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    Please note that due to its size and weight, this item incurs higher shipping fees than the standard Dead.net store ship rates. 

    WHAT'S INSIDE:
    Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA (4/5/69) – Cassette
    Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/5/69)
    Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/7/69)
    Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/8/69)
    Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/24/71)
    Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/20/71)
    Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/25/71)
    Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/27/71)
    Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/15/72)
    Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/16/72)
    Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (3/16/73)
    Winterland, San Francisco, CA (3/20/77)
    Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (5/13/78)
    Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO (8/12/79)
    Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (8/23/80)
    Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (7/11/81)
    Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT (3/14/81)
    Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA (5/1/81)
    Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (8/20/83)
    Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, CA (7/13/84)
    Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA (11/21/85)
    Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA (11/22/85)
    Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY (9/16/87)
    Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN (7/15/89)
    Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA (12/27/89)
    Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA (5/12/91)
    Capital Centre, Landover MD (3/17/93)
    Capital Centre, Landover MD (9/15/82)
    Boston Garden, Boston, MA (10/3/94)

    Originally Recorded By Owsley “Bear” Stanley, Betty Cantor-Jackson, Kidd Candelario, Dan Healy, & John Cutler
    Mastered By David Glasser & Jeffrey Norman
    Plangent Processes Tape Restoration And Speed Correction
    Custom Keepsake Box w/ A Guide Book By Jesse Jarnow, Producer's Note By David Lemieux, & Essay By The Stanley Owlsey Foundation
    Design By Once Upon A Time

    Limited To 6,000 Individually Numbered Copies
    Dead.net Exclusive

    When the ride begins in '65 at a pizza parlor in the South Bay under another moniker, who would have imagined? When "Who Are You? Where Are You? How Are You?" became "Won't you come with me?" and, ultimately, "Where does the time go?," who would have thought? 60 years on, we're celebrating the Grateful Dead's Diamond Era. Here we go back to the beginning, to the original "Follow," and uncover the wonders of getting on the bus all over again.

    ENJOYING THE RIDE is a sweeping 60-CD collection that maps an epic cross-country road trip along the “Heady Highway” with stops at storied venues where the music, the moment, and the magic of the Dead reliably converged. Spanning 25 years of legendary live performances, this expansive compendium spotlights defining shows from 1969 to 1994 at 20 venues that consistently inspired the band to new heights. 

    With the exception of a few tracks from earlier releases, virtually all of the music on ENJOYING THE RIDE is previously unreleased, with more than 450 tracks and over 60 hours of music. Of the 20 shows in the collection, 17 are presented in full, with some featuring additional material from the same venue. The remaining three — Fillmore West, Fillmore East, and Boston Music Hall — are curated from multiple performances at each venue, capturing key moments on those legendary stages.

    These performances were originally recorded by Owsley “Bear” Stanley, Betty Cantor-Jackson, Kidd Candelario, Dan Healy, and John Cutler. David Glasser and Jeffrey Norman restored and mastered the performances, with select ones using Plangent Processes tape restoration and speed correction for optimal sound quality.

    It's all housed in a custom keepsake box inspired by the experience of traveling from city to city to see the Dead at legendary venues across America. Inside, a beautifully detailed tour guide features liner notes by Jesse Jarnow (author and co-host of the Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast) and a producer’s note from Lemieux, an essay by the Owsley Stanley Foundation, and more. The set is richly illustrated with photos, including many taken at the shows featured in the collection.

    Due May 30th, this one is limited to 6,000 individually numbered copies and exclusive to Dead.net. We invite you to take this not-so-little piece of the road home.

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  • Gratefulhan
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    The Big 60 box: shows, tracklists, thoughts...

    Hi All!
    Its been a few minutes for me. I have lurked but not commented much in recent months as life continues to throw some curve balls my way. However this box announcement brought me out.

