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4/25/09 MSG Tour Shirts

Hello Everyone, I was at the Garden this past Saturday night. (As I am sure you all know by now, it was amazing.) The blue tie dyes sold inside have a small "400" on the front and the back. These shirts are unique to the MSG show because it has the date and venue name. Does anyone know what the "400" means? Appreciate anything ideas on this one. Thanks.

Digital Downloads from this tour

Me and two friends want to share the cost of the downloads for the tour, but don't know if we could then have it on each of our 4 compouters and ipods - does anyone know how the limits work? We don't want to pirate/ sell, etc, just share between 4 friends....????

Poor grammar

Correction: Two friends and I...

Sick Version of Bertha on Sirius Satellite Radio

I heard a sick version of Bertha on the Grateful Dead channel on Sirius that sounded like it had brass in it and I was just wondering the name or concert of this performance. It could be by a cover band but I do not know. It was on at about 7:45 eastern time. I really want to hear it again so please help me out! It was like no version I have heard before!

Looking for the dates of Cincinnati show in 72 or 73.......

where Jerry went off on an audience member for requesting "Truckin"

current tour

was checking in here last week, and someone had compiled a list of all songs played this tour......now i can't find it....forgot which thread....anybody else see this? thanks in advance to anyone who can help.....Peace ALL GOOD THINGS IN ALL GOOD TIME.....

jergirl

that would be zomby d wulf, as I recall, and he posts an updated list in the show discussion (get there via the tour menu) every show night.

thank you

thanks for your help.....heehee..i KNEW i saw it somewhere!!! I am just thrilled and amazed to see the extensive list!! Only saw two shows this tour ( C'ville, and DC), thought they were MAGICAL.....Nice to see the boyz havin' so much fun!!! Peace to all, and thanks again... ALL GOOD THINGS IN ALL GOOD TIME.....

Private

400th anniversary of Manhattan. Share the love! Richard.

Need ride from Prescott, AZ to Inglewood, CA

student ending the semester and going on tour. Need ride to Inglewood.

matym

try the Ride Board topic if you haven't already.

First Aid Bus

Does anyone know who the folks are who operate the red and gold first aid bus that I have been seeing at East Coast shows. They say "We know the way, we will take you home" on the back of the busses. I have always been fascinated by those busses. My fascination was rekindled last week in Philly.

Camping near Shoreline

Anyone know of a place to pitch a tent near (or even not so near) the Shoreline where me and a friend can crash before our long drive back to L.A.

Maimi June 22,23 1973 NEED A COPY>>>

Can anyone PLEASE tell me where I can obtain a "good" copy of these 2 shows? Thanks

Shoreline 5/10

Can someone explain why we had to be in line and stay in line when inside Shoreline and not able to get to lawn area? Had to be in line for what? What was the holdup?

Police Abuse Witness

If you or anyone you know may have witnessed ABUSE by the Chicago police the evening of 05-05-09 at (night of Allstate Arena show in Rosemont), you are urged to call attorney Goeffrey Fieger at 248-355-5555 and leave info with Robert Giroux. You can also call the Chicago division of the FBI at 312-421-6700. This is Rabbit and I can be reached at 419-215-0577.

glitter and New Riders

I'm looking for someone with a better memory than mine...I'm pretty sure it was Roosevelt Stadium 72 but I can find nothing that tells me my memory was correct in that the New Riders opened (Jerry on pedal steel) and the boys came out with these costumes. They were glitter cowboy suits and the trails off the rhinestones were phenominal. Then there were fireworks that said everyones name at the top of the stadium, like attached. I can still see that as if it was emblazen on my brain. Anyone remember or know someone that does?

d polis

it is not necessary to post the info about the tapes you're trying to unload in multiple topics. Tape Trading, where you posted, is a fine place for it.

Lighting rig

I'm looking for infos about the lighting rig they used on the last tour. How many projectors, how many moving lights, what kind of dimmers, etc. If you know a link, please PM me. Share the Love. Richard.

In search of a show played on "This day in GD History"....

....on the GD channel. It was featured this week, either Wed the 27th or Thursday the 28th. I wasn't able to catch where the show was from. The songs sequence played was Eyes -> Dancin in the Streets -> Wharf Rat -> Franklins Tower. Tasty stuff indeed. Any help with id'ing the show would be much appreciated!!!!!

Best post-1980 show for a 1980-1995 skeptic?

I need to see the light! As someone who only saw the Dead during the 1970s, and who fell off the bus after Keith & Donna left, after the Persian Opium infestation, and after all (almost all?) the great songs had been written, I've just never given the Brent/Bruce/Vince era any respect or love. And I never found anything truly inspiring in the various official live and studio releases from those years. I realize the band had tremendous ups and downs throughout that period, but I've somehow never discovered any highest highs to rival what came before. So here's my question: Which soundboard or audience show from the final decade and a half should I listen to in order to start overcoming my prejudice against 80's/90/s Dead? sincerely, HalSF, only half a Deadhead

well

I'd start with Anchorage 6/21/80.

i suggest

7-16-90 csn openend the energy was realy high....if you want to pm me your address i can send you a copy...maybe i will hunt down that anchorage show

Thnx!

