Category: future posts
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Dirty Business
Jackson, Blair. 2014. Classic Track – New Riders of the Purple Sage, ‘Dirty Business’ Mix Online, January 1, 2014. URL http://mixonline.com/classic-tracks/classic_track_-_new_riders_of_the_purple_sage_dirty_business/, accessed 10/3/2014. I have had this in my “xfer-incoming” folder since it was published, still need to read it. It looks awesome. Note to self.
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Grungy: JGB at the Starry Night in Portland, December 6, 1984
LN jg1984-12-06.jgb.s1s2p.aud-Rice.124941.flac1644 The second half of 1984 is Garcia’s Rock Bottom period. But it’s not all terrible, and some of it is rather amazing. Ain’t that always the way. My reaction to 12/6/84, a Thursday at the Starry Night in downtown Portland, is similar to my reaction to 8/24/84. The vocals are unprofessional, embarrassingly bad.…
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even though I am on hiatus until ca. March 2013, I
thought I’d leave a breadcrumb here for the return. Lotsa new info on the Third Betty Batch, or info new-to-the-record, anyway. Paumgarten, Nick. 2012. Deadhead: The afterlife. New Yorker, November 26, 2012, URL http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/11/26/121126fa_fact_paumgarten, consulted 11/20/2012. Also, I never knew that Betty and Brent were an item. But then again, there’s an awful lot of…
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LN jg1974-08-24.jgms.all.sbd.10162.shn2flac
On Saturday, August 24, 1974, the Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders played the Great American Music Hall at 859 O’ Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA, 94109. I have written about this show once before, just to lay out a few contradictions around the date/venue combination, which I basically dismiss. I am of the view that…
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Workingman’s Tracker’s JGMS and LOM Project
Update: thanks to the good folks at WT, the forum posts are now public. Thank you! There is a Garcia/Saunders and Legion of Mary Project going on at Workingman’s Tracker, organized by user SteveSw. He’s posting great reviews of about one recording per day, using only the best sources from ’71-’75. The project is scheduled…
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When did Melvin Seals begin with JGB?
Edited 20110216 The Jerry Garcia Band show listed as Saturday, December 20, 1980, Keystone Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA, has always struck me odd. I argue here that (1) “12/20/80” is a “phantom” listing, a mislabel of 12/20/79. Along the way (2) I argue that “1/18/81” is also a phantom, a mislabel of 1/18/83. This…
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GSCBF8: Skunk Cabbage: Sunday, April 28, 1974, ca. 19:05
Part of a series of back-of-the-napkin thoughts about the Golden State Country Bluegrass Festival (GSCBF), held in San Rafael, CA from Friday, April 26th through Sunday, April 28, 1974. Previous installments: GSCBF1: just a mention GSCBF2: a plea for a release of the film and tapes! GSCBF3: Sunday 4/28/74 afternoon schedule GSCBF4: Greenbriar Boys (a.k.a.…
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GSCBF7: Steve Martin and John McEuen: Sunday, April 28, 1974, ca. 1900
Part of a series of back-of-the-napkin thoughts about the Golden State Country Bluegrass Festival (GSCBF), held in San Rafael, CA from Friday, April 26th through Sunday, April 28, 1974. Previous installments: GSCBF1: just a mention GSCBF2: a plea for a release of the film and tapes! GSCBF3: Sunday 4/28/74 afternoon schedule GSCBF4: Greenbriar Boys (a.k.a.…
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Where was Garcia on July 4, 1973?
I don’t really know. I have him with the GD at the Universal Ampitheatre in Universal City, CA on June 29 – July 1, and then at the Lion’s Share on July 5 with Merl. July 4 was a Wednesday, but Garcia seemed like a vaguely patriotic guy (in a U.S. Blues sort of way!)…