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    Bolo24 says: An Idea, Perhaps? Since we're all going to have a fair amount of spare time on our hands for the foreseeable future, what about starting another thread where we all listen to the same show/release on a given day and then share impressions afterward? Folks can submit suggestions and one person (not me) picks what we'll all listen to - call it Deadnet Picks or something. Anyway, if this idea is deemed to have merit, I'd suggest one of the loyal regular posters take the lead and do the picking - y'all can decide who. Might be fun. If it does go forward, I nominate Dick's Picks 18 for the first listen. Been talked about here lately, and, had it been a single show rather than a compilation, we'd probably be talking about it in the same conversation as Cornell, Veneta, etc. Or perhaps even Gainesville?? Stay safe and healthy, friends - this planet needs as many Deadheads as possible.

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    Check out 3/19/77 Set II in this weeks Tapers Section

    Dave throws this set up once a year....Eyes>Dancing>Wharf Rat>Franklin's Tower>Sugar Magnolia....nice little jam between Eyes and Dancing, early on sounds a tad like Comes A Time might be popping up.. very different feel than a few weeks prior at the Swing with the Phil Jam between Eyes and Dancing... Yes 5 song Set II (Two encores) also, but what 5 great songs....be good... bob t

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    Excellent post,Also with you my friend! Grateful to see & read your posts As always, rock on brother! I’m stuck in dicks picks #28 for the past 3 days, my cat lock’d me in! Ha ha lol
    Tomorrow I’ll be spinning Buffalo 77! I look forward to listen this release thru my tube system
    🙏❤️💀🌹

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    Bobby's best Townsend impersonation....

    ....we were slightly stage right and approx 60 feet back on the floor. Yahhhh!!

  • bluecrow
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    yeah - the angriest of jack straws

    we were in the stands straight out from the stage both days - exquisite sound and sight lines. i was watching with a pair of binoculars when bobby walked off and I could see him swinging that guitar like a freaking axe and it was a complete "what in the f*** am i seeing????" Jerry just kept jamming away with his head down - curious if he knew what was going on via earbud or just that Bob had left the stage.

    just flashed on a funny 8/22 related memory. excellent tapes of both shows circulated immediately afterwards as they were broadcast on the local public radio station. a few years later i was traveling with my girlfriend in the low desert. I was driving an '87 Isuzu Trooper at the time. We spent a couple days in Cabeza Prieta at the end of the trip before heading back to the NW. We exited the CP at the west end and started heading west on I-10. We were listening to 8/22 Set II. During Drumz she said I can't deal with that can you turn it off, and I did. A few miles down the road a crazy banging noise started coming out of the engine compartment. She says - I thought I asked you to turn that off?! and I'm like it IS off - that's coming out from under the hood!! We were near Yuma and pulled into a rest area. Pop the hood to find that the adjustment bolt on the alternator had snapped and the alternator is flopping wildly on the belt. Dropped some quarters in a pay phone and called a garage in Yuma. They had it tapped out and fixed by supper that evening. Spent a pleasant unplanned night in Yuma and on the road next morning. If that had happened in the CP it would have been a whole different and way more expensive story.

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    Is there Eugene 93 video in the Vault?

    Debut it on Shakedown Stream Dave.

  • Vguy72
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    8.22.93....

    .... I'm all over it. I was present and somewhat accounted for at that show. There were naked people. Bobby smashed his guitar. Angry Jack Straw indeed. It was the bees knees.

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    Good call Bluecrow, just started spinning it.

  • bluecrow
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    here there and everywhere

    always been a big fan of Road Trips , Volume 1 Number 2. in near synchronicity mode as I listened to first 2 discs early last week and then the bonus disc yesterday to start the work day. the bonus disc is just exactly perfect, one of my fave discs from the RT series and it was in the cd player while traveling for a long long time. i love that sequence from Albuquerque that begins with Iko > Wheel. I mean they only had played Iko once before back in that AMAZING Fox Theater show in St Louis 5/15! a show IMHO that seems to not get the love it deserves amid so many other stellar spring tour shows. Also the Let It Grow from RT, V 1 No 2 is super super fine.

    Been decades probably since I listened to the '87 Angel's Camp shows with Carlos. that little festival had to have been a real hoot with David Lindley and Santana also on the bill. I'll dip into 8/23 today. '87 was a solid good year.

    and just realized missed call out to 8/21/93 (and 8/22) in Eugene - super fun show. Standing On The Moon that first day was out of this world gorgeous and emotional. favorite version hands down.

    and I should probably pull out Sunshine Daydream while I'm at it since I won't have a chance to participate later this week.

    my long shot mini box guess is RFK '73 including the set with the Allmans. but would be very happy with some of the other suggestions floated here.

    also been having issues with the most recent posts not being immediately visible even when I first open the page - my workaround is to click the sort by drop down and click "Recent" (which is already my choice) and that updates the posts. seems silly but it works.

    stay safe. be well. have fun.

