Captain Zap

Hey now .... my ticket has found a person! See y'all at the show! What's the best hotel in the neighborhood???

I'll get a room right there so I can miss out on the hiking and driving. The Wharf looks to be self contained.

The SmokeHouse ... best BBQ for miles. I'll have to check it out!

No, I haven't. What is "Mistletoe Jam"?

Thanks Rude .... I'm looking forward to the ride

Looking forward to "The Anthem" in Washington DC on the 21st. I've got an extra ticket, a car and looking to see if anyone in the Asheville, NC / Spartanburg, SC would want to share the ride and a few expenses. Message me! What can anyone tell me about the venue??? Looks like an awesome spot on The Wharf. Should be fun, but anyone with stronger bearings .... what do you know? Aiko Aiko

I'll be driving up from the Spartanburg / Greenville area of South Carolina to catch this one show in DC. I pulled the trigger a little too quickly and will have an extra ticket. Anyone looking for a ride who wants to share some expenses ... give me a shout! Leaving the morning of the show ... Aiko Aiko

Not looking for a miracle team. Just offering to pay face value for a leftover. Either way ... see y'all at the show.

Anybody got an extra ticket for the show in Norfolk ... I'm interested Aiko Aiko

Looks like a car pass gets you a spot to park and set up a tent with your car. Driving around doesn't really work. Everyone in the car will need their show pass too and it's different than the day parking. Hope that helps!

Will be there Thursday night ... leaving Monday morning. I planned poorly for Jubilee and this worked out perfectly. Should be a blast.

Apparently these two shows were his only solo shows. My birthday was a week earlier and the tickets were a gift. Nobody on stage but Jerry and the guitar.

I had no idea. Not sure how I missed that factoid because I often think I know everything about my time on the bus. I got inside as he was about doing "To Lay Me Down" during the early show. Followed by "Run For The Roses", the evening was a fog of delight. I knew people who worked for the Capital Theater and I got in through the out door for that last tidbit of the early show. Freaked out or not, Jerry got his stride! The crowd was with him all the way. It was an incredible evening. I was extremely toasty and feeling particularly good. Just hearing Jerry so raw ... so Jerry. My first JGB show was in Berkley back in February 1979 ... several shows in Palo Alto come to mind as well. All were awesome experiences ... but none were solo shows. What an incredibly insightful birthday gift it was. Something I'll treasure forever as it truly was a gem like no other. Thanks for the insight ... you made my day! Here's a link to that early show for anybody who might want to take a listen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbGCXeZoSt8

I was just poking around youtube tonight and came across a Jerry solo show I went to for my 25th birthday. It was a surprise gift and a venue you could only love if you were from New Jersey. The Capital Theater in Passaic, New Jersey. I remember being so awestruck at how beautiful Jerry sang that night. I cried then, and I cried tonight. This man is part of my soul and each performance, with or without the boys was special. This one ... was solo Jerry and he really touched the crowd and rocked my heart. For those of us lucky enough to have heard Jerry play by himself, this is honestly one of his best performances. I was so happy to stumble on this and bring back those memories. Don't get me wrong ... the shows with JGB .... Seals, Kahn, and Saunders ... WOW. But ... this acoustic performance is a must listen. I won't loose track of this show again. Random thoughts can be powerful Set 1 Jack-A-Roe Going, Going, Gone Dire Wolf Gomorrah Run For The Roses Friend Of The Devil Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie Rosalie McFall Sing Me Back Home Deep Elem Blues Set 2 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Ballad Of Casey Jones > China Doll Ripple Encore Reuben And Cherise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMHXMRd1KTI

Well, ends up I couldn't go to the Jubilee with much sorrow. Next year I will plan better and in advance. On a happy note though, I'll be doing the two shows in Pelham, Tennessee just before Jubilee. The venue looks awesome and I can't wait to figure out the space. Now keeping with the theme of the thread; I was disappointed to NOT see a couple of shows at the brewery at Black Mountain, North Carolina. It looks like they're just starting events again after a long reprieve for COVID. I do love that venue and have been to many DSO shows there. I'm hoping, that when they open their doors wide open, DSO will welcome them back to the land of the living and book a couple there. With so many awesome venues in Appalachia, I'd be sure to tag them all as I shed off these cobwebs and get myself back into full swing. It's good to see DSO being so active everywhere. I can name a dozen or so venues within a couple of hundred miles from my home, here in the foothills, where I'd enthusiastically follow the crowd. Anybody have the skinny on The Caverns? Please share your insights ... I'd love to hear about it. See many of you soon. Aiko, Aiko!!!

