calvino Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I haven't received mine - yet - probably has something to do with the blizzard over the weekend... Link to post Share on other sites
jw harding Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I didn't know about this... "The Grateful Dead moved me very much..."Eric Clapton http://www.rollingstone.com/coverwall/1968Can you link to the specific article that quote is from? Not sure which one. Maybe they should've had Clapton fill in for Jerry... Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Maybe they should've had Clapton fill in for Jerry...Good lord. Link to post Share on other sites
jw harding Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Imagine if Clapton had accepted the invitation to join the Allmans after Duane's death. Maybe he would've stayed relevant. Or died a long time ago. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Was he offered the job? That'd have been a weird fit. And hey, Gregg is still alive.... Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Should've asked David Hidalgo Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 For what? Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 For what?A Dead-infused cover of La Bamba. Link to post Share on other sites
jw harding Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Accordion duet with Hornsby Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Saw Hornsby's first appearance with GD at Buckeye on accordion. It was a hoot.I liked some of those Hornsby tunes he brought to the GD, too, like Valley Road and Stander on the Mountain.... Link to post Share on other sites
jw harding Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 It would be cool if another guest or two showed up for the fare well shows for a song or two. Crosby, Donna. Lots of options. How about a big Ripple sing along? Link to post Share on other sites
Mizzy Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 it's one of the few uncirculated shows they have for possible release in the future.” What other shows are uncirculated, for possible release in the future or otherwise? Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I've never heard a sbd of SPAC '83 and would love to. One of the best "Dew"s ever, imo. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 What other shows are uncirculated, for possible release in the future or otherwise?I read where there might be some stuff from between 1969-1971..."houseboat" tapes or tapes from Mountain Girl that have never seen the light of day. Not sure, as there is no definitive info available yet, as far as I know. Link to post Share on other sites
i'm only sleeping Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Can you link to the specific article that quote is from? Not sure which one. Maybe they should've had Clapton fill in for Jerry...Sorry jw harding, I picked out this out of context. It really seems Clapton did not enjoy the Dead, at least in records http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2010/03/cream-and-dead.html In September '67, Clapton mentioned one surprise in San Francisco: "The first thing that hit me really hard was that the Grateful Dead were playing a lot of gigs for free. That very much moved me. I'd never heard of anyone doing that before."Cream didn't see the Dead live, though. At some point Clapton heard the Dead's first album, but didn't have a positive reaction. "I don't think the quality of their music is as high as a lot of other good recording bands. People are more concerned with live music, maybe, than recording. If the Grateful Dead are one of the best, they're not doing a very good job on recording....they're not really my bag." Link to post Share on other sites
jw harding Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Funny that the Rolling Stone page takes the quote totally out of context to mean the opposite. Can't blame him for not liking the first album, but he used the term bag, which confirms my feelings on him. Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 For what?to be the most talented guy in what's left of the band. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I thought you were referring to the Clapton/ABB thing, but you're referring to Los Lobos guy for lead in the GD Tribute band, correct? Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Correct. Hidalgo and Garcia dug each other, jammed together, etc. If it were my job to find a guitarist to play with the Dead, then my first invitation would be extended to David Hidalgo. Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Sorry if this seems a little morbid, but I was just reading an article about the Metro North train crash and one of the victims was apparently a big Grateful Dead fan. I was struck by what it said in the article--I don't think I've ever specifically noticed a major news event where it described somebody this way. I thought it was possible that someone here might know this person, Eric Vandercar, 53, of Bedford Hills. "Eric loved many different kinds of music and with each band he had subsets of friends," said longtime friend Boone Becker of Boulder, Colo. "My connection to him was through The Grateful Dead."Becker, who met Vandercar at a Dead concert 24 years ago and has been to hundreds more with him since, said they just bought tickets for an upcoming show in Chicago.