As usual, Elvis’s banter was engaging, and he remarked on having first played Radio City in 1984, and also how he sat in with Furthur at Radio City (that would be 3/27/11) and how his partner Diana Krall did too, with Elvis specifically mentioning her singing Fever and Ripple.

A note on Elvis’s voice, which seems to be evolving into an even more unique and eccentric instrument. It’s aging well, like Dylan’s. (4/x)

#gratefuldead
#bobweir
#phillesh
#furthur

After I heard #Furthur's 1st show in Sept, 2009, I got tickets to shows at 1stBank Center...in spite of the voices in my head saying "it's not the real thing!" Never been that kind of a purist, anyway.

The shows at 1stBank Center & Red Rocks that year were trippy! #JohnKadlecik (from #DarkStarOrchestra) channeled Jerry...I would close my eyes during a solo & felt like I was at a show in '77/'78. Other people at the shows confirmed this, can't imagine what it was like for Bobby or Phil.

/3

I actually have a community on #SecondLife to thank for really kicking my "deadhead-edness" into high gear. When I joined (May, 2005), there was a sim called DarkStar that was.....a #deadhead playground, is the best way I can describe it.

They had a lot laid-out with vendor stalls, a Mars Hotel with an LSD museum, a replication of 710 Ashbury, an amphitheater with the Wall of Sound...they really went all-out.

Through them, I learned about #Furthur...

/2

@scully Dead & Co tix are crazy expensive. Frankly, for me not worth it now. If the Oracle Park shows come down in price I may go. Also, I really don’t like stadium shows and rarely go. #SPAC is a great venue. Saw the #GratefulDead there a few times as well as #Furthur.

I am catching #BillyStrings in #Berlin, #Amsterdam and #Cologne next month.