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Things have really calmed down since the good old days at the Ledges.

I hope Dickey and Jerry already have a cosmic jam session planned. Godspeed Ramblin Man

Original Recipe (1) Box of Rain > China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Black Throated Wind, Loser, Greatest Story Ever Told, I’ll Take a Melody, Easy Wind, Just Like Tom’s Thumbs Blues, Feel Like a Stranger (2) Help is on The Way > Slipknot! > Franklins Tower, Corrina > St. Stephen > Eyes of the World > Drums > Space > The Wheel > Playin in the Band > Stella Blue > Playin Reprise E: Mr. Charlie, Piece of my Heart

Awesome pair of shows! So very grateful they came yet hoped there would be more people. I fear they won't return if bringing the show to Hawaii isn't viable. Maybe Big Island? Feels like there are more heads there. Would fly in to see them again. If they do come back to us I'll buy extra tix and invite friends to come along. I like seeing younger people there, reminds me of those who turned me on in the 80's. Heartfelt Mahalo to DSO and crew. May the four winds blow you safely home!

12/27/77 Set 1 Bertha -> Good Lovin' Brown Eyed Women Cassidy Peggy-O Looks Like Rain Dire Wolf Passenger Candyman El Paso Friend Of The Devil The Music Never Stopped Set 2 Cold Rain And Snow Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain Estimated Prophet -> He's Gone Truckin' -> Wharf Rat -> Around And Around Encore Samson And Delilah

Show is up on archive: https://archive.org/details/dso2024-03-22.pr

Emmylou's playing on her 77th birthday on Tuesday with special guest Jerry Douglas. I think this is the first time she's played on her birthday and it's a benefit for her dog rescue Boneparte's Retreat and a homeless shelter in Nashville. City Winery, free parking (which is a big deal in Nashville). I hoping for a

When he chimes in on final lyrics of Promised Land…”poor boys’ on the line”. Especially if opener.

It's going to be a last minute decision with all the whirlwind of the unexpected and eyes wide open; however, if I'm graced with the privilege of attending, that I will

I’ll have what VjiupsLer is having

Um, wow. Did all four. Thought I’d invite any questions about Sphere, particularly for those going to Dead & Company. Happy to share anything I can. It’s the best-sounding venue I’ve ever experienced. Then of course the immersive environment and visuals added to that: unbelievable. The band was up to the task, they were stellar shows. DD

Streaming Phish pholks came by the Burl in Lexington. Talked to one cat that was a Goose fan before the drummer died and is disappointed with the return with new members citing they're sounding like Phish now. He's a Phish tour head and that's what he liked about the original Goose, being different. I never added any Goose shows when being prompted by Hyryder fans at mousetrap shows a couple of years back. My concert reportore didn't have room for Goose, but I did like talking when their fans, they just weren't getting a new recruit. I believe this Friday in Lexington will most likely be my last Billy Strings having started with with him back at the JHMF in 2014. I got him to sign my acoustic guitar the third day of the three night NYE run up in Pontiac Michigan because him and his band were staying at the same Marriott hotel that he had set up for fans at a cheap rate with shuttle runs back and forth to all 3 shows. The front of the guitar has a black catfish on it and his William Apostle signature came down nicely off of the catfish's whiskers. He's was psyched about that. Met Duck and sons for the first time there in 12/31/18 and ran into him again at Billy's 2022 NYE show 🎶🔥⚡

....for Anti-Trust violations. Wow ! Sounds great, right? What a headline! Down with Cartels! I'm no sage but here's how this is likely to go: The case will be heard in 2026, any unfavorable findings will be appealed. In 2028, instead of Live Nation being broken apart, they will agree to establish a 10M fund as reparations to the ticket-buying public. After the attorneys get their cut, you can choose to receive a check for $7.26 or receive it as a $10 credit for your next Live Nation ticket purchase. Boy - I sure would love to be wrong on this one.