    So I have to say that I like the concept of this box being about venues and not a chronological grouping of one show per every year in the band's existence. That worked well for 30TATS box, so it is nice that Dave departed from that. Also, I generally like the variety of years/eras in this box as well. On the surface this box gives a nice collection of shows a that spans that bands history (mostly) from great venues. I almost pulled the trigger on this as soon as I saw the announcement.

    Thankfully I did not let excitement, impulsivity, and inattention to detail get the better of me. Thanks to several of you in the comments, I finally caught on that not all of these are complete shows. Now that is not necessarily a requirement for me these days, but a massive box with a huge price tag (before shipping) influences that. When I further understood that some selections were compilations from multiple shows and there are shows with filler added to them, I put my credit card down.

    The deal breaker for me (at least right now) is that we don't have a tracklist. If I could see what we are getting from the compilations and filler that could help , at least for me. I think we can all take some educated guesses for some of the tracks that could be included and excluded. Still that doesn't always play out they way we may think.

    I did a good lookover of the shows in this box. There are some standout shows, some shows that look interesting, and others I am not too thrilled about. Again not knowing what we are getting for some of those shows is an issue for me. I also did some digging and thanks to Dave L. he has put out a surprising number of tracks from several of these shows in the 30 Days of Dead over the years. Thankfully I have downloaded all of that so that is a bonus.

    Dave L and this crew have given us so much so I can't complain and I am not doing that here. I think for my tastes, many, but certainly not all of the top notch shows in the band's history have been released at this point. I bought the Rhythm Devils box and to be truthful it really didn't do much for me. I skipped on the MSG box too as that did not peak my interest. So for me there, is not enough to entice me in this box other than what the kids these days say which is FOMO- fear of missing out.

    I am likely going to pass on this one, and maybe I will buy the 3 disc compilation as there are some nuggets in there. I may be inclined to buy a single show (3/16/73, 7/13/84 are a few) on the secondary eBay market for a reasonable price if available. For those that do get this box, definitely enjoy the ride and I am looking forward to the reviews.

  • BedHead77
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    Noyce!

    Nabbed mine shortly after the announcement hit my inbox. Counting the days until May…

  • Vguy72
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    I just realized something....

    ....where are my SAM BOYD SHOWS!
    I know they had guests, but not EVERY show. And there were fourteen of them for dangs sake.
    Well. I got a Santa Fe show.
    That reminds me, why not include the rest of 9.10.83??
    'shakes fist at clouds'.

  • twoswans
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    Not unreasonably priced.

    This is expensive at first glance, but my order came to $660.97, which comes to just over $11.00 per disc. And that doesn’t include the box and artwork. So since I have purchased every single box set they have ever released, I just knew that I would regret not buying this one.

    It’s more money than I should be spending right now, but I just couldn’t afford to miss out in case it sells out. Although at this price point, I would imagine it may take awhile.

    You only live once, and you can’t take it with you, so goodbye savings account.

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    First show

    The only reason I'm thinking about getting this is because it includes my first show, 3/16/73. I already have a SBD recording of this, though, although there is noticeable distortion throughout the show, mostly on vocals. I wonder if that's been eliminated on this version. I can't tell from the Bird Song that's included in the listening party.

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  • icecrmcnkd
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    Cassette bonus

    On the FLAC page it lists 4-5-69 under ‘product details’ but not under ‘track listing’.

    I got rid of my tapes 20 years ago and my decks a few years after that.

  • stillwaters
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    I Done Ordered It!

    My wife actually let me buy this. I still can't believe it. This is obviously a very sick mind at work. But i thank her for it.

  • wilfredtjones
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    Hey now dead.net

    Please include a digital download of the cassette show for physical product buyers! After all, it is already included in the digital purchase.

    I am still on the fence, but something like this as a goodwill gesture would tip me over.

    Thanks for considering!!

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    Love your thought process

    It’s big..it’s expensive….ok got that out of the way, NOW WHERE IS THE PRE ORDER BUTTON

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Please note that due to its size and weight, this item incurs higher shipping fees than the standard Dead.net store ship rates. 

