tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.comments2024-03-17T11:10:04.872-07:00Grateful Dead GuideLight Into Asheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4599125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-75467469353413244202024-03-17T11:10:04.872-07:002024-03-17T11:10:04.872-07:00The great things that Dick did for the Dead commun...The great things that Dick did for the Dead community at large cannot be understated. The day he got the job as "master of the tapes" was a great day for us all, on many levels.This is a great writeup about him. Very informative!<br /><br />Recently something happened that once more brought home the phenomenon of how we all hear things differently. I found a webpage that contained some Redeyenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-28236491839318120002024-03-16T06:58:04.219-07:002024-03-16T06:58:04.219-07:00I've seen Freewheelin' Frank's memoir ...I've seen Freewheelin' Frank's memoir now, thanks to runonguinness, and he does have a colorful account of the Dead's Oct 1 performance & the acid test.<br />https://deadsources.blogspot.com/2024/02/september-30-october-2-1966-whatever-it.html?sc=1710596664680#c456261825717011213 <br /><br />What troubles me, though, is that the Lost Live Dead schedule for the festival has theLight Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-86577231436480513502024-03-16T05:58:00.142-07:002024-03-16T05:58:00.142-07:00A reader has found more evidence narrowing down th...A reader has found more evidence narrowing down the date of this show to July 4th! I've added his comments in the post. <br />Maybe some more reporting of the event will turn up (probably not mentioning the Dead) - giant July 4 festivities are the kind of thing newspapers love to cover. <br />I still wonder who the flutist/saxophonist in the photos was, if he's known. Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-2737891361280725472024-03-15T21:30:30.444-07:002024-03-15T21:30:30.444-07:00The only thing that was incorrect about the 3-28-9...The only thing that was incorrect about the 3-28-91 Nassau show was that it was an unnaturally warm and beautiful day for March in the NY areaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-69945659933413897562024-03-15T07:55:53.578-07:002024-03-15T07:55:53.578-07:00A few words on an event the Dead did not play, fro...A few words on an event the Dead did not play, from the pages of the Daily Californian: on 1/19/67 there was a rally outside the regents' meeting at UC Berkeley, protesting tuition. The rally was hotly debated, and the presence of music spurred even more debate.<br /><br />"SDS voted not to have rock and roll bands at the University Hall protest but two bands may show up anyway... The Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-23833374838504856852024-03-15T05:40:21.661-07:002024-03-15T05:40:21.661-07:00A February 1966 article listed some of the Dead...A February 1966 article listed some of the Dead's "best material": Midnight Hour, The Only Time Is Now, Down the Line, and You Gotta Live For Yourself. (Mr. Jones, 2/24/66 column, Daily Californian)<br /><br />This last song is James Brown's I'll Go Crazy, otherwise known only from a setlist (and the later out-of-the-blue Garcia/Grisman cover). Nice to have some additional Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-87372174871076307992024-03-15T05:30:40.497-07:002024-03-15T05:30:40.497-07:00It strikes me, coincidentally, that these were the...It strikes me, coincidentally, that these were the same two songs Mojo Navigator singled out in their review of 9/11/66: <br />"The Dead rounded into form with a good version of “Happy Home,” then did one of the best “Midnight Hour”s I’ve ever heard by them."<br /><br />Ralph Gleason also praised the Midnight Hour from 9/11, which was the Dead's most popular song that year: <br />Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-81347935340860550162024-03-15T05:11:28.813-07:002024-03-15T05:11:28.813-07:00Midnight Hour was played at one of the Dead's ...Midnight Hour was played at one of the Dead's shows in the "Whatever It Is" festival (9/30-10/2). This is per Freewheelin' Frank's memoir, which I haven't seen but may provide more details on the show.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-81117831198104800962024-03-15T05:00:58.306-07:002024-03-15T05:00:58.306-07:0010/6/66 Panhandle - in a film clip of the afternoo...10/6/66 Panhandle - in a film clip of the afternoon, a jazz band can briefly be seen playing before Big Brother, perhaps the Joe Henderson Quartet. Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-63615787971487679172024-03-14T08:02:18.453-07:002024-03-14T08:02:18.453-07:00A tidbit from John Brackett's recent book Live...A tidbit from John Brackett's recent book Live Dead: <br /><br />In 1976, Steve Brown was considering a number of archival releases the Dead could put out on their own label. Among these was "Railroad Blues," an album of songs on a train theme. Brown had these picked out: <br /><br />1. Big Railroad Blues (acoustic Fillmore 9/20/70) <br />2. Glendale Train (inst. Good Old Boys Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-40853755754697975012024-03-14T00:38:07.337-07:002024-03-14T00:38:07.337-07:00Aside from their deliberate attempts to tinker wit...Aside from their deliberate attempts to tinker with it I think it is the one song that really lost something when TC left, accounting a lot for why I prefer the earlier takes. 