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Yeah - I ended up going the Amazon route, too. My area is in the Sunday deliveries pilot program - see it if works. Heard the actual album doesn't sound great (too loud like Exile) --- Disc 2 is suppose sound good, though. Wish they would just release Disc 2 as a stand-alone. Think this is about my 5th copy or so of Sticky Fingers - my first was on 8-track. My record is still at my parents.

Nice piece on Sticky Fingers. Went to a Best Buy and a Target to look for the re-release and neither of them had it -- man, I miss actual record stores. http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2015/06/sticky_fingers_by_the_rolling_stones_one_of_the_greatest_albums_in_rock.html

Had a few opportunities to see him play, but never did - crap.

I had to cheat - I didn't know that they were thinking of those two - interesting concept.

Wonder if this kind of stuff still goes on? Crazy stuff.

I heard stories from David Gans, with regards to Marshall ---- every time Gans wanted to interview him he had to bring Marshall cocaine --- sounds like that book would be good read.

Speaking of older stuff - looking through a place were I keep old letters (letters, ha!) I came across the "This Darkness Got to Give" letter that the Dead were distributing throughout the Soldier Field lot in 95 -- must of put it in my pocket - at least is was all folded up. (at least I think got it in the lot - it may have been mailed out to people on the mailing list) https://www.flickr.com/photos/17573696@N00/16293252841

Me. Guessing my tickets should be coming this week or so. (Hope he doesn't mind me writing for him) -- but it looks like NoJ is going on the 3rd.

Well that's cool.

Anybody make the reading?

Yeah, during lunch I read that Taj Mahal canceled his Chicago Blues Fest appearance and wondered what that meant for Solid Sound. Shemekia Copeland is replacing Taj at the Chicago Blues Fest -- wouldn't be a bad replacement for him at Solid Sound, either.

Looks like SiriusXM will be broadcasting the Chicago shows. http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/06/04/grateful-dead-fare-thee-well-reunion-broadcast/

Looks like that would have been a great day of music.

Yeah - it definitely sounds like everyone was sharing their stash amongst each other -- it just sounds like Warren got a little grumpy (probably rightfully so - sounds the audience was a handful, but it sounds like Zevon was heckling the crowd, too) and the Dead just got giddy.

Listening to 6/4/78 show this morning -- pretty wild 2nd set from drums onwards. Donna is kinda all over the place during Not Fade Away, GDTRFB, and Around and Around ("Spit it out, Bob!" ). Sounds like Warren Zevon's opening set was an interesting one. I haven't poked around, but does anybody know if Zevon's set was taped is available anywhere? Just finished up with the encore -- man, they all were flying high this night. Fun show. https://archive.org/details/gd1978-06-04.sbd.cantor.miller.94407.sbeok.flac16

Listening to the CRB Betty Blends Vol. 2 now on Spotify -- nice They Love Each Other.

I have listened to 5/19 a bunch over the years --10/15 is not ringing a bell with me though - need to check it out. I don't own the Dick's Pick 29 --- so I don't think I have ever listened to 5/21/77 before (or least it wasn't on my hard drive until I downloaded it off of etree yesterday) -- the 5/21 2nd set is indeed a great one. Nice Scarlet>Fire to end the 1st set, too.

It's a good one -- turned it off listen to 5.21.77.

I re-watched Set 1 of the Crimson White & Indigo DVD last night - a show from 7.7.89 -- the above fits Garcia description during the show.

I did -- guess I must have forgot what he wrote. I just can't see Jagger lying about such things: meaning of lyrics or reasoning behind them - esp. while talking about the "head filled with snow" lyric.

Congrats, Atticus!

3.08 miles to Lounge Ax 1,028 miles to Red Rocks

The below is from an email I got from the Downtown MusicGallery Newsletter - Sounds like is was a great show - hopefully it will be release some day.

I remember reading that a while ago - it is a nice piece. I always enjoyed the below bit by Dylan from http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/interviews/a26917/who-is-this-bob-dylan-interview-0214/

It's been a long while - but who knows. The only time I was really disappointed in a Garcia performance was the 6/24/94 (2nd show Soldier Field ). The 1st show was a bit fun, but the 2nd show Garcia was pretty listless. It was the first time that I heard a lot of grumbling around me about Garcia's performance while at a show ---(I haven't been to nearly as many shows as most on this board to give a decent account, though). The next show I saw was their last - even that show had it's moments, compared to 6/24/94 - but that's not saying much.