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March 15th, 2010
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| An excellent way to celebrate Phil's 70th birthday today is to listen to his 50th birthday concert at the Cap Centre. I was lucky enough to be there for an amazing show that stood out even in that superb Spring 1990 Tour. |
| From the Happy Birthday tuning to open, through a blistering China> Rider and the phenomenal Terrapin Station, the front-end of the second set was amazing. The beautiful theme in the jam that followed Terrapin happily popped up another time or two over the next couple of weeks, almost a signature of that tour. I dare say it is every bit as beautiful as the haunting Mind Left Body Jam at Albany (but that, as they say, is another story). |
| Happy Birthday, Phil! And, thank you for the real good times! |
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| February 11th, 2010 |
Anniversary Alert!
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| Important dates in Grateful Dead History |
| February 11, 13, 14, 1970 - These three shows are on many Deadhead lists of the best Grateful Dead shows of all time. The first show has a phenomenal Spanish Jam featuing guest-guitar licks from Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac (back in the days when they were a Blues band). The Dark Star on the 13th still sets the standard for that style of Star, is but the first gem in a stellar trio of half-hour songs followed by That's It For The Other One and Lovelight. On the 14th, the 52-minute jam that spans from Alligator through Caution smokes. |
| If you got the tunes and the time, enjoy their 40th anniversary (you can listen to them at archive.org): 2-11-70 • 2-13-70 • 2-14-70 |
| Realizing this was four decades ago makes us feel a little bit old, but the music makes us a whole lot happy! |
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