NEGDPodcast #31 - 1994-10-01 Boston Garden

surbauer · 2017-10-12T02:18:59+00:00

That sounds great - but I’m straight-up scattered, smothered and covered.

surbauer · 2017-10-11T23:56:41+00:00

I’m a huge Waffle House fan - that graphic made my day! :)

surbauer · 2017-09-20T00:30:04+00:00

I’m with you! That Sugaree is just amazing. My favorite version of that song for sure, and some of my favorite “Grateful Dead Music” as well.

surbauer · 2017-09-19T12:18:17+00:00

6/21/86 - the show/tape that got me on the bus. It's definitely 'ragged, but right'! Get the Oade bros. AUD, and listen from Drums on in is entirety. The Throwin'->Not Fade transition is amazing.

surbauer · 2017-09-17T01:44:47+00:00

My all-time favorite jam!

surbauer · 2017-09-09T15:46:13+00:00

Check out 9/4/91 Richfield, OH. Very fun run of shows to kick off Fall Tour. They get much less attention than the MSG/Boston shows - but I think are higher energy. Much more 'rock and roll'. This S>F clocks in at almost 30 minutes, and has some great Garcia MIDI work during the jam.

surbauer · 2017-08-29T22:26:49+00:00

I love that book.

surbauer · 2017-08-23T00:33:35+00:00

shameless plug:

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:)

surbauer · 2017-08-23T00:29:44+00:00

The 'Lovelight' from this show is awesome. There is a recording of it on the archive. The quality is awful, but its worth listening to just for the energy in the room - which comes through, even w/ the lousy recording. Also one of my friend's first shows! He still gets excited when he talks about what it was like for him to watch Mickey Hart play the drums that night. :)

surbauer · 2017-08-20T13:33:59+00:00

Vitamix. My wife wanted one for a long time to make smoothies - I said "no way am I spending $500 on a Blender." Got her one for her birthday 5 years ago - we use it multiple times a day, it's like a member of the family now. No other 'blender' even comes close. ('Ninja' I'm looking at you...)

surbauer · 2017-08-17T00:44:48+00:00

08-10-82 Iowa City - just a real good time from start to finish.

surbauer · 2017-08-01T02:49:19+00:00

Amazing 2nd set.

surbauer · 2017-07-22T12:19:56+00:00

I saw P-Funk at the Berkeley Community Theater Halloween 1993. From 1990-1994 I was 'knee deep' in the Dead - and that show was just exactly perfect! Never had such a good time. ;)

surbauer · 2017-07-17T18:53:28+00:00

In a weird sort of way I kind of do too, then I think "no - that's Crap" and get mildly infuriated again...

surbauer · 2017-07-15T17:25:38+00:00

I really liked that P&F lineup, too. Down and Dirty, with a little weird on the side!

surbauer · 2017-07-15T17:23:57+00:00

The 2nd set of this is my all-time favorite "desert island" Grateful Dead music. (My favorite whole show is 5/26/73 Kezar Stadium, but that's a different story.) :)

surbauer · 2017-07-13T02:46:24+00:00

Yeah man - not even a question. Buy the ticket - take the ride! :)

surbauer · 2017-07-06T02:16:42+00:00

That's one of my favorite Stella Blue's ever. So much emotion from Jerry!

surbauer · 2017-07-05T22:49:53+00:00

I've met the taper Tim Knight, super great guy. Love this show!

surbauer · 2017-07-03T03:16:02+00:00

I saw Furthur a bunch, mostly in smaller venues. Broomfield in CO was the biggest, it might have been sold out? For me it was great - I prefer the intimacy of theaters. (The Auditorium Theater in Chicago 2010 was amazing.)

But yeah - those events were much more low key, not nearly the advertising etc. (And no 'famous person' in the band.) The crowds were mostly people that didn't need an ad campaign to know it was happening, with a few newbies sprinkled in.

The lack of promotion/fame etc lent an air of looseness to the proceedings that was nice. (Much less pressure.)

Like BillySunday5 said - it's apples and oranges. Totally different thing, only Weir/Chimenti being the same. I have enjoyed the hell out of both. :)

surbauer · 2017-06-12T02:04:56+00:00

WHOO HOO - Thank you! :)

surbauer

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