Sitrep from the full run. To Lay Me Down, with Garcia on piano. Crying. relisten.net/grateful-dea...
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Sitrep from the full run. To Lay Me Down, with Garcia on piano. Crying. relisten.net/grateful-dea...
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This is so good
A few nights back, Bob Weir came to me, ultra vivid, in a dream. He was his older self, as he was close to death. He thanked me for writing the book and then we hugged. I can’t stop thinking about it.
Two copies of LOUD AND CLEAR on the shelf at Copperfield’s Books in Napa, CA
LOUD AND CLEAR spotted at Copperfield’s Books in Napa, CA. Go get a copy.
Sitrep from the full run. Till the Morning Comes enters the chat. relisten.net/grateful-dea...
At a punk show at an Elks Lodge in New Jersey. Three-band bill. One of the openers, Ravens (ft. mems of Texas Is The Reason and Jets to Brazil), covered “New Speedway Boogie.” Made me so happy. This is what it’s always been about.
Sitrep from the full run. Garcia pulls the plug on the Dead’s opening acoustic set after two songs due to technical difficulties: “We’re coming back with something different. This don’t work tonight.” Crowd reactions are kinda bummed but ultimately seem to understand. relisten.net/grateful-dea...
I mean, yeah, incredible show from an incredible year in Dead.
I’d think most of that October ‘74 Winterland footage has now aired? But I’m not 100% for certain. @bourgwick.bsky.social might know!
at the suggestion of @thebanderson.bsky.social i listened to this show whilst having a root canal done yesterday. it was the perfect choice- a relaxing acoustic set, with an incredible standalone "rider", and then a smoking electric set. almost fell asleep, so relaxed. oh- they gave me valium too
Yep—what Jesse said!
Sitrep from the full run. Box of Rain enters the chat. Garcia on piano, Lesh on acoustic guitar, and David Nelson and David Torbert on electric guitar and bass, respectively. Beauty. relisten.net/grateful-dea...
Truly
POV: You're at the 8/5/74 Dead show but you took a heroic dose and time keeps jumping
True freak dedication!
Sitrep from the full run. A telling taper admission: “Here we go again.” relisten.net/grateful-dea...
A screenshot of part of a barely visible Wall on newly discovered black and white footage of the Dead in Philadelphia 8/5/74, with Jerry Garcia playing guitar in the foreground
A screenshot from newly discovered black and white footage of the Dead in Philadelphia 8/5/74, with Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and Phil Lesh visible, playing their instruments and singing into feedback-canceling microphones
An artsy screenshot from newly discovered black and white footage of the Dead in Philadelphia 8/5/74, with back turned Jerry Garcia
A screenshot from newly discovered black and white footage of the Dead in Philadelphia 8/5/74, with Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and Donna Jean Godchaux, playing their instruments and singing into feedback-canceling microphones
The song snippets are short but this is a neat (disjointed!) historic document. A few screengrabs. To my eye, part of the Wall is only visible for a split second; a few speaker stacks caught in a camera flash (first image). Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Godchauxs all present. Thanks to whoever filmed this!
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There isn’t a *ton* of footage of ‘74 Dead, so this is exciting: Newly unearthed Philadelphia 8/5/74 film drops today on YT. 16mm reel discovered/purchased on eBay, pro scanned in HQ & synced to show audio. Do never-before-seen moving images of the Wall await? m.youtube.com/watch?v=xNT3...
Can we give this man a knighthood?
Many, many others deserve(d) to be knighted for already completing the full run. I’m not the first and am only standing on the shoulders of giants. But the chronological listen has been incredibly rewarding so far. I’d recommend anyone go for it! Just be ready to settle in for a years-long journey.
Yessss
Pigpen’s handwritten lyrics to Operator
Sitrep from the full run. Operator enters the chat. Few years back, I got an up close look at Pig’s original handwritten lyrics. relisten.net/grateful-dea...
Sitrep from the full run. Brokedown Palace enters the chat. Goin’ home. relisten.net/grateful-dea...
Sitrep from the full run. Ripple enters the chat. Pigpen on piano. I’m crying. relisten.net/grateful-dea...
Sitrep from the full run. Truckin’—a Dead mission statement if ever there was one—enters the chat. (Technically, the song had debuted the night prior, but there is no known tape of that performance.) relisten.net/grateful-dea...
Perfect Sunday email from a student: “…I saw your book in Rattleback Records when I was in Andersonville yesterday. Just thought that was pretty cool!”
A screenshot of the Grateful Dead’s Instagram post, depicting book covers and titles: Loud and Clear: The Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound and the Quest for Audio Perfection - Brian Anderson Deal - Bill Kreutzmann Conversations with the Dead - David Gans Spirit Into Sound - Mickey Hart
Screenshot of Grateful Dead’s Instagram post depicting book covers and titles: Searching for the Sound - Phil Lesh Dead in the Kitchen - Gabi Moskowitz Dancing With the Dead - Rosie McGee Here Beside the Rising Tide - Jim Newton
Screenshot of Grateful Dead Instagram post depicting book covers and titles: Jerry on Jerry - Dennis McNally and Jerry Garcia Living With the Dead - Rock Scully and David Dalton The Silver Snarling Trumpet - Robert Hunter
Screenshot of Grateful Dead Instagram post depicting book covers and titles: Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America - Jesse Jarnow Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead - David Meerman Scott and Brian Halligan 60 Years of the Grateful Dead - Relix
Honored to be included among such company in the Dead’s official reading list.
@bourgwick.bsky.social @dgans.bsky.social @relixmag.bsky.social
Thank you for your service 🫡
This year’s Dead Studies conference was so special. I’m grateful for this community now more than ever. Like a Dead show, there are familiar faces and new ones, all making the pilgrimage to participate in a temporary utopia, before scattering to the winds. Until the next one.
Now, reentry.