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I have a countdown app on my phone. I can set up different events to count down to and pin to my start screen. Looking at it right now, 16 days to Solid Sound it says! Yeah, really. I was wondering the same.

Colt Park was one of the weirdest nights I ever had. Can't comment on the playing though.

Anybody read this? http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9339331/after-30-years-consider-phish-great-band Nothing particularly revealing here, but a shoutout to Wilco: "The other kind of greatness derives from never being less than good (and staying connected to a sizable core audience) over many years. U2, R.E.M., Sonic Youth, Metallica, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, and Wilco are the most notable recent examples of this lived-in greatness — and so is Phish, though it rarely gets mentioned in this company."

Thank you, I needed that.

I believe so. Saturday single day sold out a week or 2 ago. First year we were staying at a bed and breakfast with some folks from VT who were friends with the promoter (is Higher Ground involved), and was told that they were at about maybe 60% capacity. That number could be off, but they had hoped to sell a lot more tickets than they did. I'm a little fearful that it will be noticeably more crowded this year. Not that there's anything wrong with being at a festival of Wilco fans! But, one of the charms of SS1 and SS2 was the absence of long lines for food and beverages and restrooms, a

NYE 12-31-73 from Winterland is outstanding. I think it's 4 discs, including a 3rd set early morning blues jam session with Garcia and Boz Scaggs. I'd be happy to set you up with discs or a Dropbox link.

I just pulled out my original vinyl, it has to be an original pressing, and it sounded great. Hadn't listened to it in a million years. So I guess I don't "need" the new 200 gram vinyl, and will most likely go for the live collection.

So if I want the vinyl, I don't get the discs? Looks like I would have to make 2 purchases.

Historic performance. I'm with mountain bed, Sets 2 (and 3) are among my favorite sets of all time. I have the poster for this show hanging in my office.

I never acquired an ear for Victim, to this day.

Possibly the best Dew ever? That means I should definitely check it out.

Yes, and the Eyes>Estimated is not too shabby. I wasn't their either, but the tape circulated pretty quickly on the WELL. Blew me away.

I know from friends they did some, or at least one, epic shows in Maine during this period. Among their favorite shows of all time. I've still never listened, but this has prompted me to get to it.

'90 MSG too. And '91 Boston. And the first Branford show at Nassau, what was that, March '90?

Funny, I was off the bus from '81-87, and never listen to any shows from the '81-84 era!

I thought '90 and '91 were great years. Some of those Hornsby shows are among me favorite GD shows of all.

Agree, Jerry looked absolutely terrible in '94 and '95. There were nights we thought he was just going to die on stage. (Albany, Spring '95). He was huge, and spent 99% of the shows hunched over his guitar, no eye contact with the band, not interactive at all. 50/50 he would get the vocals correct even with a teleprompter. There were a couple of gem shows in there, but the % of great GD shows was way down in those years. The last great run of shows I saw was Boston '91. Saw all the Boston and Albany shows in 93, '94 and spring '95, there were some good ones, but it was obvious to me tha

Re: CVB vs. Cracker, significant difference in the music between the bands to my ears, probably mostly to do with the prominent role of the violin in CVB. I'm with remphish1 on this, I wouldn't knock seeing CVB in any respect, but I vastly prefer Cracker. Love Hickman's playing, and I think the Cracker songbook is much stronger. In fact, I love the Cracker songbook. This tour has been coming to Cambridge every January now for several years, didn't see it this year because of the Pats game, so I last saw them in January 2012. Brought my then 22 year old son and his buddy. Even though he

Solid Sound posted a photo on FB this morning showing some earth moving equipment "getting ready for Solid Sound at MASS MoCA: creating a bit more room for you by Joe's field." Wonder if ticket sales are up this year?

I blew off going to see Camper Van and Cracker at the Middle East because of the Pats/Ravens game (a/k/a AFC Championship game). Would have had a much better time at the Middle East.

Never saw Warren with a Strat, until he came on stage last week in New Orleans with the Mule and opened with Are You Experienced?

Low, on KEXP

I still have a promotional/collector's edition of Without A Net, still wrapped. I have no idea why I'm still holding onto it or haven't unwrapped it. I guess I thought it would become some sort of collector's item and worth something, though I doubt it, and wouldn't even know what to do with it anyway. But it's still sitting in my cabinet. I don't have any problem with GD/Rhino putting out these box sets. I don't buy all of them, but I've been very happy with the ones I have purchased, especially the Winterland '73 and '77 box sets. The only reason I bought the May '77 box is because I

Can't argue with that one!