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  1. Show #438: Been a while since I got caught a pure 69 show like this. Sometimes getting hit with Dark Star as the opener can be a shock but I was ready this time and thoroughly enjoyed the whole 1st set sequence. Does it get any better than Dark Star>St Stephen>11>Lovelight? This stuff flows through my blood and makes me move in different ways. The venue- XL live - added a new "VIP" area this time around. It conveniently cut our usual open dance space down by 2/3s. But looking at the stage set up and knowing what we were in for I knew that all obstacles must be transcended. Sometimes the conscious choice to have fun- to be a conscious creator in that process- can make all the difference. Heck, maybe it is all the difference- what we bring to the party. I felt free last night. The music was beyond phenomenal- what is there even to say about it? They do keep refining ever further, tapping into deeper levels of mastery, coalescing into one mind. Such a pleasure to be a part of this. The Filler songs were so fun- esp Hard to Handle for me. "love the one you're with" was dedicated to me . Looks like that's it for me until the Jubilee. So good to dance with and see everyone that I did- sometimes I forget how good it is!
  2. 1969-02-07 Stanley Theater , Pittsburgh Pa filler: Easy Wind Hard to Handle Strange Man Love The One You’re With I am no longer sad about missing out 🕺🏻🙏🏼💃🏼
  3. Sad to have missed this one
  4. Yowzers….a small notch below Friday but incredible nonetheless
  5. That scarlet fire was as good as it gets everything after was icing on the cake
  6. wow this would be fun. guessing there will be other shows as well...3 nights at the Greek and I'd be there no question.
  7. there are plenty of GD bands out there worth seeing live and dancing to. Very few are worth listening to via stream or recording. my local band (there are literally 20+ in the philly area) is Zendog. Don't let the name fool you- they play all GD, mostly in the style of 72-78. I find that this gives them a direction. Many bands are trying to "do their own thing" with the music and I generally does not do it for me. I'm not a purist- I believe in mutating the music. but you have to be very talented to attempt that.
  8. are you kidding?!?
  9. Bill, you’ve gone west without informing me? What?? Have fun!!!
  10. if I had my way, every venue would be like the Anthem. Tired of these theaters....Grateful Dead shows are meant for open spaces. Not Seats. Listen to those early 70s theater shows- they spend half the show telling folks to go back to their seats. We want to DANCE. Usually theaters at least have good sound but I found the sound to be very boomy in there. Sorry I'm all complaints. Still love DSO~
  11. Meant to drop in here… not sure I have much to say. Not gonna break it down blow by blow….I’m no Velvet Thunder. But, yeah, really great time in ST Aug. cool town, great venue. Was down in the pit. Sound wasn’t perfect- I know it sounded better up in the seats but we were enjoying our spot down front left. Some cool new dancers that I did not know. Also saw many friends from DSO years past- Gary, Bix, Brian/Nicole, Kris/Scott, Jerry Stohner and Deb, Osean, Vince/Sue. No Torin…. Been too long my brother. Show was good. First set very high energy, no messin around. Simple twist was sweet, Run Rudolf silly. Stranger and Shakedown gettin funky. Really loved the Tomorrow Never Knows…never thought the GD did any Justice to this song, but Barraco and Lisa were really playing with it in a psychedelic way. 2 voices in the band! No offense everyone else 😜 morning Dee was perfect- par for the DSO course. Thank you!!!
  12. I called the show in the hotel beforehand….I think we had insider info and knew it would be 69. 2-28-1969
  13. Corrina scarlet birdsong other one drumz tomorrow never knows the wheel Unbroken chain Morning dew cest la vie
  14. Saw them play this in Rochester, around this time of year 2011 best show of the era IMO
  15. Mango

    23/10/21 Anthem

    my ability to HEAR the music is inseparable from my body's freedom to MOVE to it. So i don't care how nice a theatre is....i care about having a flat open floor to receive the music on. The music of the Grateful Dead is about Freedom; theaters are restrictive and they favor those with money. I like GA- or at least a GA floor.
  16. Mango

    23/10/21 Anthem

    my show attendance in 2023 has been abysmal. My work has taken off more this year and I often work weekends- and this was so for every would be chance to see DSO. I think before last night I saw 3 shows- Red Bank, one night of Albany, and Penn's Peak. Maybe i'm missing something else....easily the least number of shows since my earliest days of show going. Like....probably 2003. That's crazy. anyways, it worked out to make it to the Anthem, a venue that has been hyped up like crazy for a few years now. and it met the hype!! every venue should be like this. The show was great. DSO played fantastic. And to be back on the dance floor, the music moving through me was nothing short of transcendent. Yum. Got my eyes on St. Aug in Dec....
  17. I remember seeing Walrus during Terrapin Nation sets (bring ‘Em back!). Awesome. So was there an octopus garden too or did PG mix them up?
  18. I listened to the eyes and I have to say it sounded better than I’m used to for them. I think having Jay Lane replace Billy is a major plus- sorry Bill, but you’re old And don’t really swing like you used to.
  19. i have a bunch of friends who are super into Phish. i've warmed to them over the years, even went to a show on the beach in AC a couple years back. I had fun...nothing particularly profound about it for me. the people i talk to who love Phish always harp on the same thing- they take the jams places the dead never did. and sure, it's true. Doesn't mean I like the places, or that they have any particular depth to me. it's all wild and crazy, party music. Long jams, yes- but if you skip ahead 10 minutes in a jam it very well may sound exactly the same. Boring jams IMO. Not at all Mutative like the GD. Not at all deep or sweet. Horrible singing IMO. Not a fan of Trey. I do like the rest of the band decently enough, esp the keyboard player. I'm happy people love Phish. I don't. I'd rather go to a SCI show anyday, however their jams are pretty boring to me too. In the realm of "jam" music the GD is enough for me. There are many other great types of music I'd rather listen to than Phish or other jambands.
  20. Didn't DSO used to have their own ticket service, where you could order tickets NOT through Ticketmaster? My mom just bought a ticket to penn's peak. 33$...+ 15$ in fees!! that's basically half the price of the ticket. I feel so upset right now about this, its fucking crazy. Do we have to go along with this? Ticket Mafia is what they should call themselves.
  21. LOMO looks like a good one. After night one I stayed up all night and then drove home 4 hours. Slept all day, ate dinner, slept all night. I’m beat! Thank you DSO, I always forget how good you are until I’m there. Looking forward to summer tour ~
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