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TheGreat_and_Knowledgable |
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Dec 21, 2006 6:07pm |
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GratefulDead
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jack straw |
ive came to the conclusion that jack straw may be the dead's greatest songs. (huge generalization, but every week i regard another song as the deads best) I have a few good versions of jack straw, most particularly is dick picks 34, very good. (yes im a dicks picks fan). Can someone post their favorite version, im looking for nice intense long jammy versions.
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Cliff Hucker |
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Dec 21, 2006 6:39pm |
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Re: jack straw |
How about 2/9/73, mid-second set.
Naturally 8/27/72.
But Jack Straw isn't really a jam vehicle.
Cliff likes the versions where Jerry correctly sings "Shannons" verses, and Bobby those of "Jack".
Cliff had a great bottle of wine and just sparked up something that was imported! Streaming 11/2/69 right now.
Actually thinking of streaming 10/27/79 next, but I'm not sure if I can do it?
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SDH2O |
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Dec 21, 2006 6:52pm |
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Re: jack straw |
Do my eyes deceive me? Is Cliff aware he has admitted even considering streaming a show performed after 77?. But if Cliff is going to do so, he can't go wrong with either of those shows.
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Earl B. Powell |
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Dec 21, 2006 6:59pm |
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Re: jack straw |
They're going over to the other side by leaps and bounds. Damn that Wilford Brimley, Damn him I say.
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SDH2O |
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Dec 21, 2006 7:05pm |
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Re: jack straw |
He is kinda charasmatic, don't you think? Makes you want to sit down for a hot bowl of oatmeal and stick yourself with subcutaneous injections.
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Earl B. Powell |
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Dec 21, 2006 7:11pm |
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Re: jack straw |
Yup: I'm gonna cue up Touch of Grey on my alarm clock/cd player so when I wake up tomorrow morning I can pretend I'm comming out of a diabetic coma...have a little oatmeal and insulin for breakfast and go shop til I drop.
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SDH2O |
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Dec 21, 2006 7:17pm |
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Re: jack straw |
Excellent. Perfect blend of satire and fact. Still laughing. I think it was the random "shop til I drop" comment that was the capper, don't know where it came from or why, but just happy it was there.
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BryanE |
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Dec 22, 2006 1:40am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: jack straw |
It is, after all, the right thing to do.
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Cliff Hucker |
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Dec 21, 2006 7:25pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Cliff streaming 10/27/79 now... |
Had to turn it up on this tremendous Jack Straw, but don't get too carried away yet...
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BryanE |
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Dec 22, 2006 1:38am |
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Re: Cliff streaming 10/27/79 now... |
Come on, Cliffy, it really is okay to like stuff that came along after the Jimmy Carter years. Don't feel embarrassed or ashamed.
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high flow |
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Dec 21, 2006 8:09pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Cliff streaming 10/27/79 now... |
atta boy!
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johnnyonthespot |
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Dec 22, 2006 7:39am |
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Re: jack straw |
Not to mention Cliff is talking in the third person again like Bob Dole because that is something that CLiff does
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mcglone |
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Dec 22, 2006 8:05am |
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Re: jack straw |
hey johnny,
odd question 1) how far are you from the spot where chris mccandless died? 2) have you ever made the 'pilgrimage' to his bus?
i read 'into the wild' sometime ago. good book, but it's that peacful, ignorance is bliss photo of him leaning against that bus that left an impression with me. maybe because i was of the same age, bumming around the bc wilderness between tours and wintering in the mountains that i'm so struck. there but for the grace of.. type thing. don't know.
is he folk legend up in your neck of the woods? seems like there's a song in there...
ian
This post was modified by mcglone on 2006-12-22 16:05:58
Attachment: chrisM.jpg
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johnnyonthespot |
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Dec 22, 2006 10:04am |
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Re: jack straw |
I'm about 150 miles south of Denali Park which up here ( just like Canada I bet ) is considered close : )
I've been in the park but not specifically to that spot. He's considered the opposite of any kind of folk hero up here, he's considered an idiot. Alaskans tend to be very harsh on people who go into the wilderness unprepared which is exactly what he did. I'm not an outdoorsy person myself ( except for my back deck ) but I know enough to respect it. Seriously, up here you need to prepare for weather changes and encounters with wildlife.
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mcglone |
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Dec 22, 2006 5:16pm |
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Re: jack straw |
i don't think the kid was quite timothy treadwell, but i hear you. moral of the story, stay away from both the brown acid & wild potato seeds.
have a good christmas.
ian
This post was modified by mcglone on 2006-12-23 01:16:20
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johnnyonthespot |
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Dec 22, 2006 5:48pm |
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Re: jack straw |
That's funny, I was just talking about this guy at work and someone else mentioned Treadwill.
