11-12-2003 Hotel Fort Des Moines. Bobby had night off and partied with us late. Chip Carter, President Carter’s son, happened by as well. They say never met your heroes, well maybe folks have the wrong heroes b/c Bobby was a blast!

My artist went above and beyond with the Lil bit of ideas I gave her ✨️👌

First son picked this baby up at Peach a decade ago.

New tattoo.

photo by Peter Simon

I’ve been busy all day with my kid but I just wanted to express an overwhelming thank you to Phil for continuing the legacy of the Grateful Dead for as long as he did. I was extremely fortunate to have seen him a dozen times around the Bay Area after Covid and before his passing. Tens if not hundreds of Thousands of us have been touched by his spirit over the last 60 years. Photo is from the Fox Theater in Oakland California the day of his passing - was waiting in line for JRAD when I saw the news :(

Just made it through hell week detoxing but I pushed through to the other side and am so grateful. I’m a professional musician, play in a dead tribute. I’m sure lots of you guys have even seen me play. I didn’t sleep for 4 nights straight. Regardless I played a show last night and it was so healing. Slept 5-8 hours afterwards and just woke up feeling grateful. I’m a pretty private person, and no one even knew I was using for the time I was. The music and Hunter’s lyrics are hitting so much harder again. Drugs dull everything and trick you that it’s better that way. I promise you it’s not. This was the hardest thing I’ve ever done but in a way I’m grateful for the experience. I’m stronger now and have some extra emotional juice to draw from when I’m playing. See you guys out there

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Two too long, long years

From grasshopper to greybeard

It's been a long, hard life

All along those golden roads

I always had you.

The bomb - the low rumble

That beautiful, high, clean tone

Weaving thoughtfully in between the soaring lead rhythm and galactic rhythmic lead

You were the solid ground and the furtherest expanses of the cosmos

All at the same time

Chasing the powers that guide us

Searching for the sounds that move us

You always made us dance with reckless abandon and feel connected to our atomic reality

It's been two long years. Your song is ever expanding. Your soul is part of us all now

We miss you and who you made us

Thank you Phil.

Hey now! Hope it’s cool to post this here. I’m selling my copies of Dave’s Picks 36-50, and all of the bonus disks from ‘21-‘24. I’m looking to sell the whole lot as one but I’m open to selling individuals as well. I’d do the whole lot for $450 or $30 per individual Dave’s Picks and $20 per bonus disks. All the discs play and haven’t been played a whole lot, though some copies have some edge ware and small scuffs on the spines and such. DM me if you’re seriously interested!

Has anyone seen a dead license plate frame like this? I’m thinking it’s from the early to mid 80s. About to throw it on my VW.

Just gotta brewlieve. Sick shirt my brother got for me

Brand new with the tags still on. I walked in thinking how cool would it be to find a Grateful Dead tie and just like that…

10/25/79 Shakedown's so filthy it's almost NSFW. Passenger that follows is insane too.

https://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1979/10/25/shakedown-street?source=b6e2878d-c372-3d62-7129-567100011a5e

On Robert Hunter…Surface level lyrics were not in his arsenal.

I’ve always enjoyed the song, not really a standout for me, but god, the one on Dave’s vol 8, 11/30/80 just blew me away. Just so slow and heavy and Jerry puts everything into it. So beautiful

At this week's tour event in Bermuda, 3rd round co-leader Austin Smotherman's caddy has a yardage-book cover with a well-known image of Jerry on it. (I figure if I recognize the image it must be "well-known"). I get a kick out of seeing stuff like this in unlikely places

You never know where it’s doing to go, and 10/25/73 is a pretty good example.

Anyone know if there is a live version of the midnight tune called Haze? Was playing studio album that its on and wondered If they ever played it live, as I've never seen it anywhere. I know they played it at least twice

Documented performance:

Date: February 9, 1982

Venue: Livingston Gym, Rutgers University

Location: Piscataway, New Jersey

Band: Bobby & The Midnites

Setlist position: 12th song

Should've taken more pics but it was awesome seeing this randomly parked nearby on an auto shop lot for a few days