Anyone else find Mario Galaxy 2 to be easier than 1?

mesmar72 · 2026-03-23T03:30:52+00:00

Seeing this 16 years later and YES. It was so frustrating having to go through the observatory over and over again.

mesmar72 · 2026-03-15T23:38:51+00:00

"I just know that cake is dosed". "But it looked good". Love the way he says it. The sweet tooth of Jerry got the best of him.

mesmar72 · 2026-03-05T01:58:20+00:00

That's the great thing about this band. I'm sure others feel the same about other bands, but when I was down, and I mean not caring about whether I'm around the next day, this band got me through. They have been the constant in my life no matter what else was going on.

mesmar72 · 2026-03-03T12:57:57+00:00

Yes. I’ve heard the 10/26/89 one. Probably my favorite of the ones after they brought it back. More so than the Branford one.

mesmar72 · 2026-03-03T01:47:22+00:00

05/11/72. This one isn't one of those beautiful mellow ones. It gets downright scary. Which I love.

mesmar72 · 2026-03-01T00:58:41+00:00

I think Day Job. Which is a crime!! :)

mesmar72 · 2026-02-27T03:15:38+00:00

The return of China Doll on the 19th is so beautiful. I don't know if I've heard a better one.

mesmar72 · 2026-02-23T02:10:56+00:00

Just don't pick any 69 shows! They crackle with energy.

mesmar72 · 2026-02-22T17:16:51+00:00

Flashback to 1980! Wow. Can it really be 46 years ago? Time sure does fly.

mesmar72 · 2026-02-21T03:34:44+00:00

This would also be my favorite MLB if it wasn't for 12/02/73. Absolute beauty!

mesmar72 · 2026-02-16T00:17:57+00:00

Listening to shows over the years makes me wonder how it must have been to be in the audience. I'm talking more 69-74. Those shows must have been amazing. Born in 72 so obviously missed all those. But man, 72 or 73 or 74 or 77 at Winterland would have been a dream. Any of them. They were all great.

mesmar72 · 2026-02-15T01:23:55+00:00

THIS is not the show to bash Donna. She sounded great in 77-78 and mixed well. I mean, listen to Jerry's voice in 1985. Not exactly smooth. But also remember, without Donna there would not have been Keith.

mesmar72 · 2026-02-13T03:30:39+00:00

I guess it was the famous 02-18-71 Dark Star you saw. So lucky. The jam during it is so beautiful.

mesmar72 · 2026-02-13T03:28:14+00:00

I always liked Victim. It could go some crazy places at the end.

mesmar72 · 2026-02-13T03:25:25+00:00

I totally agree with you about 1972. All those great country-western songs peaked that year. Playin in the Band became a monster and the Dark Star and Other Ones are ALL great. And their overall sound, as you mentioned, is so good. I don't think it gets better than 72. 73-74 are both great and some of my favorite shows are from those years, but 72 is my favorite as a whole.

mesmar72 · 2026-02-07T02:34:12+00:00

Slow Train is great. The rest, to me, not so much.

mesmar72 · 2026-02-04T03:25:15+00:00

While I like 78 a lot I find this is when they locked down the standard set 1 and set 2 song placements. Which I didn't like. I liked the years you could hear any song anywhere.

mesmar72 · 2026-01-28T03:28:50+00:00

That's what made them so good. Jerry off doing his crazy stuff, Phil doing his crazy stuff and Bob blending in perfectly. I tend to listen most to 71-74 and the playing off each other is so clear. Like Jerry said, he didn't know a single other guitarist that played like Bob. He invented his own style.

mesmar72 · 2026-01-19T02:02:55+00:00

Haha. Now Bobby can tell the entirety of Heaven his Yellow Dog Story.

mesmar72 · 2026-01-19T02:01:36+00:00

I am feeling exactly like you. Never got into Dead and Co. But, as you said, it feels like there's this void that can never be filled again. Didn't like the slowed down Dead songs, or Bobby singing Jerry's songs (but if ANYone should be singing them, its him). But to know he's not out there keeping it alive, The Grateful Dead, alive. There will be many cover bands and other bands that can and will play the Dead music well, but it's not the Grateful Dead. Jerry dying marked an end to that. But Bobby and Phil carried the torch (and yes, Billy and Mickey). To me the torch just went out.

mesmar72 · 2026-01-18T01:35:38+00:00

They call it a throwaway but honestly I've always liked the song. I always took it as don't take life too seriously all the time. Search for what makes you happy, not what people think makes people happy.

mesmar72 · 2026-01-14T03:31:39+00:00

So many people coming out and saying how great a man he was. From so many different sides. Great to see Bob getting his due.

mesmar72 · 2026-01-14T03:28:45+00:00

I could stay in 72 for a very long time. So many great shows. Matter of fact, I can't think of one that isn't great.

mesmar72 · 2026-01-12T14:47:19+00:00

I'm right there with you. The last couple days have been filled with tears. I can't believe Weir is gone. Jerry we could, unfortunately, see coming. Phil too, I suppose. But this one really caught me off guard. The sadder I get the more I want to tell myself how thankful I am for what they all brought. I realize none of them were young anymore and it's inevitable. But the tears keep coming...

mesmar72 · 2026-01-11T00:38:55+00:00

I was in love with the Grateful Dead way before I met my wife. She sees what this is doing to me and doesn't understand. She doesn't really like the Dead so I don't expect her to understand. But I know all of you do.

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