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    We're feelin' Philly 4/26/83 and its '80s highs. See what we're on about when you pick up DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 39: THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 4/26/83, the final show of a three-week tour, played at the venue that the Dead played more than Madison Square Garden (there's your daily dose of Dead trivia). This one fires on all cylinders, with extremely well-played, high-energy tight sets featuring newbies "West L.A. Fadeway," "My Brother Esau," rarities like Brent's tune "Maybe You Know," precise medleys "Help>Slip>Franklin's," an inspired new pairing "Throwing Stones>Not Fade Away," and the Dave's Picks debut of "Shakedown Street."  And before you come down, we've got a prime slice of bonus material from the previous Spectrum show 4/25/83 and an extra dollop of '83 from the War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY 4/15/83 (featuring the Bobby rarity "Little Star").

    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 39: THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 4/26/83 was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

    *2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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  • #41
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    60s

    It is puzzling that so few sixties have come out?
    Yes their very repetitive, but look at this box, obviously that doesn’t stop em...
    And yes many are short,
    And there probably not as many good recordings,
    but I’ll bet there’s still enough quality there to do something?
    Been way too long fo sho!

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    Thanks gents

    Icecreamed I appreciate your logic. I'd agree that ABCDs will continue to come out, interspersed with what's in the Vault. Clearly, for this St Louis box, that one ABCD reel enabled the entire box. Frankly, the list of returned Bettys is rather stunning. I'm still panting for every release and that's 50+ years after hearing AB and Skull & Roses for the first time. (Actually, I borrowed Live-Dead from a friend when it came out -- I was only 12 and couldn't make sense out of the opening to Dark Star, so I took it off the stereo and returned the LP unheard!!) And I'll leap at any '80s shows that are hot, after all, I did attend my share. Agreed, cassettes of hot shows beat multi-tracks of lacklustre performances.

    Here's a curveball: whatever happened to the tape stash that Mtn Grl turned over? Those were Jer's tapes and Dave did release that killer April '70 acoustic show with the Pigpen set. But I haven't heard anymore about them, nor ever seen a list. (That probably doesn't exist outside Dave's files.) Then there are the tapes that the roadie's ex turned in, which helped create the Fox Theater/FW 69-70 release (DaP 6) and an undisclosed source of returned tapes that enabled Thelma 12-69 (DaP 9). There's a bunch we simply don't know about. And primal stuff, too. I'd think they still have a fair amount of '69 suitable for release. (DaP 40???)

    Though thinking about the Vault holdings can drive me a little crazy, I'm kinda glad that Dave doesn't release a list. It keeps the surprise factor going and my earlier posts about the Vault -- how many excellent shows remain unreleased -- run to the optimistic side because Dave has many aces up his sleeve and, as I surmised earlier, he's looking for commercial patterns that could lead to a box and one-offs that work for the DaP series. I must say, while I really don't want his job, it's gotta be mighty fun. A couple tokes and a tour of the Vault would probably leave me quite worn out.

    As to preservation, it's not clear to me what the process or pace is. I did get the impression from Dave's description of his DaP process that he selects a show, and THEN it gets digitized and a technical once-over to see if will stand up to release quality. I'd love to hear Dave talk about his process, which shouldn't reveal anything he doesn't want to reveal.

    Meanwhile, it's been established that the OSF still has reels of GD. I asked them to keep an eye out for 9-19-72, which is in the Vault, but missing a reel. Fingers crossed, that was my first show. I did sponsor a reel myself of 1973 NRPS. OSF told me that they had opened a box marked NRPS, only to find it empty -- disaster! Yet it seems they've recovered quite a few reels somehow (mislabeled, misplaced?) since then because, obviously, they did that early NRPS box and, presumably, more NRPS releases to come in the future. Johnny Cash at the Avalon is coming out soon! They must have feelers out to innumerable artists for permission to release and they've been careful to go outside the San Francisco bands to broaden our palate. I'm, grateful.

