Rude

This nonstop rain from the hurricane brings back fond memories of The Pocahontas show years ago. But it’s not 69 degrees and night and I’m indoors and none of my friends are turning blue. Those were the days. Only time I’ve ever seen people dancing in a literal foot of water. This is the rainiest year I can ever remember. It’s supposed to be 95 every day and cooling down in the pool. This year it’s taking 10 pounds of shock a week to keep the pool from becoming a pond. The spring frogs are still here because I can’t keep the chlorine level high enough to run them out for good. Oh and i have these frogs who are so loud that you can’t hear the tv inside at night. I’m afraid I’m going to get cited for noise ordinance statutes and I’m not kidding. The neighbors don’t say anything but I know they can hear them indoors. It’s deafening outside. And when it rains they really sing....So global warming is going to make my area a summer rain forest?? At least I’m on the Ohio and not the Mississippi. It’s mid July and the river should be super low. Craziness.

I doubt Dso is going anywhere but northeast on 2nd fall leg. Sorry desertdead. On that note I look forward to a possible Norfolk DC weekend with the boys if we can get another one of those. Always a good time.

7 look doable. Minnesota is getting the goods lol. A 2nd chance at Milwaukee. Slow and easy this time . Pretty sure we are persona non grata at the Aloft. Security told us to wrap it up as we sat in the courtyard at 4am. I did my I hear you but I’ll leave when ready wave. They made us pour out our drinks. I’m like wtf. Like ABC is coming to their courtyard at 4.

Filler was Box, weight, GSET. Currently playing 7/7/84 as it’s show time. Heres Eatons board from that 7/6/84 show. Better sounding board in 84? Doubt it. Tell me that 2nd set isn’t off the charts in weirdness. The whole show is rocket tempo and weird. Crescendos are almost never where expected. Bass drops not where expected. It’s flying blind bliss. The whole set I was jaw dropped. My neighbor was at the show. He recognized it several songs in and he’s like I’ve never heard a show this amazing. What was in their heads when they created this. It’s a must listen. Oh and John A, you only have an aud for this show. Need version 4.6.2.0.1 to fix that https://archive.org/details/gd1984-07-06.139531.sbd.pcm.miller-eaton.flac1644

2nd set start to finish intentional face melt into the triple filler encore of box, ugh(tbd) the weight. And they kept the full psychedelic style through the last second and I mean the 2nd set b/t cotter and the band was as intentionally psychedelic ot every version down to that wicked melter sugar mags. There was nothing that was just jam happy. It was melt from the 1st drop of 2nd until the end.. It was all moving sound circle and wickedness. Best show easily I saw this summer. These guys were on and the spot was as good as it gets. 60s and windy July 6. Thanks you guys. My jaw was dropped that whole 2nd. Bravo. All I could do was smile.

That and the strange space>drums>space was the only reprieve. That 2nd set was as hot as a set can be. Scarlett fire sailor saint franklin got the crowd hot. Found some Ice water to pour on my head after that. I knew I was overheating but what can you do. Pray for rain or a ballad and neither came

Great show. Hung out with lots of new friends. Great venue. We prayed for rain but it didn’t come lol. A few water douses did the trick. Was nice to see the band get to do a show with their friends and family. Up to chicago today. It’s meili and my 5th anniversary. Yay!!! 5 years wow. When we met she had no clue who the dead was. Now she’s a free range head at shows and figuring some songs before I do. I’ve done well

B4 the show I assumed from demeanor and appearance and unfamiliarity that Dso existed as well as other tributes that she wasn’t as familiar with the music. Her kids were there(30’s) and were really cool and went to jubilee so they got their mom to come, so by all that I deduced incorectky that she didn’t know the music but she did. Sorry all of you old farts that got offended. I guess I’ll have to hire someone who speaks in the pre internet language better write my posts and any more responses like that will get my spokesperson Sarah sanders denying I ever typed it in the 1st place.

I hope after these last 2 shows cotter doesn’t lose his hearing. The sound was as perfect as sound gets and also as loud as it gets. Love those huge outdoor PA’s. Such a great night. Fortunate to see friends we don’t get to see much pop up at tha show. Great venue and good times were had by all. Saw an old face who was seeing his 1st Dso show in 5 years that was doing the 1st New Years run I did in 2013. That was cool. Reminisced about that crazy time we had. By set 2 it was cool enough to full boogie. When there’s tons and tons of space, everyone gets down. A older lady next to us seeing Dso for the 1st time said before the show I guess u guys weren’t able to see deadco so you came here. I’m like we are here because this is the Grateful Dead to me. After a few songs she’s like this is the Grateful Dead. She’s like you can hear every instrument so clearly. She was definitely a knowledgeable deadhead in her mid 60s and was blown away. She’s like I see why you see these guys a lot. I’m like Tix are cheap and you don’t have to walk a mile to get to the venue. I also maybe talked several people into going to jubilee that didn’t know it existed. When the sound is that perfect everyone becomes a believer. Home for 2 nights then gonna finish off the mini tour. Dso is the only band at summer fest to have a 4 hour block. All others 2 hour max. That means I’m going. A phish tribute is playing right before them. Phun. At least it’s the proper order so you have the main course after the appetizers

