Grateful Dead

"any day now
any day now
I shall be released"

PF - 30 Days in the Hole come from one of their best studio albums - "Smokin'". The 3rd album "Humble Pie " and 4th "Rock On" are also good.
The album that is usually considered their best, though, is the live "Performance: Rockin' The Fillmore" from 1971. That's where the most well known version of "I Don't Need No Doctor" comes from. I am not so keen on this one overall - there are some very, very long r'n'b style tracks on here, which do go on a bit. 23 minutes + of "I Walk On Gilded Splinters" and over 16 minutes of Muddy Water's "Rollin' Stone". They'd have been better keeping things under 5 minutes if you ask me.

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Are you burning audio DVD’s?

Actually, I don't know why: I just do. I once used to like to use a lot of dashes--you know the kind I mean? But eventually I realized: colons are just better.

And man oh man I used to love me some Humble Pie. That Rockin the Fillmore album was pretty much IT for me in the first year of junior high. Because it fucking rocks, obviously. Frampton plays some nice leads, Marriot is just a force of nature. I remember spending quality time with Smoking' and Eat It, too, when they came out. Thirty Days in the hooooole!

I've actually been surprised how the Pie seem to have been forgotten. Some of the music from that era got accepted into the classic rock canon, destined forever to be played on FM classic rock stations, and some ... didn't.

I don't want to call out any of the bands that DID get immortalized but truly ain't worth the time it takes to hear their songs once let alone 57,389 times. So I won't. Because there's always somebody out there who loves that band that I think is shite and it's just opinion anyway so why start in?

But I'm just sayin: the Pie ruled. Surprising they aren't more well known these days.

what Crow said…Real, good old fashion R&R kiddies! Check it!

Conekid: never tried?
Used mostly to record Sabres games before I had a DVR, and back when the Sabres didn’t suck! Also to upgrade some VHS tapes etc.
Haven’t used it in years…I do like to record DVD audio digital direct (no conversion) to the Masterlink, then down res to Redbook, especially when they have more ambient mics than the CD releases. It can do higher res discs too, but the higher res requires much more disc space. Theoretically I could do hi res stereo blu-Ray direct and burn those as Hi res discs, or down res to redbook, but in that case I’d just play the BR disc on the Oppo…but, can’t rip to my server as configured unless I go redbook.

Crow - that seems like a golden opportunity to mention other bands that time has forgotten. And the first one that came to my mind were The Pirates, formerly of Johnny Kidd and...who re-formed circa 1977. I went along to see them knowing nothing about them. They were a 3 piece who took the stage all dressed as actual pirates. At a time when most people who attended rock gigs looked as though they were starving to death, they looked unfashionably well fed. And old. Way over 30. So it didn't look very promising.
But as soon as they started the first number they were off, taking us with them. Incredibly tight and energetic - they were of a completely higher standard to any punk band I saw around that time.This was rock n' roll alright. The guitarist, Mick Green, whacked merry hell out of his telecaster. Astonishing.
This was recognised by other rockers in the industry. Lemmy endorsed them and recorded with them, and Mick Green joined Dave Gilmour as a guitarist in Paul McCartney's rock n' roll band in the 1990's. The last time I saw them live, in a small club around 2006, I was standing next to no less a luminary than Jimmy Page. But I don't think they ever got the credit they were due from the public.

Maybe I'm wrong, and everyone on here knows all about them! It would be great if they did.

....three shows in late April.

Are we feeling a seaside chat today??

I hope so.

I was looking at the number that are still for sale and it doesn't look good from a sales standpoint. The only one that is sold out from last year is #49. From 2023, you still have 46-48.

I was looking on eBay the other day and I saw #52 being offered for sale for $20. That would be less than their cost after sales fees etc.

Anyway, I hope these all sell out at some point and it appears the days of being sold out in a day or two are over.

Howdy DV, warm enough out there for ya lol. We’re looking at 10 below zero this WE with -25 wind chill, but I bet that’ll be balmy comparatively to y’all, brrrr
And Sorry for your loss : (
I feel bad for Sam I Am as this might of effected his career negatively, which sucks cause it wasn’t all his fault. He got no protection, and I think his receivers dropped more passes than I saw all year! Really, they need to get a more multifaceted approach to compete at the top. But it was a great run, till the last couple.
BUT!
That’s what’s great about the Dead…ya always win!
That is if you can get it delivered ; )

I’m guessing Tuesday DV, but could be today?
They don’t seem too concerned about the numbers yet, and I bet they could drop em down to 18 or 20k and still be happy. Remember they started with what ? 12K and seemed tickled pink when they sold out.
I think it’s good they don’t sell out so quick as it gives folks who don’t live “here”a chance to get one in a reasonable time.
Gotta wonder if some of those picks impacted that though? Seems like 49 sold in the Goldilocks zone: not too fast, not too long, just exactly perfect lol. Hmmmm, makes ya wonder?
Only time will tell.
Stay warm up there broheim!
Onward!

