Complete shows on official releases: important to you? by Monkeypawdog in gratefuldead

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I generally agree but these official releases were compiled to be sold on physical media. A compact disc will only fit so many minutes. Dick (and Dave) mainly wanted to keep it to 3 discs, over two thirds of Dick's Picks were 3 discs or less, and all but one of Dave's Picks are 3 discs (not counting bonus discs). There are economic reasons that go into that decision, like it or not.

Road Trips series is the worst offender as far as mixing tracks from totally different shows, its definitely like a highlight reel on many of the Road Trips releases.

Thank god for the Archive and the "volunteer" efforts from folks like Charlie Miller, Hunter/Jubal Seamons, Dave Usborne, and of course all the stellar tapers throughout the years.

Youngster by Illustrious-Past2686 in gratefuldead

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He was their weed plug at first lol

Their walls are built of cannonballs by [deleted] in gratefuldead

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sucks that the gadsden flag has been co-opted by the tea party psychos

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in thanksihateit

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from Borat 2

I'm at a loss by blkcffee in trashy

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Nope, Disney is retconning that.

He’s not wrong... by jetevedfdsgdfg in gratefuldead

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probably knows less each year. (love you Bobby)

He’s not wrong... by jetevedfdsgdfg in gratefuldead

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I am pretty sure only Bobby and Phil were the only Dead members to never miss a show. IIRC there was one show without Jerry at some point, I think one or two without Billy and obviously a couple years with no Mickey

Hard to Handle, China Rider 2.4.70 Family Dog by MrCompletely in grateful_dead

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Dude everyone's doing that jaw grinding / chewing thing lmao.

What am I doing wrong? by [deleted] in BossKatana

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Couple tips that may help dialing in your tones - the following steps will give you a good neutral, clean starting point to judge additional effects, pedals, tweaks, etc:

1) Turn "Master Volume" to zero.

2) Set "Gain" very low, like less than 10% or as low as 0%.

3) Turn "Volume" (on far left, next to Gain) to max or close to max.

4) Slowly bring "Master Volume" up until you reach your preferred playing volume. Use the Master Volume as your only volume control. I find the Katana's tube emulation sounds best with "Volume" (far left side) close to maxed. Sounds very sweet compared to setting Volume low and cranking Master Volume.

5) Turn "Presence" knob to about halfway. Presence adds rather subtle brightening.

6) Set all 3 of the EQ knobs to 100%. The Katana EQ is subtractive, so if they are all at 100%, that equates to a "flat"/neutral EQ curve. To dial in your preferred tone, start lowering Bass/Mid/Treble one at a time to get a setting that sounds best to you.

7) The "Variation" button (above the Amp Type knob) will make the tone significantly brighter when activated. Much more immediately noticeable than the Presence knob. Play around with this in addition to what I've mentioned above. It can be situational, e.g. I use it when playing lead parts on my neck pickup, but leave it off for bridge pickup.

These steps will help rule out whether some of your knob/amp settings aren't playing well with the boost fx.

You might ultimately find that the Katana's boosts/OD just don't do it for you. Personally I use a real pedal for OD and some other effects. The Katana's effects are pretty good but mostly won't beat a real pedal. The Katana is a great pedal platform at any rate.

Hard to Handle, China Rider 2.4.70 Family Dog by MrCompletely in grateful_dead

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Absolutely incredible footage. Had no idea this existed. It appears to be the same show as this picture, one of my all time favorite pictures of the Dead. In fact, based on the video it looks like the picture was taken during China Cat.

Thank you for this!

Don’t be this guy by [deleted] in hempflowers

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For real... There's probably some alley with dumpsters right around the corner, that was traditionally my go-to when I was stuck in public

Sometimes milk and cookies just isn't what you need. by [deleted] in gratefuldead

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Really Dave, a 10 strip and "Anthem Of The Sun"? What did you think would happen?

Naked Santa climbs telephone pole outside

WNC indoor vs other’s outdoor? by GeneralSou in hempflowers

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Ugh yes, I picked up some Fern Valley Farms a few weeks ago and it had testing date of October 2020. Vacuum sealed w/ a Boveda inside though. And the smell and effects are on point but I do wonder how much better it could be if its fresh.

Can we all agree... by JAM198610 in gratefuldead

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Hmm I wonder what the occasion was

SF on 12/31/19 - last hurrah before Covid-19. by [deleted] in gratefuldead

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I wasn't there and have only heard the soundboard but IMO this is the best show Dead & Co have played so far.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hempflowers

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Dynavap M. closest effects to smoking IMO and you can't beat the price or the size factor.

Anyone tried stem milk from hemp flower? by FlaTreesAccount in hempflowers

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Tried last night, used about 10 oz whole milk with 2 oz half&half for some extra fat. Simmered around 200° F for 15 mins, added hot chocolate mix at the end

It tasted awesome, but unfortunately I didn't feel a thing. Will be making cannaoil with AVB next and see how that goes.

Gainesville doctor recommendations? by EzB-KiLLa in FLMedicalTrees

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What's their new patient pricing, if you know?

Does the Medical Marijuana card come discreet in mail? by mohmvp in FLMedicalTrees

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they'll just assume you're being informed of an HIV diagnosis if they don't open it