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marye

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December 13, 2024 - 7:57am

#171

bluecrow

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April '71

Yeseterday had a hankering to hear Dark Hollow and reached for Ladies and Gentleman. It sounded so good that I"m back with Disc 1 in the predawn, this time listening on the Senns. That early '71 Skull and Roses sound is bliss. Those early Bird Songs are such jewels. Now skipped to Disc 4 cause I want some of that Alligator jam for breakfast.

Oro - you're the hardest working man in show business!! Still waiting for a cryptic Almanac reference to you and a "DHB" - aka a "deadheadbrewer" - the hat trick of GD show listening. Ah, those heady early days of POTDWD when we had so much time (thank you Bolo24 and MaryE for that gift!) Nowadays I feel lucky to get a solid full show deep listen once or twice a week.

Definitely need to borrow the time machine for 12/31/80 . Don't think I've ever heard it, certainly not in its entirety straight through (reported.) I remember my first listen to Reckoning, it was very late night summer of '81, and it just blew us away. Still wasn't that tuned into the GD world and I had no idea. Just checked and the LP release date was April 1 - pretty funny! Closest I probably came to an acoustic set - with close being a relative multivariant concept - was probably that Rambler Room one-off on11/17/78. About 10 miles from the house but probably not back on Turkey Day break yet, and also that Uptown run was not on my radar at the time so yeah not quite that close. Anybody looking for a banger Fall '78 listen try Set II from the next night (Uptown 11/18) - it kicks ass and it needs to be released.

As for Indy 12/5/81 - when Dave finally releases it I'm pretty sure he's gonna say it was originally being considered for Dave's 20 ; ) I mean dropping a Big Railroad into the middle of that killer Set II pre-drumz?? Wat is happening?! That Space > Wheel is so very fine. Sweet sweet show.
December 12, 2024 - 11:21am

#172

DeadVikes

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12/31/80

What a first show Mary. Must have been a blast.
Would love to see this entire run released as a box set.

Oh yes, Bills are still looking good OB. The Vikes have been getting it done. Bears on Monday night.
December 12, 2024 - 10:13am

#173

marye

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Yup, it was my first show (12/31/80)

I'm still stunned. Among other things, it had the acoustic set, soon to be famous on Reckoning. It ended with Ripple, which was new to me, and here I am.
December 12, 2024 - 9:20am

#174

proudfoot

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Bills Lions

that will be a good one
December 12, 2024 - 8:53am

#175

Oroborous

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12/31/80

Big show to start today, followed by 12/6/89 as we finish 1980 and move to finish the end of 89.

BTK (actually, the whole run), and Marye were there and I believe this might have been Mary’s first show?
If so, we’d love some stories : )

I had a tape of p/o this show way BITD but don’t remember it at all so it will be a treat to check out the whole show!

Being the holidaze and all I haven’t gotten the best listens in to this run, so haven’t noticed a lot of standouts, (that’s me not the shows) but overall I’d say they start out the run with good, solid consistent performances like much of this under appreciated year, and seem to build every night through the run.
From the Rockin Bama/Promised land, somewhat rare for time TLEO, and overall good first set (seconds a blur?), to hot Strangers, Sugarees, Half Steps, China Riders, couple hot Truckin’s, a nice Shakedown, sweet China Doll, Fun Casey Jones encore, hot FOTD on the 30, in fact all of the 30 seemed a step up, just a four show blur of consistent solid enjoyable GD!
No hometown slacking this run!

So now onto the big finale, including a nice capstone to the 1980 acoustic revival and one of the last of a mere few acoustic sets they’d play.
Onward!
EDIT: Hmmmmm and it’s a Bear recording…

Thanks DV, maybe someday I get my own blog LOL
Go VIKS! (Too nervous about Bills Lions after that LA fiasco)
December 12, 2024 - 6:42am

#176

proudfoot

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10 1 77

From Dave's

In the house
December 12, 2024 - 6:11am

#177

daverock

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St. Louis Blues

I thought I'd go back to the St. Louis box, and play the shows in sequence-something I haven't done since it came out. The opening 1971 shows, from 12/9 and 12/10 are great. Maybe not routinely recognised as among the best shows of the era, there is still plenty to enjoy here. 12/9 features no extended jams as such, but they seem to me to be more in tune with the spirit of rock n' roll than they ever would be in any other year. Although they persisted in covering rock n' roll well into middle age, those later excursions often come across as light relief, before or after the more serious fare. Here every song is played with commitment. They sound as though they are having a good time.

Initially, 10/12 sounded less impressive to me. The same sort of thing as the previous night...again. Until the final cd where they stretch out into the future. An amazing rocking jam.
Starting on 10/17/72, the first cd passed me by a bit, but the opening Cumberland and Playin' in the Band on the second cd of this show are as good versions of these two songs as any I can immediately remember.
So there we go - a great box! And plenty to come.
December 11, 2024 - 2:10pm

#178

DeadVikes

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OB

You made the Bulletin again OB. Congrats!
December 11, 2024 - 1:22pm

#179

Oroborous

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12/28/80

The Dog Star beckons…
Onward…through the fog!
December 11, 2024 - 10:44am

#180

proudfoot

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10/19/71

very nice in the car

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New year, new update. Tell us of your musical adventures in real time!