    Man, I never tire of this stuff.

    And Icecreamed, the new box is pretty sweet. The setlists are mindblowing. You're gonna love it, I'm sure. I'm gonna stretch it out into the early winter just so I savor every skull fuck.

    Edit: P.S. Yeah, the demographic angle (Giants box sell-out) is a strong one. I suspect that each era has its fans. I didn't see any '60s shows, but I'm on 'em like white on rice. I caught one '91 and two '92 shows after leaving the GD concert scene in '87, and I'd love to have those properly restored. And I caught shows in every year, 1980-1987, which of course I'd love to hear again. Think of it this way: if you were 25 in 1985, you're ~61 now. Still rockin'. I kinda doubt that, except for Billy the Kid, that any of us did catch '60s shows, but we're hot for 'em. Crazy good stuff.

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    maybe that’s it Conekid, save up the working capital from profits now so they can afford to fix up and digitize, then add a DL series, but one that not only works, but excels. Ya know, something the Dead used to be known for: cutting edge, leading technology...

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    As far as as digitization

    now that Plangent can be used on cassettes, wouldn’t they want to wait on digitization?
    I agree that they should get digital back up ASAP for everything, starting with the best sounding good shows as ICCK suggests, but it seems like they wait to cover the production costs until they have the years submoney in hand?

    Remember this was one of the big riffs that happened between band members: some wanted to “sell out” to some corporation who would have the financial resources to digitize the whole collection, so you could get any show ala carte, but Phil was like “I’m not turning on the TV and hear Truckin’ during a Chevy commercial” not an exact quote, but he wasn’t about just selling out, he wanted to maintain control and do it their way, well maintaining the respect the music deserved. Or remember the whole Terrapin Station debacle, where Mickey said there’d be a kiosk, so you could put your order in at arrival, and pick up your shows after you toured the museum etc,
    So there has been talk at least of trying to make the vault more accessible. But now that Rhino has bought at least some level of control, I don’t think their in a hurry to do any of that, which sucks.

    Now if there was any forethought, Rhino et el would of been reinvesting some of the profits from all these years of windfalls to build up enough scratch so if/when the Beatty well etc runs dry, they have the cash to fix up the better cassettes, properly!, and then start pushing them out en masse? Not sure if it’s true, but a reasonable theory, that they could be marketing to the “older” crowd currently, assuming that more of the 80/90s market is younger and thus will be around longer. That seems limiting to me, but what do I know?
    Personally, I’m in the All The Years combined camp: let’s get all the multitracks from any year out first, or say one box of multi’s a year at premium rate, so they can milk it along, combined with say DaP series of Beatty’s and predominantly older stuff, (perhaps with some “normal” boxes mixed in), and also offer a no frills 80/90s outlet for everyone else to enjoy, you could call it Pedro’s Picks as I’m available ; )
    Sure they might not sell as much of any particular individual format/series, but cumulatively they could be selling more total! And no offense, but their doing this to make money!

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    Giants Box is a grate one

    Multi-track and a BluRay.
    We need more video!

    80/90’s multi-tracks should all be released.
    And the 2-track DAT Masters if they sound good and the performance doesn’t have any major meltdowns.

    As for the 80’s cassettes, if they sound good and the band is on, then release them. Especially since Plangent can now do cassettes. I would support and 80’s cassette download series, but not until Rhino figures out how to run a download service.

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    They needed to get returns on their investments.
    I believe I read there is a NDA?

    Theory: using say just four years of DaP only with 20k subs at $100 per sub = $2Mil per year (not including extra ala carte $, boxes, aprons, hatchets etc)
    So that’s 8 million in four years just for DaPs...
    So my theory is that after production costs and corporate profit etc, it’s taken a few years to pay some or all of that investment off, thereby loosening things up a bit. I’m sure you’ll see ABCD reels being used more then less until their either mostly gone, or the shows aren’t up to par. Hey, a well recorded lousy show is still a lousy show...
    As for 80s shows, I’ve said it all along: have 2 series!
    I think you snobs would be surprised how well a series dedicated to 80s and 90s “cover band” shows would sell.
    I think there’s a huge army of silent heads just waiting...GIANTS box anyone? Sold out way quicker then 78, 76, PNW or the current one!

