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| 26 Feb 2024 | The Dead Swing the Swing in 1977, debut Terrapin and Estimated Prophet, Everyone Has A Good Time | 01:03:11 | |
"Birthdays, Breakouts, and Psychedelic Jams: The Legendary Grateful Dead Concert of '77" Today’s show comes from February 26, 1977 at the Swing Auditorium. The show not only opens the fabulous ’77 campaign and contains the first live versions of two of the truly great Dead tunes – Terrapin Station and Estimated Prophet – but it throws smoke and spits flames. The concert marked the debut of songs like "Terrapin Station" and "Estimated Prophet." Larry Mishkin delves into the significance of these songs in the Dead's repertoire, their musical and lyrical qualities, and the overall atmosphere of the concert. They also provide insights into the venue's history and its importance in rock and roll culture. Additionally, the conversation touches on other topics, such as the Fish concert series in Cancun, Mexico, and the significance of certain Grateful Dead songs like "The Wheel" and "Slipknot." Larry share personal anecdotes related to the music, including experiences at concerts and the culture surrounding marijuana use, inspired by a Commander Cody song.
INTRO: Terrapin Station Track # 1 5:51 – 7:27
Garcia and Hunter
Probably that point right where Deadheads think they’ve seen it all. The psychedelic rock, Pig’s blues, Americana, Wake of the Flood, Mars Hotel and Blues For Allah. So if you had tickets for this show, you had no idea what you were in for, where the Dead were about to take you, a completely different direction, as close as the Dead would ever come to a rock-opera number. And there was no waiting, lights went out and . . . . . . . . . . . . . TURTLE MUSIC!! Clocking in just shy of 11 minutes, it’s not quite the masterpiece it would become, but pretty amazing none the less. Nothing else existed at that time quite like it. But from the opening notes you know it is a winner, destined for greatness in the pantheon of great Dead tunes. One that you could hear every show and never grow tired of or bored with it.
The title track from the album released on July 27, 1977, five months after this show. First studio album since they had returned to touring. Terrapin Station is the ninth studio album (fourteenth overall) by the Grateful Dead, It was the first Grateful Dead album on Arista Records The cover artwork was produced by Kelley/Mouse Studios, who had created several previous works for the band. Though a terrapin appears in the lyrics only as a place name, dancing terrapins feature prominently in the artwork and afterward became part of the large iconography associated with the Grateful Dead. The front cover image takes the idea of a "terrapin station" literally. The back cover features a stylized, one-eyed skull with a crossed bone, feathers and roses, in keeping with the imagery that had evolved around the Dead.
This clip is the famous and beloved transition form Lady With A Fan into Terrapin Station, the first two parts of the seven part suite clocking in at 16:23.
The other five parts are: Terrapin; Terrapin Transit; At A Siding; Terrapin Flyer and Refrain. The Grateful Dead only performed the Lady With A Fan and Terrapin Station. Dead and Co. have played the entire suite. Fun to hear, but not the same as if Jerry was playing it. Too bad he never did.
Played 303 times First: This version right here that we just played for you Last: July 8, 1995
SHOW No. 1: Estimated Prophet Track #4 1:54 – 3;26
Bob and John Barlow
"Estimated Prophet" was written in septuple time. Bobby’s lyrics for the song (finished with writing partner John Barlow) examine a character's delusions of grandeur and California's propensity for false prophets. The song also quotes "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel".[13][14] Drummer Bill Kreutzmann said "It's a great song but when [Weir] brought it to us, something was off. It needed a groove. It was in quick4 but it didn't swing. Yet. For my homework that night, I combined two fast sevens and played half-time over it. The two sevens brought the time around to an even number – the phrasing is in two bars of seven, so technically the time signature is in. But that's getting technical. In layman's terms, 'Estimated Prophet' suddenly grooved."
Released on Terrapin Station, this was its debut performance and it was well received. A fan favorite and regular part of the Band’s playlist for the rest of their careers.
390 times total First: This is it right here. Last: June 28, 1995 at the Palace of Auburn Hills outside of Detroit
SWING AUDITORIUM
Built in 1949, the Swing Auditorium had a maximum capacity of around 10,000, but it probably sold out at only around 6000 for this Dead show. The venue’s ascent into rock and roll fame began in 1962 when a man named Bob Lewis started promoting concerts there. In the ensuing decades, Lewis brought all the legends into the Swing, including Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, and, of course, the Grateful Dead. But what really solidified the Swing’s place amongst the hallowed venues was the American debut of the Rolling Stones there in 1964. With a mere ten-song set, the Stones stoked the hall into a fervor. The band had to drop their instruments and run for the exits before the crowd rushed the stage. For their part, the Dead played the Swing only four times before it was razed after a small plane crashed into the building on September 11, 1981.
SHOW No. 2: The Wheel Track #9 :30 – 2:09
Released on January 20, 1972 as the final track on side 2 of Jerry’s firs solo album, “Garcia”. The psychedelic closer it exhibits Garcia's short-lived infatuation with pedal steel guitar. great to hear in concert, although relatively short in length. Almost always a second set song and, it is high energy and always a great way for the band to transition out of Space.
Played 259 times First: June 3, 1976 at the Paramount Theater in Portland Oregon Last: May 25, 1995 at Memorial Stadium in Seattle
SHOW No. 3: Slipknot Track #14 11:30 – 13:10
Released on Blues For Allah in 1975
Plays a key role in a key suite and is often overlooked. The bridge between Help On The Way and Franklin’s Tower it often gets lost in the jam out of Help and then into Franklin’s. But it is almost always there and always a great piece of improvisational music that rarely sounds exactly the same, except for the distinctive intro/outro. Similar to I Am Hydrogen in Phish’s Mike’s Groove run of songs
Played 114 times (Help = 111 times; Franklin’s = 222 times) First: October 20, 1974 at Winterland in San Francisco Last: June 22, 1995 at the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, NY
SHOW No. 4: Eyes Of The World Track #17 5:35 – 7:07
Released on Wake of the Flood on October 15, 1973
Many a Deadheads “secret” favorite tune. It’s that good. Played fast, played slow, almost always in the second set and often times as a companion piece with Estimated Prophet, the coveted “Estimated Eyes” jam. In the first part of the 1980’s second sets often opened with Scarlet>Fire Estimated>Eyes OR Help>Slip>Frank Estimated>Eyes
Played 382 times First: February 9, 1973 at Maples Pavilion at Stanford in Palo Alto Last: July 6, 1995 at Riverport Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, MO, just outside of St. Louis
OUTRO: Dancin’ In The Streets Track #18 7:40 – 9:13
“Dancin' in the Streets" is a cover of Martha & the Vandellas' "Dancing in the Street" from the early days of the band, given a new arrangement that prominently features singer Donna Godchaux. For the studio version, a funk-influenced guitar figure was added to a four-on-the-floor disco beat and polished with a commercial production contemporary to the era.
Released by the Dead as the second song on Terrapin Station.
Played 131 times First: July 3, 1966 at the Fillmore in San Francisco Last: April 6, 1987 at Brendan Byrne Arena in New Jersey
Dead would play this tune in spurts: 28 times in 1970 27 times in 1976 14 times in 1977 and 1978 A bit of a comeback in 1984 and 1985 – 6 times each year, b Once in 1987 Gone
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| 08 Oct 2024 | Three Sets At the Warfield: acoustic and electric RIP Kris Kristofferson; Where are the Betty Boards? | 01:43:02 | |
Pink Floyd's Catalog Sale: A New Era In this episode of the Deadhead Cannabis Show, Larry Michigan explores the rich history of the Grateful Dead's music, focusing on a specific concert from 1980. He discusses the significance of various songs, including 'Iko Iko' and 'Me and Bobby McGee', while also reflecting on the impact of Chris Christopherson's songwriting. The conversation shifts to current events in the music and cannabis industries, including Pink Floyd's catalog sale and the ongoing challenges faced by the hemp industry. Larry emphasizes the importance of medical marijuana legalization and shares insights on how cannabis enhances the music experience. He concludes with personal strain recommendations and highlights record sales in legal marijuana states.
Takeaways The Grateful Dead's acoustic sets were a significant part of their live performances. Audience tapes capture the energy of live shows better than soundboard recordings. Chris Christopherson's 'Me and Bobby McGee' remains a classic, showcasing the intersection of music and storytelling. Pink Floyd's recent catalog sale reflects the changing dynamics in the music industry. The Betty Boards represent a pivotal moment in Grateful Dead tape trading history. The hemp industry faces legal challenges that could impact small businesses. A majority of chronic pain patients support the legalization of medical marijuana. Cannabis enhances the enjoyment of music, as confirmed by recent studies. Record sales in legal marijuana states are reaching new heights, indicating a thriving market. Personal strain recommendations can enhance the cannabis experience for users.
Chapters 00:00Introduction and Context of the Grateful Dead's Music 04:50Exploring 'Iko Iko' and Audience Tapes 10:42The Significance of 'Monkey and the Engineer' 15:24Remembering Chris Christopherson and 'Me and Bobby McGee' 22:31Pink Floyd's Catalog Sale to Sony Music 28:15The Mystery of the Betty Boards 54:16Current Issues in the Hemp Industry 01:08:10Support for Medical Marijuana Legalization 01:15:50The Impact of Marijuana on Music Enjoyment 01:21:09Record Sales in Legal Marijuana States 01:25:53Strain Recommendations and Personal Experiences
Grateful Dead October 7, 1980 (44 years ago) Warfield Theater San Francisco, CA
Part of 23 show run in late September to the end of October, 1980 split between the Warfield (September 27th – October 14th) and Radio City Music Hall in NYC (October 22 – 31st) Each show opened with an acoustic set followed by two full electric sets. These were the last shows where the Dead played acoustic sets. Songs from all of these concerts were pulled for the two related Dead double album releases, Reckoning (acoustic music, released April 1, 1981- the Band’s sixth live album and 17th overall) and Dead Set (electric music, released August 26, 1981, the Band’s seventh live album and 18th overall).
Today’s episode is broken up into three acoustic numbers from this show and then three electric numbers.
INTRO: Iko Iko Track #1 0:00 – 1:37
"Iko Iko" (/ˈaɪkoʊˈaɪkoʊ/) is a much-coveredNew Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two tribes of Mardi Gras Indians and the traditional confrontation. The song, under the original title "Jock-A-Mo", was written and released in 1953 as a single by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford and his Cane Cutters but it failed to make the charts.
The song first became popular in 1965 by the girl groupthe Dixie Cups, who scored an international hit with "Iko Iko" released in March, 1965. In 1967, as part of a lawsuit settlement between Crawford and the Dixie Cups, the trio were given part songwriting credit for the song.
A permanent part of the Dead’s repertoire since first played in May, 1977 in St. Louis, almost by accident out of and back into a Not Fade Away. The intro, one verse and back to NFA. Overtime, became a tune that was not frequently played, usually once, maybe twice, a tour, but whenever it was played it created a party atmosphere out of whatever the mood had been prior to its playing.
Perfect song for Jerry with the call and response chorus that everyone joined in on. The song that “fastened my seatbelt on the bus” when I saw it for the first time at my second show ever in Syracuse in 1982 with good buddy Mikey. Once you hear it live, you are always looking for it at future shows.
I love this song as do many Deadheads. But getting to hear it played acoustically is a real treat and a great way to open this “hometown” show. Jerry played it right up until the end.
Played: 185 times First: May 15, 1977 at St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO, USA Last: July 5, 1995 at Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, MO, USA
SHOW No. 1: Monkey And The Engineer Track #4 0:48 – 2:25
Jesse Fuller tune
Jesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 – January 29, 1976) was an American one-man band musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues". Starting in the 1950’s after a number of non-music related jobs, Fuller began to compose songs, many of them based on his experiences on the railroads, and also reworked older pieces, playing them in his syncopated style. His one-man band act began when he had difficulty finding reliable musicians to work with: hence, he became known as "The Lone Cat". Starting locally, in clubs and bars in San Francisco and across the bay in Oakland and Berkeley, Fuller became more widely known when he performed on television in both the Bay Area and Los Angeles.
In 1958, at the age of 62, he recorded an album, released by Good Time Jazz Records.[3] Fuller's instruments included 6-string guitar (an instrument which he had abandoned before the beginning of his one-man band career), 12-string guitar, harmonica, kazoo, cymbal (high-hat) and fotdella. He could play several instruments simultaneously, particularly with the use of a headpiece to hold a harmonica, kazoo, and microphone.
In the summer of 1959 he was playing in the Exodus Gallery Bar in Denver. Bob Dylan spent several weeks in Denver that summer, and picked up his technique of playing the harmonica by using a neck-brace from Fuller.[
Monkey And The Engineer was played by the pre-Dead group Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions in 1964. The song was performed by the Grateful Dead in acoustic sets in 1969, 1970, 1980 and 1981. Also performed by Bob Weir with Kingfish.
A fun tune that is perfect for kids as well. Good one to get them hooked into the Dead on!
Played: 38 times First: December 19, 1969 at Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA Last: February 12, 1989 at Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA
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Intro Music: Me and Bobby McGee Kris Kristofferson - Me And Bobby McGee (1979) (youtube.com) 0:00 – 1:27
"Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller. Fred Foster shares the writing credit, as Kristofferson wrote the song based on a suggestion from Foster.[1] Foster had a bit of a crush on Barbara "Bobbie" McKee who was a secretary on Nashville's music row. When he pitched the title to Kristofferson, he misheard the name as "Me and Bobby McGee," and the name stuck. Kristofferson found inspiration for his lyrics from a film, 'La Strada,' by Fellini, and a scene where Anthony Quinn is going around on this motorcycle and Giulietta Masina is the feeble-minded girl with him, playing the trombone. He got to the point where he couldn't put up with her anymore and left her by the side of the road while she was sleeping," Kristofferson said.
A posthumously released version by Janis Joplin topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971, making the song the second posthumously released No. 1 single in U.S. chart history after "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding. Gordon Lightfoot released a version that reached number 1 on the Canadian country charts in 1970. Jerry Lee Lewis released a version that was number 1 on the country charts in December 1971/January 1972 as the "B" side of "Would You Take Another Chance on Me". Billboard ranked Joplin's version as the No. 11 song for 1971.
Janis Joplin recorded the song for inclusion on her Pearl album only a few days before her death in October 1970. Singer Bob Neuwirth taught it to her while Kristofferson was in Peru filming The Last Movie with Dennis Hopper.[5] Kristofferson did not know she had recorded the song until after her death. The first time he heard her recording of it was the day after she died.[6]Record World called it a "perfect matching of performer and material."[7] Joplin's version topped the charts to become her only number one single; her version was later ranked No. 148 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
In 2002, the 1971 version of the song by Janis Joplin on Columbia Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
The song is the story of two drifters, the narrator and Bobby McGee. The pair hitch a ride from a truck driver and sing as they drive through the American South before making their way westward. They visit California and then part ways, with the song's narrator expressing sadness afterwards. Due to the singer's name never being mentioned and the name "Bobby" being gender-neutral (especially in America), the song has been recorded by both male and female singers with only minor differences in the lyrical content.
Me And Bobby McGee was first performed by the Grateful Dead in November 1970. It was then played well over 100 times through to October 1974. The song returned to the repertoire for three performances in 1981 after which it was dropped for good. Sung by Weir.
Kris Kristofferson, the iconic country music singer-songwriter and accomplished Hollywood actor, passed away peacefully at his home in Maui, Hawaii, at the age of 88. The family has not disclosed the cause of death. It was confirmed that Kristofferson was surrounded by loved ones during his final moments.
In a statement, the family shared: "It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 28 at home. We're all so blessed for our time with him. Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know he's smiling down at us all."
Tributes poured in from across the entertainment world and fans as the news of Kris Kristofferson’s death spread. Barbra Streisand, his co-star in A Star Is Born, praised him as a "special” and “charming" in a post on X. Dolly Parton, who collaborated with Kristofferson, shared on X, "What a great loss. I will always love you, Dolly."
Kristofferson's career was nothing short of extraordinary. He achieved stardom as both a country music artist and a successful actor. Throughout his prolific career, Kristofferson earned numerous accolades. These include three Grammy Awards and an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004. Additionally, he was nominated for an Academy Award in 1985 for Best Original Song for Songwriter.
In 1971, Janis Joplin, who had dated Kristofferson, had a number one hit with "Me and Bobby McGee" from her posthumous album Pearl. It stayed on the number-one spot on the charts for weeks.
In 2021, after releasing his final album, The Cedar Creek Sessions, in 2016, Kristofferson announced his retirement from music. His legacy as a musician, actor, and cultural icon leaves a profound impact on both industries. He is survived by his wife, Lisa, his children, and his grandchildren.
After years of in-fighting and near-agreements, Pink Floyd have finally reached a deal to sell the rights to their recorded music catalog to Sony Music, according to the Financial Times. The deal is reported to be worth around $400 million and also includes the rights to the band’s name and likenesses. That means, along with gaining full control over Pink Floyd’s music, Sony will have the crucial rights for most things Pink Floyd-related, from merch to movies.
A rep for Sony Music declined to comment. A source confirmed the veracity of the details to Rolling Stone.
In an interview with Rolling Stone in August, Gilmour confirmed that the band was “in discussion” about a potential catalog sale, with the guitarist adding he was tired of the continued in-fighting and “veto system” that has resulted in animosity and delayed reissues over petty issues like liner notes.
“To be rid of the decision-making and the arguments that are involved with keeping it going is my dream,” Gilmour said of a catalog sale. “If things were different… and I am not interested in that from a financial standpoint. I’m only interested in it from getting out of the mud bath that it has been for quite a while.”
With the Sony deal in place, the label — and not the band — will now bear the responsibility for the next Pink Floyd release, a 50th-anniversary edition of Wish You Were Here that is expected to arrive in 2025.
The Sony deal comes 18 months after Pink Floyd made traction on a $500 million agreement to sell their music, only for more bickering between band mates to make the deal “basically dead,” as sources told Variety in March 2023.
The Sony deal only includes Pink Floyd’s recorded music catalog, which allows for the band to keep its largely Waters-penned publishing catalog and retain ownership of now-apropos lyrics like “Money/It’s a crime/Share it fairly, but don’t take a slice of my pie” and “We call it riding the gravy train.”
In May 1986, a storage auction took place in California’s Marin County that would altogether change the nature of Grateful Dead tape trading, the group’s distribution of its live recordings and, ultimately, the Dead’s place in the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. An advertisement in a local paper drew in a few dozen curious parties anticipating the range of memorabilia and household items that typically become available through the auction of lockers that had fallen into arrears due to lack of payments.
Among the items up for auction that day were hundreds of reel-to-reel soundboard tapes of the Grateful Dead originally recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson during a golden age between 1971-80.
The Betty Boards, as copies of these recordings became known, eventually found their way into the collections of longstanding Deadheads and newbies alike, ending some aspects of a tape-trading hierarchy by which certain individuals lorded over their collections, denying access to those who were unfamiliar with the secret handshake.
The appearance and subsequent dissemination of these recordings became a source of fascination and speculation for Deadheads in 1986 and the questions have only compounded over the years: How did the tapes fall into the auction? Who won them? How and why were they initially distributed? Are there more recordings that have yet to make it into circulation? And jumping ahead to the present, where are those tapes today? Just what has become of the Bettys?
What can be said with certainty is that a new cache of tapes has been unearthed and a plan is underway by Dark Star Orchestra guitarist Rob Eaton, who has painstakingly restored many of the boards, to complete the job and then facilitate their return to the band. Eaton hopes that a series of official releases might follow that will also yield a small royalty to the woman who recorded the reels and then lost them due to her own financial hardship, even if Deadheads owe her a debt of gratitude.
Before the auction, before the boards, there was Betty.
Betty Cantor was still in her teens when she began setting up mics and helping to record sound at San Francisco venues— first at the Avalon Ballroom and then, the Carousel (the latter during the Grateful Dead’s brief stab at venue management in 1968). She worked alongside Bob Matthews, initially assisting with setups during the recording of the Dead’s Anthem of the Sun. A true pioneer, as a woman staking her claim in a patriarchal business, she partnered with Matthews into the early 1970s to produce and engineer live multi- track recordings (she had a hand or two in Live/Dead) as well as studio efforts (Aoxomoxoa and Workingman’s Dead).
While she worked for other artists during this period, she maintained a close relationship with the Grateful Dead, catalyzed by her marriage to crew member Rex Jackson, who would die a few years later in an auto accident. (The philanthropic Rex Foundation is named in his honor.)
“My late husband started recording on the road when he was on the equipment crew,” Cantor Jackson explains. “He and I purchased our own gear and tape. I recorded whenever I could get to the gigs. I recorded the Grateful Dead frequently when they were at home venues, I recorded any and all Jerry Garcia Band gigs I could get to for years, in all its configurations, as well as other bands I liked whenever I could. In those days, bands were cool and happy about me getting a feed. Rex was killed in a car accident in ‘76. In ‘77 and ‘78, I was put on Grateful Dead road crew salary, taping and handling Bobby’s stage setup.”
She later began a romantic relationship with Dead keyboardist Brent Mydland but, after that ended, she sensed that she had been frozen out. “Brent and I split up after a few years, with the last year spent in the studio working on his solo project. This put me in the category of the dreaded ‘ex.’ I didn’t think that could apply to me, but he was a band member. Everyone was paranoid of me being around, so I no longer had access to my studio or the vault.”
Trying times followed. In 1986, she found herself in a dire financial predicament and forced out of her home. “All my things were moved to storage facilities.
Unable to foot the bill at the storage center, Cantor-Jackson forfeited the rights to her worldly possessions. She remembers contacting the Grateful Dead office to inform them of the situation, but the group took no action, resulting in a public auction of Cantor-Jackson’s personal assets, which included more than 1,000 reel-to-reel tapes—mostly Grateful Dead recordings, along with performances by Legion of Mary, Kingfish, Jerry Garcia Band, Old and In The Way, the Keith and Donna Band, and New Riders of The Purple Sage.
The majority of the 1,000-plus reels that have come to be known as the Betty Boards were acquired by three principals, none of whom were fervid Deadheads at the time. The first of these individuals set his tapes aside in a storage locker where they remain to this day. A second, who was more interested in the road cases that held the tapes, left them to rot in his barn for a decade. The final party was a couple with a particular interest in progressive rock, who nonetheless held an appreciation for the performances captured on tape.
So while some tapes unquestionably were scattered to the wind, following the four- hour event and a second auction for a final lot of tapes held a few weeks later, the three prime bidders each held hundreds of reels. While two of the winning bidders had no plans for the tapes, within a few months the couple decided that they would place the music in circulation.
This was our way of getting new material into circulation and also breaking the hierarchy of those collectors who held on to prime shows for themselves. Initially, we started transferring the tapes to VHS Hi-Fi on our own, but soon realized what a daunting task this was going to be. So we reached out to one of our trading buddies who we knew had connections in the Dead trading community. From there, he gathered together what was later to become known as the ‘Unindicted Co-conspirators,’ who put in a massive archiving effort to back up the tapes and distribute them.”