Thanks team ... you guys are great. Really looking forward to this. Look for me, I'll be the guy with a tie-die and a huge smile on my face ... LOL. Looking to have a real good time!

Thank you Rude ... hopefully we'll meet.

My last Jubilee was at Nelson's Quarry ... a long time ago. I'm looking forward to this year and making it easy for myself by renting an RV for the adventure. I have never been to this venue and have no idea where to park to give me maximum exposure. I know nothing at all, other than I really want to be there. Anybody got a digital map of the venue and parking area? Who can give me advise for which tickets to buy and where to park. I'll be there to suck in the whole experience. I'd love some advice on what to stock up with ... do they have hookups for the RVs ... ect. ect. One last quick question ... these tickets ... do I really need to pay for two RV tickets or can I buy one and lower the cost for my wife by buying a different type? Looking forward to shaking my bones with all of you.

These are the dates posted on the darkstarjubilee.com site. I'm pretty sure they mean Friday May 27th closing Monday May 30th. Just looking for someone to confirm for me because ... I'd hate to get it wrong. Help!

Friends ... very good friends. I had an 8 track player in my 1970 MGB and that was quickly replaced with a cassette player when I was given a number of cassettes from shows I'd been to ... and many I hadn't. Once I had the cassette player the music truly, never stopped.

Hey Now Straw Parking at the venue cost $10.00 cash and $12.00 CC. Parking does not open until 4:45. You can park down the street for free at the Zen Tubing Parking lot and there will be a free shuttle to Salvage Station starting at 5:00. However ... it's only a half mile walk and waiting for the shuttle would take longer than walking. Hey Now Straw Parking at the venue cost $10.00 cash and $12.00 CC. Parking does not open until 4:45. You can park down the street for free at the Zen Tubing Parking lot and there will be a free shuttle to Salvage Station starting at 5:00. However ... it's only a half mile walk and waiting for the shuttle would take longer than walking.

I'm still new to Asheville and wondering where the heart of the town will be next weekend. Any thoughts?

After the 3 set shows at the Warfield and Radio City Music Hall in the Fall of 1980 I took a month long respite. On November 30 I found my self in Atlanta at the Fox Theater. No disappointment ... it was a barn burner in an ornate venue ... First Set · Feel Like a Stranger · Loser · Cassidy · Ramble On Rose · Little Red Rooster · Bird Song · Me and My Uncle · Big River · It Must Have Been the Roses · Lost Sailor · Saint of Circumstance Second Set · Deal · Scarlet Begonias · Fire on the Mountain · Samson and Delilah · Ship of Fools · Playing in the Band · Drums · Space · The Wheel · China Doll · Around and Around · Johnny B. Goode Encore: · Uncle John's Band

Indeed Mason's Child ... I had not been on the bus for long but was enticed by new friends I'd made earlier in the year to make it to this show in specific. The show went on forever as Bill Graham was hell bent on showing all of us a good time and ignoring the local ordinances. Champaign and eggs for all who braved the night. It was the longest show I ever went to and stuck with me for decades. I still hail this show as the perfect storm. An historic venue on it's final night with thousands of like minded individuals ... shaking our bones through the night and into the morning. They finally broke their Dark Star silence and hearing those first chords coming from Jerry's guitar .... WOW It was an incredible night that had I not been there ... would have left a crater in my soul

Early 80's it seems like Sugar Magnolia, Johnny B. Goode and , Good Lovin made a lot of 2nd set enders. Not necessarily in that order.