Greg from Chestertown
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That Shakedown was HOT !!! It went perfectly with my first cup of coffee. Now, I don’t care what happens today. Happy Anniversary DSO
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Ah, man. That was nice. As soon as I got turned on to Little Feat, Lowell George died. We definitely missed out with his life being cut short. I saw James Taylor in 1981? At the University of Delaware field house. Sat in the front row, center. Billy Paine was the keyboardist that night.
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That’s a great story.
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...summer time done come and gone, my, oh, my...
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HaHa! Life is all about making memories. I couldn’t agree with you more on the winter solstice. I call the day after the solstice the first day of spring. The tricks we play on our own minds to get through the cold, dark desolation of winter.
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The days between?
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Nice! Brokedown Palace is my choice. I am always thinking about those killer sound bite lyrics in the Grateful Dead catalog and stringing them together as a memorial ‘speech’. I have always felt that GD lyrics are words to live by. I enjoy shows because,through dancing, I shake out the negativity that has managed to make its way into my being. I let that space be filled with these lyrics of positivity. Words to live by, advice and insight about life. (Gotta get back to where you belong) Grateful Dead shows were, and Dark Star Orchestra shows are, transformative for me. They bring me back in line, a refresher course, if you will. The ‘I need a show’ factor is real for me. A handful of times per year and life is good.
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I ran into my cousin last night at our uncle’s viewing. He was at the Jrad show last Saturday night n DC. He said it was phenomenal. He described it as Led Zeppelin meets the Grateful Dead. High energy. His eyes were popping out of his head while he talked about it. He was pretty excited.
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Yea, reckoning is my favorite too. You can put it on and forget about it, just listen right on through. It’s my ‘go to’ for non Dead heads. 9 of the 16 songs were played the night I was there. ‘Monkey and the engineer’ was actually from that night. My shroom mates buddy was at the show in San Fran where ‘Ripple’ was played. When they say ‘that’s Otis’ , that was , I think, Bobby’s dog running across the stage. Jerry does some of the gentlest picking on ‘to lay me down’. I gave my copy to a 62 year old guy I worked with who was into bluegrass. He taught himself ‘ripple’ on the guitar. He’s now pushing 80 and does open mic nights in the area. I love it.
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I enjoy this thread. I love it when someone says ‘here, listen to this.’ Dark Star is incredible. They make you listen intently to every note.
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I heard the term in my travels and it got me thinking, so, I looked it up. Touch of grey was in the top forty so, technically, they’re a one hit wonder. They’re in some good company. Hendrix with watchtower. It was an interesting list but I am drawing a blank on the other big names. You know how it is. If it’s not about the Grateful Dead, it’s like listening to Charlie Browns’ teacher.
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Here’s a thought that should stimulate conversation. The Grateful Dead is a one hit wonder.
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This is exactly why God invented Vanilla AND Chocolate ice cream. We all have different tastes. I believe they all bow their heads to Dylan, though.
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Right!? Talk about dropping in on a friend.
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Nah, he’s singing along to NFA. ....you’re gonna know just how I feel...
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Look at the little kid in front of the girl. Poor little fella will never unsee that.
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Yup! I’ve never met you but I gathered that from the posts. I couldn’t resist. I was actually surprised that your close friends didn’t come up with that one. That was my first thought when that pic first appeared.
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‘There’s that tall guy again.’ I bet that’s what we look like to the band.
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You’re living the dream. Agreed on looks like rain, a bit mushy for a Grateful Dead concert but can’t live without Bobby letting loose with the vocals towards the end of the song and Jerry noodling away on his guitar. I don’t love the beginning but love the end.
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Nice. I just read that Casey Jones was absent from the line up between ‘82 and ‘92 except for two times in ‘84. Nice choice for a recreation.
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I couldn’t agree more! This is so sad to read. I have expressed myself recently on another thread about the ending of the Grateful Dead and gate crashers, etc. I’m sure Dark Star Orchestra will react to this. They have no choice. The older, more mature heads need to react to this negative element as well. Zero tolerance. I worked in the recreational boating industry for twenty years. I was told by an old timer that they teach you in survival school that when the ship is in distress, someone rises up to be the ‘captain’ and take charge of the situation. It isn’t necessarily the captain that does it, but a certain personality. We know who we are. It looks like we’ll be doing a little bit of work also, while we are enjoying ourselves at future shows. The band has enough to do. Let’s rise to the occasion. ..... I could not caution all, but I still might warn a few. Don’t lend your hand to raise no flag, atop no ship of fools.