The individual they selected as their point person was Ken Genetti, a friend and longtime Deadhead. “I went into their house, and I opened up this closet and they had all the stuff arranged on a shelf in order,” Genetti reflects. “For me, it was like King Tut’s tomb. I knew immediately what they had when I looked in there. The first thing I saw was Port Chester, N.Y., Feb. 18, 1971, an incredible show which was Mickey [Hart]’s last concert for many years and I said, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me!’ Then I saw Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, Calif., ‘73, my favorite concert I ever went to. I pulled it out and I went, ‘Holy shit!’”
They explain: “We had sought to keep the operation as low key as possible because of the potential for a backlash. It wasn’t until someone contacted the Grateful Dead office and offered them a copy of the tapes that we knew it was only a matter of time before we would be hearing from their lawyers. When we did hear from them, there was a bit of back and forth between their lawyers and our lawyer, but the bottom line was we had purchased the tapes legally and owned them but didn’t own the rights to the music contained on them. Therefore, we could not sell the music on them, which was never our intent anyway. That pretty much left us at a stalemate and, not wanting to stir up any more issues with the Grateful Dead office, is also why we avoided re-digitizing the tapes.”
In late 1995, Eaton received a call from a high-school teacher who had purchased one of the lots predominantly for the road cases that held the tapes. The teacher now hoped to sell the reels and wanted Eaton to assess them. In a cluttered barn, Eaton discovered a grimy, mold-infested collection.
This might have been the end of the story, but the Betty Boards have proven to be the gift that keeps on giving. The teacher never found a buyer for the tapes—his asking price was a million dollars—and two years ago, facing monetary struggles and fearing that that the bank might foreclose on his home, he contacted Eaton once again to see if he would be willing to take custody of the tapes. The teacher also explained that he had discovered another 50 reels while cleaning out the barn.
Emboldened by success with this latest batch, Eaton set a new goal for himself: “I had this dream to try to reclaim all of this music and archive it properly so that it’s there for generations to come in the best possible form.”
Emboldened by success with this latest batch, Eaton set a new goal for himself: “I had this dream to try to reclaim all of this music and archive it properly so that it’s there for generations to come in the best possible form.” So through a chain of contacts, he eventually located the couple.
While completing his work on the couple’s reels, Eaton began researching the original auction, hoping to identify the third individual who had purchased the Bettys. He eventually found him, and in January 2014, the pair entered into discussions about this final batch of tapes, which Eaton hopes to restore.
What then? Eaton has a plan that he already has set in motion. “What I’d love to see done—in a perfect world—is I think all the tapes need to go back to the vault,” he says. “I think the people that have purchased these tapes should be compensated. I don’t think we’re talking huge sums of money but enough to make them relinquish the tapes back to the Grateful Dead. They should be part of the collection. Another thing that’s important is if these tapes do get back to the vault, Betty should get her production royalty on anything that gets released, which is completely reasonable. Those were her tapes; those weren’t the Dead’s tapes. I’d love to see Betty get her due.”
SHOW No. 2: Heaven Help The Fool Track #6 1:30 – 3:10 Heaven Help the Fool is the second solo album by Grateful Deadrhythm guitaristBob Weir, released in 1978. It was recorded during time off from touring, in the summer of 1977, while Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart recovered from injuries sustained in a vehicular accident. Weir returned to the studio with Keith Olsen, having recorded Terrapin Station with the producer earlier in the year. Several well-known studio musicians were hired for the project, including widely used session player Waddy Wachtel and Toto members David Paich and Mike Porcaro.
Only "Salt Lake City" and the title track were played live by the Grateful Dead, the former in its namesake location on February 21, 1995,[1] and the latter in an instrumental arrangement during their 1980 acoustic sets.[2] Despite this, Weir has continued to consistently play tracks from the album with other bands of his, including RatDog and Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros. "Bombs Away" was released as a single and peaked at number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his only solo song to make the chart.[3] The album itself stalled at number 69, one spot behind his previous album, Ace.
The title track was written by Bobby and John Barlow. While a staple at Bob shows with the Midnights, Rob Wasserman, Rat Dog, Wolf Bros., etc., the Dead only played it during these Warfield/Radio City and only as an instrumental arrangement.
Played: 17 times First: September 29, 1980 at The Warfield, San Francisco, CA, USA Last: October 31, 1980 at Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA
Now the electric tunes from today’s show:
SHOW No. 3: Cold, Rain & Snow Track #10 0:00 – 1:30
"Rain and Snow", also known as "Cold Rain and Snow" (Roud 3634),[1] is an American folksong and in some variants a murder ballad.[2] The song first appeared in print in Olive Dame Campbell and Cecil Sharp's 1917 compilation English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians, which relates that it was collected from Mrs. Tom Rice in Big Laurel, North Carolina in 1916. The melody is pentatonic.
Campbell and Sharp's version collected only a single verse:
Lord, I married me a wife,
In 1965, Dillard Chandler recorded a graphic murder ballad version of the song that ends with the wife being shot by the husband. According to the liner notes on Chandler's album, Chandler learned the song from Berzilla Wallin, who said that the song related to a murder that had occurred in Madison County, North Carolina:
Well, I learned it from an old lady which says she was at the hanging of – which was supposed to be the hanging, but they didn't hang him. They give him 99 long years for the killing of his wife... I heard the song from her in 1911. She was in her 50s at that time. It did happen in her girlhood... when she was a young girl... She lived right here around in Madison County. It happened here between Marshall and Burnsville; that's where they did their hanging at that time – at Burnsville, North Carolina. That's all I know, except they didn't hang the man.'[2]
Subsequent performances have elaborated a variety of additional verses and variants beyond the single verse presented by Campbell and Sharp. Several verses consistently appear. Some sources for lyrics that appear in some later versions may be from Dock Boggs's 1927 song "Sugar Baby" (Roud 5731),[1] another lament of a henpecked husband, which may have contributed a line about "red apple juice".[4] A British folksong, The Sporting Bachelors (Roud 5556),[1] contains similar themes, but was collected in the 1950s.[2][5] Earlier possible precursors include a series of broadside ballads on the general subject of "Woeful Marriage"; one frequently reprinted nineteenth-century example begins with the words "On Monday night I married a wife", (Roud 1692).[1][6]
These British antecedents mostly share common themes and inspirations; the song originated in the local tradition of Big Laurel, Madison County, and relate to a nameless murderer who committed the crime at some time between the end of the Civil War and the end of the nineteenth century. A recent origin is also suggested by the relatively limited number of variations on the tune; most performances use the Campbell-Sharp melody as written.[2]
Despite the apparent violence of the lyrics, women feature prominently in the oral tradition of the song. It was collected from "Mrs. Tom Rice", and sung by Berzilla Wallin, who learned it from "an old lady" who remembered the murder trial the song was about.
The song is closely associated with the Grateful Dead; a studio version appeared on their first album The Grateful Dead (1967), and the song was a standard part of the Dead's repertoire throughout their career. They would often open with the song, or perform it early in the first set.[2] Unlike Chandler's recording, in the Dead's version of the lyrics the husband generally laments his mistreatment at his greedy wife's hands, but does not kill her. The lyrics from the Grateful Dead's version were adapted from an earlier recording by Obray Ramsey.
Played: 249 times First: May 5, 1965 at Magoo's Pizza Parlor, Menlo Park, CA, USA Last: June 19, 1995 at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
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SHOW No. 4: Loser Track #12 4:13 – 6:13
David Dodd: The song seems covered in the Americana dust of so many songs from this period of Hunter’s and Garcia’s songwriting partnership. Abilene, whether in Texas or Kansas, is a dusty cowtown—at the time in which the song seems to be set, the cattle outnumbered the human inhabitants by a factor of tens. It’s easy to see the scene Hunter so casually sets, of a broken-down gambler in a saloon, with a dirt street outside full of armed cowpokes.
Appearing, as it does, on Garcia, the song seems to pair naturally with the other gambling song on the album, “Deal.” It could be sung by the same character on a different day, in fact. And it fits in, as I mentioned, with a whole suite of songs that might be set in the same generic America of the late 19th or early 20th centuries: “Brown-Eyed Women,” “Jack Straw,” “Mister Charlie,” “Tennessee Jed,” “Cumberland Blues,” “Candyman,” and others, as well as certain selected covers, such as “Me and My Uncle,” and “El Paso.”
Those songs share certain motifs, and among them are the various accoutrements of a gambler’s trade, whether dice or cards. Money plays a role—and, in the case of “Loser,” the particular money mentioned helps place the song chronologically. Gold dollar coins were minted from 1849 (the Gold Rush!) to 1889. They were tiny little coins. I have one, and it is amazingly small—between 13 and 15 mm in diameter. “All that I am asking for is ten gold dollars…” C’mon! They’re tiny little things. In fact, originally, the line was “one gold dollar,” but that changed at some point to the “ten”
The crowning glory of the song, as in many other Garcia/Hunter compositions, is the bridge. The song culminates in this cry of hopefulness: “Last fair deal in the country, Sweet Susie, last fair deal in the town. Put your gold money where your love is, baby, before you let my deal go down—go down.”
(It’s noted that “Sweet Susie” was dropped at some point, but then, occasionally, brought back. I think it was an optional decoration to the line. Alex Allan, in his Grateful Dead Lyric and Song Finder site, notes that “Sweet Susie” rarely appears after 1972, but that it’s sung in performances in 1974 and 1979.)
Almost always played as a first set Jerry ballad.
This version might have been the high point of this show. So nicely played and sung by Jerry.
Played: 353 First: February 18, 1971 at Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, USA Last: June 28, 1995 at the Palace of Auburn Hills, MI
OUTRO: Good Lovin’ Track #27 3:25 – 5:04
"Good Lovin'" is a song written by Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick that was a #1 hit single for the Young Rascals in 1966.
The song was first recorded by Lemme B. Good (stage name of singer Limmie Snell) in March 1965 and written by Rudy Clark. The following month it was recorded with different lyrics by R&B artists The Olympics, produced by Jerry Ragovoy; this version reached #81 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.
The tale has been told that Rascal Felix Cavaliere heard The Olympics' recording on a New York City radio station and the group added it to their concert repertoire, using the same lyrics and virtually the same arrangement as The Olympics' version. Co-producer Tom Dowd captured this live feel on their 1966 recording, even though the group did not think the performance held together well. "Good Lovin'" rose to the top of the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the spring of 1966 and represented the Young Rascals' first real hit.
"Good Lovin'" is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, and was ranked #333 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.[4] Writer Dave Marsh placed it at #108 in his 1989 book The Heart of Rock and Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made, saying it is "the greatest example ever of a remake surpassing the quality of an original without changing a thing about the arrangement."
A popular version was by the Grateful Dead, who made it a workhorse of their concert rotation, appearing almost every year from 1969 on.[6] It was sung in their early years during the 1960s and early 1970s by Ron "Pigpen" McKernan and later by Bob Weir. The Weir rendition was recorded for the group's 1978 Shakedown Street album and came in for a good amount of criticism: Rolling Stone said it "feature[d] aimless ensemble work and vocals that Bob Weir should never have attempted."[7] On November 11, 1978, the Grateful Dead performed it on Saturday Night Live.
Typically, at least by the time I started seeing them, usually played as a second set closer or late in the second set.
As good buddy AWell always said, “if they play Good Lovin, everyone leaves with a smile on their face.” Can’t argue with that.
Played: 442 First: May 5, 1965 at Magoo's Pizza Parlor, Menlo Park, CA, USA Last: June 28, 1995 at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI, USA
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| 20 May 2024 | Jay Blakesberg on the New Grateful Dead Exhibit and His Iconic Photography | 01:07:05 | |
Behind the Lens: Jay Blakesberg’s Las Vegas Grateful Dead Exhibit Larry Michigan is joined by Jay Blakesberg, a well-known photographer and frequent guest. They discuss various topics related to the Grateful Dead, including a specific 1973 performance and Phil Lesh's "Box of Rain." Jay shares details about his involvement in the Dead Forever Experience, a fan exhibit in Las Vegas, which includes a curated photography exhibit called "An American Beauty, Grateful Dead Photography, 1965-1995," and other memorabilia. Jay also mentions his exhibit "Retro Blakesberg" at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, showcasing his photography work from 1978 to 2008, which will move to the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. Additionally, he talks about collaborating with his daughter Ricky on various photography projects and exhibitions through their business, Retro Photo Archive. The conversation includes anecdotes about Jay's experiences, including rare portraits he took of Owsley Stanley and his approach to shooting photos at concerts, particularly at the new Sphere in Las Vegas. https://deadforeverexperience.com/ https://www.retrophotoarchive.com/
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| 09 Mar 2020 | Dave's Picks Volume 33 | Bethany Moore NCIA | 00:26:37 | |
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| 19 Feb 2024 | Back to The Capitol Theater in 1971 For More Breakouts; First show without Mickey, Pig Does His Thing, Lots of LSD. More states break records for total annual and monthly marijuana sales. | 01:07:27 | |
"Reflecting on the Grateful Dead's Capitol Theatre Shows and Toby Keith smoking with Willie Nelson" Larry Michigan discusses the Grateful Dead's historic show at the Capitol Theatre on February 19, 1971. Larry reminisces about the atmosphere of the venue and the significance of the performance, highlighting the debut of several iconic Dead songs. The discussion delves into the band's evolving musical style, particularly the transition from psychedelic blues to Americana influences. He explores the historical context surrounding the show, including Mickey Hart's departure from the band and the impact of manager Lenny Hart's embezzlement. He also touches upon the significance of the show's release in the "From the Vault" series and discuss other notable releases in the Dead's catalog. Additionally, Larry provides updates on Bob Weir and Wolf Brothers' postponed performances with the National Symphony Orchestra and share news about upcoming music releases.
Grateful Dead February 19, 1971 (53 years ago) Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY Grateful Dead Live at Capitol Theatre on 1971-02-19 : Free Borrow & Streaming : Internet Archive
The second of the legendary six night run at the Capitol Theatre in late February, 1971: Feb. 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, and 24
INTRO: Loser Track #3 2:55 – 4:24
Hunter/Garcia tune that was released on “Garcia”, Jerry’s first solo album, in January, 1972, the last song on side one of the album. It was a standard first set tune, part of a rotating number of Jerry first set ballads including Candyman, It Must Have Been The Roses, High Time, Row Jimmy, To Lay Me Down and others. A very sweet melodic tune that tells a great story by way of a beautiful piece of music.
SECOND time played Played a total of 353 times First time: “Last”night 2.18.71 Last: June 28, 1995, The Palace of Auburn Hills, outside Detroit
THIS SHOW:
Last year we covered the Feb. 18th show famous as the debut for Bertha, Greatest Story, Loser, Wharf Rat and Playin In The Band and the Beautiful Jam out of Wharf Rat and back into Dark Star. It was also Mickey’s last show before his almost three year hiatus before he returned for the final 1974 show before the band’s 1975 year off
February 19th show is just as historical: The band’s first show without Mickey since he joined the band in 1967. Many people theorize that this was Mickey’s response to his father, Lenny Hart who was the band’s manager stealing almost $155,000 of the band’s assets before disappearing. Although he was eventually located by a private detective hired by the band and arrested in San Diego on July 26, 1971, convicted and spent six months in jail, the money was never returned. The song, “He’s Gone” is based on Lenny Hart’s embezzlement and disappearance. Ashamed by his father’s actions, Mickey left the band after the 2.18.71 Capitol Theater show returning full time in 1975. Lenny died of natural causes on Feb. 2, 1975. According to Dennis McNally, "Mickey went to the funeral home, cleared the room, took out the snakewood sticks that had been his inheritance, played a traditional rudimental drum piece, "The Downfall of Paris" on Lenny's coffin, and split."
Starting with this show, the band became a very lean mean fighting machine with just five members (Jerry, Bobby, Phil, Bill and Pig) until Keith jointed the band seven months later in September. On this night, the band played the five songs debuted the night before and debuted Deal and Birdsong.
Pig also has a strong showing this night leading the band through four standouts:
Hurts Me Too Smokestack Lightning: the third to last time it would be played with Pig in the band Easy Wind: the second to last time it would be played without Pig in the band Good Lovin
This really marked the beginning of the band’s hard shift away from psychedelic blues (Primal Dead) to the more Americana style music that began with Workingman’s and American Beauty. Within a year, Pig would be very ill with just enough energy left for the Europe ’72 tour. But this night, he was rocking the house like only he could do. Here is the first of his four featured songs:
SHOW No. 1: Hurts Me Too Track # 5 2:08 – 3:42
Great showcase number for Pig featuring his singing and harp playing. We got just a bit of Jerry’s lead but all this great music is too long to fit into one clip – don’t want Dan getting mad at me!
"It Hurts Me Too" is a blues standard that is "one of the most interpreted blues [songs]".[1] First recorded in 1940 by Tampa Red in Chicago, the song is a mid-tempo eight-bar blues that features slide guitar. It borrows from earlier blues songs and has been recorded by many artists. Release on May 10th with Tired of Your Reckless Ways on the B-side.
In 1949, Tampa Red recorded a variation of "It Hurts Me Too", titled "When Things Go Wrong with You".[9] It was recast in the style of a Chicago blues, with electric guitar and a more up to date backing arrangement. The song was a hit and reached number nine on Billboard'sRhythm & Blues Records chart in 1949.[10] (The original "It Hurts Me Too" was released before Billboard or a similar reliable service began tracking such releases, so it is difficult to gauge which version was more popular, although the former's title won out over the latter's.) Although the song retained the refrain "When things go wrong, so wrong with you, it hurts me too", Tampa Red varied the rest of the lyrics somewhat. This would become the pattern for future versions, in which succeeding artists would interpret the song with some of their own lyrics.
Noted covers: Elmore James Junior Wells Grateful Dead – with Pig singing the vocals. Was first released by the Dead on Europe ’72 album. After Pig left the band, the song was retired.
The Dead played the song a total of 59 times First: May 19, 1966 at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco Last: May 24, 1972 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London (last show of Europe ’72 tour
“FROM THE VAULT”:
This entire show was released by the Dead as “Three From The Vault” in 2007. The “From The Vault” series, launched by the Band in 1991 with One From The Vault – August 13, 1975 at The Great American Music Hall, with first live performance of the songs from Blues For Allah. In 1992 the Dead released “Two From The Vault” – August 23 and 24, 1968 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Then, along came Dick Latvala and his Dead scene changing Dick’s Picks series which was wildly popular, so much so that the In The Vault Series was put on hold. For 15 years. Until 2007 when they circled back to the original series of live releasees with Three From The Vault which features the same show we are talking about today from the Capitol Theatre. That was it for In The Vault releases. The Dead did have several other “Vault” like releases – multi-track recordings including Hundred Year Haul, Dozin’ At The Knick, Fallout From the Phil Zone, Terrapin Station, Live At the Fillmore East 2.11.69, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Grateful Dead, Nightfall of Diamonds, Trucking Up To Buffalo and so many more. They just stopped calling them “From The Vault”. Dick’s Picks, of course would go on to have a total of 36 releases, the last few releases coming after Dick’s death in 1999. Which led into the still wildly popular Dave’s Picks from David Lemieux who took over for Dick and now has 49 releases and still going strong. And “short” lived, but generally popular “Roadtrips” series. And all of the box sets that are all amazing but too numerous to name except for the Complete Recordings, the four-night run at the Fillmore West from Feb. 27 to March 2, 1969 – four shows with the band at the peak of Primal Dead, and Europe ’72 which consists of the live recordings for all of the shows on that tour. Another milestone for the Dead in terms of their ever expanding reputation for Jam Band, psychedelic, and amazing song catalogue, even at that “early” stage of the band’s existence.
SHOW No. 2: Playin In The Band Track # 7 2:23 – 4:05
By: Weir and Hunter
"Playing in the Band" is a song by the Grateful Dead. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and rhythm guitaristBob Weir composed the music, with some assistance from percussionist Mickey Hart.[1] The song first emerged in embryonic form on the self-titled 1971 live albumGrateful Dead. It then appeared in a more polished form on Ace, Bob Weir's first solo album (which included every Grateful Dead member except Ron "Pigpen" McKernan). The instrumental break of "Playing in the Band" was introduced as early as the February 19, 1969 "Celestial Synapse" show at the Fillmore West, in which it appears somewhat indistinct from the preceding and following jams.[5] The completed song was also included on Mickey Hart's 1972 solo album Rolling Thunder within "The Main Ten", making reference to the song's time signature of 10/4. "The Main Ten" appears on Dick's Picks Volume 16, from their performance at the Fillmore West on November 8, 1969. On that set, it appears in the middle of "Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)". During a Bob Weir and Wolf Bros concert livestream on February 12, 2021, Weir credited David Crosby with the composition of the main riff. Weir stated, "David Crosby came up with the seminal lick... and then he left. We were out at Mickey's barn. So Mickey said, 'Make a song out of that'. Next day, I had it"
It has since become one of the best-known Grateful Dead numbers and a standard part of their repertoire, usually as a second set pre-drums jumping off point for jams to who knows where. According to Deadbase X, it ranks fourth on the list of songs played most often in concert by the band with over 600 performances.
If you download this show from Archive.org, and play this track, at the 3:20 mark during the mid-song jam, they get to the point where they would normally dive back in but instead, Bobby plays on for an almost additional 30 seconds and then just dives back in to the song. He is clearly still working it out. Over the course of the Europe ’72 tour, it was played almost every night as Bobby finally worked it out This is all really good stuff.
SECOND time ever played 661 times (No. 1) First – “last: night’s show, Feb. 18, 1971 Capitol Theatre Last: July 5, 1995 at Riverport Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, MO outside of St. Louis.
SHOW No. 3: Greatest Story Ever Told (The Pump Song) Track #13 Start – 1:41
By Weir, Hart and Robert Hunter (some give credit to Rev. Gary Davis)
Reverend Gary Davis, also Blind Gary Davis (born Gary D. Davis, April 30, 1896 – May 5, 1972),[1] was a blues and gospel singer who was also proficient on the banjo, guitar and harmonica. Born in Laurens, South Carolina and blind since infancy, Davis first performed professionally in the Piedmont blues scene of Durham, North Carolina in the 1930s, then converted to Christianity and became a minister. After moving to New York in the 1940s, Davis experienced a career rebirth as part of the American folk music revival that peaked during the 1960s. Davis' most notable recordings include "Samson and Delilah"[2] and "Death Don't Have No Mercy"
Per Hunter: "Also known as "Pumpman" and "Moses"--I wrote this to the rhythm of the pump in Mickey Hart's well."
Released on Ace on May 1, 1972 First song on the album with Bobby setting a rocking tone Another tune that was played almost every night of and refined during the Europe ’72 tour
283 times First: “last night” 2.18.71 Last: June 27, 1995 at the Palace at Auburn Hills outside Detroit
SHOW No. 4: Bird Song Track #15 :42 – 2:15
By Garcia and Hunter Second song on Garcia Robert Hunter originally wrote the song as a tribute for Janis Joplin. Phil Lesh now sings "All I know is something like a bird within him sang", transfering it Jerry Garcia instead A regular for the Dead, and still played by Dead and Co., Bobby and Phil and Friends.
Beautiful song, even for the fist time you know it’s going to be special.
Played 301 tines First: This is it! Last: June 30, 1995 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
OUTRO: Deal Track #17 Start – 1:33
May 16, 2023 by Chris Huber of Chill
One of the Grateful Dead’s live staples, and many gambling songs is the Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia collaboration, “Deal”. First performed on February 19th, 1971, the song was in regular rotation until the end, both for the Dead and the Jerry Garcia Band. “Deal” saw studio release as the opening track to Jerry Garcia’s 1972 debut solo album, Garcia, which also contained several other classic Grateful Dead live songs including “Sugaree”, “Bird Song”, “Loser”, and “The Wheel.
