steve johnson
mangrovevalley@heads.social
<p>special ed teacher/garciaphile/home chef/blogger/zen sitter/analog aficionado/haiku builder/semi-retired psychonaut</p>
Posts
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Post #2121007
2/27/69. Fillmore West. The Grateful Dead, Pentangle, Sir Douglas Quintet, Shades of Joy, and a juggler. Much of the music from this night ended up on Live/Dead, and rightly so. Bear tape: https://archive.org/details/gd1969-02-27.132573.sbd.16track.healy-latvala-wise.flac16 Zip file: https://mega.nz/folder/lqBmjb4Q#hi8PGY3kIbFwTPg9oxGeCg/folder/VqY1TLTT A very cool piece detailing the four different mixes of the 2/27 Dark Star, courtesy of the Grateful Dead Guide: https://deadessays...
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Post #1854210
56 years ago on this date, the Grateful Dead at the Armory Field House at the University of Cincinnati. Ken Kesey and The Lemon Pipers share the bill. Prankster weirdness, equipment and monitor hassles, an acoustic set featuring the first known performance of Candyman, and a torrid Other One that segues into a solid Cosmic Charlie. Need I say any more? Updated soundboard tape: https://archive.org/details/gd1970-04-03.154482.sbd.eaton.miller.sirmick.flac16
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Post #1854209
First porch garden crop of the new season—red kale and collards. Right on.
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Post #1854208
6 years ago today, John Edward Prine succumbed to complications caused by COVID-19 at the age of 73. When his debut LP was inducted into the Grammy HOF in 2014, he summed up why he chose a life as a songwriter: “I gotta say, there’s no better feeling than having a killer song in your pocket, and you’re the only one in the world who’s heard it.” Here’s a sweet little download featuring a few of Prine’s BBC performances from the early ‘70s. Miss you John. https://we.tl/t-b3I7wzLZoa
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Post #1854207
4/8/72. Empire Pool, London. Bill Giles transfer: https://archive.org/details/gd72-04-08.sbd.giles-jeffm.2534.sbeok.shnf Dark Star (Vault release):https://youtu.be/qyBs48VjMho?si=BlkjgS_24mYRRE4W Need I say more?
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Post #1854206
“Texas” (1983) - Photo by Wim Wenders
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Post #1854205
Happy Black Beauty Day, to all who celebrate. https://youtu.be/WbvkgR5K-YE?si=D2gtQA9xy6wtoNe_
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Post #1854204
Happy TV from the Tivoli Day. https://youtu.be/WtsB3lgvN5w?si=UhWJOuBKkVq8mqOX
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Post #1854203
#caturday Ognir, in pre-dawn hang 5 modality.
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Post #1854202
A few shots from this morning’s jaunt to Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico. Cool joint.
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Post #1854201
RIP https://youtu.be/xYXxbtkGtW0?si=vyEdjd3-Qz4bkIT2
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Post #1854200
4 doors. Georgia O&#39;Keeffe Home &amp; Studio, Abiquiú, NM.
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Post #1854199
Echo Amphitheater, Rio Arriba County, NM.
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Post #1854198
Taos Pueblo, April 2026
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Post #1854197
56 years ago this month, the Grateful Dead joined John Hammond for a weekend of shows at Mammoth Gardens in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver. The one artifact from the weekend is this very listenable Richard Wethey field tape of the 4/25 gig. Acoustic &amp; electric sets. The tape is definitely worth investigating, with a nod to the tremendous Dark Star, which is surely one of the most outside and exploratory versions of the year. https://archive.org/details/gd70-04-24.aud.remaster...
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Post #1854195
Dylan, University of Massachusetts Amherst, April 26, 1964.
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Post #1854194
Essential listening from Joel Futterman &amp; William Parker. Transcendent Universe is due to drop next month and the 34 1/2 minute preview track is very good. Dig in. https://joelfutterman-bam.bandcamp.com/track/transcendent-universe-part-1
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