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    HF, speculation

    My speculation regarding the rate of ABCD releases is based on the speculation I read on these boards. I have no additional knowledge.

    Regarding the STL Box, in the seaside chat Dave explains how this Box came to be. I don’t recall the details but I think it was something like most of the shows had been selected for release at some time, and he wanted to do another regional Box, and this one came together at this time, although another Box could have also come.

    I think that digitization of all the analog recordings (presumably starting with the best sound quality) is a constant process because getting digital copies stored in multiple locations is an insurance policy to keep the releases and revenue coming well into the future.
    You don’t want to pull a Universal Music and lose everything in a fire.
    So, I think that the library of digitized shows is constantly increasing and that Dave has an ever growing selection to choose from, and then he picks a show that appeals to him at the time. In seaside chats in the past he has said how he has more than one show in mind for an upcoming release, and then makes a decision for whatever reason.

    Regarding 80-85 cassettes, we basically know what sounds good because you can get copies from the torrents. There are a lot of people who do want shows from those years released, but also a lot of people who will not buy them. The Rhino business plan may be to generate as much revenue as possible from the pre-Brent years while the people who only like those years are still alive and spending money.

    This has all been speculated on in the past on these boards, and I’m just respeculating.

    The USPS app says that my Box is out for delivery…..

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    The Vault conversation, part XXIV...

    So, Icecreamed, I'm curious why you say that Dave has to deal "first" with returned Bettys? I have openly speculated here that the initial plethora of ABCD-related releases in years just passed might reflect some arrangement with the gents who are ABCD to get the material out more or less immediately. Do you have any argument or evidence that that's true? Being sincere here, not snarky.

    I say this because I note that only one reel in the St Louis box is from ABCD. I don't know how many reels per show were used, but is it safe to say more than 20 reels for 20 CDs' worth of music? So the St Louis box benefited from one returned reel but is by far mostly composed of reels they had in the Vault. Neither DaP 39 or 38 were from the ABCD stash.

    So I'm genuinely wondering: if there is/was a deal with ABCD to get out those returned Bettys, did the initial slew of ABCD shows (spring '77, Red Rocks, etc.) in the past 2-3 (3-4?) years satisfy that agreement and now Dave is free to intersperse Vault shows with returned Bettys? That scenario seems kinda likely, in that I can imagine an ABCD deal as described above but not one that would shackle Dave for any length of time from freely choosing shows after an initial burst of ABCD releases.

    I guess we can only speculate, as a confidentiality agreement probably exists.

    As for speculation that we're being softened up to accept '80s shows on cassette -- a world of difference from a Betty, I think many would agree -- that is ... disturbing, to a degree. I'd probably keep subscribing even then, because as in this year, when Dave did '87 and '83 shows, he also gave us 9-73 and 4-78. The '73 shows are a must-hear, must-have for me. So I'd suck up a few '80s cassette shows to get what to me is the really good stuff. My storage situation reflects my personal approach: I've got prime shelf space in my office for '66 thru '75 GD. '76 thru '90s shows are in a tall oak bookshelf in the basement (along with 3/4s of my Jimi, all my Dylan, and other top artists, so no disrespect, just space issues).

    Blah, blah, blah! My guess is that the ABCD agreement has passed its initial phase and we're now in potpourri territory. Yes, "potpourri territory"... mmm, need more coffee...

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    GD renewed the 10-year contract with Rhino a couple of years ago and will probably renew for a third term when that time comes.
    So, Greek, Frost, Ventura, and others will probably get sifted through for release.
    But, Dave has the returned reels to deal with first.
    I think that the 80’s DaP’s we have received so far were selected so that the ‘better’ 80’s shows can be used later when there are few pre-Brent shows remaining.

