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In Reply to: RE: Virtual Event: John Curl and the history of the Grateful Dead's "Wall of Sound" posted by Tuckers on March 04, 2025 at 16:12:47
funny thing, I was just looking this subject up, because I remembered the amps were modified by Owsely Stanley , but didn't know how to spell Owsely, and still don't without looking it up.
I remember the name because, besides being a masterful electrical engineer, he was a masterful chemist , who made the name Owsley famous by the unsurpassed quality of his LSD , back in the day.
I wonder if that little historical tidbit will be noted in the conversation. I intend to listen, having gained some knowledge every time I did, but have to set aside the appropriate chunk of time.
in looking for the spelling, I came across that Owsely's nick name was bear, giving me ,perhaps, some greater insight into the cartoon multicolored happy dancing bear logo design linked to the grateful dead.
long ago, as some deadhead hippies were telling me how they followed the band selling organic avocado sandwiches for funds, they gestured to that dancing bear guy , selling his stuff a little ways down the lawn, using him as an example of someone who had a good enough idea so that a person or group could follow the band all year long . My sandwich selling group was trying to decide if they should buy tickets or just listen outside.
it was three night concert at the Oakland civic center, where I also bought some handmade hippy beads, but declined the " mega dose, get your mega dose" voiced by a guy in a big glittered out uncle sam hat, quickly traveling through the outdoor market
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I saw the Dead often in the bay area as well. I wasnt aware of the wall of sound, just that it was awesome and LOUD. One night after a show at the Shoreline we bought some organic sandwiches in the parking lot. They were disgusting. Opening them up was a round slice of something with can marks like you. Would see on canned cranberry jelly on thanksgiving. We were pretty sure the "organic sandwiches " were filled with dog food. Never bought from a vendor again. At least not food.
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You might like the GD live LP "Bear's Choice"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Grateful_Dead,_Volume_One_(Bear%27s_Choice)
"Bear" made a number of really excellent live recordings that are available today. I have the Ali Akbar Khan recording in 24-96, and it is truly wonderful, both from sonics and performance.
I did a search on "Bear's Sonic Journals" on Qobuz and found that many of the albums are available to stream.
thanks for the guidance to a wonderful resource.
after I saw the name Ali Akbar khan I immediately flipped over in hopes of getting some recordings, having remembered some excellent music played long ago on FM radio. although Ravi Shankar was a bigger name, I liked this guy better, and was kind of surprised I remembered him .
ii was kind of disheartened when I saw it was all In cd format, but that is easily understandable. I have a cd player in my old chevy convertible , but my hi fi is focused on vinyl . I trying not to buy a bunch more stuff , but that site has some very attractive offerings, so I'm letting the desire age before doing something rash.
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