Although it would move around a bit in the set list early on, this debut version is consistent with the ultimate tradition of the song closing out the first set. Even in JGB sets it was a first set closer. And would always leave you waiting through the break to see how they were going to kick off the second set and keep the show moving along. For a first time played, this version stays true to the version we all know and love from a few years later.
Played 428 times First: This is IT Last: June 18, 1995, Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ
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| 03 Apr 2023 | DylanWalks Out On The Dead?? Brent jams in Pittsburg and state legalization update | 00:59:11 | |
Grateful Dead Live at Civic Arena on 04-02-1989 The 1987 Bob Dylan tour with the Grateful Dead almost didn't happen. Larry Mishkin shares a rare Bob Dylan story that happened prior to the start of their historic tour. and their collaboration with in 1987. He explains how Dylan found it challenging to rehearse with the band due to their preference for playing his more obscure songs.
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| 25 May 2020 | Henry Baskerville | Fortis Law Partners | Phish Stories | 00:33:28 | |
Cannabis law and the legal issues business deal with in the American Cannabis industry. Lawyer Henry Baskerville from Fortis Law Partners talks with Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin about representing businesses in the legalized cannabis industry. He has many clients in the CBD, THC, and Hemp industry. In addition to his successful practice, Henry is a long time Phish fan and talks about his experiences seeing Phish live, and meeting Trey Anastasio and Jon Fishman. https://podconx.com/guests/henry-baskerville https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt
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| 22 Aug 2022 | Garcia shows off his new guitar in Eugene (sometimes without Weir) | 01:01:46 | |
Grateful Dead, Autzen Stadium in Eugene, OR 8-22-93 In 1993 Stephen Cripe, a 39-year-old Florida woodworker who spent years building custom interiors for Caribbean yachts, decided to try his hand at making a guitar. Jerry pronounced the piece "the guitar I've always been waiting for" and began playing the instrument exclusively. It came to be called Lightning Bolt. Larry Mishkin and Rob Hunt play clips from the '93 Eugene Oregon show that highlight the guitar including one of the best Jack Straws of all times.
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| 21 Sep 2020 | Alex Wellins | Song Tracker | 00:30:29 | |
Highlights of 259 Grateful Dead concerts. Larry's University of Michigan buddy and co-inventor of Song Tracker, Alex Wellins is today's guest. He talks to Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin about how the pre-internet computer concert tracking program helped Grateful Dead fans keep track of the concerts they attended. They talk about their favorite concert memories including many magical moments. https://podconx.com/guests/alex-wellins https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Photo courtesy of Jay Blakesberg
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| 18 Sep 2023 | Knockin On Heaven’s Door; Jimi Hendrix joins the 27 Club 53 years ago | 01:08:51 | |
"A Night of Rock and Roll Remembrance: Grateful Dead at MSG, 1990" Larry Mishkin pays tribute to Jimi Hendrix, reflecting on his iconic rock career and tragic passing 53 years ago. He shares anecdotes about Hendrix's influence on rock music and highlights the infamous 27 Club, a group of rock legends who died at the age of 27. The episode also previews upcoming music events, including Fish Fest and Tedeschi Trucks Band's shows with special guests like Warren Haynes and Norah Jones, promising an exciting lineup for music enthusiasts. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg MeetLoaf Website - https://meetloaftribute.com/performance-schedule/
Grateful Dead, September 18, 1990, MSG, NYC
This show was on the 20th anniversay of Jimi Hendrix’s death. Interesting because I see it in headlines re this show, but they really didn’t play anything Jimi related as far as I can tell and none of the comments even mention that. Neverthless, it is a noteworthy anniversary (53 years he has been gone, almost double his life span of 27, he’s in that club).
Dead also did a show on this date in 1970, the day Jimi died but when I checked that show there was no acknowledgement (that I could hear) of Jimi dying but of course, back then with no interenet, they may not even have known on that date anyway.
Nevertheless, Jimi is Jimi so I’m openkng the episode with him on the intro and then switching over to the Dead show.
INTRO: Foxey Lady Jimi Hendrix Miami Pop Festival, 1968 (great You Tube video , check it out) The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Foxey Lady (Miami Pop 1968) - YouTube Start – 1:30
One of my favorite openings of any rock song out there. Just loud Jimi from the outset, Even if you are not a big Jimi fan, you may also recognize this because of how distinctive it is.
Jimi born on Nov. 27, 1942 in Seattle Died in 1970 in London Member of the “27” club along with;
Brian Jones (Stones), Alan Wilson (Canned Heat), Jim Morrison (Doors), Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), Pig Pen Amy Winehouse Dave Alexander (Stooges – with Iggy Pop) Peter Ham (Badfinger)
Created three of the most famous albums in rock:
Are you Experienced Axis: Bold as Love Electric Ladyland
Jimi died 53 years ago today. Hendrix aspirated his own vomit and died of asphyxia while intoxicated with barbiturates. Still considered the greatest rock guitarist ever although there are a few who could give him a serious run for the money.
Dead
Great show, Vince’s third show (started on 9.7.90) and Bruce Hornsby’s 3d as well. Show known for all of its epic jams which I will primarily be focusing on.
SHOW #1: Minglelwood Blues Track #2 3:15 – 4:23
Perenial tune that the Dead played from Day one (and even before) through the end. Check out Bruce’s jam on this clip and then band comes crashing back in. Very cool.
SHOW #2: To Lay Me Down Track #7 Start – 1:33
I know I have mostly been featuring jams, but Jerry’s vocals are so beautiful here, with great crowd reaction, that on this one I had to go with the vocals. A nine minute version of one of Jerry and Hunter’s prettiest ballads. When Jerry’s voice is on, like here, you can make a strong argument is is their best.
SHOW #3: Promised Land Track #8 3:33 – 5:00 Love this song whether it opens the show or closes the set as here. Just a rocker written by Chuck Berry while he was in jail – used the prison library atlas to help him pick out the geographic route taken by the “Poor Boy” on his trip from Norfolk VA to LA via bus, plain and the houstontown people who care a thing about him and won’t let him down.
But check out this jam at the end of the song. Normally breaks right off after the final lyrics but today they just jam it out – the spirit of Jimi?
SHOW #4: Foolish Heart (jam out of – from So Many Roads Boxed Set) Track # 11 6:20 – 7:45
Classic Dead jam that got a lot of attention when it was included in the Dead’s original box set, So Many Roads, released a long time ago (Nov. 7, 1999) as a separate track actually titled, “Jam Out Of Foolish Heart”. At their improvisational best here. Strong Other One foreshadowing which plays out as advertised after a strong drums and funky Space. The whole second set just rolls along. A good night to be in MSG seeing the boys.
OUTRO: Knockin On Heaven’s Door Track # 18 Start – 1:30
Again, the music intro jam is so great that’s what I am featuring. Be sure to check out Bruce Hornsby’s jumping in on the accordion! Really nice Bob Dylan cover, Jerry played it for years. Was released on his Run For The Roses album. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 30 Sep 2019 | Downtown Chicago opts-out of adult-use | 00:27:24 | |
The Chicago politicians have voted to prohibit the sale of cannabis in the city's downtown tourist section. Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin discuss this short-sighted decision and how it will impact the industry. During the music section of the show they start a new series about their five favorite Grateful Dead Shows. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt
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| 13 Feb 2023 | The Dead Rock The Filmore East and Win A Grammy; Missouri Gets Really High | 01:12:23 | |
Grateful Dead, Filmore East, February 13, 1970 Bonnie Raitt made quite the impression at this year's Grammy Awards, where she took home the honors for Song of the Year and Best American Roots Song for "Just Like That," as well as Best Americana Performance for "Made Up Mind." Larry Mishkin and Rob Hunt review Dick’s Picks 4 (released in 1996) – Awesome shows with a great mix of Primal Dead, Blues Dead and Americana Dead.
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| 29 Apr 2024 | Neil Young's 2024 Tour with Crazy Horse: A Legendary Performance | 00:56:00 | |
"Neil Young's 2024 Tour with Crazy Horse: A Legendary Performance" Larry Mishkin discusses the creation of the song "The Music Never Stopped" by Bob Weir and John Perry Barlow. Weir explains his collaborative process with Barlow, where they developed lyrics together over the phone, inspired by Barlow's description of a scene from Wyoming. Weir also reflects on the importance of lyrical and musical cohesion, and the song's debut and history of performances, including at venues like the Great American Music Hall and the Palladium. The discussion transitions to Neil Young's recent tour with Crazy Horse, highlighting the band's performance and Young's energy despite his age. He also mentions upcoming events and concludes with a focus on the Grateful Dead's performance of "St. Stephen" and other songs from 47 years ago.
Grateful Dead April 30, 1977 (47 years ago, tomorrow) Palladium NYC Audience Tape
This is another good show from 1977, but the recording quality is actually not bad considering this is an audience recording. Since then the show has been commercially released as the first volume of the Grateful Dead Download Series if you want to hear the crisper soundboard recording. Highlights from this show are the first set Mississippi Half Step and even Looks Like Rain is played with a passion that is moving even if the song always is not. In the second set, the Dead start off with a Scarlet Begonias>Fire on the Mountain (pretty good), swing into a fun mid-set Good Lovin (common for that time, but for the last 15 years, it was almost always a set closer as an alternative to Sugar Mag) or an encore tune (send everyone home with a smile), Friend of the Devil , Estimated Prophet. And then they blow the doors off the place with a St. Stephen>Not Fade Away>Stella Blue>St. Stephen sandwich that must be heard in full to be truly appreciated. It’s pretty awesome to hear Stella Blue transition back into the St. Stephen, an unusual pairing to say the least. Close with a Saturday Night and then yet another 1977 Terrapin Stationencore.
INTRO: Music Never Stopped Track #2 0:00 – 1:26
Hunter Weir tune, released on Blues For Allah (Sept. 1,1975).
Bob: As a lyricist I’m glacially slow. I can generally get the job done, but it takes too damned long. So I like to work with people who have a little more facility with that—you know, John Barlow, Garrett Grant, Robert Hunter. Or I may have a general notion of the color of the rhythm and the harmonic or melodic development, and I’ll sit with a guy and we just fire blank verse at each other until we start to corner that color—and then often the song will fall right out of the sky. Other times, I may have no notion of where the song wants to go, in which case I’ll let whoever I’m working with surprise me. . . . “The Music Never Stopped” is a song that we wrote over the telephone. I had this business going [plays opening guitar riff, Example 13 below]. So I played this over the phone to John, and he just started spitting stuff at me. The first line came out, “There’s mosquitoes on the river / Fish are rising up like birds.” He was living in Wyoming at the time on a ranch, and he started describing a situation that I’d seen with him, where it was late summer on a dry year and things were hot and kind of dull and dead. So where are we going to take this? Well, first I figured the verse is going to have to be twice as long as I originally figured, because if you’re starting with an image that thick, you have to get into some detail about it. “It’s been hot for seven weeks now / Too hot to even speak now / Did you hear what I just heard?” That last line came after some deliberation. It’s a pregnant line, sort of like a leading tone in a harmonic development. The success of the endeavor, if you’re working with a lyricist, depends on how closely the lyric marries the music. With Barlow or Gerrit Graham or whoever, there’s a lot of back and forth. I guess I get to be the decider, because the words are going to have to come from my lips. And so I have to be able to tell the story. I have to be that character, because my job is to get the hell out of the way and let the character tell the story, musically and lyrically. When I’m standing in front of the microphone, I may look like me, but I’m not. If the character arrives with a really defined face and features, then it’s easy for me to do my job. Fun version because almost always a first set closer and here it is opening the show. Love that. 236 times First: August 13, 1975 at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA Last: June 28, 1995 at The Palace of Auburn Hills
The Palladium:
The Palladium (originally called the Academy of Music) was a movie theatre, concert hall, and finally nightclub in New York City. It was located on the south side of East 14th Street, between Irving Place and Third Avenue. Designed by Thomas W. Lamb, it was built in 1927 across the street from the site of the original Academy of Music established by financier Moses H. Grinnell in 1852. Opened as a deluxe movie palace by movie mogul William Fox, the academy operated as a cinema through the early 1970s. Beginning in the 1960s, it was also utilized as a rock concert venue, particularly following the June 1971 closure of the Fillmore East. It was rechristened the Palladium on September 18, 1976, with the Band live radio broadcast,[1] and continued to serve as a concert hall into the following decade. In 1985, the Palladium was converted into a nightclub by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, after their success with Studio 54. Japanese architect Arata Isozaki redesigned the building's interior for the club.[2] Peter Gatien owned and operated the club from 1992 until 1997. The Palladium closed in August 1997 following its purchase by New York University.[3] In August 1998, the building was demolished in order to build a twelve-story residence hall that students affectionately referred to as Palladium Hal The Dead also played there when it was called the Academy of Music in a series of seven shows on their way to Europe for the ’72 tour. One of the those shows, the entire March 28, 1972 performance plus selections from March 25, 1972 and March 27, 1972 were released as Dick’s Picks Vol. 30 This five night Palladium run, of which today’s show was the second, is famous for a lot of reasons including the part of 1977 when the Dead put together a string of some of their best shows ever, peaking on May 8, 1977, just over one week later, at Barton Hall in Ithaca, NY. All five of these shows are well played, great tunes, and a very grooving feel that you can still pick up off of the CD or down load 47 years later. I had most of these shows on tape and wore them out from so much playing. Love that they previously released this show as Download Series Vol. 1 and the new Dave’s Picks release, No. 50!!, is the May 3, 1977 show including some extra songs from the next night as well as the annual Dave’s Picks Bonus Disc that is even more songs from the May 4th show). If you are not listening to Dave’s Picks, you are missing out on quality recordings of some of the best shows ever. How hot was the band, check out this extended jam at the end of ½ Step, the second to last song of the first set (ending with a great Promised Land) and be sure to listen for Jerry and Keith going back and forth throughout this clip:
SHOW No. 1: Mississippi ½ Step Track #11 7:06 – 9:29
Garcia/Huner tune released on Wake of the Flood in 1973. Also live versions included on Steal Your Face, Dick’s Picks Vol. 1, Without a Net and who knows how many other Dick’s/Dave’s Picks releases, etc. If you want to hear it, you can find it, easily.
First performed July 16, 1972 at Dillon Stadium in Hartford, Connecticut. Followed "Me and My Uncle" and led into "Sing Me Back Home," which closed out the first set. A staple of the repertoire ever since.
236 times (exact same as Music Never stopped!) First: July 16, 1972 at Dillon Stadium, Hartford, CT, USA Last: July 6, 1995 at Riverport Amphitheater Maryland Heights, MO
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SHOW No. 2: St. Stephen Track #1 0:00 – 1:49
Blah Blah Blah, everyone knows about St. Stephen. Dead’s Fluffhead apparently. Because of its true melodic nature and strong lyrics, it existed long outside and after the end of Primal Dead. Still only played a total of 187 times:
First: May 24, 1968 at National Guard Armory, St. Louis, MO, USA Last: October 31, 1983 at Marin Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael But post Dead hiatus year, they started making song sandwiches often based around this song. This four song sandwich at the end of the show is so good that I had to feature all of it at the expense of some other really great tunes like Bertha, Peggy O, Looks Like Rain, Promised Land, and any tune in the second set.
This sandwich is just too cool to ignore or not give it proper due. Here is the first layer change:
SHOW No. 3: St. Stephen>Not Fade Away St. Stephen Track #19 4:10 – end INTO Not Fade Away Track #20 0:00 – 1:15
Great switch out of St. Stephen and into an amazing opening jam of NFA. I wanted to try and catch the opening lyrics but the jam went on for almost 4 minutes which is too long even for these extended clips.
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Check out this next transition that they pull off seamlessly:
SHOW No. 4: Not Fade Away>Stella Blue Not Fade Away Track #20 14:15 – end INTO Stella Blue Track #21 0:00 – 1:30
Beautiful how they downshift on cue from the raucous NFA into the gentle and beautiful ballad mode required for Stella Blue. Jerry’s voice is so strong and clear. Really a treat.
Not even getting to the last tune of the encore today. Not enough time but had to close out the episode with the final sandwich transition, from Stella back into an immediate upbeat St. Stephen that is so strong I told Dan we could not edit out any of it! What a great (almost ending) to such a great show. Deadheads walked out knowing there were still 3 more to go! Like going to bed and already being told the next day is a snow day!
Thank you all for listening. Please be sure to join us next week when I am joined by Rob Bleetstein of Grateful Dead Radio (show host), Pearl Jam radio and he is also the Curator for the New Riders of the Purple Sage. He is joining us to discuss, among other things, the newly released NRPS live album “Hempsteader”. If you haven’t heard it yet, check it out. I’m looking forward to hearing from Rob how this was all put together and what the NRSP are up to these days.
Also, a Birthday shoutout to very good buddy, Sam who is turning old tomorrow. At his age, the actual number doesn’t matter but we love him anyway.
ENCORE: Stella Blue>St Stephen Stella Blue Track #21 7:50 – end INTO St. Stephen Track #22 Start - end Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 05 Jul 2021 | Talking Jam Band production with "The Veech" | 01:19:43 | |
Grateful Dead - 7/7/69 - Piedmont Music Festival, Atlanta Most fans aren't aware of the amount of work that takes place prior to and after a concert. Matt "Matty Veech" Vicidomini has worked for many bands including The String Cheese Incident, he joins Larry Mishkin, Jim Marty and his old friend Rob Hunt to share stories from his many years being on the road with jam bands. https://podconx.com/guests/matty-veech https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Photo courtesy of Jay Blakesberg
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| 22 Jul 2019 | Jerry Garcia, his impact on the band and the culture | 00:30:24 | |
Cannabis CPA Jim Marty and Cannabis Attorney Larry Mishkin have enjoyed over 150 Grateful Dead concerts with Jerry Garcia. His musical genius is very hard to understand without experiencing it. They share some of their favorite stories from concerts where his magic was on display. They also talk about the FDA involvement with CBD and the potential for governmental disruption. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Photo Courtesy of Jay Blakesberg Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 09 Nov 2020 | Cannabis Election Analysis | 00:28:43 | |
Cannabis wins the election in a landslide Tuesday's 2020 US elections sent a clear message that the country supports cannabis legalization. Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin review each of the decisive cannabis victories and how they will propel the industry into 2021. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Photos Courtesy of Jay Blakesberg Photography Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 28 Jun 2021 | Behind the scenes with "Captain Trips" and "One More Saturday Night" author - Sandy Troy | 01:26:35 | |
"The first time I saw the Dead, I was on stage at Woodstock working as a security guard" As a friend, employee and confidant of the Grateful Dead, Sandy Troy spent much of his early life with the band. In his famous book, "Captain Trips" he probes Jerry Garcia's personal life, professional life and relationship with songwriter Robert Hunter and other musicians in the Grateful Dead. He joins Larry Mishkin, Jim Marty and Rob Hunt to share never heard before, uncensored stories about Jerry and the band. https://podconx.com/guests/sandy-troy https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Picture of the original set list Photo courtesy of Jay Blakesberg
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| 18 Oct 2021 | Drivin' That Train! | 00:28:38 | |
Grateful Dead Live at Winterland Arena on 10-17-1974 The cannabis illicit market continues to thrive largely due to short-sighted tax legislation. The proposed Colorado cannabis tax increase prompts Jim Marty and Rob Hunt to explain why higher cannabis taxes cause illicit market expansion which hurts legally run businesses and ultimately results in less tax revenue. They also discuss the Dead's 1974 tour and their 1975 touring hiatus. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Jim Marty - https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cyclist - https://deadheadcyclist.com/ Photo courtesy of Jay Blakesberg Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 13 Nov 2023 | What A Wonderful World as only Jerry Garcia knows | 01:10:30 | |
"Sounds of '91: Jerry Garcia Band Live and Marijuana News Unveiled" Larry Mishkin focuses on Jerry Garcia music and breaking stories related to marijuana. He introduces a Jerry Garcia Band performance from November 15, 1991, at Madison Square Garden and delves into the details of the songs performed, particularly highlighting "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You" and a cover of Bob Dylan's "Simple Twist of Fate." Amidst the music commentary, Larry also addresses significant marijuana-related news, emphasizing recent studies suggesting a potential connection between marijuana use and heart issues. He, however, points out limitations in the studies and emphasizes the need for a more comprehensive examination of the subject. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/
Jerry Garcia Band November 15, 1991 MSG NY, NY
INTRO: How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You Track No. 2 0:00 – 1:30
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" is a song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye from his fifth studio album of the same name (1965). It was written in 1964 by the Motown songwriting team of Holland–Dozier–Holland, and produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier. The song title was inspired by one of the actor and comedian Jackie Gleason's signature phrases, "How Sweet It Is!" Released on Nov. 4, 1964 with Forever on the B-side.
Cash Box described it as "a medium-paced, rollicking chorus-backed ode about a fella who's on top of the world since he met up with Miss Right."[4]AllMusic critic Jason Ankeny described the song as a "radiant pop confection," noting that it was unusual for Gaye in being a "straightforward love song" that doesn't reflect Gaye's usual demons.[5] Ankeny commented on the soulfulness of the song, and particularly noted the piano riff.
James Taylor released his version of "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" as the lead single from his album Gorilla (1975).[11]Taylor's 1975 single has been the most successful remake of the song to date, hitting number one on the Easy Listening chart and number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Long a staple of the JGB’s set lists, First played on September 18, 1975 a Sophie’s in Palo Alto Last played on April 23, 1995 at the Warfield Theater in S.F. Total played 373 times, by far the JGB’s most played tune (Midnight Moonlight is 2d at 344)
Usually a show opener.
There are three Dead shows on Nov. 13 and six JGB shows. Of those six, none are available on Archivd.org. So I am dong a JGB show two days later on Nov. 15, 1991 from MSG. The standard JGB lineup for that time:
Jerry Garcia; guitar, vocals - John Kahn; bass - Melvin Seals; keyboards - David Kemper; drums - Jaclyn LaBranch; backing vocals - Gloria Jones; backing vocals
Great musicians, great vocals, its 1991, but Jerry is rocking. A fun night with Blues Traveler as the opening act.
This show was released as Garcia Live Vol. 16
SHOW #1: Simple Twist of Fate Track No. 5 3:00 – 4:40
In 1975, Bob Dylan released his album Blood on the Tracks, which included the song “Simple Twist of Fate.” The song is a haunting ballad about a failed relationship, and many fans have speculated about who Dylan wrote it about. While Dylan has never confirmed the identity of the song’s subject, many believe that he wrote it about his former girlfriend, Joan Baez.
Bob Dylan’s message is one of hope and change. He speaks of a world that is better than the one we currently live in and urges people to work together to make it a reality. He also advocates for peace and love, and has said that these are the only things that can truly change the world.
Always a big fan of Dylan, Garcia played this song 217 times, the first on July 4, 1976 at the Great American Music Hall in S.F. and the last on April 23, 1995 at the Warfield in S.F. If you are wondering why that April 23, 1995 dates keeps popping up, that was the last JGB show.
