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This is one of my most prized possessions. A childhood friend custom cut and painted me this Hammerhead skate deck last year to recognize my childhood love for skateboarding as well as the Grateful Dead....

So I use the attics app to listen to shows from the archive and at the top it lists the shows from today. I usually play a 70 or 71 in the background while I work and save the 73 for a walk or run....

Last night when I was trying to figure out what to listen to instead of Europe ‘72, I went to www.headyversion.com and looked up Playing in the Band. Number 1 came in as Veneta 72 and I am unduly and intimately familiar with that track. So on to number 2....

Every year, for the past three years, after New Year’s Eve, I take Europe 72 out of my show rotation. It is my favorite tour of all, these days at least and I love listening to the shows on the days they happened. My favorites if I have to choose are Jahrhunderhalle 4/26, both Olympias 5/3 and 5/4 and Rotterdam 5/11. I was...

I was sitting there after logging off work trying to figure out what to listen to. I skimmed 77, no to polished for today. Looked at 85, since the Dave’s release I been hanging in 85 trying to find some stuff but no thanks. What do I want to listen too?...

In honor of getting my email for Dave’s Picks 49 getting shipped I decided to check out a 1985 show today. Avoiding the Dave’s Picks show until it gets here. I don’t normally spend much time in the 80s these day but holy cow!...

Did some work in the yard this morning and cleaned up just before the rain. Braved the inland desert rain for a trip to the back yard with my bong, now just watching the rain while listening to the bright vibes of the infamous Great American Music Hall show put on by the Grateful Dead on August 13, 1975. It’s like comfort food...

Focusing on the positive side of this and not the reasons you are not a fan of someone(s), what post Jerry Band is your favorite?...

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I was exploring late 73 as last year ended and realized I have never spent much time in early 74. Honestly I have been in a Europe 72 lock for about a year so I’m glad to get out a bit to poke around. I hung out in 78 for a bit last month but needed to go back some and take it slowly so I landed in 74....

So there were 15 shows today in Grateful Dead history and I was at one of them. 12/28/90 was probably my favorite show i got to see and is a scorcher but that’s not why I am here....

The latest episode of the 99% Invisible podcast shares some interesting facts about cassette tapes, including dedicating a big chunk of attention towards taping & sharing Dead shows.

I’m sitting here listening to 3/9/81 and wondering what are your favorite Althea’s?...

The original Turn On Your Lovelight

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off of Oteil’s new Garcia/Hunter tribute project “Lovely View of Heaven”...

Check out the 6/23/88 Alpine version of Believe It Or Not. One of the most heartfelt vocal deliveries that I’ve heard from Jerry. Really suits his '88 vocal timbre. Fat, minimal guitar solo. You can hear the crowd roar with approval at the end. I recommend the Chuck (not Charlie) Miller AUD.