Grateful Dead

Do you think that the general poor sales of this box, which I think is better than the Barton Hall box, is because it demonstrates Keith's limitations and why he was asked to leave 9 months later? People say it's too hot, bad mix, not enough variation in the set lists, but avoid the obvious problem and that is the band was ready to move on and some people didn't want to make the change. Like at another time in the bands history, the core 5 move on and leave the keyboard player to be replaced. This beautiful box documents that period in the band history with uncirculated tapes of a time many choose to ignore.

It's a great set, Kid; but, at this point, I don't think anyone need worry that failure to sell out a box will impede such planned releases into the immediate future. TOO took a bit and RRox is still on the table, but the machine keeps rolling. The Ark run may indeed be a consensus nominee, but I'd love to see Summer '73 or '74 (Jai Alai!). Yet, my 'mortal coil' shouldn't be burned by half yet, so I'll defer if time is of the essence. Movie recommendation: I watch a good deal of film - from mainstream to indie to the local university's student screenings - and rarely have I been so moved by a performance as Sally Hawkins delivers in "Maudie". Nuanced, texturalized, and executed to perfection. Not to mention that, immediately thereafter, I went online and purchased a few of Lewis' prints from the Halifax art museum. How had I never heard of her? Then again, no one around these parts ever mentions Husker Du or Bob Mould's career post Du, and I've felt compelled to inhale the catalogue since discovery 6-8 weeks ago. Amazing stuff./K

I want the inventory of this great box set to sell out so Dave can convince the accountants of the powers that be to green-light an Ark Box before we original Dead Freaks lose our hearing or shed our mortal coil (whichever comes first). :-(

This release is quality.But, so is Hampton 89 and that took years to sell out.

