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This was my first "hometown" show (I live 20 min. from Deer Creek, 40 min. from downtown Indy) in 5 years. I had just seen a Dylan/Steve Earle show there for my first Creek show (it opened 2 months before this) and to be honest Earle blew Bob off the stage that night. That was a nice evening out, the Dead show was another matter... The level of fear surrounding the area (rural, 98% conservative) was off the charts. The Indy Star had huge front page articles about our little hamlet being raped and pillaged by the mongrel hordes. By 1991 it was all "Welcome Deadheads" when the locals saw this

That sure was a weird game at Wrigley today. 15 innings, 5+ hours, it never stopped drizzling rain but never enough to roll the tarps out. I guess you could call it a pitchers duel but not in the classic sense of the word. Both teams had A LOT of chances to win all through the last 6 innings - bases loaded, guys on third with 1 out, etc. It was like nobody WANTED to win the game. The Mrs. was yelling to just hit a HR and win the damn game. The last time she said it was when Contreras came up in the 15th and I was like, "Nobody's going yard at this point, dear. It's so wet and cold out there i

Resurrection from 10.5 years ago! I stumbled across this. It's only part 1 (of 4!), but here's someone who did some serious homework giving his argument. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xSGIx-kwYU

I've been here 13+ years, and a fan for nearly 20. This is one of the coolest things EVER here.

If the trajectory of the Brewers follows that of the Cubs then it's their turn for a ring. Which I wouldn't pissed about. There's a rivalry which keeps getting better but I don't hate 'em like I do the Cards.

I'm gonna resurrect this thread. One of my very best tour buddies from my Dead show days used to call me up (on my landline at the time, no less!) whenever he was on the road following bands - Phish in particular- "Hey it's set break, I just wanted you to know they did Bowie and it WENT places" . He loved all genres of music but he was an extreme Dead/Phish guy. Anyway...he passed away at the age of 42 from a tragic accident when he went in for a routine gall bladder surgery and he flatlined during anaesthesia The last time I spoke to him he called from the UIC Pavillion in Chicago to tell

I love what Garcia does right after the line "kicked my dog" then he "chicken-picks" those harmonics on the guitar. That always makes me smile.

I'll bite! I'm ambivalent about Deal - it's really hit/miss for me. The post-coma Deals are much less satisfying in general for me. I do find some from the coke-fueled early '80s to be enjoyable. I love T. Jed. I love all periods of Dark Stars, with the MIDI-era the least. Now for my choices (Jerry): #1 - Built To Last. Guess what - it didn't LOL. 18 versions in total, 16 from '89. It never took off and did anything for me. Just a boring song from Hunter/Garcia, one of the rare ones. #2 - Crazy Fingers. There are some I like, A LOT(6/14/76 is my fave), but it's not anywhere near a fa

I started out on Heineken but soon hit the harder stuff... I actually drank Heineken almost exclusively (except for Old Style during baseball season) from about 85-00. Then craft became available and I've never looked back.

Happy 79th to a hero of us all.

I would argue that Eternity is not a GREAT tune, but it never really gelled into a good one. There's one from Spring '93 (Dean Dome) that's as good as I ever heard it be performed. They finished off that set with Liberty - a MUCH better place for it in a set. But I digress! Really, other than the Hunter/Garcia tunes - all of which I thought were pretty solid - I think all the rest could have/should have been better. There are kernels of stuff in Wave that needed to be worked out. Childhood's End the same.

OMFG, That's as cool as it gets. Gewee - who sang Misunderstood? The song itself would seem to be something in Phil's wheelhouse - a bit of alt-country mixed in with some noise. I'll be scouring Archive in the next few days!

Happy 50th Anniversary Live Dead Dark Star!

I've always thought of '77 as being broken into two halves - pre-Mick accident and Post. The first half being "The Just Exactly Perfect Brothers Band" and from September on as being the Heavy Rock Dead. Really, from Labor Day '77 through Egypt that was a VERY different sounding band than from what came directly before and after. I'll try to give examples later at some point haha.

This is pretty much my view as well. I saw Whiskeytown open for Fogerty around 1997 and I thought that band had something happening for them but by and large what I heard from Adams after that left me less than impressed. But I'm not really well versed in the catalog - it's pretty fucking extensive. His shows with Phil kind of bummed me out from what I've heard.

Dave's #29 arrived today (whew! I was getting uptight haha). Looking forward to the filler (which I have not heard, apparently there's very little that exists in the vault), and especially the Dew. This is a very rare period for Dew - after the 10/18/74 show it was played 0 times in '75, '2 times in '76, 5 in '77, once in both '78 and '79. It really never was in anything like a regular spot until '87 (post-coma). Some interesting trivia for Dew freaks (like me).

I think the Zeppelin comparisons are not quite accurate. I don't hear the turn-on-a-dime fluidity and technical chops of The Mighty Zeppelin. A fairer comparison might be early Alice Cooper. A bit more blue collar. Zeppelin seems (to me) to be so much above any of the countless imitators and wanna be's - Purple at the height of their came came fairly close - but really, the standard they set can't be equaled. It's not fair for anything that has came since.

Both of those games were crazy-good. At least it was entertaining!

DUDE!

I HATE this week. This is the week where it's down to 4 teams. I try to pick the two teams I like the most. It ALWAYS, I mean 90% of the time, is the other two teams. This year it's Saints #1 - I'd like Drew to get another ring and then retire on top. That's always a nice ending. #2 - Chiefs - because I remember Len & Podolak and Otis Taylor and Willie and Stenereud and all those guys. It's been a LONG time. So it'll be Rams/Pats. Write it down haha.

My very favorite set of the 5 nights is set 2 from the middle night (10/18). Phil & Ned > Jam > Dark Star > Dew. Sadly enough, that was the last time they ever did Star > Dew.

I would be remiss if I didn't mention that 40 years ago yesterday was a REALLY hot set of music. It's one of the best of the last 6 weeks of the Keith & Donna Era. Yes, yes, I know. The Miracle > Shakedown opener. It's undeniably good. But I'm here to talk about the Playin into the Drums > Jam > Playin Reprise. 40+ minutes of Essential Dead. Following the lyrics Jerry goes right into some inspired extreme noodling, which goes on for nearly 15 minutes. Jerry doesn't want to stop! Eventually he does and The Devils immediately go with a Middle Eastern feel that reminds me of 12/30

I have never even heard of fleece-lined jeans. I have just sewn long johns directly into my legs for decades. Halloween > April Fools Day.

Damn. That was SUCH a good game last night. Both sides played really well, it was a nail-biter. But...ultimately I end up feeling like I just watched my dog get hit by a car. I'm heartbroken. Most fun I've had with Da Bears in 30 years. When we got the ball back with 59 seconds left I just KNEW how it would play out. We're gonna have to kick a game winning FG. If it was Robbie I know I would have been completely confident. I was not confident. But the WAY it ended, hell that's a movie ending. Dude's nickname is "Doink" in the locker room. 5 times in 1 year. So why not up the ante and do a fu