WHAT'S INSIDE:
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA (4/5/69) – Cassette
Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/5/69)
Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/7/69)
Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/8/69)
Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/24/71)
Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/20/71)
Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/25/71)
Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/27/71)
Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/15/72)
Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/16/72)
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (3/16/73)
Winterland, San Francisco, CA (3/20/77)
Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (5/13/78)
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO (8/12/79)
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (8/23/80)
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (7/11/81)
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT (3/14/81)
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA (5/1/81)
Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (8/20/83)
Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, CA (7/13/84)
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA (11/21/85)
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA (11/22/85)
Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY (9/16/87)
Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN (7/15/89)
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA (12/27/89)
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA (5/12/91)
Capital Centre, Landover MD (3/17/93)
Capital Centre, Landover MD (9/15/82)
Boston Garden, Boston, MA (10/3/94)

Originally Recorded By Owsley “Bear” Stanley, Betty Cantor-Jackson, Kidd Candelario, Dan Healy, & John Cutler
Mastered By David Glasser & Jeffrey Norman
Plangent Processes Tape Restoration And Speed Correction
Custom Keepsake Box w/ A Guide Book By Jesse Jarnow, Producer's Note By David Lemieux, & Essay By The Stanley Owlsey Foundation
Design By Once Upon A Time

Limited To 6,000 Individually Numbered Copies
Dead.net Exclusive

When the ride begins in '65 at a pizza parlor in the South Bay under another moniker, who would have imagined? When "Who Are You? Where Are You? How Are You?" became "Won't you come with me?" and, ultimately, "Where does the time go?," who would have thought? 60 years on, we're celebrating the Grateful Dead's Diamond Era. Here we go back to the beginning, to the original "Follow," and uncover the wonders of getting on the bus all over again.

ENJOYING THE RIDE is a sweeping 60-CD collection that maps an epic cross-country road trip along the “Heady Highway” with stops at storied venues where the music, the moment, and the magic of the Dead reliably converged. Spanning 25 years of legendary live performances, this expansive compendium spotlights defining shows from 1969 to 1994 at 20 venues that consistently inspired the band to new heights. 

With the exception of a few tracks from earlier releases, virtually all of the music on ENJOYING THE RIDE is previously unreleased, with more than 450 tracks and over 60 hours of music. Of the 20 shows in the collection, 17 are presented in full, with some featuring additional material from the same venue. The remaining three — Fillmore West, Fillmore East, and Boston Music Hall — are curated from multiple performances at each venue, capturing key moments on those legendary stages.

These performances were originally recorded by Owsley “Bear” Stanley, Betty Cantor-Jackson, Kidd Candelario, Dan Healy, and John Cutler. David Glasser and Jeffrey Norman restored and mastered the performances, with select ones using Plangent Processes tape restoration and speed correction for optimal sound quality.

It's all housed in a custom keepsake box inspired by the experience of traveling from city to city to see the Dead at legendary venues across America. Inside, a beautifully detailed tour guide features liner notes by Jesse Jarnow (author and co-host of the Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast) and a producer’s note from Lemieux, an essay by the Owsley Stanley Foundation, and more. The set is richly illustrated with photos, including many taken at the shows featured in the collection.

Due May 30th, this one is limited to 6,000 individually numbered copies and exclusive to Dead.net. We invite you to take this not-so-little piece of the road home.

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Oh, to have a whole lotta expendable cash.

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GD

To be responsible or not to be responsible

That is the question

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You got it!
How fast will 6000 copies sell out?
Cheers
And it has 8-12-79 for Hendrixfreak!
(and all the rest of us who were there)

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That's a big gulp!

Like forbidden fruit I bit,,,, ok two bites, records and cds!

Now to tell she who must be obeyed.

IBM middle management axion - Easier to seek forgiveness than to ask permission.