Jan 21 1st American novel, WH Brown's "Power of Sympathy" is publishedJan 23 Georgetown, 1st US Catholic college, founded Jan 24 Louis XVI of France issues an edict calling for the convocation of the Estates-General, a major event in the French Revolution Jan 26 John Odell signs contract for £336 to build St Peter's church in the Bronx Feb 1 Chinese troops driven out of Vietnam capital Thang Long Feb 4 1st US electoral college chooses George Washington as President and John Adams as Vice-President Mar 2 Pennsylvania ends prohibition of theatrical performances Mar 4 1st US Congress meets and declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps) Mar 11 Benjamin Banneker and Pierre Charles L'Enfant begin to lay out Washington, D.C. Apr 1 US House of Representatives 1st full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker Apr 6 1st US Congress begins regular sessions, Federal Hall, NYC Apr 8 First meeting of the US House of Representatives Apr 16 George Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration Apr 21 John Adams sworn in as 1st US VP (9 days before Washington) Apr 23 President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY Apr 28 Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny on HMS Bounty against its captain William Bligh Apr 30 George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States of America May 5 French Estates-General meets for the first time since 1614 at Versailles, summoned King Louis XVI May 7 First US Presidential inaugural ball (for George Washington in NYC) May 12 Society of St Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers. It later becomes an infamous group of NYC political bosses May 12 William Wilberforce makes his first major speech on abolition in the UK House of Commons, reasoning the slave trade morally reprehensible and an issue of natural justice Jun 1 1st US congressional act becomes law (on administering oaths) Jun 3 Alex Mackenzie explores Mackenzie River (Canada) Jun 8 James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the US House of Representatives Jun 9 Spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver Island Jun 13 Mrs Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington Jun 14 Capt William Bligh reaches Timor Jun 17 French Revolution: During the meeting of the Estates-General, the Third Estate proclaims itself the 'National Assembly' Jun 20 Tennis Court Oath (for a new constitution) in France made at Versailles Jun 23 French King Louis XVI rejects the demands of the Third Estate, calling itself the National Assembly, during the opening stages of the French Revolution Jun 27 French Revolution: King Louis XVI orders the nobility and clergy of the Estates-General to meet with the Third Estate, by then called the National Assembly Jul 4 1st US tariff act signed by President Washington Jul 6 French Revolution: the National Assembly forms a committee of thirty members to write a new constitution Jul 9 French Revolution: the National Assembly renames itself the National Constituent Assembly Jul 11 French King Louis XVI dismisses finance minister Jacques Necker, sparking riots in Paris Jul 14 Bastille Day - the French Revolution begins with the fall of the Bastille Prison Jul 15 Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, is named by acclamation colonel-general of the new National Guard of Paris. Jul 16 French King Louis XVI reinstates Jacques Necker as finance minister following riots at his dismissal Jul 27 US Congress establishes Department of Foreign Affairs now referred to as the State Department Aug 1 US Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act Aug 4 French Revolution: The National Constituent Assembly meets and issues the first decrees that abolish centuries of feudalism in France Aug 7 US Congress creates Department of War & Lighthouse Service Aug 23 French Revolution: The National Assembly proclaims freedom of religious opinions Aug 24 French Revolution: The National Assembly proclaims freedom of speech Aug 26 The National Constituent Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen at the beginning of the French Revolution Aug 27 French National Assembly issues "Declaration of Rights of Man & Citizen" Aug 28 William Herschel discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus Sep 2 US Treasury Department established by Congress Sep 11 Alexander Hamilton appointed 1st Secretary of Treasury Sep 13 1st loan to US government (from NYC banks) Sep 15 US Department of Foreign Affairs, renamed Department of State Sep 17 William Herschel discovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn Sep 18 1st loan is made to pay salaries of the presidents & Congress Sep 22 US Congresspasses act requiring the first Postmaster General to report to the President through the Secretary of the Treasury Sep 24 US Congress establishes Post Office Department following the new constitution Sep 24 US Federal Judiciary Act is passed & creates a six-person Supreme Court Sep 24 President George Washington nominates John Jay the 1st Chief Justice Sep 24 US Attorney General Office is created Sep 25 US Congress proposes the Bill of Rights Sep 26 4th US Postmaster General: Samuel Osgood of Mass takes office Sep 26 Thomas Jefferson appointed 1st US Secretary of State; John Jay becomes 1st US Chief Justice Sep 26 Edmund J Randolph becomes 1st US Attorney General Sep 29 US War Dept established a regular army Oct 2 George Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification Oct 3 Washington proclaims 1st national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26 Oct 5 French Revolution: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris Oct 6 French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October Oct 12 French Revolution: King Louis XVI writes secretly to the King of Spain about complaining of harsh treatment; the Count of Artois writes to the Austrian king requesting military intervention in France Oct 15 1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England Oct 21 French Revolution: The National Assembly declares martial law in France to prevent uprisings Nov 5 Fleeing slaves under Bonni attack military post on Suriname Nov 5 French National Meeting declares all citizens equal under law Nov 6 Pope Pius VI appoints Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States. Nov 8 Bourbon Whiskey 1st distilled from corn by Elijah Craig in Bourbon, Kentucky Nov 13 Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death & taxes" Nov 20 New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights Nov 21 North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state Nov 26 1st national Thanksgiving in America

Your devotion to a human historical chronology of unsold copies is as intriguing as it is inexplicable. Keep the candle burning. I cannot be sure that the title of your last post correlated with Kid's "dumbfounded" observation; however, if so, I should say that I've achieved a state of counterpoint: I think we have so many nice things - with the promise of so much more to come, and on a clockwork release schedule - that appreciation for each is diminished. This is less a problem than an observation; historically, complaints centered around too few official releases from a prodigious vault, so the current regimen is clearly preferable - especially with regard to previously uncirculated material. Non Sequitur: I was pleased to see some love for Greta Van Fleet elsewhere on the site; in the same category of new music that is 'historically inspired, but not imitation', The Necromancers** seem to have emerged directly from metal's primordial soup with the likes of Sabbath and Heap; had they been around in '70, their DNA would be found in every child of the genre today. **Dreadful name, but this is area has always been problematic for metal and hard rock bands who often seem inclined toward monickers that mirror the intrigues of a pubescent male mind.

