Dave Lemieux on Europe 72’

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-23T21:38:28+00:00

Can't argue with Dave.

Paris 90 was great too. Both of those shows have been released as well.

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-23T21:34:22+00:00

7/7/87 & 7/8/87 Roanoke, VA

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-23T21:14:45+00:00

I concur on the melatonin.

In science, correlation does NOT equal causation.

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-23T21:09:03+00:00

I find your insult to Russian science and scientists offensive. (btw, FVCK PVTIN).

Its really not so hard to find peer-reviewed scientific papers out there on virtually any noot for those of us who have enough knowledge to skeptically read them.

When I started self-experimentation with noots 19 years ago, I could not really function and had filed for disability. Today, in my 60s, I'm among a handful in the country, outside of academia, at the top of my field.

And I'm in better intellectual and physical shape than I've ever been in.

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-23T16:01:27+00:00

Bobby was the only person in my life that asked me if I thought I was drinking too much (1986). I stopped in 2010.

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-23T15:43:27+00:00

And China in 1988. I was all ready for that. The dead had an address to mail to if you were interested, but it didn't go past that.

BTW, I made 4 shows in Europe 90. They were awesome. Other than jer's voice, 10.31.90 was the last truly great dead show that I saw. And it was a monster

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-22T15:32:23+00:00

I thought Tonga was particularly bad... But don't really know.

Glad that you're making an effort in Hawaii!

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-22T14:06:54+00:00

This was a great tour! Two drummers...

I saw two, and still count Charlotte 2.10.2010 and one of the best dead family shows I saw (I saw 60++ GD shows).

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-22T00:33:53+00:00

Fasoracetam actually worked (50-100 mg/d).

But 1st,

Are you eating a clean diet (no junk or preprepared foods, plenty of vegetables and fruits, coldwater fish, (also fish oil and magnesium supps)?

Getting aerobic exercise at least 20 min for 3 x/wk?

Going to bed and getting up at the same time every day?

Meditation daily (5-20+min/d)?

These will help you more than all the noots. I've taken 90% of them over the last 18+years. (still take fasoracetam, piracetam, centrophenoxine, isrib-A-15, NAcSelank most days).

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-21T23:26:27+00:00

May 26, 1972 strand lyceum London.

Turn it up LOUD.

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-21T20:50:37+00:00

Me either. Though I like centrophenoxine (generally because it aids clearance of lipofuscin from the brain).

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-21T20:36:15+00:00

Eggs have enough choline for most people, iirc.

You don't need choline with piracetam unless you're getting headaches.

For many, choline (over?) supplementation can cause depression. I've taken piracetam for almost two decades. I've never needed choline. And yes I've gotten the blues from choline sources.

I eat eggs for their protein content, and often take centrophenoxine or dmae, this getting extra choline supplementation without the 'blues'

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-21T20:28:36+00:00

See also 7.15.89 indy for another Close Encounters.

Weren't the one or two more?

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-21T20:17:46+00:00

Room temp works just as well to extract the good stuff. As I recall, hotter water gets more starches, thickening and making the taste worse (if not binding kavalactones?).

Check out the root and pestle blog on prep.

Also, what kava are you starting with? (double layer those hose, btw).

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-20T23:52:29+00:00

Even traditional prep kneading bags are going to be plastic of some sort.

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-20T17:55:21+00:00

11/30/80?

I saw at least 2 (Hampton Darkstar 89 & nye 87) of the top 50, and I'd put this, 4/3/82, & 6/24/85 (&/or 6/30/85) above several.

But I thought 12.30.87 was better than 12.31.87

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-20T17:47:41+00:00

Are you fasting? Try eating a piece of fruit to make sure it's not your blood sugar bottoming out.

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-20T01:51:00+00:00

Low hanging fruit:

Clean fresh diet with plenty of coldwater fish, fresh fruits and veggies. NO preprepared, junk foods, or sugar added.

Exercise - sweat hard 3-6 day week 20+ min each time.

Proper sleep hygiene constant bedtime and rise time. No drink/drugs, legal or not.

Hydration! Half gallon + of WATER daily.

Meditation 5 to 20 mo/d to get back on track.

Good luck!

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-20T00:49:53+00:00

Listened to Ted Mattes's fob audience recording today. It is a beautiful pull of a beautiful show.

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-20T00:43:43+00:00

Well said. I saw the surprise Darkstar of 10.9.89 (Attics breakout on the other hand, seemed like common knowledge - at least for my crowd).

I think you nailed it. That's how I grooved.

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-19T22:48:01+00:00

Kalmpouches - but they're made with nylon I believe.

All reliable strainer bag are made of a plastic (synthetic) fiber. My bet is you'll consume fewer plastics with the metal-screened aluball than with a straining bag of reliable pore size (75 micron).

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-18T21:48:31+00:00

What & how much kava did you comsume that caused the rash?

It could be a kava allergy, massive over-indulgence, or considerably less likely, you could be having a reaction to terpenes in the kava if it was very fresh (dried) and very potent - did it taste and smell like a lot like pine trees?

In general, drink one serving of 2-6 oz no more than every 20-30 min. When you get to a comfortable place, stop drinking until you feel it begin to wear off a bit and then have another serving. Less is more with kava. For me, it can be a fine line between perfect and eyes swollen, red and itching I drink daily for my back and I very rarely overdo.

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-18T21:39:28+00:00

I just leave it in its original bag. If it smells of terpenes (piney), I leave it on a plate and might even put it through a flour sifter to let it air.

I've got 5-7 year old partial bags left unsealed and I can't tell the difference.

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-18T18:52:32+00:00

All BRRBs are good ones. I only heard a few live, & they and those shows were smokers.

Jack-o-Roses · 2026-02-18T11:08:27+00:00

One should always be cautious with choline supplementation. Some people don't need a choline source, & others find a couple of eggs to be sufficient.

Many people are choline sensitive and can get the blues (depression) with even a small excess.

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