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WhatTheBuck

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  1. That’s true. It’s not like that at all. It’s much, much worse.
  2. No. Never. Not even once. That’s literally never happened to me.
  3. So should an attempted coup. Yet here we are.
  4. Trump even sent Bill a copy of his birth certificate. But not his “long form” birth certificate (which he demanded from Obama).
  5. What part of “despite being an actual American citizen” confused you?
  6. How many Democrats proposed, sponsored, and/or passed anti-trans legislation in the last decade?
  7. He could nuke New York, L.A., or Chicago and they wouldn’t remove him.
  8. There’s some of this that is appealing but probably not enough to justify the price. My first impulse when it was announced was that I should probably get it because it would beef up some years in my collection that aren’t very well represented, particularly ‘79 and ‘81-‘83. And I can always use more shows from ‘69 when the jamming was fierce and they played Dark Star (practically) every night. But one of those shows is on cassette which is a cute gimmick, and which I can play, but will I play it more than once or twice in the next decade? Maybe, maybe not I’d put the Over/Under at 2.5 and the smart money probably takes the Under Speaking of Dark Stars, that’s a metric by which I can judge any release. In this one there are 7 of them. Or 6.5, really, since they only sang the first verse on 3/17/93. And that’s a post-Brent show which isn’t exactly a selling point. The second set looks interesting but the first set, not so much. So that’s a strike. One of those Dark Stars I already own on a good soundboard copy. 4/13/84 at the Greek had a rare Dark Star bust out for the encore and that show is represented here. It’s not the greatest version but it was historic. That whole 3-night run was strong and I’ve got the SBD’s of all of them. The second set on 4/13 opened with Scarlet > Touch > Fire and they released it as a sample on YouTube. Trouble is that there’s a fade out and clear edit during the segue from Scarlet into Touch. I don’t know what’s up with that. On my copy it’s an uncut smooth transition. Did they intentionally alter it on the sample to prohibit piracy? Surely it can’t appear that way on the official release. If so, that’s a deal breaker. Not the greatest Touch in the world, Jerry fucks up the lyrics a few times. But the surprise segue was a highlight and they can’t fuck that up. Touch is followed by a swift segue to a solid Fire. That whole run of shows was great. The second set on night 2 opened with Phil singing Why Don’t We Do It In The Road? Night 3 included one of the few renditions of Brent’s I Don’t Need Love which I like, unlike Jerry who didn’t. I think they should release that whole run on its own. As it stands, given my uncertainty of the quality of the official release vis-à-vis the quality of the recording I already own, this is another strike. Another show in the set I already own is 4/27/71, the Beach Boys show. That’s a great show and I already own a good copy. Mine also includes the NRPS opener (which unfortunately cuts off the start of Lodi). I’ll bet that’s not part of this official release. But since they don’t include track listings (another strike), I can’t know. There’s a portion of the show where the Dead leave the stage and The Beach Boys perform alone. I assume that’s included. Certainly the copyright of that material is reflected in the price of this collection. Unless it’s not there in which case that would also be a deal breaker. I can’t imagine that would be the case. But again, we can’t know. It was certainly a unique show. I know I’ve posted this before but here it is again. What a bizarre collaboration. Oh, and they include 4/25 along with 4/27 in this collection. Not 4/26 and 4/28, both from the same venue, and both which included a Dark Star. Grrrr It’s 17 full shows and 3 compilations. 2 shows I already own so it’s 18 new “shows,” 15 complete. Subtract 1 because of the pointless cassette. For $600 dollars plus $25 in shipping because of the elaborate packaging. Even $30 per show seems pretty steep. Where’s the bulk discount? And given all the strikes it really comes out to a lot more per show. And it’s like 5 Dark Stars I’m excited to hear. That’s over $120 each. How long would it take me to listen to every show? Having listened to them all, how long would it take to listen to them all a second time? The show from ‘93? Probably a long time. I just can’t bring myself to pull the trigger. I’d like to get the Deer Creek show from 7/15/89. I was there and tried to get into that show. (Kind of a shame that they’re basing this release on favorite venues and only including one from Deer Creek, but whatever.) The venue had just opened. The box office didn’t have tickets and we couldn’t find tickets in the lot which wasn’t remotely close to full. They could’ve easily fit us on the lawn. We should’ve bribed some young attendant at the gate to let us in but that was a tactic I hadn’t considered until years later. We listened to the Bertha opener from outside then headed back to my friend’s place in Muncie where we ate mushrooms and he played a video tape of Raising Arizona which blew my mind. Then we went out to see a local jam band called the Mystic Groovies whose guitar player had been to the Dead show and was wearing cutoff jean shorts and said if it was good enough for Bobby, it was good enough for him. Stick the knife in me, why don’t ya? The next morning we headed for Alpine Valley and pulled into that awesome parking/camping scene the night before the historic 7/17/89 show. There are some other interesting nuggets in there. Like the Playin’ > Crazy Fingers opener on 9/15/82 and the Touch > Scarlet opener on 9/16/87, etc. But all things considered, I think I’m going to have to resist the temptation and sit this one out.
  9. Consistently. It’s who he is.
  10. Best Terrapin ever (most complete, anyway), and probably my favorite NFA. I first got turned onto that show on the GD Hour and I still have the cassette I recorded off the radio because it includes a couple great interviews with Garcia and Hunter on the writing of Terrapin. I’ve searched but I’ve never found those interviews online. They’re probably out there. I just haven’t found them. I’m pretty sure I’ve posted this pic before. Probably recorded this tape in late ‘88/early ‘89.
  11. Most of my dishes and flatware. I worked summers in a bakery at an Amish-themed restaurant and historic farm/tourist attraction at the end of high school and start of college. When I was about to move into my first apartment, I liberated a set of china, glassware, and flatware. I still have most of it but only some of the glassware and that’s used mainly for juice. Water and milk I usually drink from plastic cups collected at OSU sporting events.
  12. Beware of bones! (Says the Ohio Supreme Court.)
  13. WhatTheBuck

    LBGTQ

    Yep, I’d always heard that about 10% of the population was homosexual.
  14. Cal: “What the fuck?!”
  15. Lol at the look on Cal’s face.
  16. No no no! She’s just a dumbass! Lulz.
  17. Funny, I believe the Russian account is probably more reliable than the Trump administration’s account.
  18. Remember Donald Trump claimed he invented that phrase.
  19. Naked racism. Duh.
  20. There’s also Erdogan. I’m on the record that Trump isn’t invading Canada. If bombs are ever falling on Toronto then I’ll gladly come back here and eat my hat.
  21. I guess you’ll say Hungary is not a powerful military. Trump is an amateur. He’s a moron. And he’s a pussy. He’s not going to invade Canada the way Putin invaded Ukraine. It’s nonsense to think that he will. He’s attacking THIS COUNTRY. That’s the imminent threat. Canada is just a distraction.
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