A Grateful Deadication to a great Band!

Sunday, July 31, 2005

A Jerry Quote!

This probably best describes the band for me!

"You do not merely want to be considered the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones that do what you do."

No reason it baffles when Phish are considered to be Dead! Phish is a great band, with similarities, and personally it stops right there!

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Dead Trivia: Most and Least Played Live!

Song Title

Number of Times Played

Most Played

Sugar Magnolia

594

The Other One

583

Playing In The Band

582

China Cat Sunflower

554

Truckin'

519

Jack Straw

473

Mexicali Blues

435

Tennessee Jed

433

Deal

423

Looks Like Rain

417

Played Live Only Once

Can't Come Down

1

Keep Rolling By

1

The Monster

1

Only A Fool

1

Only Time Is Now, The

1

Otis On A Shakedown Cruise

1

Revolutionary Hamstrung Blues

1

Rosemary

1

Salt Lake City

1

Tastebud

1

Terrapin Flyer

1

Terrapin Transit

1

This Time Forever

1

You Can't Catch Me

1

You See A Broken Heart

1


Source: This is an amazing link that you must check out..... Grateful Dead Lyric & Song Finder

My first Podcast Attempt!

A tribute to Jerry....He's Gone from RFK Washington , 6-10-77!


He's Gone...

Just add this link thru Itunes!

Eat Drink and Be Jerry!

"Deadcast"

Currently working on learning and mastering Podcasting. Would love to start broadcasting my favorite versions of songs, shows jams, rare stuff etc.

Please pass along comments/suggestions/help/advice if any!

Saturday, July 23, 2005

Studio Albums!

There seems to be some discussion/debate/arguement/etc etc with respect to the true list of studio albums...and here they are......

1967 The Grateful Dead Warner
1968 Anthem of the Sun Warner
1969 Aoxomoxoa Warner
1970 Workingman's Dead Warner
1970 American Beauty Warner
1973 Wake of the Flood Grateful Dead
1974 The Grateful Dead From the Mars Hotel Grateful Dead
1975 Blues for Allah Grateful Dead
1977 Terrapin Station Arista
1978 Shakedown Street Arista
1980 Go to Heaven Arista
1987 In the Dark Arista
1989 Built to Last Arista

Classic Dead Picture!


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Jerry!


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Jerry Live Again!


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Jerry Garcia "Candyman" (Triptych)


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Jerry - Glam Rendering on Photoshop!


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Bird Song - Artistic Rendering on Photoshop!


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Jerry Pensive - Wharf Rat!


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Jerry the Prankster!


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Jerry Live !


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Thursday, July 21, 2005

Most Popular Dead Show Downloads!

Grateful Dead Live at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium on 1973-06-10

Morning Dew, Beat It On Down The Line, Ramble On Rose, Jack Straw, Wave That Flag, Looks Like Rain, Box Of Rain, They Love Each Other, The Race is On, Row Jimmy, El Paso, Bird Song, Playin' In The Band Eyes Of The World-> Stella Blue, Big River, Here Comes Sunshine, Around & Around, Dark Star-> He's Gone-> Wharf Rat-> Truckin', Sugar Magnolia It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry*, That's Alright Mama*, Promised Land*, Not Fade Away*-> Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad*-> Drums*-> Not Fade Away...

Grateful Dead Live at Barton Hall, Cornell University on 1977-05-08

Minglewood Blues, Loser, El Paso, They Love Each Other, Jack Straw, Deal, Lazy Lightning-> Supplication, Brown Eyed Women, Mama Tried, Row Jimmy, Dancin' In The Streets Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Saint Stephen-> Not Fade Away-> Saint Stephen-> Morning Dew, E: One More Saturday Night

Live at Swing Auditorium on 1977-02-26

Terrapin Station, Minglewood Blues, They Love Each Other, Estimated Prophet, Sugaree, Mama Tried, Deal, Playing In The Band > The Wheel > Playing In The Band Samson & Delilah, Tennessee Jed, The Music Never Stopped, Help On The Way-> Slipknot!-> Franklin's Tower, Promised Land, Eyes Of The World-> Dancin' In The Streets-> Around & Around, E: U.S. Blues