SHOW #2: Lay Down Sally Track No. 6 1:40 – 3:15
"Lay Down Sally" is a song performed by Eric Clapton, and written by Clapton, Marcy Levy, and George Terry. It appeared on his November 1977 album Slowhand, and reached No. 3 on the BillboardHot 100 chart. It was released as a single with Cocaine on the B-side, quite the heavy hitting release. It was the song of the summer of 1978 and always one of Slow Hand’s favorite songs.
"Lay Down Sally" is a country blues song performed in the style of J. J. Cale. Clapton explained, "It's as close as I can get, being English, but the band being a Tulsa band, they play like that naturally. You couldn't get them to do an English rock sound, no way. Their idea of a driving beat isn't being loud or anything. It's subtle." Billboard magazine described Clapton's vocal as "low key but earthy" and also praised Marcy Levy's backing vocals.[5]Cash Box praised Clapton's "guitar finesse." JGB covered the tune 54 times First: November 20, 1990 Warfield, SF Last: March 4, 1995 Warfield, SF
Gets a great crowd reaction and Jerry loves jamming on Clapton tunes.
Link to picture of Garcia and Clapton from back in the day: Jerry Garcia & Eric Clapton Pose | Grateful Dead
Clapton interviewed on the Dead in 1968: Have you heard the Grateful Dead record? A: “Yeah, it’s great.”
Peter Townshend said he saw the Dead at the Pop Festival, and called them “one of the original ropeys.”
A: “Ropey! That means a drag. I don’t think the quality of their music is as high as a lot of other good recording bands. People are more concerned with live music, maybe, than with recording. I’m not sure of that. I’m guessing. If the Grateful Dead are one of the best, they’re not doing a very good job on record.” What do you think of the guitar playing? Jerry Garcia’s synthesis of blues, jazz and country and western, with a little jug band thrown in?A: “It’s very good, and very tight, but it’s not really my bag.”
SHOW #3: Deal Track No. 9 2:46 – 4:15
Finally, a Garcia tune! And one of his best. One of the Grateful Dead’s live staples, and many gambling songs is the Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia collaboration, “Deal”. First performed on February 19th, 1971, the song was in regular rotation until the end, both for the Dead and the Jerry Garcia Band. “Deal” saw studio release as the opening track to Jerry Garcia’s 1972 debut solo album, Garcia, which also contained several other classic Grateful Dead live songs including “Sugaree”, “Bird Song”, “Loser”, and “The Wheel”.
It’s also worth noting that the classic folk song, “Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down”, first recorded in 1925 by Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers contains many similarities to the Grateful Dead song. Hunter was known to pull references from a wide variety of sources in his songwriting, and it is highly likely he was familiar with the tune.
JGB played it 291 times in concert. First on March 4, 1978 at the Keystone in Palo Alto, CA Last time on April 23, 1995 at the Warfield
Grateful Dead played it 422 times First on Feb. 19, 1971 at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY Last on June 18, 1995 at Giant’s Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. Longest absence from the rotation was 29 shows from Oct. 2, 1988 at Shoreline in lovely Mountain View, CA and then not again until April 11, 1989 at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, IL
You had to be trying really hard, or just be really unlucky to never catch this tune during those days. I still say it is the best Garcia tune, great music, great tempo, Jerry loved to jam on this tune and his voice really made the song. Almost always a first set closer.
SHOW #4: Ain’t No Bread In The Breadbox Track No. 14 1:22 – 3:02
Written by Phillip Jackson (September 28, 1951[1] – October 30, 2009),[2] best known as Norton Buffalo, was an American singer-songwriter, countryand blues harmonica player, record producer, bandleader and recording artist who was a versatile proponent of the harmonica, including chromatic[3] and diatonic.
In early 1976 Buffalo joined the "farewell" European tour of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, and was recorded on the band's final live album We've Got a Live One Here!,[5] which included Buffalo's song "Eighteen Wheels." After the tour, Buffalo returned to California, briefly played with a number of local bands, and later in 1976 he joined the Steve Miller Band's Fly Like an Eagle Tour. He also played harmonica on the band's hit follow-up album Book of Dreams, released in May 1977. Buffalo appeared on the tracks "Winter Time" and "The Stake."
By the late 1970s Buffalo had formed his own band, The Stampede, and recorded two Capitol Records albums: Lovin' in the Valley of the Moon and Desert Horizon. In 1977 his harmonica work appeared on Bonnie Raitt's Sweet Forgiveness and The Doobie Brothers' Livin' on the Fault Line albums.
He was a member of the Mickey Hart band High Noon in the late 70s and early 80s with Merl Saunders, Mike Hinton, Jim McPhearson, Vicki Randle, and Bobby Vega, and played with Saunders on the Rainforest Band album It's in the Air in 1993.
Ain't No Bread In The Breadbox was performed 65 times by the Jerry Garcia Band. First time on Nov. 6, 1991at the Cap Center in Landover, MD (just 9 days earlier but this was already the band’s 7th performance of the tune. Jerry really liked it.
The song was played by Phil Lesh with Norton Buffalo, Boz Scaggs and others in 2004. The song was also played by Billy & The Kids in 2021.
OUTRO: What A Wonderful World Track No. 19 1:55 – 3:37
"What a Wonderful World" is a song written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released in 1967 as a single. In April 1968, it topped the pop chart in the United Kingdom,[2] but performed poorly in the United States because Larry Newton, the president of ABC Records, disliked the song and refused to promote it. After it was heard in the film Good Morning, Vietnam, it was reissued as a single in 1988, and rose to number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] Armstrong's recording was inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. In Graham Nash's book Off the Record: Songwriters on Songwriting, George Weiss says he wrote the song specifically for Louis Armstrong, as he was inspired by Armstrong's ability to bring together people of different races.
JGB played the song 12 times in concert First was on Nov. 6. 1991 at the Cap Centre in Maryland (again, just 9 days before this show, this was the band’s 4th performance of the tune Last Oct. 31, 1992 at Oakland Alameda County Colisium. Just in the rotation for one year. But who can’t love Jerry channeling his inner Louis Armstrong and harmonizing the Jackie and Gloria. A great way to end a show and send everyone home with a smile and warm fuzzy feeling. A perfect night with Jerry.
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| 23 May 2022 | Beloved Dead concert combo and a Toronto Dispensary | 01:10:41 | |
Canadian Cannabis Dispensary Channels The Grateful Dead David Ellison, a former securities lawyer and owner of Grateful Dead themed Toronto dispensary, Scarlet Fire Cannabis Co joins Larry Mishkin and Rob Hunt. In honor of his company's name the group dissects Scarlet Fire by reviewing clips from some of the most iconic performances. David also shares memories from favorite concerts and explains what motivated him to walk away from his legal career to pursue his cannabis dreams. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cyclist - https://deadheadcyclist.com/ Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg
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| 22 Jun 2020 | Bob Hoban | Hoban Law Group | 00:30:41 | |
Being a life long deadhead has impacted his legal practice. On this very special episode of the Deadhead Cannabis show Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin talk with Bob Hoban of Hoban Law Group. Bob Hoban is the founder of Hoban Law Group one of the world's largest cannabis law firms. He talks about how the Grateful Dead philosophy's apply to the cannabis industry, he also shares behind the scene stories of using the bands lyrics in his legal and business practices. https://podconx.com/guests/bob-hoban https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 15 Feb 2021 | Rock the Earth Founder Marc Ross | 00:38:43 | |
"Eyes Of The World" environmental message The Grateful Dead's song lyrics reflect their passionate concern for the environment. Marc Ross from Needle Consultants joins Larry Mishkin, Jim Marty and Rob Hunt to talk about his favorite environmentally conscious Dead Songs. He also discussed how he's applying his 25 years of experience as a corporate social responsibility professional and environmental attorney to the cannabis industry. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Check out Marc's podcast A Better World Podcast
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| 15 May 2023 | Dead Again In Vegas at the Silver Bowl (1993):The Dead Release More Great Music; RIP Vida Blue(?) | 01:07:29 | |
Grateful Dead at Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, May 15th, 1993 Sting opened the Grateful Dead 1993 concert in Las Vegas. Larry Mishkin reviews the shorter-than-usual show which only had 16 songs, excluding drums and space. He also discusses a recent study that showed the teenage use of marijuana is down 10% from the previous study. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 07 Oct 2019 | Remembering Robert Hunter | House passes cannabis banking | 00:24:36 | |
Robert Hunter, the Grateful Dead's genius song writer recently passed away, Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin pay tribute to his inspirational body of work and share stories about the meaning of many of his wonderful lyrics. They also discuss the recent House of Representatives passing of the cannabis banking bill and what's next. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt
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| 04 Oct 2021 | Wheelin and Dealin with Fall Dead | 00:49:39 | |
Grateful Dead Live at Warfield Theater on 10-03-1980 U.S. House Passes the SAFE Banking Act as Part of Defense Bill and Larry Mishkin, Jim Marty and Rob Hunt speculate whether it will pass in the Senate. They also share Mickey Hart stories including how he joined the band. Larry gives a review of Dead And Company Wrigly Field concerts and Jim reviews Phil Lesh & Friends Dillion Colorado concerts.
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| 05 Apr 2021 | New York legalizes weed!...but don't expect sales to start anytime soon | 00:39:02 | |
New York State passes recreational law After many years of speculation NYS passes cannabis adult-use legislation, joining other states making it legal for adults to purchase and consume cannabis. Larry Mishkin, Jim Marty and Rob Hunt discuss the exciting news and how it will impact the rest of the country. They also reminisce about the Dead's most memorable 1990's late March shows. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Listen live on Clubhouse every Weds at 5:30 ET and stick around after to join the post-show conversation. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 25 Jul 2022 | Tim Seymour Cannabis Investment Analyst: From Rob's backyard to the Dead and CNBC | 00:56:15 | |
How many Grateful Dead songs featured gambling references? Investing is often referred to as "legalized gambling" so who better to talk cannabis investing and the Grateful Dead than CNBC Fast Money host Tim Seymour. He joins his former Scarsdale neighbor Rob Hunt and Co-Host Larry Mishkin to share stories of the Grateful Dead and other artists. As the Portfolio Manager of the Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF ticker: $CNBS he also provides great insight into the future of cannabis investing. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Tim Seymour - https://podconx.com/guests/tim-seymour Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF - https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/CNBS Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 29 Jun 2020 | Best Album of All-Time | 00:30:17 | |
Barr's personal anti-marijuana sentiment fueled cannabis industry investigations With increased global acceptance, it is easy to assume that cannabis will eventually be federally legal. Unfortunately, recent allegation about the US Attorney General's negative cannabis action is a solemn reminder that legalization is not inevitability. Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin discuss the recent whistle blower allegations; they also disclose their all-time favorite albums. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Photo Courtesy of Jay Blakesley Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 28 Oct 2019 | Recent 280E ruling | Jim's rock photo-journalist career | 00:29:31 | |
A recent court ruling that tightens the 280E tax rules by eliminating some deductions and possibly making it harder for companies to receive payments from plant-touching companies. Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin discuss the potential far-reaching ramifications. Jim also shares stories from his "hobby job" as a Rock N Roll photo-journalist. https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 02 Nov 2020 | Cannabis Election Preview | 00:29:06 | |
Preview David Byrne American Utopia With the election intensity escalating it is easy to overlook the enormous opportunities for the cannabis industry. On this special pre-election episode, Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin discuss all of the cannabis votes. They also discuss David Byrne's (Talking Heads) new movie American Utopia. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Photos Courtesy of Jay Blakesberg Photography Deadhead Cyclist Blog "Searchlights casting for faults in the clouds of delusion"
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| 23 Oct 2023 | Phish Weekend in Chicago | 01:08:52 | |
"Phish's Chicago Adventure: Unpacking the Three-Night Run" Larry Mishkin talks about his experience at a recent Phish concert in Chicago. He mentions the uniqueness of this Phish show and focuses on their cover songs, specifically mentioning their cover of Talking Heads' "Remain in Light" album and the way Phish adds their signature jamming style to it. Larry also discusses a rare cover of Neil Young's "Albuquerque" and the joy of seeing a band like Phish covering classics. He mentions the fan culture at Phish concerts, including the prevalence of nitrous oxide vendors in the parking lot. He shares his experience over three nights of the concert and highlights the setlist from each night. Larry also talks about Phish covering Little Feat's "Spanish Moon" and its significance, given that it's a rarely played song by Phish. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/
Phish Weekend in Chicago October 13 – 15, 2023 United Center
Today is the Phish covers which were spectacular Play amazing covers by incredible artists – sometimes they dig deep into the other performer’s catalogue to pull out rarities. Other times they cover the hits. This weekend featured some great examples.
INTRO: Cross Eyed and Painless Phish Cross Eyed and Painless 2023 10 13 Chicago Illinois - YouTube 2:00 – 3:40 October 13, 2023, Second set, out of Tweezer and into Light.
Who doesn’t love a cover of a Talking Heads tune, ANY Talking Heads tune. But this one is special. Second song on Remain In Light, one of the greatest albums of all time. Released on October 8, 1980 by Sire Records, the band’s fourth album. Last Heads album produced by Brian Eno.
Phish debuted the tune on October 31, 1996 at the Phish Halloween show at the Omni in Atlanta, GA, covered Remain In Light as their Musical Costume Played 62 times overall They really jam it out in a way the Talking Heads did not. Always well received and this show was no different Last played on August 4, 2023 at MSG, 7 shows ago
SHOW #1 Albuquerque :50 – 2:18 October 13, 2023, First set, out of a killer Ghost and into Saw It Again.
Beautiful Neil Young tune from Tonight’s The Night released in 1975
Phish first played this song on July 26, 1998 at the Starplex Amphitheatre in Dallas, TX. Played a total of 17 times Last played on June 11, 2011 at Merriweather Post Pavillion outside of D.C., gap of 457 shows
SHOW #2: Spanish Moon :50 – 2:05 October 15, 2023, Second set out of Pebbles and Marbles and into A Wave of Hope
Little Feat cover, one of their most popular tunes. From the album, Feats Don’t Fail Me Now, released in 1974
Phish debuted it live on October 31, 2010 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City when Phish’s musical costume was Waiting For Columbus, the famed Little Feat live album. Phish has performed it live only 3 times Last before this show was on February 21, 2019 at Barcelo Maya Beach, Riviera Maya, Qunitana Roo, Mexico, gap of 170 shows
SHOW #3: No Quarter 1:53 – 3:25 October 14, 2023, Second Set, out of Everything’s Right, into Fluffhead
"No Quarter" is a song by Led Zeppelin that appears on their 1973 album Houses of the Holy. It was written by John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant. The song became a centerpiece at all Led Zeppelin concerts thereafter, until their final tour. It appears in both the film versions and both live album versions of The Song Remains the Same, released in 1976 and expanded in 2007. It appeared once more in 1994 on Page and Plant's reunion album as the title track. It also appears on Led Zeppelin's 2012 live album Celebration Day, which documented their 2007 reunion performance at the O2 Arena in London. It was re-released on the deluxe edition of Houses of the Holy.
The title is derived from the military practice of showing no mercy to a vanquished opponent and from the brave act of not asking for mercy when vanquished. This theme is captured in several of the song's lyrics. Like "Immigrant Song" two albums prior, it evokes imagery from the Vikings and Norse mythology, with lyrics such as “the winds of Thor are blowing cold.” Record producer Rick Rubin remarked on the song's structure, "It takes such confidence to be able to get really quiet and loose for such a long time. [Led] Zeppelin completely changed how we look at what popular music can be." Phish debuted the song on June 1, 2011 at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ Phish has performed the song 19 times Last before this show was on April 23, 2023 at the Hollywood Bowl, gap of 32 shows
SHOW #4 Izabella :35 – 1:14 October 13, 2023, Encore
Written by Jimi Hendrix, released on Band of Gypsys, released April 8, 1970
Phish debuted the song on June 13, 1997 at The S.F.X. Centre in Dublin, Ireland Phish has performed the Song 17 times Last before this show July 30, 2023 at MSG in NYC, gap of 15 shows
OUTRO: Loving Cup Phish Remastered - 10 - 15 - 2023 - United Center, Chicago, Illinois - YouTube 2:34:50 – 2:36:23 October 15, 2023, Second set, out of Evolve, set closer.
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, released on Exile on Main Street (1971)
Phish debuted the song on February 3, 1993 at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine Interesting because they did eventually cover Exile On Main Street as a Halloween musical costume on October 31, 2009 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA, part of Phish Festival 8. Clearly one of their favorite covers, and a crowd pleaser, played 148 times. Last played before this show on August 5, 2023 at MSG, gap of 13 shows Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 04 Sep 2023 | Larry Goes Phishing With Derek Trucks at SPAC; RIP James Casey; HHS Wants To Reschedule Marijuana, Is This a Good Thing? | 01:07:31 | |
"Jamming with Legends: Derek Trucks & Remembering James Casey" Larry Mishkin begin with a discussion about a recent Phish concert featuring a special guest appearance by Derek Trucks, during which they performed songs like "Golden Age," "First Tube," and "Possum." They reflect on the unique chemistry between Derek Trucks and Trey Anastasio and how it elevated the performance. The second part of the episode is a tribute to James Casey, a talented saxophonist who recently passed away at the age of 40 due to colon cancer. They mention his contributions to the jam band community and his ability to harmonize and play alongside iconic musicians like Trey Anastasio and Phil Lesh. Larry share heartfelt messages from Trey Anastasio, Bill Kreutzmann, and Billy Strings, highlighting James Casey's remarkable musical talents and the impact he had on those who worked with him. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg
Derek Trucks walked out on stage at Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center (“SSPAC”) on August 26th and that is just too good to ignore. So three songs from that show with Derek Trucks playing along.
Also, James Casey died at 40 from colon cancer. Amazing musician, tremendous Sax player and great singer. Played as part of the “brass” section for Trey Anastasio Band along with Jennifer Hartwick and Natalie Cressman. The same brass section also toured with Phil Lesh and Friends - I just saw them with James this past March at the Salt Shed in Chicago (I did not know he was sick). Second set of songs from three of his performances, two vocal and one playing sax.
8/26/2023 Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center (“SPAC”)
INTRO: Golden Age 3:14 – 4:31 Phish w Derek Trucks Live - YouTube
Song was written and first performed by TV On The Radio, first single from their album Dear Science, released on August 26, 2008. SPIN magazine rated it the 8th best song of the year.
Phish began covering the song in 2009 First played on November 27, 2009 at Times Union Center (Pepsi Arena/MVP Arena) in Albany, NY To date played 70 times, with this performance being the most recent (Dick’s is still to come so by Monday, this may be incorrect)
TV on the Radio (TVOTR[2][3]) is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2001. The band consists of Tunde Adebimpe (vocals, loops), David Andrew Sitek (guitars, keyboards, loops), Kyp Malone (vocals, guitars, bass, loops), and Jaleel Bunton (drums, bass, vocals, loops, guitars). Gerard Smith (bass, keyboards, loops) was a member of the band from 2005 until his death in 2011. TVOTR has released five studio albums: Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (2004), Return to Cookie Mountain (2006), Dear Science (2008), Nine Types of Light (2011), and Seeds (2014), alongside several EPs.
The band's third album, Dear Science, was released on September 23, 2008, on Interscope. It was made available for streaming on their Myspace page and subsequently leaked onto the internet on September 6, 2008. The album was named the best album of 2008 by Rolling Stone,[8]The Guardian,[9]Spin,[10]The A.V. Club,[11]MTV,[12]Entertainment Weekly,[13]Pitchfork Media's readers' poll,[14] as well as the Pazz and Jop critic's poll.[15] It was also named the second best album of 2008 by NME and the fourth best by Planet Sound.
SHOW #1: First Tube :20 – 1:38 Phish with Derek Trucks - First Tube. Saratoga Springs 8/26/23 #phish #derektrucks - YouTube
“First Tube,” is the 12th and final track on the band’s 2000 album, Farmhouse
Anastasio led a performance by a one-off band called 8 Foot Fluorescent Tubes on April 17, 1998, at the original Higher Ground in Winooski, just outside Burlington, Vermont. The show was the first time Anastasio performed in public with Lawton and Markellis, who were joined by guitarist/vocalist Tom Lawson of The Pants, saxophonist Dave Grippo, trombonist James Harvey and vocalist Heloise Williams of Viperhouse. “First Tube” was seemingly named for its placement as the first song played at the 8 Foot Fluorescent Tubes show, which also saw the premieres of future Phish/TAB songs “Sand,” “Mozambique” and “Last Tube.” Trey, Tony and Russ would go on to form the first incarnation of the Trey Anastasio Band which made its debut — back at the Higher Ground — in February 1999. That concert again featured “First Tube” as part of the setlist. The same TAB trio was also the lineup on Trey’s first solo tour in May 1999. By the end of that acoustic/electric tour, “First Tube” was a full-on show-stopper that highlighted many electric second sets. Along with fellow 8 Foot Fluorescent Tubes original “Mozambique,” “First Tube” made its Phish debut on September 9, 1999, in Vancouver, British Columbia. One of two instrumentals on Farmhouse — along with “The Inlaw Josie Wales” — “First Tube” earned Phish a Grammy Award Nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 2001. Nominated alongside Peter Frampton, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Joe Satriani, Phish lost to Metallica, Michael Kamen and the San Francisco Symphony’s “The Call of Ktulu”
First Tube” was played by Phish four times when they returned in 2003 but not at all in 2004, the year that began a second break lasting until 2009. Since coming back from the second hiatus, “First Tube” has remained a staple of both Phish concerts and Trey solo shows
SHOW #2: Possum 53:40 – 55:09 Phish w Derek Trucks Live - YouTube
The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday (often abbreviated as TMWSIY) is a 1987 concept album written by Trey Anastasio, the guitarist and lead vocalist of the American rock band Phish, as his senior thesis while attending Goddard College. Composed in 1987, the thesis included an essay piece and collection of songs (recorded by Phish) relating an epic tale from the band's fictional land of Gamehendge.
On the album, the story of Gamehendge is told in nine parts, with short spoken narration in between. The saga can be compared to rock concept album projects like The Doors' Celebration of the Lizard or Rush's 2112 suite. The story's primary protagonist is Colonel Forbin. Other major characters include Tela, the "jewel of Wilson's foul domain" and the "evil" Wilson himself. Several of the album's spoken narrative sections are accompanied by background music borrowed from sections of the Phish songs "Esther" and "McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters". The final track, "Possum", is the only song on the album not written by Anastasio, having been written by former Phish member Jeff Holdsworth and later added to the Gamehendge cycle. Jeff Holdsworth is a musician who was a founding member of the rock band Phish.[1] Founded at the Redstone campus dormitories of the University of Vermont (UVM) in the fall of 1983, the band originally featured Holdsworth and Trey Anastasio sharing lead vocal and guitar duties, Jon Fishman on drums, and Mike Gordon on bass guitar. Holdsworth left the band in 1986 after graduating from UVM to pursue a career in electrical engineering, shortly before the band recorded their debut self-produced album, The White Tape, though he had played on some of the demo recordings (done in a dorm room) that would later be re-recorded for that album. His songs "Possum" and "Camel Walk" continue to be Phish live show favorites.
