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    Who's up for a revolutionary evolutionary ride? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1/2/70 captures the Grateful Dead as they make their first foray from the experimental 60s into their early 70s acoustic Americana period. Yes, this one is a little bit country and a little bit (psychedelic) rock and roll.

    When the "Magnificent Seven" - Pigpen on percussion, T.C. on keys - first took the stage on 1/2/70, evidence was clear that the trip was about to take a turn. From their western wears to the twang in Jerry’s “broken-string blues,” it appeared they'd brought the Bakersfield sound to the Big Apple. They worked through much of what would become Workingman's Dead, stunning the crowd with laid-back numbers like "Uncle John's Band," "Casey Jones," and "Black Peter." Just the same, they satisfied 60s stalwarts with magical versions of "Dark Star," "St. Stephen," and "That's It For The Other One." Sonic alchemy, indeed!

    DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, ​New York 1/2/70 has been rounded out with a bit of 1/3/70 (the subscribers-only bonus disc features the bulk of 1/3/70). It was recorded by the great Owsley "Bear" Stanley and has been lovingly mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

    DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30 is limited to 20,000 individually-numbered copies*.

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

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  • icecrmcnkd
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    Dud?

    Recall in the GD Movie when Jerry says he thought a show was terrible and he pushed Phil down some stairs, but when he listened to the tapes later they were crackling with energy.

    My only regrets are that I didn’t see more shows.
    Even the shows in 95 were better than any other band I have ever seen.

  • stoltzfus
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    so, again with 10/6/80...

    The Other One is really hot. Go figure. Much of the rest of the show is Jerry going, "huh? wuh?"

    but The Other One...

    I was 90% through Black Peter when I arrived at work.

    off to April 80 when I am finally done with 10/6/80.

  • marye
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    So true, Oroborous
    The ones you expected to be life-changing often weren't, whereas the ones where the rent was due, you had no money AND work was hell, you'd been waiting in line in the rain all day to get in, and you were starting to seriously question why you were doing this--those could be incredible.
  • Oroborous
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    Duds?

    But we’re they really?
    Over the years I’ve found the situational aspects or my perception could be just as influential as the actual show...
    3/13/81 I thought was a dud, but recently the tapes have indicated otherwise. That one was totally situational and a great story for another time!
    One thing I learned wasif you go in with big expectations you were more likely to be disappointed, while some of the best shows were ones that I wasn’t “feeling” it going in, or a bunch of shit or annoyances had proceeded.
    I will say that I never regretted or felt negative about going to a show no matter what. A “dud” was still a chance to be at the greatest place on earth at that time.....like the old quote “where else would you rather be?”
    All that being said, 6/13/93 is the one show I really remember thinking was bad. I have never heard it since so maybe I’ll feel different? The 94 Vermont show seemed lame, and by last two at Chicago we all felt something is really wrong here?.....
    But like Bob T says I’d give up my front seat in Hell to see even a dud now!

  • KeithFan2112
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    No Duds

    Even toward the end, I was lucky enough to get a good show. Remember smoking and drinking all day. I was up in Albany with my aforementioned cousin, six years after the Crimson white and indigo indoctrination show at JFK. This time I took the road trip. Many city blocks were roped off for the street vendors. There had been some trouble the night before you, so there was little bit more of a police presence. We figured they closed with I fought the law as an affirmation of the preceding night's fan ruckus. I recall the evening was notable, as my sister-in-law who did not have a ticket, decided to head down towards the Knickerbocker a couple hours before Showtime. We were already three sheets to the wind, and she somehow managed to find us, partying somewhere playing hacky sack. Remember those damn things. So it was somewhat amazing that she even found us in the age before cell phones. But she still didn't have a ticket. So we went our separate ways at Showtime, and ironically we bumped into her once again at random on The Concourse of the Knick. She scored a miracle. Her seat was nowhere near ours, but she found us a third time about 15 minutes into the show. Now granted, she knew where we would be at that point, but it was just a fun time. I didn't know there was anything wrong with Jerry at the time. I hadn't even heard of any rumors about the band not playing well or anything like that. There was lots of weed and a fantastic setlist. Last help slip Franklin's. I would love to see this released as a Dave's Picks. Summertime where the livin's easy. I was 23, freshly graduated from college, and living at home. Ahhh, good times.