You have a Merry Christmas too.
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direwolf0701 |
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Dec 22, 2006 5:38pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: jack straw |
is that anywhere near Devil's Thumb?????
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johnnyonthespot |
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Dec 22, 2006 5:50pm |
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Re: jack straw |
Never heard of that. Is that up here?
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direwolf0701 |
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Dec 22, 2006 5:53pm |
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Re: jack straw |
in Alaska???? yes?? famous climbing spire - brutally dangerous.
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johnnyonthespot |
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Dec 22, 2006 6:25pm |
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Re: jack straw |
OH! No wonder, I'm a-scared of heights.
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direwolf0701 |
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Dec 22, 2006 6:41pm |
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Re: jack straw |
nasty spot man - look it up - one of the worst in southern Alaska - a worse climb than denali in many ways - partly because of the knife edge ridge and northern exposure route and another - no plane/copter ride in - gotta hike through the glacier field - nasty shit. no true route up except the SE and that aint too cool due to the sun loosining up the 1/2 inch ice sheet on the 1/2 mile vertical face - couldn't pay me to do that one - Krakauer did it though. That man is the BALLS!!!!
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mcglone |
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Dec 21, 2006 6:58pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: jack straw |
JUMP! JUMP! JUMP!
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caspersvapors |
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Dec 21, 2006 7:45pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: jack straw |
1/22/78 MCARTHUR COURT GODDAMNIT
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Arbuthnot |
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Dec 21, 2006 9:57pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: jack straw |
caspers ... we must be channeling: listening to the same show! And the Jack Straw is mighty good!
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Fishead |
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Dec 22, 2006 5:29am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: jack straw |
for a mind blowing version not like those sissy ones from the 70's :)
listen to 3-31-87 spectrum ..you'll never go back
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lobster12 |
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Dec 22, 2006 2:51pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: jack straw |
night 3 Providence RI sept 1987. Great cassidy to boot.
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bocajoes |
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Dec 22, 2006 3:00am |
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Re: jack straw |
Check out Giants Stadium 7/9/89; it follows a SCORCHING Shakedown Street opener! The drummers propel Jack into the stratosphere during the "jam" section and I have never heard Bob sing the "Jack Straw from Wichata" line with such conviction. It is available as an excellent AKG414 DFOB recording here (I have never seen a SBD).
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TulaneGDead |
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Dec 22, 2006 4:30am |
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Re: jack straw |
the jack straw from the "go to nassau" cd is amazing...probably my favorite (phil drops some bombs right after the "jack straw form witchata cut his buddy down"). i'm more of a post '77 fan when it comes to jack straw. they play it very well in 1990....9/19/90 Madison Square Garden = huge highlight/great show starter. Personally, i think jack straw from '73 or any pre hiatus are very lame...there's nothing really that great about them. They kinda pick it up in '77 though, but it's not until Brent comes on board where it really turns into a 1st set opener that rocks hard and gets everybody in the mood. It's definately one of those songs that you use if you are trying to guess a year/date of a particular show because of how differently they play it throughout different years.
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billydlions |
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Dec 22, 2006 6:22am |
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Re: jack straw |
The Jack Straw on 1/11/79 has the fastest playing I think I've ever heard Jerry play. If you haven't heard this version, please give it a try and let me know what you think. Even though Bob cuts him off at the end of his solo, it's still one of the best.
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kschneid |
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Dec 22, 2006 10:34am |
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Re: jack straw |
Yup, killer! The aud's a nice mix of both band and crowd...
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caspersvapors |
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Dec 22, 2006 2:20pm |
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Re: jack straw |
haha shit I was searching for that last night and went to the 11-1 Nassau show and was wondering wtf
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wineland |
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Dec 22, 2006 12:34pm |
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Re: jack straw |
78 & early 79 Jack Straw's are great. Check out 1.7.79 to open the show for their first performance at MSG. Bobby's lyrical conviction is strong and Garcia simply tears it up on his guitar.
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dehead |
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Dec 22, 2006 10:07pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: jack straw |
11-6-79 spectrum
nice long version at the end of 1st set with rapid fire playing from both Jerry and Bob
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SDH2O |
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Dec 21, 2006 6:38pm |
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Re: jack straw |
My current favorite has to be 8/27/83 in Seattle, which is also one of my favorite first sets as a whole. Each song, even Looks Like Rain, is exceptionally well played.
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