Show #3: Dear Prudence Phil & Friends (Casey singing) Rick Mitarotonda (Goose), John Medeski, Grahame Lesh, Nicki Bluhm, James Casey, Katie Jacoby, John Molo March 17 2023 Capitol Theater 3:12 – 4:36
Dear Prudence" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album The Beatles (also known as "the White Album"). The song was written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartneypartnership. Written in Rishikesh during the group's trip to India in early 1968, it was inspired by actress Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence Farrow, who became obsessive about meditating while practising with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.[2] Her designated partners on the meditation course, Lennon and George Harrison, attempted to coax Farrow out of her seclusion, which led to Lennon writing the song.
Lennon wrote "Dear Prudence" using a finger-picking guitar technique that he learned from singer-songwriter Donovan. Its lyrics are simple and innocent and celebrate the beauty of nature. The Beatles recorded the song at Trident Studios in late August 1968 as a three-piece after Ringo Starr temporarily left the group out of protest at McCartney's criticism of his drumming on "Back in the U.S.S.R." and the tensions that typified the sessions for the White Album.
Dear Prudence" has received praise from music critics, with many praising its lyrics and the band's performance. Lennon later selected it as one of his favourite songs by the Beatles. The song has been covered by many artists, including the Jerry Garcia Band, Ramsey Lewis and Siouxsie and the Banshees, whose version was a top-five hit in the UK in 1983.
SHOW #4: No Men In No Man’s TAB (Casey Sax solo) 11.19.2022 Reading PA :55 – 2:03 TAB’s James Casey…Smokin Sax Solo. NMINML. 11/19/2022. Reading, PA - YouTube
Written by Trey and Tom Marshall (American lyricist, keyboardist and singer-songwriter best known for his association with Trey Anastasio from Princeton Day School in New Jersey and the rock band Phish.[1] He has been the primary external lyricist for Phish during their career (1983–2004, 2009–present), with songwriting credits for more than 95 originals. In addition to his songwriting work, Marshall also fronts the rock band Amfibian and hosts the Phish podcast Under the Scales.[2] Marshall is the co-founder of Osiris, a podcast network in partnership with Jambase.)
From Phish album Big Boat, released October 7, 2016
First played by Phish on July 21, 2015 at Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend, Oregon (debuted with Blaze On and Shade, next they broke out Mercury) Last played (excluding Dick’s) July 30, 2023 at MSG 67 times
OUTRO: Touch of Grey Phil & Friends (Casey singing) Grahame Lesh, John Medeski, Rick Mitarotonda, John Molo, James Casey, Natalie Cressman, Jennifer Hartswick 10.22.2022 Capitol Theater 3:44 – 5:16 James Casey, Touch of Grey, Phil Lesh & Friends 10/22/22 - YouTube
Written by Jerry and Robert Hunter, First played in September 15, 1982 at the Cap Center, Landover Maryland Last on July 9, 1995 at Soldier Field, Chicago Played 211 times
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| 12 Aug 2019 | Tedeschi Trucks review, licensing process in MO & IL and Days Between Continue | 00:30:22 | |
Tedeschi Trucks Red Rocks concert review along with explaining the Missouri cannabis licensing process and closing with a wrap up and final reflections on this years Day Between Tedeschi Trucks played at Colorado's famous Red Rock's concert venue and Cannabis CPA Jim Marty along with Cannabis attorney Larry Mishkin review the show and share stories from the show. They also talk about steps to getting a license to do business in the cannabis industry in Missouri. They end the show with final thoughts about Days Between and Gerry Garcia's impact on the world. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 02 Dec 2019 | Cannabis business valuations & tribute jam bands | 00:26:00 | |
Jim Marty is a CPA and his cannabis accounting firm BridgeWest, has conducted many cannabis business valuations. He discusses with Larry Mishkin the challenges of determine an accurate value and the reasons for wide variances. They also discuss the rise of the tribute jam bands. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 06 Feb 2023 | Was this the best Scarlet -> Fire ever? | 01:02:22 | |
Uni Dome U of Northern Iowa, Feb. 5, 1978 - It's a scorcher! You know that the California cannabis industry is in turmoil when Jerry Garcia's brand stops selling its products in the state. Larry Mishkin and Rob Hunt explain why a cannabis brand so synonymous with the Golden State has failed to succeed in one of the largest markets in the world. They also review an exciting '78 Dead show from Iowa.
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| 23 Aug 2021 | Grateful Dead stories from Emmy Award winning broadcaster Jimmy Young | 00:56:02 | |
Grateful Dead Live at The Spectrum on 04-26-1983 Boston broadcasting legend Jimmy Young stops by to share stories from his Emmy Award winning career that includes some wonderful Grateful Dead stories. In addition, he also talks to Larry Mishkin, Rob Hunt and Jim Marty about his podcast, In The Weeds With Jimmy Young and his latest venture Pro Cannabis Media and provides insight into the recent announcement that Tilray has purchased all the debt of MedMen from Gotham Green.
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| 25 Apr 2022 | From the Blues Brother Band to the first license in California | 01:17:12 | |
Grateful Dead Live at The Ark on 04-21-1969 In 1997 Time Magazine did a story on the Town of Fairfax California granting Lynnette Shaw the first license to sell cannabis. She joins Larry Mishkin and Rob Hunt to share the story of her ground-breaking cannabis career; from selling weed to support her music career in the '80s to the challenges of staying out of jail while operating Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Lynnette Shaw - https://podconx.com/guests/lynnette-shaw Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana - http://marincbc.com Deadhead Cyclist - https://deadheadcyclist.com/ Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 12 Sep 2022 | Surprising Dark Star reveals a glimpse into the future | 01:01:36 | |
Grateful Dead Live at Family Dog at the Great Highway on 11-02-1969 It's rare to find a Grateful Dead concert that Larry Mishkin and Rob Hunt have not attended or listened too. Not only was it the first time they listened to 11/2/69 from the Family Dog at the Great Highway, featured on Dave’s Picks 43 they also discovered a clue to the future in Dark Star.
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| 27 Apr 2020 | Karson Humiston | Vangst | 00:26:20 | |
Let's get cannabis to work COVID-19 has caused unemployment to surge across all industries including cannabis. Karson Humiston the CEO of Vangst, the cannabis industry's largest staffing company joins Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin to provide both a real-time cannabis employment report and future employment insight. https://podconx.com/guests/karson-humiston https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 08 Aug 2022 | Gone but never forgotten, remembering Jerry | 01:03:32 | |
Still having an impact 27 years later Multiple generations of fans throughout the world continue to be inspired by Jerry Garcia. From sports teams to the Empire State building, Rob Hunt and Larry Mishkin marvel at the way the world continues to embrace his message. On the 27th anniversary of his passing, they pay tribute to the iconic guitarist, singer and songwriter with clips from many of his most memorable performances.
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| 17 Apr 2023 | Stephen Still Jams With The Dead In New Jersey | 00:59:23 | |
NBA no longer to test players for marijuana use and Cubs sign promotional deal with CBD company In this podcast episode, Larry Mishkin talks about the Grateful Dead's spring tour of 1983. He shares a clip of Steven Stills from Crosby, Nash, Stills, and Young joining the band on stage on April 16th, 1983, to play "Black Queen." Larry also talks about how Stills had previously played with the Grateful Dead on December 10th, 1969, at the Thelma Theater in Los Angeles, where he performed "Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl," "Morning Dew," and "Black Queen."
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| 27 Jun 2022 | “Hey Now: Alpine Valley Brings INSPIRATION To Dead And Deadheads | 00:45:35 | |
Grateful Dead Live at Alpine Valley Music Theatre on 06-27-1987 With Rob Hunt on vacation, Larry Mishkin reminisces about the 1987 Alpine Valley concerts that he attended with his crew. He also discusses speculates why the MSO’s revenue was sluggish in Q1, the Southern Oregon law enforcement raids on illegal grows and the study that found that inaccurate strain names and poor labeling are hindering the MJ industry. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cyclist - https://deadheadcyclist.com/ Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 13 May 2024 | Stepping Into Jerry's Shoes? Impossible!: Mark Karan emphasizes the uniqueness of Jerry Garcia and the impossibility of anyone filling his shoes, while discussing his experience onstage. | 01:03:45 | |
Adapting to the Grateful Dead Culture: Mark Karan discusses the welcoming yet challenging atmosphere stepping into a tight-knit group like the Grateful Dead. Larry Mishkin is joined by special guest, Mark Karan, a musician well known in Grateful Dead circles. They discuss Mark's experience playing with "The Other Ones" after Jerry Garcia's passing, as well as his time with Ratdog and reflections on the dynamics within these groups. They touch on topics such as the challenges of stepping into Jerry Garcia's shoes, the camaraderie among band members, and the influence of substances on musical performance. Additionally, they explore the enduring legacy of Grateful Dead music and fan reactions to different types of songs performed in concerts. Mark expresses his frustration with some Deadheads' reluctance to embrace non-Grateful Dead music, emphasizing the band's eclectic influences and the importance of openness to new sounds. https://www.facebook.com/mark.karan.79/
The Other Ones, Alpine Valley Music Center, East Troy, WI INTRO: Dark Star Track #2 7:00 - 8:30 SHOW No. 1: Sugaree Track #4 0:40 – 2:193 SHOW No. 2: Sugaree Mark Karan and Robin Sylvester (RatDog bassist, passed away in 2022) Terrapin Crossroads San Rafael, CA September 1, 2013 Grateful Dead - "Ship Of Fools" - by Mark Karan & Robin Sylvester (youtube.com) 0:30 – 2:00 SHOW No. 3: The Other One Mark Karan and Scott Guberman, et al Cage Brewing St. Petersburg, FL November 16, 2023 Mark Karan, Scott Guberman, Other One~ Cage Brewing St Pete 11/16/23 - YouTube 3:50 – 5:20 SHOW No. 4: The Eleven Track #16 (Other One’s Link at the top) 2:30 – 4:06 OUTRO: OUTRO: Rodeo Mark Karan 0:00 – 1:29 Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 04 May 2020 | Seth Worby | Phish Summer Tour? | 00:33:14 | |
Will the summer of 2020 be without live concert or music festivals? Attending a concert is the opposite of social-distancing so how are we going to enjoy live music while still minimize the risk of spreading the Covid-19 virus? Seth Worby the co-founder of Cannabis Creative Group joins Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin to talk about this and a number of other topics including how to market cannabis companies without violating the often times restrictive and confusing federal, state and local rules. https://podconx.com/guests/seth-worby https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 05 Jun 2023 | C’mon you motherf*ckers, get up and dance | 01:05:49 | |
Four-Years of musical memories and the latest cannabis news Larry Mishkin celebrates the fourth anniversary of the Deadhead Cannabis Show and discusses the Grateful Dead's performance of "Alabama Getaway" in 1980. He mentions Taylor Swift's sold-out concert at Soldier Field, drawing parallels between the passionate following of Swifties and Deadheads. He reminisces about the time when Warren Zevon opened for the Grateful Dead and discusses their cover of "Werewolves of London" and expresses his love for the strain Pre-98 Bubba Kush.
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| 10 Apr 2023 | Europe ‘72 At 51: Bob Hoban Joins Larry To Dissect The Newcastle Show And What’s Up With Delta 8 | 01:05:40 | |
Europe ’72, City Hall, Newcastle, England, April 11, 1972 Bob Hoban cannabis attorney from Clark Hill and huge Grateful Dead fan is back to talk about his two favorite topics. He joins Larry Mishkin to talk about Larry's favorite Dead tour, Europe '72. They plays clips from the third show and talk about "Pigpen" influence and Bobby's role in keeping the band together during difficult times. Bob Hoban discussing challenges in the cannabis industry, including the need for a broader industry model, delta 8 and the potential for global supply chain growth.
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| 15 Jan 2024 | Gau Blue! The Dead Rock Ann Arbor after Michigan 1989 National Hoops Title. We repeat for football!! | 01:07:41 | |
"Grateful Dead's Night Amidst Ann Arbor's Championship Riot: A 1989 Michigan Celebration" Larry Mishkin reflects on his experience in 2024, discussing the success of the Michigan Wolverines in football and their celebration. He reminisces about the Michigan men's basketball team's 1989 championship and the Grateful Dead's subsequent concerts in Ann Arbor. The podcast features excerpts from the Grateful Dead's performances and shares anecdotes, including a story about Jerry Garcia and Bobby Weir getting stuck in an Ann Arbor celebration after a national championship win, highlighting the connection between the Grateful Dead and Michigan celebrations. The episode also pays tribute to a late friend and celebrates the recent success of the University of Michigan.
Larry's Notes: Ann Arbor timeline for the first week of April, 1989: April 1, 1989 – Hash Bash April 3, 1989 – Michigan beats Seton Hall in Seattle to win NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament April 5, 1989 – Grateful Dead play in Crisler Arena, home of the champion basketball team (first show in Ann Arbor since 1979) April 6, 1989 – Grateful Dead play in Crisler Arena
When Michigan won the football national championship last week by beating Washington in Houston, made me think there is a history here – M wins a Natty and we play/go see live the Grateful Dead. Can’t break the chain now.
Links: April 5, 1989: Grateful Dead Live at Crisler Arena on 1989-04-05 : Free Borrow & Streaming : Internet Archive For Intro, Show No. 1 and Show No. 2
April 6, 1989: Grateful Dead Live at Crisler Arena on 1989-04-06 : Free Borrow & Streaming : Internet Archive For Show No. 3, Show No. 4 and Outro
INTRO: Feel Like A Stranger 4/5/89 Track #1 2:02 – 3:32
Album: Go To Heaven Total: 208 First: March 31, 1980 at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA Last: July 5, 1995, Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights (St. Louis), MO
Love this version, late ‘80’s, when Bobby sings, “Yes and it feels, most like runnin’ a red light”, love that “most like” Also sings, “bout like running a red light”; “just like running a red light”;
SHOW No. 1: Franklin’s Tower 4/5/89 Track #2 3:24 – 4:38
Album: Blues For Allah Total: 222 First: June 17, 1975 at Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA, (next on Aug. 13th, Great American Music Hall, S.F. – One From The Vault) Last: June 22, 1995, Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY
During the Help/Slip/Frank hiatus (until Oct at Hampton), Stranger>Franklin’s a very common opener)
SHOW No. 2: Not Fade Away 4/5/89 Track # 19 5:29 – 6:59
"Not Fade Away" is a song credited to Buddy Holly (originally under his first and middle names, Charles Hardin) and Norman Petty (although Petty's co-writing credit is likely to have been a formality[3]) and first recorded by Holly and his band, the Crickets.
Holly and the Crickets recorded the song in Clovis, New Mexico, on May 27, 1957, the same day the song "Everyday" was recorded.[1] The rhythmic pattern of "Not Fade Away" is a variant of the Bo Diddley beat, with the second stress occurring on the second rather than third beat of the first measure, which was an update of the "hambone" rhythm, or patted juba from West Africa. Jerry Allison, the drummer for the Crickets, pounded out the beat on a cardboard box.[3] Allison, Holly's best friend, wrote some of the lyrics, though his name never appeared in the songwriting credits. Joe Mauldin played the double bass on this recording. It is likely that the backing vocalists were Holly, Allison, and Niki Sullivan, but this is not known for certain.[1] "Not Fade Away" was originally released as the B-side of the hit single "Oh, Boy!" and was included on the album The "Chirping" Crickets (1957). The Crickets' recording never charted as a single. In 2004, this song was ranked number 107 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" Covered by: Rolling Stones (1964, their first big hit) The Rolling Stones' version of "Not Fade Away" was one of their first hits. Recorded in January 1964 and released by Decca Records on February 21, 1964, with "Little by Little" as the B-side, it was their first Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number three.[5]London Records released the song in the US on March 6, 1964, as the band's first single there, with "I Wanna Be Your Man" as the B-side.[6] The single reached number 48 on the U.S. BillboardHot 100 singles chart. Rush Tanya Tucker John Scofield Florence and the Machine Dead No album (on 1971 Grateful Dead (band’s second live album) Total: 560 First: February 19, 1969 at Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, Last: July 5, 1995 Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights (St. Louis), MO
SHOW No. 3: Althea 4/6/89 Track No. 6 3:47 – 5:20
Album: Go To Heaven Total: 272 First: August 4, 1979 at Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, CA, USA Last: July 8, 1995 at Soldier Field, Chicago
SHOW No. 4: Scarlet Begonias 4/6/89 Track No. 10 4:00 – 5:30
Album: From The Mars Hotel (June 27, 1974) Total: 317 First: March 23, 1974 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA, USA Last: July 2, 1995, Deer Creek Music Theater, Noblesville (Indianapolis) IN
Most often paired with Fire On The Mountain
OUTRO: Brokedown Palace 4/6/89 Track No. 21 3:00 – 4:43
Album: American Beauty Total: 218 First: August 18, 1970 at Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA Last: June 25, 1995 at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
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| 20 Sep 2021 | Phish crushes Denver again! | 00:40:54 | |
Grateful Dead Live at Madison Square Garden on 09-18-1987 After spending the Labor Day weekend at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Denver Jim Marty is back with a full Phish concert review. Larry Mishkin is back from his son's wedding to talk with Jim and Rob Hunt about the latest cannabis news and one of the Grateful Dead's all time best second sets. They discuss that memorable shows and enjoy clips from Morning Dew and La Bamba.
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| 12 Apr 2021 | Europe '72 kicks off with Jerry Griffin | 00:46:40 | |
Remembering the Dead's 1972, 22-night, European Tour Larry Mishkin, Jim Marty and Rob Hunt celebrate the 49th anniversary of Grateful Dead, Europe '72 tour with Jerry Griffin from Go Zero https://www.gozeropackaging.com/ and Creo https://creoingredients.com/ . Jerry also share his jamband experiences and talks about the future of cannabinoids and the importance of proprietary IP. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Listen live on Clubhouse every Weds at 5:30 ET and stick around after to join the post-show conversation. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 22 Apr 2024 | "Deadhead Diplomacy: Tucker Carlson's Musical Paradox" | 01:13:03 | |
Brent Midland's First Show 45 Years Ago Today RIP: Dickey Betts, A True Brother Larry Mishkin begins with a discussion about the significance of April 20th (420 Day) and reminisces about a Grateful Dead concert from 45 years ago on April 22nd, 1979, which marked Brent Midland's first show with the band. He delves into Brent Midland's impact on the band and his musical contributions. He also touches on recent concerts by Phish and the Sam Grisman Project. Later, there's a surprising revelation that Tucker Carlson is a Grateful Dead fan, and it reflects on the diverse fanbase of the band. Larry also mourns the passing of Dicky Betts, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, highlighting his musical legacy and contributions to Southern Rock. Additionally, he mentions Betts' collaborations with the Grateful Dead and concludes with a tribute to him. Vangst Jobs 2024 Jobs Report - https://www.vangst.com/2024-jobs-report
Grateful Dead Spartan Stadium San Jose CA April 22, 1979 (45 years ago)
Brent Mydland’s first show
INTRO: Jack Straw Track #1 0:07 – 1:41
Brent in on the harmonizing from the first song
SHOW No. 1: Minglewood Blues Track #6 2:14 – 3:57
Brent’s first solo!
Music News:
Phish Sam Grisman Dickey Betts
SHOW No. 2: Promised Land Grateful Dead w.Dickey Betts and Butch Trucks June 10, 1973 RFK Stadium Track No. 26 2:28 - end
SHOW No. 3: Passenger (Back to April 22, 1979 show) Track #10 Start – 1:34
Brent joining in on the vocals
There are several original songs in the Grateful Dead repertoire with a one-time-only lyricist. In the case of “Passenger,” the added quirk is thrown in of someone other than the composer singing the song. So we have a song written by Peter Monk, with music by Phil Lesh, and sung by Bob Weir and Donna Jean Godcheaux on Terrapin Station. Lesh wrote the song, admittedly based on Fleetwood Mac’s riff for their song “Station Man.” Lesh said, in an interview in Dupree’s Diamond News, “What's weird about that song is I sort of did it as a joke. It's a take on a Fleetwood Mac tune called ‘Station Man.’ I just sort of sped it up and put some different chord changes in there..." Monk’s lyrics for the song have been the source of quite a bit of debate. There are quite a few alternate hearings, especially around the line: “Terrible, the only game in town,” which many, including myself, hear as “Parable, the only game in town.” “Passenger” was first performed on May 15, 1977, at the St. Louis Arena in St. Louis (released on the May 1977 box set). It was performed regularly through1981, with its final performance on December 27, 1981, at the Oakland Auditorium. Terrapin Station, which included the studio version of the song, was released on July 27, 1977. “Passenger” was released as a single, with “Terrapin Station” on the B side. Great tune. I’m sorry I never got to hear it live. Bootleg album: Live at Moe’s Place – open with it, used to listen to it at good friends’ Dinie and Janet’s place in Ann Arbor. Really jams.
Played 99 times First: May 15, 1977 at St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO, USA Last: December 27, 1981 at Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, CA
MJ News
SHOW No. 4: Shakedown Street Track #24 5:00 – 6:41
Brent with music fills and vocals
ENCORE: Blue Sky Eat A Peach 3:00 – end
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| 16 Aug 2021 | Grateful Dead Deer Creek Riot Letter | 00:56:10 | |
Grateful Dead Live at Deer Creek Music Center on 06-07-1991 In the middle of nowhere-Indiana is the famous Deer Creek Music Center, Larry Mishkin discusses his adventures at the venue including a review of the recent Phish weekend. Rob Hunt shares a behind-the-scenes story from the 1995 riot that scarred the Dead's final tour. Jim Marty. welcomes new artist Sqwerv to the show and talks with band members; Guy Frydenlund, Caden Kramer & Jack Marty about their music. They also discuss cannabis earning seasons and MSO GTI impressive numbers.
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| 20 Feb 2023 | Vince Welnick's 72nd Birthday | 00:40:44 | |
Does homegrown really affect the commercial cannabis industry? Larry Mishkin and Rob Hunt celebrate Vince Welnick's 72nd birthday with clips from some of their favorite Vince songs. They talk about the contribution he made to the Dead during his tenure. They also discuss the latest cannabis news including the DEA ruling D8 THCO ruling and New Hampshire proposed homegrown legislation.
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| 04 Apr 2022 | Dead Shakedown Philly; Rhythm discount for all listeners | 01:00:07 | |
Grateful Dead Live at The Spectrum on 04-06-1982 Ian Monat, the Co-Founder and CEO Rhythm Sparkling Hemp Beverages joins Larry Mishkin to talk about creating CBD-containing beverages. On the music side of the show, Ian also fills in for Rob Hunt, who is still away on a family ski vacation. He shares stories of playing bass in a band at various venues including Stillwater music hall. Use discount code DEAD20 to get 20% off your next Rhythm Beverage order Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Dan Humiston - https://podconx.com/guests/dan-humiston Deadhead Cyclist - https://deadheadcyclist.com/ Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Iam Monat - https://podconx.com/guests/ian-monat Rhythm - https://drinkrhythm.com/
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| 10 Jul 2022 | “Terry Haggerty of Hagalicious and Sons of Champlin: Telling it like it is (was)” ?????????? | 01:08:47 | |
Life of a Bay Area rock Star The Sons of Champlin along with Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead and Moby Grape created the enduring 1960s San Francisco sound. As the Sons' lead guitarist, Terry Haggerty knows as much about this period in rock-n-roll history as anyone. He joins Larry Mishkin & Rob Hunt to share many behind the scene stories about the music, the bands and the drugs. He also talks about his years of perfecting his cannabis seed stash which led him to launch his cannabis business Hagalicious.
