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The shit (Kavanaugh hearings) hits the fan at 10 AM Eastern today. Plan your day accordingly.

I did see that. Jim DeShaies called it. Did you see that dude at the game tonight pull a Bartman on Rizzo chasing the foul ball? OMG, I'm glad that didn't cost them the game!

I recall seeing a number of those in the 87-88 period. They seemed to fit well together as a set 1 opener. 5/1/81 is a really nice one, set 2 opener.

T Stones into the Drums. That's not something you ever see. As a matter of fact, this show and the very next one were the only times that was ever done.

There's no doubt it's a close cousin to things like Ramble On Rose, and while it might be "recycled" (for lack of a better word) it's still a fine little tune. I saw a number of them in that 2+ year period. It's kind of a shame that the '89 Alpine version was the last one.

Times like these are when I'm actually glad I don't have a phone to listen to music. I just hope these old speakers can handle it haha.

I got the PNW box today (after I came home from jury duty - seems about right!). Man these guys go insane with this packaging. Nice little stash box - which I would never actually use haha. Looking forward so much to digging into this one. I've said it had the potential to be one of the best boxes ever.

A 29 minute Impressions? OMFG. I need to get this.

That sounds like a GREAT idea for a song pairing for a local Dead cover band. That could be a very smooth segue. I'm going to throw that thought to my friends here.

I guess there's SO much money involved with these ballparks - the overhead has to be astronomical - that putting on concerts is a way to keep the money flowing when the team's out of town. Wrigley was hyping a Like Bryan show (whoever that is!) but it'll pull in big bucks for sure.

Oh man. I didn't really recognize anything but the ballpark itself. Much more money in the area - that was obvious! There wasn't anyone from the organization there. But I guess WE were there because Weir Everywhere haha.

Did anyone here go to Grateful Dead Night at Wrigley Field on Monday? That was quite a bit of fun, although it was stupid-hot out. I literally hadn't been to see my Cubs since before they got lights (1985). A friend of mine called me up a couple of weeks ago to tell me his girlfriend pootered out on him and would I like to go? Uhhh...YEAH! We got a room about a 30 minute walk from Wrigley, hit a few hole-in-the-wall bars on the way there (which made me feel right at home) and then danced out front pre-game to local Dead Cover band Mr. Blotto (I saw them once in Indy about 25-30 years ago,

That is cool as hell! I saw the first one (Alpine '88) and a few others. That song doesn't do much for me. I LOVED Brent's playing but I never really cared for most of his tunes.

UC2P I've always respected the hell out of you regardless of our voting habits. I'm probably viewed as "The Hard Left" here in Central IN but that certainly wouldn't be the case if I lived on the West Coast or in the Northeast. I've always thought of myself as a left-leaning centrist. What's going on now is nothing short of an abomination. I would like to feel that we're an example of how people don't have to drink the kool-aid, we realize at the end of the day we're really not THAT far apart. Cheers.

I'm stoked as well. '81-'85 is criminally under-represented in the official releases. I know some of it is due to not having all the shows in the vault on SBD format (6/18/83 SPAC comes to mind) but still... September '83 has some killer moments - the Santa Fe shows you mentioned, Boise, and I've always loved the first night (9/6) at Red Rocks. Pre Drums set 2 is amazing.

I'm just glad it's over and I survived it. Now can we go back to discussing the next Dave's, box sets, etc.? l'm in TOO many Dead FB groups and that whole Mayer/Jerry/DeadCo vs Dead/fans vs haters thing was tiring and annoying as fuck. AND the next person who asks "Where's Shakedown?" get a shiv. lol

I was just listening to Alpine 6/22/85. I REALLY love June '85, and that little Midwest run (Alpine, Riverbend, Blossom) are some cherished moments for me. I was such a fan boy then.

I watched a 30 minute snippet of the old TV show Jazz Casual (host: Ralph Gleason) from I believe Jan. '64 with the Classic Quartet late last night on YT. They do Afro Blue, Alabama, and Impressions. I then immediately went to Archive and listened to the 6/17/75 GD Winterland show, where they did an insane 25 minute Blues For Allah > Drums > Stronger Than Dirt > Blues For Allah, and when they got to the Dirt I was listening to JG's incredible playing on that and thought to myself, "Man this guy REALLY incorporated Trane's style and phrasing on this".

I would definitely agree Mr. H regarding Coltrane. He's my favorite Jazz musician of all time, and along with Ravi and Jerry that's like my Holy Trinity of music. The Classic Quartet is undeniably one of the greatest small combos of all time, I never tire of hearing them. The small amount of time Dolphy was with him (Impressions LP, live footage) is truly mind blowing as well. I also like the later stuff like Ascension and Interstellar Space as well. That stuff influenced a whole bunch of folks I love - Braxton in particular. Have you ever heard that "Live At The Village Vanguard, Again!"

Greenfield does great work. I have his Garcia bio, Bill Graham's and Bear's and they're all worth the time.

Yeah, I swiped one too. A bit of a problem at first but it's done and done now!

Right on. That's all I'm seeing too. I always get all sweaty palmed when something like this gets talked about haha.

I think it's strictly rumor at this moment (nothing on Dead Net as of now) but I'm hearing about a box set of 73-74 PNW shows. Post it up of you can confirm, thanks.