Monday, September 9, 2024

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Posts have been slow here as my wife and I are settling back in to Sonoma County. More soon. In the meantime, I wanted to let you all know t...
Monday, May 20, 2024

Back at UCSB with the Wall of Sound - 5/25/74. Grateful Dead/Maria Muldaur Band/Great American String Band. Harder Stadium, UC Santa Barbara.

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  One year and two days after their triumphant outdoor show at the University of California Stadium, the Grateful Dead returned to that venu...
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Sunday, July 30, 2023

Don't Panic, this is the Movies, remember? Grateful Dead at Universal Amphitheatre 6/30/73

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  Between the May/June stadium shows that were recently released on the  Here Comes Sunshine   box set and the huge Watkins Glen concert wit...
Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Sun, Sea Breezes, and the Grateful Dead. UC Santa Barbara May 20, 1973

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    I can readily say that the most enjoyable Dead show I ever attended took place 50 years ago this month (writing this in May 2023) outdoo...
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Saturday, April 22, 2023

The Ducks and Friends in Santa Cruz – Summer of 1977

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  My last summer in Santa Cruz before leaving for graduate school in Chicago was an eventful one in CSNY lore. Most notable was Neil Young’s...
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Thursday, February 9, 2023

The Dead Back on the Farm. February 9, 1973

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  It’s hard to believe that it was 50 years ago today that I first heard the Grateful Dead in my hometown of Palo Alto (well, really in Stan...
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Sunday, January 23, 2022

Watch the Skies - The Who and the Dead at the Oakland Stadium October 9-10/76

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  If you’re reading this, chances are good that you have friends that you have acquired because of musical interests in music. Many times th...
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Thursday, July 30, 2020

The Grateful Dead Unplugged - 1968-1970

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Although 1970 was fraught with financial and personal challenges for the Grateful Dead, it was a tremendous year for them artistically. One ...
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