12/28 is my go-to if I need to reference a Mason's. Jim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775659356285581409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-184903609064177792024-03-13T17:57:31.619-07:002024-03-13T17:57:31.619-07:00I don't think this is an original thought (bel...I don't think this is an original thought (believe it was framed this way in one of the bios), but I've long heard Mason as a stand-in for the Diggers and/or their collective energy that seemed to reach a turning point with Altamont.Jesse Jarnownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-20245038653247584622024-03-13T08:05:20.707-07:002024-03-13T08:05:20.707-07:00Thanks for the words, LIA. If I read those as a p...Thanks for the words, LIA. If I read those as a post-Altamont commentary, I take it as Hunter, the band, the 'Woodstock generation' - they all learned a hard lesson. The 'hiding' part - after Altamont, many fingers were pointed at many people / entities, everyone took off, and no one was there to take the blame: the Rolling Stones left for England, the SF bands all said 'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-8311932456076067232024-03-13T02:16:27.639-07:002024-03-13T02:16:27.639-07:00Damn right, a mighty man was he. The pronoun switc...Damn right, a mighty man was he. The pronoun switches don't seem worth weeping over to me, it's what Mason would have wanted.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775659356285581409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-55055114190794483452024-03-13T00:29:11.282-07:002024-03-13T00:29:11.282-07:00I should mention, the lyrics the Dead sang have si...I should mention, the lyrics the Dead sang have significant differences from the lyrics Hunter later used. <br /><br />The Dead: <br />"Taught them all he ever knew <br />They never knew so much before<br />They may never know so much again"<br />...<br />"All his children ran and hid<br />They never hid so well before<br />Swore they'd never show their face again"<br />..Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-57678294378812230572024-03-12T12:06:30.125-07:002024-03-12T12:06:30.125-07:00The movie "Zachariah" - about the only t...The movie "Zachariah" - about the only thing good about it seeing Elvin Jones drumming.<br /><br />The lyrics to "Mason's" - I always tried to rationalize them as Robert Hunter's mix of the folk song "John Barleycorn" and the Edgar Allen Poe story "The Cask of Amontillado".<br /><br />The GD also 'missed out' on being in "Medicine Ball Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-16910479319194366522024-03-12T11:05:27.761-07:002024-03-12T11:05:27.761-07:00Thanks to all who took the time to comment. I appr...Thanks to all who took the time to comment. I appreciate the response.Hugh Barrollnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-42019252254629175022024-03-11T20:30:39.180-07:002024-03-11T20:30:39.180-07:00Since Phil played a fair amount of jazz (and wrote...Since Phil played a fair amount of jazz (and wrote some) in his school days, it seems reasonable that Lafaro would have influenced his approach to bass improvisation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-41948519044107659752024-03-11T20:25:49.489-07:002024-03-11T20:25:49.489-07:00Thanks for pointing this out. I just dug out Three...Thanks for pointing this out. I just dug out Three From The Vault and my good headphones and there he is. Too bad he never fully committed to the song, but it is nice to hear.Hugh Barrollnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-26726317515533713052024-03-11T20:15:54.927-07:002024-03-11T20:15:54.927-07:00I’ve wondered about that Rotterdam Dark Star as we...I’ve wondered about that Rotterdam Dark Star as well. Had they done it, it would have reprised the Yale Bowl 71 Dark Star>Bird song. If Jerry had embraced it who knows what might have happened. You are probably correct that he was just quoting the riff.Hugh Barrollnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-7464557594229322552024-03-11T19:21:20.851-07:002024-03-11T19:21:20.851-07:00To answer the question you pose Papa Greene, imagi...To answer the question you pose Papa Greene, imagine that, in the second verse, the singer is another bird and is speaking to the others members of the flock about the loss of a beautiful singer that had been a member of the flock. In this reading, the singer is trying to offer consolation for this loss and urging the other birds to find peace “sleep in the stars/dry your eyes on the wind”. It Hugh Barrollnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-41276671097512525902024-03-11T18:34:45.523-07:002024-03-11T18:34:45.523-07:00P.S. The above comment is from Hugh Barroll. P.S. The above comment is from Hugh Barroll. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-45606471537410040512024-03-11T18:33:44.137-07:002024-03-11T18:33:44.137-07:00Papa Greene and Unknown: your readings of “Don’t c...Papa Greene and Unknown: your readings of “Don’t cry now” are perfectly valid. I think mine works as well. One nice thing about Hunter’s (and many other great songwriters’ lyrics) is that they offer the opportunity for a variety of interpretations. I like the way that both of you explain your take on these sweet, sad and beautiful lines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-83231377685876580772024-03-11T07:49:28.408-07:002024-03-11T07:49:28.408-07:00Funny thing is, the show was restored to the Archi...Funny thing is, the show was restored to the Archive in Jan 2023 with a slightly different link: <br />https://archive.org/details/gd1967-01-14.sbd.vernon.9108.sbeok.shnf (older reviews gone, though)Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-2055915947803459182024-03-11T07:41:53.215-07:002024-03-11T07:41:53.215-07:00Much to my surprise, the Dead actually did play at...Much to my surprise, the Dead actually did play at the U of Oregon on Nov 13 and then came back for a second show on Nov 16. Added it to the list; more details in the Deadsources link.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.com