Greg from Chestertown

It shows the depth of Dark Star Orchestra. There’s a thread all to itself, the 5/08/77 of Dark Star Orchestra. I’ll start it.

I believe that they did a similar horse race couple of songs for the Preakness in Baltimore a few years back.

God Damn! What pandemic? What broken wrist? Praise DSO. They’re back!

That’s a really good first set.

So, I’m doing my work, spreading mulch at this house in Rock Hall, woman walks by, walking her dog. Asks me ‘are you the guy with the BOXRAIN?’ (My license plate) turns out she started seeing the dead in the sixties, first show in Baltimore. So I was like, ‘oh, you saw Pigpen? ‘ a warm smile and an ‘oh, yea!’

They did what you’re talking about on Family Feud last week. Lady walked across stage and Steve Harvey presented her with her diploma, she took a bow, place went nuts!

Looks like a recreation. Original show date? Some Saturday night in the mid seventies?

Well, true confession, I skipped this spring visit by Jerry and the boys to the Spectrum. I was living in Ocean City, New Jersey, putting together Grady White boats. My last show, every song they played, I had seen them play before. I was questioning the need to rack up shows. Rookie move. WMMR and Pierre Robert were covering the start of this show on the radio. I tuned in to catch that. Hearing Midnite Hour start with a thunderous bang, I instantaneously realized that I had totally fucked up and vowed to never make that mistake again. I didn’t, right up until the end. Thing is, the next year, between about eight beers, green world blotter, and the substance shared by the deadheads who pushed their Brokedown VW bus into the parking spot next to ours, which turned out to be Opium, that show was a psychedelic blur. Another mistake which led to me seeing all three nights the next spring. What a long, strange trip it’s been.

That’s hilarious but I meant in physical appearance.

Does anyone else see the resemblance between Matt Gaetz and Max Headroom, or am I the only one who was alive in the eighties? I gotta ask.

So, would that second set be a scarlet/ fire sandwich? Does that count since it’s really two different songs? I can’t recall, I wonder if Jerry and the boys ever went into and out of any other tunes between scarlet and fire. You know, after the two were linked up. My dog ate my deadbase.

Nice first show set list, Bill. The question is, Were you aware? Did you know what was going on? , or were you just in awe?

Got a Reuben and Cherish trot out also on this date , 91?

Thank you. You are not alone. The good news is that you rediscovered what makes you happy, brings you peace. You have a vehicle out. If your cup is full, ......

Watch out for those Sunday shows. I just got my gold ticket for Sunday show. Come on, Baby, let the good times roll !!!

I just scored a miracle! I walked into Walgreens to ask about the vaccine. I knew the girl working there. She had some extras, hooked me up. I got my vaccination! She asked me a few questions, one of which was wether I worked through out the entire pandemic. I said yes. That makes me a front line worker. Go figure.

I think that just means we’re going to start seeing Bill Gates at Dark Star shows. He is a curious man.

Agreed. I usually don’t do spring tour because work gets in the way but there comes a time.....

I do but I think a lot of that has to do with reading something about the song where it is loosely associated with that book or the characters in it. I love that song, perfect show opener. Robert Hunter captured lightning in a bottle with that one. The mental imagery that is painted with those lyrics is incredible for me. I just fucking love that tune.

How ‘bout an old Redd Foxx joke bust out? Two women are talking. One asks the other one there, ‘do you smoke after sex?’ The other one answers, ‘I don’t know, I never looked.’

Not the Grateful Dead but would’ve it be nice to see Lisa do Janis doing ‘Won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz’. I’m not so sure she hasn’t already.

They were about to play that cave in Tennessee (?) right before lockdown hit. It would be nice to see that come to fruition. Yea, that needs to happen

Standin’ on the moon, add it to the list.

I just took the time to listen to the ‘sing me back home’ clip and revel in the beautiful memories. It brought me to tears, just as it did when DSO did it as a filler, Not long after she had her stroke, in Dewey about three and a half years ago. I was front and center, awash in the beauty of that song and the delivery by the band. No one did more for me than my mother. I did have the benefit of being the youngest child of an Irish woman. She would drive me from North Wilmington to the foot of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, watch me climb through a hole in the chain link fence, cross the off ramp, on my way to skateboard the drainage ditches around the highway there. She would come back a few hours later to pick me up. That would get you handcuffs these days. Later that same day, dinner was on time and delicious. Sorry about your loss, AC. I believe that a long life, well lived is worthy of a celebration, even though the sudden finality can be overwhelming for us who are left here.

Visions of Johanna looks like rain