My guess is the US gov wants a bigger cut to continue to look the other way. still I’m hoping it improves things but when one super corrupt organization investigates a 2nd super corrupt organization, selfishly I don’t see things getting better for me. 😆🤣

Love seeing all this unplanned events rising up out of the ashes…!

Saviors spirits and wingmen April 21st. To save the weekend maybe it was the roses

Here’s a list of performances for those acts making lemonade out of lemons; **Grateful Festival** \- Will provide vendors space and admission for Skull & Roses ticketholders at an affordable rate. **Touch of Gravy** \- Dead Shred 420 - 3 weeks from Saturday. Buy your tickets now! No tickets will be available at the gate. This will be a blast. 2 bands, kegs, free dry camping and a "real deal" light show on the barn and on the mountain by the Mad Alchemist. In Morro Bay at Hunter Moon Ranch **Andy Coe Band** \- Last minute shows added... Friday 4/19 - ACB @ Jellyfish Brewery in Georgetown : 7-10pm All ages Saturday 4/20 - ACB @ The Eastside in Olympia 8-11pm \*\* All Skull and Roses ticket holders get free entry to both shows. **Joe Marcinek's Dead Funk Summit** \- Sunday night (4/21) in LA at Saint Rocke (Hermosa Beach) featuring Joe Marcinek's Dead Funk Summit w/ Nathaniel LaPointe and a ridiculous all-star lineup including Stanton Moore, Tony Hall, Steve Molitz, and Jason Hann!! **Psychedelic Summer Band** \- WE are still ON for that Sunday's gig (April 21 from 2-5) behind the Crowne Plaza @ their Firepit. Entrance thru the hotel - no reservations required, dancing till you cant see straight! We are SOOOO looking forward to performing in our hometown - see you all - **Garcia Birthday Band** \- THIS SATURDAY - help us wash away those SoCal blues, and join us in Salem for the first time since 2017!!! We got a LOT of heat to burn off, so let's show this beautiful theater what we're really all about. Tix still available but moving fast. ALL AGES!!! **China Cat** \- The bad news: Skull & Roses has been cancelled. The good news: The China Cats will be playing instead on Saturday, April 20 at the Vets Hall in Santa Cruz. Tickets now available. **Easy Wind** \- Sorrento Rocks with Easy Wind, Paint it Black(stones tribute), rosethorne, spiderhead, and The Swell. This Sunday at Del Mar Social. 3pm music!!! Come support these great San Diego bands! Skull and Roses ticket holders get in free with proof of purchase. **Pete Sawyer & The Left Hand Monkey Wrench** \- Will be doing a 420 Celebration at an amazing venue in San Jose, Art Boutiki… My heart goes out to all of the artists, vendors and ticket holders who were looking forward to Skull and Roses next weekend... If you have Skull and Roses tickets please dm me and we will discount your ticket for this event. If you are a vendor who got shut out by Skull and Roses please contact me if you'd like to vend at this show! **Moonalice** \- Responding to the news that the SKULL & ROSES festival has been canceled, Bay Area psychedelic soul band Moonalice is offering free entry to its shows in the San Francisco Bay Area over 4/20 weekend to fans who sign up and bring a Skull & Roses ticket. “Skull & Roses was a fantastic festival and we were lucky to play there many times. The festival and its fans deserved a much happier ending,” said Moonalice’s Roger McNamee. “We think the right thing to do is give folks who had S&R tickets free entry to our shows on April 18, 19, and 20.” April 18 – Tricycle Day at Felton Music Hall, Felton, CA April 19 – Bicycle Day at Rancho Nicasio Restaurant & Bar, Nicasio, CA (Marin County) April 20 – 4/20 Gathering of the Tribe at the Hopmonk Tavern Sebastopol, Sebastopol, CA To qualify, please email your name, contact information, and a photo of you S&R ticket to management@moonalice.com. Put “Skull & Roses” in the subject line. Please bring your S&R ticket to our show. Tricycle Day (April 18) is a new holiday to allow Moonalice fans to prepare for the well established holidays that follow. It’s a new holiday, so we will be creative. Everyone who attends will receive a poster. Doors 7, show 8. Bicycle Day (April) commemorates Dr. Albert Hoffmann’s first experiment with LSD. The set list will reflect the occasion. Everyone who attends will receive a poster. Dinner/Doors 6:00, Show 7:30 4/20 is the highest holy day in the Moonalice calendar. Every attendee will receive a package of 20+ posters created especially for the show. There will be a few surprises. Doors 7, Show 8. **Dead Roses** \- SANTA CRUZ This weekend! 4/13/2024 Sucks skull n roses is shut down and nobody gets a refund but we’re here to help… show your ticket at the door and get $10 off admission at the Veteran's Memorial Building **purplemoon.com** \- · We’re so bummed that we won’t be vending at skull and roses after working hard for weeks getting our inventory ready ! DM if you’d like to buy some bling Support James, out of money and was due to vend - **AlwaysAHootStudios.com**. Hyryder + Legion of Minglewood 4/20 7440 Sylvia Ave. Reseda, CA for Hyryder and Legion of Minglewood - 4:20p Another gig on 4/20 @ Tony's Pizziaria: 186 E Thompson Blvd Ventura, CA 93001 Hyryder 2-5 (2 Sets) The Alligstors 5:30-7 Shaky Feelin 7:30-10 (2 Sets) 4/19 @ Crown Plaza Hotel - 450 E Harbor Blvd, Ventura, CA 93001-2708 530 - 1030 (3 sets)

