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No, do NOT post guesses/answers in “Comments”
Welcome all newcomers! But no, please don’t post your guess in the Comments section! First off, this will not enter you in the contest. And 2nd, it’s just not done old chap!
The fun of this wild treasure hunt is to sleuth out your best guess. Sometimes Commenters give some pretty fun & clever & veiled hints as to what the answer might be. And that’s part of the fun! But we never post our guesses here in the Comments.
The ONLY way you can enter your guess is to find the drop down menu for "Show," and the drop down menu for "Show Date." AND be sure to click on Submit My Entry after you make your choices. I will admit it was a bit glitchy for me to find the spot to enter today, but once on the the main 30 DoD page—the one with the artwork on top—it should show the song title for that day, e.g., “Comes A Time.” I think I had to scroll down below the Comments to find the entry option. I can’t say for sure cuz once you make your entry, that info disappears and it says “THANKS FOR ENTERING TODAY!”
Just poke around & you’ll find it!! Have fun!
….And btw, re today’s selection, note that those show/venue options do sometimes throw you a curve ball!!
Are we going to get this…
Are we going to get this 192kbps file upped to 320kbps? Don't mean to sniff at the offered dinner, but come on, now.
30DOD
This is fun. I definitely honed in on a particular year, but as we know they melt into a dream. I often listen to shows on my thumbdrive and channel 23 guessing years without seeing the show. When Im off by more than a year, I shamelessly figure out where I went wrong. The most difficult years are 82-84. Probably because those years arent on the top of my list. Good luck everyone! Thanks DL for coordinating.
It's November At Last!
My Brothers and Sisters, I want you to know that I am just guessing. At this point, I am not sure what day today is, let alone something from the past. I am just here to keep my set of these going. Gods, I love this.
Game Suggestions
Exactly.......DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS IN THIS COMMENTS SECTION!! It ain't that hard to figure out how to submit your answer. Basically, stay on the pipe while determining your guess, and if you want to give small, cryptical hints, that's cool too. Just stay off the pipe before commenting. Personally, I prefer no hints. Also, you're not going to get a complete jam or performance. You will get the song for that day with hopefully a way to figure out what lead up to or out of that tune to narrow your search. The hunt is the fun part because you get the chance to explore lots of options.
where's the submit entry button?
Button disappeared after I logged in.
Don't give it up you've got…
Don't give it up
you've got an empty cup
only love can fill
I feel good about my pick today!
Grateful for you all
Aiko Aiko, to the Usual Suspects, to the friends up front with eyeballs bulging, to the friends in the halls twirling, and to those checking your UV meters with your pen lights during the unexpected break out tune. The VW Microbus reeks of patchouli, pretty bracelets and grilled cheese in the lot, buddy got his Miracle ticket, and Sweet Jane's found her sparkle again. The lights are going down as the band is about to take the stage, with great excitement and anticipation, what are they gonna play next?
Should have been my 1st show
Tricky! I had this show on tape, but not of good quality. This should have been my 1st show, but we showed up at the wrong venue and my friend wasn’t willing to trek 25 more miles into the city. I ended up seeing my 1st show, 6 1/2 months later in the same “structure.” I LOVE 30 Days Of The Dead and my coworkers can’t believe it’s November already. The month I turn them onto many versions of 30(or so) Grateful Dead songs.
how to guess
I am not seeing a place other than "add a new comment" where one could submit a guess which I see other people have done but is not wanted. I wanted to submit my guess too but others have already answered my guess. I am using Chrome on a Macbook.
Submit Button
The submit button and associated venue and date drop down menus are below the comments. Once you submit, they disappear and are replaced by the message "Thanks for entering today!"
Solved it?
Happens to me sometimes and I have to reload the page. Hope this reply is late and you've already solved the issue, if not reload and look again.
Didn't see them play this until 1985
I started going to shows in the 70s, but for some reason I never saw them play this. Then in 1985 I saw them do it twice in the space of a couple of months in Ventura and Chula Vista.
Lovely version
The sound of Jerry's voice and the keyboards give me the year, and I can hear hints of the song to follow toward the end. Not saying more than that. Except that this is a lovely, lovely version. Thank you Dead!
Help On The Way…for how to enter a guess
At least I hope this helps! The pages on this site can be confusing.
