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  • marye
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    reporting back
    Inquiries are ongoing, but I got a response back from JC Juanis in the Phil camp. He says the no-taping thing is certainly news to him and that there was certainly taping going on in Santa Barbara. He's looking into it, being in Denver at the moment, and as soon as I hear from him I'll post further. My guess at the time was that the fairly draconian sign (which didn't just prohibit recording devices, it prohibited even still cameras, not just video cameras--so people used their phones a lot...) was boilerplate of the venue/Another Planet, and no one thought to make an issue of it and change it beforehand. But when I learn more I'll pass it along. Meanwhile, I guess the practical significance of this for those of you with tix on the tour is that you might do well to check the policy of the venue beforehand and if they're a problem, head over to phillesh.net and get in touch.
  • gypsy soul
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    thanks marye
    nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile
  • marye
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    now true
    there's no sign of shows from this tour. I'll go see if there's an official answer, but I'm pretty darn sure Rhino's got nothing to do with this particular situation. If I learn anything useful I'll report back.
  • marye
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    well...
    I don't have any inside knowledge here, but my guess is that it's something to do with the fact that Phil himself has been providing free downloads of full shows on his own site for quite a few years now, with no pachyderms involved: http://www.phillesh.net/philzonepages/friends_stuff/download.html
  • gypsy soul
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    MAY HAVE MISSED THIS BEFORE, BUT...
    why did phil stop letting folks tape the shows???? i'm sure it is not so much phil, but the fab fellas at rhino. am i close??? nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile
  • incognito
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    Show At Santa Barbara, Ca
    A splendid time was had by all. The crowd was happy, vocal and into it..group mind...kindness and happiness all around. Little infant kid with hipster folks in row in front of me groovin on the scene. Dad bought him a tiny T shirt for his first show and they rocked all night. Phil was looking good in great form and voice. The band was tight and strong. Jackie Green zapped us with varied vocal stylings and perfect intonation. He's a virtuoso kid. Right on with vocals and guitar. Molo, Campbell and Moliitz were fine. The music soared and so did we. I read that Mark K. sat in on the Berkeley show. I would have loved to see that. SB Bowl is a great venue. Arriving in daylight with great ocean views and as the sun set and the show continued..the moon came busting through the clouds for a clear...bright night. The crowd went home happy. A fine kickoff for the tour.
  • GRTUD
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    Thanks marye!
    I'm eye balling two dates of this tour, which makes me very, very happy! The Dude Abides!
  • Lossless Head
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    A Question fer Phil.....
    Why no canadian dates...why...why...errr...... Lossless
  • marye
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    Phil Fall Tour
    Details at http://www.phillesh.net/phil-vid/2007-07-20-fall-tour-go.html. Greek show!
  • paisley
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    Fall Tour/Independent Review
    ...shall we go, you and I while we can... Phil has announceda fall tour beginning in Santa Barbara, CA. and ending in NYC. Check the Philzone.com site for dates/venues and reviews of the Independent show.
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Happy Birthday Phil. Loved the b- day show, came out from CO to celebrate. Saw the Broomfield shows too, Great run fellas. Bobby looks great,John K looks solid. The whole band is hitting on all cylinders. I gotta agree with Jackstraw, to much Chris Robinson was overkill! Would of prefered to hear more of JK. "I wanna thank yooooou for a real goooooood time"
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thank you, phil....for not insisting on acting your age.
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What would Jerry do? Certainly not raise money for a socialist bent on making us all dependent on "uncle scam". JG knew the GD existed because of our freedoms. Now he's gone and things have changed and I for one am saddened by it. All those years and now this stance? What a bummer.
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The Grateful Dead never got involved in politics and that was a good thing. Each member may have voiced their own opinions over the years but as a collective unit they were independent. As a whole they believed in freedom of expression and doing what they thought was right for them and their fans. Jerry's philosophy was to not lead the straight life and just live, he had his political views but did not believe in using the band as a vehicle in expressing them. If the Other Ones feel the need to use their names as a bandwagon to express views that is their bag and one that I can ignore like when Phil speaks about the donor thing at every single show. Phil is adamant about the donor thing and that is ok, because it is a great cause, but not at every show. He should set up donor booths and do specific shows just for that. When Jerry died the well dried up a lot, but the boys still go out and give us music which I thank them for doing so. Phil plays bass very well in that off beat way that he does, but he sings like he is tone deaf. I heard a recent version of Money that Furthur played I loved the beginning and the chorus was great and then Phil sand the lead, I had to turn it off, he totally ruined what was a great song. In the Grateful Dead days I only enjoyed two songs that he sang, Box Of Rain and Tom Thumb Blues. I still enjoy the music and will not stop listening because of their use of their names to bandwagon politics. The dude who decided to quit playing his own music because of this needs to ask himself why he likes playing music and if he does not anymore then he should quit.
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Someone please give me some ideas on shows to listen to that are 'philled out'. I want to get philled up today. Yesterday, I was jamming to the bass solo from Dick's Picks 34.
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A very merry un-birthday Jill! oh and um yeah.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHIL! Enjoy your day! Every best wish I send your way, xo! A toast at almost high noon! To Phil, Clink! XO
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just want to say thank you for keeping the spirit alive and for still searching the sound.GO ON PHIL IT KEEPS YOU YOUNG