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    Carlos has a sweet sound on that Solo during Iko, you can feel the rush just listening, dig it.

    Hats off to the Good Ol Grateful Dead Hour! Turned me on to this show BITD, I can still remember sitting in front of my tape deck taping it, still have the tape. Who'd a thunk what the future would bring.

    Speaking of the future, looking forward to Thursday and the anniversary of the GRATEFULest Dead Show EVER!
    There's been some clever hints, winks and nods about fun stuff.

    Top 5 for sure... if you're into ranking stuff, all I know is I can listen to almost any song from that show and go places, far out places, that are fun to explore. Powerful stuff.

    Hope all are well and enjoying some good tunes!

    PS - Thanks Gollum, good to know it's not just me who's not in real time ;)

  • Strider 808808
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    Say thank you Carlos

    Carlos Santana with the Dead on a couple songs. “Say thank you Carlos”, Bob Weir. Will have to check out 8/23/87. Also Road Trips , Volume 1 Number 2 is excellent and includes the Dead’s second New Mexico appearance. Jam of the week has filled in some of the gaps. Full soundboard must be in house.

    Strange occurrences on the desert. Been reading some Science Fiction lately and started reading The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury a couple days ago. Mind you have not read it since I was 12 years old back in the mid 60s. So yesterday I google Ray Bradbury and read that today would have been his 100th birthday. Enter Twilight Zone theme. Who are the Grateful Dead and why do they keep following me.
    “My God, there’s millions of stars”. Dave Bowman

    Hope Love my Girl, Bolo, Ouroboros and others are good. Over the years have seen many come and go from this site. Some have passed on , some have passed through , time keeps marching on.
    As Mr Natural said; “just passing through”. Or as Oat Willie said; “Onward through the fog”.

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Bolo24 says: An Idea, Perhaps? Since we're all going to have a fair amount of spare time on our hands for the foreseeable future, what about starting another thread where we all listen to the same show/release on a given day and then share impressions afterward? Folks can submit suggestions and one person (not me) picks what we'll all listen to - call it Deadnet Picks or something. Anyway, if this idea is deemed to have merit, I'd suggest one of the loyal regular posters take the lead and do the picking - y'all can decide who. Might be fun. If it does go forward, I nominate Dick's Picks 18 for the first listen. Been talked about here lately, and, had it been a single show rather than a compilation, we'd probably be talking about it in the same conversation as Cornell, Veneta, etc. Or perhaps even Gainesville?? Stay safe and healthy, friends - this planet needs as many Deadheads as possible.

If we are going to do 11/8/69, I am going to have to carve out the requisite amount of time like we did Saturday.. no distractions, no cell phones, no texts, no questions, no one tapping me on my shoulder.. and not the dreaded words, "one more thing" .. and of course get in the proper frame of mind beforehand.

Honestly.. these two shows, add in 2/14/68, 2/13&14/70, sprinkle in FW 69 for good measure and I have taken a liking to 1/2/70 + Bonus disc and an honorable mention for what I think of when I want to get in the transportation business.

Boy does listening to these shows take a lot out of you.. perhaps that's why they wrote AB & WMD.. to slow things down just before we careened off that cliff and into mental oblivion.

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GMLSG sounds as smooth as butter,,,

re, Well... I just hit play but, I paused it. Jim, when is a good time for you I'll wait??

The planets seem perfectly aligned this Thursday. That seems enough time to plan.

That will give us some time to switch things up too.. play around the calendar, pick shows from different periods too.

Does that give us enough time to plan?

That's a pretty nifty number ya got there!

I am all for Dick's 16, but if we need to pause on it to soak up Jai-Alai, I get that too. Let's keep this thing going! I am all for GD from any era!

Today was a good day for 74 Dead around here. Shortly after my early morning Dave's 34 was delivered (at 6:30 am!) I got another package from Real Gone containing Dick's 31, which I looked into after all of the discussion around these parts.

I hope I don't over do the 74 stuff - wait, I don't think that will ever happen.

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....and the sound is already impeccable. And to quote Bobby "Its the real thing".
Just like Billy Sunday in a shotgun ragtime band. This pick came at the right time.

We can pause while the WOS gently peels the plaster from our ceilings.

Whatever works.