DaP 20

December 9, 1981; CU Events Center, Boulder, Colorado.

Sort of an under the radar release. A very good and very fun show. Lots of things to find tucked away in there.

Love the reggae style of the fist half of second set in particular.

Portland Oregon portland art museum

Was there today

Paul McCartney photos from early 60s Beatles

and

A treasure trove of psychedelic posters announcing shows, including several Grateful Dead ones

Very cool

If you can get to Portland, go

rocky mt. way...

...couldn't get much
HIGHER

7/7/78 set 2
of course it's
red rocks today!

keep on smilin'
PEACE for ALL
uncle_tripel

10.29.77

I played that one last night - a Daves Picks. Late 77 'Dead at their best, with some biting guitar from Jerry.

One of the images in Portland was...

a 3 feet by 3 feet Aoxomoxoa cover

Yummy

round 2...

...7/8/78
red rocks
all day
keep on smilin'

PEACE for ALL!

uncle_tripel

11-06-76 - working through…

11-06-76 - working through the box
Small but perfectly formed - just like the '78!

Just recently procured a July 1978 box. Nice to have all these shows. Guess I'll keep my stand alone Red Rocks.
Currently on the Omaha show. Should have just enough time to finish the show before the TN-AR game.
Y'all have a great day!

7-13-89

RFK Box.
Now that’s a Box that will fit on a shelf.
But the sweet spot for Box size is as many people have previously said: June 76, Spring 77, July 78.
Just the right size and just the right number of shows.

Not that I’m not hoping for Boxomoxoa this year.

Also drinking a cup of super dark roast Columbian Supremo.
Roasted the beans a week ago.

July '78 Box

That St. Paul show was the surprise sleeper in there. And Willie's picnic at Arrowhead is a rip-roarer too for a short one. But you know which one is my favorite. Enjoy!
Cheers

Starting with something light today. The Big Chill soundtrack. Got Motown?

Onward with Love Over Gold, Dire Straits. I have a lot of cassette tapes but this is the only Denon brand tape I own, an HD6 (type ll) and it sounds amazing. Telegraph Road never sounded better. Easily rivals any Maxell or TDK that isn't metal. So glad I got a restored high end '80s tape deck again in the rack. What a difference.

July '78 Box

Just exactly perfect both in its music and the box aesthetic. Every show has the magic. The middle show from Omaha really captured my fancy a good while back in no small part due to Oro Thing 1's Oroboros Tale in which he meets Jerry after Madtown 2/3 (my first show) suggesting the band return to NE and what do you know 5 months later, almost to the day, they're playing Omaha complete with an indoor waterfall!

so 7/5 spinning - np Estimated > Eyes!!

edit - that was awesome!

July '78 And Short Shows

The funny thing is we all think of them playing long extended sets but the short shows seem to concentrate their minds! Think Dick's 33 where they were told by Bill Graham to keep each set to an hour and July 12th '87 where they were on before Dylan joined them

In praise of short shows

That's a good point - I also think that some of the shorter shows are great. The shows that brought this to my mind were the two sets played on 11/2/69 supporting Janis Joplin. Which, incidentally, sound great on this new vinyl release. Most of the shows in 1968 were shorter too, and the energy level on those goes through the roof.
The point is also made in the Taping Compendium that Fall 1973 shows gained focus by shortening the length from the vast summer shows of that year. Though they are still great too, of course.

CSNY 9-20-69

Got the CD a few weeks ago but this is only my second listen.
Has acoustic and electric sets, but both fit on a single CD.
So, a short show also.

Tom Petty

Full Moon Fever
So many good songs.
Runnin' Down a Dream - Mike Campbell! I remember seeing it performed live on SNL where Mike just shreds that ending.
Cheers

Moving on to Joe Cocker - Sheffield Steel - Joe always had great back up bands.

Then Abbey Road

1970

Hey 1970 freaks!
Looking for some recommendations for the year 1970.
Please include only UNRELEASED shows that are available in the archive,
AND that you actually know is good, not something you just read about off the internet somewhere…
Almost time to continue my quest, starting off with a little 1970.

"I'm moving to Australia"

Still in the July '78 box with 1stShow's 1st show - I can only imagine! Right now "rewinding" from yesterday to Disc 2 and Estimated onward.

Oro - right near the beginning of 1970 are Springer's Inn (1/16) and Oregon State (1/17) - they good!

That Girl...

...in the see-through blouse (and no bra, hey it was the '70s) that said Australia on it! Kind of like something you'd see on rescue boat teams. I walked right into her walking in on the stairs and got the biggest smile from her as I worshipped from below. She went to CSU and lived in my dorm. We would try to time our dinner so as to be in line with her, lol. Bobby couldn't help but notice!
Cheers

Wait wait wut??

