Grateful Dead

...I concur with everything you wrote!...
Would love some early Dead!!! One of my favorites time period in the Grateful Dead career. I’m feeling a release in the near future ;)

Going in a completely different direction, I listened to the 10/22/67 Winterland show this morning-the bonus disc released with Anthem last year. The Cryptical-Other One is amazing! Its light years away from anything I know of as rock n' roll, but it has the same energy and power-Jerry's guitar makes it, but the double drums and swirling organ add to the delirium. Also has the original lyrics.

Glancing at the spines of the Daves Picks released so far, it seems there hasn't been one from this period-late 1967 to mid 1969. The 1969 ones that have been released were from later in the year, when they were gradually moving away form this intense jamming to include more country based material. Not saying they haven't been good choices, but it would be great if we had an early show later in the year.

I hope this list does not expand.. at a certain point I will begin competing against myself.

As for dreams.. I know one thing for certain.. alcohol ruins dreams (and sleep in general). I wish weed was legal when I was younger.. and more acceptable. I would have drank less, smoked (or eaten) more and been both happier and healthier.

Just my opinion.. I could be wrong.

As for the best Slipknot!'s ever..

....now Keithfan throws best Wharf Rats into the ring. Nashville's 4.22.78 take comes to mind instantly.
Regarding dreams, they say weed inhibits REM sleep. Sativa? Maybe. Indica? Not so much. I do notice that when I do take a break, dreams are more vivid. Especially the falling ones. I have those, and I hate them....so I smoke some weed.

That whole Winterland '74 run is stellar. Too bad they couldn't figure out a way to release the complete recordings.. or perhaps one day they will.

Been on a GD terror lately.. I guess I had a little free time.

The last few releases are simply killer and deserve (and get) repeat listens. Holy Cow.. Dave is on a roll. I have not given up on the '76 Capitol and the PNW 73/74 box. Oh.. and my first two listens of the swing were fungal enhanced. Wow, what a great show.. but it took another two listens for the significance to sink in.

What a great year to enjoy the Grateful Dead.

10/18/74

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I got a real chuckle out of the Strategic Dead Listening program. Thanks for the ideas Jimbo, and for the motivation Simonrob.

I've been having some really weird dreams lately. I think because I've been getting up at 2 or 3 in the morning for work the past month, it's interrupting my REM sleep, which is when we dream. So I think I'm just remembering my dreams now, where on a normal night I don't remember dreaming about anything ever. Not since I was a kid anyway. Anyway I go to sleep with a dead playing every night, usually dark stars and bird songs and China cats. When I woke up this morning I had a dream that I was just floating through space high on nitrous, listening to the Dead. And I felt really high on nitrous, even though it was just a dream. The brain is powerful thing. I could FEEL it. But it got me to thinking - that wouldn't be a bad way to spend eternity - floating through space high as a kite or the Grateful Dead as the soundtrack. Sign me up.

Wharf Rat 12/2/73. Very high mark's on Heady Version. People are calling it the best ever. It's good, yeah, but the best? I better go listen again.

I have a few ideas that might increase your Grateful Dead listening time. I have tested the suggestions below myself and they all work quite well.

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- Tell everyone you know you won Powerball or MegaMillions. People will be too busy being nice to you to notice all you do is listen to the GD. This is especially true of bosses and coworkers, trust me they won't expect much from you and aren't even thinking about the possibility that they will need to fire you.

- Fake Alzheimer's. You should be able to sneak in a couple weeks of nonstop musical bliss until people start to figure out they've been had.

- Set up a leash / wire / zipline system for the kids in the back yard and angle the TV out the back window so they can see it from the zipline area. Tune in to Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network. Send your wife on a weekend getaway to the Spa, thinking Palm Springs or somewhere nice and warm (and hopefully far away). Don't forget to leave food and water bowls out for the kids (very important).

- Convince everyone you are insane. They will give you all the peace and space you need.

- Fake your own death. This, too, will give you all the time you need for a couple weeks or so and you can get caught up on your listening..

I am sure the good folks here have ideas and can help. A mind is a terrible thing to waste not listening to enough Good Ole Grateful Dead.

You said: "I never have time to listen to a whole Grateful Dead show in one sitting."

I say: "Get your priorities in order - make the time. You know it makes sense!". 😂

Mine has 2 dials on the back so that you can get Phil just exactly perfect.
And the price won’t break the bank.