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    Don't be too grumpy...

    I think the Vault has quite a few iconic shows tucked away, as well as tons of shows we attended and haven't heard squat from.

    I'm not a natural optimist, but remember that Dave thinks the DaP series will go for 20 years. That's 100 shows, counting bonus disc. Plus he's putting out another 7-8 shows per year in a box. Another decade of boxes is another 80 shows.

    All I'm saying is that, to accomplish that, Dave has to have a long-term plan, not just plucking the occasional show out of the Vault for release. I have no actual knowledge of his m.o., but it would seem to me he's got to come up with box themes that'll fly tape-wise and business-wise. So he may very well have Frost, Greek, Shoreline, Red Rocks (that's my personal desire) shows staying intact, under the radar, to enable future boxes.

    Notice I didn't say something like, "Have patience..." because I want that Rocks box NOW!!

    Just sayin', there's hope.

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We're feelin' Philly 4/26/83 and its '80s highs. See what we're on about when you pick up DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 39: THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 4/26/83, the final show of a three-week tour, played at the venue that the Dead played more than Madison Square Garden (there's your daily dose of Dead trivia). This one fires on all cylinders, with extremely well-played, high-energy tight sets featuring newbies "West L.A. Fadeway," "My Brother Esau," rarities like Brent's tune "Maybe You Know," precise medleys "Help>Slip>Franklin's," an inspired new pairing "Throwing Stones>Not Fade Away," and the Dave's Picks debut of "Shakedown Street."  And before you come down, we've got a prime slice of bonus material from the previous Spectrum show 4/25/83 and an extra dollop of '83 from the War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY 4/15/83 (featuring the Bobby rarity "Little Star").

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 39: THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 4/26/83 was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

*2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

During the entire 10 year span of Dave's picks, I have purchased one item; a DaP12 t-shirt. I bought two because it looked so cool. I would have purchased one for DaP5, but none were produced unless I am mistaken. Please correct me if I am.

Just give me the music and I am content wearing my old Calvin and Hobbes doing whippets t-shirts.

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Submitted by nitecat on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 13:02

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Currently Sotheby's is offering Dead equipment, including one of Jerry's guitars and his Macintosh amp.

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 13:33

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So I had a yellow t-shirt in '72-'73 with the skull & roses emblem on it. I think it was originally my older brother's shirt. I was recently turned 15 (I'm innocent, I swear!) and my mom would try to patch the tears in it. And say, as I headed off on the road to another show, "Be careful!"

Fast forward to a couple years ago when I got very into pulling together what New Riders shows I could find in top sound (thanks Jim and others who helped), including the official live releases and, teetering on the brink of disaster, I bought an NRPS patch to sew onto my jean jacket. Still sitting on my dresser. Cost like $12. So I'm a hypocritical ho!

Still, the GD merch world does not have to be like Safeway, where the day after Labor Day they bust out the Halloween shwag and on Nov. 1 it'll be turkeys and freakin' Pilgrims (now there's a good spot to plant a hand axe...). The day after Thanksgiving (one of America's great lies) it's freakin' mangers and Santa and snow men and a whole lotta BS on loving everyone. Anything they can sell around... Except you notice there's no shwag for Labor Day -- maybe sell striking miners' hard hats? And Memorial Day is about sales of this and that, rather than our war dead.

Hard to tell I'm not big on holidays and related merch sales, eh? So, I "get" the incentive to do the merch thing and, yes, I don't have to buy it. But I can hate on it all day long! Or, as I'm fond of saying, "It may be the way of the world, but that doesn't mean I have to like it." Then I yell at the kids to get off my lawn. (Or the short, stubby weeds that pass for my "lawn.")

Yes, curious that so many wish to be associated with the band by wearing emblems and hurling axes (Jim??), yet so many are not interested in the recordings.

Well, at least I'm perfect!

