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Yeah --- I didn't want to deal with buses, because knowing our luck somehow we would have missed it. The wife and I had a deal - I kept my head on Friday and she on Saturday - it worked out great. Friends of mine did a campground/bus thing and they came to the lot around 4:30 or so --- forget where they camped, though. One of the main reasons why we got back to our camp ground so late on Friday was because highway patrol would not let us go down the street we needed to go on to get our campsite. The re-route took for ever. The officer guarding the same street on Saturday - let us pass.

Alpine definitely was a cluster-fuck. Luckily we got up there early on Friday, set up camp and then headed to the lot around 3 pm. We got there around 1 pm on Saturday -- neither day was an issue getting in. We left during Sugar Magnolia on Saturday (not noticing that Weir took a swing at his mic. stand) - figuring One More Sat. would be the encore - and we zipped right out and was asleep by midnight at our campsite. Friday we didn't make it back till closer to 2 am. We didn't have any issues with security - though I did see someone get busted for selling pipes. No one even came up to me t

I'll be up both for both nights --- originally it was going to be a bunch of us -- now it's just me and my wife. Family stuff got in the way of many. The wife and I do love our kids --- but they will survive...

A immigration lawyer friend of ours recommended the below organization to us - we donated ---- also letters/postcards were sent earlier this week. Keep at it, folks. https://supportkind.org/

At least your Braves got a win on Father's Day ---- hopefully you were able to enjoy watching it.

no better rock song than Tumbling Dice - original Exile version. Happy Father's Day - to those who apply.

I am waiting for my library system to get it in. Did listen to a bit of it via Spotify while at work -- looking forward to listening to on my main system. ( A kind of aside -- now playing the 9/10/91 Dead show with Branford Marsalis sitting in ---- Coltrane's influence definitely went beyond jazz)

The Vanguard box probably sounds 'too closely miked' - because it was. The stage/club is small I believe many of the shows in the Europe were recorded on a large stage - non-club gigs, hence the larger soundscape. Afro Blue Expression is indeed a great one --- but again these shows were recorded in a large auditorium. Has anyone gotten the latest edition in the Miles bootleg series --- The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 - I have not yet. I do have the below, but I haven't gotten around to get the latest one, yet.

Just threw on Ole - Coltrane's last release on the Atlantic label - a great (maybe) under the radar record of his. Great compositions and playing. Perfect record after spending a day in a ball field while the mid 90's coaching little league... Incredible line-up, too. The Village box from 61 is still my gold standard and go-to for him - the first box my wife for me over 20 years or so for me. Imagine being in that room for those nights of music... Live from Seattle is the one I reach for when I really want to hear him stretch it out.

How was Earle -- I seen him around 6 or so times -- sometimes it's real great, sometimes not....

Yeah - I had to keep refreshing for 4-5 minutes or so - was surprised when those tickets finally popped up.

I believe so - I think the ticket read Orchestra Pit Row 2.

Just pulled 2 pit tickets for the show up in Minneapolis. Looking forward to it - a stay with my sister up there and she is looking forward to celebrating my kid's 9th birthday the Saturday after the show. (plus we have free baby sitting for Friday night - woo-hoo) The Ticketmaster links shows Spencer -- does anybody know if he is playing with Jeff or is a solo show?

Yeah - I thought you already knew that ----- that's why I made my remaster/mix statement. At least they put some effort into it -- many have already bought the 'right after the show downloads'. I am guessing the set will sound much better -- at $500, it better.

Indeed -- that Baker's Dozen set does look nice ---- it's nice that the re-mixed/mastered it for this release, too.

I am still buying physical releases -- i do grab the booklets and such when I sit and listen, though.

Up at Dead.net, too. I ordered it -- no issues, either -- which is odd for dead.net

The dates looks good.

PNW??? Pacific Northwest? or does it mean something else?

Finally a great White Sox game last night - it's been a while. It was nice to top Sale in a 1-0 game. It's also nice seeing Jason Heyward (Cubs) finally hitting.

Oh man.

Yeah -- the drinking probably doesn't help, either. I know a few Irishman who tend to get grouchy when they drink.... I definitely need to read a Van Morrison bio.

Well that was a bit trippy. Fun listen.

And grouchy, I guess... Also didn't know he was so friendly with Peter Wolf.

Just finish that book, too. It was a great read. Crazy times for sure. Thought the bit about the James Brown concert right after MLK's assassination was interesting. Nice to see Barney Frank's name pop up.