4-29-71 Hard To Handle, Filmore East. So after listening to this version of HTH for the umptenth time, I am professing this is some of Jerry’s best work. Still get chills all the way. He slays every nuance of this song. Pig is spot on. The band is in sync. I’d really love some honest feedback on this and songs/versions you think are better AND WHY? I wanna learn, but can’t get past how fucking good that is. (Ed is gonna bust my balls about his fav but I leave it to the experts…., you fine folks, ha!) please, you have to listen before responding, it’s on archive or ladies and gentlemen the Grateful Dead release. You won’t regret the time spent, lol.

Favorite Grateful Dead Hard to Handle: 8/6/1971: https://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1971/08/06?source=335844 2/13/1970: https://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1970/02/13?source=88525 12/31/1982: https://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1982/12/31?source=339414 Favorite non DSO post Grateful Dead Hard to Handles: Phil Lesh Quintet: 12/31/2001: https://relisten.net/phil-lesh/2001/12/31?source=63070 Midnight Hour*> Hard to Handle* w/Susan Tedeschi Furthur: 3/12/2010: https://relisten.net/furthur/2010/03/12?source=12144 Viola Lee Blues> High Time> Caution jam> Viola Lee Blues> Hard to Handle*> w/Chris Robinson Viola Lee Blues

This was the 2nd total eclipse I’ve had in my back yard in 7 years. There’s not much like a total eclipse. Southern Illinois and western KY are in the x marks the spot double eclipse area even though this one was only 1:20 vs the 2:25 we had in 2017. The last few seconds before a ripple of light starts to move over the ground as all the light becomes from the flares. Then darkness out. At around 95% covered everything becomes surreal looking. A minute before it went total Jonathan wanted to look at it so had to take him inside to not get his corneas burned like the 500 people last eclipse. Your eyes don’t automatically close like with the sun out. But the 500 people with a tiny strip of sun burnt into their corneas after the last one will tell you don’t look. Once it went full brought him out to see. He’s a moon fanatic anyway. Any time a moon shows up in any movie you get the “daddy moon. Moon daddy”. Cheers. oh and you could see stars and planets during the full.

Looking forward to skull and roses. Ventura is a happy medium between Honolulu and sugar beach. Our Airbnb has a solar heated pool. One thing I can say for sure is my life is blessed. I have this beautiful family this beautiful music and community. Life really is wonderful.

