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Thanks Colin for the mention of Bert. Recall seeing him do Black Waterside on a Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival (maybe the 2010?) before he passed. His thick Scottish brogue made it hard to catch the lyrics. Phenomenal finger technique on the acoustic. Member of Pentangle if I remember correctly. Going looking for more.
Cheers
And hey now HF!

Greetings denizens of dead.net-land! It's been a while. Life has been a fascinating series of changes lately (um, don't misread that, HF is still male...)

Am I correct in thinking that an announcement of the next Dave's -- fall '72, no less -- is imminent? I enjoyed #45 but fall '72 really is a sweet spot for me (and the band).

So... "looking forward" at month's end, if I'm not mistaken. Four discs' worth, oh yeah.

Just felt like popping in to say "hey" to all.

Thanks so much for the generous offer!! Unfortunately, I am approximately 2,800 miles away, and I’m STILL tempted to look at air fares. I’ll likely drive to Philly and take my chances.

Robert Plant also did a version of Morning Dew on his first (to me anyway) REAL solo album. Dreamland from 2002 was a revelation to me, an actual indicator of what Plant’s true love of ‘60’s and other diverse (roots??) genres encompassed. In interviews, he has made clear how much he listens to and loves an extremely diverse world of musics. So just like Jerry, the questing and open musical mind is the one I generally take an interest in.
There’s just TOO MUCH out there to limit myself. Oh, and if you check out Dreamland (and you SHOULD), check the version of The Youngbloods’ Darkness, Darkness!! A great song, a great cover.
Now, I’m pretty sure the Maple Leafs have a game coming up??

Not sure where else to put this, but this week's Taper Section shows the 7/30/1966 show as 7/29/1966 on my CD "50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition" of the 1st album. Any Dead scholars know which is the correct date? On a side note, so good to see Burning Spear decide to tour again.

Watched the Morning Dew recording and it is recommended. The guitarist is Bernard Butler, from the band Suede and the bassist is Danny Thompson, who played with so many people, Richard Thompson, John Martyn for example and was a member of Pentangle. The performance was from a concert remembering Bert Jansch another great guitarist.

Checked out the Bonnie Dobson/Robert Plant Morning Dew and it is excellent. Check it out on YouTube everyone. Thought Plant threw a little shade at our boys when he was introducing Bonnie and the song by saying "it was immortalized by Tim Rhodes and I guess Grateful Dead". As it happens sometimes once I listen to something on YouTube I always find something interesting to see in the suggestions. This time led me to a Dew with Clarence from Shoreline 6-21-89, really hot, which led me to a Fire with Carlos Santana from 1987, really good as well!!
My suggestion for today is JGB Let's Spend The Night Together from Philly 11-12-91. I was there and I will never forget it. Phenomenal !!

We are a long way from sanctioning mushrooms in England for therapeutic purposes. It occurred to me recently that the shenanigans of the 60's may have set psychedelic research back decades.

Opiates are a different matter here, of course. They rain down like confetti at a wedding, for sufferers of all sorts of pain. A fair few of my friends are so gifted - people who have never used drugs for recreational purposes in their life. They do make me smile sometimes. One of them told me recently that she could understand why "these drug addicts" take drugs. Break a leg, Ethel.

....if you are in So Cal, and I think you are? Section U3 Sunday. I'm quiet.
I could be confusing you with gollum though. Where's that cat been?

....thats the name given to the rude people that attend concerts and proceed to just talk all the time. Hate them. If you want to bullshit back and forth with your buddies, go to the concourse or go to a baseball game instead.
When my Avs loving cousin and I saw My Morning Jacket last summer in Taos there were some right behind us. I'm not confrontational and if I was there solo, I would have just moved, but my cousin is not me and we had a group of five. He got right in their faces and chewed them the fuck out. They ended up moving. He's not all bad ha!
I fall into the former fan category. I shut my trap and try to hang with the cool attendees. I also have a wealth of knowledge, but I'm never asked lol.
Actually, I've shared my knowledge
of Phish lore with a couple of regulars here that shall remain nameless. If you want to raise your hand, go ahead.
Will be seeing them this weekend at the Hollywood Bowl. Shows #50 & #51 by my count since Dec '94.
First outdoor and out of state Phish shows since '09.
First time at the Bowl as well. Bucket list venue, although I hear the sound towards the back is shit. If anyone wants to confirm or deny, let me know. Have great seats for Saturday. Not so great for Sunday. Although the Skull & Roses Festival is a possibility. We'll see. Making up the rules as I go.
Also. I'm a great-grandfather again. My step- granddaughter had her son yesterday. A month early, but both doing grate!
Go Knights! Going to the first playoff game Tuesday. Playoff hockey is just something to behold. Chomp away at those events you glorious bastards.
There is a time and a place. Concerts are neither. Be kind.

1979, a most incredible rehearsal session. I pull this one out often.