I've long wondered what Bob was responding to when he said I'm moving to Australia but truthfully never would have guessed it revolved around a beauty in a see-through blouse that read Australia!! Makes perfect sense now!! Even better that you knew her!!

That Girl

Pretty sure she was from CO. Tall, like 6'2", and as Lennon said, "you could say she was attractively built". She ended up front and center by the 2nd set and not sure she said anything to Bob but he certainly could not miss her or avert his gaze, lol. The lettering on the gauzy blouse was large and what was beneath it covered some real estate. Before the beginning of the show I literally ran into her from behind as the crowd was pushing their way up the stairs and when the people in front of her stopped everyone behind stacked up like falling dominos. I didn't even know it was her. That's when she turned around and smiled and I was at eye level with her beauty standing one step below. Unforgettable! Couldn't believe it was the dorm fantasy girl smiling at me.
Cheers

I'm Moving To Australia

Why Bob said it was truly one of those little mysteries in my mind that I never expected to be answered . . . . I can't stop laughing!

Those stairs are steep!

BC

Glad I could shed some light on that. I think I've told it before but it has got to be my best GD show story and one I will never forget! Did I mention the Daisy Mae cut-offs she had on?
Cheers

Finishing up 10-29-77 Dekalb. Very nice NFA in there!

New to me 1sty!

And glad to enjoy it…I can picture the whole thing lol
So did you talk to her later on now that you had something in common?

Ok, onto 1970. Thanks BC think I had those and something else marked as POTD but I was outta round to it’s at the time.
Gonna start with 1/2&3/70 but will definitely check those out soon!
Tanks BC!…and ISTSHOW fer da mammeries yuck, yuck…sorry, couldn’t resist.

Edit: now if we knew about the “girl with lobotomy eyes” he dedicated an encore to, maybe a us Bluzz, but can’t remember show off top of my pointy head?

Oro

We had exchanged smiles in the chow line at the dorm before but I'm sure I was too shy to go further even after the recognition at Red Rocks. And I was not in classes by summer 1978. Had one frosh class in '75-'76 with her IIRC. I think she was from Fountain, near Colo. Spgs. The dorm had a schedule for meals that involved different wings coming at set times to avoid a crush. We had a regular bong session daily M-F that centered around watching Star Trek at 4PM while doing endless bongs playing Spades or Hearts and then we would go a little earlier than our required time to catch her and her wing-girls in line. Probably said wow these guys reek of Columbian!
Cheers

😂

Those were the days my friend!
We probably would of thought stinking like weed would make us more interesting to the fairer sex…idiots lol

Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.....

Did somebody say 1970?????

Try these:
9/19/70
11/16/70 a little uneven but the highs are mighty high
5/1/70
5/6/70

Enjoy,

Doc
We die only once, and for such a long time......

11/17/72 Wichita DaP 11

Taking the hints from the Tapers Section.

1/16,17,18/70

Both BC and Doc have recommended these, and the 18 I only recently received a copy, so I’ll hit it again, the 10 I’ve heard previously via Doc…

Thanks to Doc & Company for 1970 intel!

I’ve actually heard about 35-40 1970 shows previously, including the official stuff, a few from BC, and many from Doc and POTD etc.
But thanks to y’all I’ll add these to my list along with some other bits I’ve marked down…Not going to try for all at this juncture, but hope to put a dent in the more notable shows from this year…for now! Lol

2-4, 2-6, 3-21a&b, 4-25, 5-14, 6-12&13?, 6-24&25, 6/27-7/3?, 9/17, 18, 19, 20, 10-4, 11-5>8, 11-16, 11-20, 12-23, 12-26…

So hoping for another big grateful year: kick the tires on 1970, all of 85 I’ve not heard, the half dozen or so left from1990, maybe some fall 80 and dip my toe into 1995, and rehash 1975.
Onward!

Edit: hey, move that white Corvair lol

Dbl Edit: WTH, it’s early, these have been short…1/23/70!
16th was sweet, and good recording. 17 starts out sounding great but ends up being inconsistent throughout. Decent show though. 18th…? Like much of 70, some shines, some not so good, musically inconsistent too I guess…
Don’t get me wrong, when they do shine, ya need welders googles!

12-19-73

DiP 1 vinyl finally gets to stretch its legs. Perfect pressing so far. No pops, clicks, or wobbles. Already finding stage comments and tunings not in the original CD. I'll have to do an A/B comparison between the CD taken from digital and this new pressing taken direct from the orig. tapes. I doubt if I'll be able to hear much difference. Just curious.
BC - DaP 11, oh that's where that's from. Hadn't looked that one up yet. A very fine cut in Taper's this week. I'm not sure I've heard a more interesting jam with Keith driving the jazz! So good.
Cheers

PEACE for ALL!
uncle_tripel