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So fun to see the show and then make the video - thanks

Awesome! Thanks for the comment - I sort of made the video for people that couldn't get there to rekindle some memories or to just see what it's like if they have never been. I hope you get a chance one day to re-visit the park!

@@stevewelchontario Hi Steve, job well done because it did rekindle memories and made me wish I was there and I'm sure it inspired others to get out there. I do have a question. I saw you had brought along bacon, eggs and steak but do'nt recall seeing a cooler, how did you keep these things cool enough to last several days ?

I had to sit down at one point as it felt the whole stadium was a spaceship taking off into space - but overall it's not too overwhelming. They seemed to make an effort to not completely blow people's minds but the potential is there if they wanted to.

Thank you! Its always weird hearing your own voice so you can only guess that it may sound ok to others - so I appreciate the feedback and thanks for checking out the movie -

Yes!

Thanks - glad you could check it out - this movie is blocked in the USA for some reason - but not Canada or other countries.

Yes, pretty spectacular and a whole lot of fun. ✌️

Nice! I never saw the Canadas Wonderland show but was lucky enough to see 4 Dead shows in Hamilton - but they hardly ever played in Canada! I had to go to Buffalo. Too many problems at the boarder I guess. ✌️

This is a combination of songs from two shows - May 25-26 - but I put it together to create a “simulated show” - something long enough that people could enjoy. ✌️

I understand your perspective and thanks for the comment - I hope you enjoyed the rest of the movie ✌️

There’s a video of the Dead in what looks like a bar in Europe, not sure the year or venue or anything but it’s an amazing Althea and it’s partly because Jerry was super high (or so it appeared) - but likely as a consequence very deep in the groove.

This john jam is forced to say the least. He is trying to recapture a solo and pull out all the stops to entertain the people who paid to see them in Vegas. This is a ventriloquist act propped up by money and how much people value it. He throws his head back and everyone wants to feel the magic. Tbh youd feel and hear more magic at a guitar center on a friday night. ​@stevewelchontario

The magic to jam and the grateful dead was the Rollercoaster ride around the country, the ups and downs, the carnival that came to town. This is and off shoot trying to sell a culture to everyone who missed the real thing. The dead is not contained nor created in a vacuum. It needs outdoor summer time spring and fall, indoor shows are for the winter. Old dead shows you can taste the summer off the chords and the sounds, the crackle in Jerry's voice, the desperation in Brent's. This has become an unfortunate sideshow fulfilling lives with an energy they fear they have lost. More people of this dead clan should drop out and tune in. Quit your job sell your house and go walk in India.

Sweet!

Thank you -

Yes he has certainly risen to the occasion and keeps getting better and better each year. He is pulling off some incredible licks in these Sphere shows. ✌️

Oh yeah! July 4th should be amazing all around

Thank you for checking it out and for the comment! The land is the star of the show. ✌️

Blather babble. A true audience recording! Ha ha

Nice! Thanks for the comment and for checking it out. I try to capture what it’s like on a long trip in the park - with all its ups and downs. ✌️

Ha ha “nobody messing with you but you” - I’ll listen for the Throwing Stones tags which I think they played that night as well (or the next night)

Valid! I used to not like his voice very much but now I do.

Bobby can't carry every tune in these shows anymore....

Bittersweet is right - tugs at the heart strings sometimes - but D&C is still fun as hell when you get down to it. ✌️

Jerry is gone - we have to accept that and move on. John is fantastic!

It’s unbelievable

Lucky! It was a great performance ✌️

I saw a lot of people dancing and having fun. 🤙of course Jerry doing Althea was better everyone knows that.

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This is for the people who can’t go mainly and for those who went to these shows and for anyone else who wants to watch or just listen. But people should know the graphics and scenes do repeat between shows (but they play different songs to them).

thanks for checking it out -

Thank you! Cheers!

@@stevewelchontario Cheers my fellow traveler!

There were some incredible moments for John Mayer at these shows - where he blew my mind with his playing - but he also came out flat on rare occasions - however he seems to be getting better and better and overall is amazing. Jerry tried lots of creative guitar maneuver's and not everything worked out - but when it did it was spectacular. John is getting there - and it's so much fun

@@stevewelchontario I agree. Initially, Mayer appeared to want to just “mirror” Garcia’s play, rather than internalize and pay homage through his own interpretation. Compare the difference between Meyer’s early stint with Dead and Company with, say Warren Haynes, who appears so natural and intuitive in his playing. Now Mayer is certainly trying to interpret more than cover, and because he is, he has a tendency to attempt too complex a version, definable by notes which don’t “fit.” There are passages in this performance when John nails it, and those passages are both imaginative and “wow.” As a percussionist, I know it’s natural to play a piece of someone I emulate, and completely overdo it. Both Steve Taylor and Rob Brown taught me that often it’s about the notes you leave out more than the notes one attempts to “stuff within.”

My pleasure - great to share such amazing music - let the good times roll

Thanks for checking it out and for the comment ✌️👍

@@stevewelchontario Anytime, full support!

Yes it’s a peaceful journey in paradise 👍✌️

Ha! 🕺🪩💃

Ha ha 🚗

Oh Althea

What’s the monument? Maybe you could help me out and share it in the comments then it won’t be missed as people would see it there - 👍

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I have a feeling they will play the Sphere next year too - if not every year once a year for a run for the foreseeable future. It’s gone so well so far and they are just barely getting started with Sphere technology. 🤙

Let it grow was amazing - also St Stephen but I have a good recording of St Stephen a couple of years ago at Gillette Stadium in Mansfield Mass. and it is pretty sick too.

It’s an amazing experience in the Sphere - and Dead and Company are firing on all cylinders!

Nice - I don’t know the show but I remember watching an amazing Althea version of the Dead playing in Europe in what looks like a small venue and they are high as hell but it’s an incredible masterpiece of a show and an absolutely beautiful Althea ✌️

I did my best but it’s hard work holding your phone up in the air for 12 minutes a song. Cassidy was awesome though!