Billy DeLyon

Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free

Harrisburg, XL Live??

Another one for the ages at the Peak. So much to be Thankful for, so much love in the air. Sold out show and the joint was jumpin'. The most viscous Slipknot I've ever heard. Great elective set. Even with it being packed there was plenty of room to dance (if you know where to find it, just gotta poke around) and getting drinks wasn't that bad either. The line to get in was nothing like I've ever seen. Didn't get up there until like 7:30p and the line to get in was stretched all the way through the lot probably 300yds 4 people deep. Waited about a half hour but I think they got almost everyone in by the start of the show. Glad to see the tradition continue. We can't take this stuff for granted. We've seen how easily things can be taken away.

DallASS Sucks Go Birds!

Was on my ways to the Keys last week when we heard the news. The man embodied the Caribbean spirit. Like Marley was to Reggae, Jimmy Buffet was to island rock. His concert parking lots were up there with GD lot parties. Many parrot heads will be feeling this for a while. RIP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfuMsrQHFgk

Like Rude said no rythem guitar that night for JGB, but the night before they played a full on Dead show and Tom Circosta filled in for Rob E. I thought he did an admirable job. Tom was a Zen Trickster and played with Jeff and I think Rob B too. Pretty sure Rob E. was back at it the next show. Dark Star Orchestra 8-4-23 Weather Report - YouTube

Great show in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania. I'm not gonna lie, when I saw the band tuning up and didn't see Rob E. out there panic started to set in. Wasn't sure what was going on. But Tom C. more than held his own. I was thoroughly impressed by the relief guitarist out of the bullpen. The band was spot on once again. High energy on Hey Pockey Way. Skip belted out Tom Thumbs, Terrapin was cooking with gas. My first Low spark which fit the night perfectly. It was probably like 20mins long and could have lasted 40. Bugs tried to carry the band away in the first set but they fought through, along with some roof drippage issues from the earlier storm. Touch was a nice ender. Can't thank the band enough for bringing it 100% every time they step out on the stage. The passion, dedication to their craft is unmatched. Even professional athletes that get paid hundreds of millions of dollars take nights off and just go through the motions. I've never seen DSO not leave everything they have on the stage every night. It's gotta be hard with personal stuff, ailments, travel to just bring it everyday but they do. A rare breed indeed. Praise DSO Dark Star Orchestra 8-4-23 Weather Report - YouTube

Awesome setlist, awesome venue, DSO doing JGB was a nice treat. Each song was jammed out pretty hard. So many highlights. Mission was flawless. They said Rob E. had to get off his feet for a bad sciatica. If DSO decides to come back and headline this festival again (2 nights) it's a no brainer. My first time there and it was pretty pretty good. If you look up chill in the dictionary there should be a picture of this place. Huge wooded area for camping. A creek/stream ran right through the properly, people were in the creek the whole time on inflatables jamming to the music, many hammocks abound, the preferred thing to do was catch a nap at some point during the day. Music on Friday 2:30p-4:00a and music on Sat. from noon-4:00a. They also had early bird shows Thurs night. Just impressed with the vibe, the bands, everything. Didn't see one security guard or cop all weekend, soo many vendors selling food, cloths, and pretty much anything you can think of. The best part about it was it's BYOB. As much as I like paying $22 a beer at places like the Peach festival for One beer, this is a breath of fresh air. Place was literally out in the middle of nowhere. Back roads for a while, just fields, mountains, and rivers then the venue. There's something about a DSO show that is smack dab in the middle of mother nature. I saw how DSO just threw a stage up out in Jackson Hole and rocked out on the edge of a mountain. This kinda had the same vibe even though we were down in a valley. Kudos to the band for making it an awesome weekend.

Academy of Music, New York, NY (3/27/72) Bertha Black Throated Wind Chinatown Shuffle Brown Eyed Women China Cat Sunflower I Know You Rider Me and Bobby McGee Mr. Charlie Looks Like Rain Deal Hurts Me Too Cumberland Blues Playing in the Band Greatest Story Ever Told Ramble On Rose Big Boss Man El Paso Good Lovin' Me and My Uncle Two Souls In Communion Sugar Magnolia Loser Casey Jones One More Saturday Night Filler: * Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu One Drummer show: Rob K. *Dino on Drums (filler) Shit got REAL in the 2nd set.

And you don't even get a physical ticket anymore. I miss the days of camping out at ticket locations in a mall. Getting random numbers or bracelets then buying physical tickets that I could do with what I want and be able to save the stubs as a little reminder of the event. Also entering a venue was 1000% easier. They rip your ticket, you keep the stub and you're in. Now its wait in a see of people, get a rectal exam & a radiation scan (for security) then they have to try to scan everyone's barcode on peoples phones. Society is going in the wrong direction all for "convenience"?

I was there. Preakness show, 2 nights I believe. I'm thinking this was night two. We had commandeered the small 2nd floor VIP room and turned it into a smoke shack. Great shows. I thought I had them on CD as well somewhere but would need a pick and axe to find them, buried deep

Just did a quick search on https://www.setlist.fm/song/grateful-dead/candyman-4bd687ee.html Clicked on about 7 shows and they all played Candyman in the 1st set, so you might be onto something.

DSO took it to a new level on the PA mountaintop. Sold out show, people were hanging from the rafters, still was able to find dance space when needed. Chinacat > Rider right out of the gate set the tone. BIODTL in the first was also taken to new heights. Shakedown 2nd set opener was prime. The whole second set was the crescendo. A nice culmination with the Stephen Stills Love the one your're with, which I think was a first time for me. A great night was had by all. I do remember having to go through a sobriety checkpoint on the way home on route 443. Luckily the cops were cool and sent me on my way. Might not have been 100% sober but pulled the jedi mind trick on them. Probably take the hiway home from now on.