    SET 1
    Touch Of Grey
    Walkin' Blues
    It Must Have Been The Roses
    When I Paint My Masterpiece
    So Many Roads >
    The Music Never Stopped

    SET 2
    Help On The Way >
    Slipknot >
    Franklin's Tower
    Samba In The Rain
    Estimated Prophet >
    Terrapin Station >
    Drums >
    Space >
    All Along The Watchtower >
    Black Peter >
    Around & Around

    ENCORE
    I Fought The Law

  • bob t
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    My Dud..

    June 22, 1988 Alpine Valley..... Hottest summer ever... 90 everyday it seemed. A Stella Blue that you have to listen to to believe and not in a good way.... Also all up for hearing new songs, but I was bummed to get a Scarlet Begonia into the first ever I will Take You Home. Not Brent bashing either.... Scarlet>Fire was always the highlight of the show, and it was the first time I ever got a Scarlet into not Fire. But as Karma has it because of this show we got a killer 3 night stand the follow year.... Oh how I wish i could have a Dud again!!!! bob t

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    Re: 5/1/1970 Alfred University

    One of the first shows I pulled down from the archive, and for a reason. Like VGuy said, everybody needs an Alfred. Great ceramics department too, for what it's worth.

  • stoltzfus
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    re 10/6/80

    i posted my dud show thing whilst waiting for a pizza at the place down the road

    got the pizza, went back to the car, turned on post-drums, and Truckin' starts cooking. Just as I start exiting the car, they go into The Other One.

    Perhaps I spoke too soon.

    there was a great comic in Golden Road fanzine years ago. it shows two doubters going into a show, saying something to the effect, "this will probably be a boring show. this is your last chance, Grateful Dead." then when they exit, they are grinning, walking puddles of flesh. caption says "they always come out in liquid form!"

  • 80sfan
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    may anniversary shows

    I can't believe it's already May. The year is flying by too fast (though I certainly won't complain about warmer days ahead).

    5/1/70 is one of my favorite shows, hope everyone takes time to sample it as much as they can today - https://archive.org/details/gd1970-05-01.sbd.miller.95683.sbeok.flac16

    Regarding dud shows, I was at 6/18/95 where the infamous Wharf Rat was played but even though I knew jerry was in decline I still had a great time at the show. The band provided me with yet another day of dancing and hanging out with friends so how bad could it have possibly been? Will I play the tape again? Probably not, but I'll treasure every memory from every dead show I was lucky enough to see.

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    We all need an Alfred....

    https://youtu.be/LstIgtkEe50
    ....applies to all aspects of life.

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Who's up for a revolutionary evolutionary ride? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1/2/70 captures the Grateful Dead as they make their first foray from the experimental 60s into their early 70s acoustic Americana period. Yes, this one is a little bit country and a little bit (psychedelic) rock and roll.

When the "Magnificent Seven" - Pigpen on percussion, T.C. on keys - first took the stage on 1/2/70, evidence was clear that the trip was about to take a turn. From their western wears to the twang in Jerry’s “broken-string blues,” it appeared they'd brought the Bakersfield sound to the Big Apple. They worked through much of what would become Workingman's Dead, stunning the crowd with laid-back numbers like "Uncle John's Band," "Casey Jones," and "Black Peter." Just the same, they satisfied 60s stalwarts with magical versions of "Dark Star," "St. Stephen," and "That's It For The Other One." Sonic alchemy, indeed!

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, ​New York 1/2/70 has been rounded out with a bit of 1/3/70 (the subscribers-only bonus disc features the bulk of 1/3/70). It was recorded by the great Owsley "Bear" Stanley and has been lovingly mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30 is limited to 20,000 individually-numbered copies*.

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

1/2 again last night....can’t get enough of that Disc 3!

Delfest; heard it’s a great place/vibe.....sorta reminds me of Rocky Grass only more green then Red!
Did you see Del? Man I love those guys, especially the boys when they let loose on their own....
Had the pleasure of opening for them in 2007, and they always used to eat breakfast at the place we go to during Rocky Grass. They are even nicer in person. Can’t say enough good about them. Great people, and legendary musicians! Folks, If you’ve never seen them you might want to check then out?

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....you were in the throes of lysergia that night AND you remember it well? That's quite the superpower my friend.

