Dave's Picks Vol. 50: Palladium, New York City, NY 5/3/77

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Dave's Picks Vol. 50: Palladium, New York City, NY 5/3/77

Reviewer: WolfmansBrother - favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite - February 11, 2008 - Online Review

Subject: setting me on fire

left the orchestra section during ship of fools and arrived in the loge for the basso profundo MNS - it's the best of the tour so far, i think, and the balcony is shakin' to its raging outro leading. i sit to take a short break, too.

yet another night of the first set seeming to spill over. first half of this second set is well-played, indeed, but the sugaree is the INSANE highlight, and keith and jerry are battling it out. one of the strongest estimateds of tour and i, for one, am happy for the FOTD break. the second half belongs to jerry - eyes is short but stellar and bridges to yet another rip-your-heart-out wharf rat, and NFA showcases some down in the weeds jamming. we're stomping and clapping and grinning our faces off, and then joint is jumping for sure as they close it down. another fine UJB encore sends me out the door, so very deeply in love with this band and its music. is there anything better than being a deadhead?

Is there anything better than being a Dead Head when one of your favorite shows is officially released in its entirety? We'll double down on your sentiments WolfmansBrother, with DAVE'S PICK VOLUME 50: PALLADIUM, NEW YORK CITY, NY 5/3/77, and we'll bring the fire extinguisher to cool you off after you listen to Betty Cantor-Jackson's complete recording. Don't want the party to end? We'll stoke those embers with a few hot tracks from the first set of 5/4/77. Dave's Picks Subscribers score the monstrous second set from 5/4/77 featuring "Scarlet>Fire," "Terrapin," 'Playing In The Band," "Comes A Time," and more. Woowee!

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.

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May 28, 2024 - 7:34am

#11

estimated-eyes

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BW

As a guy who loves basketball and the Grateful Dead, sad to hear about Bill Walton. I watched him play in the 70s and 80s and loved listening to him call a game. He really dropped a lot of Dead references into telecasts in recent years. I met him at a Dead & Co show at Alpine Valley (2018 maybe?). Super nice guy who took a minute to talk to me about basketball and how he loved Wisconsin's team (I told him I loved his call of a Wisconsin v. Arizona game the previous season). RIP Big Red
May 27, 2024 - 4:16pm

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JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

aw man

So sorry to hear this. Love the comments and good thoughts, especially Crow's story. I never met the man but I always enjoyed watching him play ball, listening to him talk and his writing. Glad we got the liner notes from him for UCLA 71. Just in time.

Flying the freak flag at mast. Today is a sad day, tomorrow we can celebrate his life and impact. Talk about good karma.

aw man
May 27, 2024 - 3:18pm

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Crow Told Me

Joined:
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He's Gone

Sad to hear about Big Red. I grew up loving UCLA basketball and the Dead, so you can imagine how I felt about Bill.

Quick story: once, in another lifetime, I was a journalist working on an article that had to do with the NBA playoffs. I was at a game in Sacramento and Walton was there working as a commentator, and I thought I'd stop him in the hallway on the way out and see if I could get a comment. I thought I'd ask one question and get a quick answer. But after I said hello and told him what I was working on, he said "let's do this right, let's have a real conversation." He gave me his home number and said "call anytime."

I had to call several times before I caught him at home, but when I finally did, we talked for over an hour. I got the comments I needed for the story during the first few minutes, but we just kept talking about sports, music, life. At the time he was overjoyed that he was no longer experiencing the debilitating back pain that had made him bed ridden for a long period. He felt like he'd been given his life back.

Anyway, who does that? Just bares his soul to some random journalist for no good reason, other than a good talk?

A good man. Who has surely gone where the good souls go.
May 27, 2024 - 3:16pm

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Vguy72

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I saw him from across the crowd....

....at Shoreline '91.
Daves 5 spinning in his honor.
The PTB should make this the next vinyl release.
May 27, 2024 - 2:01pm

#15

Oroboros

Joined:
June 4, 2007

RIP Grateful Red

As Bobby said at the Portland Raceway (the day after Lowell George died in 1979) "He was good while he lasted!"

And the same for Bill.

It was hard to miss him sitting dead center at the shows, often perched on a high stool, arms held up high, with the widest smile you have ever seen, ecstatically drinking in the Dead....

