SuperKind Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/02/23/grateful-dead-coming-back-life-taft-theatre/80772102/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LangeradoSoul Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Looking forward to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP bs69 Posted February 27, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 10-31-83. Been gone too long it's good to be home. Looking forward to the open spaces tomorrow night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Rude Posted February 27, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Marin County Veteran's Auditorium, San Rafael, CA (10/31/83) Wang Dang Doodle My Brother Esau Peggy-O Little Red Rooster Brown Eyed Women Lost Sailor Saint of Circumstance Deal Help on the Way Slipknot! Franklin's Tower Estimated Prophet Eyes of the World drums St. Stephen Throwin' Stones Not Fade Away Revolution F: werewolves Ballad? What's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted February 27, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 That was fun. Hyryder after party better than expected. Waffle house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Ammagamalin Crew Posted February 27, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 To witness a recreation of the final st Stephen show was monumental. and don't you know...."it's gonna be alright, gonna be alright, alright! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Dead duck Posted February 27, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Good stuff as always. Place was hopping. Had to deal with seats but made the best of it. Deal was unreal. Jeff threw down. The big crowd loved the franklins. told my son (big Beatles fan) they played blackbird thursday night, may get a revolution tonight. Lol. Gonna be high stress today as we'll have to leave straight from his bball game to hightail it to Indy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LangeradoSoul Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Had a great time last night. Was "on the rail" on skips side for most of the show. The crowds seem to be getting bigger every year they play in Cinci/Covington. Great venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Rude Posted February 27, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Had a great time last night. Was "on the rail" on skips side for most of the show. The crowds seem to be getting bigger every year they play in Cinci/Covington. Great venue. Me and MC had that big open space to your left up front. Not sure which one u are as I haven't met but if you looked left you prob saw 2 guys twistin and turning. Think we helped set the pace for everyone behind. Sort of lucked out as they wouldn't allow anyone else up there and had room to groove for most of the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LangeradoSoul Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 I had a black tshirt with a skull that says maxwells. We probably met and didn't even know it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted February 27, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 I feel like its been awhile since I've tried to put my experience into words. I had an incredible night. The Taft theater is a beautiful theater with seats all the way to the front. I can already hear the groans from the dancing faithful. Seats all the way to the front. I wasn't thrilled. Shortly after arriving, Nicky reminds that the Dead played the Taft and so has Pink Floyd and other titans of rock and roll and the music industry. The place oozes with a special vibe. The Dead show in 71 is during Keith's first tour. I'm determine to feel some of this energy. I most definitely found the right head space. Not too much not too little. I had the groove but my wits about me. After arriving at a venue with seats, I generally go through a search of where it will be best to dance. I even moved about a little bit the first 2 songs of each set searching for a better spot. We danced upfront. Security tried to help keep the row clear. If you didn't have a seat, you didn't belong. I should mention that the 2nd security guy did not know how to project his authority. One kid lit a cigarette in front of him and just pushed him out of the way. This space we danced in upfront did allow for a pretty decent boogie. I could spin. I could move, but I'm talking maybe 60% speed. I know some people would really let this detract from their time. I know I have in the past. I didn't tonight. The experience was pure magic. DSO delivered a spirited high energy 80s danceathon. I know I've called some of these shows snoozers in the past. I didn't feel that vibe tonight. I guess keep an open mind and all. Now to the music. The set starts off with a mellow but definitely dance vibe setting Wang Dang. I've heard DSO or the Dead played it with higher energy but DSO settled into the groove nicely here. The Essau to follow I feel pushes this laid back dance groove further into the ethos. The drum beat in Essau is great to dance too. Peggy-O would prove to the be the ballad of the night as the Dead choose to play higher energy songs throughout the 2nd set. Rooster would be the slow point of the show, but definitely furthered in that laid back dance groove. Maybe the songs really helped me feel good about 60%. The slower laid back dance groove allowed me to feel like I was expressing myself even at a less than 100 percent. Sailor-saint kind of breaks away from this and first, quickly rejected, thoughts that I would love to have a little bit more space to let go. Deal is rocking, but I'm peeing and getting a drink. I knew the set was over. I met my friends out by the car. We had one of the best parking spots right out front the venue. The Taft lets you come in and out of the venue. The staff super kind and helpful. There wasn't a cop insight outside. They let people set up and vend arts and crafts and pins. Naturally, I light one on up. The usual terror effect of the smoking in public never really sets in. Like I said, not a cop in sight. Super laid back feel. Head still on a swivel but not twirling around. Setbreak smoke out was a success. Set 2 pretty much destroys the notion of the laid back dance groove. DSO opens with Help and the energy builds slowly through and at times more ferociously throughout slipknot before delivering a very strong rocking Franklins. The space upfront wasn't as good, but I was dancing at a high level. I was able to make very good use of the space provided and their were some other people trying to get their groove on. I guess Estimated is more in that laid back energy, but the crowd definitely felt a different stranger connection. Faces started to glow. Some younger kids started to sing a little bit but quietly reservedly, more mouthing them. The feeling was palpable. I wonder if I was glowing too? The feeling never really seemed to go away. I might even say it grew during an energetic take on Eyes. Drums is a quick reprieve. Dancing in tight quarters given as much as I can without being the nuisance myself, I had worked up quite a little lather. We smoke another half of one. Why not? Then, we head back to the dane floor. That crazy glowing energy just radiates stronger as DSO strikes into St Stephen. The Stephen really electrified the theater for me. I looked up into the balcony. I could see shimmering faces through little rays of light. It felt good to be home. Maybe too good. Throwing Stones has fantastic energy. The crowd is definitely getting more comfortable with each other. Hips tap. This continues through NFA as we work through the groove together, ritualistically. Revolution encore doesn't really do much for me, but no big deal. The werewolves is fun. I definitely enjoy seeing Lisa doing the ears. I'm generally not close enough and moving with too much intensity to see the stage so it was nice to be able to see the bands happiness and playfulness here at the end. I think the fact that they are enjoying themselves really helps bring it home for us to be able to enjoy ourselves. We even went out for more dancing afterwards. We hit up the after party with a Dead coverband hyryder. I thought they played well. Real nice energy in Cincinatti this after party was crowded to so at times, but I definitely was able to groove some more. We eventually headed back to Indianapolis and slept up to get ready for today's show. I'm excited. Big open space tonight. Thank you DSO for allowing me to experience and share in this love and communal energy that was something so special to all of you. It really moved me last night, even without a ballad. I wouldn't be who I am without what you have done for me. For better or for worse. Love is real. 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LeprechaunTony1063 Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Great show, great venue, hopefully you guys will come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanShepherd Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Nice write-up, Mason's Child. No other info to add other than at first I was weary of the seats, but it turned out okay. Up in the balcony, it was kinda lame, not many standers until the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tom Banjo Posted March 3, 2016 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Thank you. Seems you had a nice run of shows there. You headed to Chicago? Alas, duty calls for me. No chicago in cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August.westt Posted March 25, 2016 Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 Any tapers there. Anyone have access to a recording? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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