Hey guys!

Tonight's show was picked by The Wheels! 12/28/87 at Oakland Coliseum. Been a LONG time since we had a Wheel pick on stream, and there's only been one time where they let us down, so my hopes are high for this show. However, the ratings online don't seem to be that great.

After digging through some notes and different audio sources, I think I know why some points might have been docked off - Dan Healy's ultrabox was malfunctioning (terribly) during the first few songs of the first set. So what I've done is taken the first 2-3 songs from an audience-heavy matrix recording that doesn't have the ultrabox effect (though the sound leans heavy on the left ear), then replaced the rest of the show with the nicely mixed soundboard recording after the ultrabox was turned off. I was debating on pushing through the ultrabox malfunctions, but the sound it creates is just horrendous lol.

Excited to give this one a listen!

We’ll also be doing a Dead sticker giveaway during setbreak!

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Hope to see some of you there! (~);}

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This is a great 30 minutes of early Grateful Dead, but the stand out to me is New Potato Caboose. It’s all gas and no breaks, pure unadulterated psychedelic dead dripping with chunky blues solos and screeching organs.

Give it a listen!!!

I’m getting back into drums after a long hiatus and I love playing along with live Dead. The way that Kreutzmann acts as a foundation and time keeper while the rest of the band zig zags and weaves is the type of drummer I would like to be. Any suggestions for live shows you feel like Kreutzmann was particularly good?

Also, would love any out of the ordinary recommendations. I love 72 and 77, but I’ve listened to and played along to a ton of that. I’m looking to dive deeper. Thanks! 💀 🌹

P.S. no hate on Mickey Hart. Love him too.

How amazing is the Terrapin from the bonus disk?! I’ve always thought the first terrapin from the swing auditorium show in February is the best, but this is such a heavy hitter. One of the best I’ve ever heard. Exquisite, tight, a perfect terrapin.

Lithograph by The Sent, and Dead Bear Nike shoes

What are some smokin shows I should have downloaded? Trying to download as much as possible just in case archive goes away, looking for recommendations of every era

Had an idea and rolled with it.

I just got locked into this run, thanks in part to finding a copy of Road Trips 2.1 at a used record shop.

The introduction of Bruce alongside Vince really kicked the boys in the pants.

One element the Dead introduced were mini-jams among some band members, as quoted from Dan Levy's excellent liner notes:

"a new element was presented at the Garden on Bruce's second night, when he and Vince and Phil jammed as a trio before Drums. From then on, each night featured a different small combo, jamming together before the drum solo."

The one on this CD set has Jerry and Bruce just jamming and is just awesome, as is Phil and the keyboardists.

Overall, the playing on the shows I've listened to has been grade A Dead, and so many cool sets over 6 nights. Dick's Picks 9 is also from the same run.

I have found so much stuff on the ground at shows, but the one that will stick with me forever is finding a huge GD patch that was upside down and a small brown box next to it. I was only 9 at the time and I remember my dad saying it was just a paper plate. I picked up both and before i could open the box my dad grabbed it to open it. When i asked what it was he told me adult stuff! Now that i am older i realize it was full of drugs lol. I tried to ask him about it years later, but he couldn't remember what was in it, but said it was a nice score!

My mother-in-law gave me a copy of The Long Haul, a Trucker's Tale of Life on the Road. It's about a random trucker/mover and not a roadie. I started thinking he was maybe a Head when he mentions he named his truck Cassidy, but then I knew for sure when he quoted "too much of everything is just enough" from I Need a Miracle. Have you come across any random Dead references in books that you didn't expect?

The dirtier the better.

What’s the absolute headiest, most far-out, jammiest UJB they ever played? God damn I love this song.

I like setlists.net. You can search for just month and day and get a list of anniversary shows.

I love winter land ‘78. Go!

Say what you want about the overdose of '87 releases but i truly can't get enough of it. Will give a listen tonight!

I know it's 5 days away but I'm pumped up. The sounds there is superb on the floor, last time I saw Phil there he dropped a bomb so loud that it shook the building (the only true Phil bomb I have heard in person).

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