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| 18 Dec 2023 | "Decoding JRad's Musical Odyssey: A Riveting Night at the Riviera" | 01:15:31 | |
"Sailing Through Sounds: JRad's Revelations & Dylan Surprises" Larry Mishkin discusses JRad (Joe Russo's Almost Dead) December 1st concert at the Riviera nightclub in Chicago. He talks about the band's unique covers, including Grateful Dead songs, and their ability to recreate the sound of the original artists. He highlight the performance of "Foolish Heart" during a previous show, describing its musical construction and its significance in the Grateful Dead's live repertoire. Delving into the band members' backgrounds, emphasizing their musical talents and contributions to JRad. It provides detailed information about each member's musical history and collaborations, discussing Joe Russo's drumming, Marco Benevento's keyboards, Dave Drywitz's bass, Tom Hamilton's guitar, and Scott Metzger's diverse musical styles. He also reviews JRad's surprise performances, such as their rendition of Bob Dylan's "Tell Me Mama," a song exclusively performed during Dylan's 1966 world tour. Larry expresses surprise at how JRad, despite being younger and not following Dylan in 1966, managed to perform the song so well. Additionally, he briefly touches on the issue of marijuana prohibition on cruise ships, by criticizing the strict enforcement against cannabis use, considering the changing attitudes toward marijuana. The discussion also touches upon ticket availability for concerts by bands like Phish and rumors surrounding potential performances. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/
JRAD December 1, 2023 The Riviera Nightclub Chicago
Episode title: JRAD Rocks The Riv in Chicago on 12.1.2023: channel Dylan and Dire Straits Happy Birthday Keith Richards (80!)
INTRO: Foolish Heart Track #3 5:45 – 7:17
SHOW No. 1: Tell Me, Momma Track #4 0:57 – 2:33
Tell Me, Momma is a song written by Bob Dylan and performed exclusively during his 1966 World Tour with the Band (then known as the Hawks). It was used to introduce the second half of a concert, when Dylan switched from an acoustic solo performance to an electric performance backed by a band. The song was not recorded on a studio album, nor was it ever performed again by Dylan in concert. Dylan's May 17, 1966 live performance of the song was released in 1998 on The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert.[1] In 2016, all Dylan's recorded live performances of "Tell Me, Momma" from 1966 were released in the 36-CD boxed set The 1966 Live Recordings, with the May 26, 1966 performance released separately on the album The Real Royal Albert Hall 1966 Concert. The boxed set contains all the live versions of "Tell Me, Momma" ever performed by Dylan and his band.
SHOW No. 2: Fire On The Mountain Track #7 0:30 – 2:05
SHOW No. 3: Before They Make Me Run Keith Richards ROLLING STONES: Before They Make Me Run (Promo - 7" Single Version) (youtube.com) 1:54 – 3:21
Today Keith turned 80. Cannot let that milestone go unnoticed.
Richards was born in and grew up in Dartford, Kent. He studied at the Dartford Technical School and Sidcup Art College. After graduating, Richards befriended Jagger, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, and Brian Jones and joined the Rolling Stones. As a member of the Rolling Stones, Richards also sings lead on some Stones songs. Richards typically sings lead on at least one song a concert, including "Happy", "Before They Make Me Run", and "Connection". Outside of his career with the Rolling Stones, Richards has also played with his own side-project, The X-Pensive Winos. He also appeared in three Pirates of the Caribbean films as Captain Teague, father of Jack Sparrow, whose look and characterisation was inspired by Richards himself. In 1989, Richards was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2004 into the UK Music Hall of Fame with the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him fourth on its list of 100 best guitarists in 2011. In 2023, Rolling Stone's ranking was 15th.[1] The magazine lists fourteen songs that Richards wrote with Jagger on its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list. My favorite “Keith tune” in the Stone’s songbook. 1978 version.
"Before They Make Me Run" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones, featured on their 1978 album Some Girls. English musician, songwriter, singer and recording producer who is an original member, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-principal songwriter of the Rolling Stones. His songwriting partnership with the band's lead vocalist Mick Jagger is one of the most successful in history. His career spans over six decades, and his guitar playing style has been a trademark of the Rolling Stones throughout the band's career. Richards gained press notoriety for his romantic involvements and illicit drug use, and he was often portrayed as a countercultural figure. Written by guitaristKeith Richards, the song is a response to his arrest for heroin possession in Toronto in February 1977. The criminal charges and prospect of a prison sentence loomed over the Some Girls recording sessions and endangered the future of the Rolling Stones.[2] In the lyrics, Richards reflects unapologetically on his lifestyle up to that point. The line "it's another goodbye to another good friend" in the first verse can be interpreted as referring to Gram Parsons, Richards's close friend who died in 1973 from a drug overdose,[3] and/or to heroin itself: Richards had sought medical treatment for heroin addiction following his arrest in Toronto, and his resolution to overcome his addiction would be a significant factor in his upcoming trial.[4] Richards recorded the song in five days without sleeping.[5] Originally entitled "Rotten Roll", the song was recorded in a Paris studio in March 1978 during one of Mick Jagger's absences from the Some Girls sessions.[6] The completed track, "a high-energy rock & roller",[7] features Richards on lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, and bass; Ronnie Wood on pedal steel guitar, slide guitar and backing vocals; Charlie Watts on drums; and Jagger on backing vocals. Richards first performed the song in concert on the New Barbarians' tour of North America in 1979; it was not until the Steel Wheels Tour in 1989 that it entered the Rolling Stones' concert repertoire SHOW No. 4: Romeo and Juliet Track #13 1:54 – 3:21
"Romeo and Juliet" is a rock[1][4][5] song by the British rock band Dire Straits, written by frontman Mark Knopfler. It first appeared on the 1980 album Making Movies and was released as a single in 1981.[6] The song subsequently appeared on the Dire Straits live albums Alchemy and On the Night, and later on Knopfler's live duet album with Emmylou Harris, Real Live Roadrunning (though Harris does not perform on the track).
The song itself, written by Knopfler, was inspired by his failed romance with Holly Vincent, lead singer of the short-lived band Holly and the Italians. The song speaks of a Romeo who is still very much in love with his Juliet, but she now treats him like "just another one of [her] deals". Knopfler has both stated and implied that he believes Vincent was using him to boost her career. The song's line, "Now you just say, oh Romeo, yeah, you know I used to have a scene with him," refers to an interview with Vincent, where she says "What happened was that I had a scene with Mark Knopfler and it got to the point where he couldn't handle it and we split up.
OUTRO: Hard To Handle Track #17 5:00 – 6:45
Otis Redding recorded Hard to Handle in late 1967, shortly before his death. It was released as a single in June 1968. By 1969, it was being covered by a number of people, and surprisingly, the Dead seem to have been one of the first. If anyone were to think of the least likely groups in ‘69 to cover some funky new R&B, the Dead would probably be on that list. They hadn’t shown any interest in picking up new R&B covers since mid-1967, when they started doing Lovelight – since then, they had focused on their original ‘acid-rock’ material. Many old covers dropped out of their setlists, and from summer ’68 through winter ’69, their shows were almost exclusively devoted to Anthem & Live/Dead suite material, with a few new Aoxomoxoa songs dropped in.
The Dead had long been fans of Otis Redding – in 1966-67, Pigpen was performing his ‘63 song ‘Pain in My Heart.’ (Though the impetus to cover it may have come from the Rolling Stones’ version.)
The Dead debuted Hard to Handle at the Black & White Ball (Hilton Hotel, S.F.) , 3/15/69 – the very first song of the show! In their eagerness to tackle it, they perhaps neglected to rehearse it a few more times… They have trouble keeping together in the precise arrangement, and sometimes stumble around erratically before syncing up again. Garcia plays swooping slide throughout, but seems to have little idea what to do with it, so there’s not much of a solo and they just sort of stagger forward aimlessly for a while. Pigpen is also a little confused about the verses. At the end the band thinks Pigpen’s finished, but he continues with another verse, so they bring it to an abrupt end.
Last played on December 31, 1982 at the Oakland Civic Auditorium. Played it a total of 120 times.
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| 29 Jul 2024 | Phish's three-night run at Alpine Valley | 01:30:19 | |
Phish's three-night run at Alpine Valley Larry Mishkin features a Grateful Dead concert at a "funky" venue on July 29, 1994, at Buckeye Lake, Ohio. The Grateful Dead opened with "Rain" by the Beatles, reflecting their admiration for the Beatles' music. "Rain," primarily written by John Lennon, was a song exploring themes of reality and illusion and was notable for its use of reverse audio effects. The Grateful Dead incorporated several Beatles songs into their performances, demonstrating their appreciation for the band. The conversation touches on the Grateful Dead's setlist, which included several opening songs like "Feel Like a Stranger" and "Bertha." The speakers recall personal experiences and the excitement of attending these concerts, sharing memories of Buckeye Lake as a vibrant venue despite unpredictable weather. The conversation transitions to "Wang Dang Doodle," a blues standard written by Willie Dixon and performed by artists like Howlin' Wolf and Koko Taylor. The Grateful Dead's affinity for blues music and their ability to blend various musical influences into their performances is highlighted. Larry changes his focus and shifts to a discussion about the band Phish, detailing a recent three-night run at Alpine Valley. He express his excitement and nostalgia for the venue, sharing experiences of attending concerts there over the years. The recap of Phish's performances includes a detailed analysis of the setlists, noting songs like "46 Days," "Moma Dance," "Cities," "Cavern," "Axilla," "Down with Disease," "Bathtub Gin," and a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Good Times Bad Times." Larry's enthusiasm is evident as he recount the energy and musicianship of Phish, highlighting the unique experience of attending their concerts and the connection it fosters among fans.
Grateful Dead July 29, 1994 (30 years ago) Buckeye Lake Ohio
INTRO: Rain Track #1 :26 – 2:10
Played 29 times First: December 2, 1992 at McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO, USA Last: June 30, 1995 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
SHOW No. 1: Wang Dang Doodle Track #4 4:03 – 5:43
"Wang Dang Doodle" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon. Music critic Mike Rowe calls it a party song in an urban style with its massive, rolling, exciting beat.[1] It was first recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1960 and released by Chess Records in 1961. In 1965, Dixon and Leonard Chess persuaded Koko Taylor to record it for Checker Records, a Chess subsidiary. Taylor's rendition quickly became a hit, reaching number thirteen on the Billboard R&B chart and number 58 on the pop chart.[2] "Wang Dang Doodle" became a blues standard[3] and has been recorded by various artists. Taylor's version was added to the United States National Recording Registry in 2023.
In 1995, Taylor's rendition was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in the "Classics of Blues Recording – Singles or Album Tracks" category.[17] The Foundation noted that the song was the last blues single produced by Dixon to reach the record charts, and "became Koko Taylor's signature crowdpleaser, inspiring singalongs to the 'all night long' refrain night after night".[17] Taylor's version of "Wang Dang Doodle" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry in 2023.[18] Chuck Berry, Bruce Hornsby, John Popper, Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead and Willie Dixon's daughter, Shirley Dixon, performed "Wang Dang Doodle" in tribute to Willie Dixon at the 1994 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. In his autobiography, I Am The Blues, Willie Dixon says; Wang Dang Doodle meant a good time. Especially if a guy came in from the South. A wang dang meant having a ball and a lot of dancing, they called it a rocking style so that's what it meant to wang dang doodle.
Wang Dang Doodle was first performed by the Grateful Dead in August 1983. The song was played only a few times each year through the rest of the 1980's. From 1991 onwards it was performed more often averaging about 15 performances a year through to 1995.
Played: 95 times First: August 26, 1983 at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA Last: July 8, 1995 at Soldier Field, Chicago, IL, USA
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SHOW No. 2: Althea Track #7 9:40 – end
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Eternity Track #8 0:00 – 1:39
Co-writing a song with one of your personal heroes—that seems like a dream come true. Willie Dixon (1915-1992) was one of the preeminent blues songwriters and performers of all time. The Grateful Dead covered a fairly lengthy list of his songs, attesting to his influence on the band: “Down in the Bottom,” “I Ain’t Superstitious,” “I Just Want to Make Love To You,” “Little Red Rooster,” “The Same Thing,” “Spoonful,” and “Wang Dang Doodle.” Plus a couple they only played once, or only in soundcheck. The song was written during the sessions for Rob Wasserman’s Trios album. “Guitar Player” magazine ran an interview with Weir in 1993: I had this chord progression and melody that I wanted to run by Willie to see if he liked it .... he did, so he started dashing off words. He wanted me to run a certain section by him again and stuff like that, and we started working on a bridge. Then he dashes off this sheet of lyrics and hands it to me. Now I'm really stoked to be working with the legendary Willie Dixon and I'm prepared for just about anything. He hands these lyrics to me and I'm reading through them. And they seem, you know, awfully simplistic. Like there wasn't a whole lot to them.... ....Now he wants me to read through it and sing the melody I have and see if they fit. And so I started singing through these simplistic lyrics, and that simplicity takes on a whole other direction. By the time I had sung through them, it's like my head is suddenly eons wide. I can hear what's happening just sort of echoing around in there and I'm astounded by the simple grace of what he has just presented to me. I'm sitting there with my mouth open literally, and Willie's laughing. He's just sitting there laughing, saying, 'Now you see it. Now you see it. That's the wisdom of the blues Played: 44 times First: February 21, 1993 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USA Last: July 8, 1995 at Soldier Field, Chicago, IL, USA
SHOW No. 3: I Want To Tell You Track #11 0:00 – 1:35
"I Want to Tell You" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver. It was written and sung by George Harrison, the band's lead guitarist. After "Taxman" and "Love You To", it was the third Harrison composition recorded for Revolver. Its inclusion on the LP marked the first time that he was allocated more than two songs on a Beatles album, a reflection of his continued growth as a songwriter beside John Lennon and Paul McCartney. When writing "I Want to Tell You", Harrison drew inspiration from his experimentation with the hallucinogenic drug LSD. The lyrics address what he later termed "the avalanche of thoughts that are so hard to write down or say or transmit".[1] In combination with the song's philosophical message, Harrison's stuttering guitar riff and the dissonance he employs in the melody reflect the difficulties of achieving meaningful communication. The recording marked the first time that McCartney played his bass guitar part after the band had completed the rhythm track for a song, a technique that became commonplace on the Beatles' subsequent recordings. George Harrison wrote "I Want to Tell You" in the early part of 1966, the year in which his songwriting matured in terms of subject matter and productivity.[2] As a secondary composer to John Lennon and Paul McCartney in the Beatles,[3] Harrison began to establish his own musical identity through his absorption in Indian culture,[4][5] as well as the perspective he gained through his experiences with the hallucinogenic drug LSD.[6] According to author Gary Tillery, the song resulted from a "creative surge" that Harrison experienced at the start of 1966.
In his autobiography, I, Me, Mine, Harrison says that "I Want to Tell You" addresses "the avalanche of thoughts that are so hard to write down or say or transmit".[1][12] Authors Russell Reising and Jim LeBlanc cite the song, along with "Rain" and "Within You Without You", as an early example of the Beatles abandoning "coy" statements in their lyrics and instead "adopt[ing] an urgent tone, intent on channeling some essential knowledge, the psychological and/or philosophical epiphanies of LSD experience" to their listeners.[13] Writing in The Beatles Anthology, Harrison likened the outlook inspired by his taking the drug to that of "an astronaut on the moon, or in his spaceship, looking back at the Earth. I was looking back to the Earth from my awareness."
Played: 7 times First: July 1, 1994 at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA Last: May 24, 1995 at Memorial Stadium, Seattle, WA, USA
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SHOW No. 4: Standing On The Moon Track #19 7:23 – 9:00
Garcia/Hunter tune from Built To Last (1989)
Played: 76 times First: February 5, 1989 at Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA, USA Last: June 30, 1995 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
OUTRO: Quinn The Eskimo Track #21 2:28 – 4:17
"Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)" is a folk-rock song written and first recorded by Bob Dylan in 1967 during the Basement Tapes sessions. The song's first release was in January 1968 as "Mighty Quinn" in a version by the British band Manfred Mann,[4] which became a great success. It has been recorded by a number of performers, often under the "Mighty Quinn" title. The subject of the song is the arrival of Quinn (an Eskimo), who prefers a more relaxed lifestyle [" jumping queues, and making haste just ain't my cup of meat"] and refuses hard work ["Just tell me where to put 'em and I'll tell you who to call"], but brings joy to the people. Dylan is widely believed to have derived the title character from actor Anthony Quinn's role as an Eskimo in the 1960 movie The Savage Innocents.[5] Dylan has also been quoted as saying that the song was nothing more than a "simple nursery rhyme". A 2004 Chicago Tribune article[6] said the song was named after Gordon Quinn, co-founder of Kartemquin Films, who had given Dylan and Howard Alk uncredited editing assistance on Eat the Document. Dylan first recorded the song in 1967 during the Basement Tapes sessions, but did not release a version for another three years. Meanwhile, the song was picked up and recorded in December 1967 by the British band Manfred Mann,[7] who released it as a single in the US on 8 January 1968 under the title "Mighty Quinn".[8] A UK single followed within a week.[8] The Manfred Mann version reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for the week of 14 February 1968, and remained there the following week.[9] It also charted on the American Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 10, and reached No. 4 in Cash Box. Cash Box called it a "funky-rock track" with "a trace of calypso [to] add zest to a tremendous effort."
Played: 59 times First: December 30, 1985 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USA Last: July 2, 1995 at Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN, USA
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| 12 Jul 2021 | Summer Tour Highlights with the Dead in '89 and Phish in '91 | 00:52:12 | |
07/17/89 - Grateful Dead’s final run at Alpine Valley Looking back to a time when the Grateful Dead and Phish were still playing at small venues. Larry Mishkin and Jim Marty share their favorite small-venue experiences while Rob Hunt shares stories about working the Phish Tour in '91. They also discuss the USADA banning Sha’Carri Richardson from the Olympics for using Marijuana . https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Photo courtesy of Jay Blakesberg Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 03 Feb 2020 | James Eichner | Ron Basak-Smith | Sana Packaging | 00:33:24 | |
James Eichner & Ron Basak-Smith founders of Sana Packaging and huge Dead fans join Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin. They share their favorite Dead and Phish stories including a funny review of the Phish MSG concert. They also talk about how Sana Packaging uses reclaimed ocean plastic and how they're providing the packaging for Micky Hart's "Mind Your Head" brand. https://podconx.com/guests/james-eichner https://podconx.com/guests/ron-basak-smith https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 13 Apr 2020 | Marijuana Smuggler | Bruce Perlowin | Hemp Inc | 00:30:09 | |
Largest marijuana smuggler on the West Coast is now an industrial hemp entrepreneur. Bruce Perlowin the founder of Hemp Inc has one of the most colorful cannabis careers. From smuggling to prison to medical marijuana to hemp he has done it all. He joins Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin to share entertaining stories from his past and his excitement for his future with Hemp. https://podconx.com/guests/bruce-perlowin https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 19 Aug 2019 | Woodstock 50, Dabbing & the History of Red Rocks | 00:28:10 | |
Reflections on Woodstock 50 year anniversary, will 'Dabbing' jeopardize cannabis legalization and a brief history of Colorado's Red Rock concert venue. It's been 50 years since Woodstock: Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin talk about the event and the birh of musc festival. They transition from music to cannabis and question if Dabbing is jeopardizing the cannabis legalization movement. Jim wraps the show with the history of the Red Rocks concert venue including a story about the Grateful Dead's last concert there. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 21 Nov 2022 | Thousands of cannabis professionals and a few Deadheads take over Las Vegas | 00:47:31 | |
Slots A Fun in Vegas at MJBizCon The cannabis industry's annual convention takes place at the Las Vegas convention center every year in the fall. This year Rob and Larry joined over 1,400 exhibitors and over 35,000 attendees to record a live episode from the convention floors. They talk about many of the new products and share an overall feeling of optimism throughout the venue.
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| 29 Aug 2022 | Happy Birthday Oteil Burbridge! Celebrating 58 years with the most versatile and in demand bass player on the planet! | 01:09:44 | |
Grateful Dead at the Spectrum in Philadelphia 8-29-1980 Join hosts Larry Mishkin and Rob Hunt as they explore the career of Oteil Burbridge. The only bass player to share band credentials with some of the hottest guitar players of all time, including Jimmy Herring, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, Scott Murawski, and Trey Anastasdio, as well as find time to write a comic book about a pair of cannabis super heros! Rob and Larry also go deep with the state of the cannabis industry today, warts and all. Somewhere in the middle they also take some time to discuss an absolute ripper from the Philly Spectrum from August 29, 1980.
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| 06 Jun 2022 | New Orleans in San Francisco - The Fillmore West delivers again | 00:49:57 | |
Grateful Dead at the Fillmore West - June 6, 1970 After many episodes with guests, Larry Mishkin and Rob Hunt have an opportunity to take a deep-dive into recent cannabis news including the news of an MSO suing the Feds over 280(e). They also speculate whether North Carolina will legalize medical cannabis and applaud Massachusetts for surpassing three billion in sales. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cyclist - https://deadheadcyclist.com/ Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg
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| 21 Oct 2019 | Colorado's October Freeze | Oysterhead reunites | 00:28:53 | |
Many Colorado cannabis farmers were caught off-guard by an October fall freeze which killed many plants just before they were harvested. Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin discuss whether it will impact dispensary prices. They also talk about Les Claypool's announcement that he is reuniting Oysterhead for a 2020 tour with Stewart Copeland from the Police on drums. https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt v Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 20 Jan 2020 | Dead & Co from the LA Forum (Part 2) | 00:23:34 | |
Jim Marty shares stories with Larry Mishkin about The Dead And Co first night preforming at the LA Forum. They talk about the set list and all the shows highlights. They also reminisce about previous shows with similar set list and their origins. On the cannabis front they talk about recent credit card processors going out of business and the impact that it has on their cannabis clients. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt
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| 07 Dec 2020 | Lee Spivey | Good Earth Organics | 00:36:28 | |
Southern Oregon's Funqdaqit is in the house. Top shelve cannabis cultivators only use organic soil to grow their premium products. Lee Spivey from Good Earth Organics joins Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin to explain the benefits of organic soil which is driving the national expansion. Lee also shares stories about playing the keyboards for the Funqdaqit a band that combins the essence of the Low O with Funk, Pop Rock, and Hip Hop. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt
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| 23 Jan 2023 | 10 years of JRAD - Joe Russo is far from Dead! | 00:57:17 | |
Highlights from JRAD celebrating their 10th birthday Rob Hunt turns the focus of today's episode to Joe Russo’s Almost Dead. He and Larry Mishkin talk about how JRAD has taken their Grateful Dead tribute to another level.
