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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1695

Week of March 15, 2021 Part 1 24:35 Grateful Dead 4/4/88 Civic Center, Hartford CT ALABAMA GETAWAY-> JOHNNY B GOODE NEVER TRUST A WOMAN THEY LOVE EACH OTHER Part 2 31:12 Grateful Dead 4/4/88 Civic Center, Hartford CT QUEEN JANE, APPROXIMATELY WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE CASSIDY-> DON’T EASE ME IN Vince Welnick, Missing Man Formation (Grateful Dead) GOLDEN DAYS

Kind words about THIS IS ALL A DREAM…

“I wanted to drop you a line about my impressions of This Is All A Dream…. I’ve enjoyed it immensely. Your formula of stringing together (more or less in line) snippets from multiple interviews of Dead Family members and associates works in spectacular fashion to bring this history to life. Many of the events described have been more or less well known for a long time but I’m finding the perspectives of two or more participants in an event recalled at different times lends so much more substance to it. And of course so many of these events have been heretofore been completely unknown to me. I’m delighted that you accessed all those first person accounts and wove them into this informative volume. Your book has an honored place on my shelf of Dead material.”

– Miranda Vand
quoted with her permission

My co-author lives on the next block, so when you order a hardcover or paperback, it’ll be signed by both of us! I’ve also got lots of music for sale in my online store, perfectible.net.

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1694

Week of March 8, 2021

Part 1 32:23
Grateful Dead 9/16/72 Boston Music Hall
PROMISED LAND
RAMBLE ON ROSE
NOT FADE AWAY->
GOIN’ DOWN THE ROAD FEELIN’ BAD->
NOT FADE AWAY
~
ONE MORE SATURDAY NIGHT

Part 2 23:07
Grateful Dead, American Beauty (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (Rhino)
HARD TO HANDLE
Bob Weir & Wolf Bros 2/12/21 TRI Studios, San Rafael CA
EYES OF THE WORLD

Bob Weir & Wolf Bros are doing another livestreaming event on March 17.

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1693

Week of March 1, 2021

Part 1 33:42
Grateful Dead 9/16/72 Boston Music Hall
DARK STAR->
BROKEDOWN PALACE

Part 2 21:55
Bob Weir & Ratdog 11/5/08 Warner Theater, Washington DC
US BLUES
Bob Weir & Wolf Bros 2/12/21 TRI Studios, San Rafael CA
MY BROTHER ESAU
Grateful Dead, June 1976 (Rhino)
IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE ROSES (6/11/76)

Bob Weir & Wolf Bros have announced another livestreaming event, for St Patrick’s Day.

This recording of “US Blues” is played in honor of “Hippie Bill” Garbe, a member of the Ratdog crew who passed away a few weeks ago. He would carry that flag across the stage during Ratdog’s performances of “US Blues.” Thanks to Ruth Allison for the photo.

Hippie Bill waves that flag!