Grateful Dead Live at Dane County Coliseum on 1973-02-15

Soundcheck: Jack Straw, Box of Rain Loose Lucy, Beat It On Down The Line, Brown Eyed Women, Mexicali Blues, Tennessee Jed, Looks Like Rain, Box Of Rain, Row Jimmy, Jack Straw, China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, Me & My Uncle, Bertha, Playin' In The Band, Casey Jones Here Comes Sunshine, El Paso, You Ain't Woman Enough, They Love Each Other, Big River, Dark Star-> Eyes Of The World-> China Doll, Promised Land, Sugaree, Sugar Magnolia, E: Uncle John's Band, E: One More Saturday Night

Grateful Dead Live at Fillmore East (Late Show) on 1970-05-15

(late show, acoustic Dead set): The Ballad Of Casey Jones, Silver Threads, Black Peter, Friend Of The Devil, Uncle John's Band, Candyman, She's Mine, Katie Mae, I Hear A Voice Callin' (late show, NRPS set) (late show, electric Dead set): China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, Cumberland Blues, Hard To Handle, Beat It On Down The Line, Morning Dew-> Drums-> Morning Dew, Good Lovin', Dire Wolf, Next Time You See Me, Dark Star-> Saint Stephen-> Not Fade Away-> Turn On Your Love Light, E: Cold Jord...

Grateful Dead Live at Soldier Field on 1995-07-09

Touch Of Gray, Little Red Rooster, Lazy River Road, When I Paint My Masterpiece*, Childhood's End, Cumberland Blues, Promised Land Shakedown Street, Samson & Delilah, So Many Roads, Samba In The Rain, Corrina, Drums, Space, Unbroken Chain, Sugar Magnolia E: Black Muddy River, Box Of Rain

Live at Madison Square Garden on 1979-01-08

Mississippi Half Step-> Franklin's Tower, Minglewood Blues, Candyman, Me & My Uncle-> Big River, Friend Of The Devil, It's All Over Now, Brown Eyed Women, Lazy Lightning-> Supplication Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Samson & Delilah, Terrapin Station-> Playin' In The Band-> Drums-> The Other One-> Wharf Rat-> Good Lovin', E: U.S. Blues

Grateful Dead Live at Golden State Studios on 1965-11-03

Can't Come Down, Mindbender, The Only Time Is Now, Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks), I Know You Rider, Early Morning Rain

Grateful Dead Live at Winterland Arena on 1972-01-02

Truckin', Sugaree, Mr. Charlie, Beat It On Down The Line, Loser, Jack Straw, Chinatown Shuffle, Your Love At Home, Tennessee Jed, El Paso, You Win Again, Big Railroad Blues, Mexicali Blues, Playin' In The Band, Next Time You See Me, Brown Eyed Women, Casey Jones Good Lovin'-> China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider-> Good Lovin', Ramble On Rose, Sugar Magnolia, Not Fade Away-> Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad-> Not Fade Away, E: One More Saturday Night

Live at Fillmore East on 1971-04-29

Truckin', Bertha, It Hurts Me Too, Cumberland Blues-> Me & My Uncle, Bird Song, Playin' In The Band, Loser, Dark Hollow, Hard To Handle, Ripple, Me And Bobby McGee, Casey Jones Morning Dew, Minglewood Blues, Sugar Magnolia, Black Peter, Beat It On Down The Line, Second That Emotion, Alligator-> Drums-> Alligator-> Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad-> Cold Rain & Snow, China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, Greatest Story Ever Told-> Johnny B...

