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This was the 2nd total eclipse I’ve had in my back yard in 7 years. There’s not much like a total eclipse. Southern Illinois and western KY are in the x marks the spot double eclipse area even though this one was only 1:20 vs the 2:25 we had in 2017. The last few seconds before a ripple of light starts to move over the ground as all the light becomes from the flares. Then darkness out. At around 95% covered everything becomes surreal looking. A minute before it went total Jonathan wanted to look at it so had to take him inside to not get his corneas burned like the 500 people last eclipse. Your eyes don’t automatically close like with the sun out. But the 500 people with a tiny strip of sun burnt into their corneas after the last one will tell you don’t look. Once it went full brought him out to see. He’s a moon fanatic anyway. Any time a moon shows up in any movie you get the “daddy moon. Moon daddy”. Cheers. oh and you could see stars and planets during the full.

Tickets secured. Wow. Praise DSO.

Pass the whiskey round. Like serious. You drunk mother fuckers ate hogging it all. 4/29/71 is just too short. Sorry. 9 minutes isn’t enough to tell a tale. For non heads 9 minutes is extremism but it leaves too much on the table for me. on the 8/6/71 I have 4 sources from the John A mega drive but only 3 have the hard to handle as dicks picks volume 35 excludes it so I need to listen to all 3 but not sure 7:48 will do it either. Did the dead not play a 15 min hard to handle? Has Dso played an expanded one? I’m sorta confused. I thought there were many really long ones but I can’t seem to find any. I guess I never really think about the length of a few songs. Good lord I need to listen to more shows again but I get “no dance daddy. No dance”. We aren’t dancing. I’m playing music. “No dance daddy!!!!!!” Peace. Bed calls

4-29-71 Hard To Handle, Filmore East. So after listening to this version of HTH for the umptenth time, I am professing this is some of Jerry’s best work. Still get chills all the way. He slays every nuance of this song. Pig is spot on. The band is in sync. I’d really love some honest feedback on this and songs/versions you think are better AND WHY? I wanna learn, but can’t get past how fucking good that is. (Ed is gonna bust my balls about his fav but I leave it to the experts…., you fine folks, ha!) please, you have to listen before responding, it’s on archive or ladies and gentlemen the Grateful Dead release. You won’t regret the time spent, lol.

Yeah, same here but no venue like The Hawaii Theater 😉

Knew you’d be there. Didn’t even bother to ask. Retirement is suiting you well. See you in Asheville or jubilee

Encouraged and somewhat challenged, I started with the 5:10 min from 3/15/69 and the last 7:32 from 8/26/71 and listened going back and and forth from these bookends quickly realizing that you two have found the most enjoyable H2H's. (I'm open to any others from the mega drive search)Thanks for the lead though because I got to see how quickly Keith came in to play and understand the introduction of the 5 new songs in consideration of Pigpen's lost material. The five new ones became as paramount from 71-79 as pigpen's were from 65-71 and then similarly with Brent's new material from 79-90. Not so with Vince's 90-95.

4/29/71 - height of their powers ? Really close. That whole Fillmore run was a masterpiece or a masterclass - same difference. HTH epitomized that in spades - no denyin. If we just talkin about HTH, then you gotta put 8/6/71 in the final. Do not pass go. The 2 Heavyweights. One aspect I will concede would be Pigs delivery. He was not well at the time - and while 8/6 is still wild and wolly, I’ll give 4/29 the nod there. Jerrys licks? You take those 2 shows and you got some of his best stuff encapsulated. A literal push in my eyes. The difference that puts 8/6 over the top? Atmosphere. That recording with the crowd reacting and then playin the band? It’s a fucking Time Machine and It’s some of the best vibes ever put out with crowd reacting in time! That aspect is the veritable royal flush that trumps your 4 aces