Normally a Rolling Stone (magazine)cover story only gets teased with a brief excerpt, telling you go pick up the issue for complete article on such and such a date. Wenner remains a good friend and faithful fan here.
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Link Wray gets my vote. Not in the Rock Hall either, just gives him more cred on this one too.
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I'm optimistic Bob will pull through. He was generally the health nut in the band - mountain biking, touch football league in Marin area. Although ever since he grew that beard it's almost as if Jerry's cells have been slowly taking over his body. If shoulder injury is to be believed, maybe prescription drug issue. A true scourge in the U.S. these days with most if it being perf
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I don't think the media, outside of Forbes and music press, have an opinion one way or the other about the band. That's even more the case for the general public. Time marches on...
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QuoteKurt Quotemnewman505 It is now 7AM PT on showday. A quick glance of the official ticket sales site, popular broker sites such as ticketsnow, stubhub, etc shows thousands of seats unsold and available for purchase But remember, the secondary sites like ticketsnow and stubhub are reselling tickets that have ALREADY BEEN SOLD. That money is in the AEG bank... This is generally accurate, bu
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Quotetatters Postponed 'til Spring 2014. WTF? I'm sure the goal is to get Shakey to join them on a tour to support it. The Horse may play some more fall dates outside current Europe tour, spring of '14 would give him a bit of a breather. Whether he actually gets onboard who knows? Odds are delay is Neil one way or other.
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Quotekeefriffhard4life Quotereg thorpe Quotekeefriffhard4life i am a huge dead head but really the band lost a lot when pigpen passed. up until the early 70's while pigpen was there they were terrific. they had plenty of moments after that including the late 80's but it was never the same without pigpen. btw i just got the 5 cd SO MANY ROADS box set for only $25 and i'm jamming
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Quoteandrewt QuoteGADAWG With due respect all the posts seem to be on the demand side of the equation. I work for a publically traded company and all of our business is generated through a public RFP bidding process. Many of our contracts are in excess of $50 million annually. Once we win an award there is usually a substantial startup cost for implementation. In many cases 10% to 20% of the
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Quotemarianna How are they going to personally escort all the $85 ticket buyers to their seats if 30-50% of the crowd winds up being that type of ticket, which requires a personal escort? It sounds like either very long lines and a lot of waiting, or they're not going to bother with the extra ushering in the end, or maybe only for people that get the GA seats towards the stage. In the end
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Quotemnewman505 Quoteshakeydeal I'm sure they planned on a 2nd drop all along as one last kind gesture to a few hardcore fans in each market to get them into what were presumed to be essentially sold out shows. I can't imagine they'll flood the market with too many $85 tickets as the promoters will still lose their shirts if the "guaranteed" figures are to be believed.
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I'm sure they planned on a 2nd drop all along as one last kind gesture to a few hardcore fans in each market to get them into what were presumed to be essentially sold out shows. I can't imagine they'll flood the market with too many $85 tickets as the promoters will still lose their shirts if the "guaranteed" figures are to be believed. They'll attempt to find a
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What a pleasant surprise. I hope there will be some live dates.
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Live I put Jagger and Weir in the same category. Breathy, somewhat flat, shout-singing. Weir does it while playing more chords than Keith has wrinkles in his face. I love both bands, flaws and all.
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A lot of variety there. Great news, tune in kiddies.
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Weir remains an active and vital musician. The voice may be gone a lot of nights now, but he doesn't need weeks of rehearsal to bash through a war horse setlist. He mixes it up every night, sometimes with disastrous results, but still takes chances. I recognize that the GD isn't to everyone's taste, their loss.
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Venue parking validated with purchase of ticket. 2 for 1 specials...
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I was not quite 14, this song was played on WCOZ and WBCN ad nauseum in Massachusetts. It was my first real exposure and I held it against them for an extremely long time. I actually like it now...in very small dosages. " I will be your knight in shining armor..." Gag.
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Yes, I caught two of the U.S. shows: Central Park - NYC and Voodoo Fest - NOLA. Neil and The Horse are as mangy and great as ever. That said, if you are not a Ragged Glory fan, this isn't the show for you. Just a couple of acoustic songs, the rest is mainly post-90s Crazy Horse material. That could change for Europe a bit, but you will still be smelling the horse. If that'
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Quotebv You do not finish a marathon unless you are fit. It would have been extremely uncomfortable to have that empty Budweiser can tilting up and down for the entire 42 km marathon. Unless this was a 3 km exhibition lap, I am sure the cap was on for minutes only... But the T-shirt is great, except it would be soaking wet and sweaty, would never used it for a marathon really. Having said that
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Next year he might try a Sam Adams now that it comes in a can, just might improve his time. Certainly worth more of an effort than a Bud, local too.
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Quotemr_dja No IORRians have come forward and said there were in the race have thay? Between the T-Shirt and the obvious sense of humor, that guy may fit in well around here! Peace, Mr DJA We could actually use that guy on the Boston Marathon Explosions thread as it's getting pretty bleak there.
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It's Patriot's Day in Massachusetts which commemorates the first battles of the American Revolution. I wouldn't rule out a misguided citizen either. Right now I will keep the victims in my thoughts, worry about the culprits later.
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Just confirmed, two bombs.
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The $85 Stones site link didn't work on East Coast until about a half hour after on sale. I suspect by design...clearing your browser will help, TM gets all messed up after multiple attempts.
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Boston here: Taylor in an extended role is just fine by me (Bill too, although that looks bleak). I could care less about other guests. Although, I suspect Peter Wolf will be rarin' to go. Hopefully, Tyler and Perry are on tour somewhere.
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If you've been making a bunch of attempts sometimes it helps if you clear your browser history and cookies and start fresh, particularly if you're looking for the $85s via links. TM gets out of whack after multiple attempts...
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I grabbed $85s for Wed and Friday. I had zero luck originally, but knew if I kept an eye on this site it would all work out. Thanks to the folks who spread the word once these tickets became available. If you are still having difficulty, you may want to clear your browser of cookies and start fresh. I had to do that, as my previous attempts kept TM from updating correctly.
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We know he is sitting on an extensive, one of a kind band archive. I'm sure it's insured at a high value and contributes mightily to his net worth.
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That was indeed a fire. "Will To Love" was recorded on a cheap cassette in his home with the fire place blazing away. He knew he could never get the same feel in the studio, so the cassette was transferred to tape and Neil then did all the overdubs with Dave Briggs producing. That cracklin' fire and lo-fi nature of the underlying track give that song its unique vibe. It has of
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I'm an On The Beach/Zuma guy myself with a Time Fades Away chaser. It did take me 30 plus years to settle on this, however. OTB or Zuma would be a good start with two or three of the more mainstream releases mentioned here. Frankly, find a used CD place and pick up a copy of Decade. A good sampling of the many faces of Neil. Also contains his vintage Springfield tracks (once you'v
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