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for 600 bucks, how about some pictures of the damn thing :-)

Already started building that special shelf for this baby!

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.... than Europe 72? That was 22 shows on 73 cd's.

This is only 20 shows.

Pictures be nice!

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I just bought the 78 box and, after a long debate, the MSG box. So I was going to pass on this. And just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in. This box contains my first show 5/13/78 at Spectrum. And another one I attended, Hampton 81. Oh well. It's only money.

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Can't play money, sure you could leave it to your kids. But hey, fuckem. THIS is an investment.

Delhead, go for it. Your worth it. If not you, who?

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I was afraid of something like this.

Do we think this is the only box of the year then?

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a joint venture, lol. Go together with others to divide and conquer to get only the shows you want. He says (over on the 3-CD page) he is most interested in the early stuff and our R.R. show from 8-12-79. An interesting and brilliant proposal but would require going in with someone of different era tastes. A meeting of the minds between the different generations of Deadheads.
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"do you think this will be the only box this year?"

IT BETTER BE!!!! :-) My wife ain't made of money!

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next to the first offering 4-5-69 Avalon?
Is it from a cassette?
Or on a cassette?
Can't imagine them producing cassettes but I'm OK with that if they do.
EDIT: Yes, from Dave's Office Hours chat, the first show is on a cassette! Wow.
Cheers
Sure sign of Spring: The deer ate my daffodils. Dang! They only bloomed yesterday.

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This one came out of nowhere, it looks pretty stacked I must say.
But but but where's the GREASE, pre-69???

Not complaining, just asking for a friend.

Be Well People!
Sixtus

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I'm in and can't wait!

First time a show I was at being released 3/17/93. Capital Centre was dozed to the gills and the band knew it!!

Alright!

This is big!

Expensive.

Dennis are you in?

Any codes out there?

This is clocking in at $681

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....I was at that one.
That's a lot of cheddar. I just got probed a couple days ago!
Draghollow. I use PayPal credit. No interest if paid in off in 6 months. Thats what I'll probably use for this.

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Why are there no no set lists under "track list" ? Looking forward to this baby - soo many great shows.. BW from a very happy Danehead..

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I went to 5 of these shows. Fun times! I wish there was something from 1970, but other then that it looks great!

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Indeed!

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Things are too tight for this right now - Spouse lady would freak, badly.

I need more remastered early-years shows though ...

Will have to see if it sticks around long enough -
or perhaps will be able to split it with someone ??
(i.e. that's not usually preferred, as I enjoy having the full physical package on hand)

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I thought it meant from cassette master (which threw me), but to give a cassette to us now!?!?

This falls in the trinket realm. They better offer a digital copy of it (by itself, free).

I don't have a cassette player anymore. I think I tossed almost all my cassette after ripping in or replacing with a current digital copy.

Whining here, but I'm sure SOMEONE on these boards will get us a digital copy.

Dave says "3 cds per venue" so that sounds to me like a lot of these are not complete shows, I'm kinda confused about this...

edit: ok SOME of them maybe not complete, looks like the important ones remain intact.

edit again: I stand by my original statement, confused

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I really want to get this, but a bit steep and money is tight. Lots of shows I've been clamouring for too.

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Anybody found a Discount Code for this Boxtrosity?

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I really wish you guys released these as individual shows. The Europe 72 boxed set made sense because that was a full tour, but like the 50 trips around the sun release I want only some of these shows. That forces me to eBay to get them from people who buy the set and sell off the individual shows just to make a profit

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Well, on the plus side, there's a bunch of '69, and '71 plus some shows I actually went to during the '80s, a thing that almost never seems to happen. Including one at the Greek, which finally breaks the ice on that strangely ignored venue.

On the other hand: $600.

Also, this thing has got to be humongous. Especially given the warning about higher shipping rates. A potential problem for those of us whose unlimited desire to collect all of this music stands in conflict with the limited amount of space available.

