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Wow being at the Greek for this was an unforgettable experience and phenomenal way to experience that venue for the first time…lotsa parrellels to the 2018 Red Rocks for DSO’s first time. Being on the DSO train over the years is like being on a long extended hiking trip up in the mountains…something as full on as hiking the Pacific Crest trail, for example….…it’s an adventure packed with beauty and challenge and curiosity about what it’s like up around the next bend…only to find yet another outrageously beautiful, expansive view with indescribable and pristine perfection splayed out in front of you,,.possibly even more glorious than the mind blowing view you had just a couple miles back… There have been what seem like endless peaks, sublime mountain lakes, quiet gurgling streams, alpine meadows, marmots calling out from beneath the rocks, views into deep valleys, terrifyingly steep cliffs, thunder and lightning rainstorms to survive, exhaustion yet truly fulfilling exhilaration along with a bit of physical malnourishment at times within a journey that offers thick and drippy glimpses into timelessness…. There have been many memorable high peaks along the way,,,and the Greek was a pinnacle experience…a peak among peaks that will be hard to beat,,,but all the peaks have so much to offer in terms of expansive views and inspiring beauty. The Greek completely fucking kicked ass… How could the best band in the land not pour it on as thick as molasses and heat it up and pour it all over you…their first time getting to play such an iconic and gorgeous venue steeped with Grateful Dead history. I also feel like it always up’s the ante when DSO plays in the Bay Area since it was the birthplace and home base for this music,,and history matters when it comes to the GD experience… With the juju of the venue and jehovah’s favorite Choir ready to pop so many of our Greek cherries good and hard…our favorite band played the shit out of 7/13/84…quite frankly, they fucking slayed it from start to finish. The beast that lives deep within the caverns of this music was fully unleashed and raged hard and strong as they worked their way through the intensity and sweetness of it all…the entire lower bowl below the upper grass area seemed to be dead silent during Stella Blue…the crowd seemed completely on board for the full shamanic cleanse throughout second set. Felt many times that we were in some sort of forgotten ritualistic cathartic festival of great human release in an ancient temple of sorts……ahhhhhhhhhh…..that’s why we chase this shit so hard…SOOOO freaking GOOOOOOOD!!!!! Of course the filler on top of the long and lofty Dark Star polished out the experience into a crystal clear gem with Lisa pouring it on thick…. i had a buddy who was way up at the top of the venue while we took it in down in close and he said when they dropped into Ripple he had to stop moving and drop into silence because the sound of the whole bowl of people down below singing together along with the band was drifting up the hill and landing in his ears as indescribable beauty and strong GD emotion…wow…. I want this hike in the high country to go on and on and on….so much satisfying beauty behind and so much yet to be discovered out ahead…. Thank you DSO…your capacity to transform the human spirit through your musical skill cannot be described with words!!!! Let it be known there is a fountain That was not made by the hands of man… ⚡️🌹⚡️

This weekend (Oct 18 &19) two days of a small GD festival in a Nashville park "Touch of Brews Festival". (Terrapin Beer sponsored) John K will do a solo "acousti'Lectric" show and then set in with other bands both days. My family is even going along to Nashville which is unusual.

Wow! Wow! WOW! This was THE NIGHT! Set 1 was complete 11/21/69 Cal Expo, Building A - Sacramento, CA (Set 1:) Casey Jones Good Morning Little School Girl Cold Rain And Snow Cumberland Blues Easy Wind (Set 2:) Good Lovin' Drums Good Lovin' China Cat Sunflower I Know You Rider High Time Me And My Uncle Turn On Your Love Light Set 2 elective Cryptical/the other one/cryptical St.Stephen William Tell The Eleven Death Don't have no Mercy Alligator Encore: Volunteers (Jefferson Airplane) 1st time played in front of people I don't have to say anything else, this was insanely amazing and unbelievable dance fest. Thank you DSO!!! And crew!!! Love you all!