Pigpen used to love to throw his hand axe...

Edit: ...and I would absolutely buy a ProudFoot t shirt, and wear it proudly.

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Submitted by Oroborous on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 13:54

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sporting’ a Proudfoot Tee and the gloves, while Cassady Juggling the Axe...proper!

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Submitted by Deadheadbrewer on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 17:59

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Campaign--Empire Burlesque was my first Dylan purchase, too! On cassette! That album gets maligned for the 80s sound, but if one can hear past that, then it's a really great album, no? Infidels, too.

Mr. Ones--PM seems to have stopped working for me, but if you post your e-mail, then I can get you a copy of that Isle of Wight music you seek.

The Race is On! Warner is now doing the Joni releases, too, so we'll see which arrives first: Watching the River Flow, or the Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 2 (with a long-sleeve Blue t-shirt), both of which are supposed to be released on the First. (whoops--never mind! In checking just now, the Joni release has been pushed back to November)

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Submitted by alvarhanso on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 19:31

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That would have made for a badass tee, actually all four of those that year, plus the bonus would have made excellent shirts. Maybe an archival run?

Say that reminds me, need to put on the Bonus disc from DaP 6, currently in The Eleven from the bonus of 10 at Thelma. The Other One from the DaP 6 might be my favorite Other One with no Cryptical elements, and it just rips for 16 min. Killer Smokestack Lightning on there, too.

Just over a week to go, hate that the St Louis Box releases on a Friday, with delivery rates for everything from USPS to UPS being slower and more unpredictable than usual, that portends no weekend enjoyment. Oh well, it shall come at some point and be a delight. Hopefully I won't need a hatchet to open it.

Curiously enough, I also had a yellow t shirt with the Skull and Roses emblem on it in the mid 70s. In fact I've still got it upstairs, pockmarked with holes from sitting round campfires. I bought a few ties dyes in 1990, and a black t shirt with dancing skeletons on it - this was when the band came to Europe. I don't remember much stuuf being sold to tie in with the shows they played here in 1981.

If they do want to keep releasing things to tie in with holidays etc-definitley the shows would the the way forward, I would say. Those Halloween shows Billy the Kid mentioned-I'd swoop on them if they were released.

I like the way they commemorate not playing at Altamont by not releasing anything to tie in with it. It works every year.

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Submitted by proudfoot on Fri, 09/24/2021 - 07:23

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only $39.99

you get an image of my craggy self (full disclosure: I sport a beard. I know bearded images annoy some people.)

sharpen yer hatchets for opening next weex box, y'all!

Now...I mmuusstt get onto my career gig

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Yes to Empire Burlesque! Seeing the Real You at Last -- awesome song, excellent vocal take. Would have been great for Keith Richards to do it with the X-Pensive Winos.

This fall is an incredible season for archive sounds: Dylan '80s box last week, next week is Dead box, then Beatles Let it Be box (I only go for the short expanded sets on Beatles stuff), then Coltrane's A Love Supreme Live in Seattle, and then the DVD and remaster of Springsteen's 79 No Nukes show. HOLY COW.

I highly suggest limiting the production run to say 10k and be purposely vague about international shipping. Also, you could offer ProudFoot razors or Proudfoot Orange tinted Mustache Wax (just in time for Halloween) or something. Sneakers.. tie clips, weed shredders with images of skeletons sporting the signature Proudfoot Beard, anything.. it's gonna sell out. Handguns and riffles would be a fine option as apparently we have a sudden primal urge for medieval weaponry.

This thing is going to get big quick..

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Submitted by Crow Told Me on Fri, 09/24/2021 - 10:05

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How can it Be that we’re getting yet another Let It Be? Pretty sure this wouldn’t be happening if John was still around. But Let It Be was Paul’s baby, and it was a disaster, a bad (for the Beatles) album and a depressing film that put the final nail in the Fabs’ coffin. And Paul just can’t Let It Be.