I'm recalling (in some measure, IIRC?) that the 'resellers' were cut out of the market - or it was made much less remunerative for them - due to rules changes over this stretch of time ... So yes, it is good to see folks who might have been shut out get fair chances. I also would not think there's an issue with dialing the production run amount back somewhat and having these releases return to selling out, say, in an average of 2 to 3 months time.

S-W-B
It did seem like they stopped selling out as quick when the new tax laws came into play. I agree, couple months to sellout seems just exactly perfect.

Will the new Daves be a "Betty Board" or a Healy tape (Dicks 20 were both recorded by Healy) ?

Appreciate the feedback guys.

Danehead, yes, it will be a Healy recording as Betty was not with them on this tour due to the passing of Rex.

So, a couple years ago, the IRS, under the current administration wanted to tax all transactions for the year that totalled over $600. This would include eBay, PayPal, Venmo, etc. The old cap was $20,000. This would include selling a bike on Craigslist or CDs on eBay. They received so much push back they increased the amount to $5,000. This is still in place for 2025.

I agree, if they sell out in a couple of months, that would be great. Seems like we are far exceeding that time frame as we have Picks from 2023 still for sale. Anyway, I just feel like it would be much better for all of us if the music they put out sells out.

I can't remember the last time one sold out in hours or even a couple of days, despite Dave claiming, some sell out in hours. I think you have to go back to 2017 or 2018 when this was happening on a regular basis.

OB, yes, we have a two day reprieve from the below zero weather here. Never fun to be below zero. Hang in there man.

And oh yes the Vikes. How would you like to be a fan of this team. I don't even get mad anymore. New quarterback same old sad story, offensive line is terrible. I could keep complaining but it is not worth it.
The owners however, will pat themselves on the back for a great regular season.

Go Bills! I will be pulling for them.

Hey DV, aren’t those caps based on profit or net gain, not cost of item and profit? And if you didn’t have receipts you had to pay both?
And didn’t that factor in because who the hell has Receipts for DaP for instance?

Hey…it’s a dry cold here, not like back in the tundra along the damp shores of L Erie, bbrrrr, I’ll take zero and sunny here over 20, overcast, and drizzling back there. (No offense to the good hearty folks there, but I did pay my dues there for over three decades ; )

Yes, so, the reporting threshold is based on gross. It is up to the individual to show the IRS how much they paid for the items and how much was profit. Yes, if you don't have receipts for your cost, you would owe taxes on the full $5,000.

I think it was good in my opinion to move from $600 to $5000. Do you want to be taxed on your garage sale profits? Or the bike you sold? Not me.

Stay warm out there.

I think probably the main reason the DaPs don't usually sell out anymore is the limited edition is now twice as big as it used to be. Let's not overthink this. It's easier to sell 12,000 than it is 24,000. It's not rocket science.

Also, I don't think we need to worry too much about this. There's been no indication that they need to sell every copy of every item in order to keep the series alive. In fact it would be incredibly poor planning to budget the series so that you have sell 24,000 to make any money. There's going to be a break even point that's well short of the full run, if Dave & Co. know what they're doing. And considering the series has lasted more than 50 volumes, I'm thinking they probably do.

For a seaside chat tomorrow

Music used to be released on Tuesday, but I believe it's Friday now

Just my 2 cents

Rock on, gang!

....wonder if that's still true? Haven't collected comics since the early '90's. Got 13 long boxes worth.

“That’s a good cup of coffee”

I don't think this is a money making exercise
This astonishing body of work needs archiving before the tapes deteriorate
We are both funding this and benefitting from it
Long may it continue!

I was shocked and saddened to read of David Lynch's passing. I have been watching his films since I saw "The Elephant Man " in a cinema in Oldham back in 1980. No other film maker has had the same impact on me. I only finished re-watching the 3rd series of "Twin Peaks" two days ago. Amazing. What an imagination and way of expressing it. It was also through following him that I learned about transcendental meditation. Something to think about today.

"Hear Hear".. bw from Copenhagen..

It was Eraserhead I saw at the cinema in 1980, not The Elephant Man.

Probably the weirdest film I have ever seen. I've never seen chickens the same way since.

Thanks for this mention.

On utube found an album of Johnny Kidd & The Pirates (a two cd set called The Very Best of.....)

Downloaded it. Nice 50's / 60's rock. Would have called them "oldies" in my youth. Some great stuff.

The tube also had two live shows from "the pirates", from 77 and 79. Grabbed them both.

As always I thank the community for pointing out music stuff. NO one can know every group, ever. But as a group we throw a large loop.

"a damn fine cup of coffee"?

and

another coworker of mine grew up friends with Brendan Fraser

autographs in the foyer at two oclock this afternoon

First, 24000 X $100 = 2,400,000 (more for ala carte), so it’s not like their not making any money. And that’s just DaP, there’s also boxes, merch, other music, and miscellaneous shwag, which you’d think the series helps bolster.
And, it’s probably helping to foster a new generation of fans/consumers.

