For the last nine months or so, one of the little joys in my life has been stopping by the Dead’s Web site to download a few nuggets from the Tapers’ Section, a series of posts by David Lemieux, the band’s archivist. Each week Lemieux put up a half-dozen or so MP3s from shows the… Read More he’s gone.
Two concerts, a great sorta long weekend and one royal pain in the ass. Let’s begin. Railroad Earth at the Rex Theater was spectacular. They’re an honest bluegrass band at heart — and a couple of the songs on Thursday really highlighted their traditional abilities — but they’re not content to keep it simple and… Read More railratroadearthdog. and other stuff.
Hope y’all had a nice holiday. Our Fourth was nice and relaxing, unlike the holiday of Sister of Uncle Crappy, who apparently suffered loss of vertical hold shortly after we spoke on the telephone Wednesday afternoon. She’s blaming a lack of preparation — and several yummy cosmopolitians — on her issues; she’s also proven to… Read More honey, i’m home.
Friday: Golf. Looking at houses. Sampling the beer at the open-for-just-four-days Marzoni’s on Route 8. Nice day. Saturday: Exercise. European beer fest at the Sharp Edge. Dinner there before the drunks started streaming inside. YEP show at Allegheny Landing — Sinead O’Connor and moe. “One more beer” at McFadden’s. A little more detail. Marzoni’s clearly… Read More to review.
Although I was very excited about last year’s free moe. show at the arts festival last summer — excited enough that I took a vacation day so we could catch the Sunday concert — I apparently didn’t write anything here about the fact that I was attending. The result of that oversight? An email from… Read More to be clear.
Pittsburgh’s police department has a new police commander, one that Deadheads may actually remember from 18 years ago. Does the name George Trosky ring a bell? No? OK, think back to the “riot” show — April 3, 1989, when a bunch of tickletless dumbasses tried to break through glass doors at the Civic Arena to… Read More hot to trosky.
Uncle Crappy 