tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post4609503325199701488..comments2024-03-28T17:56:00.841-07:00Comments on Grateful Dead Guide: Port Chester - November 1970Light Into Asheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-18978693599722810102020-05-13T17:38:55.386-07:002020-05-13T17:38:55.386-07:00I believe deadlists is correct for the 6/24/70 ear...I believe deadlists is correct for the 6/24/70 early show. The date is something of a mess because there isn't one good source for all sets that day, you have to draw from multiple sources. And the full late-show acoustic set, unbelievably, only came into digital circulation last year. <br /><br />ACOUSTIC (taped by Lee) <br />Dire Wolf <br />Don't Ease Me In <br />Attics of My Life <br Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-39889572446877771152020-05-13T11:47:22.548-07:002020-05-13T11:47:22.548-07:00So what would you say was the exact setlist for th...So what would you say was the exact setlist for the 6/24/70 early shows?Will Ruddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236741903558836229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-61163552719805688242019-05-14T04:28:00.920-07:002019-05-14T04:28:00.920-07:00There was apparently only one taper (Ken Lee) on 1...There was apparently only one taper (Ken Lee) on 11/5/70, so no way to check if there were more songs to start the electric set. I think the taper started late and missed the acoustic set, but he captured the end of the New Riders' set so it would be odd if he skipped songs after that. <br /><br />The short electric set that really puzzles me is 9/17/70 Fillmore East, which is only four songsLight Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-91449818908762496082019-05-13T10:45:06.742-07:002019-05-13T10:45:06.742-07:00Was Hard To Handle definitely the opening tune of ...Was Hard To Handle definitely the opening tune of 11/5/70 electric set? I’ve always assumed that there may have been a few more numbers prior to that. The set seem so rather short despite Dark Star>Lovelight mega sequence. What do you think?Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073561658686815631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-53132285565052125472018-12-04T14:46:19.588-08:002018-12-04T14:46:19.588-08:00Some of the moments that I worship the most in the...Some of the moments that I worship the most in these shows are barely mentioned:<br />The NFA on 11/5 has some spellbinding jamming that unfortunately cuts in the heat of the jam ... into GDTRFB. I'd love to know what was missing.<br />2. The Alligator --> NFA jam from 11-6 is equally spectacular.<br />These are two highs of the run for me. The others are what I consider to be the best Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14237046643998225693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-17374434432752939822018-09-13T00:31:06.804-07:002018-09-13T00:31:06.804-07:00Alas, no! The effort to resurrect Ken Lee's ta...Alas, no! The effort to resurrect Ken Lee's tapes died years ago, after just a few tapes, and there's no sign of more coming. Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-52301713806223847672018-09-12T08:41:59.377-07:002018-09-12T08:41:59.377-07:00Did anything ever come of this? It would be awesom...Did anything ever come of this? It would be awesome to have his complete tapes out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-84762211468778798292018-08-03T18:59:44.358-07:002018-08-03T18:59:44.358-07:00Sadly, no...not on stage!
The only John Hurt tune...Sadly, no...not on stage! <br />The only John Hurt tune they covered was his version of Casey Jones, done a couple times in 1970 acoustic sets. More info on that, and other pre-war blues songs they covered, here: http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-grateful-deads-cover-songs.html <br />At the end of the post there's a little section of fingerstyle-blues teases they did in 1969-70, Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-84254879922109227542018-08-03T17:07:02.116-07:002018-08-03T17:07:02.116-07:00Thank you for the absolutely amazing website. I ha...Thank you for the absolutely amazing website. I had heard that Stagger Lee fragment from 1970-11-08 once before, and have never ever been able to find it again until today. It did send me on a 3 years Mississippi John Hurt bender which was fun. Do you know if they ever played his arrangement?Lysergichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610600907099938399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-39749079554767153492018-03-15T10:42:01.252-07:002018-03-15T10:42:01.252-07:00my first show too .... I remember an acoustic set ...my first show too .... I remember an acoustic set (maybe, lol)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464091404505640794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-59401267645339949562017-06-27T20:22:13.573-07:002017-06-27T20:22:13.573-07:00There was an acoustic set. I was there. My first D...There was an acoustic set. I was there. My first Dead concert. Acoustic, New Riders, Electric. Seven hours in the theater. And in the 2nd row. A memorable day in the life. I'm certain I was there on the 5th because the very next night I saw Jefferson Airplane doing a one night stand at the Albany State University gym that I verified had occurred on November 6th.Just Won't Let You Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980785342370620873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-30663267015615416922016-09-28T09:27:25.602-07:002016-09-28T09:27:25.602-07:00Given how many tapes there are where Ned Lagin can...Given how many tapes there are where Ned Lagin can't (or can