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    "We left with our minds sufficiently blown and still peaking..."

    We're headed back to that peak with the newly returned tapes from Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, 11/6/77. The Grateful Dead's last touring show of 1977 finds them going for broke, taking chances on fan favorites like "Jack Straw," "Friend Of The Devil," and "The Music Never Stopped," carving out righteous grooves on a one-of-kind "Scarlet>Fire" and a tremendous "Truckin'." An ultra high energy show, with a first set that rivals the second? Not unheard of, but definitely rare. Hear for yourself...

    DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 25 features liner notes by Rob Bleetstein, photos by Bob Minkin, and original art by our 2018 Dave's Picks Artist-In-Residence Tim McDonagh. As always, it has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and it is limited to 18,000 individually numbered copies*.

    *Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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    If anyone is looking for this or any of this year's Dave's Picks, shoot me a PM. $25 plus shipping. The bonus disk is an additional $25.

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    Phish tix in the po'box this p.m.; unlike Lockn where I at least feign roughing it in rolling 4 **** accommodations, I've decided my Outback and bricknmortar lodgings will do just fine on what should be an adventurous run from Hampton to Vegas between 10/19 and Halloween Night in Sin City. I'm only taking one show in Rosemont to facilitate a leisurely slog west, to include a one-night cabin rental in Grand Teton before spending another night in SLC (never visited either!). Near-universal wifi and a mobile workstation have revolutionized my quality of life more than quilted toilet paper, hot water heaters, and Trader Joe's Cookie Butter (though none are indispensable at this point). I've got trail running routes mapped along the way in addition to having identified a couple Y's where I can day pass into lap swimming. Happy.
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    ...she's what's yer life's been missing. Caution: the related video library is quite nearly addictive as the ETOH in Billy's 64 oz., genetically attached megathermos.
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    Technology fosters a certain audiologic pedantry that discounts the practical difficulties of archival transfers. Still, while a bit of the 2-track blues is understandable, Plangent alchemy has affected significant sonic upgrades to existing sources. Portland 74 is a well-known quantity to most, but the Truckin' Jam is a luminescent passage that defies contempt for even acute familiarity. While my favourite GDTRFBs tend to grind like roughly upshifted semi gears in transition from the preceding track, this strong rendition ascends from NFA with deliberate fluidity; also, Keith's bubbly, assertive, sometimes catalystic play makes many first-set standards remarkable. The daughter of the woman who cleans house for me**, age 10, was so entranced by the PNW outer & small wood boxes - suggesting it would make for good jewelry storage - that I gifted it immediately; heck, I was only going to shelve it for the next 50 years (according to actuarial tables), but it's become the center of focus for child - if only for a short bit - who exhibits more enthusiasm than I'll ever muster after unboxing. Still, it's easily the most aesthetically pleasing musical release from top-to-bottom that I've ever seen. Couple disks heading back, but that's been par for the course since the beginning, and I've never had a problem with speedy replacement. **This really isn't saying much in-and-of-itself: in Appalachia, if you've got something then it's implied that you will try to help others, and the most dignified way to do is offering work that you might otherwise undertake yourself. You'd be surprised the difference even a little makes here at altitude. :)
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    While it's not surprising that tix to the P&F Headcount Benefit Friday at the Apollo tumbled down several echelons of the firm's socioeconomic caste without claim, I still consider their availability a great fortune. Having never visited, attending any performance at that historically significant venue for the (my) first time would have been cause for a bucketlist deduction, but this was clearly special. Though tired, I returned home to discover that 2018's stellar - and costly - box set run would continue with the wish-list-topping (now that Szell is out) release of BOTT material for Dylan's 14th Bootleg installment. Because the amazon.uk page appears to address a Japanese import edition, I shouldn't imagine that the price quoted for this (purportedly) 6-disc release will be as exorbitant for the conventional Euro & US versions./K https://www.amazon.co.uk/More-Blood-Tracks-Bob-Dylan/dp/B07GVXL5DQ/ref=… Shout out to the old Eleven - I miss you guys! :)
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    It was lost in the United States Postal Service system.Much frustration with the delay, now turned to joy. The only date I think I see on the label is in the lower section under the 2nd bar code and above the description, which reads: 01/2018. There is also the 3rd of 4 bar codes on the label in that box.