May the four winds blow you safely home.

"Teachers open the door, you must enter by yourself."
May 27, 2024 - 1:18pm

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billy the kiddd

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RIP Bill Walton

I saw him one time walking down the street after a December Dead show at the Oakland Auditorium , I didn't know who he was; I said to my friends, 'man that guy is tall'.
May 27, 2024 - 12:30pm

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PT Barnum

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Bill Walton

Gonna miss the big guy, loved his commentary, he knew his dead trivia. Heard it was prostate cancer, the silent killer. I recommend everyone gettin up there in age get a prostate exam, simple and a bit uncomfortable, but if cancer can be caught and cured if found early. I know, I know, kind of embarrassing exam but a little discomfort is better than the alternative. Dios te guarde to our tall brother Bill.
May 27, 2024 - 11:50am

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jjc

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Bill walton

God bless bill walton!! Standing on the moon with his hero! RIP
May 27, 2024 - 11:29am

#19

alvarhanso

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RIP Bill Walton

A true legend. Dude was playing pickup basketball with NBA players as a teenager, and before you say, "Sure, he was 7 feet tall!", he was "only" 6'2" or so when he was purposely injured by an older guy who was tired of being beaten by a teen. He spent 6 months in bed while his broken leg healed, and by the time he left the bed, he was 6'9" and 135 pounds. He took his earlier passion for passing and became one of the best big men of all time a generation (or more) before big guys played like that. Around the same time, he became the biggest Grateful Dead fan in the land. His enthusiasm for life, basketball, and the Dead were boundless. His book Back From the Dead is an amazing tale, told with his inimtable enthusiasm, and if you ever heard him speak much, you can hear the whole thing in your head as a book on tape. I loved him as an announcer, even if it drove other people mad. He was a flavor of licorice I thoroughly enjoyed, and I will miss the big fella even though I never had the pleasure of meeting him. Fare thee well, Bill!
May 27, 2024 - 11:12am

#20

1stshow70878

Joined:
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Say It Ain't So

Aw shucks and cancer sucks.
Legendary player and legendary Deadhead.
Always a smile.
Cheers to Bill!

Edit: Saw him twice at Red Rocks as he was hard to miss standing off stage to the side. Once was on crutches as he had a broken leg I think.

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Dave's Picks Vol. 50: Palladium, New York City, NY 5/3/77

Reviewer: WolfmansBrother - favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite - February 11, 2008 - Online Review

Subject: setting me on fire

left the orchestra section during ship of fools and arrived in the loge for the basso profundo MNS - it's the best of the tour so far, i think, and the balcony is shakin' to its raging outro leading. i sit to take a short break, too.

yet another night of the first set seeming to spill over. first half of this second set is well-played, indeed, but the sugaree is the INSANE highlight, and keith and jerry are battling it out. one of the strongest estimateds of tour and i, for one, am happy for the FOTD break. the second half belongs to jerry - eyes is short but stellar and bridges to yet another rip-your-heart-out wharf rat, and NFA showcases some down in the weeds jamming. we're stomping and clapping and grinning our faces off, and then joint is jumping for sure as they close it down. another fine UJB encore sends me out the door, so very deeply in love with this band and its music. is there anything better than being a deadhead?

Is there anything better than being a Dead Head when one of your favorite shows is officially released in its entirety? We'll double down on your sentiments WolfmansBrother, with DAVE'S PICK VOLUME 50: PALLADIUM, NEW YORK CITY, NY 5/3/77, and we'll bring the fire extinguisher to cool you off after you listen to Betty Cantor-Jackson's complete recording. Don't want the party to end? We'll stoke those embers with a few hot tracks from the first set of 5/4/77. Dave's Picks Subscribers score the monstrous second set from 5/4/77 featuring "Scarlet>Fire," "Terrapin," 'Playing In The Band," "Comes A Time," and more. Woowee!

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.

The secret Bier-Polizei won't let me comment

Did this get through?

Sie konnen hier nicht schreiben

Das ist verboten

Also sprach die HN aschlochen

And now

4 5 71
2 26 77

Love em

I recently called for Manhattan center box

4 5 71 has a chunky cut in The Other One

Schade

Also sprach Proudfoot

Last one for now

I looked at the Earth Day shirts

One of them woke up my inner Beavis and Butthead

Huh huh

Shipping Notice

Just got mine!
Peace

HN as.....

sounds good to me!
G.

