Grateful Dead

Hello everyone. Just finally got around to opening up my Swing Auditorium CD received a few weeks ago. Was stuck on my massive Pacific Northwest box set for so long and still only half way through those shows. Anyway, the first thing I always look for is the booklet that usually comes inside the CD case. I always like to read that while I listen to the show. I was surprised that my copy did not have a booklet in it. Has anyone else experienced this? Let me know. If not I will be seriously bummed. Thanks.

....I remember him running around the lot on a golf cart at the '88 Laguna Seca shows throwing people out who had tanks. He was not a fan of them.

Back in the 80's we had several large parties with Nitrous tanks. First, sit your ass DOWN! It's hard to fall down while you're sitting on the floor. When you do LG (laughing gas) in large amounts you can get to a point where you're fucked up and not passed out. We'd have large circles, no not drum, tank man would fill balloons an past them down. (with or without taking hit b4 passing) eventually everyone has a balloon, as they empty them, they get thrown back to tank man, who if their whipping out, may get hit in the face with several before landing again. Much to everyone's amusement. When people in the circle whip to high and let go of their balloon, they will go flying off with the farting sound, once again much to the amusement of the group. (oh, the balloon went flying off with a farting sound, not the whippeter)

Whipping out and coming back into focus with Dark Side blaring,,,,, So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking ,,,,, wha, wha, wha

These days, I hear tales of the nitrous mafia. They show up a big summer venue with trucks loaded with tanks. They sell balloons for 10 a pop, 3 for 25. Leave a ton of empty tanks that need disposal of.

At the store, we sell them, about a buck a balloon. The device for draining them (commonly called a "cracker"), CAN NOT be called a cracker, if you call it a cracker we can't sell it to you. Cracker, balloons and whippets can not be purchased on 1 ticket,,,, you must purchase them on at least 2 separate checks. Stupid, I know!

I find it odd that it seems to be a drug of choice of Asian(?) people around us. Though I have a guy who maybe 65-ish who buys a lot, regularly, go figure.

Whip-it, Whip-it good.

I'm not sure there's a better or briefer high. My buddy and I once went to the Motley Crue concert for balloons. Didn't actually buy a ticket or go inside, we just hung out in the parking lot. Seriously, I don't know why they don't give this to cancer patients, considering that a dentist can drill through your teeth with only nitrous as an anesthetic (no needle needed to numb you up locally there at the tooth). I'm not sure if morphine can do that, but I don't think so.

References to nitrous oxide always intrigue me. As far as I am aware, this never became established as a street drug in the 1970s in England-I never came across it, anyway. The only times I heard it referred to was by my parents, and their generation, who were apparently dosed up with it by dentists prior to having a tooth out. This would have been in the 1940-1950s I guess.

I have never met anyone who has ever taken nitrous either, apart from my parents, but it seems to have been a staple on the Dead scene. I do vaguely remember balloons being referred to as being available at some of the big festivals like Glastonbury, a few years ago. If I remember rightly they were included in the catch all phrase of "legal highs" that were made illegal around 2016.

....because they scare the crap out of me and I don't have coordination, but these look pretty cool.
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Hey Deadheads, good topics here these last few days.
Dream Bowl 2-22-69 released on Thirty trips, very nice and great recording to boot.
Furthur, yes, they brought back some good tunes, Pride of Cucamonga was a good one but also for the first time, Silvio
Nitrous tanks were always a treat for me, loved the belly laughs and never over-indulged.
Hate the snow, both the stuff that falls from the sky and the stuff that goes up your nose, both can be very dangerous, we called the nose candy "evil", you chase that first time feeling the rest of your life
Santana is on a 50 year anniversary tour of the Woodstock performance which corresponds with the 20 year anniversary of Supernatural release, get your tickets, it will be great as always, I have seen him several times, never disappoints.
On a ticket splurge lately, Little Feat 50 year anniversary in March, Santana in April and Captain Beyond in May, spring is busting out all over and promises to be a good one.
That was a real shocker about Peter Tork, the Prankster Monkey, was key to getting Jimi Hendrix on the bill with them back in 67. Does any one remember the show when Frank Zappa was on the Monkees? Him and Mike messing around and destroying a car for an artistic expression dialogue, those were the days.
I was at those 88 St. Pete shows, so much happening, they closed down the streets around the arena, not only for the shows but there was to be a lemans type road race the following week if memory serves, deadheads everywhere and lots of acid around, almost got run over by a head on a bike, good thing, he had the best doses, spend the night (well, after 3 am) in friends motel room after the first show tripping, great view of the street all the heads looked like large ants milling around (shakedown street for sure) did some shrooms that second day, wow, those showers were so nice, met a little lady that second day, I was in-between wives then, we dosed after the shrooms and spend the night in the swimming pool at her motel after the show, we tripped on something that entire weekend "saw my baby down by the river, knew she had to come up soon for air" she could really hold her breath :) can't remember her name now, can't even remember if she told me her name, she was soooo nice. Memories, thanks for jogging a few mates ;)

Yes, it would be great if those shows could be released as a 50th Anniversary Box.

50 years ago, today......2/21 and 2/22 at the Dream Bowl..
The April 1969, Boston ARK shows, should not be missed.

Doin that Rag