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    At first, thanks to all who have been visited my mirrors, mostly XL 'Cats under the stars' mirror listed in cat shop. The mirror is ready for shipping worldwide, you can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/595957100/cats-under-the-stars-mirror-jerr… I'm working currently on another mirror dedicated to Jerry. It's 'The Wheel' mirror, with the lyrics applied on the back side of the mirror. Hasn't been listed yet, but for Jerrys's birthday I listed psychedelic Jerry's hand made as a wall mirror: https://www.etsy.com/listing/632494283/psychedelic-jerry-garcia-hand-de…
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"We left with our minds sufficiently blown and still peaking..."

We're headed back to that peak with the newly returned tapes from Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, 11/6/77. The Grateful Dead's last touring show of 1977 finds them going for broke, taking chances on fan favorites like "Jack Straw," "Friend Of The Devil," and "The Music Never Stopped," carving out righteous grooves on a one-of-kind "Scarlet>Fire" and a tremendous "Truckin'." An ultra high energy show, with a first set that rivals the second? Not unheard of, but definitely rare. Hear for yourself...

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 25 features liner notes by Rob Bleetstein, photos by Bob Minkin, and original art by our 2018 Dave's Picks Artist-In-Residence Tim McDonagh. As always, it has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and it is limited to 18,000 individually numbered copies*.

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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March 15, 1969http://gratefuldeadoftheday.com/03-15-1969 Hilton Hotel San Francisco, California Yes, this was indeed from the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco. It was part of a swanky series of events - a fundraiser for the San Francisco Symphony - put on annually called the Black and White Ball. In the late 1960s, the organizers started adding rock and roll to the usual lineup of opera, symphony, and the like. It also helped that Weir's mom was chairwoman of the entertainment committee. Dennis McNally, in A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead, sheds some more light on the evening. He writes that admission was $17.50 at a time that $4 was rock’s absolute maximum. The situation being what it was, they naturally screwed it up royally, and it became one of their very finest professional disasters. The band and equipment arrived on time, but Bear announced that he needed a missing item back in Novato, and vanished. While the musicians prepared themselves in a room upstairs, Bear actually went to sleep in an equipment case under the stage. When the lateness of the hour dawned on the band, they rousted him from his refuge, scourged him into setting up the stage, and at long last began to play. McIntire had induced them to echo the evening’s them and wear black and white costumes: Pigpen and Jerry were pirates, Mickey was Zorro, T.C. was an eighteenth-century bell ringer, Kreutzmann a French sailor, and McIntire himself came in a clown costume of white satin with black buttons. So, the Dead did not exactly comport themselves in the best manner, especially considering McNally goes on to say that the boys disappeared before the mayor arrived for the ceremonies, leading the San Francisco Chronicle's social columnist to call them the "Ungrateful Dead." The boys did, however, deliver some steamy music, even though it is not too difficult to find better '69 shows. The Dark Star is particularly inspired, but the Hard to Handle, the first by the Dead, is a total mess. Reportedly, the boys opened with a Morning Dew, Alligator> Drums> Alligator, but no recording of those tunes exists. Sadly, the internet does not seem to hold any images from the evening, though there must be some floating around given the occasion.
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I love the '69 Hilton Hotel concert story, and other off-beat Dead show stories. The Dead did a lot of very unique shows over the years - never heard of THAT one! Listened to 10/19/94 this morning as I was getting through my morning routine - Thanks for the nudge Skulltrip. I checked out Birdsong (nice and long), Way To Go Home (a song most don't like but i LOVE it, though they all kinda sound the same to me), and Stella Blue (GORGEOUS - had me stopping in my tracks a few times to soak it in). Great stuff. I only wish the '93-95 shows were a little more consistent. They seem so fragile.... I always feel like I'm watching my daughter do the balance beam, clenching and holding my breath anticipating the moment she inevetably wobbles. But this show has some great moments!