Paul always blamed Phil Spector’s production for the album’s failure, and he tried to “fix” that 20 years ago with “Let It Be … Naked,” a record nobody asked for and one that proved the “Long and Winding Road” is still a sappy song even if you scrub Phil Spector’s strings off of it.

Let’s face it, Paul: it was just a bad idea. The Beatles weren’t getting along, they hadn’t played live in years, and filming the sessions just gave everybody the not very pleasant experience of watching the Beatles argue with each other as they struggled to remember how to sound like a band. Seriously, compare the version of One After 909 they recorded in 1963 (and eventually released on Anthology 1) with the Let It Be version. The 1963 Beatles’ playing is tight and driving, the Let It Be version plods like a bad bar band after too many Buds.

Let It Be was, by Beatle standards, just a bad album. It’s still better than what a lot of groups could do, but the songs and performances are not up to the Beatles high standards, and another reissue isn’t going to fix that. John and George were by then completely sick of working with Paul, they didn’t want to be there, and you can tell. I have no doubt that when the new version of the movie comes out, they’ll edit out all the griping and arguing and give us a new happy revisionist history in which the Beatles were actually having a lovely time fumbling through rock and roll oldies in a freezing warehouse while the cameras rolled. But that won't fix it.

Ah well. Maybe they will supplement the music and the film with Let It Be coffee cups and candles and toe nail clippers. I’d like to thank you on behalf of the group and I hope we passed the audition.

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Fri, 09/24/2021 - 11:11

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BUT, why not go with a Proudfoot Crossbow?? Talkin' medieval... Plus the Proudfoot Trebuchet for the Proudfoot Medieval Raffle, just to publicize the more affordable toenail clippers. Toss in a cow for the winner and a free trip to the Vault for testing the cow-throwing power of said trebuchet... Or, for more modern sensibilities, how about a Proudfoot Potato Cannon? These handy devices will hurl a one-pound, raw Yukon Gold at least 150 yards, as proven in my front yard, aiming towards an (uninhabited) middle school across the way. Even got my uncle to fire one off -- he is (was -- RIP Covid got him in January) a former university chancellor and he mistakenly fired off a potato towards a major highway outside Albany, NY, about 20 years ago. We held our breath for the rending metal sounds but all we heard was splintering fiberglass so no worries, no harm done. The igniter is from a gas grill, the fuel is AquaNet. My own cannon developed a hairline fracture in the fuel tank, so I decided one night to fire it off, but not hold it next to my head, but rather alongside my hip. Great blast of smoke and flame and hurtling potato in the night, only to discover that my pants had actually caught fire... Girlfriend on the ground, laughing hysterically while I ran around the yard yelling "My pants are on fire!" Really, a long overdue moment in my life, but yet again, with zero consequences. I never learn anything.

Quote of the week: "Let Let It Be Be"... a wise admonition and solid analysis.

On archival incoming, yes, it's a flood: GD, Dylan, Coltrane, Neil Young, Johnny Cash. Man, that'll keep me busy until there's snow on the ground.

Starting to itch for the new GD box........

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Submitted by billy the kidd on Fri, 09/24/2021 - 12:17

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The Dead played a lot of cool venues in the early eighties, and this was certainly one of them. What a great show, Deep Elum Blues, Ship of Fools, Uncle John's Band, Broke down Palace, what a blast! Ice cold beer and red hot doses.

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Submitted by proudfoot on Fri, 09/24/2021 - 17:17

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Article in seattle times about ancient footprints in NM that indicates humans arrived in N America earlier that previously thought

ancient proudfootprints

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Submitted by billy the kidd on Fri, 09/24/2021 - 17:41

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We spent the day at the S.F. Blues Festival listening to Solomon Burke , Charlie Musslewite, Robben Ford and lots of other great music. After the show we drove across the Bay Bridge over to Berkeley to hear Garcia,Lesh,Weir, and Vince play an acoustic set for a benefit concert. They did a great set of music, with the highlight of the show being an acoustic version of Attics of My Life, boy talk about a moment to remember. After the show we hit up Everett & Jones for some great bbq. What a great day!