Not sure about Plangent costs, but double dipping with vinyl sales surely helps reduce that, AND they already have the shows/tapes in the can, don’t need much editing, and perhaps Norman has a contract so not charging them full hourly rates, so guessing there’s still good profit for tapes that were just sitting around and considered commercially useless BITD.
I think Ian makes a good point that part of this may be for us to fund the digitization of the collection whether for some specific reason and/or historical archiving.
Remember when the whole terrapin station museum was a thing with that fine 3/15/90 release to supposedly raise funds…and specifically Mickey saying they wanted to digitize the collection so there’d be a kiosk that you could order up any show on the way in and pick it up on the way out. But that led to the public blowup after Mickey saying Phil got the liver of a jerk because he didn’t want to give all their rights/ownership away and hear Truckin’ every time a Chevy commercial came on, just to cover the large digitization cost.
So maybe their getting two birds stoned with one joint as TPB Ricky would say, in that they get things digitized, we pay for it, and they get paid doing so, and we get fine, cleaned up shows…
As far as rocket science, 24K was selling just fine until the tax scare went down (thanks to DV for explaining all that). So that, and let’s face it, none of us is getting any younger, so losing some folks, and others perhaps interest is waning and/or some are saturated enough. Mix in some lesser grade shows and yeah, it’s not rocket science…but again, if they were happy with 12K, anything above that should be bueno.

lots of partial tracks and cuts

oh well

some very hot material in there

I think of them as quilts instead of whole shows

who has a time machine to go back to record every 1968 GD show?

It's always feels good when I mention a band on here and someone follows up - so good on you ! The amount of bands and musicians who have been recorded, but who we haven't heard yet must be infinite.

Is it me, or did that first “game” have more BS questionable calls in one game then I’ve perhaps ever seen watching sports for over six decades?
Sure there have been single horrible calls that have been more dramatic or impacted the outcome of a game, but from start to end, seemly nonstop, especially every time H seemed to have a nice play. FFS! Disgusting!
No offense to any fans, it’s not your fault it’s fixed…
By comparison, I don’t think I noticed any calls in the late game until well in the third quarter, and it was correct and non controversial!
It’s disgusting, the NFL has reached new new lows of blatant greed and corruption! The players have no discipline: can you name any other job that pays as well but doesn’t require you to master the basics of the game, it’s just about look at me and showboating.
But that second game, yowsa, that’s the shit!
I’ve been rooting for the underdog underrated Commandos since last year, just like the Lions before they became a big deal, so I knew Washington would go all Commado lol and have a chance, but figured D would ultimately win, or if not, Washington would only scrape by at the end…wow, didn’t see that coming. And if either of these REAL teams would have played the Chefs, the refs wouldn’t have been able to throw enough flags to overcome the slaughter.

It's the American Way, Oro

I didn't see the Houston KC game

All I can say is

Beat the Chiefs, if the PTB will allow it

Edit
Just watched some stuff
Pretty Boy Patrick and pals get the advantage

Phuket all

.....kinda like someone announcing a social media ban four years ago, then unbans it at the eleventh hour after it was banned twelve hours earlier to look like the hero. And stupid people eat it up.
Hope everyone has a great Sunday. Monday is going to suck more than usual. (sorry. Can't find the trouble ahead thread. Wondering if my buddy is over there.) Link?

VGUY
Click your id icon (top right on an iPad). Choose Recent Posts from the drop down menu and then the new new trouble ahead posts are in that list.

....I guess I'm also slow on the draw at times.

What's it gonna be?

....patchwork it. I'll buy it.

Will next Daves go on sale to-day.. ?

I know. . . Sheesh. . .

How about:
Happy MLK Day!
Go Ohio State & Notre Dame!

Maybe itsa good time to revisit:

01/20/68- Eureka Municipal Auditorium - Eureka, CA (RT2.2 bonus)
01/20/79- Shea's Theater - Buffalo, NY (Oro's first show!)

And, oh yeah, "Garcia" was released on this date in 1972.

Otherwise, just another any-ole-day, right? Onward.

…No, not THAT!
It’s my 46th first show anniversary lol
Hey, just looking for that silver lining…

that's ever been

NOT

Still in process with 4/25/71 in the car

Not sure what the rest of the show has in store

I predict a Good Lovin'

Sure could use an announcement of Daves 53

Heard the rest of that last evening

Tasty

Thank goodness for the GD

A beacon of hope and happiness

am naechsten: 12/26/70

God Bless the GOGD!
and like Tiny Tim: God bless us every one…
We’re gonna need all the help we can get.

I’m currently listening to my first show.
4-6-89 148148.Ultramatrix.cm.miller

It’s the best sounding copy of the show I’ve had so far.

Gotta Twin Peaks mini-tour planned, maybe next weekend;

Ronette's Bridge > Snoqualmie Falls > Lunch at Salish Lodge > Pie at Twede's Cafe (aka RR Cafe)

The Palmer House is only a few blocks from my first house, some 25 years ago - just soooo good!

Have fun.
Hope the pie and coffee are perfect.

Thumbs up. I wouldn't mind doing that myself.

GD provides good shelter

You would think soon as #53 is scheduled for release in less than two weeks.

Also, the subscriptions are still for sale. This is strange.

Where is Dave?