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The last time, did you have any kind of inkling that it might be the last time?
I believe Vguy said he totally felt something, and we knew something was going to happen. I think our group consensus at Chicago was either he’s going to die, or more probably he’s gonna end up back in the hospital.
The vibe was so heavy everyone of us felt something had to give....sigh. Can’t believe how much I miss the good old vibrant Fat Man, perhaps even more so even after all these years! Hopefully he finally fond peace!

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.....i sure did! In fact, on the morning of August 9th, 1995, I woke up suddenly at 3 o'clock in the morning with a sense of dread. Over the following days, I learned that my touring buddies throughout the years also woke up at that time with the same feeling. I do not believe in coincidences....

Up in the sky...

Its a bird...
Its a plane...

No., bro...it's gooneybird man, man...

Far out...

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At the show itself, jerry looked haggard (not merl)

I didnt suspect his demise at the show

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...this afternoon I enjoyed the complete performance from 4/15/70 Winterland , San Francisco, CA from the ‘30TATS’ boxset! About 4 and a half months after Daves Picks #30 Show. Home sweet home, love it! Technical difficulties and all, even a woman giving birth backstage, And the ‘Jam’ out of drums, primo!
;) a grateful day indeed my brothers & sisters, and even you droids out there! 🙏❤️😎

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Very familiar with that routine. Our school ground code of honor was put your money where your mouth is. That's all.

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...ending today’s listening pleasure with 9/28/75, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco’s, CA the infamous Grateful Dead tour of that year and also during a time when/still there Are only a few handfew of performances available ...far late into the year this performance still carries it self very Gratefully! The Dead burning through an rather tight nit group 1975 performance! Rock on my fellowdead heads . 🙏❤️😎

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Question to all digital downloaders?

Hi there,

I downloaded the ALAC of this digital download but when I import into iTunes it is not recognizing the artist or songs and not creating an album. For the same ALAC download for Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set it worked perfectly in iTunes. Why does this download now import correctly? Thanks if anyone knows or can help.

...I just wanted to drop a line my brother and say thank you for all your posts. Your one of The members that I enjoy reading your daily posts! Thank you for all your help pulling the (this) group together along with me, Daverock, Yourself , vguy72 , Keithfan , stolzes ect. You know the people I’m writing about, keep on Rocking my brother! Peace be with you. 🙏😎

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Mickey Hart Band The Fillmore at Irving Plaza New York, NY 7/15/2008

JEFF BECK GROUP - 19720629 - London, England - Paris Theatre - BBC In Concert

nick.mason's.saucerful.of.secrets.2019-04-18.AT831.inez.flac1644

Jackson Browne 1974-03-13 Atwood Hall, Clark University, Worcester, MA SBD 1st gen Flac16

Dave's Picks 30

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GOGD - 5.25.95 Seattle
JGB - Electric on the Eel '91
GOGD - Arrowhead '78
Three 🐕 Night - Seven Separate Fools
Three 🐕 Night - Harmony
....keep in mind, I can burn through a last five in a day or less. Current news as it happens.
Thanks for the shout out LMG (aka 5 2 1). Love you too....

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Hokey Religions & Ancient Weapons 5/25/77. Anniversary of the birth of Dave's Picks.

This show was already $350 on eBay when I really went over the Dead Edge in 2014. After hearing about its legendary status and seeing its legendary price tag, I tried in earnest to find a copy. I already had both the May and June 1977 box sets, plus Hartford 5/28. But people here there and everywhere spoke of it like Cornell #2 (except it was IN the Vault), and I didn't know anyone on here at the time, and had no clue about archive.org; so I finally asked a guy selling a used copy on eBay if he'd burn me a copy for 35 bucks. He accepted my money.

I was still cherry picking tunes in those days, and had reams of new Grateful Dead music I had purchased from deadnet and eBay, but I listened to this show from the Mosque all the way through. I thought it was every bit as good as advertised. First time hearing Mississippi Half-Step, as I had always skipped over it on the releases I had. Not sure why. But I loved it on 5/25, and to this day am still enamored with the Rio Grandio transition and arrangement, which is nuanced enough to set it apart from others. Still my desert island Half-Step.

