It feels like its all coming to ahead. Hold on.
Bobby just passed away. Not a great way to start the new year. What a loss for us Deadheads. His voice was totally unique. Sometimes completely frantic, sometimes out of tune, and sometimes complete nirvana. My favorite songs of his…Sampson, Not Fade Away, The Other One, Minglewood, and Jack Straw just to name a few. Of course his guitar work is equally impressive. You can always dive on in and ride on his guitar parts. They are always there. He was a very important ingredient which gave the group their signature sound.
Big loss in so many ways.
Lately, I’ve been doing my best to re-listen to the Europe ’72 shows. I know the shows but I want to dig into them more. I’ve listened to about 8 so far. Just finished 4/24/72 Dusseldorf, West Germany. That Dark Star. It has to in the discussion of being one of the very best Dark Stars they ever played.
My goal for 2026 is to listen to the 1972 shows in consecutive order. I usually start to stray and start listening to other years to change it up. But will do my best to say on target.
Bop Bop Bop, Bop Bop
Steven Santarpia