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Submitted by billy the kidd on Sat, 09/25/2021 - 06:04

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41 years ago today was the start of the Grateful Deads historic run at the Warfield theatre. I went to 3 of the shows. The 3 shows I went to were all really good ones, 10/9 & 10/10 have been partially released. I know that some of the guys on this forum went to all the shows. This run of shows coincided with the Dead's 15 year anniversary, I think it was the coolest thing the Dead did in the modern era. The Dead could have easily have played in some huge arena and sold out every night, but the fact that they chose the tiny Warfield Theatre made it all that more special.

I remember walking in and couldn't believe there was an acoustic set up on stage; first thought was, we'll get one acoustic set and one electric set - wrong. That first show was great, I believe it was the first GD extended Deal. Loved that run, saw 11 of 15....miss these days!

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Sat, 09/25/2021 - 13:05

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I don't find anything.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 09/25/2021 - 19:03

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....I cannot.
Google.
However, Billy Strings dropped a new record yesterday. And it's wonderful.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Sat, 09/25/2021 - 21:46

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I pulled out the july 78 box and played the Arrowhead 7/1/78 2nd set estimated>TOO. I'm priming myself for the new box. That estimated is some heavy shit man. That reminds me of the cheech and Chong car scene where cheech was tripping hard and told chong he has seen a friend who had taken to much acid and his head looked like a pumpkin, man.

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Submitted by DeadVikes on Sat, 09/25/2021 - 22:16

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Man, you lucky bastards. Those shows at the Warfield and RCMH. What an unbelievable time to be going to shows. I always felt this run just hooked me for life with the band. Of course I wish we could get the music released, but as Dave mentioned last year, it will never happen. I will say, it appears some fresh Millers have been showing up lately, so at least we can listen to some of the magic.

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Submitted by marye on Sun, 09/26/2021 - 09:27

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Bob Weir posted this on FB: Bob was there at the beginning; he even did a stint in the jug band - we used to practice at his (folks’) house in the early days. He was our first roadie - our first employee, though his wages amounted to not much more than a free entry and gas money to get himself and our gear to the gig. I always sought and valued his views on how the music and the band were developing. He went on to become our *recordist* - a word I hadn’t yet heard at that point and really haven’t heard since. In later years he went on to success in a telecommunications field I have yet to understand. The next world that awaits us all will be more efficient and sound better now. Bob Voyage, Vaya con Dios, Bob Matthews.
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Submitted by Oroborous on Sun, 09/26/2021 - 10:22

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Thanks for all your contributions,
May the four winds blow you safely home!

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sun, 09/26/2021 - 10:48

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....good stuff.
Heading to the Raiders/Dolphins game now. I've seen the Dolphins live 3 times. I'm 0-3. Hoping to change that.

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Submitted by proudfoot on Sun, 09/26/2021 - 11:23

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Bob Matthews, plus THANK YOU.

and thank you to Marye for sharing Bob Weir's Facebook post

Enjoy each and every day, everyone.

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Sun, 09/26/2021 - 13:04

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Geeez, he was a conduit for Live/Dead and Workingman's, along with our/his beloved Betty. Those are, arguably, the live and studio pinnacles of this band.

A man with BIG EARS who knew which knob to turn and when. That's not as simple (or as sick) as it sounds.

Go gently into the big night, Bob. It'll be Camarena Tequila and a Spaten Munich or two in your honor tonight while I play around in my own little studio.

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Submitted by DeadVikes on Sun, 09/26/2021 - 15:23

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I will raise a glass to Bob tonight. A big part of the greatness we all hear today.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Sun, 09/26/2021 - 17:41

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Yup, good story. Marye pokes her head out once in a while. Thanks.

