thebes Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) I know one deadhead member has trucked off to Chi-town for the last ride of the Grateful Dead. If we are lucky we will get a report. In case you haven't heard, it's the last concerts this weekend in Chicago for The Grateful Dead with Bruce Hornsby filling in for Jerry Garcia. Three sets over three days at Soldiers Field. I hope some of our local Windy City members wi;l be in attendance. Me? I'll just make do with over 20 Dead/Garcia albums, I just happen to have hanging around. Edited July 1, 2015 by thebes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Never was a Dead fan. If this disqualifies me from forum membership, well then, so be it..... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Don't let the door... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Then again, it might knock the bug out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thesloth Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Bruce Hornsby is playing but I wouldn't necessarily say he is filling in for Jerry Garcia, Jerry played guitar On the other hand Trey Anastasio from Phish is playing guitar, and IMHO is doing a fantastic job! I am curious to know if the forum member on his way to Chi-town is Dave (audiblenectar)? I did watch the webcast for Saturday's show..........it was nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel's wife Posted July 2, 2015 Moderators Share Posted July 2, 2015 Never was a Dead fan. If this disqualifies me from forum membership, well then, so be it..... +1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 There are two bands in the world that grind me the wrong way... one is the effing Eagles, guess who the other one is? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Effing Journey? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Chad Posted July 2, 2015 Administrators Share Posted July 2, 2015 We are providing a free audio stream of their last show. That said, I think the Dead are one of the most overrated bands of all time. OF ALL TIME. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) I used to hear several bands free of charge in Golden Gate park in SF, as well as in Provo Park in Berkeley. They were almost all good, and better sounding in the open air, but fairly close, than inside, where you had to pay. The Dead may have been one of them, because they lived in the Haight, but I don't really know for sure. No Rock band I've ever heard sounded as good in a recording as the bands did outside. Edited July 2, 2015 by garyrc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Although this shows my age my first Dead show was in KC - they were the warm-up band for headliner -- ready -- Iron Butterfly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 As long as there is not a fire on the mountain south of your equator, if so you should just keep on truckin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 “ridin that train, high on cocaine …" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Then again, it might knock the bug out. You ARE good..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Duie to a long personal story I won't get into here (I covered that extensively in the old BS forum) I am not making the trip. At the time the shows were being announced, I didn't think I could make it, so I didn't persue tickets and hotel, which sold out in a New York Minute. Regretting that a bit now, as I found out later I could have made it work - except that tix on the secondary market were very expensive, as were any lodging arrangements. I saw the Grateful Dead extensively from 1985-1995......ninety shows in ten years. You might say that I liked them a little bit I see them as the most American band in rock history, covering every genre of music we consider American, as well as exemplifying the concept of freedom of expression better than anyone else. I could live on an island just fine, so long as they played it as part of the regular tour schedule. Many of those shows were at Deer Creek Music Center, now known as "Klipsch". Those housing developments surrounding Deer Creek were places we camped for show runs in those days. Yes, we partied our ahhhhhhssses off in your now current backyard . So I will "make do" with the Pay-Per-View broadcast through our local cable company on the all-Cornwall home theater, sans the customary "consumables", since that would be a violation of my, uhhhhhh......"current arrangements" Having watched the prior weekend's shows in Santa Clara, however, I must say that it's been pretty good so far - especially the first 75 minutes of the second set on Saturday. If they can top that in Chicago, it's going to be a very good weekend. BTW - live Grateful Dead sounds really good through Cornwalls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Although this shows my age my first Dead show was in KC - they were the warm-up band for headliner -- ready -- Iron Butterfly. Yea, well, they played at my high school junior prom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanm84 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Sirius/XM is also broadcasting the shows. I wasn't a fan until about 6 years ago. Not the biggest fan of some of the later years as the sound and some of the songs didn't resonate... But those shows thru the late 70s and early 80s are pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 http://liveforlivemusic.com/news/grateful-deads-security-flyer-for-dealing-with-people-on-lsd-leaks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 The Beatles are better than the dead in so many ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I thought they were dead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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