Dead Therapy - MSG 9.4.79

Morning, Freaks!!

Well, what’s going on y’all? Some things have changed, and I will be sending out Dead Therapy to only you folks that respond that you want it. I will continue to launch it to the Orangesunshine list and the boys of The Butter Room. It will also post to The Butter Room website. I’m a little technologically inept as my good friends know, so I’m going to do my best to set it up in a distro list. For those of you that are not in one of those two groups , and would still like to receive my distorted thoughts, please email me direct and I’ll make sure to get you in the mix and are added to the list. For those of you that don’t have interest, no worries and no hurt feelings. The Grateful Dead are an acquired taste, kind of like monkey brains and sea urchin.

Well enough about that…on a gangster tip, the most important sporting event of the year is upon us this weekend, SUPER BOWL XLIV. Kind of cool how those last three roman numerals fit together, huh? I’m not sure if I’m really gonna pick a team this year. Of course, I’d like to see the Saints win, because they’ve kind of been America’s underdogs, and they might deserve it this year. Brees is slinging some serious heat. Either way, it will be a battle of some nasty quarterbacks, Peyton is a friggin’ surgeon. You may not like him, but you got to respect him. He’s a bad, bad bitch.

I wanted to pick a show today that was on the theme of the week, but archive is having a couple issues. I could only get to one show, yep, one show, and I had to back door into it. Lucky for all of us, it’s bangin’! The Boys loved playing NYC…you can just hear the energy in their playing.

Show Notes: No real show notes for today, but it is kind of nice to have a LLR in today’s Dead Friday…seems pretty fitting for most of the east coast folks. Looks Like Rain is a gorgeous song and probably one of my favorite Bobby tunes. It’s either a heart wrencher or an optimistic view of the future, depending on where in the world you are at the time you hear it. A good friend of mine said, “Why do you like that song so much it’s so sad?” it just goes back to wherever I’ve been in life, highs/lows, the Dead are a constant, and everybody finds meaning in their music individually. Either way, it’s one of Bobby’s best. The He’s Gone (I’ve always loves the intro in this song, it’s like a little shuffle, and superb in this version.) -> Wharf Rat is perfect for a liquid sunshine day like today. It really sets its own mood and is so warm and comforting in the middle of this set, and as I sit in my office. Then, BOOM!!! Shakedown as an encore to throw us out into the New York City streets.  The afterparty begins!~

I really hope you enjoy this show…I like it for today. It brought a smile to my face. : )

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09-04-79 Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. (Tue)

1: Jack Straw, Sugaree, Me & My Uncle> Big River, Candyman, Minglewood, Tennessee Jed, Sailor> Saint> Deal

2: China Cat> I Know You Rider, L. L. Rain, He’s Gone> Drumz> Wharf Rat> Around E: Shakedown

You guys mean everything to me. Wherever this weekend finds you, may it be safe and exactly what you were looking for.

Enjoy! And thanks for coming with me to therapy today.

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