The rest of the show is just fantastic, both sonically and performance...ly. Performancey. Performance-like. They played great and sang great. In hindsight, having caught up on the Spring '77 Tour, I still think it's an 11 in a batch of shows that are mostly 9.5 and 10, with 3 or 4 other 11s. But you never forget your first 11, and seriously, this is a flawless perfect performance and set list.

Maybe it's partly the trouble it took me to get it, but this is my fav from '77. I eventually picked up my own copy from a gracious soul here who only wanted $100; if you're still out there, thanks.

https://youtu.be/V268Qk6-xsw

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5/25/77 is one of my favorite and most played shows. It’s also the only Dave’s Picks that I don’t have a physical copy of. Just can’t bring myself to drop six hundred bucks or more for it, so I’ve learned to live with the lossless files I have.

A hundred bucks though? You lucked out on that one, KeithFan.

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My last five full album listens

Reese Wynans and Friends - Sweet Release
Keith Richards - Main Offender
The Replacements - Pleased To Meet Me
R.L. Burnside - A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey
Doors - L.A. Woman

Dead is a constant listen but so much a la carte, not a full show in the last five.

As far as Uncle Dougie's Red Rocks psychedelic dream, the parking lots at Red Rocks are full of kind friends. It won't be that hard. I don't know whether to laugh or cry at that post, what balls. Cop? Heh-heh.

Went skiing at Arapahoe Basin this morning. That is God's country if it ever existed. 79" base over Memorial Day weekend. License plates from all over the country. Good, good times. Peace all.

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If you dont know...

It
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....need to find my skeleton key to the safe deposit box I keep the first four Dave's in....
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....Found it.
Just got back from John Wick 3 with the family. Hugged my dogs.
The Spring '77 tour was 26 shows strong. Only two Half-Step openers. Special indeed.

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More was the album I played over and over 35 year ago. Then I discovered the dead and it was when the love affair began.

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.... Jerry nails that shit. There are countless reasons why this band takes over my life at times. That was one of them.

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First rate peggy-o.

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...good morning my brothers& sisters, this morning I’m starting my day off with a PRIMO recording from 10/27/79 Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA! David Lemieux states in his notes from the ‘30TATS’ boxset that this show is flawless, and I most certainly concur, man I love the Grateful Dead’s 1979 playing/performances during this pivotal year for the band! Rock on everyone, have a grateful Sunday, peace be with you all!
🙏❤️😎
...and some more 1969 Purty Please! :) :) :)

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My eyes lit up at the reference to R.L. Burnside by Ledded recently. A Ass Pocket of Whiskey is great, but in my eyes, even better is the live one he cut shortly afterwards-Burnside on Burnside. Seriously stomping blues-about as subtle as a bull in a china shop, but one of the best live blues albums I have ever heard.

Deadwise I am still listening to the vinyl I have mainly. The 11/10/67 jam from Alligator through to Caution, the last two sides of the album, must be one wildest jams the band ever played. I went from there to the Playing in the Band from Seattle 5/21/74. The opposite end of the spectrum in the Dead's great pre retirement arc of development. Compared to 1967, this is so refined sounding. What a great contrast in styles of improvisation.

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First rate Peggy-O for sure. Bobby with the supporting fills. Took all night but I got it in.

Was tied up on 5/25/72. That disc 3 is a set to be reckoned with. UJB / Wharf Rat / Dark Star / Sugar Mags.

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... good morning Daverock , I absolutely concur, that 1967 Shrine Vinyl Release is an audiophiles Quality Dream Come True for my head!
It’s sounds so good, it even captured bobs request of liking/adding thick air! Lol
If your a vinyl fan, this is the LP for you. You won’t be disappointed with the art production either!
Primo 😉✌️

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... holy Toledo , disc two is a 30 minute plus Primo ‘Dancing In The Street’ >>> ‘Franklins Tower’ performance that is sure to get you up on your feet and dancing! Smile Smile Smile!

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"East West" ...The Butterfield Blues Band - A Professor Stoned remaster of a Mono vinyl rip...
"Moondance" ...Van Morrison...the 2013 expanded edition digi-pak
"Sticky Fingers" ...The Rolling Stones... 2015 box set edition ... Disc three "Live At Leeds -'71"
"Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music Vol's 1 & 2"... Ray Charles
"Crying Time" ...Ray Charles an MP3 download of the original LP...