barely) be heard even by the audience, I like the idea of Lagin as a unique "ghost performer" influencing the music with his presence even though no one else can hear him - an avant-garde idea, though maybe not intentional! <br />This is also an interesting glimpse at the internal politics of the Dead crew/management - youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-21483642516393186682016-09-27T09:14:50.743-07:002016-09-27T09:14:50.743-07:00Another interesting fact about this Port Chester r...Another interesting fact about this Port Chester run is that the Nov. 5th and 8th shows were apparently the first Dead performances to feature Ned Lagin although only for, on the 5th, the "“Other One>Dark Star>St. Stephen,” and on the 8th the “Dark Star>The Main Ten Jam>Dancing in the Streets.” (See here http://nedbase.blogspot.ca/) As far as I can tell, though, he can't be Incornsyucopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194586063192261829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-71135310340483072972015-09-02T21:29:39.699-07:002015-09-02T21:29:39.699-07:00A new copy of a Marty Weinberg reel from 11/7/70 h...A new copy of a Marty Weinberg reel from 11/7/70 has just surfaced: <br />https://archive.org/details/gd1970-11-07.134083.aud.weinberg.parish.flac16 <br />It's incomplete, only the end of the show (from the middle of the Other One). It sounds different from Ken Lee's recording - brighter and more up-front, but also more tinny & harsh. (And Good Lovin' isn't as muddy on Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-17344190961396433192015-08-20T13:13:53.639-07:002015-08-20T13:13:53.639-07:00That's certainly a good possibility, and one I...That's certainly a good possibility, and one I hadn't thought of. Their last known acoustic set had been on 9/26/70.<br /><br />I would note, though, that there is only one audience tape of 11/5 (Ken Lee's), and according to deadlists the tape only starts at the end of the New Riders' set. So, barring a specific audience memory (which I couldn't find), it's impossible to Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-51633344541957610452015-08-20T12:34:53.547-07:002015-08-20T12:34:53.547-07:00You may consider they didn't play an acoustic ...You may consider they didn't play an acoustic set on 11-05 at all. As on all the other shows on the 70-10 and 70-11 tours. Maybe just the special vibe in Port Chester made them bring out the acoustic guitars again. That would explain the acoustic soundcheck on 11-06.<br />ruppi43Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-88967891813771139342014-02-03T02:09:56.151-08:002014-02-03T02:09:56.151-08:00Great blog about a great run of shows. You missed ...Great blog about a great run of shows. You missed one of my favourite audience moments (on 11/08/70). On one of the original AUD tapes, immediately after Weir's comments about Godzilla, someone in the audience shouts "have him join the band!" This comment was missing from the latest (and best) circulating version so I patched it back in from my old copy.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02810299638854859995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-43651618157891451922012-07-13T20:19:57.399-07:002012-07-13T20:19:57.399-07:00I've gone into much more detail about Marty We...I've gone into much more detail about Marty Weinberg's tapes in a new post: <br />http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2012/07/marty-weinberg.htmlLight Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-28248472059580366132012-03-03T18:55:09.744-08:002012-03-03T18:55:09.744-08:00I remember your tape was called "brutal"...I remember your tape was called "brutal"...but hey, at least you tried taping! <br />I'd guess there must have been lots of amateur tapers in 1970 who also tried, but whose tapes sounded so bad they never got copied or traded, and disappeared. (And a lot of 1970 auds are indeed brutal!) Then again, some old aud tapes are still turning up to this day... (For instance, a different audLight Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-23966786196914534542012-03-03T15:13:56.698-08:002012-03-03T15:13:56.698-08:0011/6/70 was my first 'official' dead show ...11/6/70 was my first 'official' dead show since i don't count expo 67 as i had no idea what i was seeing. to this day i still consider it among my top 5 dead shows. keeping things straight, there was a break after good lovin' due to a broken string so what we had technically was an acoustic set, the nrps set and two electric dead sets. a very small segment of the circulating tapesdavmar77https://www.blogger.com/profile/02695575855800581727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-23627273201362620032010-07-02T23:22:05.660-07:002010-07-02T23:22:05.660-07:00A slight correction - "Ken Leigh" is act...A slight correction - "Ken Leigh" is actually Ken Lee, of course. <br />He's surfaced recently, to say that he's going through & digitizing his reel collection...hopefully we will see more from his Port Chester tapes!Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-80827142165081596572009-12-16T14:20:22.996-08:002009-12-16T14:20:22.996-08:00Excellent writing. I thought this was pure poetry ...Excellent writing. I thought this was pure poetry regarding 11-6-70; "It's amazing that the band keeps in control as the music swirls and rages - near the end it's like a hurricane is demolishing the theater - Garcia is possessed, making unearthly sounds." <br /><br />Totally dig the radio apology oozing with indescribable Grateful Dead style.<br /><br /><br />Awesome post! MuchSpace Joggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700585318995659515noreply@blogger.com