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Okay on the pause for the Picks. I will keep my own going tomorrow as my #34 is still in CA.. Okay, no whining here, that gets old.

Oh yah I might have chased a couple women around..., the waiting is the hardest part.

Week eight of this crap, be well people.

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No problem all good. Those who have received the 34 happy listening!

"New ones coming as the old ones go"

Alright, sounds like the Pick of The Day is in hold pattern as we wait for & listen to the Pick of The Dave.

#34 to be exact - 6/23/74 & 6/22/74 Bonus Disc

Roger that.

I'll proceed accordingly...

Sherman set the Wayback machine to June 1974, we're going to listen to the Wall of Sound.

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I love the overlap of old ( psychedelic ) & new ( country/workingmans ) . It’s the palindrome 69 major phase shifting. The sound of small venues compared to larger halls or outdoor concerts all have different ambience . Same goes for instruments ( Jerry’s guitars) . Gibson SG in 1969-70. A whole slew of different axes in 1971. Wall of Sound 1974, with Doug Irwin Wolf Guitar.
Suggesting different eras of GD has been educational, even heard / seen fresh, and in 2020. Who would have known fifty years ago.

RE: STRIDER 88

Interesting observation and I believe you've tapped into something.

Hypothesis:
Does inspiration then lead to a love of learning?

I would venture to guess.. Yes!

Prediction:
Being inspired by Grateful Dead music, if I listen to the Grateful Dead from many eras over and over and over, through the course of many days and years, I'll want to learn more and will be loving it!

Test Prediction:
Continue listening to lots and lots of Grateful Dead from many different eras and discuss with friends.. ad infinitum

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Perfect timing. I got an amp and speakers on the way. Had to take advantage of the 30% offer. I got the speak's for half price and ac line filter for free. I'll be putting off listening to 34 till I get set up.

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Carson, CA 5.5.90. 30th anniversary.My final Brent shows.
https://archive.org/details/gd1990-05-05.141262.sbd.miller.flac2496/05S…
Rumors were rampant these shows that Timothy Leary was backstage dosing everyone. The band does sound "fat and juicy", so I can see where it could be true. Phil was turned WAY up.
I remember hanging out with some hare krishnas after the show eating free rice.

Strider...I think Jerry started playing a strat at some gigs in 1969, and on through 1970, as well as the mighty SG. This always seemed to me to be a signifier of the bands gradual shift to a more country based sound. As you indicate, they could still turn on the psychedelic power in 1969 and 1970 - but the times they were a changing .

Whew.. saved from an 11/8/69 induced nervous breakdown.

Edit: Saved for now. It's always the bats that start these things. Well, a melty PITB, then the bats. Look out for Dark Star>The Other One>Dark Star's too. A sure sign that society is in collapse.

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Bats have got themselves a bad reputation lately. Hunter knew it long ago.

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DaveRock , I can only go on photographs before 1970. I believe you’re correct, Jerry would use a strat for some late 69-70 songs. Of the ten times I saw them in 1970 I only remember the Gibson SG. 1971 was all over the map. Starting with seeing the SG my last time same night as Mickeys last show 2/18/71. The next few nights was the peanut Alembic experimental . By April Jerry was playing a Les Paul and then the peanut some nights. First time I saw Jerry play a Fender Stratocaster was at the Felt Forum 12/4/71. Then 2-3 strats through 72/ 73. The Wolf was a real game changer.
This is a fresh way of listening the good ole Grateful Dead.

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Strider...I am only going off photographs of course-I have nothing like the first hand experiences you are talking about. It must have been amazing to see them in 1970-1971-truly a mythical time. The photos I remember of him with a strat in 1969-70 are mainly in the Taping Compendium. Jerry is holding a sunburst strat in the picture accompanying the Feb 70 shows.
Its always interested me which guitars he played at shows-and Bob too, to a lesser extent. I watched the Festival Express dvd a few weeks ago, and Jerry is jamming with...a band who's name escapes me...but he is playing a tele. I don't think he played one of those very often.

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Good call Daverock, I need to watch that this weekend

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Thanks for joining in on this one Vguy and Jim. Loved the cover last night Vguy. Recording is Multi Track excellence as all these shows are. Have not listened to this show in maybe three years. Of the three Omni shows, I usually pull 4/3/1990, maybe because of that glorious Shakedown opener.
Anyway, Vguy, agree with you on this show. Great first set, with a great Althea, to Lay me Down, Music Never Stopped. Even the Victim is good. China Rider, what did that guy say last night about Ship of Fools??
Great Truckin, Stella, Sugar Magnolia and one of favorite encores, It's All Over Now Baby Blue. Great show.

Check it out if you have not listened in a while.