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| 07 Jun 2021 | How cool would it be to own Sweetwater with Bob Weir? | 00:48:28 | |
Crusader Rabbit Stealth Band at Sweetwater 06/10/21 Sweetwater is one of the most famous intimate venues in the world, known for hosting numerous rock legend's impromptu performances. Michael Klein Co-Owns Sweetwater with Bob Weir and joins Larry Mishkin, Jim Marty and Rob Hunt to share Sweetwater stories as well as stories about being on the road with the Grateful Dead and seeing over 850 shows. He also talks about his cannabis company, Bio 365 which produces soils that contain proprietary, activated and aged bioCHARGE™ which delivers on-demand food and water to the plant, resulting in accelerated growth and vigor. https://podconx.com/guests/michael-klein https://sweetwatermusichall.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bio365soil http://Www.bio365.com https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Photo courtesy of Jay Blakesberg Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 02 May 2022 | Happy 420: this year’s celebration shatters sales records | 01:03:57 | |
Grateful Dead Live at Jahrhunderthalle on 04-26-1972 420 cannabis sales reach $154.4 million, setting a new record for most dollars spent in single day. Larry Mishkin and Rob Hunt discuss the growth of the annual celebration and how the six-day retail sales nearly reached half of a billion dollars. They also welcome New Jersey to adult-use and speculate how it will prompt the implementation of the remaining northeastern states' adult-use programs. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cyclist - https://deadheadcyclist.com/ Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 10 Oct 2022 | How significant is Biden's cannabis prisoners pardon with Chris Walsh from MJBiz | 01:13:24 | |
Cannabis prisoners are finally coming home! On Wednesday, President Biden pardoned all non-violent federal cannabis prisoners and encouraged all state governors to do the same. Chris Walsh the CEO of MJBiz the industry's leading media group and the producer of the industry's annual tradeshow, MJBizCon joins Larry Mishkin and Rob Hunt to discuss this historic announcement. Larry and Rob finish the show reviewing a rare 1968 concert minus Bobby and Pigpen. Register - MJBizCon | Las Vegas | Nov15th - Nov 18th
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| 09 Oct 2023 | From Warlocks to Grateful Dead: The Evolution of a Legendary Band | 00:59:32 | |
"Marijuana and Gun Rights: The Legal Debate Unveiled" Larry Mishkin welcomes listeners from Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he attended the Michigan University football game and reunited with friends. The episode focuses on a Grateful Dead show from October 9th, 1989, discussing the significance of the band's name change from "Warlocks" to "Grateful Dead." Larry also touches on the ongoing legal debate surrounding medical marijuana patients' rights to own firearms, emphasizing the need to separate the issues of marijuana legalization and gun ownership. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/
Hampton Coliseum October 9, 1989 An Evening With The Warlocks Grateful Dead Live at Hampton Coliseum on 1989-10-09 : Free Borrow & Streaming : Internet Archive
Rob – I know this is one of your favorite Dead shows, if you have time this week!
Intro: Feel Like A Stranger Track No. 1 3:12 – 4:40
Show No. 1: We Can Run Track No. 5 4:10 – 5:42
I love that even on a historic night like this there is room for Brent.
Show No. 2: Dark Star Track No. 13 1:06 – 2:36
Can’t leave this out, it’s why everybody busted ass to get there!
Show No. 3: Death Don’t Have No Mercy Track No. 15 7:11 – 8:45
Can’t have one without the other
Show No. 4: Throwing Stones Track No. 7:10 – 8:42
Outro: Attics of my Life Track No. 20 2:10 – 3:47
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| 08 Feb 2021 | Transitioning from Keith to Brent in Spring '79 | 00:38:51 | |
Grateful Dead Collection infused edibles Dead fans often cite early 1979 as one of the band's many distinct transitional periods. Larry Mishkin, Jim Marty and Rob Hunt discuss some of the many iconic musical highlights of this era including the Feb 3rd concert in Indianapolis. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 14 Mar 2022 | Putin bombs, Ukrainians bake | 00:49:53 | |
Grateful Dead Live at Capital Centre on 03-14-90 From the midst of the Ukrainian invasion chaos, a message from a cannabis enthusiast provides a glimpse of hope. Larry Mishkin and Rob Hunt share the uplifting clip to provide optimism for the power of cannabis to unite. They also revisit the early part of the Dead's Spring 1990 Tour - aka The Last Great Tour. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Dan Humiston - https://podconx.com/guests/dan-humiston Deadhead Cyclist - https://deadheadcyclist.com/ Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Greatest 2 minutes in Dead History - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLROz-9NiSQ Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 24 Jul 2023 | Giants Stadium Dead: Larry and guest Christian Sauska break down 8.4.94 and the 'new song' era | 01:05:15 | |
Tips for guessing within two years when a song was played. Larry Mishkin reviews the Grateful Dead concert from August 4th, 1994, at Giant Stadium. He discusses the show and welcomes guest Christian Sauska, who attended that concert and shares his love for New Orleans-style music and his journey as a Deadhead. The conversation delves into the 80s and 90s eras of the band, and they discuss their musical backgrounds and the band's new music.
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Grateful Dead August 4, 1994 Giant’s Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Traffic opened the show Jerry sits in with Traffic on Dear Mr. Fantasy and Gimme Some Lovin
INTRO: Box of Rain Track No. 2 3:42 – 4:51
SHOW #1: Jack Straw Track No. 3 5:00 – 6:09
SHOW #2: Eternity Track No. 7 0:36 – 1:45
A “new” Bob Weir song, music by Bob and Rob Wasserman and lyrics by Willie Dixon first played on February 21, 1993 at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Played 44 times in concert Last played July 8, 1995 at Soldier Field – second to last show Released on Dead’s first post-Jerry box set, So Many Roads
Rob Wasserman (Rat Dog with Bobby) Wasserman started playing violin, and graduated to the bass after his teenage years. He studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he studied composing with John Adams and double bass with San Francisco Symphony bassists.[5] He worked with Van Morrison, Oingo Boingo, and David Grisman. His 1983 album Solo won Down Beat magazine's Record of the Year award. On the albums Duets and Trios, he worked with Bobby McFerrin, Rickie Lee Jones, Cheryl Bentyne, Lou Reed, Stéphane Grappelli, Jerry Garcia, Brian Wilson, Willie Dixon, Branford Marsalis, Bob Weir, Edie Brickell, Les Claypool, Neil Young, and Elvis Costello. Duets was nominated for three Grammy Awards. Bobby McFerrin won for "Brothers", which was performed with Wasserman. Wasserman also won Holland's Edison Award for Record of the Year. His 2000 album, Space Island, incorporated more contemporary musical elements. RatDog, which he co-founded with Bob Weir from the Grateful Dead, occupied much of his time. He toured extensively with Lou Reed. Wasserman was a judge for the sixth-tenth annual Independent Music Awards.[8] Rob Wasserman died on June 29, 2016. Cause of death was cancer.[9] Entombment was made in Salem Memorial Park and Garden at Colma, California.[10]
Willie Dixon (1915-1992) was one of the preeminent blues songwriters and performers of all time. The Grateful Dead covered a fairly lengthy list of his songs, attesting to his influence on the band: “Down in the Bottom,” “I Ain’t Superstitious,” “I Just Want to Make Love To You,” “Little Red Rooster,” “The Same Thing,” “Spoonful,” and “Wang Dang Doodle.” The song was written during the sessions for Rob Wasserman’s Trios album. “Guitar Player” magazine ran an interview with Weir in 1993: “I had this chord progression and melody that I wanted to run by Willie to see if he liked it .... he did, so he started dashing off words. He wanted me to run a certain section by him again and stuff like that, and we started working on a bridge. Then he dashes off this sheet of lyrics and hands it to me. Now I'm really stoked to be working with the legendary Willie Dixon and I'm prepared for just about anything. “He hands these lyrics to me and I'm reading through them. And they seem, you know, awfully simplistic. Like there wasn't a whole lot to them.... “....Now he wants me to read through it and sing the melody I have and see if they fit. And so I started singing through these simplistic lyrics, and that simplicity takes on a whole other direction. “By the time I had sung through them, it's like my head is suddenly eons wide. I can hear what's happening just sort of echoing around in there and I'm astounded by the simple grace of what he has just presented to me. I'm sitting there with my mouth open literally, and Willie's laughing. He's just sitting there laughing, saying, 'Now you see it. Now you see it. That's the wisdom of the blues.'” David Dodd (author of Complete Grateful Dead Annotated Lyrics) – “Weir’s songs from this era (anything from “Victim or the Crime” forward) seem aggressively innovative, shall we say. The rhythmic patterns, the big multi-layered chords, the changes in meter and tone, all add up to something that seems calculated to disrupt any comfort we might have been sinking into. OK, I didn’t say that very well, but anyone who has struggled with these late-period Weir songs knows what I mean.”
SHOW #3: Childhood’s End Track No. 8 3:10 – 4:15
A “new” Phil tune, first played July 24, 1994 at Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN Played 11 times in concert Last played July 9, 1995 at Soldier Field – last show Never released on a studio album
“Childhood’s End” on 7/20/94 – the last original Grateful Dead song to enter the live repertoire, written and sung by Phil Lesh.
Per John Hilgart of 4CPComics, the background story is that Lesh (and perhaps the others) felt that new songs would help fuel Garcia engagement in a period when Jerry was headed in the same direction as in the mid-1980s, when his drugged-out-bad-health put him in a coma that he narrowly survived – living on to drive the 1989-onward renaissance of the band. In the 1995 remake, Jerry died. The big musical difference between those two episodes is that everyone else in the band had their shit together in 1994, whereas the whole band was a mess in 1986.
John’s general take on post-Brent 1990’s Dead is that they were not to be dismissed – a band that had stopped depending on Garcia’s leadership to determine the musical outcome, but who were always therefore also ready when Garcia was feeling spry. Weir has said something to that effect. And when Garcia was feeling spry, it was just as you would wish it to be.
SHOW #4: Way To Go Home Track No. 14 2:59 – 4:12
A “new” Vince song music by Vince and Bob Bralove, lyrics by Robert Hunter. First played February 23, 1992 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Played 92 times Last played June 28, 1995 at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills
Also wrote Samba In The Rain for the Dead.
Bob Bralove is a keyboard–synthesizer player who worked as a sound technician with the Grateful Dead from 1986 to 1995. Throughout his tenure, he performed as an auxiliary musician throughout "Drums" and "Space", the band's signature aleatoric music segments.[1]Accordingly, he played a key role in their integration of MIDI technology (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communications protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and related audio devices for playing, editing, and recording music.[1] ; Before the development of MIDI, electronic musical instruments from different manufacturers could generally not communicate with each other. This meant that a musician could not, for example, plug a Roland keyboard into a Yamaha synthesizer module. With MIDI, any MIDI-compatible keyboard (or other controller device) can be connected to any other MIDI-compatible sequencer, sound module, drum machine, synthesizer, or computer, even if they are made by different manufacturers.), first working with drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, keyboardist Brent Mydland, and later guitarist Bob Weir and synthesizer/piano player Vince Welnick. He also co-wrote several songs with Weir and Welnick, including "Picasso Moon" on Built to Last (1989) and "Way to Go Home" and "Easy Answers", which were slated to appear on the band's unfinished fourteenth studio album. (A live reconstruction, Ready or Not, was ultimately released in 2019 and contains both songs.) Perhaps his most significant project with the band was curating excerpts from "Drums" and "Space" on Infrared Roses, a 1991 compilation album. "Parallelogram" and "Little Nemo in Nightland" are some of his most notable "compositions" from this release. Bralove was also a member and producer of the Psychedelic Keyboard Trio, along with Welnick and fellow former Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten.[2] Bralove and Constanten also collaborated as Dose Hermanos, a showcase for their improvisational keyboard work; since 1998, they have toured irregularly and released five albums under the moniker. Bralove also worked with Stevie Wonder, setting up and programming Wonder's synthesizers including while he was touring.[3]
OUTRO: Days Between Track No. 20 5:55 – 7:24
“new” Jerry tune First played February 22, 1993 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena Played 42 times by the Dead Last played June 24, 1995 at RFK Stadium in D.C.
It has become a favorite of the surviving band members, played the third night at the 50th Anniversary Shows at Soldier Field in 2015 and frequently played by Dead & Co. with Bobby singing, Also played by Bob Weir and Wolf Bros. and Phil and Friends. Great tune to end this episode.
David Dodd: “Days Between” has come to be an anthem that makes us remember Garcia in a particular way, and, in particular, the days between his birth date of August 1 and his death date of August 9. It’s a fitting song for such thoughts, with its big sweeping chords and its lyrics heavy with nostalgia and longing. There’s a word in German, sehnsucht, that lacks a proper emotional counterpart in English, but which means, roughly, “longing.” It carries a sense of wishing you could see something—see something again, see something at all—that something is missing from your eyes and from your presence. I find that “Days Between” belongs with a raft of songs that induce this feeling in me. “Days Between,” a late song in the Robert Hunter / Jerry Garcia songbook, was perhaps their last collaboration on a big, significant song, one that ranks with “Dark Star” and “Terrapin Station” as ambitious and intentionally grand. (I was talking the other day with a friend, about Garcia’s playing and songwriting, and the thought came up that Garcia, like few others, was unafraid of grandeur, and could successfully pull it off. Same with Hunter.)
During its relatively short time in the live repertoire, they played it 41 times, always in the second set, and fairly frequently rising out of the Drums.
Phil: “I don’t know whether to weep with joy at the beauty of the vision or with sadness at the impassable chasm of time between the golden past and the often painful present.” Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 07 Nov 2021 | Red Rocks Returns | 00:38:02 | |
Dead & Company at Red Rocks 10/20/21 Larry Mishkin, Jim Marty and Rob Hunt talk about the Phish Halloween show in Las Vegas and Terrapin Crossroads closing. Rob reports on New York's license delay, Jim reports on Colorado tax bill being defeated and they all speculate what Virginia's new governor will do about cannabis. Larry ends the show briefly talking about Dick's Pick 16 from Nov 8 1969. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Jim Marty - https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cyclist - https://deadheadcyclist.com/ Photo courtesy of Jay Blakesberg Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 08 Nov 2024 | Remembering Quincy Jones and The Grateful Dead having fun on Stage with the The Jones Gang Incident | 01:17:03 | |
Phil Lesh: A Tribute to a Musical Icon In this episode of the Deadhead Cannabis Show, Larry Mishkin discusses the significance of the Grateful Dead's concert on November 4, 1977, at Colgate University, along with various music news updates, tributes to Phil Lesh, and reflections on Quincy Jones's legacy. The conversation highlights the dynamics of the band during the concert, the impact of newer jam bands like Goose, and the importance of preserving musical legacies through releases like Dave's Picks. In this episode, Larry discusses the latest music news, particularly focusing on the Grateful Dead's legacy and their recent box set releases. He reflects on the band's unique performances and the significance of their music. The conversation then shifts to marijuana legalization efforts, particularly in Florida, where a recent ballot measure was rejected despite public support. Larry expresses disappointment in the political landscape surrounding marijuana and emphasizes the benefits of legalization. The episode concludes with a deep dive into a specific Grateful Dead performance, highlighting the band's improvisational style and the joy their music brings to fans. Takeaways
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Chapters 00:00Introduction and Context of the Episode 03:45Exploring the Grateful Dead's November 4, 1977 Show 11:34The Jones Gang Incident and Band Dynamics 16:49Music News: Goose and Gen 3 Jam Bands 20:51Tributes to Phil Lesh and Reflections on Legacy 25:30Remembering Quincy Jones: A Musical Legend 30:06Dave's Picks Volume 52: A Review 36:30Celebrating Music and New Releases 38:53Exploring the Grateful Dead's Legacy 44:17Marijuana News and Legalization Efforts 01:01:01Deep Dive into Grateful Dead Performances 01:09:55Closing Thoughts and Reflections
LARRY'S NOTES: Grateful Dead November 11, 1977 (47 years ago) Cotterrell Gymnasium Colgate University Hamilton, NY
Dave’s Picks #12
This show literally “popped up out of nowhere” during the very famous fall tour of the very famous 1977 year of touring. On November 1st they played in Detroit’s legendary Cobo Hall. The next night up in Toronto. They had Nov. 3 set for Utica, NY but the show fell through a few weeks before. They were still set for Rochester on Nov. 5th (which was released as Dick’s Picks #34) and Binghamton on Nov. 7th. So less than 4 weeks before this show, while already hitting the road, negotiations began for this show which were only finalized the night before.
Cotterrell gym on the Colgate campus is a small venue. Think large high school gym with pull out bleachers. There were only 3,000 folks at the show. But 2300 of them were held for Colgate students so only 700 were sold to the public or really the Deadheads. A tough ticket as the Heads used to say. But those who made it in had a ball and saw one of the best shows of the year.
One of those shows that lots of Deadheads wished they had seen.
This version of the show from Archive, is an audience tape and a great contrast to other episodes where we have featured Dead show clips from audience tapes. This one was taped by Jerry Moore who was set up directly behind the soundboard. Go to Archive and check out the entire show.
On a personal note, glad to see that Archive is back up and running after its hacking episode a few weeks ago.
INTRO: Dupree’s Diamond Blues Track #8 2:50 – 4:52
This is a great version with Jerry’s lyrics and playing both very strong.
The 8th song of the first set following: GO TO ARCHIVE LINK
A beautiful Bertha opening but I have featured that song so much, and it is such a common opener, that I needed to go with something else today. I love it from the 1969 Fillmore West shows where two of the nights the second set would start with DuPree’s into Mountains of the Moon before jumping into the fabulous Dark Star/St. Stephen/11/Lovelight suite (in my humble opinion, the best suite of songs ever played by the Dead and certainly the one that best defines the band and the basic foundation that supports so much of their music.
Played: 82 times First: January 24, 1969 at Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA Last: October 13, 1994 at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
SHOW No. 1: Tuning (start of second set, stage banter re Jones Gang) Track #10 :15 – End
Why did Phil do this? To kill time, he was dosed, adding a bit of levity to the evening’s proceedings. Or there is this: Two nights before the Dead played in Toronto at Seneca College’s Field House. The night before was at Cobo Hall in Detroit. So they took the 3d off while traveling from Toronto to Hamilton, NY to play this show. Apparently, the band could not or did not want to try to take their stash into Canada. Keith Richards of the Stones had just been busted in Canada for possession and no one wanted to take any chances. SO . . . . it seems they were “jonesing” from something, weed, acid, or whatever.
Many of the Deadhead reports of the show in Archive and at the Dead Setlist Program note that the guys seemed very stoned or, more likely, dosed. They were wearing sunglasses indoors in the evening.
Good friend Henry was a student at Colgate in 1977 and attended the show. In telling me about it, he basically began with the Jones Gang episode. So it was cool to finally hear the show and hear Phil do his thing. A great way to keep everybody entertained while waiting for some technical issues to be resolved. And something that was sadly missing in their later years when basically none of them said anything while on stage, Bobby sporadically with a comment and Jerry I saw speak from the stage maybe 5 times out of 110 shows. This is the kind of stuff that normalized them and separated them from the button down rock acts that showed up, played the same set list that they had played all tour and would keep playing When they spoke it was all pre planned, “Thank you (insert name of city where they are playing).
And then launched into a killer Samson (even though it was a Friday). Just part of another great Dead experience and the kind of thing that makes it easy to remember the show even years later. Everyone talks about the Jones Gang show, maybe more than they think of it as a Colgate show or Hamilton, NY show. Sure took Henry back.
MUSIC NEWS: Music Intro: Cold Rain & Snow Goose 10.25.2024 LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, N.C. Goose - “Cold Rain and Snow” (10/25/24 - LJVM Coliseum - Winston-Salem, NC) (youtube.com) 0:10 – 1:05
Another Phil tribute by one of the most promising Gen3 (Gen1 = Dead; Gen2=Phish) jam bands on the scene. Not the first time they have covered the Dead, but it’s a damn good cover of a tune that traces its Dead roots to their very first album and even before that. Jerry loved it. Phil made it happen and restarted his singing career on the closing chorus in 1982 at MSG. And Goose nails it here. They really bring it every time they play. The jam band that I figure will outlast me!
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024 at 91) was an American record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer.[1] Over his course of his career he received several accolades including 28 Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award as well as nominations for seven Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.[2]
Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before producing pop hit records for Lesley Gore in the early 1960s (including "It's My Party") and serving as an arranger and conductor for several collaborations between the jazz artists Frank Sinatra and Count Basie. Jones produced three of the most successful albums by pop star Michael Jackson: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), and Bad (1987). In 1985, Jones produced and conducted the charity song "We Are the World", which raised funds for victims of famine in Ethiopia.[3]
Jones composed numerous films scores including for The Pawnbroker (1965), In the Heat of the Night (1967), In Cold Blood (1967), The Italian Job (1969), The Wiz (1978), and The Color Purple (1985). He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for the miniseries Roots (1977). He received a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical as a producer for the revival of The Color Purple (2016).
Throughout career he was the recipient of numerous honorary awards including the Grammy Legend Award in 1992, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1995, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001, the National Medal of the Arts in 2011, the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2014, and the Academy Honorary Award in 2024. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by Time.[1]
"I woke up today to the Terrible news that we lost Quincy Jones.. Genius is a description loosely used but Rarely deserved. Point blank, Quincy was the MAN. I won my 1st Grammy with Quincy and I live with his Wisdom daily," Ice-T on X.
Time to order Dave’s Picks 2025 subscription. I say it every year.
SHOW No. 2: Eyes of the World Track #15 11:10 – END
INTO
Estimated Prophet Track #16 Start - :20
The unique thing in this segment is that it is the first, and one of the only times, that the band played Eyes into Estimated as it was almost always played as Estimated>Eyes. This is the end of Eyes jam and segue into Estimated. Very cool to hear it played “backwards”. This entire Eyes (all 13 minutes of it), is magnificent and a must hear if you are looking for some great Dead jamming to rock to. On this night, the boys were apparently in a state of mind that let them do a bit of exploring away from the norm for them, if there even is a “Dead norm”. It sure worked out well for the rest of us.
SHOW No. 3: The Other One Track #17 :52 – 3:00
We’ve featured this song so many times, discussed the whole That’s It For The Other One suite and all of its subparts. This one is the opposite, a 4 minutes 20 seconds version, with the first 3+ minutes just a hard jam. They only sing the first verse of the standard Other One and then head straight into Drums. This clip just features the jam with Jerry leading the way. So clean and powerful, if 1977 is the best year ever for the band, then this has to be one of its peaks. Maybe not the best of ’77 because Barton Hall, but still way up there for nights when the band was truly smoking hot and holding nothing back. Some of the best post-1970 psychedelic Dead that you will ever hear. Everyone in sync and making the magic that kept us all coming back for more until there was no more to come back to. Just buckle in and enjoy the ride.
Played: 550 times First: October 31, 1967 at Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA Last: July 9, 1995 at Soldier Field, Chicago
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SHOW No. 4: Playin Reprise Track #21 3:00 – 6:34
"Playing in the Band" is a song by the Grateful Dead. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and rhythm guitaristBob Weir composed the music, with some assistance from percussionist Mickey Hart.[1] The song first emerged in embryonic form on the self-titled 1971 live albumGrateful Dead. It then appeared in a more polished form on Ace, Bob Weir's first solo album (which included every Grateful Dead member except Ron "Pigpen" McKernan).
During a Bob Weir and Wolf Bros concert livestream on February 12, 2021, Weir credited David Crosby with the composition of the main riff. Weir stated, "David Crosby came up with the seminal lick... and then he left. We were out at Mickey's barn. So Mickey said, 'Make a song out of that'. Next day, I had it".[
It has since become one of the best-known Grateful Dead numbers and a standard part of their repertoire. According to Deadbase X, it ranks fourth on the list of songs played most often in concert by the band with 581 performances.
