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Looking through his books - I did read the one on Altamont. I remember it being pretty good.

That's why I chose to go the White Sox game with my kid instead heading to the movie- I have that DVD and when I have gone to these movie events, they don't play it loud enough. I must admit, I tend to skip Blow Away. After seeing it a few times on the DVD, I get tire of the ending vamp. I only saw them with Brent twice and they didn't play Blow Away, either time - probably would have different perspective of the tune if I would have seen it performed live.

Yeah - I don't think I ever heard of the author before. I can see the TMZ angle -- I wouldn't call the Dead book a hatchet job, though. We all know the Dead were not all that functional when Garcia was around --- they continue to be dysfunctional after his demise. Phil seems to have become a little more selfish -- which at the end of the day is his provocative, especially with all his health issues, not to mention his age, compared to the rest. Other news, I went to the White Sox game last night, where it was Grateful Dead Night and I saw Tom Constanten - he was sitting in with the band

I guess the main thesis is that Lesh saw how popular his draw was with his Phil and Friends line-ups and he felt that his wife and him were the ones who should dictate the Grateful Dead legacy. The whole book is a bit skewed against him because, the author marginalized Phil's importance when Garcia and the Dead were going -- which in itself is ridiculous. One of the potshots the author took at Phil was that if Weir sang Box of Rain, the tune would have been a smash hit -- which I think is a ridiculous thing to write. First off who cares about a smash hit - but the studio version is one of

Soundtrack lists Tweedy --- at first I thought St. Vincent (Annie Clark) put a movie out and some how I missed it... I remember seeing St. Vincent at the movie theater when it came out - it was a pretty great flick.

Read the latest Dead book - the one from 95 on --- it wasn't that bad, I guess it just confirms all the rumors that was always being tossed around. If a 1/4 of the stuff about Phil's wife is true in the book, I can't imagine having to deal with her. The author does take some unneeded pot-shots at Phil, I can see why he didn't want to talk to the author. If anyone came out in a poor light in the book, it was definitely the Lesh's. But again, if true - the Lesh's pulled some shitty stuff. Once Garcia died, I didn't pay much attention to the scene, besides Ratdog - so it was nice to read about

It is kind of funny that the site tells you how long it will take you to drive to the nearest Trump or Clinton voting district - in case someone needs to hightail it out of somewhere, I guess... It will take me 15 minutes to get the nearest Trump district -- - oddly enough, the area they point me to is my parents neighborhood. They both voted for Clinton, so I will be a safe house, in a way. Out of my two sisters, my brother, and my parents - I am the only one that lives a Clinton area. Even my sister who lives up near Minneapolis lives in a Trump pocket. Of course I think my two sister bo

Man - there is a lot different shades of red on that map.....

A friend of mine had a B-Bender - they are fun to play, though I really never got the hang of playing it well.

That video was awesome -- thanks!

The below is pretty cool. Would love to hear and see that guitar in action. from: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/byrds-co-founders-plan-sweetheart-of-the-rodeo-50th-anniversary-tour-629457/

So far the tour doesn't hit Chicago, which is a bummer. But Rolling Stone wrote that they are suppose to announce more dates. Sweetheart of the Rodeo Tour July 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Ace Hotel July 25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Ace Hotel July 29 – Saratoga, CA @ Mountain Winery September 17 – Albany, NY @ Hart Theater September 18 – Albany, NY @ Hart Theater September 20 – Hopewell, VA @ Beacon Theatre September 24 – Boston, MA @ Emerson Colonial Theatre September 26 – New York, NY @ Town Hall October 3 – Akron, OH @ Akron Civic October 8 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium October 10 – Roanoke, VA

Read that while vacationing --- quick read. Nice format, chapter-wise, with each covering a single episode. Definitely learned a lot. I do wish him and Weir would have wrote more songs together. Picking up that latest Dead book from the library today - the one that deals with 95 and after. I wonder how far I will get. Now reading the below - walked by her Savannah home last week, so I figured it was time to revisit her. Just poking around. In the middle of 'Parker's Back', now - man it's a good one...

Scream for me, Via Chicago!!!!!!!!!

Glad John is finding work -- hopefully he is well compensated or at least well enough. I wonder if he and the rest get any retainer fee from Wilco, Inc. during the down time. I am guessing some, but probably not much. for some reason I did a Google search on Wilco, Inc. and the below popped up - which I found a bit amusing.

With regards to the latest pick and Reading from the taping compendium - i have listened to the show, but don't remember it. The below triggered my memory. “Citizens of Boise, submit or perish - you are a conquered people!”

Looks like it's sold out already. Always enjoyed the Dick's Pick 83 show. (Vol 6)

11/2/83 - not sure if I heard this one before. "The Grateful Dead picked up their instruments and hit the first note with perfection. They never missed a note for the next three and one-half hours. People followed the flow of the tunes. Down on the floor in front of the stage was a sea of heads keeping time with the music. No one sat still. No one, except the youngsters behind us sat still. They were still and stunned." - The Power County Press And what a stunner it was, that show at the Boise State University Pavilion in Boise, ID on September 2, 1983. Dave's Picks Volume 27 contains every

Yeah --- I am in the HVAC boat and ours has been taking on immense water -- of course we try to talk to the GC's who hired us and it's an uphill battle. This whole crap show has been hitting my family --- our good friend's mom was the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that upheld the Muslim ban, not to mention an old classmate of mine has been all over cable news as a Trump puppet head in this border crisis - guessing he was picked because he is a conservative with a latino sounding name -- I still can't grasp my head around the fact that he is up there defending it and yet he comes from t

Cool indeed, rempish1!

I think it's fine to say and think that 'we're fucked' (because we are) and be optimistic at the same time. This country has been fucked before and we got out of it. This one will definitely take time - but barring nuclear annihilation - we have time to do it. Of course, Trump, the R's in Congress and Supreme Court may completely changed the Constitution - it that happens, it will take even a lot longer.

Northerly Island is nice -- but you can't see the stage if you are out on the lawn -- at least back in 2013 when I saw Phish, you couldn't. The had screens, though. I saw Furthur abd stood in the general admission area, where the stage is visible and it sounded okay. Can't beat the backdrop of the city, either. I live about 10 minutes away from the World in Tinley --- Last summer, after a 21 year hiatus, I finally went back to see a show there. It still wasn't the best sounding venue ---- but I wouldn't mind if Dead & Co play there. It beats heading back up to Alpine. Must admit, read

Oh yeah - now I see that road via google. I did see people heading out on the road. I didn't go that way, because I wasn't sure where it lead to. Never thought I would write it - but just keep the shows at Wrigley....

Townline leads into the Alpine Valley Resort - not the actual Music Theater. People in the know or VIP's may get to park there, though - and then walk over to the theater -- it seems to be connected.

It is so secret that Google doesn't even know... Townline Road is the road we always use -- most direct route to our Camp Site (Pinewood at Kettle Marine South).