But who am I kidding? I don't see how I can not get this. I'll just have find the money and space somehow.

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Wow, what a surprise! I ordered one. I always order one...

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How the hell do you create this box set and skip over spring and summer 1990, arguably their strongest period since ‘77?

I know you can argue that a lot of spring ‘90 has already been released, but good god man, May through July 1990 had some epic goddamn shows

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That installment option is available as per the email announcement.
Cheers
I like HF's divide and conquer idea. Go in with someone who wants different shows than you.

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I haven't owned a home audio cassette player in 35 years. How are we supposed to rip the 4/5/69 show so we can actually listen to it? For $600?

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in the Seaside (office actually) the cassette is only one and got him that 21st venue in a 20 venue box. I got a fully restored cassette deck (killer 1982 high end Teac) recently for $175+shipping and love hearing all my collection again. If anybody needs it PM me for vendors that do 100% of the required resto, not an "I tested it and it works" guy. I follow two vendors (techs actually) that always seem to have a fully restored decent deck for between $100 and $300 that will get you back there. Obviously you can spend a lot more if you want a Nak Dragon but I'm not THAT into it, lol.
Cheers

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Huge thanks and love to Dave Lemieux! Remember - no good deed goes unpunished. What a great way to celebrate GD60. Ignore the comments that include anything other than appreciation and LOVE.
NFA

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Would order, I can't, captcha error of all things, years of releases riddled with IT issues, going back at least as far as E72

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Every morning after breakfast, the first thing I do is check to see what's happening in Grateful Deadland.
As cousin Eddie once said, "Clark, this IS a surprise".
No way did I see this coming.
Needless to say, I'm in, and like many of you, I will need to do some shelf rearranging.
I was at 5/1/81 Hampton, and Jerry was PUMPED!

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Ordered! Yes, expensive.

I just had tell myself it will be more expensive when it is sold out.

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I have now remitted $680 USD legal tender. Please notify Mr. Jerome Garcia and his esteemed colleagues, Mr. Ron McKernan; Mr. Keith Godchaux; Mr. Brent Mydland; Mr. Vince Welnick; and Mr. Philip Lesh, that an old friend says, "They said that they would play tonight!" This fellow then laughed hysterically and could not seem to finish his thought. However, I am sure that they will understand.

As well, kindly share with the good Doctor Lemieux that I did not wait to finish reading the list all of the included shows before I purchased this box. I don't know where I will store it, but I cannot look a gift horse in the mouth.

I have the honour to remain,
Your humble obt. servant,
-Obeah, a longtime fan of 3/20/77

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30 Trips was 6500, plus a few 100s All Music editions.
Grabbed this one mainly for the early stuff, but will stick around for the late shows.

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Some folks can AFFORD it
Honestly Dave ……since the downloads are available…..lets us pick and choose from it…..
I see only one 90’s show
Guess after the 90’s box …..there were slim pickings…….or after Brett was gone…..why bother…… being retired and on a fixed income…all I can afford is the Daves picks and thats with the $5 dollar birthday bonus……
If I live to be 100 maybe I’ll be able to actually listen to all of the collection…..at this stage of life $600 dollars can go to traveling somewhere on this planet

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The deer creek show first time there I caught the tour Sullivan stadium thru Greek. What a summer. Psyched for all the 69 Fillmore east and west. Bring it! Use my taper relic TCD5M Awesome!

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Amazingly, there’s 5 shows I attended in the ser, including my first show 3/14/81 and my first Cali show 8/20/83, and my first Greek show 7/13/84.

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Nak Dragon's still at a premium? Will have to poke around. Would appreciate a DM on your techs, cassette or otherwise. Still perplexed about a cassette? Maybe a trinket, maybe bad recording but want to get it out. Havent had time for office chat yet...

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I would have loved it if this box was broken up in section but I know it’s probably not practical. I would love to see 30 trips shows all broken out on nugs.net I think enough time has passed peace. ✌️

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