AZ proud to fire it up once again. New venue (praise Baby Jesus for the Van Buren, the Marquee was super aggressive with hipsters and heads ffs). Hoping for China/Rider, don’t care what era (beggars and choosers and all that). LFG!!

Thank you God for this past year, Thank you God for family here Thank you God for this delicious food, Thank you God for all that's good Awesome night, no better way to kick off the holidays. Sold out show once again at the Peak! DSO never disappoints. They threw me off with a 1st set drums, never heard that before. Thought maybe it was an elective set. The band is just a juggernaut when they get warmed up. The whole second set was fire once again. Props to my upstairs dancers. Another awesome night on the mountain. Hopefully everyone made it home safely and had a great Thanksgiving celebration with family and friends.

When DSO put this on the tour schedule i was excited. I saw Billy and the kids last summer at the Pier and it was great. The view is insane and if you get a day like Sunday there’s nothing like it. but other than that, unfortunately there hasn’t been any reason to go there for any music. DSO hasn’t been to the city in years, maybe since coney island 6 years ago. Definitely haven’t been to Manhattan in 8 or 9 years. It’s falling apart again in this city but it’s nice to have a show in your backyard. So the day was perfect, sun shining, a cool breeze and Alotta smiles. I love how the guys in the band talk about playing at home. I heard some reminiscing of club wetlands !!! Minglewood and Row Jimmy first set love. Sugaree.. thank you dso for everything as always, it means the world to all of us

Once in awhile you say to yourself that was THE best show that you’ve EVER seen or ONE of the best shows you’ve ever seen. but soon you catch yourself saying it a lot lmao that being said, the second set of the final show of the week was up there with one of the best I’ve ever seen. morning dew to start that monster double decker sandwich was something I needed to experience PITB>UJB>umbroken>d/s>imagine instrumental with the crowd singing some of it >last time >DARK STAR>PITB>UJB. This was totally amazing. Dark star was all ready sending me into orbit when we got the pitb reprise and ujb reprise. You don’t want these nights to end but they have to. the whole week in Jamaica is just amazing and I really loved the matinee. Wasn’t sure it was gonna be topped. Something about a daytime show that warms your bones differently. But that last set was something I’ll cherish for quite sometime, especially as I sit here in NY in the snow thinking about my sunsoaked week, of great people, beautiful weather and music that makes me happy beyond words. They are second to none when it comes to re creating the Grateful Dead music and the vibes that come with it . Ending with ripple my cup was beyond full. Dark star thank you once again, much love, and thank you Melvin and JGB!

The band I streamed last night - Hyryder @ The Mousetrap / Indianapolis, IN / Halloween Kickoff Hell in a Bucket > Viola Lee Blues, Candyman, Dire Wolf, Pride of Cucamonga > New Speedway Boogie > Pride of Cucamonga Reprise, Peggy-O, King Solomon’s Marbles > Samson & Delilah, St Stephen > William Tell Bridge > The Eleven > Turn on your Lovelight Born Cross Eyed > Cryptical Envelopment > The Other One > Cryptical Envelopment > Dark Star > Truckin, Don’t Let GO > Death Don’t Have No Mercy > Promontory Ryder > Shakedown Street, Purple Rain E: Werewolves of London > Greatest Story Ever Told, Promised Land Whole thing was masterclass! Don’t Let Go>Death Don’t>Promontory Ryder>Shakedown with a Purple Rain chaser was X factor city

Happy Birthday Brian! Thompson Arena (Dartmouth College), Hanover, NH (5/5/78) Promised Land Dire Wolf Cassidy Candyman El Paso They Love Each Other Passenger Brown Eyed Women Lazy Lightnin' Supplication Bertha Good Lovin' Ship of Fools Estimated Prophet Eyes of the World drums Not Fade Away Stella Blue Around and Around Werewolves of London Filler White Rabbit We love a "home" show! I don't think Frog Alley knew how many people would show up, someone that lives in the apartments right there said that was the biggest crowd ever. I'm glad, would love to have DSO back next year. Parking lot summer stage area type venue. Had people with chairs in the back and great size area for dancers/standing. Definitely needed more bathrooms for that amount of people. Band seriously killed it, so much fun dancing and loosing myself in the music. Thank you DSO and crew!

Melvin couldn't make his scheduled 9:30-11 evening show on Friday so Hyryder filled in after playing their earlier 5-6:25 scheduled show. Then we also got a third dose on Sat from 6:35-8 opening with St Stephen. The weather could not have been any better ~ low 50's for sleeping and mid 70's -80 during the day. We secured the absolute best camp site on Wednesday (although they tried to send us into the boonies) Thanks to Ducks eagle eye and Jedi driving we turned around and drove right up to the beach entrance from the woods. My first time back to the Ledges since Dark Star left , like 15 years ago. I forgot how intimately everyone there becomes best friends. 🤞🤞🤞🤞That DSO gets back there🙏🙏🙏

1974-06-20 @ The Omni, Atlanta, GA https://archive.org/details/gd1974-06-20.sbd.remaster.105427.flac16/gd74-06-20d1t01.flac This remaster is simply killer - crazy good channel separation! One of the better recordings I've ever heard for this time period - some say 1st Slipknot! They had been emphasizing it for a couple months and this is the most pronounced. More like a slipknot jam but it’s killer

24/06/11 Dance Lab Set One 94/10/01 Boston Garden, Boston, MA Help on the Way>Slipknot>Franklin's Tower, Walkin' Blues, Althea, MAMU>Big River, Tom Thumb Blues, So Many Roads, Promised Land. Set Two 69/02/28 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA Morning Dew, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Doin' That Rag, King Bee, Lovelight. Set Three 87/09/18 MSG, New York, NY Shakedown Street, Women Are Smarter, Terrapin Station>Drums>Space> 76/06/11 Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA Samson and Delilah, Sugaree, Sugar Magnolia> Eyes of the World>Stella Blue>Sunshine Daydream. E: Johnny B. Goode. While less frequent since COVID, these events still occur and this one really rang the bell. Final 10 song opening set, impressive work for 1994. Pristine recording second, full of vigor and Pig goodness. Back end of the third unplanned today in GD history, with a unique Samson and a never ending Eyes intro. Big Fun. Praise DSO.

Jeff was quite the trooper with his injured knee leaving the stage after the second set and coming back on for the encore. And I have to comment on Rob's Blow Away, he did a precise replica of the Brent rave up towards the end with the counting of the fingers and then opening up to let your heart out, pretty damn close to what Brent delivered that night. Thank you for studying the show and the delivery, it made it an all the more joyous that first night at Jubilee for folks from the Cincinnati area. That was a standout show on that spring tour, especially that Fantasy which fell flat in Pittsburgh, the energy level was off the hook in Cincytown during the China Rider inside of Riverfront coliseum that Sat night compared to the mellow Sunday show in Louisville with it's somber Stella Blue. I had forgotten all about the Box of Rain encore adding even more jubilee to the 5/24/24 experiment ⚡. The third night Birdsong clip esp moving as the woman that jumped in my car at Alpine 87, who I took all the way (and scoring her tickets to each show along the way in the parking lots, I had mail ordered my Tix for the entire tour) to the two Roanoke before sending her home as I headed up to Philly solo, Gina unexpectedly passed away on 5/23/24 and the text sent out to me and all her friends had those same lyrics Jeff chose to sing for the partial Birdsong that found it's way into the Other One. I really couldn't believe the band played that since it's usually a first set song. But Gina Defazzio's spirit was noticably with us all at Jubilee this year. I got the text of her death as I was leaving Emmylou in Lexington on Thursday 5/23/24, getting ready to head to Buckeye Fri morning. Unexpected death as she was planning on hitting the June 1st Hyryder show with me. On 5/25/24 she also visited the sacred grounds of legend valley during the drums>space>tomorrow 🕳️🕳️🕳️🪶🪶🛞🕯️🕉️🎶🇱🇷🐉〽️

Rob K here. Very sad news, for sure. Bill was one of a kind and a beacon for the rest of us to search for. Here is an "interview" I did with him during one my pandemic Q&As https://www.facebook.com/robert.koritz/videos/10158207653300170

This was some of the stuff that made me tear up this morning. I remember a few years ago all our deadhead friends in KY were so excited that Bill Walton was an announcer for his 1st and only KY basketball game as he did PAC 10. We were so pumped to watch the game just to hear how off the rails he’d go. Dave Pasch was his 12 year announcing partner and just a brilliant play by play guy who had to reel Bill in a lot and also became a deadhead and would quote dead lyrics himself. He posted a bunch of funny tweets and screenshots bill sent him over the years and I linked them below. One video about bill made me cry again just now. bill kreutzmann There are incredible stories about Bill Walton that I promised him I would only tell after he passed away, and it's not nearly that time yet because before we laugh, first we must allow ourselves to cry. Darn it. This is a mournful day. This is a period of mourning. Sure, Bill Walton was an NBA legend. But in the Grateful Dead orbit, he was just a fan - and that made him a legend here, too. In many ways, he was our number one fan... but Bill would've taken issue with that ranking because, while he won many awards in his storied basketball career - including MVP — Bill insisted that the Grateful Dead was not a competition - and that all Deadheads were equal. By that same notion, as I flash through decades of adventures with him, there isn't one favorite memory. They all shine through. And they're all important, because they all brought us both real happiness. And that's special. That's friendship. Bill was a genuine fan that became a genuine friend and someone I always looked up to. But his towering presence was more than just literal. Whenever I play, there will now always be a hole where a seat should be, about ten rows back, center, where Bill used to stand, eyes closed, arms raised, while he felt the music running through him. That was a happy place for him and seeing him out there was one of mine. We never did have a hard time finding him in the crowd. Similarly, when he walked into a room, you knew it - but it wasn't because of his size. It was because of that laugh of his that broadcasted joy, and it was his easygoing smile that beamed sunshine across any space he ever entered. So, yeah, losing Bill is an irreplaceable loss and, in simple terms, I am heartbroken. When somebody means that much to you, when their friendship is that important - that's called love. I loved Bill Walton. As we say in the land of the Dead: May the four winds blow him safely home. Bob Weir Yo Bill, thanks for the ride. Thanks for the wonderful friendship, the years of color commentary - and the Hall of Fame existence that you wore like headlights. Bon voyage ol' buddy. We're sure gonna miss you - but don't let that slow you down... mickey hart Bill was my best friend, the best friend I ever had. He was an amazing person, singular, irreplaceable, giving, loving. His love for our music was beyond description. He called himself the luckiest man in the world but it was us who were lucky-to know him, to share the adventure with him. He was the biggest Deadhead in the world and used our music as the soundtrack to his life. After our shows, he would regularly send messages that said, "thank you for my life." Over 1000 shows, he just couldn't get enough. Bill had an incredible passion for drums. After any meal at his house, we would play. There was nothing like a Bill Walton... nothing. There are things you can replace. And others you cannot. Bon voyage, old friend, I love you. john mayer Bill Walton lived a life that the rest of us could only hope to achieve on our second (or third) go-round. He had an eye toward the truly important stuff, the stuff we already know better than to lose sight of, but often do. One of Bill's great talents was to reorient you so as to stand bedside him and see the light in life that he refused to break eye contact with. The climb to acceptance is steep in the Grateful Dead universe, and Bill gave me a huge lift up those stairs with his kindness, his encouragement, and his friendship. He will be so deeply missed, but his approach to life will never be forgotten. I think it's pretty good advice that when times get tough, everything will be okay if you just pretend to be Bill Walton. Thank you Bill. this is a vid Dave Pasch retweeted that pretty much sums up the type of person Bill Walton was. Couldn’t help but cry the last t-shirt “I survived 12 years working with bill walton and I’ll I got was this t-shirt” couldn’t be truer. Dave Pasch was like a cattle wrangler trying to keep bill in some games. On the blowouts he’d just let bill tell stories as that was probably the only thing that kept anyone watching. Bill would be like what’s the point of talking hoops. This games over. Now let me finish my story i have a video somewhere on my phone where bill was off the rails announcing a game and Dave said “maybe you had too much too fast” 😂

Bill was always a beacon of light - even though he was in constant pain. He didn't like to obstruct fans view at shows but he admitted that it was just too painful to sit down and get back up. He was positivity and hope personified

5/11/24 Whirling Tiger, Louisville KY Born Cross Eyed (shotgun-ragtime band version with single drummer Dino English Touch MAMU Big River Drove Old Dixie Down Brother Esau Row Jimmy Masterpiece Take a Melody Hey Pocky Way Ain’t No Bread in the Breadbox Box of Rain Dont Let Go Unbroken Chain Twist of Fate Rubin and Cherise Throwing Stones Sugar Magnolia Mighty Quinn The Jerry band tunes were all highlights

47 years and 2 days ago…5/4/77 Palladium NYC…historic for me as it was my first GD show.

We woke up at 3:15am at our home near Asheville and by 11pm (8pm PST, haha) we heard the first notes of a killer opening Jack Straw about 3,000 miles away. Wow, talk about a long day. I was thinking about how Rude doesn’t even like to do a 4-5hr drive on show day, lol. Our son moved to Bellingham, so we combined a visit with him and these two shows. His first dso shows! His only prior exp with the Dead being a Dead & Co show I took him to in 2017 that was not very good. He was loving it last night!! Bertha in the 2nd song spot nodded 80’s to me, esp after the jack straw opener. From there it ripped. The Candyman was all melty and oozing goodness. Just love the guitar work in Brown Eyed and obviously Jeff does two. Those flourishes created liftoff!! TJed a raucous throw down and the Bucket kept us nice and sweaty up til set break. I actually called the China Rider (impressing my son, haha) which was more than adequate to get back in the groove after a cold break outside with flurries. After a soothing Looks Like, He’s Gone reminded me why I always yearn for that number! Jeff’s guitar work was crisp and emphatic. Then, the Spoonful>Jam>Drums>Space>The Wheel, wooooow! That was prob an hour of the second set and there was a lot to take in. I chose to let it take me in and really lost my bearings several times. Beautiful Black Peter and my second called song 😅 Knockin was a kaleidoscope of Dylan brilliance perfectly delivered! Don’t even need to say this, but Lisa slayed that Little Piece and left everyone with cups FULL. Venue very reminiscent of my local Orange Peel with all the shoulder rubbing and apologies to bystanders, lol. We got there right at show time to a line around the block but the band noodled and we walked in right at the first notes. Spent most of the night stage right by the ADA section where I had about a 3-4ft circle of space, best we could do. Couldn’t find Island Bro but will correct that tonite, haha! Thank you band and crew for hauling this party all over for the people that love it 😍!!

I still have about 50 of my stubs. Used a collage of them to make a gif to print on my envelope used to score Dead50 tix from mail order. 2 are full tix…11/5/77 my third show. Crowd pushed through glass doors. 7/2/95 no show Deer Creek. First stub 5/4/77 my first show Last stub 7/9/95 no explanation needed. The stories this baggie of stubs could tell…..

Recreation of 1/3/70 stunning maybe best DSO show I’ve seen. I’ve seen them about 30 times post Covid.

original. 1. 1/2 step/i know you rider, btw, peggyo, never trust a woman, tom thumb, biodtl, chimes of freedom, greatest story, tangled up in blue. 2. stranger (w/john kadlecik- no jeff mattson, jk left after stranger), speedway, playin/uncle johns/d/s/fire on the mtn/hey jude/china doll/playin. e. take a letter maria.

1969–12-30 The Ark Boston, MA Set 1 Good Lovin (pig) > Drums > Good Lovin, Mama Tried, New Speedway Boogie, Casey Jones, Black Peter, Me & My Uncle, Midnight Hour, Cumberland Blues, Cryptical Envelopment > Drums > The Other One > Cryptical Reprise > Cosmic Charlie Set 2 Uncle John’s Band, Masons Children, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Ryder, Dark Star > Alligator > Drumz > The Eleven > Alligator Reprise > And We Bid You Goodnight F: Big Boss Man, Volunteers

We won’t make penns this year. I want you to know that I’ve considered this a non negotiable show for a long time and we will be back next year. But have to sit this one out. I mean I’ve lied to my partner when she was pregnant to be there. I spent much money on shakedown that night to try to compensate for my guilt it was stupid. I had to go one year with a previous lover and partied all night. Went to her family’s thanksgiving the next on no sleep and sweated the night out during the thanksgiving festivities it would be funny if it wasn’t so pathetic and sad. But penns is special and always will be. The Dso pre thanksgiving show gave me something to be thankful for when I felt I had nothing else to be thankful for. Thank god I have so much to be thankful for today. But I want you to know that I love this community and this band. The fill cups of love when the cup empty. Make it over flow. For four hours they make everything just exactly perfect. I miss you guys so much and miss the music even more. Been a while since we’ve seen a show. We will make some of new years. And January is jam packed for us with Jamaica and the sages here in Colorado. We gonna do a week west coast in February too. But most important I want to tell you guys I love you and I am beyond thankful for all of you and the impact you’ve had on my life. I am forever grateful. Happy thanksgiving. I know you’ll crush it up on that mountain. I love you guys so much band and fan. Keep bringing the heat and joy to those around you. love is real.

The sure sign a great time was had. Have carried note taking supplies at shows for years to mark the signposts. Praise DSO.

Caught Hyryder at Headliners on Friday night. Their usual solid performance. Songs swirling in my head but cannot even attempt any coherent set lists. Of note… 25 years and 10 months ago at this exact venue I begrudgingly went to my first show where the band played “entire Grateful Dead shows” ( “note for note” lol ). No current DSO band members on stage that night are current, save for Lisa. Long strange trip rolls on.

One does not mess with Roberta Lincoln ❤️

Watching "Young Frankenstein " tonight for Halloween and in honor of Teri Garr. Been a while, such a classic.

We lost a good one. My favorite lyric of his, “ I’ll trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday…” Powerful stuff there.

Looks like time for old friends to drop by so I thought I'd say High. These posts bring back memories of better times when we would meet at the Ledges and dance in the sand, swim in the lake, and on a moonless night get lost in the maze of paths in the woods, also know as the "warzone" if I remember right.... Did anyone ever find the second tunnel? Peace and Love, Doc

Very special show for me and my family. My wife’s and sons first time here and my 8 month old first show. Headphones for him and a blanket and he was very content watching the kids run and play and dancing with his mom and dad. What beautiful night on the water, couldn’t have asked for anything more. short first set but I said to my wife earlier I wanna hear Mississippi tonight so that was cool, and what a beautiful birdsong. when the lights go down my boy was loving the lights and music still. He made it to Truckin and then we had to keep truckin, he was toast. thank you dso for making this special for us. Great mini road trip for the fam as we headed to Mass for treehouse brewery. See you guys in the fall!!!

Now it’s confirmed Jack Straw ; Brown Eyed Women ; Mister Charlie ; Green, Green Grass of Home ; Don't Ease Me In ; Big Boss Man ; Box Of Rain ; Strange Man ; Dark Hollow ; They Love Each Other ; New Orleans > Good Lovin' Here Comes Sunshine ; Cumberland Blues ; It Hurts Me Too ; In The Midnight Hour ; Unbroken Chain > Dark Star > drums > Dark Star jam > Morning Dew > Not Fade Away > Going Down The Road Feeling Bad > Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks) Encore: Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu Notes: Dino on drums. Rob K drums on encore.

Really quite fantastic. Brother Esau was replaced by Black Thrusted Wind- apparently because someone yelled it right before they were going to start. I guess that works occasionally? I’m trying to figure out what else was different but I can’t remember. Cool venue- potential to be very cool. Reminiscent of Pisgah Brewery in Black Mountain NC (miss that place so much). Excellent 2 shows for me. Good to be back in the action. Selbyville DE next.

Aiko It’s all over now stagger Lee Tom Thumbs Blues Lindenburg Hop Easy wind Mission in the rain Jack straw Cats under the stars You ain’t women enough Let it grow China Watchtower Black Muddy river Corrina I know you rider Everybody must get stoned definitely not correct but close great show! please excuse my strange text, copied and pasted from notes in phone

Wish I was there…Stone Pony that is (original my 2nd GD show!)

Original Recipe Set 1: China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider ; Black Throated Wind ; Box Of Rain ; Althea ; The Stranger (Two Souls In Communion) ; Jack Straw ; Shakedown Street > Playing In The Band > Mission In The Rain > Throwing Stones > Tangled Up In Blue Encore: White Rabbit

Tea was accurate regarding the first set. 2nd set original recipe in same style…may be missing a tune Cold Rain MAMU St Stephen William Tell Eleven Alligator Caution Encore….Dancing in the Streets Absolutely phenomenal show…DSO at its best Lisa on harp for pigpen tunes with Rob B rappin away 2 drummers throughout

Thanks for your passion and your constant rib-rattling carpet bombs 💣!

Pulled trigger and assembled all the pieces to see Vegas show. Next night do a Sphere Dead & Co. since I’m there. Will be farthest west I’ve seen a DSO show. WTF it’s Vegas baby!!!

Born Cross Eyed Moondance amphitheater Lexington, KY 6/7/24 (Perfect weather 7-9:10) Free weekly Friday shows Feel Like a Stranger Masterpiece Althea On the Road Again Candyman Cassidy Jack A Roe Passenger Loser Hey Pocky Way China>Rider Music Never Stopped Loose Lucy Ripple

I read Mickey and Bill’s insta tributes to bill and literally started crying just now. Could be a few day post jubilee emotions involved but it was these happy tears that just kept flowing reading comments and stories of others below. The luckiest man in the world. I feel that way every time I’m at a show. I say “we are in the best place in the world at this moment” and to us it’s true. There’s nothing like a dead show and if it ain’t the real thing it’s close enough to pretend.

Original Recipe (1) Alabama Getaway > Greatest Story Ever Told, Peggy-O, Cumberland Blues, Broken Arrow, Jack-a-Roe, Black Throated Wind, Chimes of Freedom, Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain* * Stilt Dancers groovin on stage (Lisa absolutely brought the house down on Chimes) (2) Jack Straw, I Just Want to Make Love to You** > Dark Star(v1) > St Stephen > Drumz*** > Space > Tomorrow Never Knows > The Last Time > St Stephen Reprise > Throwing Stonez > Stella Blue > Sugar Magnolia > Sunshine Daydream E: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35**** ** Lisa on Harmonica and Star of the night *** added (4?)Guest Dummers **** Lisa on kazo

Maybe I’ll try nugs again…. For the weekend. They are so patchy with their video. And hard to get in. Tried Billy Strings Asheville last and it was an ongoing hassle the whole night. The last thing i want is the stress of dealing with poor steaming I paid for. i know itll be a 🔥FANTASTIC 💃🏻🕺🏻weekend and hate to miss all the lovely💗 people gathering. Ive got my kids home together a short stint before son returns to Colorado and spending today and tomorrow with them. And frankly, I’m still stinging from getting pulled in the van on the way home last year. It was clear and very little traffic ( 2 cars oncoming) on a straight away downhill. With a 95 hp engine running atleast 5,000lbs, it’s fun to drive mostly but can be a bear making those hills along the Ohio valleys. Only a 12 hour drive…😅. The trooper said i sped up when he pulled out behind me and he clocked it going 67. Well, thats at least a record i could post on social media because i might top at 65 on a 7% grade. Ha! I didn't see him until he was on my tail 🐊and there was no video footage until he was right up on me. Suspicious mf’’er. I really can see about 50-75 feet out the back window. I slowed down from 63 to 57 but not fast enough for him…. I cant brake on a dime. Such a rouse. He was even suspicious of the fan running once i cut the engine. Didnt know his ass from a hole in the ground at maybe 28. I think the van is older than he is. No clue about running a 4 speed in that kind of situation. I got it reduced to improper tailpipe or something like that but it was a bleed. Where is the calm and sense in the world? Be careful. I cant wait for this backlash of a need to control everyone postcovid to subside. It is absolutely insane out there. Is this a free country that doesnt impose on your well-being happiness and freedom? Hell no. but in Legend Valley, freedom can play and hearts be filled with goodness and kindness and be the utopia we seek. Reach down for that gold ring inside and dance in the Garden of Eden. ❤️❤️❤️

Set 1 Might as Well masterpiece Stagger Lee big boss man biodlt althea keep on growing ccrider birdsong jack straw set 2 hsf corrina unbroken chain ds the weight ikoiko all along the watchtower Positively fourth street omsn take a letter, maria

Actually, Willie Dixon wrote it. Also done by Muddy Waters

Jeff did that drawn out, gut wrenching solo on Loser and oh, it cut deep. Cassidy always dreamy, Ramble was chunky and funky. Big thunderstorm at set break extended it to about an hour or just over. Was really worried with all the lightning they would cancel the rest of the show since we had already gotten a set done. But the cell moved on east and they came back out ready to lay it down, and that they did. Could hear a pin drop several moments in ship of fools, Barroco slayed that just wanna make love to you. Sung in sort of a Pig/Brent combo style. From Terrapin on just a pure magic carpet ride! So great to have Doc on the road again, I did more steps both nights than Rude and PG out swirled both of us, haha. Thanks again to band and crew who worked a little harder than usual with the weather situation. Also Dino announced last night it was the 25th anniversary of his first show playing with dso. Wow. Way to hang in there Dino!!!

The first set was shakin off some cob webs with some solid staples, the sunrise was epic, always love a Minglewood, set closer kills! Believe it or not was super cool. The second set however, was the stuff fuckstix are made of. Holy fuckstix that second set brought the goods. Pretty full house in Asheville, happy for the band!! Great dancin tonite, yeah baby, love groovin with my homies!!!!!

89/05/06 Frost Amphitheatre, Palo Alto, CA Jack Straw, Peggy-o, Walkin' Blues, They Love Each Other, Race Is On, West LA Fadeaway, Little Light, Queen Jane, China Cat>Rider. Let the Good Times Roll, Hey Pocky Way, Samson and Delilah, Ship of Fools, Playin' In the Band>Eyes of the World>D>S> Take You Home>The Wheel>I Need A Miracle> Wharf Rat>Round and Round>Not Fade Away. E: Black Muddy River. The calendar turn to 5/6 opens the door to memories of this fine afternoon on the campus of Stanford. A ten song first punctuated by one of five post coma Race Is On and the final first set closing China>Rider. Only Second set LTGTR, Samson on Saturday, a lovely Playin'>Eyes, Jerry's toe dipping into MIDI world on Take You Home, a 6/6 second set. An epic performance. It was 35 years ago today. Praise DSO.

Patti Smith and her Band Hancher Auditorium Iowa City , IA 9/28/24: Dancing Barefoot Redondo Beach Free Money We Shall Live Again My Blakean Year Diamond on His Sleeve Smells Like Teen Spirit! Sweet Jane Rock and Roll MASTERS OF WAR Peaceable Kingdom Because The Night Pissing In A River Gloria People Have the Power. University of Iowa week long cultural event culminating with this rare state side performance of Patti with her full band. She did a reading on Friday night so they were all set for the onslaught of this magical show last night. Opening with Dancing Barefoot >Redondo>Free Money and the Teen Spirit & Masters of War made this show a top five

Those surprise Scarlet Fires usually generate a lot of joy and a Wharf Rat from scratch, instead of trying to meander out of an Other One, can set up more depth to the approach of the story of August West (think of NYE 78's) kinda like a dew outta space (Richmond 85). Thanks Tea for those of us outside looking in with your consistent consideration for the curious.