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"Fragile" is the perfect word, Thin. There were times during those '93-'95 shows where Jerry barely lifted his head to reach the mic. Hard for me to watch and experience at the time, equally hard for me to listen to now. But that particular night he was fully present: alert and smiling and connected to the band, which I think comes across in the energy of the show as well. There are a few wobbly moments, no doubt (BIRD SONG starts off a little shaky before finding its groove). But those imperfections have never bothered me, regardless of the era. It's always been part of the live Dead experience. I'm with you on WAY TO GO HOME (a personal fave) and this night's STELLA BLUE was/is something special. I doubt this one will ever see an official release, though I'd be the first to order it if it did. I'm just happy to have the Eaton/Miller version at my fingertips.
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Thanks for the comments everyone - I guess the Dead aren't as simple as "always spontaneous" or "always planned". I enjoyed the article from LoveMyGirl about how Bobby had a "framework" for improv. I think some of this philosophy showed in the Orlando Dead & Co. show last month when they came out of the Wheel into "You can call me Al" from Paul Simon. Really weird and obviously wasn't planned. On a side note - I ordered the CD from the show from nugs.net and was really impressed with the quality - came in a nice "Road Trips" style case with artwork and everything. Nice souvenir. Nugs.net used to be the cheapest place to get the "Download Series" by the GOGD, but now it seems like Amazon has the lowest price.
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Jay -Not mere moments. Wish I could come up with something good off the beaten path, my faves are justly famous: 6/18/74 - The Other One, '74 bone crusher, if that helps 10/19/73 - Morning Dew, '73 throat tickler, if that helps 8/23/68 - The Eleven, all-time snarling white hot shit, if that helps
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...since Two from the Vault was brought up..or at least 8/23/68...I shall chime in to offer one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE PHIL MOMENTS is the sequence coming out of New Potato Caboose, following the vocals on this release. At first it is a bit dissonant for several moments; but then Phil just takes off playing this ridiculous lead, with the boys chugging on a 3-part chord progression in the background. It THUNDERS and tends to shred my brain. And is a perfect setup for Jerry to then step-in and take it home over the next several minutes. A truly "Phil-abulous" sequence... Oh and of course various Phil bombs to open Shakedown, The Other One, etc. are always welcome. Sixtus
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Before I chip in, I would like to echo Sixtus highlighting Phils bass playing in, on, over and around New Potato Caboose on Two From The Vaults. One of his and the bands greatest moments. I tend to notice Phils bass playing more in 1968-1969. The heart and soul of many Dark Stars lies in the interplay between Jerry and Phil. I also love the bass runs on Caution. Another period I tend to notice for Phil is 1971, when they had just the one drummer and much less keyboard playing. A very sparse sound. A great example of this is on the box set Ladies and Gentleman..The Grateful Dead featuring the shows in April of that year. A real highlight is the Phil led jam on the 4th side of the box set from 29th April.
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I still haven't got the vinyl copy of Binghampton 1970 that I ordered, but I got a letter from the Depot 45 miles away this morning, asking me to phone them. So I did, and they have it there, but said they wouldn't deliver it until I paid £35.89 import duties. That's just over 50 dollars. Wow. Anyway, I must stay in on Tuesday, as that's the day it will be delivered. In a gold chariot, maybe, for that price. Maybe I wont buy The Shrine 1967 on vinyl after all!
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Couldn't agree more with the comments about Phil's bass solo during New Potato Caboose from Two From the Vault. One of my all time favorite moments from the boys. I've always wondered if that main little theme he gets into is something from his classical music past. I've never been able to pinpoint anything specific myself but definitely has a classical feel to it. I wonder if anybody else has picked up on that or perhaps knows if this is the case. Cheers to almost Friday.
