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Pretty much agree with this writer's view of the Boston show. Glad I was along for the ride. http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2012/11/28/epic-ride-with-neil-young-and-crazy-horse/CYMbSy3rkic1EHICtifbZP/story.html

Well done Adam!

Did they give you set times? I see that there's a third band (I never heard of), so wondering if you know what time for Patti and then Neil?

Good for you. I am in the club seats. Look forward to seeing your shots

Neil and Crazy Horse, with Patti Smith opening, tonight in Boston.

Not me.

This should give you a good feel for Neil and Crazy Horse, from Toronto the other night:

Right on!

Glad to see he's got Buffalo 5/9/77 on that list. I've always maintained this may be the best of the May '77 shows. My favorite first set. That Help>Slip>Franklins opener is totally *killer*, the Music closer rages, and everything in between is played to perfection. And the second set is not too shabby either. Better show than the more well known previous night Cornell to my ears. If you've never heard this show, give it a listen. You won't be disappointed.

Getting ready for Monday in Boston:

Just listened to that: http://archive.org/details/gd1978-04-24.sbd.miller.97543.sbeok.flac16 Sunshine Daydream is "must-see" stuff. Blistering hot, blistering hot music. The acid just drips out of the tv.

Hey, I was at that Normal, IL show. I was an undergrad in St. Louis, and my brother was in grad school at Normal. Don't remember much about it, will have to give a listen on the Archive. And agree with all your comments about the Venetta show. Mindblowing.

I guess this discussion is limited to the Dick's and Dave's releases (as to which I don't share in the overall disappointment although I don't buy them all). But here's a plug for the Winterland '73 and Winterland '77 box sets. Whoever was responsible for those boxes hit the nail right on the head.

9-20-90 second set is probably the single best GD set I ever personally witnessed. Maybe tied with Roosevelt Stadium 8-6-74 second set. You know these nights are out as part of the Roads Trips release, although not in their entirety.

That is simply the best thing written about the Dead and what made them the Dead that I have ever read! OK, I'm prone to exaggeration, but it simply is.

That Intro>NFA>Easy Wind opener just rips, right out of the box. Think Weir calls that the best NFA ever. And I always love a 1970 Dancin, and this one's a keeper.

That is awesome! Make it mandatory viewing for every member of Congress.

He's written some of my favorite books, including Walk. My absolute favorite Bryson, and maybe all time favorite,is A Short History of Nearly Everything. Each chapter is a history of a different science subject. This book is outstanding.

Another excellent Steel Cut Oats collection and great write up from Hidden Track, this edition being Capitol Theater Portchester 1970 http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/steel-cut-oats-10-back-to-the-cap-port-chester-70/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HiddenTrack+%28Hidden+Track%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

The best 20 minutes I spent today right here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/49736294#49736294 Rachel Maddow's brilliant post-mortem on the election from last night. I know she's a cheerleader from the left and can be seen as the other side of the Fox coin, but I think she's brilliant, and I think she speaks facts. Anyhow, anyone who was pleased with the results on election day will enjoy watching this I think. We joke in my house that my wife would leave me in a second for Jon Stewart. I may do the same for Maddow. Except I think she may be gay, so my wife has less to worry

Isn't that 11/10/73 Winterland sequence in the Winterland '73 box they put out? I would check myself, but we just lost power in the storm. That box set is fantastic for those who may not have it.

What happened, and where does it head from here? I think Tom Friedman put it very well today: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/opinion/friedman-hope-and-change-part-two.html?hp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eyFiClAzq8

No doubt! Always a favorite. I don't think I've ever heard their real set. When I think of Watkins Glen, I think of this soundcheck. Apparently just popped up on YouTube, the Dead in NOLA with Nevilles and the Bangles doing Iko http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/video-the-night-the-grateful-dead-met-the-bangles/

Whoa, I feel like I dropped in from another planet, have never heard of most of what has been mentioned here. I couldn't argue with the Dave's Picks. And I will add: Heartless Bastards- Arrow and the Lee Renaldo Band release is really good.