Grateful Dead Live at Barton Hall, Cornell University on 1977-05-08

Minglewood Blues, Loser, El Paso, They Love Each Other, Jack Straw, Deal, Lazy Lightning-> Supplication, Brown Eyed Women, Mama Tried, Row Jimmy, Dancin' In The Streets Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Saint Stephen-> Not Fade Away-> Saint Stephen-> Morning Dew, E: One More Saturday Night

Dead Days!


Landmark Dates...Trivia! A list of milestones........

1/7/79 – First Madison Square garden show, NYC

1/17/68 – First Carousel Ballroom(Fillmore west) show, San Francisco, CA

2/7/89 – Last show at Henry J Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA

3/23/74 – First “Wall of Sound” gig – Cow Palace, Daly City, CA

4/29/71 – Last show at Fillmore East, NYC, NY

5/7/89 – Last show at Frost Amphitheater, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

5/9/87 – First show at Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, CA

5/19/66 – First show at Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA

6/1/67 – First New York show – Tompkins Square Park, NYC, NY

6/9/84 – First performance at Cal. Expo Amphitheater, Sacramento, CA

6/14/68 – First Fillmore East show, NYC, NY

6/17/72 – Pig Pen’s last show – Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA

6/18/65 – Phil Lesh’s first gig – Frenchy’s, Hayward, CA

6/28/67 – First show at Oakland Auditorium (Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center) , Oakland, CA

7/2/71 – Last show at Fillmore West, SanFrancisco, CA

7/4/87 – First Dylan and the Dead gig – Foxboro, MA

7/7/78 – First show at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO
7/17/82 – First show in Ventura, CA

7/29/66 – First show outside US, Vancouver, BC

7/31/88 – Last show at Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, CA

8/19/89 – Last show at Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA

8/23/80 – First show at Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI

9/25/80 – Dead start a 15 night run at Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA – revive acoustic sets

10/1067 – First show at Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA

10/2/87 – First gig at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA

10/4/70 – Dead play Winterland, the night Janis Joplin dies

10/7/66 – First show at Winterland, San Francisco, CA

10/9/82 – First show at Frost Amphitheater, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

10/20/74 – Dead stop touring, pack in Wall of Sound, Mickey Hart returns to the band

11/11/78 – First appearance on Saturday Night Live, Phil wears a “Hi Mom” button

12/31/71 – Donna’s first Dead appearance, Winterland, San Francisco, CA

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Dead Graphics!

I am into Graphics as much as I am into the Dead! Most Dead wallpapers on the Internet suck...so I started making my own......Here are a few! Follow the link to download them.....












Enjoy!


A Grateful Deadication



What a Long Strange Trip It's Been!

Grateful Dead was an American rock band, which was formed in 1965 in San Francisco from the remnants of another band, Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions. The Grateful Dead was known for its unique and eclectic songwriting style—which fused elements of rock, folk music, bluegrass, blues, country, and jazz—and for its long modal jams. The band's numerous fans, called Deadheads, were renowned for their dedication to the band's music; many followed the Grateful Dead from concert to concert for years.

The Grateful Dead's career began, under the name The Warlocks, in the San Francisco psychedelic rock scene of the 1960s. Many bands from this area went on to national fame, such as Jefferson Airplane and Big Brother & the Holding Company, garnering San Francisco an image as a center for the hippie counterculture of the era. Of these bands, the Grateful Dead had the "most musicianly background", including banjo and guitar player Jerry Garcia, blues musician "Pigpen" McKernan, the classically trained Phil Lesh and drummer Bill Kreutzmann [1]. In addition, the Grateful Dead most embodied "all the elements of the San Francisco scene and came, therefore, to represent the counterculture to the rest of the country".

Playing originally as The Warlocks, and later Grateful Dead (a name chosen at random from the dictionary by Jerry Garcia), the band became the de facto resident band of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, with the early sound heavily influenced by Kesey's LSD-soaked Acid Tests as well as R&B. Their musical influences varied widely with input from the psychedelic music of the era, combined with blues, jazz, and bluegrass. These various influences were distilled into a diverse and eclectic whole that made the Grateful Dead "one of the most experimental and improvisatory bands in rock".