Wookies

This morning's listening: Venue Dream Bowl Location Vallejo, CA Date 2/22/69 - Saturday posters tickets, passes & laminates One [58:55 +] Dupree's Diamond Blues [#3:57] > Mountains Of The Moon [3:44] > Jam [1:40] > Dark Star [22:17] > Cryptical Envelopment [1:55] > Drums [0:13] > The Other One [8:16] > Cryptical Envelopment [9:34] > Death Don't Have No Mercy [7:06] ; [0:28] % Two [54:54 +] [0:04] ; Doin' That Rag [6:46] > St. Stephen [5:56] > The Eleven [19:17] > Turn On Your Love Light [6:12] > Drums [1:22] > Turn On Your Love Light [14:52]

68-69 72-74 Fall 79 81 (primarily Spring, but I do love the Sept Greek and NE runs and a few shows from the Oct Europe tour) 88-90

Jerry side project ipod content: 9/1/74 4/3/76 5/21/76 7/2/77 7/23/77 3/18/78 3/8/80 2/11/81 9/1/89 9/2/89 12/22/90 11/9/91 11/17/91 11/9/93

I'm loading up the IPOD for a few long plane rides and some driving time over the coming two weeks. So far, I've gone with: Reckoning Dick's Picks 12 (6/26/74 and 6/28/74) Dick's Picks 22 (2/21/68 and 2/22/68) 1/20/68 2/2/68 8/23/68 2/7/69E 2/7/69L 4/5/69 (thinking about swapping this and 2/7L out as I just listened to them, but they're both so damn good) 10/25/69 5/2/70 5/3/72 5/4/72 9/27/72 3/22/73 9/11/73 10/30/73 11/14/73 (this one's coming off after this listen, most likely) 12/26/79 9/12/81 Any 68/69 suggestions (outside of Fillmore West 69 or Winterland 69) that should absolutely

Indeed. That's in my top 5 tapes of alltime. Just mindblowing. This afternoon's choice - Other One trifecta! Venue San Diego International Sports Arena Location San Diego, CA Date 11/14/73 - Wednesday posters tickets, passes & laminates One Big Railroad Blues [4:00] ; Jack Straw [4:49] ; Sugaree [7:32] ; Mexicali Blues [3:25] ; Here Comes Sunshine [12:53] ; Black Throated Wind [7:00] ; Cumberland Blues [6:31] ; Row Jimmy [8:54] ; The Race Is On [3:09] ; Brown Eyed Women [5:08] ; Beat It On Down The Line [3:15] ; Tennessee Jed [8:15] ; El Paso [4:18] ; China Cat Sunflower [9:09]

So I decided I wasn't quite ready for the complete and utter mindfuck that is 8/23/68 and went with 2/7/69L instead. Holy Alligator>Caution. This is complete insanity. Highly recommend a listen to this when you're sitting somewhere safely. NOT WHILE DRIVING. You might go off the road.

I love "Illustrated Trip" for that purpose. Even if it's got a bunch of errors. That book is awesome to flip through with a show playing.

I don't. I found I disagreed with too many of the reviews, so never bought any of them.

TC's harpsichord is absolutely spine-tingling. The jam out of it on this version is especially nice. Jerry stays with the acoustic for pretty much the whole thing and it gives a nice floaty feel before Phil takes over and leads things into Dark Star. I haven't listened to any primal era dead in quite some time (which isn't uncommon - I'll often go months without listening to a pre-72 show, let alone pre-70) and I'm getting blown away all over again by this one. I think I'm gonna crank up 8/23/68 next. Once Caliber's delicate ears have left the office and I can give it the volume it

Now playing Venue Avalon Ballroom Location San Francisco, CA Date 4/5/69 - Saturday posters tickets, passes & laminates One [52:30] Intro [0:07] ; Dupree's Diamond Blues [3:51] > Mountains Of The Moon [3:48] > Jam [2:14] > Dark Star [17:32] > St. Stephen [5:40] > The Eleven 1st vocals [1:11] > Turn On Your Love Light [17:23] ; [0:24] % Two [1:24:06] Hard To Handle [#5:52] > [0:08] Cosmic Charlie [7:44] ; [0:13] ; China Cat Sunflower [3:26] > Jam [2:20] > Doin' That Rag [7:41] ; Cryptical Envelopment [2:03] > Drums [0:25] > The Other One [9:30] >

Pretty much seals that it's gonna be a great listen. 9/27/72