Thanks for replies... noonie, I'll PM you. I'm probably more interested in hearing a great 1990 show than 1980 at this point, since I feel modestly familiar with '80 via Dead Set & Reckoning and FM radio broadcasts I heard back then.

truckin' up to buffalo

In Truckin' up to Buffalo, the film of the 7/4/89 show at Rich Stadium, there is a trumpet sound during "I Will Take You Home," the Brent M. song. You don't see anyone playing a trumpet. You do see Jerry playing a Strat, the only time he uses it during the show. Does anyone know if the trumpet sound was from some kind of guitar/synth setup with the Strat? Also, there is a reference to a "shotgun ragtime band" in "Ramblin' Rose," from L.I.E. '72. Can anyone explain the "shotgun" part of that?

can't help with the lyric

but Jerry definitely did play trumpet from one of his guitars, the one called Rose I think, which had much MIDI capability. You can find a whole lot of info about all the instruments in Blair Jackson's Grateful Dead Gear book, whose name I fondly hope I am remembering correctly.

re: truckin' up to buffalo

Here's a link that will give you some insight on the lyrics Scholar:http://arts.ucsc.edu/Gdead/AGDL/ --- They explain, in grate detail, many of the lyrical elements of the GD repertoire here. It's really an awesome reference, I use it almost everyday. You should know that many of the Dead's songs' meaning will always be open to interpretation though. One of the grate mysteries of life...

This guy wrote Bob Wire a

This guy wrote Bob Wire a blog asking what the deal is with the grateful dead. He doesn't get why people like them or what real contributions they provided the music world. He asking for people to enlighten him. http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/whats_the_deal_with_the_grateful_d… Can we all help him out?

HalSF

Hi Hal, I got on board in the '90s and I highly recommend my first shows as a great example of later Dead - lots of great, jazzy playing and Bruce adds so much to these shows: http://www.archive.org/details/gd1992-03-20.fob.schoeps.gems.76478.sbeo… http://www.archive.org/details/gd1992-03-21.fob.schoeps.evens.gems.7648… Many people prefer the 1990 Hamilton Shows, but these have their special magic, with the Dead and mostly Jerry climaxing on every song - just brilliant playing overall. Enjoy, K

In Search of Ride to Rothbury!!!

Hey all! I'm tryna find a ride to Rothbury...I'll be in Southern Utah, 40 minutes outside Zion National Park....21 year old female, I'll chip in for gas, I'm very pleasant and agreeable! If anyone from the west coast is heading to Rothbury and wouldn't mind stopping to pick me up, i would be very Grateful!! Thanks a bunch--Deva B-R.

Letitshine

you might also try posting in the Meet Me at Rothbury topic and the Ride Board topic too.

Looking for

The 9/2/80 Show from Springfield Mass. Please LMK if yiy can help.

Boston

in search of September 22 1991 show at the Boston Garden. Did'nt find it on the vine. A little help, please.Share the LOVE! Richard.

Tekehead

I believe the show you heard with the Eyes > Dancing > Wharf > Franklin's sequence was 3/19/77. Best site for stuff like this is deadlists.com. Go to search and enter 3 songs and "and" after the first two and you'll come up with every show that in which all those songs were played. It looked like a 77 or 78 sequence to me so I only to look at a few of the 15 shows that came up. Very Good show IMO. 3/19/77 One Bertha [6:30] ; Mama Tried [2:40] ; Loser [7:49] ; Big River [6:38] ; They Love Each Other [7:01] ; Looks Like Rain [8:14] ; Tennessee Jed [8:24] ; Estimated Prophet [8:23] ; Terrapin Station [10:20] > Playing In The Band [12:32] > Samson And Delilah [7:08] > Playing In The Band [11:18] Two Eyes Of The World [12:21] > Space [2:43] > Dancing In The Street [10:45] > Wharf Rat [10:00] > Franklin's Tower [13:56] > Sugar Magnolia [9:16] Encore One More Saturday Night [4:59] ; Uncle John's Band [9:01]

Duke University-Spring Semester 1975

Looking for info about this show. I may be mistaken about the date, but I know it was my junior year in college so it had to be sometime between Fall 1974 and Spring 1975. Pretty sure it was in the Spring. Any info would be appreciated.

bux

you might want to look at the shows listings (Shows & Lyrics link, upper left corner of the screen) and see if any of the listed shows rings a bell.

Thanx, Marye. Already looked

Thanx, Marye. Already looked there. Only 4 shows are listed for 1975: all in San Fran. I went back year by year and definitely narrowed it down to Spring '75. I was living in an apartment that year and remember for sure leaving the parking lot with our friends as we drove to Durham for the show. I went to Guilford College in G'boro, NC and it was about an hour and a half ride to Duke. Seems like I remember Jerry was beardless at the time. Couldn't tell you anything else about the show other than it was the cleanest sounding concert I have ever been to.

hm

I'll make some inquiries.