In the Grateful Dead's live repertoire, all songs featured musical improvisation and many featured extended instrumental solos; but certain key songs were used as starting points for serious collective musical improvisation—the entire band creating spontaneously all at once. In this regard "Playing in the Band" was of major importance, second only to "Dark Star". During "Playing in the Band" the Grateful Dead would play the planned verses and choruses of the song itself; then they would improvise and explore brand new musical territory, sometimes for twenty minutes or more; and then the chorus would usually be reprised, to bring the song to its end. Sometimes during these extended "jams", the band would even perform other entire songs, before at last coming back around to the final chorus aka the “Reprise”.
On some occasions, more early on than later, the band would play the main song, jam for some amount of time and slide back in for the reprise. Its performance in this style on 21 May 1974 at the Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle has been cited as the longest uninterrupted performance of a single song in the Grateful Dead's history, clocking in at 46 minutes and 32 seconds.[3][4] It was released in 2018 on the boxset Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings and as its own LP. Very cool – an entire album just for one song. Like Phish’ Ruby Waves at Alpine Valley in 2019 got its own album.
Then later they might add a song or two in between the main portion and the reprise.
Then later they might hold it for the encore the same night the main song had been performed.
Then later, they might hold it until the night after the main song had been performed and then two nights later and sometimes 3. Not uncommon for play the main song the first night of a multi-night run and then the reprise the last night. Usually during the show, but as stated, sometimes in the encore.
Then they might forget to ever get back to it, play the main song again and the whole process would repeat as everyone would wait to see if and when they would finally play the reprise.
David Dodd: To me, the unpredictability of a “Playin” jam was always a highlight of a show. It could get incredibly far out there—completely away from anything—and then, just like that, snap back in, quietly and cautiously or slam-bang, or later, after they’d played most of another song, or a whole set, into the “Playin Reprise.” Sometimes the reprise would never occur.
While it usually ran 3 or 4 minutes, this show’s reprise went almost 7 minutes with an extended jam before they every got to the reprise lyrics.
For Phish fans, think Twe-pri. For non Phish fans that’s the song Tweezer and its “reprise” and that band takes all sorts of liberties with it. Not so unlike the Dead’s style as previously discussed but most famously, at least as far as I know as a still neophyte Phish head, during their 13 show Baker’s Dozen run at MSG, Phish played Tweezer the very first night on July 21st to open the second set and then the Twi-Pri finally showed up on August 6th as the second song of the encore after On The Road Again to close out the entire 13 night run.
Reprises are great!
Played: 648 times (no separate breakdown for how may Reprises were played but I’m sure there were times they never got back to a reprise although one year April Fools 1985 at Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland MA – actually March 31st but called it their April Fools joke even though they did play again the next night, April 1, at the same venue - they played the reprise first and then the main song) First: February 18, 1971 at Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, USA Last: July 5, 1995 at the Riverport Amphitheater in Maryland Heights (St. Louis), MO
OUTRO Johnny B. Goode (Bob – “Happy Homecoming”) Track #22 0:12 – 2:08
We’ve also featured this song quite a bit, a Chuck Berry classic covered by almost every rock n roll band that ever played a set of music and even some that never did. Its guitar intro is as famous a song opening as any in the genre. I love this version because of Bobby’s greetings to the students wishing them a happy homecoming! Imagine going to your high school or college homecoming dance and the band is the Grateful Dead. Now that’s a story to tell. Not sure and I don’t think it really matters whether that weekend was or was not Colgate’s homecoming. It just showed that stoned and all, Bobby knew he was on a college campus.
Almost always played as an encore or show closer if no encore. Unlike another Chuck Berry classic covered by the Dead, The Promised Land, which could be played as a show opener, set closer, second set opener, encore, it would pop up just about anywhere.
Great way to end a great show. The boys just blow the walls down on this one. Or, as commenter RFKROX posted back in 2008 about this version, “Oh, and the Johnny B. Goode is the most incredible rockin’ version I’ve ever heard this band play!! It’s the fucking SHIT!!” I couldn’t have said it any better myself!
Played: 283 times First: September 7, 1969 at Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, CA, USA
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| 20 Jul 2020 | Workingman's Dead 50th Anniversary | 00:27:07 | |
The record breaking monthly cannabis sales continue With the economy falling into a recession, cannabis states are thankful for the flow of cannabis tax revenue. Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin review the state's monthly sales totals and compare the size of the industries annual sales to other industries. On the music front the discuss Workingman's Dead and look back on past concerts including Feb. 2nd 1971 in Port Chester, NY. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 12 Jun 2023 | Fare Thee Well: Larry reports on the highs & lows of The Last Time for Dead & Co | 01:03:24 | |
Dead & Company Concert Recap at Wrigley Field Larry Mishkin gives a solo recap of the Dead and Company show at Wrigley Field. Larry praises the band's performance, particularly highlighting John Mayer's guitar skills. He discusses the setlist and the energetic atmosphere among Deadheads at the show, emphasizing the joy of being among fellow fans.
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| 24 Oct 2022 | Strange things are afoot at the Miami Arena | 00:56:50 | |
Grateful Dead, Miami Arena October 26, 1989 Co-hosts Larry Mishkin and Rob Hunt discuss the reason announcement that GTI signed a contract to sell MMJ out of Circle K’s in Florida. They also talk about Canopy Growth closing all their Canadian retail business. Musically, the review clips from the Dead's 1989 show in Miami and speculate about Dead And Co final summer tour.
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| 05 Oct 2020 | 50th Anniversary of American Beauty | 00:33:50 | |
50 years ago top 40 listeners started enjoying the Dead for the first time. The candidates did not mention cannabis during the first debate which could be a good thing. Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin speculate on why the lack of political attention may be good for the cannabis industry. They also discuss the significance of the American Beauty album on it's 50th Anniversary. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Photo courtesy of Jay Blakesberg
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| 27 Mar 2023 | A trip back to the Hampton Coliseum 1988 | 00:57:18 | |
Never miss a Sunday show Larry Mishkin shares stories about a Grateful Dead concert at Hampton Coliseum in 1988 and how the show was different from previous years. He also talks about the Phish fans' motto, "Never miss a Sunday show," and how it applies to the Grateful Dead. Larry discusses how the audience's participation is an essential part of a Dead show and how it's sometimes lost in professionally recorded versions. Lastly, he reflects on the joy of hearing the crowd's reaction to the opening song, "Iko Iko," and the magic of the moment.
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| 11 Nov 2019 | On Hemp with Joy Beckerman | 00:35:32 | |
Joy Beckerman hemp passion was ignited at a Grateful Dead concert in the '90s. She has gone on to become one of the industries leading advocate, President of the Hemp Industries Association and host of the Hemp Barons podcast. She joins Larry Mishkin and Jim Marty, to talk about the Grateful Dead's influence on the movement.and how this amazing plant is changing the world. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt
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| 16 Sep 2019 | Vaping Crisis | Summer Concert Recap | 00:25:49 | |
The recent, unexplained rash of deaths linked to the use of vaporizers is creating concern within the cannabis industry. Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin have an in-depth discussion about the likely causes. They also reflect on it's impact on the industry and talk about possible solutions. The show ends with a recap of the summer concerts and a preview of upcoming shows. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 31 May 2021 | A view of cannabis from today's NYC streets | 00:48:56 | |
Grateful Dead, Sam Boyd Silver Bowl - MAY 31, 1992 NYC has enormous global influence and as such the world is paying close attention to the roll out of the state's recreational cannabis program. Long-time New Yorker, attorney and old-school Deadhead Larry Rader from joins Larry Mishkin, Jim Marty and Rob Hunt to talk about the changes that have already occurred with some local perspectives. He also reminisces with Larry about some of the great Dead shows they attended together and rapid-fires with Rob about the tri-state shows they each attended. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-rader https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Photo courtesy of Jay Blakesberg
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| 25 Mar 2024 | Larry Talks Marijuana Cultivation and Music With Nik Erickson of Full Moon Farms in Humboldt. The Dead play “How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You” for the one and only time on March 25, 1972 | 01:04:41 | |
"From Outlaw to Entrepreneur: The Evolution of Cannabis Farming" Larry Mishkin is joined by Nick Erickson from Full Moon Farms in California. Nick shares his family's long history in California, dating back to the Gold Rush era. He discusses his introduction to cannabis cultivation, growing up around marijuana plants, and his experiences with law enforcement raids during the outlaw era of cannabis farming. He explains the transition from illegal to legal cannabis cultivation in California after the state's legalization in 2016. He highlights the challenges and benefits of operating a legal cannabis farm, including the importance of testing for safety and quality control. The conversation delves into the evolution of cannabis culture, the emergence of scientific understanding around terpenes, and the increasing focus on quality and sustainability in cannabis farming. Erickson emphasizes the significance of terroir, microclimates, and genetic diversity in producing unique cannabis strains with distinct flavors and effects. Overall, the transcript provides insights into the experiences of a legacy cannabis grower navigating the transition to a regulated market while maintaining a commitment to craft cultivation practices.
Grateful Dead of the Day March 25, 1972 (52 years ago) New York Academy of Music
Concert in NY immediately before their departure for Europe for the ’72 tour.
INTRO: How Sweet It Is Track No. 12 2:30 – 4:00
MID-SHOW: Nobody’s Fault But Mine Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Slate Quarry U.K. 1994 Jimmy Page & Robert Plant - Nobody's Fault But Mine (Slate Quarry UK 1994) (youtube.com)
OUTRO: Next Time You See Me Track #15 :30 – 2:06 Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 09 May 2022 | Pigpen rocks Rotterdam with Eric Brandstad | 01:02:57 | |
Grateful Dead Live at Rotterdam Civic Hall on 05-11-1972 Fifth-generation California farmer discovers cannabis and his future career while following the Grateful Dead. Eric Brandstad the Founder of Greenhouse Advisory Group a full farm planning consultation, greenhouse design, and greenhouse rescue shares Grateful Dead stories with Larry Mishkin and Rob Hunt. They also continue their Europe'72 review emphasizing Pigpen's songs. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cyclist - https://deadheadcyclist.com/ Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Eric Brandstad - https://podconx.com/guests/eric-brandstad Greenhouse Advisory Group - https://www.greenhouseadvisorygroup.com/ Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 19 Jul 2021 | 1990 Brent Mydland, out with a bang | 00:40:44 | |
07/23/90 - Grateful Dead - World Music Theatre, Tinley Park Big news out of Washington, Senator Schumer introduced game-changing cannabis legislation. Larry Mishkin, Jim Marty and Rob Hunt discuss the proposed legislation that would legalize marijuana at the federal level. They also discuss Grateful Dead's 1990 summer tour and the tragic death of Bret Mydland. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Photo courtesy of Jay Blakesberg Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 08 Jul 2019 | Dead without Phil, does Otell do the Job? | 00:22:55 | |
Recording from Cannabis CPA Jim Marty's barn during his pre-game party before the Dead and Company concerts at Folsom Field. Cannabis attorney Larry Mishkin calls in to continue their discussion on how each instrument has impacted the band. This week they compare Phil to Otell and shares stories about these legendary bass players. Special guest Duke Rumley joins to talk about Sober AF Entertainment the Not-For-Profit organization that provides sober areas at events. Inspired by a group of sober GrateFul Dead fans who toured with the Dead call the Wharf Rats, SAFE gives people struggling with addiction a sober space to enjoy events. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 03 Jun 2019 | Have traffic fatalities increased in legal marijuana states | 00:23:51 | |
Cannabis CPA Jim Marty from Bridgewest CPA and Esq Larry Mishkin from The Hoban Law Group talk about the impact legalizing marijuana has had on traffic fatalities. Then they switch gears and talk about how they transitioned from The Grateful Dead to Dead & Company. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 02 Oct 2023 | 50 Years Ago Today: Jerry Garcia and Merle Saunders Jam at Winterland | 01:10:32 | |
"Tedeschi Trucks Band: Rocking the Garden Party with Warren Haynes and Trey Anastasio" Larry Mishkin discusses various topics related to marijuana law, culture, and music. He mentions updates on Tedeschi Trucks Band shows, including performances with Warren Haynes and Trey Anastasio. Larry also delves into the history of the song "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry," originally written by Bob Dylan, and how it marked a pivotal moment in the transition to electric music. He discusses the Dead's cover of the song and its significance, along with other Dylan covers. Additionally, Larry touches on the Jerry Garcia and Merle Saunders performance from 50 years ago, featuring songs like "Finders Keepers" and "The Harder They Come." He highlights the guest musicians and the significance of these performances within the context of rock and roll history. Finally, he shares insights on Jerry Garcia's cover of "That's All Right, Mama" and its historical significance in the development of rock and roll music. Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/
Going with a Garcia/Saunders show: October 2, 1973 (50 years ago) Winterland, S.F. Band members: Jerry – guitar and vocals Merle – Keyboard John Kahn – bass Bill Vitt – drums Guests: Sara Fulcher – vocals Matt Kelly – harmonica Roger “Jellyroll” Troy – bass, vocals Martin Fierro – sax Bill Atwood - trumpet
INTRO: It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry (this one is really from 10.12.1973 at Keystone because the Archive.org show is missing this song as the opener and this is the one closes in date I could find) 7:35 – 9:09
"It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" is a song written by Bob Dylan, that was originally released on his album Highway 61 Revisited released Aug. 30, 1965. It was recorded barely a month earlier on July 29, 1965. The song was also included on an early, European Dylan compilation album entitled Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits 2. An earlier, alternate version of the song has been released, in different takes, beginning with the appearance of one take on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 in 1991. Covered by Steven Stills, Leon Russell, Marianne Faithful, Taj Mahal, Paul Westerberg, Robyn Hitchcock and Lucinda Williams
Dylan’s live debut of the song came as part of Dylan's controversial electric set, backed by members of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Al Kooper, at the Newport Folk Festival on July 25, 1965, after "Maggie's Farm".[2][4][5][7] After being heckled during the electric set, and especially during "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry", by fans who wanted Dylan to play acoustic folk music, Dylan returned to play acoustic versions of "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue".[4][7] The Newport performance of "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" features jamming by guitarist Bloomfield and organist Al Kooper.[4]
Dylan played it live as part of his set in the August 1971 Concert for Bangladesh. This version was included in the concert film and Grammy Award-winning album of the same title.[2]
first time on June 10, 1973 at RFK Stadium (D.C.) with Allman Brothers five times in 1991 and once on March 16, 1992 at the Spectrum, Philly
Released on Dead album: Postcards of the Hanging (March, 2002)
B. Jerry’s various bands played it about 60 times, first time on January 15, 1972 at Keystone Korner in S.F. w/Merle Saunders Last time by JGB: March 4, 1995 at the Warfield in S.F.
SHOW #1: Finders Keepers Track No. 1 3:00 – 4:13
Finders Keepers was performed over 20 times by Jerry Garcia with the Garcia/Saunders band, Legion of Mary and Reconstruction between 1973 and 1979. On the 1973 Garcia/Saunders Keystone double album the song is called Finders Keepers and is correctly credited to Johnston and Bowen. The song was written by General Johnson, a member of the group Chairmen Of The Board, and Jeffrey Bowen, the producer of the Chairmen Of The Board recording. The song was originally released by the Chairmen Of The Board as a single with a vocal version of the song on the A side and an instrumental version on the B-side. Chairmen of the Board is an American-Canadian, Detroit, Michigan-based soul musicgroup, who saw their greatest commercial success in the 1970s.
SHOW #2: The Harder They Come Track No. 2 1:05 – 2:18
"The Harder They Come" is a reggae song by the Jamaican singer Jimmy Cliff. It was first recorded for the soundtrack of the 1972 movie of the same name, in which it is supposed to have been written by the film's main character, Ivanhoe Martin.
In 1969, singer Jimmy Cliff met film director Perry Henzell, who was intending to make a film about a musician who turned to crime. Cliff agreed to take the lead role, and the film was shot over the next two years. During filming, Cliff came up with the line "the harder they come". Henzell thought it would make a good title for the film, and asked Cliff to write and record a theme song for it.[2] The actual recording of the track, at Dynamic Sounds (Muscle Shoals, 1971), was filmed for inclusion in the movie. Cliff wrote the melody, and improvised the lyrics. The musicians were Gladstone Anderson (piano), Winston Wright (organ), Winston Grennan (drums), Linford "Hux" Brown (lead guitar), Ranford "Ranny Bop" Williams (rhythm guitar), and Clifton "Jackie" Jackson (bass).[2] Reggae track recorded in Jamaica in 1972
Covered by: JGB (Kean College 2.2.80), Cher, Keith Richards (b-side to his single, Run Rudolph Run 1978), Rancid, Joe Strummer, Wayne Kramer, moe., Willie Nelson, Guster, Widespread Panic and many others
The Harder They Come was performed over 350 times by Jerry Garcia/Merl Saunders groups and by the Jerry Garcia Band between 1973 and 1995. The lyrics and music for the song are included in the Jerry Garcia Songbook. Also played by Phil Lesh & Friends, Billy & The Kids, Voodoo Dead and Bob Weir with Soul Ska.
SHOW #3: That’s All Right Mama Track No. 3 2:20 – 3:59 Featuring: Bill Atwood on Trumpet and Sara Fulcher on vocals
The song was written by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, and originally recorded by him in Chicago on September 6, 1946, as "That's All Right". Some of the lyrics are traditional blues verses first recorded by Blind Lemon Jefferson in 1926.[5][6] Crudup's recording was released as a single in 1947 on RCA Victor 20–2205, but was less successful than some of his previous recordings. One of the experts who consider the Crudup recording to be the "first rock and roll song" is Southeastern Louisiana University rock historian Joseph Burns, who adds that "this song could contain the first ever guitar solo break".
Elvis Presley's version was recorded in July 1954.[10] While recording an album as part of a trio called The Blue Moon Boys, the band played "That's All Right" in between takes, and the uptempo style characteristic of rockabilly caught the attention of studio executive Sam Phillips, who asked for a refinement of the interpretation that was later recorded.[11] Its catalogue number was Sun 209.[12] The song was released under its original title, "That's All Right", and names the performers as Elvis Presley, Scotty, and Bill.[13] The Presley version was not identical to Crudup's since it was "at least twice as fast as the original".[2] His version is considered by some music critics as one of the records that was the first in the rock n'roll genre.
A 2004 article in The Guardian argues that rather than Presley's version being one of the first records of rock and roll, it was simply one of "the first white artists' interpretations of a sound already well-established by black musicians almost a decade before [...] a raucous, driving, unnamed variant of rhythm and blues".
Covered by the Grateful Dead once with allman Brothers on June 10, 1973 (RFK great version with Jerry and Dickey Betts trading off lead licks) and once om April 18, 1986 at Berkeley Community Theater Played regularly by JGB and other versions from the ‘70’s until the end in 1995.
SHOW #4: Second That Emotion Track No. 5 7:00 – 8:29
"I Second That Emotion" is a 1967 song written by Smokey Robinson and Al Cleveland. First charting as a hit for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles on the Tamla/Motown label in 1967, "I Second That Emotion" was later a hit single for the group duet Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations, also on the Motown label. One morning in 1967, Robinson and Cleveland were shopping at Hudson's, a Detroit department store. Robinson found a set of pearls for his wife, Claudette. "They're beautiful." he said to the salesperson. "I sure hope she likes them." Cleveland then added "I second that emotion." Both songwriters laughed at Cleveland's malapropism; he had meant to say "I second that motion." The two were immediately inspired to write a song using the incorrect phrase.
Was performed a handful of times (7) by the Grateful Dead in April, 1971 First: April 8, 1971 at The Music Hall, Boston Last: April 29, 1971 at Fillmore East NYC
Part of Jerry’s bands repertoire between 1973 and 1994 (played almost 200 times)
OUTRO: Sweet Little Angel Track #7 2:20 – 3:59
Written by BB King and Jules Taub in September, 1956 Some say it is an adaption of Black Angel Blues written by Lucille Bogan in December, 1930
In 1956, B.B. King recorded "Sweet Little Angel" (RPM Records 468). According to King, "I got the idea for 'Sweet Little Angel' from Robert Nighthawk's 'Sweet Black Angel', though I later discovered that the song had been recorded by someone before Nighthawk. At the time 'black' was not a popular word, as it is now. Instead of using the old title, I changed it to 'Sweet Little Angel'—and that was a pretty big record for me".[6] King's version, which included a horn section, was a stylistic shift for the song and it became a hit, reaching number eight on the Billboard R&B chart.[7] In 1957, he re-recorded "Sweet Little Angel" for his first album Singin' the Blues. Both versions prominently feature B.B. King's guitar work, with his note-bends "sounding almost like a lap steel in places.” Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 31 Oct 2022 | Celebrating Bill Graham and the Dead's 1991 Halloween run. | 00:57:03 | |
Legendary concert promoter Bill Graham's influence on rock-n-roll is undeniable. Presiding over the Fillmore Auditorium and Winterland Ballroom he was central to the rise of bands and artists like the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix and Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin. On the anniversary of his untimely passing, Larry Mishkin and Rob Hunt pay tribute to his legacy and review The Grateful Dead's 1991 Halloween run.
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| 21 May 2019 | Preview | 00:10:04 | |
Introducing a new podcast hosted by cannabis CPA Jim Marty & Cannabis attorney Larry Mishkin. In addition to being two of the most renowned professionals in the cannabis industry they also have been following the Dead and other great bands for over 40 years. On this Preview they talk about their plan for The Deadhead Cannabis Show, about upcoming concerts and of course the Grateful Dead. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt
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| 03 Aug 2020 | Matt Mayberry | Trym | 00:35:39 | |
Integrated cultivation facilities have lower costs and less exposure to liability. The days of managing a cannabis cultivation facility with excel spreadsheets and note books are long gone. Growing cannabis is far more complicated today than ever before and to remain competitive companies depend on software programs that are specifically designed to integrate all their systems. With years of growing experience Matt Mayberry and his co-founders identified the need and created Trym, a comprehensive cultivation management software system. He joins Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin to talk about their software and about his time traveling with the Phish tour. https://podconx.com/guests/matt-mayberry https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 20 Apr 2020 | Rob Hunt | Linnaea Holdings | 00:48:00 | |
The time supposedly wasted following the Grateful Dead has turned out to be one of this Deadhead cannabis entrepreneur's greatest assets. Robert Hunt from Linnaea Holdings is an attorney, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, father and Deadhead. He joins Jim Marty and Larry Mishkin to discuss his career in cannabis and his Grateful Dead journey. He recounts, with surprising accuracy dates, set lists and guest performances from the nearly 200 Grateful Dead shows he attended. https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin https://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
| 17 Oct 2022 | Bob Weir at 75 and Colorado cannabis at 10 with Mason Tvert. | 01:04:52 | |
A decade ago, adult-use was passed in Colorado, what's next? Stop by to look back at Bobby's best birthday shows over the years. Co-hosts Larry Mishkin and Rob Hunt are joined by cannabis policy guru and Deadhead Mason Tvert, the person most responsible for legalizing adult-use of cannabis in CO. in 2012, as they reminisce about some of their favorite Bobby birthday moments over the years. This episode covers a great deal of legislative and musical ground.
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Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-show Larry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkin Rob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-hunt Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesberg Sound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/ | |||