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I will say that among recent Phil gems, one of favorite moments is the crazy hypnotic bass line figure he plays at the beginning and then at the end of Crazy Fingers (especially when he was playing in Furthur).
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Agree on Phil's contributions on New Potato Caboose. Good call, Sixtus. I like where he is in the mix and what he's doing on the 67 LA Shrine too. He was in his element in the heady, primal days for sure. One of my favorite Phil moments is the interplay between Jerry and Phil on the first jam in Morning Dew from Dick's Picks 7, September 10th, 1974. At the right volume it still gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it.. And I don't have enough good to say about Phil on Caution. I forget which is my favorite from E72.. its either 4/8 or 5/11, I will have to listen again and refresh my memory. Love Caution! For a change of pace.. check out this one at the Warfield in 2006. He switches to his old four string bass at about 55 minutes in. The bass lead is loads of fun.. and you get the female reincarnate Pig (aka The Lovely Joan).
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I can't seem to put a dent in the Dead catalog. I listen 6-8 hours a day, but don't know any one show like I know Get Yer Ya Yas Out, Live At Leeds or Rock N Roll Animal, or Two From The Vault. I think I'm spread too thin. Back to the original May 1977. It should sink in at some point.
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I remember in great detail the albums I used to listen to between the ages of about 15 and 19. Even now-and I am 61. A combination of not having that many albums in the first place, perhaps, coupled with the fact that maybe we are more impressionable at that age. Least I was. Its all new. I can never place a show if someone on here refers to it by its title or number. I have no idea which show someone is talking about, for example, if they refer to it by its name and number-Daves Picks 12, for example, without saying what it is. That particular show-no idea what it is unless I go upstairs to check it out.
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Being spread too thin is a good thing.Back when I had hissy cassettes we were blessed by DP1 and 8-13-75 Vault 1. I rarely listen to those now because I listened to them so many times then. Now we have variety, and they’re real and they’re spectacular.
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I know 3/10/81 pretty well in my head. one of my first shows on tape.
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The new Hendrix arrived today. Far from scraping the barrel, famed engineer Eddie Kramer (Beatles, Bowie, Stones etc.) has cleaned up these tracks and they shine. Some weird shit I have never heard before, jams with Stephen Stills and Johnny Winter... Jimi Hendrix was so far ahead of his time. Electric Jesus. It's fresh as hell. I can't think of one new thing today happening on this level. If you asked me who my favorite "new" band was, I'd say, Soundgarden. \m/
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Haven't been on board the past 2 weeks because I lost my retail job of 17 years w/o warning. I'm looking hard for a gig and prospects are promising. I miss everyone and hope to be back soon.No fighting while I'm gone please ;) Your friend, Erik
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Good luck getting back up and running, Erik. Wishing you the best.
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....go get 'em. Hart talks Trump. Ummmmm. No he didn't. Clickbait article by RS. Par for the course. Trump stuff invades every iota of anything out there. Sad....interpret that as you will.
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I can't believe how far RS has fallen in just 50 short years. Just look how this guy begins the article: "Mickey Hart extends a hand over his desk and smirks. "Would you like some water?" the 74-year-old longtime Grateful Dead drummer asks. "Beer? Vodka? Anything? Opium?" It’s hard to tell if he’s joking. In his sprawling compound on the top of a hill in the rural paradise of west Sonoma County, where Hart both lives and records music in a custom-built barn-size studio, the chance that mind-altering substances are regularly consumed hardly seems out of the question. But it seems a little early in the day to start actively messing with reality." Turn in your credentials, Andrew. It's never too early in the day to start actively messing with reality.
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True that, Vguy. To quote one of my favorite films: "We are indeed in the arena of the unwell."