River Front Coliseum, Cincinatti, Oh. (10/2/76) Primises land TLEO minglewood row jinny el paso tennesee Jed It's All Over Now Brown Eyed Women Let it Grow Might As Well Music Never Stopped Candyman Samson and Delilah It Must Have Been the Roses Big River Friend of the Devil Dancin' in the Streets drums The Other One Stella Blue The Other One Sugar Magnolia F: golden toad (to unlimited demolition)

I was epically tired and must have been grumpy when I posted some negativity in that blues thread about deadco deer creek b/c I really had an epic week finishing with the wrigley shows. Unfortunately I was quoted so my post will live in infamy. I met more kind people randomly than ever in my life. The epitome of the scene was this guy taking a header after the show outside and 5 people run straight to him to help him. We help this guy get to a stoop and a stranger says I got him and stayed with him on that stoop. It was like everyone was going out of their way to be more helpful and more kind than the next guy but not in a way of trying to be better than anyone else but just feeding off the love. So Saturday I evidently skipped the guy who scans tickets to get field bands but get them anyway so of course I’m like sorry babe we are sitting here until we see someone enter who would take advantage of a field wristband. Found a couple and they took our tix and got a field wristband. No way I was going to let unscanned field bracelets not get used. We saw them after the show on the street and that made their night and hopefully they will pass it on down the road. If everyone in the world had this mentality we’d live in a utopia. Oh and I went to the unsold sections behind home plate with the people who see space and hit it and I saw a familiar face who I met at deer creek, but he was also at jubilee, all of jazz fest and we had met before. I heard from him the most insane tour plan I’ve ever heard. All of deadco. All jazzfest. Around 8 fests, today he stayed in Chicago to see billy strings b4 heading east to finish deadco. Retired and just lives tour and 3-4 day fests. He tried to entice us into Eric Krasno and friends after the Saturday show but I was beat. It made me realize I should talk to more people. So many interesting people who do fun things. Everyone I chatted with had all these fun travel plans. I’m glowing. Regardless if the music isn’t exactly what I want, the scene is so large and full of multitudes of great people you can’t help but glow. Oh and on the field, we went in front of the PA’s that projects into the stands and you could get a foot away as it was on the ground. It was the loudest thing I’ve ever heard. You could stay there like 15 seconds and feel like you are approaching the sun and then need to move to not go deaf. Several people around us would dance into that sound for a few seconds then dance out and be like wow!! Unfortunately a field usher guarding his entry point was dead center of it 10 feet away with no earplugs. I don’t see how you wouldn’t have ear damage after that. It was made to project sound 300 feet away. I basked in it a total of like a minute over the last 4 songs and I could feel it today and the usher was there all night. That could be on worlds most dangerous jobs. There were 20 other acts of amazing kindness we witnessed and so many great people we met that I could write a book about it all but my ramble ends here.

Hey baby you must’ve been something before electricity.

I love that description. Orbiting seems to be the perfect word.

I think everyone here has nothing but love for the Amaxing Giants. The only issue was end of 1st set forcing us to relocate mid song. We had to leave the groove and find where to move. Once we could all reunite mid 2nd set we unleashed all that energy we couldn’t burn in the tighter space in addition to our normal energy. For a split second I’m pretty sure we created a worm hole. You could see people look and wonder if they should jump in and be free and many joined and just let go. Others likely wondered how we weren’t making contact with each other as we had this frenzied energy like a mosh pit but without contact. Others likely thought us insane. Thanks for bringing this Sunday show up again. Man that was fun and got a rush of adrenaline thinking of it again. Maybe we should have a weekly jubilee post

Friday is always rough for me with the early start to the day, setup then adrenaline from anticipation. That likely affects the way I view a show. Musically I liked night 2 the best and fun wise I liked night 3 as everyone had their dancing shoes on and were fully adjusted. Then once I get my cardio up, it’s over. Let’s shoot for a 4 night jubilee next year. Early bird Thursday tickets limited to 800 with early bird entry from noon-6pm only. Early bird show is Dark Star only and it’s $75 a ticket(must have full weekend ticket as well). I’m in!!!

Everyone is a great and different dancer which creates the magic. Everyone expresses themselves differently which really represents the dead music itself. The improvisational jazz dancing with its ebb and flow has a chaotic beauty with its own pulse and once in a while you achieve group nirvana and split the atom.

With surprise guests and the jubilee choir.

It was the hardest I’ve seen a whole crowd dance. Insane energy. Everyone using every drop of energy they could muster. I filled the Nalgene with ice water 3x in 10 minutes to make sure no one fell out. That was other level energy!!!!

😂😂 It’s mostly I aspire to better myself after hanging with so many amazing people. I also see my flaws through others’ behavior and things become clear to me and it makes me want to change. Everyone aspires in their minds to be healthier, exercise more, live better, but making that leap seems to be easier right after tour at least for me. Maybe when you are on cloud 9 it’s easier to make hard changes. If someone’s wanting to stop drinking or smoking or whatever, it’s hard when you are in a dark place but much easier when everything has a glow to it. Love u peeps!!!

I’ve made many life changing decisions on or right after tour. 3 years ago after the mini post jubilee tour talking to MC I decided to leave the company I worked for and start my own business. 2 days after getting home I quit my job of 10 years, took my clients and started anew. This music and scene is so positive it can’t help but inspire you to do positive things. Note that I just plan on vaping so really not stopping nicotine but stopping the carcinogens and CO. I did it before until the vape broke while on tour and went back to analog smokes.

Im stopping smoking cigs and getting a vape in the morning just to spite you. Plus the gf has made me go outside to smoke the last 3 years and that sucks. Plus I need to up my dance game. Getting harder to keep those super fast dance paces for extended periods. MAMU>big rivers are killing me. Next time you see me I’ll have digital nicotine. Bye bye analog nicotine delivery systems(note I may have a smoke sometimes post show but I’m done buying them).

Sweet. This thread has gone from bash dead songs to name our favorite samba in the rain!!! I went to heady version as I wanted to see what others thought compared to the ones I got to see http://headyversion.com/song/341/grateful-dead/samba-in-the-rain/ This was the comment on the top rated Samba Oct. 14, 1994 - Madison Square Garden New York, NY Hated it when I heard it (multiple times): but on tape this (terrible) song is pretty strong in this version. JG's solo is solid enough. If that’s not a glowing endorsement, here’s the comment on the 2nd highest rated one. Dec. 16, 1994 - Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA I believe Branford adds a little spice to this otherwise drone, run-on song. My 1st and 3rd shows had a Samba. How lucky is that!!! Maybe Samba sparked my passion for Dead. Maybe I became a deadhead in spite of Samba. Some mysteries will never be answered. And John next time we are on the west coast you should host a samba listening party. From noon-4 we can listen and discuss each version. Some we may need to play 2-3x to really dig deep into the intricacies. I’ll be there for the bourbon.

The giants are fine with me. I enjoy the festive atmosphere they bring. I didn’t like the fire spinners so close to the stage. We had a fantastic group getting down and then they put up gates and chains and boot us out. They booted us out 20 minutes before they even were fire spinning which made no sense. They also created a bottleneck that only allowed 3 feet of room between people in chairs and the fence which caused chaos for people returning from camp. They used to be closer to merch but this year they were 20 feet from the left PA. That’s way too close to the stage and taking up 600 sq ft of prime dance area.

Hey. I thought the kids were awesome at redrocks. I Took a seat further back during drums at jubilee and saw a few kids so figured it was the same group. I just assumed in the last 8 months they were all home getting ready for their next stage appearance and were honing their craft bevause it was definitely was a higher level at jubilee. I still have a wave of bliss rolling through my body. Jubilee usually results in a full week of that happy glow. It really is the best place on the planet during Memorial Day. 90% of attendees would give you the shirt off their back. Every camp of strangers id walk by and say hello would say have a seat and hang out. The love and sharing is really unequalled. My buddy who did his 1st jubilee said every person he locked eyes with would flash a huge smile. He was blown away by the love shown. I mean if you go to jubilee and don’t have the ultimate time you may be incapable of being happy at all.

There’s manny things I don’t like. I don’t like people spilling booze on the dance floor or on me but both have happened a lot I don’t dance with booze. I’m not saying it should banned. I move away from Scottie when having a cig. I know it bothers him. I’ll move away from you when I have one as well even though I only take a smoke break during a ballad. I get things are annoying, but the health danger is minimal outdoors, and I’m not for banning anything that has to do with peoples personal freedom. It’s a slippery slope. Many people burn other things and that annoys people too but this is a dead show. It’s not a library. The good outweighs the bad. Now all Ticketmaster owned amphitheater’s ban smoking even if no ones near you. I guarantee you there are people mad at every show that we stand up to dance and block others view too. I had Ticketmaster security at van Morrison in the lawn ask me to sit down because other people couldn’t see. I refused. Once we start down this road eventually you will be negatively impacted. I always turn my cigarette into my palm so it won’t touch anyone while dancing and in packed smoking areas hold it over my head.