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Submitted by unkle sam on Mon, 09/27/2021 - 02:34

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The heroes of my youth keep on passing on into the great beyond, soon, we will all be there and what a party it will be. There are so many of my brothers and sisters I will meet up with when it's my time to go to the promised land.

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Submitted by daverock on Mon, 09/27/2021 - 04:27

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I wouldn't be surprised if I meet up with one or two down where I'm going, too!

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Submitted by billy the kidd on Mon, 09/27/2021 - 04:38

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Those two guys sure had a lot of crazy fun times in their lives, and helped provide a lot of crazy fun times for me and lots of other folks.

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Mon, 09/27/2021 - 05:07

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Hi Mary. Can you pleasee let me know if you received a PM from me a few minutes ago regarding an oder? I received a "not authorized" error when I saved it. Thanks!

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Submitted by JimInMD on Mon, 09/27/2021 - 07:02

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They aren't friggin working very friggin well.. But I figured out how to fix them, I am attaching the Lancelot Linq below.

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Submitted by proudfoot on Mon, 09/27/2021 - 07:32

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I know just the one song, Hot Rod Lincoln.

I will play it loudly today on the way to work.

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Submitted by marye on Mon, 09/27/2021 - 08:36

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Yes, and I have reported the strange behavior to the tech folks. Thanks!
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Submitted by Oroborous on Mon, 09/27/2021 - 10:06

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Hey PF, I. Don’t think Vguy likes the Raiders much, he was going to see his Dolphins, as the 72 in VGUY 72 stands partially for the 72 Fish....

And dbl ooopss if your not familiar with the Ole Commander!
Lost in the Ozone, Down to Seeds and Stems Again, and my favorite and our groups theme song BITD: Too Much Fun...all the things I ever done...
I think them doing Momma hated Diesels was perhaps the greatest country song EVER! Seeds and Stems might loosen a tear, but Diesels is like a musical old Yeller!

Yeah, thanks Marye! Nice to see ya!

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Submitted by itsburnsy on Mon, 09/27/2021 - 10:30

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Counting down the days for LttR. Got the vinyl show for the first time ever. My teenage daughter got me into vinyl and now I'm hooked. My daughter has a portable player with a built in speaker, which of course is a piece so I need one of my own.

I was looking at players with a pre-amp, but don't really want any new wires/speakers. Does anyone have a recommendation about whether to use a wireless record player? It seems like you might lose something if the analog turns the music digital for the speaker, but can't really find anything that confirms that. Anyone else using a wireless record player? Thanks ya'll.....

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Submitted by daverock on Mon, 09/27/2021 - 11:05

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Itsyburnsy-it looked funny to me reading that your daughter turned you on to vinyl-made her seem older than you are! I plug my record player in, though, so no help here unfortunately.

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Mon, 09/27/2021 - 11:20

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There's a 2-CD set, which I have, and several download files of a handful of rockin' shows rec'd by Bear.

I'd personally recommend supporting each and every Owsley-taped release. Even artists you're not familiar with. They've put out a real variety and every one so far is killer.

RIP, Commander.

If you can, you’ll probably want to steer clear of converting your analog table signal to digital...kinda defeats the purpose. You can find TT with a built in phono stage, though not sure how prevalent?,, but if your existing stereo, receiver?, has a built in phono stage (many older units do) then you can get a less expensive one without the phono stage.
Make sure your phono stage matches your table type MM, or MC...
The Project brand has some fine, “affordable” entry level tables, but there are many out there now...
But a TT needs some kind of phono stage pre amplification, which takes the very low level TT signal, and raises, or amplifies that signal, so it is what’s called line level, which is the signal level that CDs, cassettes, R2Rs etc put out and into a pre-amp or receiver. That unit then amplifies the signal another way to drive the amplifier channels, whether built in like a receiver, AVR, integrated amp, or via separate, stand alone Amps.

EDIT: you can also find inexpensive separate little phono stages if your stereo doesn’t have one and you see a table you really like that doesn’t have a built in one...

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