Spring 77

Some folks are grumpy no matter what (dot, etc.)

4-23-77

88401.miller Playing now.
Yes, I’ll take it as a cleaned up official release.

DaP50 shipping notice received.
Tracking shows that the shipper doesn’t know what I’m talking about.

.

Comfort Colors....

....I'm a huge tee shirt fan. I would think most of us are. Just got one from that company.
Top shelf quality. I'm looking at you dead dot net.
Don't you dare hey now my ....'s.

Spring '77!

Got my shipping notice AND the GarciaLive notice today--good day.

When this was announced, I pulled out the TATTS and Download Series releases from this tour. I haven't listened to many of the Spring '77 releases, so have been planning a serious go-though where I listen to the shows in order, one each month or so. The announcement of this release made me realize that it was time to do the go-through.

The shows from 4/25/77 and 4/30/77 are top-notch, so now I can absorb this release, then mosey through the entire Spring '77!

Tease

I got a shipping notice this time. UPS says, “Wha?” USPS says, “We’re waiting…”

Mike Pinder

Passed yesterday, had a great write up about him but got hay nowed and I said f it
Fix this shat g damn it.

1984

Yes, they seem to be out in force today.

Hey Now

Who can we petition?
Or will we be ignored because we are just a few hundred regular posters and they cannot be bothered to care?
Cheers

Dropping May 17

Long Distance Love: A Sweet Relief Tribute To Lowell George
1 Trouble - Mike Viola
2 Cold, Cold, Cold - Joachim Cooder
3 Long Distance Love - Elvis Costello
4 Heartache - Bedouine
5 Ive Been the One - Bhi Bhiman
6 Rock N Roll Doctor - Miles Tackett
7 Be One Now - Lady Blackbird
8 . Love Needs a Heart - Madison Cunningham
9 Easy to Slip - Jonah Tolchin
10 Dixie Chicken - Eleni Mandell and Milo Jones
11 Roll Um Easy - Ben Harper
12 Lafayette Railroad - Larry Goldings
13 6 Feet of Snow - Jack Shit
14 Cheek to Cheek - Gaby Moreno I Two Trains Running - Chris Seefried
15 China White - Chris Stills
16 A Apolitical Blues - Dave Alvin
17 Feats Dont Fail Me Now - Sugaray Rayford
18 Sailin Shoes - Taylor Goldsmith
19 Spanish Moon - Inara George
20 . Rocket in My Pocket - Sam Morrow
21 Willin - Jonathan Wilson
22 Teenage Nervous Breakdown - the Bird and the Bee
23 Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie - Andras Jones
24 . 20 Million Things to Do - Gus Seyffert
Peace

the HN shyte won't get fixed

because they don't care a scrap

vote with your wallet as that's all you can do

I haven't ordered Mars Hotel because of it

that won't bring them to their knees

and I keep posting

but no more money from me

I Agree with ADEDHED68

Hey Chowed

Hey Chowed several times.

On the way.

Hope you all get yours soon.

Now, which Dave's Picks will sell out first? 46-50 still available.

Shipping Notice...

...received. It'll arrive when it arrives. I've learned over the years not to fret over delivery dates. 5/1 and 5/5 were my first two shows, so this is a perfect sandwich. Warming up with San Berdino 2/26 and Capitol Passaic 4/27.
The Lowell George tribute has been ordered.
Off to see Willie Nelson and Family with Asleep at the Wheel tonight.
This is the first of many geezer shows this season. More later.

RIP Mike Pinder of Moody Blues

Their first seven albums are awesome

a raise of the glass to you, Mr Pinder

Coming clean

I've never understood what people mean when they put up a blank post with a little dot in the middle of it. Adedhed's was the most recent. I get the impression the poster isn't happy about something - but what it actually means I have no idea.

Dang John

How could you even post that list.

Looks sweet!

notice

came 20 minutes after I posted on 4/23.

OK Last One

Vguy - love the sentiment "You will never regret being kind."

Best way to live life!

That too me is the test or the acid test...are you kind? Great Hunter Thought.

(micro) dots in posts

I have done that when I wrote something and then thought better of it.

Dots

Cheers-that explains it. I used to see things like that floating in the air once upon a time. I never knew what that was all about either.