Tickets secured. Wow. Praise DSO.

Encouraged and somewhat challenged, I started with the 5:10 min from 3/15/69 and the last 7:32 from 8/26/71 and listened going back and and forth from these bookends quickly realizing that you two have found the most enjoyable H2H's. (I'm open to any others from the mega drive search)Thanks for the lead though because I got to see how quickly Keith came in to play and understand the introduction of the 5 new songs in consideration of Pigpen's lost material. The five new ones became as paramount from 71-79 as pigpen's were from 65-71 and then similarly with Brent's new material from 79-90. Not so with Vince's 90-95.

Pass the whiskey round. Like serious. You drunk mother fuckers ate hogging it all. 4/29/71 is just too short. Sorry. 9 minutes isn’t enough to tell a tale. For non heads 9 minutes is extremism but it leaves too much on the table for me. on the 8/6/71 I have 4 sources from the John A mega drive but only 3 have the hard to handle as dicks picks volume 35 excludes it so I need to listen to all 3 but not sure 7:48 will do it either. Did the dead not play a 15 min hard to handle? Has Dso played an expanded one? I’m sorta confused. I thought there were many really long ones but I can’t seem to find any. I guess I never really think about the length of a few songs. Good lord I need to listen to more shows again but I get “no dance daddy. No dance”. We aren’t dancing. I’m playing music. “No dance daddy!!!!!!” Peace. Bed calls

https://archive.org/details/gd84-04-06.sbd.willy.10159.sbeok.shnf Fortunately I was able to catch my 3rd show because someone decided not to go at a Friday night house party in Laramie, Wyoming and I took my friend Tim up on the suddenly available Sat night Grateful Dead ticket for the Aladdin Theater in Las Vegas. This adventure was about the road trip. 780 miles each way and having to be back in class by Monday morning. My first two were about seeing the Grateful Dead and were only in Morrison, CO, 9/7 & 9/8/83 a mere 2 1/2 drive from UW. My fourth show was about both the road trip and the excitement of seeing the band again in Syracuse fall of '84. By then I was enrolled in college back in Cincinnati in the professional drama program CCM offered @ UC. As you listen to the end of this show picture Bobby sitting on the edge of the stage swinging his legs back and forth during SSDD🎉🎶🔥⚡also a real drippy space only a week before the last Dark Star for five years. I didn't get my first HSF until it was revived by the Warlocks in '89, even then it took me until 1990 having not gone to 9/6/83😞. But now all is good with DSO keeping things in progress! This here is an outstanding DSDB. Give a whirl without looking at the setlists... there's an unusual surprise after d/s (Edited 4/8/24)~ the comments under this archive recording tell about how closely the band was connected to the audience and illustrate the dedication of the audience to the scene and the band to the audience)

I found a website once that had the songs that the Grateful Dead played listed in the order of number of times played, from Drums/Space, Me and My Uncle right on down to quite a few that were only played once. The end of that list is quite intriguing. Some are associated with one off benefit shows with other artists on stage with them. Some, like the Master’s Bouquet are from spontaneous acoustic shows. I’m fascinated with the songs they tried and decided to shelve after just a few attempts. If I Had the World to Give is kinda the holy grail with Jerry giving it three tries. Woulda been nice to see him get that worked out like he did with Visions of Johanna. Late in the game creaky voiced Jerry would have done that one justice. I think. That’s what’s so beautiful about Dark Star Orchestra. We get to have these songs. It Makes No Difference would be sweet to catch.

Anyone get London tickets yet? Having trouble getting credit card info through. Praise DSO.

Dave’s everywhere!! Hopefully see you soon bro!! Rest in peace Joel. I’m sure he’d have been there with you.