1798 left Jan 1 Russia appoints 1st Jewish censor to censor Hebrew books Jan 8 11th Amendment ratified, judicial powers construed Jan 22 Coup d'état in Batavian Republic Jan 30 Rep Matthew Lyon (Vt) spits in face of Rep Roger Griswold (Ct) in US House of Representatives, after an argument Feb 2 Federal St Theater, Boston, becomes 1st in US destroyed by fire Feb 10 Louis Alexandre Berthier invades Rome (15th February proclaim a Roman Republic, 20th February take Pope Pius VI prisoner) Feb 20 Louis Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power. Mar 4 Catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews Mar 7 The French army enters Rome: the birth of the Roman Republic. Mar 9 Dr George Balfour becomes 1st naval surgeon in the US navy Mar 29 Republic of Switzerland forms Apr 7 Mississippi Territory organized Apr 23 Dutch emperor accepts new Constitution Apr 30 US Department of the Navy forms May 24 Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins. May 26 British kill about 500 Irish insurgents at the Battle of Tara May 27 The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland. Jun 5 The Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated. Jun 7 Jews of Pesaro Italy fast commemorating murder of Jews Jun 7 Thomas Malthus publishes the first edition of his influential 'Essay on the Principle of Population' (date of the unsigned preface) Jun 13 Mission San Luis Rey de Francia founded in California Jun 25 US passes Alien Act allowing president to deport dangerous aliens Jul 1 Napoleon's fleet reaches Alexandria Egypt Jul 6 US law makes aliens "liable to be apprehended, restrained, ... & removed as alien enemies" Jul 7 Quasi-War: the U.S. Congress rescinds treaties with France sparking the 'war.' Jul 11 US Marine Corps established by an act of Congress Jul 14 1st direct US federal tax on states-on dwellings, land & slaves Jul 14 US Sedition Act prohibits "false, scandalous & malicious" writing against government Jul 16 US Public Health Service forms & US Marine Hospital authorized Jul 21 Napoleon Bonaparte wins Battle of Pyramids in Egypt Jul 23 Napoleon captures Alexandria, Egypt Aug 1 Battle of the Nile: British Royal Navy under Admiral Horatio Nelson attacks and decimates the French fleet at Aboukir Bay off the Nile Delta, Egypt Aug 2 Battle of the Nile: British Royal Navy under Admiral Horatio Nelson further decimates the French fleet Aug 3 Battle of the Nile: British Admiral Horatio Nelson forces the remnants of the French fleet to surrender, concluding a decisive victory for the British who capture or destroy 11 French ships of the line and 2 frigates Aug 22 French troops land in Kilcummin harbour, County Mayo, Ireland to aid Wolfe Tone's United Irishmen's Irish Rebellion. Aug 27 Battle of Castlebar, Ireland: French army and Irish rebels rout a larger the British force Sep 1 Britain signs treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad, India Sep 2 First bank robbery in the US: Bank of Pennsylvania robbed of $162,821 at Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia Sep 3 Battle of St. George's Caye: Week long battle begins between the Spanish Empire and Great Britain off the coast of Belize Sep 5 New conscription law goes into effect in France Sep 10 British Honduras beats Spain in battle of St George Oct 12 Flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg Oct 12 Friedrich von Schiller's "Wallensteins Lager" premieres in Weimar Nov 16 Kentucky becomes first state to nullify an act of Congress Nov 17 -21) Snow storms in New England, hundreds die Nov 27 Rabbi Shneur Zalman, author (Tanya), released from St Petersburg jail Dec 4 Rebellious Flemish farmers occupy Hasselt Dec 5 Dutch troops occupy Hasselt Dec 14 David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut & bolt machine Dec 17 1st impeachment trial against a US senator (William Blount, Tennessee) begins Dec 24 Russia & Britain sign Second anti-French Coalition

It’s a gem!

