Shug Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I might've mentioned it before, but of all the stuff I saw in the parking lots for sale and didn't buy, the Garcia chia pet tops the list! My buddy Mercury had a sticker next to the gas cap on his beater truck that said "Phil 'er up!" Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Oh man, there's a ton of lot stuff I passed on buying that I now wished I woulda picked up and socked away. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Never had a car of my owned until 97, so I never bothered with bumper stickers. In the Chicago area, the below shirt was quite popular. I bought a red one and gave it to a friend. Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Seconded. I'll still see them as many times as I can, but I don't ever expect another Don't Fear the Reaper encore or a surprise Ziggy Stardust.Hell, I'd be psyched just to see another obscure song (More Like the Moon, Venus Stopped the Train, etc.), but then, that's why we are the fanatics on the message board and not just casual concertgoers... Solid Sound doesn't disappoint. Link to post Share on other sites
jw harding Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Never had a car of my owned until 97, so I never bothered with bumper stickers. In the Chicago area, the below shirt was quite popular. I bought a red one and gave it to a friend. I've got the un-tie-dyed version of that shirt. Also gave onesie versions of that shirt to a bunch of friends after they had kids. Popular gift. Favorite sticker: "Bobby fans are people too" with a picture of a glum look Weir. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I've got the un-tie-dyed version of that shirt. Also gave onesie versions of that shirt to a bunch of friends after they had kids. Popular gift. Favorite sticker: "Bobby fans are people too" with a picture of a glum look Weir. I enjoyed that Bobby sticker - I was one of those Bobby fans who got flack from my friends because I was always sticking up for him. When I start listening to the Dead (86-87), I made an all Bobby mix tape and always listened to it. I was a teenager at the time, so I guess his more rocking songs suited me better at the time. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I always took Booby jokes as good-natured. He took some flak in the day but everyone always dug him, imo. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Anybody watch any of the free Furthur Sweetwater streams last week? Some good stuff in there. John K seems to continue to be given more space to bring his own style to the tunes. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I caught most of the 1st set and a little of the 2nd - it was pretty damn good - it was fun watching Russo playing the drums. The quality of the feed and production was very good, too. Link to post Share on other sites
Shug Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Furthur actually webcast all four nights. I caught nights #3 and #4. Night four was pretty dang good with a good Truckin' opener that went into a nice little jam and the show stayed good all the way through, I was rather impressed, but I also wasn't expecting all that much (first time I've checked out Furthur). Night #3 had a kinda lazy first set to my ears, but the second set had a good Dark Star>Morning Dew>Dark Star>Terrapin sequence with some good spacey playing. Phil, to me, is the anchor with his consistently jazzy complex and energetic bass playing. I'm fine with the precise and articulate playing from Kadlecik and Chimenti, I think their relatively youthful energy keeps things moving along on a good night, plus they have studied the songs and probably have more motivation to keep the intensity up in a historically accurate way than Phil or Bobby do. Bobby looks a little tired and old (he'd look younger if he was clean shaven) but if the rest of the band gets cooking he can follow with his cool rhythm playing. Not sure he's really the guy to get things rolling himself, though, at this point in his life. Weakest link for me is the drumming. Russo is competent but not enough power for my tastes. He's more like Kreutzman in the early 70s, so I'm sure lots of people dig that. I miss having two drummers, myself. Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 A new video from Dave (About DP Number 5.) And here's an interview with Tim Truman (who is from my state): Tim Truman interview. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 A new video from Dave (About DP Number 5.) And here's an interview with Tim Truman (who is from my state): Tim Truman interview.I love how he says he's going to be brief, and then talks for almost 15 minutes! Hilarious. Based on the strength of the 1969-70 material on DP Number 6, I decided to do the subscription for this year. Looking forward to hearing it all. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Weir and Dave Schools (and "others") tonight (8:30 Eastern) from TRI Studios. Look for free stream:http://www.tristudios.com/upcoming Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 I love how he says he's going to be brief, and then talks for almost 15 minutes! Hilarious. Based on the strength of the 1969-70 material on DP Number 6, I decided to do the subscription for this year. Looking forward to hearing it all. I have a feeling that guy could go on for hours. Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 ^Which is why we love the guy. If I'm on a good roll and around people of like-mind I can yak about the band all day. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 At times I wanna say, "I get it, David - it's one of the best ever" It's a bit of bummer that Blair Jackson is going to stop writing his blog post over at Dead.net - it usually was an interesting read. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Furthur actually webcast all four nights. I caught nights #3 and #4. Night four was pretty dang good with a good Truckin' opener that went into a nice little jam and the show stayed good all the way through, I was rather impressed, but I also wasn't expecting all that much (first time I've checked out Furthur). Night #3 had a kinda lazy first set to my ears, but the second set had a good Dark Star>Morning Dew>Dark Star>Terrapin sequence with some good spacey playing. Phil, to me, is the anchor with his consistently jazzy complex and energetic bass playing. I'm fine with the precise and articulate playing from Kadlecik and Chimenti, I think their relatively youthful energy keeps things moving along on a good night, plus they have studied the songs and probably have more motivation to keep the intensity up in a historically accurate way than Phil or Bobby do. Bobby looks a little tired and old (he'd look younger if he was clean shaven) but if the rest of the band gets cooking he can follow with his cool rhythm playing. Not sure he's really the guy to get things rolling himself, though, at this point in his life. Weakest link for me is the drumming. Russo is competent but not enough power for my tastes. He's more like Kreutzman in the early 70s, so I'm sure lots of people dig that. I miss having two drummers, myself. Yeah his drums do sound a bit "thin" (for the lack of a better word) in the mix. I only saw them play once, last summer, and I think I remember feeling that way after the show (which I thought was great, overall). But on the webcast, he was entertaining to watch. Link to post Share on other sites
winterland121072 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I always found this bumper sticker to be particularly appropriate for about 7 years of my life... Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Yeah, I remember when that one came to life, winterland. The 'Ask the Band" segment from the NYE '87 pay-per-view. The kid asked that question, then they went back to the band and you could just see how much they enjoyed that. Link to post Share on other sites
Shug Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Best Touch of Grey ever!!? http://archive.org/details/gd1987-03-27.sbd.seaweed.111241.flac2448 The crowd is just ROARING for the "we will survive" parts and the whole performance is over-the-top jubilant. First East Coast tour since Jerry's coma, I think. They were fucking stoked to have him back and healthy. Spring '87 is blowing me away. Two killer nights in Hartford, the last night in Philly is way hot, and I'll bet there are more gems from that tour that I haven't discovered yet, AWESOME! Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Best Touch of Grey ever!!? http://archive.org/details/gd1987-03-27.sbd.seaweed.111241.flac2448 The crowd is just ROARING for the "we will survive" parts and the whole performance is over-the-top jubilant. First East Coast tour since Jerry's coma, I think. They were fucking stoked to have him back and healthy. Spring '87 is blowing me away. Two killer nights in Hartford, the last night in Philly is way hot, and I'll bet there are more gems from that tour that I haven't discovered yet, AWESOME!The first tune back after the coma was Touch (in Oakland). That one is pretty memorable. I actually prefer the earlier Touch's ('82-83). The slower/funkier versions. One of my all-time favorites is from Lake Placid Oct '83. Bobby's rhythm on it is really cool (lots of wah-wah type twang the whole show from him....check out the Revolution encore, too) and Garcia's voice is all high and nasally but sounds great for the tune.... Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Best Touch of Grey ever!!? http://archive.org/details/gd1987-03-27.sbd.seaweed.111241.flac2448 The crowd is just ROARING for the "we will survive" parts and the whole performance is over-the-top jubilant. First East Coast tour since Jerry's coma, I think. They were fucking stoked to have him back and healthy. Spring '87 is blowing me away. Two killer nights in Hartford, the last night in Philly is way hot, and I'll bet there are more gems from that tour that I haven't discovered yet, AWESOME!Don't forget the Chicago UIC run. The 4/11 show was broadcast on WXRT. The Touch from that show is like you describe from 3/27 - the place just went nuts. Jerry actually took his hand off the guitar and shook his fist at the crowd and belted out the "I will survive". It made my hair stand on end. Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Don't forget the Chicago UIC run. The 4/11 show was broadcast on WXRT. Wow did my neighborhood get flooded with goodies after that run. Yowza! Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Wow did my neighborhood get flooded with goodies after that run. Yowza!I bought one of my favorite bumper stickers ever on the street that night. All it said, in big block letters, was "REAGAN KNEW". Also - I'm fairly certain it was on this Chicago run that JG finally hooked it up with Manasha FOR REALZ. Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I bought one of my favorite bumper stickers ever on the street that night. All it said, in big block letters, was "REAGAN KNEW". Also - I'm fairly certain it was on this Chicago run that JG finally hooked it up with Manasha FOR REALZ. Heh! I had that exact same bumper sticker. Manasha was pretty hot. Sounded like she was really good for him too. Link to post Share on other sites
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