I was at band practice last Thursday night when a friend showed me one of his bootleg dead albums asking if I could find out what show it was from. Both albums had blank white labels on both sides and the cardboard cover was also blank white. He really wanted me to listen to the Little Red Rooster (with both Jerry and Bobby playing slide at the same time) declaring it possibly the best LR Rooster he'd ever heard! One album side was LR Rooster, China>Rider (sounded 80ish, so we figured that was the end of the first set) , the second album side had: Playing>Comes A Time>Playing (figured outta drums), third album side was EST>Eyes> drums, and the fourth album side was 0+0>Alabama Getaway (which we figured the AG to be an encore). Well tonight I looked into Deadbase quickly identifying his 4 bootleg album show to be Uptown Theater 8/19/80 after finding out Comes A Times was only played 7 times in 1980. Turns out he was kinda correct about that LR Rooster as it was the first one played since 1965. Give the 8/19/80 Rooster a listen to hear it before it became Bobby's slide song.

Back in the day, I had a bootleg album of a show from Santa Monica ‘82 that had the same blank white album center and album cover.

officially ready for the Jubilee, please come promptly

I maxed out at seven shows a year for both Dark Star Orchestra and Grateful Dead. Fortunately for me, Dark Star played a lot of mid Atlantic area shows back in the day. We got New Year’s in Philly and Baltimore. They played my home town and summer home town, more than once. I swear they were following me.

I see your 5 shows and cover with my 1 a year these last few years. The glory days were grate but like someone sang, life is just a party and parties aren’t meant to last. C’est la vie, courtesy of a Francophile. 😎

I see roughly 5 shows a year. May I be the enemy you need to unite behind

I still think this will happen FYI

I am seeing Disco Biscuits Tuesday but I’ll finally get to see Ms Emmy right before the jubilee

Come in…. when… it’s.. RAAAAAAAIIIIIIIINNINNNG! Often brings a little moisture to my eyeballs.

Was just in Vegas and went to The Sphere for the movie they screen, which was made for the venue. I was blown away by all you describe in the section I quoted. Suffice it to say I walked out of there thinking I should just sell my stereo because after experiencing that, what's the point? 😳 😆

This is for you Chuck Whelp! Here it is... In anticipation of Cornmeal's upcoming 25th Anniversary, the band will reunite on stage with our former and long time band member, the venerable Allie Kral, for the first time in over 12 years, exclusively at Shoe Fest 2024! This had been a long time in the making and we think the time is right and the band couldn't be more honored to have her back for this very special show. Grab your tickets today https://shoe-fest.com/all-tickets 💚🌽

Happy for the lemonade the artists made after the disaster cancellation. wanting to hear about Maybe it was the Roses thang - good no doubt but I want the vibe (and some recordings) Hyryder had them a couple daze. Holy 🥑 7 sets in 2 days

Set 2: Sand (20), Tweezer (26) -> My Friend, My Friend*(9) > Mike's Song (9) > Lifeboy (10), Weekapaug Groove (7) > Blaze On (10) > Fluffhead (15) Encore: Farmhouse (8), Run Like an Antelope (10) Notes: *Unfinished Visuals were great but the U2 video production was clearly better. Not a knock from me - Phish just didn’t go nuts with theirs. Sound and performance were both excellent .

Knew you’d be there. Didn’t even bother to ask. Retirement is suiting you well. See you in Asheville or jubilee

4/29/71 - height of their powers ? Really close. That whole Fillmore run was a masterpiece or a masterclass - same difference. HTH epitomized that in spades - no denyin. If we just talkin about HTH, then you gotta put 8/6/71 in the final. Do not pass go. The 2 Heavyweights. One aspect I will concede would be Pigs delivery. He was not well at the time - and while 8/6 is still wild and wolly, I’ll give 4/29 the nod there. Jerrys licks? You take those 2 shows and you got some of his best stuff encapsulated. A literal push in my eyes. The difference that puts 8/6 over the top? Atmosphere. That recording with the crowd reacting and then playin the band? It’s a fucking Time Machine and It’s some of the best vibes ever put out with crowd reacting in time! That aspect is the veritable royal flush that trumps your 4 aces