Historical Events 1817 Jan 7 2nd Bank of US opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jan 18 José de San Martín leads a revolutionary army over the Andes to attack Spanish royalists in Chile Jan 22 British freighter Diana sinks off Malaya Jan 25 Rossini's opera "La Cenerentola" premieres in Rome Jan 31 Franz Grillparzer's "Die Ahnfrau" premieres in Vienna Feb 5 1st US gas co incorporated, Baltimore (coal gas for street lights) Feb 17 1st US city lit by gas (Baltimore) Mar 2 1st Evangelical church building dedicated, New Berlin, Pennsylvania Mar 3 Mississippi Territory is divided into Alabama Territory & Mississippi Mar 8 The New York Stock Exchange is founded. Mar 25 Tsar Alexander I recommends formation of Society of Israeli Christians Apr 15 1st American school for the deaf opens (Hartford, Connecticut) Apr 17 1st US school for deaf (Hartford, Connecticut) Apr 22 Curacao prohibits use of white paint due to fierce sunlight May 15 Ambonese uprising against Dutch authority (modern Indonesia), under Thomas Matulesia (aka Kapitan Pattimura) May 15 Opening of the first private mental health hospital in the United States, the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason (now Friends Hospital) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May 16 Mississippi River steamboat service begins Jul 4 Chief Engineer James Geddes begins construction on the Erie Canal, (Rome, New York), one of the first great engineering works in North America Jul 12 1st flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland) Jul 12 Karl Drais von Sauerbronn demonstrates bicycle course Aug 18 60-70ft sea serpent sightings reported offshore in Gloucester, Massachusetts Sep 9 Alexander Twilight, probably first African American to graduate from a US college, receives BA degree at Middlebury College Sep 22 John Quincy Adams becomes US Secretary of State Oct 9 University of Gent officially opens Oct 20 1st Mississippi "Showboat" leaves Nashville on maiden voyage Nov 20 First Seminole War begins in Florida Nov 25 First sword swallower in US performs (NYC) Nov 27 US soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War Dec 10 Mississippi admitted as 20th state of the Union Dec 16 Leaders of Molukkas uprising hanged in Ambon

Jan 1 1st official horse race in South Australia-AdelaideJan 6 The forerunner of Morse code, the telegraph system, is first demonstrated by Alfred Vail Jan 8 Rebellion at Amherstburg, Ontario breaks out Jan 11 First public demonstration of telegraph message sent using dots & dashes at Speedwell Ironworks, Morristown, New Jersey by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail Jan 26 Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States Feb 16 Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions Feb 16 Weenen Massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulu warriors Feb 25 London pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours Feb 28 Robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaims the independence of Lower Canada (today Québec) Mar 3 Rebellion at Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada Mar 6 Franz Grillparzer's "Weh dem, der Lugt" premieres in Vienna Mar 8 US mint in New Orleans begins operation (producing dimes) Apr 8 Steamship "Great Western" maiden voyage (Bristol, England, to NYC) Apr 9 UK National Gallery re-opens in its new dedicated building in Trafalgar Square, London Apr 22 English steamship "Sirius" docks in NYC after crossing the Atlantic, first transatlantic steam passenger service Apr 23 English steamship "Great Western" crossing Atlantic docks in NYC Apr 27 Fire destroys half of Charleston Apr 30 Nicaragua declares independence from Central American federation Jun 10 Myall Creek Massacre in Australia: 28 Aboriginal Australians are murdered. Jun 11 Iowa Territory is organized Jun 12 Hopkins Observatory, dedicated in Williamstown, Mass Jun 12 Iowa Territory forms with Burlington as its capital Jun 28 Coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey, London Jul 4 Huskar Colliery Mining Disaster in Silkstone England: mining pit floods drown 26 children, leads to 1842 'Mines and Collieries Act' bans women and children working underground Jul 7 Central American federation is dissolved Jul 8 Arabs attack Jewish community of Safed Aug 1 Apprenticeship system abolished in most of the British Empire. Former slaves no longer indentured to former owners. Aug 18 United States Exploring Expedition headed by Charles Wilkes departs for the Pacific Ocean and Antarctica Sep 3 Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery disguised as a sailor Sep 5 Central Museum opens in Utrecht Netherlands Sep 10 Hector Berlioz' opera "Benvenuto Cellini" premieres in Paris Sep 18 Anti-Corn Law League established by Richard Cobden Sep 19 Ephraim Morris patents railroad brake Sep 24 Anti-Corn-Law League forms to repeal English Corn Law Oct 1 Civil Code enforced (- Jan 1, 1992) Oct 27 Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be exterminated. Nov 3 The Times of India, world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce Nov 5 Honduras declares independence of Central American Federation Nov 8 Victor Hugo's "Ruy Blas" premieres in Paris Nov 30 Mexico declares war on France Dec 16 Boers beat Zulu chieftain Dingaan in South Africa Dec 16 Battle of Blood River: Zulu impis defeated by Voortrekkers in South Africa (Great Trek)