Thanx

so bux

I asked Blair Jackson and David Gans about this, and to summarize what they had to say: 1. The GD did not tour in 1974. 2. Jerry was beardless in some of '74, bearded in '75. 3. They think what you saw was Jerry with one of his side bands. Hope this helps.

it has been pointed out

that #1 is probably a mistyping on David's part, and he meant '75, the hiatus year. This may well be the case. The salient fact seems to be Jerry's beardless status, which places the show firmly in '74.

I appreciate your research.

I appreciate your research. Can't argue w/ facts, and indeed '75 was when they took time out. (No wonder only 4 shows were listed!) Must have been earlier that school year, which would be '74. Sometime between late August and December. Kinda hard to remember lots of details from 35 years ago, but it was a good show. One of our friends was from Durham and her mom was connected to Duke somehow. She got tickets for our whole gang. Even offered to put us up for the evening, too. I guess the "Beardless Jerry" creates the proper time line.

RatDog 7-21-09 need 1 ticket

If you have 1 extra ticket for the 7-21-09 Wilmington, NC show, I'm interested. Thanks a lot! sullinotes@yahoo.com

Duke University-Dec 1973

Thanx, Marye, for all your research. I finally got in touch with some friends who were also there and they told me the show was Dec 8, 1973. Amazing how 30 some odd years can mess with your memory.

ha!

thanks for the info!

How to post New Post

Hey, I want to make a new post, but don't see how to do it? If I could do it, I wanted to ask a few questions. 1. On which albums did Jerry do the studio version of "I'll Take a Melody"? I know I once had it, but I can't remember which album it was on. Can anyone tell me? 2. I want to know which years did Keith and Donna Godchaux play with the band?

Don't recall the JGB disc that 'take a melody' is on

NotDeadYet-John, But I believe the Keith and Donna era was from the Fall of 1971 to Winter of 1979. The Truth is realized in an instant, the act is practiced step by step.

John

congrats, obviously you made a post! "I'll Take a Melody" is on Reflections. It was written by the great Allen Toussaint, who may have written a bad song sometime in his life but if so I never heard it.

K&D

Keith's first show was 10/19/71 which also featured a few other firsts, like Tennessee Jed, Jack Straw, Mexicali Blues, Comes A Time, One More Saturday Night and Ramble On Rose. Donna's "official" first show was 3/25/72. Keith and Donna's last show was 02/17/79. At least according to deadbase, anyway. Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.

Summer '94

I'm lookin' for Sunday night, Soldier Field, July somethin, '94, (I think. :)), maybe '93) Was my 2nd show and played Lazy River Road and Days Between. Any help??

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August 30, 2025 - 8:46pm

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Wayne

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Trying to find out what's on Phil's speakers in the 1970 film?

They're the white things around his D-140s?
At 43 mins in there's a good view.
Thanks a bunch :>)
April 12, 2025 - 6:18am

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SiriusXM Top 30 Concerts: April 2025

Hey folks - I don't supposed anyone is tracking this and knows what #30, #29 and #28 from April 1-3...? I have the rest logged so far down to yesterday's 6/17/91East Rutherford show at Giants Stadium.

I listen to these daily but sometimes I miss Rob's preamble so it took a few days for me to clue in that this month would be a countdown...I am dialed-in now though and looking forward to catching the rest!

Thanks and have a peaceful day.
January 22, 2025 - 4:27am

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Dennis

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esarde and 30 days

check PMs
January 22, 2025 - 2:47am

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daverock

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Dick Latvala's Notes -Cory

Looks worth checking out - I've made a note for later. Cheers!
January 21, 2025 - 8:14pm

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DeadAirCory

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dick latvala's notes

for people who want to read and discover dick latvala's notes on shows. . .

official tapes dot com slash latvala
January 2, 2025 - 12:03pm

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Graceful_Dead

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Malena Deadhead Project

Malena
I sent you a message on this site about a book soon to be published about Deadheads
December 29, 2024 - 2:13pm

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daverock

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I live in England, myself

So as far as I am concerned the Deadhead Community is exclusively an online thing, that started for me about 10 years ago. Consequently it hasn't changed my life at all, although it is very pleasurable exchanging views with other people who listen to The Dead.
December 29, 2024 - 10:05am

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Malena.Syren

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Uni Project

HI I'm Malena and i would like to know more about the deadhead culture for a college project. Feel free to answer as many of the following questions as you like I'm thankful for every answer :)
1. How would you describe the Deadhead-Communities philosophy and mindset?
2. What is your favorite memory of the community or the concerts?
3. How did the Grateful Dead and the community affect your life and does it still have an impact on you now?
4. What , in your opinion, caused scandals linked to violence or drug overdoses?
5. What would you recommend new Deadheads that would like to join the community? Is there something they should keep in mind?
November 13, 2024 - 9:26am

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esarde

Post over on the 30 days thread.
I'm sure someone there knows.
They are incredibly knowledgeable.
Good luck and cheers
November 13, 2024 - 9:12am

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esarde

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30 Days of Dead archive

When doing a data transfer I managed to lose all of the 30 Days music I'd collected over the years
I thought I once came across a site that allowed one to download previous years, but darned if I can find it again.
Anybody help me find it again, or something similar?
Thanks in advance.