Quite the double header shows that Hawaii was treated to 😎😎😎

Yes, that's a good Rooster. Unique, lively, and a great lead into a fantastic China>Rider. The Rider has got balls. My favorite listenable tape of this show per my notes is this one: https://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1980/08/19?source=338443 All that being said, my favorite show from this week is from the Saturday before it, August 16th. The Grateful Dead played the Mississippi River Festival at the Southern Ill. University in Edwardsville, IL, and its fantastic vintage 1980. It's raining hard at times (You can hear it bounce off the microphones during Ship of Fools), but it doesn't dampen the fire hot energy of the band and audience, and every song you expect to ignite and smolder does indeed, but the highlight for me is definitely the red hot CC Rider>China Cat>Rider. Joni Walker's aud is the best to capture the vibes: http://www.archive.org/details/gd1980-08-16.SonyECM250.walker-scotton.miller.88959.sbeok.flac16

I don't think rude and I need to work anything out. We just break each others balls here on line. I got massive love for that dude. Travelled from to show to show with him at times. He will tell you I helped him figure some stuff out and I'll tell you he always tried to be there for me and has had some degrees of success. Sometimes I'm still trying to catch her. Kids change you we both accept that and understand that. I choose to believe that the scene depending on the venue is family friendly. My kids could never get lost at jubilee even if they successfully ran away. My community would identify they were with us and find us looking for them and be the four winds that blow them safely home. So many of you would step up and defend them if someone tried to put them in danger. Do I think rude is full of crap that his kid couldn't handle a show. Absolutely I don't think he could handle the show with his kid. He clearly states this is an escape for him. For me, it's more a way of life it's where I find myself and ground myself. Sharing those times with my kids is really important. Sometimes I fail to be there while I'm being honest to the point of recklessness. Seeing Delilah dance to the dead is one of my biggest joys in life. By the way I lied I know rude could handle the show with his kid. He's a great dad. I'm sure of it and he would sacrifice his experience for his kids. He just has to be willing to take that step. And girls run wild too. At skull and roses one year Delilah takes off running. She hates peeing in port of potties and I chase her and she keeps running further away. Finally she pulls up her dress and pees right in front of a vendor booth. Sometimes the kids enjoy it and sometimes they are a drag but either way we spending time together. I don't see anything more important than that. I could tour straight for 10 years and either end up dead or broke. My dad was one hell of provider. However he escaped every night after work into a bottle of scotch. He didn't spend much time with me. I have some early memories but those memories became fewer and further between. My mom tried to make up for that but kids need their dads not just their dads money. My mom even came to the first set of a dark star show. She said she liked the music just didn't understand why we had to do so much drugs. rude I got nothing but respect and love for you brother. We're I grew up if I didn't bust your balls you weren't my friend.

There was an agreement in principle (nothing contractual) to develop the project after killers of the flower moon was completed. According in IMBD, Scorsese has 9 projects in active pre-production which suggests the biopic is inactive or DOA. Probably for the best given the degree of difficulty

We leave for Hawai’i on Tuesday morning.

From the second night at the '86 Greeks > RFK and most of all '87>90 I stayed sober until after each show. Those big shows (NYE, Frost, Greeks, RR, Chinese NY, Mardi Gras, ect) folks would come in from all over the country bringing their finest stash and share with everyone. That first night at the Greeks it seemed like wrapping gauze around my head with everybody's best. That's when I figured I would save the chemical buzzes for when I was at home starring at the carpet and not in the presence of the master. Driven too far and waited too long between shows to not have my full unadulterd mind and body present. The live performances trip me out more than anything else, esp listening through the concert sound system. But when I get back in the after show parking lot, game on! Good for you getting back in tour mode with the upcoming Jubilee run⚡🎶🔥🐉