To submit a guess/an entry, I think you need to be on the main 30DoD page. I’m not allowed to type that info here, but it’s the main GD site for 30 DoD. It will have the artwork on top, then the song, then “Post Comments Here”, then comments, THEN below comments should be where you can enter.
If you were on that main page and clicked on the highlighted song name, it takes you to a different page that does not have option to submit entry. This page does not have artwork on top. It just has the name of the song at the top and then down below comments it only gives you the option to “Add New Comments.”
Beautiful Song
I danced with Mom to this song for my wedding. Seems spiritual to me like you are about to give up and something divine happens and you find love. Made me think of all the conversations I had with my Mom. The solo is ethereal and transcendent. This is a wonderful version.
dedbutt q's
Yes you are correct in that if everything is working xactly purfect, then tomorrow when you check-in, you'll see today's correct answer and the lucky Head who picked correctly and was randomly picked out of any/all of those who entered the correct answer for today.
Hope that provides some clarity. And good luck!
One of those flashes
Who's been here before, although it's a tricky one.
@moribundjt – One of those
Yep, I got that flash earlier.
And most definitely, a tricky one!
14 points indeed.
Missed that one on my first look. Copyright thing?????....Or the bolt is going through a growth spurt. Which is OK by me.
posting dates
yes, it's dangerous to post answers, especially when they are wrong. i've done this for years, and even won once, and usually get between 28 to 30 right, and the wrong ones are usually from two categories: ones from rehearsals, and ones from answers i get in the comments...as others have said here better than I, the fun is the hunt...
Can’t see much difference between dark and the light . . .
A lovely version indeed. You can hear notes from the song to follow sprinkled in. Absolutely love this time of year.
And they're off!
Hello everyone, and welcome back to all the Usual Suspects, Doc Eleven, (bound to get some Pig this year) all newcomers, and old skeletons from the closet.
Happy Birthday D-Rae! Best wishes for many more! Now lets get to it.
Weir back!
Thank you m-skjellyfett! So nice of your to remember. Another spirit November to come. Buckle up!
First Try!
In all these years, this is only the second time I've gotten it on the first guess, (except for a few medleys that only had a couple of possibilities). I really love this version. Now I'll check out the whole show.
Hey Now, please don’t give…
Hey Now, please don’t give away the date. The fun is in the hunt. Ok to give obscure clues but nothing to obvious.
Thank you!
Appreciate this so much - look forward to it every year.
How I dig for the correct answer
As others have mentioned in earlier post be kind and don’t give away the date. Clues that are not obvious are welcomed. Here is how I go about researching. First, download and listen. Chat with good friend about what era we think the song is from. Break out Deadbase for every time played and set list. Deadlist for set list and if I can identify song before or after Deadlist provides easy way to query song pairings. Then use archive to compare versions . What is your process? Happy hunting brothers and sisters!
Don't you see?
I sense we may have visited this version in previous 30 Days?
So glad to be back playin again.
Gotta make it somehow.
Beautiful song. Don’t give it up
COMES A TIME
I caught one COMES A TIME out of the 150 times I saw GRATEFUL DEAD. It was the only one of 1990!!!! ;p
Hey now Yetay Gratefully Deadicated
Hey now all glad to be here enjoying the Ride. Wasn’t at this show good listen. Comes a Time nice start. I am so Grateful I ‘m a Deadhead. Thank you for a really good time. Yetay
Get it together man
To the people saying its from the 70s...get it together man. I've narrowed it down to a year but its not as easy as I thought it would be.
weir baaack
looking forward to seeing familiar names in the comments. somehow this always sneaks up on me even though i start thinking about it in august. and like the moose out front says, don't post the answers. save it for the next day to boast about your incorrect dates. cause everywhere you go, the people all know, everyone is doin that rag.
Thirty Days repeats
Yesterday's offering a repeat from 2019,
only chopped down ... still sweet and better
than most of the few duds they put out annually
just to keep us in check ...
Jerry's Tone
In the words of Charlie Brown and Wavy Gravy, "Good Grief!"
In the words of Charlie Brown and Wavy Gravy, "Good Grief!"
I listened to that version but it didn't sound like the same one to me. Oh well
looking forward to seeing familiar names in the comments. somehow this always sneaks up on me even though i start thinking about it in august. and like the moose out front says, don't post the answers. save it for the next day to boast about your incorrect dates. cause everywhere you go, the people all know, everyone is doin that rag.