Be well all!

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....Victim -> Lay Me Down -> MNS is solid. Raucous Sugar Mags. And who doesn't like a Baby Blue? I know this guy does!

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I'm half way through 4/1/90. Althea was playing on our boombox at a motel room at an airport at the giants show in '89 with my friends. Like anyone would care.

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He called us fools talking about potholders and other normal things. Strange.

I didn't make it through the whole show.. but made it beyond the Victim/Lay Me Down. Let it be known I LOVE To Lay Me Down, but the Victim was so much better ( a song I don't normally adhere to).

Anyway.. just had to comment. Not coherent enough to add much more than that.

Who's fucking idea was it to watch Festival Express anyway.. a great yet terrible idea all at the same time. Thank god nobody drives cars anymore. My liver and my lungs both suddenly hurt both at once.

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Man, it was HOT down there!

Anyway, just catching up. I did dabble with disc 2 of Dick's 16 the other night... that is some mind-altering stuff. It looks like yesterday was 4/1/90 - just started "Touch" now.

Today is Three from the Vault? Sounds good to me :)

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Sounds grate, and it’s not even Plangentized.

Smokestack Lightning! Grease it up.

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I’m there. And was there.

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I loved that Omni show! I didn't get either of the Spring 90 boxes, so this show was new to me (at least for a good, quality sit-down and listen.) I LOVED it! The band is so hot, Brent in particular was on fire, the Bobby tunes rocked, and there were so many high-quality Jerry ballads. I mean, a show that has a "Candyman" "To Lay Me Down" "Ship of Fools" "Stella Blue" AND "Baby Blue" - c'mon... all played very well too!

Just started on 2/19/71 - the first Billy-solo show. Was this chosen to celebrate Billy's b-day? Good choice! I haven't listened to this one in a while!

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I remember from 2/19/71 was, “where’s Mickey?”. Was disappointed at the beginning of the show. The level of musicianship had greatly evolved since 1967 or last time as five piece. They blew the roof off the Capitol Theater that night. Jerry played his Alembec experimental “peanut” guitar for the first time on 2/19 and continued to play it the next several nights.I went Thursday through Sunday nights. I vaguely remember Weir commenting on Sunday as it being slow. As I remember it was sold out all nights. Unlike November 1970 shows in Port Chester when I could buy tickets night of the shows at the box office. Fillmore East was harder to get Dead tickets and February 71 shows sold out in hours . I bought tickets by getting in line at 5 am on a December (1970) Saturday morning. “What’s become of the baby that cold December morn”. Blair Jackson was in that same ticket line. 70/71 was quite the phase shift. Keep em guessing.

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Strider...do you remember much about the ESP experiments at these shows?

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Nice pick Conekid!.
Always thought it was odd this came out in 2007 and with no real explanation why it took so long to get it out.

Great recording with A+ sound quality. Really good Truckin, Dark Hollow, China Rider. Really liked the Greatest Story, early Bird Song. Did somebody say, Easy Wind? This was great and I wish this got more play as well as New Speedway Boogie.
Great finish!

Strider, you were there, really cool.

Good to see you here Oroborous, I thought a Spring 1990 pick might peek your interest.

Otis, as a huge Brent fan, you should consider the Spring 1990 box sets. Highly recommend.

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I think this is the thread where Jim mention Victim -> Lay Me Down (1990-04-01). I'm a huge fan of Victim, this is a great one. I think this is the depths that, Just a Little LIght, Blow Away, Foolish Heart (if Jerry could remember words when he came out of jam :-) ) could have reached. Picasso Moon probably didn't have much too go! :-) But I really like a good Corinna.

Great Victim though, thanks for pointing it out.

Is there a better "Just a Little Light", than Dozin' at the Knick? Come on? Is there? Just took it off , best.

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Only that it was a random image , not all the time. I do remember Bob and Betty being set up on a side balcony booth. Saturday night was the major rave up night. NRPS finishing their set w Honkey Tonk Woman and the crowd going bonkers, balcony shaking. Weir, Pigpen and Pigs girl friend Veronica watched the end of the NRPS set from back stage right, Bobby shaking his head as if to say”tonight’s the night”. Highlights from 2/19 for me are Smokestack Lightning. Jerry’s use of the Alembec experimental peanut guitar looked amazing after he used his Gibson SG the night before. The peanut guitar was very small in its size but belted out a sweet big sound that was especially evident during Johnny B Goode, that had most of the audience up dancing. A few people at my high school would go one night only , but I was completely consumed.
Too bad there are not many (any)more 1970 tapes. Anything from either 1970 or 1971 is no less than spectacular .