Shipping noticed received!....

....yeah boi!
The . in subject then a . in comment usually means the poster retracted the statement they posted originally. Rethinking the comment? Double post? Oopsie? I think I might come across as an asshole?
I'm guilty of all four.

Dot's What She Said

Shipping
.

notice

received.

Dot

all.

For now.

More dots

They're everywhere once you start thinking about them. They'll be teaching them in schools next.

Shipping

Some time last year I got one on time, I guess I had my fill for a while. I really hope somebody gets one today.

Lovin Dot

Been pondering getting a customized license plate, various ideas (has to be maximum of seven letters):

1) MICRODT

2) DROPOUT

3) MKULTRA

4 TUNE-IN or TURN-ON

With 2 vehicles it might be good to use maybe tune-in and turn-on, or turn-on and dropout dot dot dot

same old story and I know it's been told

rock and roll hall of fame

one of the biggest jokes ever

mary j blige
cher

but Motorhead question mark

can you say travesty qm

If I had my way I would tear that old building down

HEY NOW

This is so frustrating Getting Hey Nowed for?????????

GD is my favorite band of all time of course

Motorhead is second

Chuck

my sense is that it has to do with all caps and punctuation

This is telling

A spring '77 that hasn't sold out yet? Time to remaster all Dicks Picks with Plangent process, remix, remaster and reissue .

Gram Parsons and Robert Fripp Would Like a Word

I never could figure out why the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame needed to exist. It's nice when, once in a while, a talented band or artist that's generally overlooked by the masses is inducted. Like say when the Stooges got in. But most of the time it's just "honoring" somebody who's already well known and already very rich already had plenty of honors.

It's certainly not about excellence, or influence. Gram Parsons isn't in there. Neither is King Crimson. Each has contributed recordings that are indisputable classics and launched entire genres of music.

And these days it's not even about rock and roll. Nothing against country or hip hop, but artists that excel in those genres don't belong in a rock hall of fame.

I wouldn't worry too much about DaP sales. If these were still limited edition runs of 12,000, they'd still sell out instantly. And reappear on the Bay for five times the list price. Fine with me if they take a year to sell out now.

But I do like the idea of revisiting some of the DiPs. I think it goes without saying the sound could be significantly improved over what was possible 25 years ago. Come on Powers That Be, make it happen!

Dot is all.

Bands

Always a good discussion, as of now (& subject to change)

1) GOGD
2) ABB
3) Yes
4) Rush
5) Pink Floyd
6) the Beatles
7) Phish
8) WsP
9) Little Feat
10) Genesis

Now listening pleasure is a different thing. Listen to 95% GOGD, or Jerry, sometimes Kingfish. Second would be ABB, third Phish, 4th Little Feat, fifth WsP.

That causes unnecessary brain fatigue. But, time to start the jams!

yesterday on the drive home

saw a car with a rush sticker and a second one that read 2112 in the font like 26 dot 2 for marathon runners

I thought about the Rushies here

One more re Rock Hall

John Lydon called it a piss stain

indeed

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Wonder too, why Gram Parsons is not inducted, a pioneer.
But Madonna made it.
How is Rock 'N' Roll defined?
G.

reverting to tarzan talk

bonus disc good two second sets good subscribers rejoice ungowa

My Hall of Fame

Listen to GD 99% of the time.
Then Jerry.
Then a variety including Hendrix, Rush, Floyd, Feat, ABB, Who, Zep, Stones, etc.
A favorite that is underrated is Hard Working Americans.

Phish hasn't even been nominated for the HOF....

....travesty.
Good to know we all agree that it's become a joke at this point. High five!

Yes, high five, Borat

I am so glad I saw Phish back in the day

not into them for a long time

but very glad I went in 1991 92 94

and now

Bob Dylan

Highway 61
Bringing It

great great great albums

RRHOF

I live 18 mins. from the RRHOF, and most here in CLE consider it a joke. I’ve been exactly once, when the special Grateful Dead exhibit was running. It was cool to see Dick’s reel to reel machine. It was years before the inductions were actually held in Cleveland. And the NY a-holes thought it was better to induct the home-town favorite NY bands like The Stooges and The Ramones before Rush and Motörhead. As Alex Lifeson said during his induction speech, “Blahblahblahblah…”. Silliness…