“What Eric brought to everything he did was an unparalleled level of clarity and focus which made everything better,” said Becker. “He was one of a kind and loads of fun as well.”One of Vandercar's favorite concert venues was the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y."We lost an old friend last night in the Metro-North train tragedy. RIP Eric Vandercar," Eliot Byron, who is the stage manager, wrote on Twitter.When Vandercar wasn't following his favorite bands as they toured the northeast, the former Eagle scout coached youth soccer in Bedford. Link to post Share on other sites
dagwave Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Huge moe fan, and big time taper. Any tragedy of any nature involving lives being cut short is so, so terrible. When it hits close to home,.....worse. God Bless everyone, and anyone, related to this horrific accident. Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I didn't know him personally, but feel like he was part of the "community" I engage with. Big time music fan and taper, I'm sure I have or have listened to lots of his shows. He and his wife spent lots of nights at the Brooklyn Bowl and Cap Theater, and going to JazzFest. My kind of people. Terrible tragedy for all involved. Link to post Share on other sites
radiowilco Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Joe Russo's Almost DeadHigher GroundBurlington, VT2/5/15 Thought I would just post this on the Grateful Dead thread instead of the live shows page so it would reach the most interested audience on the board... I was Joe Russo's Almost Dead last night and, well, skip Chicago and get yourselves to one these gigs if you can :-) This was my first time seeing these guys live and was completely blown away. They play the music of the Grateful Dead, but are not a cover band. I am pretty burnt on all things post-Dead, but this band is really breathing new life into the Grateful Dead song book. Everyone of these guys is a monster player in their own right, and they are very clearly enjoying themselves on stage. Hamilton and Metzger are superb guitar players who compliment each others style and skills. Marco Benevento (a personal favorite of mine) was in rare form as well bashing away at his keyboard and synth. That said, I was most impressed with Russo and Driewitz - these two are an extremely powerful rhythm section who sound nothing like Phil, Mickey and Billy -- and I mean that in a good way. Mostly, these guys are simply celebrating the songs of the Dead and playing with them with amazing passion and originality. Go see them!!! Here's the Set List as played: The Music Never Stopped>Scarlet Begonias>BerthaEstimated Prophet>Crazyfingers>Mr. Charlie>Brown Eyed Women Space>Help on the Way>Slipknot>Franklin's Tower>He's Gone> (w/Caution and Slipknot Teases)Truckin' (w/Caution and Other One Teases)The Other One (w/Caution and Slipknot Teases) Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I was most impressed with Russo and Driewitz - these two are an extremely powerful rhythm section who sound nothing like Phil, Mickey and Billy -- and I mean that in a good way. I have often said that the rhythm section was the weak link in the Dead, but wow. Maybe it wasn't meant that way... Link to post Share on other sites
suites Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Sorry if this seems a little morbid, but I was just reading an article about the Metro North train crash and one of the victims was apparently a big Grateful Dead fan. I was struck by what it said in the article--I don't think I've ever specifically noticed a major news event where it described somebody this way. I thought it was possible that someone here might know this person, Eric Vandercar, 53, of Bedford Hills. "Eric loved many different kinds of music and with each band he had subsets of friends," said longtime friend Boone Becker of Boulder, Colo. "My connection to him was through The Grateful Dead."Becker, who met Vandercar at a Dead concert 24 years ago and has been to hundreds more with him since, said they just bought tickets for an upcoming show in Chicago.“What Eric brought to everything he did was an unparalleled level of clarity and focus which made everything better,” said Becker. “He was one of a kind and loads of fun as well.”One of Vandercar's favorite concert venues was the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y."We lost an old friend last night in the Metro-North train tragedy. RIP Eric Vandercar," Eliot Byron, who is the stage manager, wrote on Twitter.When Vandercar wasn't following his favorite bands as they toured the northeast, the former Eagle scout coached youth soccer in Bedford. I saw they put his name on the Marque sign at the Capital Theatre. He was a taper as well.....so sad Link to post Share on other sites
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