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Eric, hope it sorts itself out for you and that you a new gig sooner rather than later.I will hold my thumbs for you, (in Sweden we dont cross our fingers). Me, am now retired since a couple of months and digging deep into Japanese modal jazz, no longer have to worry about the day job.
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Dead of the Day: March 16, 1968http://www.gratefuldeadoftheday.com/03-16-1968 Carousel Ballroom San Francisco, California Our Dead of the Day takes us back to some primal Dead with the show from March 16, 1968. The first set opens strong with a Dark Star, which is just as solid as you would expect. An especially fresh and upbeat China Cat comes next, almost slapping you with its phenomenal, boisterous, psychedelic jubilation. What’s more, China Cat morphs right into an Eleven, which doubles the sensational, playful pleasure. Pig comes slinking along after that with his sly, confident, and conspiratorial vocals, trying to catch those young ladies who have let their guard down with a funky, bluesy Schoolgirl to close out the first half of the night. The next set gets off on the right foot with a powerful Morning Dew with Jerry’s guitar just dancing through the jams as Phil throws in a few bombs. It Hurts Me Too then gives way to a quick but smoking Other One suite moving from the ethereal sound of the Cryptical into the driving power of the Other One and then back again. The set ends with an up-tempo, searching, and utterly fantastic Alligator> Caution> Feedback before the always welcome We Bid You Good Night encore. It was a relatively short night, but the Dead were sharing the bill with Jefferson Airplane who surely played their own long sets and were likely the bigger draw. Grateful Dead March 16, 1968 Carousel Ballroom San Francisco, CA https://themidnightcafe.org/2017/02/08/lossless-bootleg-bonanza-gratefu… Download: FLAC/MP3 This is a tagged version of shnid: 109944 Recording Info: SBD -> (4 Track) Master Reels -> Dat (44.1k) Transfer Info: Dat (Sony R500) -> Sound Devices 744T -> Adobe Audition v3.0 -> Samplitude Professional v11.1 -> FLAC (2 Discs Audio / 1 Disc FLAC) All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller charliemiller87@earthlink.net June 20, 2010 Patch Info: SBD -> Master Reel -> Cassette -> Dat -> CD (shnid=9388) supplies: Feedback (1:13 – 1:15) (1:23 – 1:42) And We Bid You Good Night (0:20 – 0:22) Notes from the original uploader: — Some minor diginoise in Caution — Patches needed due to unfixable Dat errors — Thanks to Rob Eaton for the Dat — Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his help with the pitch correction –Set 1– 101-d1t01 – Dark Star -> Officially Released 102-d1t02 – China Cat Sunflower -> Officially Released 103-d1t03 – The Eleven ->Officially Released 104-d1t04 – Good Morning Little Schoolgirl –Set 2– 201-d2t01 – Morning Dew 202-d2t02 – It Hurts Me Too 203-d2t03 – That’s It For the Other One 204-d2t04 – Alligator -> 205-d2t05 – Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks) -> 206-d2t06 – Feedback 207-d2t07 – And We Bid You Good Night Beginning of 1st set - Dark Star>China Cat Sunflower>The Eleven - Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, 3/16/68 were released on Disc 1 of So Many Roads.
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He managed to produce KISS so well that they ended up on the map after 3 unsuccessful records. KISS gets a bad rap for what I would say or obvious reasons, but if you put all else aside and listen to the Eddie Kramer produced KISS Alive! double LP, it's one of the best hard rock albums of the 70s.
