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That's a good thing,man...but one thing is for sure....your avatar is the god-forsaken cat I've ever seen,or ever hope to see Scott

'68-'74 are the peak years,but there's gold to be found everywhere. As far as LPs my 2 favorties are Anthem of the Sun (1968) & Blues for Allah(1975).For starters though,Workingman's & American Beauty are hard to beat,& not difficult to listen to at anytime.Anthem & Allah are for when you've maybe indulged in whatever is your inclination. Live Dead is the Holy Grail & really is one of the best live LPs of all time,any genre. Hope you get hooked (especially since I no longer have to worry about getting shut out on tickets ) Scott

Well FZ is partially responsible for being a major catalyst in my warped life.When Michelle & I first got together,I had her listen to Joe's & read the libretto...and SHE'S STILL HERE YHF,of course! Easily my fave record of this millenium. As far as the term 'alt-country' goes,one of the true pioneers of the genre imo is NRPS with their 1st LP Scott

I reckon we'd better step up the training for snake-sniffing mongoose (mongeese??) Scott

I think the dude in the chair there just said...ZWAN!! Scott

That's a Hurst olds there fella,one of the most bitchin' cars on the planet! Oh yes,and the happiest of birthdaze to you,JUDE!! Scott

To be honest,that's why this place is one of the coolest places in cyberspace,imo I know it's one of the reasons I like coming here. Tanks,Kidsmoke Scott

Arabian wind The Needle's Eye is thin The Ships of State sail on mirage And drown in sand Out in No-Man's Land Where Allah does command What good is spilling blood? It will not grow a thing "Taste eternity",the sword sings Blues for Allah In'sh'Allah They lie where they fall There's nothing more to say The desert stars are bright tonight Let's meet as friends The Flower of Islam The Fruit of Abraham The thousand stories have Come 'round to one again Arabian night Our Gods pursue their flight What fatal flowers of darkness spring From seeds of light Bird of Paradise---fly In white

A bevvie or 3 will be hoisted in your honor here Rich! Have a great birthday Must visit Wales one of these daze...my mother's family is from there. Scott

Yeah & if that milk-toast muthafucka had 1/10th the charisma of Willie this post topic probably never woulda happened...gotta agree w/ S-Dog on this one...I truly dislike the Leeb Could also be said if Gore would've not chosen him for VP,he woulda won...Jeeezus Christ what a different world we'd be living in today. Scott

Wow....I did Indy,Columbus & L'Ville

Thanks,Lammy I haven't heard this but it's almost as good as the one from Cape Cod on 10/27/79...that's a killer set! As I said on 8/1,for 8 daze it's all Jerry here...a nice way to remember good times and of course be surprised by some off-the-wall licks. As crazy as this may seem to non-initiates,I was actually way more sad when Jer passed than I have been at a number of my relatives passing on...didn't even know the guy...but I guess in a way I did Scott

We don't sleep...we pass out It IS scary shit

You mean 'Al-Queda style'?

I would be worth the effort

The Dead Heads' Taping Compendium,Volume #3 (1986-95) by Micheal Getz & John Dwork.Pages 34-41. There's no website listed in the book (printed 2000) but I'm sure there's a link somewhere...maybe the GD home page or Dead lists. She is the chick feeding her kid in the movie Scott

Fun shows in the Mid-West but I gotta say the band w/ Herring & Haynes ('01-'02) was perhaps the fuckin' Uber -Jam band of all time (at least post-GD) Scott

"Fetunol" Scott

Jon Fishman,during "Makisupa",7/25/99,Deer Creek: "Happy Birthday,Chreeestopher,Happy birthday.Ya know whatcha do on yer birthday,mon....ya roll a great beeeg spleef,an' ya DON'T PASS IT TO NOBODY mon!" Have a good one! Scott

His scream in With a Little Help is one of the greatest screams in all of rock history,& still gives me goosebumps.Great to catch live,as well Scott

I can't remember the volume,but the Deadheads Taping Compendium has the full story of the Betty Boards.I'll look it up & let ya know

"I need a dozen towahls sos da boys can take a showa"--FZ

I was kinda wantin' for us to go out to dinner w/ Jeff & Sue,but Michelle thinks I'm delusional Scott

OK,I could be mistaken here,and I hope you all will correct me if I'm wrong but...I know I read this somewhere (was it Kot's book?) that August 6 is Jeff Tweedy & Sue Miller's wedding anniversary (8/6/95?) If so,Happy Anniversary Jeff & Sue! I say this as it's also my 12th anniversary to my patient,tolerating wife 8/6/94..a day that will live in infamy! Hoist one for Michelle,whom I've finally brainwashed into being a Wilcoholic (it took a coupla shows + Mermaid Ave.) Scott

That's Jeff's tribute to John Cage Scott