The gang came out with a smoking Promised Land knocking the dust off the rafters at XL Live. Cassidy had a real funky beat. Bertha>Good Lovin' is always a burner. Truckin was played with poise and intensity right into Around and Around which definitely had the joint jumping. US Blues kept the crowd in a frenzy. My first time hearing Piece of my Heart...Wow very impressive. Good to see Rob B. back on stage.

A few tips for Peak newbie's ~ 1. Get your ticket ahead of time, it will sellout 2. 8:00p start, if you get in line to get into the show at 7:45p you will wait a long time and might miss the opener. I suggest going in before there's a long line since they check IDs at the door and give you a booz bracelet if you want to drink. 3. No smoking inside, they will pull your card. But anything goes on the outside deck. 4. In the past sometimes local cops have sat at the bottom of the mountain looking to ruin people's holiday, watch out for the heat (haven't seen them the past few times) 5. The views will blow your mind

Back to the Peak for the pre-Thanksgiving show!! Oh YEAH

Happy (what would have been your 80th) Birthday Jerome John Garcia. Thanks for creating the soundtrack of many of our lives. Though one of life's greatest tragedies was me never being able to roast a bone and listen to you live in person no one musician has come close to being a bigger influence in my life. Would of loved to seen what kind of crazy music that would have come out in the last 27 years. Just listening to some Legion of Mary, JGB, and Old & in the way. Jerry definitely had the chops to play any kind of music acoustic or electric with more passion and soul that almost anyone. I'd like to think the day I move on to the Promised Land I'll be greeted by a small concert hall with Jerry and the boys up on stage for an epic recreation of a magic filled show that catches everyone off guard with the fresh new sound of an up and coming band that just landed on the scene. Rest in Rock Jerr

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Ardmore Music Hall tonight with Unlimited Devotion: A Grateful Dead Celebration. All contributions from tonight's stream will benefit The Rex Foundation + Wavy Gravy's Camp Winnarainbow. Donate via the Venue’s Business Account Venmo: @AMH_23 LINEUP Melvin Seals Steve Kimock John Kadlecik Jennifer Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band) Ron Holloway (Warren Haynes, Dizzy Gillespie) Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz (ALO) Reed Mathis (Billy & The Kids) Leslie Mendelson Splintered Sunlight John Kimock (Mike Gordon) Matt Butler (Everyone Orchestra) & More Left the house at 5:00p arrived home at 4:20a. Quite the session, a good time was had by all

I take it all back. Embid's a bum, Sixers are cooked. How do you come out in an elimination game in the playoffs at home and act like you don't want to be there? To a man no one on the Sixers looked at all interested in playing basketball. I guess the team takes on the persona of their fraud of a coach Glen Rivers. The only coach to ever lose 3 playoff series after leading them 3-1 and soon the be the first coach EVER to lose a playoff series after being up 3-0. The same coach who called out the Philly fans saying they had no clue about Ben Simmonds and how he was a treasure and Philly fans know nothing about basketball. Then they'll give over the hill Harden a $220 million dollar max deal for 4 years. You think he looks slow and broken down now, wait until he's making $60,000,000 a year at the age of 36.

If Joel Embid doesn't win the MVP something is wrong with the league. The guy is unguardable. No matter if you double, or triple team him. I almost want him to get snubbed so he has a bigger chip on his shoulder and works harder. Haven't seen a big man dominate like him in a while. Shaq was dominant but couldn't shoot. Jo has all of Shaq's brute force plus touch. I just hope he can stay healthy for a deep playoff run and keep blowing peoples minds on the court

With all these a$$hole politicians all over the world starting wars I'd love to have heard the Dead (or DSO) cover War Pigs. I think Dino and Rob would have a field days on drums

Well the joint was jumping on this one more Monday night. The band delivered the goods once again. The Deal was the best I've heard in a long time. Eyes was simply divine. The drums were menacing and kept the energy up, and the Other One > Wharf Rat was virtuous. Starting to like the XL venue. Even though it was packed to the gills with moderate skills you're able to work your way to the outside area for some fresh (dank) air. With the outside area having fire pits, a bunch of chairs, and a 200 year old tree growing out of the middle, it's a nice touch. They put a projector out there which was a nice upgrade. Great night, Great band, Great crowd. Unfortunately my bender is over I'm back to the grind starting tomorrow. But 2 shows in 3 days does a body good. However I do have to patch my bones today with a little R&R

Don't forget another Frozen Logger teaser (1st verse) done during Tuning waiting for Rob B. mic to turn on. One hundred thousand tons of Pigpen dropped on to the parking lot of Holiday Valley to go along with a couple tons of rain. Place was a slop fest. In hind sight VIP would have Definitely been the way to go. Tent for the rain and bathrooms that weren't surrounded by 25 yards of quick sand mud. The band delivered 4 sure. 1st set Dew was upbeat and mind blowing. Rob B. and Lisa belted out the pigpen tunes with extra salty Blues. Lisa shined on the harmonica too. Lovelight in the 1st set was a surprise too but due to the format fit in perfectly. Rob B. had some awesome "Wait a Minute!" moments. The Dark Star-->--> end of the show was an extraordinarily out of this world magnificently wonderful spectacular medley. Venue might have to work on some logistics if they have another festival. Looked like they shuttled people in from a mile or so away. A lot of people decided to walk which made the main road packed with people walking like they were going to mecca. Luckily I arrived at the butt crack of dawn to ski the mountain so I got parking right in the lot near the festival which was a lifesaver going back to the car between bands and thunderstorms. Awesome town Ellicotville is. And this guy from PA was dumbfounded to know cannabis is legal in NY and there are dispensaries on every corner. I 🖤NY.