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Back to the whole Republican debacle - at least Kasich, his super-PAC and supporters are airing commercials against Trump's (and in essence the rest of the front runners') rhetoric. Hopefully the rest of the Party comes to its senses.

Well at least the Lincoln had a huge hood - probably 3 or 4 of your other friends could have joined you and you all would have been fine.

One of the stupidest things I ever did was not buying the above - with the 3D and all - when I came across it at a flea market. I had the regular record already and I think I was still collecting baseball cards - so I think I bought baseball cards with my money, instead of the record.

While Jeff Chimenti is not the virtuoso like Bruce H. on piano - Jeff definitely holds his own -- plus he great on the B-3 organ (which obviously Bruce doesn't play) and he really knows the tunes. He played pretty great in Saint Louis.

Well worth the slight travel and dough to see the Dead & Co. in Saint Louis. Musically - far better than the Fare Thee Well shows. Great shakedown prior to the show in a park across the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum and of course they opened with Shakedown Street. Mayer fits in real well, esp. on the Sugaree. Everyone played great for the packed rink - no hideous flubs by anyone. Mickey, Billy, and Oteil sounded great together - must admit, I didn't miss Lesh in the slightest. Also enjoyed both Weir and Mayer trading vocal leads on various songs, like Terrapin. Weir did sound gre

Of course Al Kooper got his story out - where hasn't he gotten that story out. (I admit it's a pretty good story, but enough already.)

I was up to "Pack Up the Plantation" when my wife booted me off her Spotify account so she can listen to something else while at her office - the nerve...anyway I was enjoying the horns on it. That 4 cd Live set is a great one - plus it's cheap, I think I picked up a used set for $10 or so.

Though you are right - it is cheaper to see DSO than D&C -- but after fees, it usually around $40 or so to see DSO when they pass through Chicago -- to me that's too much money for a cover band. I think I am paying around $60 (with fees) to see D&C this Friday ---- granted it's at a hockey rink and I will be up in the mezzanine, while DSO will be playing a small, great theater (The Vic) - I rather pay the extra $20 to see Bobby, Billy, and Mickey (with others).

Nixon broadcasts on XM's Outlaw Country --- enjoy his show - but his levels on his microphone are way to loud --- every time he comes out of a song - I have to reach for the volume. He did a great job in the interview with Zanes, from what bits I heard. Petty's show is great, too -- he plays a lot great tunes and obviously he has great stories.

Finally got around to check out the Runnin' Down a Dream dvd over the last couple of nights - definitely a great doc. The author of the new bio was on with Mojo Nixon's radio show last week - caught some of it - and that sounds like it should be a great book. Anybody know the period when Petty was hooked on heroin -- from watching the Runnin doc - I'm guessing during the Echo record and divorce. Could be way off, though. Watching the footage of Howie Epstein was brutal. Must admit, I have more respect for Stan Lynch prior to watching the doc -- of course I never much thought of him prior

Never listened to Neko's earliest records before -- right out of the gate, she started out pretty great with Virginia. (listening via Spotify)

Been listening to the 11/10/15 Worcester show this morning - definitely a good one. Oteil is nicely in the mix. https://archive.org/details/deadandco2015-11-10.dpa4011.flac24

Last night, I bought and listened to the 2 disc "The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12" - obviously great stuff and per usual the liner notes are great. It's pretty cool that Bill Flanagan handles the Bringing Home and HWY 61 stuff, then he throws it to Sean Wilentz for the Blonde on Blonde material. Definitely wish I could have fork out the dough for the 18 cd set ----but for $14.99 at Best Buy - the 2 CD set is a steal. Wish they would do a 2 CD set of just stuff from the Blonde on Blonde sessions or hell they could do a 2 CD set from each of three album sessions. (each

Ford was on Fresh Air last week or so, nice interview - reading "Independence Day" now --- I read the Sportswriter a long while ago. I have the 3rd book on my bookshelf.

That's what Gans said, too, on the radio show.

I will probably ending up getting it (Gans/Jackson book) too -- these days I tend to check it out first and if I like it and think I will refer to it, often, I end up buying it. My library is a three minute walk from my house, so if my actual library has it in the stacks, it's usually readily available. Plus it's always a nice excuse to get out the house when the family is getting on each other nerves -- i can make it to the library and grab a pint at the pub and be back home in about 25 minutes...not that it happens often (the pub part). I never gotten around buying Playing in the Band,

I have the Jackson/Gans book on reserve at my library -- looking forward to it. Gans was talking about the book on this past Tales show (XM Radio) -- it has been getting great reviews from various journals -- which made him happy, because it probably will lead to library systems picking it up. Hopefully my library system will pick up the new Garcia book, too. (Just checked at least one library in my system will be getting the Garcia book)

DylanRadio.com has been playing some tracks off the 18 disc version -- just heard a pretty cool Queen Jane. Queen Jane Approximately (take 2, 8/02/1965, complete)

That would be just exactly perfect!

That's cool --- probably will miss the web-stream tonight -- hopefully someone will capture it and put it out via torrent --- if it will be allowed.

Winston should be getting some type of commission from dead.net or least $10 off a 2016 subscription.

It seems to be moving very slowly east - I'm ever so slightly east of Winston and you are just to the east of us - so tomorrow should be your day - enjoy!

Yep and yes it was in today's mail. Looking forward to it.

Hoping mine will come today.

Yeah - it was in the new book section -- I happen to be browsing and came upon it - didn't realize it was out. Kinda surprised that Black Sparrow Press isn't the publisher. And I did watch that doc a couple of weeks ago - it's a good one. Also, I wouldn't call it a autobiographical book - the editor went through Buk's letters and took out the bits where he talks about poetry and writing in general. I only up to about 1961, so I haven't gotten too far.