Grateful Dead Dave's Picks 2018 Subscription

Chicago 7-25-74?

 

Allegheny & Monongahela.

 

3 disc comp of Golden-Age “Big River”s.

 

My personal nightmare, that last post. Oog.

We just had a Brent show. I don't think we get another in a row. Next year maybe, and if it turned out to be 12/1/79 that would be coolio.

12/31/69 makes sense in that 1/2/70 & 1/3/70 are also possible choices, so this would be the type of near miss referred to in the clues. It would also be about time for another NYE show, with more to come soon hopefully.

Something from 76 makes sense, too. Anything from 72 would as well, but I hope not. Another 1972 first set is the last thing in my collection.

And what's with the multi-tracks? They wouldn't necessarily be part of this series, but will we see any of them soonish? Multi-track box set would be sweet and meaty.

What time is this announcement happening? 1PM ET/10 AM PT?

 

My guess as well based off the clues.

 

I’m not expecting anything mind blowingly awesome. I’m sure that’s getting saved for the subscription announcement. But I’d love to be proven incorrect.

 

If ever a band was deserving to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (outside of the Beatles) it’s definitely Silver!

 

Hell, Brent should be inducted himself as a solo performer too . . .

 

Brent Mydland in the Hall of Fame more times than Paul McCartney.

 

Anyone know this show?

02/07/69
Stanley Theater - Pittsburgh, PA

Early show

Dark Star
St. Stephen
The Eleven
Turn On Your Love Light

Late show

George Washington Story
Cryptical Envelopment
The Other One
Cryptical Envelopment
Death Don't Have No Mercy
Alligator
Drums
Jam
China Cat Sunflower Jam
Primal Alligator Jam
Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)
Feedback
And We Bid You Goodnight

And maybe the St Louis show the night before as filler?

02/06/69
Kiel Auditorium - St. Louis, MO

Morning Dew
Dark Star
St. Stephen
The Eleven
Turn On Your Love Light
Cryptical Envelopment
The Other One
Cryptical Envelopment
Feedback
And We Bid You Goodnight

 

This makes me sad for 10/15/76. Which means the last reel is indeed missing and the best we'll get is a combo with 10/14, which would be a phenomenal release alongside DiP18.

 

I hope it's 2/7/69. We need it more.

 

That reminds me of Dave's 19 (Hawaii '70). 1/23/70 is a solid show, and what is there from 1/24/70 is amazing, but the missing reel - ouch, it hurts.

 

The good news is this pick will be better than the last as that release was criminally bad. How they could allow that show to be released is beyond me. Easily the worst of all 27.

 

That was one of my favorite songs when I was a kid.

The drummer in Silver was Harry Stinson who now plays in Marty Stuart's Fabulous Superlatives, who are currently touring with Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman from the Byrds. "Handsome Harry" (as Marty calls him) also has a fine high harmony voice .

 

I think that Boise '83 is a strong show (for its era), but has a less than ideal mix (not enough Jerry, too much Brent, too much vocals).

 

02/06/69
Kiel Auditorium - St. Louis, MO

I’d be down with that. As a funny little footnote, this was my second Dead concert, and based on the prior concert in May, my friends and i were prepared to settle in for a nice long concert w the Dead and the not-anywhere-near-the-same-level Iron Butterfly.

We just assumed the more serious musicianship of the Dead would prevail and they would naturally close out the concert w an extended jam and multiple encores. So you can imagine our shock and utter dismay to see the Dead take the stage first. We learned that, on the flip of a coin, it was determined that they would open for the Iron Butterfly. And if the ignominy of seeing our guys opening (choke) for an obviously-inferior and relatively-lightweight band wasn’t bad enough, to add insult to injury, any hope for an extended set was squashed!

Oh well, it could have been worse. I could have fixated on the Iron Butterfly and been seeking out their live recordings for the last 50 years.

 

Those aren't the sort of Dark Stars I'm hoping for.

 

10/18/72 please. They can even just give us the second set now and mail us the first set in January or whatever. More Dark Star’s please.

 

'I was there' comments on the archive say that the GD played so well that Iron Butterfly were reluctant to go on, and let the Dead keep playing for a while.

On the tape, Garcia does say something like 'goodnight, thanks....OK we have some more time, we're gonna play a little more,' after 'Turn on Your Lovelight'

It seems the band also opened for Iron Butterfly on their previous stop, in KC on February 5.

The St. Louis show seems to be the only one that circulates that is sourced from a master reel, the others from that tour are mostly cassettes (though 2-15 is also a master reel.)

 

Next year I bet we get the Ark.

 

The Velvet Underground and The Fugs also played on the bill. Now, if Bear recorded the whole night and Dave had it all together for a new release, THAT would be pretty damn exciting.

 

If anyone needs a surrogate tomorrow, pm. I would be open to trading for something I don't have.

 

It's okay. We will all be DEAD wrong tomorrow.

 

It saddens me to think the last Pick of the year has any less Passion and Verve than the first Pick of the new.