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This comment is in regard to Eric's place of employment. I really hope that they didn't let you go because you make more money than some newcomer at your position who hasn't gone through 17 years of Merit increases due to good performance. I abhor companies who do that. I know woman who was a software developer 215 years at my company. A new hotshot came along and picked up on the skills needed to be a top level developer within a couple years. He was making about $40,000 less a year then the woman who was there for 15 years. When a general downsizing of the company occurred she was the one who lost her job because they could hire two more people like the guy I mentioned who makes half as much as her. Despicable. All so Lumbergs stock can go up half a point. Sorry again about the spelling and punctuation, you get what you get with Google voice translator. All in all it's pretty f****** amazing to me. It's incredible how much technology came out of that Roswell crash. Faked The moon landing??? Please, that was as real as can be. The conspiracy is how we freaking got there. Roswell parts through and through. Actually I don't believe anything I just wrote there was a bunch of gibberish. Happy Friday to Dead Land. I started with Dick's Picks 23, which is September 17th 1972 for those who like me can't remember what these different volumes refer to. I didn't make it past bird song before I felt inclined to put on Dave's Picks 24. Why listen to an old 1972 release when I can listen to a new 1972 release. Either way bird song is there. I believe Dave's favorite song is bird song, because it's on all eight post pigpen releases in 1972.
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KeithFan, in your last line there you made an interesting reference to your take on 'Dave's favorite song'. Perhaps it was in jest, but I have had a recurring epiphany that I assumed his favorite was 'Playing in the Band', because this song has appeared on almost all of the era-worthy DaP releases. Just something I've noticed over the years. If there is a show released in an era where a Playin' could be played, it is likely on there. Coincidence? Probably but who knows. Erik - may you find a new gig pronto - and that goes for anyone else out there in a similar boat... Also, icecrmcnkid - excellent and sneaky Seinfeld reference in there....well done. I also really, really love Phil's solo/bass line at the end of Crazy Fingers, too....whoever said 'hypnotic'...that's it! Happy Friday Deadfreaks Sixtus
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Wondering if there is enough unreleased primal 1968 of good sound quality left in the Vault for a 50th anniversary box set? Like I wrote yesterday, I have always been way more of an "Americana" Dead fan - but lately, I am slowly and finally realizing just how off the charts the band's '68 output was.
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Eric-- I am in the same boat. Sadly, watched my former company (a startup) do its best to blow through $100 mil of venture money.. and am also out of work. In this world, doing a job so well you become expendable is the odd rule. I wish you well finding the next thing. If it puts a smile on anyone's face-- I cleaned out my desk to 'ship of fools'. The IT guy had a good laugh. I needed to sign paperwork. I showed up (in boston, in march) with the sunroof open, 'samson and delilah' on loud. real freaking loud. Switched to "he's gone" to drive away.
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You'd think 215 years would count for something. Sure, for the first 180 or so she developed absolutely nothing, but somebody has to lay the groundwork right? And if nothing else, I'm sure she knows where all the bodies are buried. Am I right?
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Few thoughts: Getting laid off feels bad (I can speak from experience), but just know that you will find something soon and it will be a better experience than the one before (I can speak from experience). Remember, no one "gave" you that job for 17 years. You earned it through hard work and gained skills and experience that another employer will love to have. All the best - Road warriors: This came up last week I think...I also spend a lot of time in the car each morning and evening. It is where I listen to the most dead and since I'm usually alone, it's where I get my most "serious" listening done. I wouldn't trade it for the world. 30 trips conversation inspired some of my listening this week: 79, 84, 85. All great stuff. Need to dig into the 90s shows a bit more. 93 is killer. MSG 94: Agree this was a wonderful run - in fact, much of that fall tour was nice, but there are a few nights at MSG that really stand out and if they ever make a random MSG box, could certainly be included. 10/14 features that crazy Scarlet>Fire, but I also like the 18th a lot too (how could you not with a H>S>F and a very fine Days Between) have a great weekend everyone -
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Happy Friday, ONLY if you rattle the cage for the next box. Where's the Bolo teaser clue(s)? No teaser, no box. It seems. I'm still stumping for Summer '73. But equally interested in Fall '72 and Spring '71. Naturally, equally thirsty for more '69 and '70, but assume those are years with precious few release-able tapes left in the vault. But throwing us the 50th of Anthem with a '68 show included would mollify me til box time.
