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marye

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Trivia questions, who wrote that song, when was the last time the Dead played Deer Creek, etc.

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April 20, 2010 - 11:10am

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blue.jay.way.

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Englishtown '77

I'm probably not the best equipped to answer, since I don't have this show in any form, but I'd hazard a guess that the official release of Dick's Picks 15 is gonna be the one to go for. I'd think the Archive version you reference, since it's a Rob Berger transfer, is pretty good, too, but obviously not a sbd. "A well put together unreality is pretty hard to beat." --Mark Twain
April 20, 2010 - 10:34am

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HenryCline

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Englishtown '77

Can someone tell me if ther eis a difinitive source for this show? Is the one on Internet Archive a good one, or even the best avialable? http://www.archive.org/details/gd1977-09-03.aud.102409.flemming.berger… thanks, Henry
April 19, 2010 - 10:16pm

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NetProphet

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Wow, that was FAST!

I tried that search engine but obviously I didn't use a suitable search term/phrase. Thank you VERY much for your assistance. Now I can let something else drive me nutz!
April 19, 2010 - 8:38am

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blue.jay.way.

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Far Away

Grateful Dead Lyric & Song Finder Far Away Lyrics: Bob Weir Music: Cochran, Kelly, Weir Played by Bob Weir with Bobby & The Midnites, and once with Kingfish You ask why I'm desparate and worried And hid out down in Mexico See, there's a woman I left in a hurry And there's more if you'd like to know She appeared to me straight out of nowhere We made magic like some lovers can But that magic turned black as a nightmare So I packed up what's left of my sanity and ran Far away Get away Far far away So far away Far away Far away Got to get away I suppose I could just have surrendered Would have been easy to do Would have been one dizzy bender She's a sweet little sorceress too But she'll find me down here, ah, so easy Some special sense that she's got God, she's so witchy, so crazy Yeah, she's got a talent for stirring up the pot Far away Trying to get away Far far away Run away, run away Far away Got to get away Far away Got to get away Far far away Far away Got to get away She might find me tonight, got a feeling she might She's got some kind of hold on me I'd try to escape, but still there's a part of me Want's to just let it be Yeah we might meet tonight, with a fire so bright Tomorrow'd be easy to see A smoking crater, some broken hearts And some amazing memories Far away It's suicide to stay Far far away Far away Got to get away Get away Far away Far away Far far away Far away Got no reason to stay Got to get away [etc] Bob Weir Recordings Date Recorded By Album Studio 1981 Bobby And The Midnites Bobby And The Midnites "A well put together unreality is pretty hard to beat." --Mark Twain
April 19, 2010 - 1:27am

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NetProphet

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I can't get this song out of my head, but...

I can't get this song out of my head, but... I can't find it on any of my CD's. I'm thinking Bobby & the Midnites, or Kingfish, even possibly The Dead. Weir sings: "something something She's got some kind of hold on me.." Chorus: "Far Away GOT TO Get Away" Help, please! What is this song? What CD is it on? Thank you. pzahutt@yahoo.com
April 17, 2010 - 6:42pm

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captainbrearly

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Touch

Thanks again bluejay, and thanks marye and cosmicbadger.(Love the pic!)This must be the most useful website not on the planet!
April 17, 2010 - 1:28pm

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marye

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there is a tape of 10/9/81

I got one from Ron Marcus, I think, maybe 20 years and a couple of house moves ago. Let us just say I was stunned and here I still am. Opened with Touch of Darkness.
April 17, 2010 - 12:18pm

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blue.jay.way.

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Hunter's First Touch

Well, Mary, you got me to looking (I love looking up stuff), and the earliest "Touch of Grey" I could find was, according to Setlist.com, 8-21-80, early show, Other End Cafe, NYC. Unfortunately, db.etree doesn't list it, which probably means no recording circulates. Darn it. "A well put together unreality is pretty hard to beat." --Mark Twain
April 17, 2010 - 10:38am

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marye

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first performance I'm aware of by Hunter

was 10/9/81 at what I believe was still the Boarding House (it was Wolfgang's later), but it was my first Hunter show and there may be an earlier version. Judging by the exuberance of the delivery, I think it was the first though!
April 16, 2010 - 10:59pm

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cosmicbadger

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First touch

Not a pain at all First performance was the encore at Capital Centre - Landover, MD 09/15/82 http://www.setlists.net/?show_id=1429

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Trivia questions, who wrote that song, when was the last time the Dead played Deer Creek, etc.

I'm working on a project where I want to attempt to archive Grateful Dead bootleg lot shirts. I would like to create a print publication as well as a website celebrating the lot bootleg shirt. I would also like to document the stories and lore behind the shirts. I would love to hear any stories about anyone funding their tour by selling shirts, stories from shirt creators, any crazy Dead bootleg story (favorite shirt, shirts tha led to introductions, crazy adventures, etc... Feel free to send me any pictures, stories, ideas, suggestions, etc.. Thanks! Peace.

Looking for a certain 1978 show with Sunrise > Estimated

A long, long time ago, when we listened to tapes, a friend of mine had this great show from (I think) May 1978. Here is what (I think) I remember:
Terrapin > Sunrise > Estimated, which were mind-blowing. Probably Donna's best Sunrise; will bring you to tears.
I'm fairly sure that Terrapin went straight in to Sunrise. But I'm sure that Sunrise went straight in to Estimated. I don't think it was edited that way.
They were playing these tunes a lot at that time, but I've combed through the archives and just can't locate a show with this sequence; my memories may be at fault.

Thanks!

D. Fool

D.Fool

In Deadbase X, the lists for all 30 Sunrises:
5-12-77 Estimated>Sunrise>Terrapin
5-22-77 Good Lovin'>Sunrise>Estimated
1-11-78 Samson>Sunrise>Terrapin
4-11-78 Fire>Sunrise>Terrapin
That's all that have either an Estimated or a Terrapin on either side.
So maybe that 5-12-77?
Cheers

May 22 1977

Hey 1st Show!

Thanks for the assist; May 22 1977 is the one. Listening to it right now. You know what's wrong with that show? NOTHING! ;-) Many of the tunes played that night are easily top picks for me.

D. Fool

5/22/77

Looks like that chunk of 5/22 is Dicks 3

DP3

I love that one. May have to sneak that in today too.
Cheers

Does anyone have contact…

Does anyone have contact information for the photographer who was shooting family portraits at Laguna Seca in 1988? Today my daughter, who was three years old at those shows, mentioned that the post-show scene at those gigs is one of her earliest memories. I’d love to get a print of the photo that was taken by that photographer. Thanks!