calvino
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Finally getting around to see U2 in Chicago.
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I am sure the above is a boot. Must admit, I never understood why someone would ever buy a Grateful Dead boot. I still see them at a few used records stores around Chicago.
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My wife bought one those butterfly kits - it had five caterpillars. The kids dug watching them transform. All but one survived the transformation stages and we let them go on Mother's Day. It was a fun little thing to do.
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Sure is amazing.
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Not only did members of the Dead not like his testimony, but his talking did not sit well with some of the members of his own band, either. I think that is what caused their first hiatus in the late 70's --- in addition to the copious amount of drink and drugs.
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Yeah - the business bit was a bit much on my part -- I figured Dickey brought in the Franklin tease and Gregg just went along with it. My point was I am not sure if Gregg would have introduced a Dead tune into the mix, but perhaps he did at one point and I am not aware of it.
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Not to mention or be petty, but Gregg didn't really have very nice things to write about the members of the Dead, either. And lets be honest, it was good for business in the mid to late nineties for the Allman's to toss in a Franklin's tease. I saw them perform it a few times and it was always fun. They always threw up a Garcia image on the screen during No One Left To Run With, too. From Gregg's book "My Cross to Bear"
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Listening to the SUNY 71 show --- that Blue Sky is definitely something. It's great to hear Duane speaking after the tune ---- of course it goes into Stormy Monday -- which should be the theme song for the band. Had my family over today - they were all cool with the Allman Brothers Band theme.
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Ugh. Was running around with kids and every time I turned on XM Deep Tracks, they were playing a Allman Brothers tune - after the fourth time, I assumed Gregg had passed and sure enough Earle Bailey - DJ on Deep Tracks, came on and said that he died. So happy that I was able to see him play. Now listening to the Fillmore East shows. I am listening to the Blu-ray, which runs pictures while it plays- nice to see them so young. 4 gone.
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Same with Bill Wyman --- it weird that bands forget about who played with them... It is a definite bummer about Vince.
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Well that sucks. He wrote great poetry, too.
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A long while ago - I took my car to a Walmart for an oil change and a new battery -- some guy stole my hitter box that was in my glove department. The bastards.
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Thanks for the heads-up.
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Just finished the below - first time reading any of Thomas Bernhard's stuff, definitely an interesting style of writing. Funny, too. Definitely will read more of his stuff. No onto the below - our letter writing/phone-calling group decided to set up a book club, too.
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I think a toad could get Chris to talk about Rich.
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I enjoy the hell out of CRB and Chris's songwriting - but the below is a bit of a hyperbole. Betty and CRB are a great fit.
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I agree - I'll give KevinG that the press may not be able to talk about more than one story at the time, but I know my group is still active in the healthcare debate.
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Mine, too - but I still call and write them. It's important to voice your opinion, even it is the same as theirs. Half the time I write them thanking them and encourage them to keep up the good work. Durbin or someone on his staff even sent me a card thanking me for writing last month.
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Congress has to step up. Meaning we, the people, need to step up...
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That it a great clip - I had to chuckle on the description in the clip, though - I think he took maybe took two steps --- at time's Garcia's slight movement of his arm or slight vocal tonation could whip a crowd up more than a 100 Pete windmills.
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I agree about the show reviews - it came off like I was reading reviews from archive.org.
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Forgot about the hammer and nail break during the Boston show.
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Right you are - typo on my part. Pretty heady essay in the latest 77 release. 5/5/77 sounded great - it's been a while since I listen to the tapes. Now onto 5/7 - my favorite of this set.
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According to the below link it was Garcia from 3/2/70 http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2010/04/march-1970.html
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Hiding is definitely the worst tune in the set - not sure why they chose to lead off the set with it or even have it on the cd at all. I enjoyed the release upon one listen.