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Just a 420-friendly reminder to set your socks back to the Spring of 1990 this month. A couple of weeks of synchronicity; when the band was playing well and there was a 24-track recording of the vibrations to go with it. Dear Mr. Fantasy, Play us a tune? Something to make us all happy. Go give someone you love a hug!
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Absolutely rampant in U.S. business, and there are no practical legal protections. Pay attention to affordable opportunities to learn, add skills, work licenses and certifications. They could come in handy, soon or eventually. Get your skillset current and be realistic about the commercial demand for what you can do. Put yourself out there as best you can, in your community, in your network and on line. It took me all of ten years (incl. ~30 months of no/low employment) to fully re-orient my work back into tech from finance. Nearly every little step along the way was somehow valuable. And I know I can get laid off again. At the very least, you can ensure you never have a disastrous meeting or interview, if you can get current and stay informed, be emotionally optimistic, and can communicate clearly about your goals and your value. Don't be or remain a long-term victim of this brutal system!
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Slow Dog Noodle - ha! Damn Google voice translator. I gotta stop using that. I should be listening to the tunes in the morning anyway. Funny response though, about the bodies, I got a chuckle out of that. SHRINE 8/23/68 - I've been hearing about The Eleven from this show for years, about how it's way better than the Two From The Vault version we have on the following night. Well, I finally got my hands on a copy, and I'm not hearing it. Yeah, it's a solid version, but I don't hear anything that makes me want to change Two From The Vault from being my all time favorite Eleven. Jerry sounds like he's playing just as tightly both nights, but 8/24 is longer and clearer, and the vocals are better (and don't fade out for any length of time). I'll keep at it. These are the kinds of things I love being wrong about. Like when I said (many years ago), "why do I need DP 36, when I have all of those songs in multi-track form on E72 and Veneta?" Heh, what a jack-ass....
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"The Heat Came 'Round & Busted Me For Smiling On A Cloudy Day." Box-set. Seven Shows On Seven Discs. Grateful Dead - January 20, 1968 Municipal Auditorium - Eureka, CA Grateful Dead - January 22, 1968 Eagles Auditorium - Seattle, WA Grateful Dead - February 2, 1968 Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR Grateful Dead - February 3, 1968 Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR Grateful Dead - March 29, 1968 Carousel Ballroom - San Francisco, CA Grateful Dead - March 30, 1968 Carousel Ballroom - San Francisco, CA Grateful Dead - March 31, 1968 Carousel Ballroom - San Francisco, CA All shows were recorded on 4-track reels.
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"The Heat Came 'Round & Busted Me For Smiling On A Cloudy Day." I'm in as long as they include a do-it-yourself water balloon.
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https://archive.org/post/337245/ MM: I want to talk about "The Other One." When, from the entire "suite," did "The Other One" begin to stand out and become, I don't want to say isolated, but move away from the rest of the whole suite? Lesh: That was when Jerry decided he didn't want to sing the first part any more, uh, "Cryptical Envelopment." Weir: Right, right. Lesh: Jerry decided he didn't want to sing that anymore, so we took the second section - the faster part, with Bob's lyrics and vocal and the big jam and everything - and that was "The Other One." Weir: Interesting story with "The Other One." It was one of the first tunes I ever wrote. Actually, we came up with the "map," basically, for the song in a rehearsal somewhere, just kickin' stuff around. And then I took it and started shaping it up, and things like that. We went on a tour in the Pacific Northwest, and I was - you know, I was not done with it, I was wondering what the song was about - and then one night it sort of came to me. Basically, it's a little fantastic episode about my meeting Neal Cassady. I wrote the two verses - that's all there is to it, really, is two verses - and we played the gig that night and came home the next day, and when we came home we learned the news that Neal had died that night. DG: Wow. Weir: As legend has it, he died counting the railroad ties on the tracks - Lesh: From Dallas to Denver. Weir: Something like that. San Miguel de Allende [Mexico], I think, is where he was. Lesh: Okay. Weir: So I guess that was a little visitation, that's - not unlike Neal. Lesh: But if I remember correctly, as soon as you had the words, then we did the song. Weir: Yeah. Lesh: I mean, we did it that night DG: Wow. Lesh: It didn't require any rehearsal. Weir: Right. Lesh: DG: I remember a version from a little bit earlier, maybe late in '67. You had a different set of lyrics - a second verse that went, "The heat down at the jail/They weren't very smart," or something like that... Weir: Yeah, that was after my little - Lesh: Water balloon episode? MM: Uh-oh! DG: Oh, I wanna hear this! Weir: I got him good. I was on the third floor of our place in the Haight-Ashbury, and there was this cop who was illegally searching a car belonging to a friend of ours down on the street - the cops used to harass us every chance they got. They didn't care for the hippies back then. So I had a water balloon, and what was I gonna do with this water balloon, come on. Lesh: Just happened*to have a water balloon, in his hand, ladies and gentlemen. Weir: And so I got him right square on the head - Lesh: A prettier shot you never saw. Weir: - and, uh, he couldn't tell where it was comin' from, but then I had to go and go downstairs and walk across the street and just grin at him - Lesh, MM, DG: Weir: - and sorta rub it in a little bit. DG: Smilin' on a cloudy day! I understand now. MM: It all becomes clear. Weir: At that point he decided to hell with due process of law, this kid's goin' to jail. He didn't have a thing on me . It never got to court, but on the other hand, I did get thrown in jail and beat up a little bit. MM: You just happened to have that water balloon handy, it was kind of just like standard procedure. Weir: He was the guy that was breakin' the law, too, the cop was. MM: That's, that's - I agree. Weir: I guess - what, what does a water balloon amount to, is that assault with a, uh... DG: Friendly weapon. MM: With a moist weapon. Lesh, DG: MM: That goes under the water laws. DG: MM: And if it was tap water, that also... Lesh: Disrespect for an officer. Weir: Right. DG: That was enough in those days, as I recall.
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...Perhaps they're taking a little extra time to get the next box just exactly perfect this time. The last two had some serious noise out of the gate. First the Cornell box was gonna be limited, but they totally mis-estimated the demand and regrettably had to release an UN-numbered box in addition to the numbered box and the digital release. In the process they pressure-panicked everyone into buying immediately "because it'll be gone forever!!!", yet the store is STILL full of them.... Oops #1 Then the RFK box was announced as an unlimited release, but after several of us pointed out the folly of an unlimited release they quickly relabeled and re-announced as a limited, numbered release.... only to way OVER-estimate the demand this time. Oops #2 SO, I imagine the boss at Rhino called a meeting before this release saying "OK Guys - Let's try to get it right the FIRST time with this next box, please???" Still guessing '76....
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I chose my answer to abuse and arbitrary actions by employers more than 40 years ago. I joined a union. No it isn't a perfect answer, there rarely is one but it sure as hell beats the alternative. Some posters may recall the rather animated discussion maybe 6 to 9 months ago on one of these pages well big boss man ain't got any nicer
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In regard to Thin's comment, about the production numbers for the Cornell box set being underestimated, I think they planned the all music Edition from the beginning. They had that thing online and ready for sale almost immediately after the numbered edition sold out. Complete Dark Ops manouvering on that one.
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I'm right there with you, Minas.. They had to have known... Keithfan.. I cracked up when I read that post.. I thought it was just a successful attempt at making light of something. Instead it was random noise picked up by the translator. Kind of like GD mad libs. Fourwinds.. first welcome back, second.. I'm all in for the 68 box. That would be heaven to my ears. Laid off.. I, too, am in the middle of a career change. I am making the best of it though and enjoying some of my newly found free time immensely.. today for example, I listened to 5/26/72 in it's entirety trekking through the backcountry on skis with my newly retired brother.. Its been a very long time since I listened to that one. What a great show start to finish. Simply superb.. nothing to do but smile, smile, smile...
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