and Dancing Bear dart flights that I purchased for them . . .

Be kind, rewind . . .

I turned 9 years old in 1977. I loved the seventies... I wasn't getting high or laid then, but it sure seemed like everyone else was. I still remember everything. The 1970s will always remain, for me, the golden decade. It's hard to explain unless you had a similar experience. Watching movies from that time, listening to the music... takes me back.

Not that I'm trying to get away from everything. I'm ok with 2023 (I mean, what choice do I have?).

Previous posts for whatever reason took me back to banging girls in cars to Journey. Yes, in the 1980s I got quite alot in the backseat of various automobiles and the preferred musical selection was Journey, either Escape or Departure.

Good times.

\m/

Great release

I definitely peeked at the setlists when they were first announced, but only sampled a few tunes briefly from the Archive. Before hitting the Seaside Chat, I sampled first bit of Tennessee Jed, and these sound fantastic from that little bit. Heavy drums, clear guitars. Will dive back into the Listening Party a little later tonight to get a better feel for it, especially hearing where Phil sits in the mix. But so far, so good! The setlists are good, especially the bustouts. One song I did listen to was Dupree's to hear how the first one in 8 years went. They played it quite a bit that Fall '77, and DaP 12 11/4/77 has a particularly nice one, and the bustout on 10/1 was good. Not a huge fan of Casey Jones, but do like ones with particularly strong rave up endings. And 4 full cds of new-to-me Dead is cause for celebration.

When they announced Dave's 46, I checked out the massive Other One on 9/9/72, and gracious sakes alive, what a monster version! It immediately went into my, admittedly, dynamic top 10 Other Ones, maybe top 5. Haven't listened to it again, wanting to wait for the Normanized edition.

2023 1973 box? 2/9 versus 2/15 becomes moot with the release of both? Or Kezar, RFK, and Watkins Glen? Or 2/9 as the bonus show with Wake of the Flood, saving 2/15 for a future Dave's? Just a guy asking questions.

And to daverock, that checkout experience for the subscription was frustrating, can't imagine worrying about a ticking clock on buying a la carte. Good thing you're not a serious Deadhead or anything. ;)

Oh, folks here might be interested in an encounter I had at work with a man who sang on the song Only Have Eyes For You way back 60+ years ago. He still tours at nearly 80, and I told him I've managed just one show since COVID, and it was Phish at Great Woods last summer. He said last time he was at Great Woods was for the Allman Brothers back in '97. Then goes on to tell me he knew Gregg. And Duane. And has been longtime friends with Jaimoe. But he was also friends with Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and was telling me (the biggest Duane fan this side of hendrixfreak) about how the best thing about Duane was how he played all these sessions in all kinds of styles and just made it all better (similar to the elegies for Mr. Beck here recently)! But he really blew my mind when he told me he was friends with Sam Cooke! He was an awesome guy, hope to chat with him more again, bet he has an endless supply great stories.

Ist show - Yes, that makes sense about the separate identities. Well, it doesn't make sense that it is so-but I understand what you are saying. I wondered whether it would sell out while I was figuring out what to do, but luckily it didn't.
I actually got these two shows as bootlegs on cd about 20 years ago. The first one didn't sound too bad, as I remember it,but the second one, the one that starts with Casey Jones was a bit rough. Good shows - but not heard to their best advantage on those boots.

PT - maybe I am just being cocky, but I have never like labels or definitions of what we are. In any area. I've listened to The Dead far more than anyone else in the last 40 odd years. In fact, if some of my current friends saw the inside of my house they would think I'd lost my mind. Which I have.

So glad I got the subscription this year. First two will definitely be great! Really looking forward to that bonus disc.

but...you look like one. Are you sure? not a bad moniker to have hung on ya Daverock.
Oct. 77 What a great month for the Dead starting with these shows and ending up with another Dave's pick 10-29, another great release. I personally have not heard the 1st show so this will be a cherry poppin listen for that one. Have had 10-2 for years, it's a good one for sure.

Nobody seems to know why but with the separation of "the store" and the rest of the website one now has to have a different password to order. We all found out while trying to order the subscription or anything else for that matter. Repeated call outs to the powers and Marye have led me to believe there is nothing being done about it and it seems we are stuck with having two identities here. It doesn't feel like a big thing until there is a time constraint such as your choice selling out quickly and the frustration that can cause. Glad you got your order in. I think we are going to love this one!
Cheers