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Will be a sizable chunk of new selections. Praise DSO.

The yearly boxset from the Dead dropped recently, a wide spanning 60 disc set focusing on 20 venues known for producing inspired performances from the band. 17 complete shows, 3 compliation venue runs and lots of fillers from other shows at the same venue. I am incapable of passing on any of these boxsets- they are just so neat. This one is a beast. Have been following the converstion on a Steve Hoffmann thread and there is plenty of critical comments concerning this release. Too pricey, wrong shows, wrong years, strange concept, etc. I enjoy all the official releases, amazing record of genius. Opening the floor for comments. Praise DSO.

90/03/14 Cap Centre

Was unfamiliar with the Band song in the encore slot. Did they play that in addition to Piece of My Heart? Imagine space? Just wondering and felt like giving your cage a rattle. Have a great weekend. Praise DSO.

What the hell, Tea? Inaccurate setlists? Spreading Untruths? Quite the layered sandwich of a second. Those midweek shows can be sneaky. Praise DSO.

Same here, for a while now.

Passenger mashed. Business picked up in The second. Comes a Time elegantly delivered. All powerful elective tonight probable. Praise DSO.

Enjoyed the original. An underappreciated year, IMO. See you tonight in Wilkes Barre. Praise DSO.

Happy Birthday Terrapin Station. Praise DSO.

25/02/17 Dance Lab Set One 82/08/07 Alpine Valley Music Theatre Music>Sugaree>Music, Me & My Uncle>Big River, Must Have Been the Roses, CC Rider, Ramble On Rose, BIODTL>On the Road Again, Althea, Let It Grow. Set Two 71/04/13 Scranton Catholic Youth Center Casey Jones, Mama Tried, Loser, Big Boss Man, Me and Bobby McGee, Bertha, Cumberland Blues, Big RR Blues, Playin' in the Band, Hard to Handle, Sugar Magnolia. Set Three 74/07/31 Dillon Stadium Hartford, CT To Lay Me Down, Truckin'>Mind Left Body Jam> Spanish Jam>Wharf Rat>US Blues, Saturday Nite. E: Uncle John's Band. Piercing the dark winter cold, BDP 25 provides the sanctuary of warm audio delights. Opening stanza an untouched BDP year, the Roses and CC Rider early standouts, a gooey Althea preceding a similiarly strong Let It Grow highlight the uneven first. Second an amazing snapshot of the band in transition, Mickey's recent departure and Pig's decreasing contributions, with Jerry and Phil rushing to fill the sonic voids. The band's play an unstoppable freight train of energy. Primitive versions of new material- Loser, Bertha, Playin' (5 min), along with the set highlight, a hammered H2H, which display the virtues of others from April 71. Closing sequence a Wall of Sound dreamworld, an over the top 18 minute Truckin' melting into Mind Left Body (was feeling you Tea)>Spanish Jam, Garcia going alphadog for a good thirty minutes. Most impressive. Music started at 9:30P, wrapped around 2:00A with full post show silliness and the 6A fresh donut run. Big Fun. Praise DSO.

Get some gr8ful pair. Awesome show review. Praise DSO.

Love that first set. Praise DSO.

Quite the variety pack there. Praise DSO.

Hey FREE delivery. A while back I had thoughts of acquiring a DB50 for the updates and all the Jerry Band, Ratdog material. Costs were similiar, I found I could live with DBX. Praise DSO.

Foggy morning coffee with 76/09/24 William and Mary. Wormhole thoughts regarding Help on the Way. To DBX. Played 110x. 75-77 27x. Shelved for 401 shows. 83-85 27x. Shelved for 284 shows. 89-95 56x. Played every year. Interesting there were more plays after the 'breakout'. All 27x plays between 83-85 located in the second set. Led to associated wormhole, how often was H>S>F interrupted? EVERY Help followed by Slipknot. Slipknot NOT followed by Franklin's a total of 8 times. Slipknot appeared twice in 1974 as a stand alone (6/20, 7/25). Slipknot>Music 75/09/28. Lindley Meadows. Franklin's Tower played several songs later. Slipknot>Fire on 91/09/20 Boston Garden. The only instance of separation after 76/12/31. Franklin's Tower not played. Left are four occurances of Slipknot>something else, all in 1976 and all followed by Drums. 1. 76/09/24 William and Mary Help>Slipknot>Drums>Slipknot>Franklin's. 2. 76/09/27 Rochester Help>Slipknot>Drums>Other One>Wharf Rat> Slipknot>Franklin's. 3. 76/10/09 Oakland Stadium Help>Slipknot>Drums>Samson and Delilah> Slipknot>Franklin's 4. 76/12/31 Cow Palace Help>Slipknot>Drums>Not Fade Away. No Franklin's Tower this evening. The Rochester and Oakland shows read like something JRAD, Holly Bowling, or perhaps our band would do in elective form. More evidence of the 'anything anywhere' setlists of 1976. End Wormholes. Praise DSO.

Walking the Dog? Damn. Praise DSO.

During the Grateful Dead years, tracking setlists was an obsession. Obviously, there was no instant information portal, and unless you wanted to wait for a Dupree's Diamond News or Golden Road, first hand accounts were best avenue to accurate records. I attended night education classes at Maryland and met a fellow Head. One night after class he showed me these scrapbooks he had made to follow his shows. Dates, venue, lists with stubs, stickers, pictures, etc. relating to occurrances that evening. He was a few years older, and had seen some fantastic shows starting at Stanley Theater 81. I was immediately hooked. Bent my handwriting for more ornate setlists. Collected the Calvin and Hobbes comics from the Washington Post. We did our books together during a run at Cap Centre. Good Times. Every show I had pen and paper, Transscribe into the book, glue in the stub, and couple Calvin's or the sticker someone put on your shirt at the show. Looking back on them now such a lovely stroll down memory lane. Today's open question, to what degree was your Grateful Dead show attendances documented? How about your DSO show attendances? One long beautiful blur? A stack of ticket stubs? Can you identify every show you were at? Feel free to share. Praise DSO.

1987 Thirty Trips Around the Sun entry, Praise DSO.

You have no idea. True hallway show. Praise DSO.

We were out there last year, the Menlo Park show the toughest DSO ticket I had ever seen. Miracle forces got me in the door. Thank you for the stream. Praise DSO.

Welcome.

Two years in a row the Left Coast got the early 69 goods. Napa last year. Praise DSO.

Please consider my attendance at the Wilkes Barre shows during set list formulation. Thank you. Praise DSO.

Replies from Doc and Chuckvegas warms the heart. Great start to the day. Praise DSO.

There is that Mountains of the Moon. Praise DSO.