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Just dropped by to say, I really enjoyed 2 Jan 70. It had that relaxed, loose but tight and intimate feel that seems to be a hallmark of the Fillmore East nights. And man that Disc 3 classic medley smoked big time. Starts out loosey-goosey, then simply explodes at various points. For my money, one of the best DaPs yet. 3 Jan I found both rugged (St Stephen into Midnight Hour) and wonderful (Alligator, natch, Cosmic C and UJH).

Remembering those who gave their lives for our freedom, and our democracy, today. While astonished to see we're under a tornado watch here in Denver til 9pm. Crazy sh*t!

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Another tasty lil show

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I listened to this last show today and thought of the recording guy's story from Long Strange Trip. Leaving the van unsupervised and watching them play this one. Heady times.

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.... another curve ball from the boyz that was unexpected. My hard wired Dead brain took a sharp left. A WTF? moment for sure. Goes to show, you don't ever know. (Jerry does it better, so they settled on the correct storyteller. Testing the waters?)
That show also features Garcia on some welcoming pedal steel. Maybe that's why they did it. Seeing as how the pedal steel is prominent in that take, Jerry said " I need to concentrate Bobby. You take the mic." Lol. A Summer '69 box would be welcome in my abode. That's when the Dead really started to spread their wings and fly.

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My dear old mom was kind enough to not only birth me, but to do so on what's usually a 3-day weekend here in the states. Much better than the day after Christmas for sure. . . I'm starting with the AIDs benefit at Oakland-Alameda on 5/27/89 (happens to open with Touch of Gray, but I'm looking forward to set 2's Truckin'>Drums>Space>I Will Take You Home>The Other One>Wharf Rat>Lovelight). I was 36 on that day 30 years ago. The E Street Band's Clarence Clemons joins in from time to time on sax:
https://archive.org/details/gd1989-05-27.sbd.walker-scotton.miller.8760…

It's been a while since I heard the '89 show, which is why I'm saving Road Trips 2.4, Cal Expo 5/27/93 for later.
Here's a Miller soundboard transfer of that show: https://archive.org/details/gd93-05-27.sbd.miller.27777.sbeok.flac

On this Memorial Day, thanks to all who, over the years, have saved the peace and preserved our freedom at unthinkable cost. Onward.

Let us toast;
Those who gave the most,
Mr Smith, (happy, happy, joy, joy),
and the Amazing European tour of 1972! .......

Listened to 5/26/72 yesterday, and it blows my mind that it was basically Pigs last show......don’t believe he sang at the Hollywood show? Like one minute he was there kicking ass, and the next, poof, gone. Though he didn’t pass for almost a year, it’s almost like he died after this show, such a bummer......ok enough of all that.......

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I looked everywhere and was sure I didn't order it, so I ordered Aoxomoxa (picture disc and cd). Just minutes later I found my earlier purchase of same thing! So I guess I'll have 2 copies of both. Can't cancel pre-order stuff, right?

I haven't posted this before, have I?

For the box......
A) let’s guess when they’ll announce it; today, tomorrow, Friday? When??
B) How many folks saw shows on their birthday? I got 11/9/79 and basically was still going strong after 11/7+8/85, but I think those were the only shows I saw in November?

I'm building a bigger mailbox. Looks like June is the month for the orders to come in. Lets see, we got the Aoxomoxoa, we got the Jerry Purple LPs, the Dylan collection, the Warfield collection, the new springsteen disc and the latest Zappa box!!!

Damn mailbox is gonna cost more than the music!!!

especially if you missorderd 2 of everything 😉
Don’t feel bad, had similar situation with the JGB Eel box.

I went on one of my trips to London on Friday to see the mighty Sun Ra Arkestra. Before setting off I checked my ticket for the show, my train ticket, my hotel ticket-and discovered I had booked in at the same hotel twice on two separate occasions! Luckily, I was able to get my money back on the second booking. As my grandad used to say-young people are very kind. Its just that I am no longer one of them!

Maybe we can take solace in the fact that the leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Marshall Allen, is now 95 years old and still blowing some of the most outrageous sax solos in the solar system.

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....and becomes a portal to jams and melodies when the time approaches. I love my mailbox, even though the occasional bill shows up to ruin the vibe, but I will survive.

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