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14. Scarlet Begonias and Althea

Sat Oct 26, 2019, 04:48 PM

Oct 2019

U.S. Blues is up there too. As the nights back in college wore on we inevitably turned to the entirety of the Blues for Allah album.

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Do you have a favorite Grateful Dead song/album? [View all] red dog 1 Oct 2019 OP

The Music Never Stopped... tonedevil Oct 2019 #1

Mine too. redwitch Oct 2019 #2

American Beauty is a great album. red dog 1 Oct 2019 #59

Black Muddy River Cattledog Oct 2019 #3

Great song. Lochloosa Oct 2019 #6

Ripple Botany Oct 2019 #4

US Blues & Ripple are two of my all-time favorites red dog 1 Oct 2019 #61

That's a trick question right? Lochloosa Oct 2019 #5

I know it's hard, but.... red dog 1 Oct 2019 #60

Workingman's Dead Ferryboat Oct 2019 #7

Album - Reckoning; Favorite song - Fire on the Mountain n/t RamblingRose Oct 2019 #8

Morning Dew. Europe 72. Lochloosa Oct 2019 #9

Thanks for posting pressbox69 Oct 2019 #49

Best version hands down. Lochloosa Oct 2019 #53

If I had to choose only one... Drum Oct 2019 #10

Do you know about the Ripple 404 ? Pluvious Oct 2019 #12

Lol sweet thanks ;-) n/t Drum Oct 2019 #15

Dark Star CountAllVotes Oct 2019 #11

China Cat / Euro 72 Pluvious Oct 2019 #13

Yup! teach1st Oct 2019 #28

Scarlet Begonias and Althea optik Oct 2019 #14

For me? MyOwnPeace Oct 2019 #16

Workingman's for the album Loge23 Oct 2019 #17

NFW-GDTRFB...4/5/71 The Figment Oct 2019 #18

Beat me to the punch.....but this is a great intro to who the Dead are..... OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2019 #27

A while back, I read Phil Lesh's book: red dog 1 Oct 2019 #62

Buddy would have approved too... red dog 1 Oct 2019 #71

Thanks for that red dog 1 Oct 2019 #70

Ripple abakan Oct 2019 #19

I'm a huge fan of "My Name Is Earl"..(Have all the episodes & have seen them all many times) red dog 1 Oct 2019 #69

Stella Blue lapucelle Oct 2019 #20

Mine, too. This one is one of my favorites - kas125 Oct 2019 #35

*sigh*... Thank you for sharing. lapucelle Oct 2019 #38

Oh, you're welcome. kas125 Oct 2019 #45

"Touch of Grey" EarnestPutz Oct 2019 #21

I'm not a huge fan of the Dead. Dagstead Bumwood Nov 2019 #93

I too am not a big fan, certainly not a "Deadhead". But like you have always.... EarnestPutz Nov 2019 #95

Eyes of the World w/ Winton Marsallis randr Oct 2019 #22

To Lay Me Down belpejic Oct 2019 #23

no Skittles Oct 2019 #24

Around 1970, an orchestra conductor I was having an affair with fierywoman Oct 2019 #25

Wow, fun story - that there was history being made baby ! Pluvious Oct 2019 #39

I have no idea -- I couldn't stay around for the concert. fierywoman Oct 2019 #44

Yes, yes I do! OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2019 #26

Althea docgee Oct 2019 #29

Europe '72 was pretty decent. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2019 #32

Yes it was. docgee Oct 2019 #36

Not remembering....the curse of our Lives! OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2019 #37

Truckin of course. braddy Oct 2019 #30

Of course! red dog 1 Oct 2019 #68

Favorite Studio Album (after American Beauty, of course) - OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2019 #31

My first of course, I was 15 and stumbled upon the newly released Itchinjim Oct 2019 #33

I'd say yer not alone with that :) n/t Pluvious Oct 2019 #41

Friend of the Devil underpants Oct 2019 #34

I'd forgotten how much I love that song. red dog 1 Oct 2019 #67

Hampton Coliseum underpants Oct 2019 #72

Crazy Fingers / American Beauty redqueen Oct 2019 #40

Dark Star, and Reckoning Clash City Rocker Oct 2019 #42

Hard to pick because it changes happybird Oct 2019 #43

Ha! red dog 1 Oct 2019 #66

Is it unfair to cite a show instead? al bupp Oct 2019 #46

Is it unfair? red dog 1 Oct 2019 #65

Box of Rain Lulu KC Oct 2019 #47

Hmmm.... MountainMama Oct 2019 #48

On the day Jerry died pressbox69 Oct 2019 #50

Pathetic MountainMama Oct 2019 #57

+ 1 red dog 1 Oct 2019 #63

Not too long after that, Limbaugh was outed as a major OxyContin junky Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2019 #74

Uncle John's Band is another great Dead song red dog 1 Oct 2019 #64

I love Uncle John's Band as well. Zoonart Nov 2019 #101

My favorite pressbox69 Oct 2019 #51

lately the one that comes back to me most frequently is Box of Rain fishwax Oct 2019 #52

Driving that train... Beryllinthranox Oct 2019 #54

They played CJ at RFK once in the early 90's happybird Oct 2019 #58

"Casey Jones you better watch your speed" red dog 1 Nov 2019 #82

The Wheel / Eyes of the World jberryhill Oct 2019 #55

Non-live album would definitely be American Beauty Docreed2003 Oct 2019 #56

Their first album is pretty good too red dog 1 Oct 2019 #73

Truckin' MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #75

I agree completely customerserviceguy Nov 2019 #76

American Beauty JimGinPA Nov 2019 #77

American Beauty is a great album. red dog 1 Nov 2019 #80

Tossup DFW Nov 2019 #78

Thanks for posting that red dog 1 Nov 2019 #81

Outstanding! MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #86

Call me a nerd DFW Nov 2019 #87

They sang it well, didn't they? MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #88

Three part harmony and not a note too sharp or too flat DFW Nov 2019 #89

Throwing Stones, Hell in a Bucket Dulcinea Nov 2019 #79

Franklin's Tower treestar Nov 2019 #83

Ripple MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #84

I love "Ripple" too. red dog 1 Nov 2019 #85

Mars Hotel MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #90

U.S. Blues red dog 1 Nov 2019 #91

After a quick scan of the responses, I will add Terrapin Station... GReedDiamond Nov 2019 #92

The Dead do a great version of Good Lovin' red dog 1 Nov 2019 #94

Upon reflection, I like "Mars Hotel" best red dog 1 Nov 2019 #96

The Dead do a great version of Wilson Pickett's "Midnight Hour" MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #97

I have about 500 recordings of live shows. The Valley Below Nov 2019 #98

6/10/73 most definitely one of the best out there! Nt The Figment Nov 2019 #99

A really nice show at RFK Stadium in DC. The Valley Below Nov 2019 #100

Did you tape the December 31, 1978 concert at Winterland..the last show ever at Winterland? MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #102

I saw them at Fillmore West one time, and it was the first time Mickey Hart played with them. MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #103