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Grateful Dead
Spring 1990, Volume One Box - SOLD OUT
Digital Download
What's Inside:
• 60 page hardcover Smyth-Sewn book featuring essays by Dennis McNally, David Lemieux, and Blair Jackson and photos by Jim Anderson & Mike Laurentis
• 25th Anniversary Tour Program
• Official Band Letters
• 6 Ticket Stubs
• 6 Cloth Sticker Backstage Passes
• 1 Tour Laminate
• Official 1990 Band publicity shot
• 6 complete shows on 18 discs
• 3/16/90 Capital Center, Landover, MD
• 3/19/90 Civic Center, Hartford, CT
• 3/22/90 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON, Canada
• 3/26/90 Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY
• 3/30/90 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
• 4/2/90 The Omni, Atlanta, GA
Box Dimensions: 12-1/8" x 3-1/8" x 12-1/8"
Recorded and Mixed Live by John Cutler
Mastered by Jeffrey Norman in HDCD
Original art by Wes Lang
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 9,000
Introducing The Next Box: Spring 1990!
And now for something a little different. This year's box set - Grateful Dead: Spring 1990 - offers six complete shows from the epic spring '90 tour, one concert from each city the band played, personally selected by Dead vaultmeister and archival release producer David Lemieux. The sizzling six are: 3/16/90 Capital Centre (Landover , MD), 3/19/90 Hartford Civic Center, 3/22/90 Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario), 3/26/90 Knickerbocker Arena (Albany, NY), 3/30/90 Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) and 4/2/90 The Omni (Atlanta, GA).
In his "Producer's Note" in the beautiful book that is part of the box, Lemieux, who attended the first 10 shows on the tour, states, "To my ears this was the last tour that was consistently great, where every show is excellent, not a dud in the bunch." And Grateful Dead historian Dennis McNally's comprehensive and informative insider's essay in the box is titled "The Last Great Dead Tour." These guys know what they're talking about.
Basically, the band had been on an upward trajectory since Garcia's return to the road in the spring of '87, following his near-death the previous summer. Of course, 1987 was a trip in itself, what with the unexpected mega-success of In the Dark and their first hit single, "Touch of Grey." But the momentum just kept building with each subsequent tour, as Garcia got back up to full speed (and then some!) and the group as a whole was as unified as they had ever been since Brent joined the band in the spring of '79. New original tunes were popping up and the old favorites were imbued with a freshness and spirit that was so uplifting and inspiring. The band was having fun again, and it was downright infectious.
The group's fall 1989 shows-as documented two years ago on the Formerly the Warlocks box (two shows from Hampton, VA, 10/8-9/89) and on the 2001 release Nightfall of Diamonds (a single night in NJ, 10/16/89)- kicked the energy level up another couple of notches, as the band reintroduced such loved classics as "Help on the Way" > "Slipknot!," "Attics of My Life," "Death Don't Have No Mercy" and "Dark Star."
And when the band hit the road in mid-March 1990, they had a bunch of other cool tunes to lay on their unsuspecting crowds, including the return of "Loose Lucy" (last played in 1974; it's not on this box), Brent's "Easy to Love You" (missing since 1980), a rollicking cover of the Rolling Stones' "The Last Time," The Band's "The Weight" (with all four singers taking a verse each) and a lyrically retooled "Black-Throated Wind" (absent since 1974), which elicited huge cheers every time it was played.
Over these six shows, most of the cornerstones of the Dead's repertoire from the era appear-splendid versions of "Scarlet Begonias" > "Fire on the Mountain," "China Cat Sunflower" > "I Know You Rider," "Playing in the Band," "Uncle John's Band," "Eyes of the World," "Estimated Prophet," "Truckin'," "Sugar Magnolia," "The Other One," "Terrapin," "Stella Blue," "Feel Like a Stranger," "Bird Song," "Let It Grow," "China Doll," "Box of Rain," "Morning Dew"; you name it. From the fall '89 breakouts come "Help-Slip-Frank," "Attics of My Life" and "Death Don't Have No Mercy." Among the still newish tunes are "Picasso Moon," "Blow Away," "Foolish Heart," "Just a Little Light," "Victim or the Crime," "Standing on the Moon," "We Can Run" and a couple that would get their final plays from the Grateful Dead on this tour-"Built to Last" and "Believe It or Not." There are stirring renditions of "Dear Mr. Fantasy" and "Black Muddy River," rockin' takes on "Gimme Some Lovin'" and "Iko Iko" and the only version of the full "Hey Jude" the band attempted in the modern era. And the "Rhythm Devils" and "Space" jams at the heart of each second set are as noisy-beautiful-scary-funny-intense-mysterious-wild as you'd expect/hope for.
Of course, we understand that some of you may have other favorite shows from this tour you wish were included on this box. Really, you can't go wrong with any of them. But at 18 discs, this is still the second largest Grateful Dead box (after Europe '72: The Complete Recordings) that's been released, and the non-inclusion of any other shows from the tour definitely does not preclude their future release! But this seemed like a more manageable way to go, while still giving a sense of the tour's amazing depth and breadth.
Besides the discs themselves, Grateful Dead: Spring 1990 has much to offer, including: a gorgeous 60-page hardcover book containing copious color photos by Jim Anderson and Michael Laurentus, unique artwork by Brooklyn-based fine artist Wes Lang, fascinating business letters and communications related to the tour, a detailed historical essay by Dennis McNally, a Producer's Note by David Lemieux and individual show descriptions by Blair Jackson; a reproduction of the Dead's 1990 tour program (printed and sold later in '90, for the fall and Europe '90 tours); tickets and backstage passes of all six shows; a band publicity photo from 1990 by Ken Friedman; Dennis McNally's tour laminate; and reproductions of the colored 8x10 sheets GDTS sent out with hotel, food and other information for each city on the tour.
With recordings made by longtime Grateful Dead recordist and producer John Cutler, mastered by Jeffrey Norman in HDCD, you just know it's gonna sound great-and it does!
So, that's the skinny this time 'round. This box is limited to just 9,000 numbered copies - please note, this is the only time these shows will ever be officially available on CD. There will not be an All Music Edition and single shows will not be available physically. Due to ship out August 31st, we anticipate that this extraordinary set will sell-out, so order your copy today!
If you're looking for more of a bite-sized taste of the '90s, Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It, a 2-CD set featuring a handful of favorites, will be in stores on September 18th.
-Blair Jackson
Listening Party
4/2/90, The Omni, Atlanta, GA
Foolish Heart>
Looks Like Rain>
He's Gone>
The Last Time
Click here for an archive of past Spring 1990 Listening Parties.
David Lemieux on What's Inside Spring 1990
David Lemieux on 4/2/90
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No, I say DON'T STOP! Customer service needs to be held accountable.
How ridiculous.
People, if your order got screwed up, don't stop bitching and complaining.
"none of us want to hear it anymore."
And by "none of us" he means him.
Well chkj11 if everyone was thinking like you we would still be living in caves. Then again maybe that wouldn't be bad thing at all.
Everyone needs to stop their bitching and complaining. If you haven't gotten something you ordered that's one things but enough of these people saying they don't like the way things are being run. If you don't like the way things are going stop buying from them. I see some of the same people complaining about this box set who said after the Europe 72 blow up that they would never buy anything from these guys again and of course they did. Don't continue to buy and complain, don't expect things to change and if you do expect that and continue to buy then that's your problem to deal with it because none of us want to hear it anymore.
What happened over the last few months at dead.net and Rhino (and what is their relationship)?
Things were pretty smooth before and now they are totally screwed up. Was there a mass exodus of personnel? Did they fire everyone and hire new people and have to train them? What could have happened? It can't be that hard to organize shipping and inventory.
And why am I constantly told to contact Rhino when I bought from Dead.net? If I have a problem with something I bought from Amazon and contact them, they don't tell me to contact the publisher of the book! I bought it from them and they handle it on the spot.
Get off the crack dudes!
The box and contents looked really nice.
Annoying, Aggravating, Anxious and a few other things. Was assured Thursday that the box would ship Friday. Of course that doesn't show anywhere as having happened, and it's Labor Day weekend. I walked into a customers yesterday (Friday), the wife says, "Guess what Greg got" and shows me his box. "He's so excited!" Arrrggghhh!
Went to the Facebook page and saw all the posts starting back on the 24th of folks getting their boxes and how much they luv 'em. Arrrggghhh! Think it's time for a nice long morning walk. Then come home and dive into my vines collection. Have all kinds of '68, '69, '70, '71 shows I haven't come close to listening to. Everyone knows these were the best years anyway. Who needs '90's Dead....anyway?
Make that: AAAArrrggghhh!
yeah, big time, but, lets print some more, number them whatever and pass them off as the original 9,000. Rhino, you have screwed the pooch again, how do you people keep your jobs? if any of ya worked for me, you would have been replaced long ago. In my experience any of you who have not received your copy or have defective product will not get satisfaction, you will be lied to, told all is well, ignored, or just out and out screwed, but after it all is said and done, you will have a nasty taste in your mouth and will have to spend lots of your personal time trying to get what you paid for, then, if you bitch enough, they will, maybe after a year or so, promise to help you. Does this sound like customer service to you? Sounds like a nightmare to me.
Thank you!
Thank you for putting this out! Amazing sound quality and packaging. This sets a high bar in my opinion. Thank you for all the hard work that went into this!
Is there any way to d/l the tracklistings / meta tags for saving the discs digitally onto my pc? Thank you!
It's getting pretty depressing logging in everyday in the hope that someone in the UK/Europe has their DP3 or Spring '90 box only to discover that there seem to be more problems and few answers with poor Mary being swamped, but as always very helpful.
One wonders how hard it can be to organize this thing, Volumes 1and 2 of DP get released/delivered no problem, Vol. 3 and it hits the fan.
S90 people are asked to order and pay for their order, get a suprise email/message stating box has been posted early and a week/ ten days later they are still waiting even if they only live a few miles away. (not talking UK/Europe here I would to wait 10/12 days for this).
I know I don't need to look at the site, and wouldn't get depressed if I didn't but sheez you do hope there will be good news. Never even thought of doing the rant thing, "never buying again", "rip off" or any of the many others, everyone makes mistakes and anyone who is or has worked for a living may be suffering from selective memory if they think they didn't when they were employed, but please just let us no what is happening and when you find out what it was that caused the problems...............................................fix it!
Thanks for letting me vent.
I have been reading all the post about DP3 and S90. Customer service has blown this stuff sky hi. I ordered S90 30 minutes after it was posted. Yet, folks in Canada have received their copies already? When I call I get fed a load of BS, always a different answer. The Supervisor had to come on to finally get me a answer. The bottom line is that they are all dazed and confused. The Supv told me that I may receive a tracking number or I may not. Also that if I did receive a tracking number it probably would not work anyway? She did refund my shipping cost, I was grateful for that. I'll just keep waiting like many others.
Sorry to hear that so many still do not have their DP3, what a mess. Now they are printing more, how will they be numbered? Hopefully after this release is all delivered they will clean up their act for future releases.
Yes, for the moment this is the case.
The official word:
This item is temporarily unavailable.
We have a small quantity of units still coming off the line. We will notify dead.net subscribers when the last of the 9,000 units are available for purchase.
I've passed this on.
or almost so. It took longer than I expected for this to sell out,
here is an email transcript. no communication since 8/26. i did follow up yesterday and didn't hear back yet.
thanks for your help.
Recently you requested personal assistance from our on-line support
center. Below is a summary of your request and our response.
If this issue is not resolved to your satisfaction, you may reopen it
within the next 7 days.
Thank you for allowing us to be of service to you.
cracked CD
Discussion Thread
Response Via Email(Jessica Slaughter) - 08/26/2012 09:42 AM
Dear James,
Thank you for your email. I am sorry to learn of the damaged shipment you received. There is no need for you to return the damaged item. I have forwarded the information to the proper department for assistance. Please allow 24-72 hours for a response. If you need any further assistance, please let us know.
Best regards,
Customer Care Center
Customer By Email (James ) - 08/25/2012 03:58 PM
my disc 2 from the Hartford show is cracked from the center out and will not read/play.
what is the protocol to get that cd replaced?
Order# 8812648-7209739
here is an email transcript. no communication since 8/26. i did follow up yesterday and didn't hear back yet.
thanks for your help.
Recently you requested personal assistance from our on-line support
center. Below is a summary of your request and our response.
If this issue is not resolved to your satisfaction, you may reopen it
within the next 7 days.
Thank you for allowing us to be of service to you.
cracked CD
Discussion Thread
Response Via Email(Jessica Slaughter) - 08/26/2012 09:42 AM
Dear James,
Thank you for your email. I am sorry to learn of the damaged shipment you received. There is no need for you to return the damaged item. I have forwarded the information to the proper department for assistance. Please allow 24-72 hours for a response. If you need any further assistance, please let us know.
Best regards,
Customer Care Center
Customer By Email (James Lamperetta) - 08/25/2012 03:58 PM
my disc 2 from the Hartford show is cracked from the center out and will not read/play.
what is the protocol to get that cd replaced?
james lamperetta
Hello James
Order# 8812648-7209739
1971 - one of my favorite eras. And no Donna to ruin it with her screeching voice! And Bobby is just singing and not adding al those irritating flourishes that he started in the early '80's. I'm looking forward to perusing this.
Actually, what would you call the era from 1965 to 1977? That's my favorite. But that might be a few eras really, depending on how yo slice and dice it. Just off the top of my head:
65-69, 70-72 - two very different sounding Pigpen eras. Jerry was hot as hell most of it and in my opinion the greatest rock guitarist in the world, bar none, even Hendrix.
73-79 - Donna and Keith era - this is the one I attended all of my shows at and I love it in spite of Donna.
79-89 - Brent started but it's not his fault. I stopped going they were so tired and Jerry's heroin usage escalated and obviously affected his play. Although I may have missed out here and there but I didn't want to go to a dozen shows to hopefully get a good one.
[Trivia: did people know that the duo drum section started in '76 to give Jerry time to go back stage to mainline some H and rest?]
90 improve a bit but not back to '60's and '70's quality.
95 - a very sad year :(
1971 is what I'm talkin' 'bout! Jerry is so fresh. Young voice, sharp guitar. Yeah baby!
No. It's good to be happy! :)
I enjoy listening, but I also enjoy comparing and analyzing. To each their own.
My issues are two:
1. Never got Dave's Picks 3 and no one at dead.net nor at Rhino are answering my emails.
2. Cracked disk from 1990 box set - am I getting a new one? When?
So how do I send a private message with more details, and what details?
Please send me a PM with the details and I'll see what I can do. Thanks.
First off, not sure why anyone who already knows that they don't like this era would plop $200+ down for it. For the trinkets? Gotta buy EVERYTHING that GDM puts out? What long time head hasn't heard these shows or at least a huge sampling from this tour/era? You had to know what you were getting.
My favorite eras are 1972-1974, 1977 and 1989-1991. For me, the peak of the Brent era was 1990. Sure, there are uneven shows and moments in there, but I'm often drawn to that year when I want to hear some Brent.
I already have/had a bunch of shows from this tour (possibly the whole tour?) due to being a long-time collector before the band pulled them from the trading sites (and of course going back to cassette trading and cdr trading). What I didn't have was professional mixes of them and that's what drew me to this collection. Like another poster mentioned, I wanted to hear more that sounded deep and vibrant like Without a Net does. These live up to that very nicely. I guess they didn't use the multi-track recordings (why not?), but it sure sounds like they did.
I'm a little surprised by the selections as I would have chosen 4/1 instead of 4/2 and 3/29 over 3/30, but that's just a quibble. Not sure why they included a Knickerbocker show since we already have a good sampling from that run, but whatever.
Overall, I'm enjoying the heck out of this and have listened to maybe 4 of the 6 shows so far. There are some flubs as well as brilliance, surrounding lots and lots of solid playing.
I will vehemently disagree however that this is the last great tour. Fall 1991 was the last great tour and exceeds Spring 1990. Listen to 9/6/91 through the rest of that run and tell me that it wasn't EPIC.
Not sure it's worth 2 bills, but I'm borrowing it from a buddy who's one of those Gotta Buy Everything people, so all I can say is it's definitely worth my listen.
I think I figured it out - simply that there are many DIFFERENT kinds of Dead Heads.
I can't pretend to know the different types. I know what I am. But other types might be those that simply like the music and the "scene". Others just like it as "easy listening" in the background while doing other things. Maybe some like the space and others like the melody songs, and others like the jams.
And some, like me, like to really dig deep and listen to every note Jerry plays! He's the reason I listen to the Dead. No other reason.
I may not even be a "Dead Head" per se since it's really just Jerry that I like. He was a consummate musician, at least a good deal of the time. But not always. So I naturally compare eras. He was best in 69-70, no doubt in my mind. He was terrific from then until 77 and then went down hill. He got somewhat better in the early '90's but never as good as his earlier years.
Now, I 'm not saying any of this to insult anyone else's opinion. It's just mine.
To my mind the rest of the band are okay as a back up band to Jerry. I am CONVINCED that if Jerry never existed none of these other dudes would have made it to much recognition in the music world. At least not very popularly. Most of use would never have heard of them. And we wouldn't be listening to all the spin-offs like Further and the solo stuff. They wouldn't exist. They were carried by Jerry, period. Without Jerry the phenomenon of the Grateful Dead never would have gotten past small clubs if that.
I personally think Further sucks pretty bad. I turn it off when it comes on the XM Radio Dead station. It's like a "tribute band"! Again, just my opinion so don't get all hot under the collar!
Robert Hunter was a great poet. He's my second favorite Dead.
Phil was a great musician in many ways but never would have gotten so popular without Jerry.
Bob, meh. Very good rhythm guitarist, taught largely by Jerry. Vocals, song writing, and personality - not my cup of tea. He was always jealous of Jerry being the front man. He wanted to be the front man but just plain old didn't have the talent or personality.
Drummers - very good but the Dead could have gone on with different ones.
Keyboards - Pigpen was the only GREAT one.
Donna - OMG why was she ever in the Dead?! Just horrible. Sounded like a bag full of cats being hit with a bat. Okay on a couple of studio albums but ruined many a live concert recording.
The Grateful Dead could have continued with the death of ANYONE but Jerry. Bob's rhythm guitar would have been hard to replace - the sound would have doubtless changed quite a bit. But it could have been done. Same with Phil. And the rest could be exchanged quite easily.
Just my opinions if that's okay ;)
i am not dissing anybody or any era! i am just saying its not my favorite time! i still am going to all the shows i can. no matter the configuration Weir solo, Furthur, 7 Walkers, or Mickey Hart Band where else can you get what we all seek!
As far as my comment "Mickey left the ranch" that was all GOOD! i think he was the "blistering" one during these shows and you can clearly hear him evolving into a new "space" with his drumming while still "jamming" ( Whatever that means!) i am really digging his recent shows!
Hope to see you all in Philly next week @ Weir solo and MHB shows!
What the heck is wrong with critical listening and comparing? So you just like "easy listening", but some of us like to analyze closely.
If you don't like to do that, ignore those posts that do.
Yeah, the customer service sucks these days. Bummer.
Yes indeed, brother, God Bless the Grateful Dead. I am, like you, lovin' this release. I agree that this was a NEW special time in their storied career as transportational musicians. May Brent and Jerry rest in peace.
I've never felt more like GD customer service has no clue what's going on as I do with this bunch.
I ordered the set early, wanted to change my payment method, but I had to cancel and reorder. After receiving confirmation that the first order was cancelled, I got a shipping notice for that very order. When I called customer service, I was told that indeed the order was cancelled, but it was too late. I was then told I could return the set on my dime. When I contested that I should have to pay return shipping, u was put on hold. When "Lingerie" (I swear that's what he said his name was) came back, his story changed to no record of me trying to cancel. When I pointed out the obvious dubiousness of his story change, he suddenly realized his mistake and discovered that I had cancelled, but stuck to me having to pay for return shipping. I asked for a supervisor and was told I would be called back. Lingerie also took the path if asking personal questions such as why I wanted to change my payment method, in a somewhat hostile and confrontational tone. One answer, Lingerie, none of your god**am business!!!
In the meantime, I took a second loom at the FAQ page on the website and saw where unopened items could be returned at no shipping expense to the customer. I called back as if the original conversation never happened, told the new rep I would like to return ny unopened item, and he emailed a shipping label. I am still waiting for the refund, so hopefully this is the end of this horrible customer service tale.
All of this absolutely stupid comparisons over eras only shows the ignorance of those doing it. To insult any given line up of the Grateful Dead only reflects poorly on the person doing it and is really another way of saying they are mired in a past that never really was. I saw shows off and on ranging from 5/17/77 to 5/26/93, and each "era" has its pros and cons. 77 had supremely tight playing and Keith's "on-the-one" piano (to borrow a phrase from James Brown), but it also had Donna's singing which, to me, sometimes sounding like a tortured lamb having its organs removed via vivisection. Horrendous. But it was still the good ol' Grateful Dead, and I wouldn't have turned down any show along the way. When Brent came in, I thought--and still do--that he was one of the strongest contributors and players in the band. Nothing... nothing... sounds as good to me as those acoustic sets in autumn 80. 85-86 was touch and go, but when the boys were on, they were hot. By 88-90, they had new material, a new lease of Dead life, and--in their own words--felt they had never been playing as good as they did between winter 88 and summer 90. Brent's songs in this era spoke to my heart and soul more than anything else I'd heard from them. Throughout spring of 90, I heard more people talking about how each show was just getting better. I also kept hearing--as I did throughout the 80s-- "older" heads badmouth Brent and spill nostalgia for by-gone days. But I saw those same complainers at show after show. When I saw sets with Vince, I wasn't impressed with him so much, but he was who the Dead chose to play and so I knew there was something about him that no one outside of Bruce H. had. My final show had the most amazing PITB I'd ever heard and that's not a tune I ever hoped for... it got tedious to me. But again, I wouldn't have had it any other way (except to have Brent not feel he needed an early exit from the show).
To badmouth Spring 90 with such condescending words and evident attitude is telling Jerry and Bob and Phil that they sucked for not sticking around in the same ol' mud for another decade to please someone who had no concept of musical growth. It's just the same as someone saying there was no good music since 197-whatever. Which is BS in the extreme. If anyone wants to wallow in their nostalgic trip of 1968 Carousel Ballroom, or Europe 72, or Spring 77, or whenever, feel free. Enjoy. I love those shows too (as almost anyone here might or might not). But to think you're better or more of a Deadhead than those of us who also appreciate late 80s or even the 90s shows, you'd be laughed at by Jerry. Like once in the lot during the mid-80s when folks were one-upping each other over how many shows they saw (as if quantity made them more of a fan), Jerry wandered by and commented that when they played Egypt, there was a couple who mortgage their house to fly to Cairo to see them.
If you don't like a particular era… great. But you ain't any better than someone else by badmouthing a band that chose to evolve musically as they spanned a 30 year musical career.
Just seems odd to me that folks can be so picky about which GD era is the best, what music is great, what sucks, etc. Perhaps some of us have lost sight of the big picture.
I think my brother summed it up best when we celebrated his 60th birthday not too long ago. When asked to reflect on his time spent on this planet thus far, he acknowledged the love of family and friends, his gratitude for good health, and so on. All the things one might expect to hear on such an occasion. Then he added:
"I'm also blessed to have been alive during the time of the Grateful Dead."
'Nuff said.
GD X17- I love that analogy! I feel exactly the same way. I can't imagine comparing anything from the late Brent era to any 60's, 70's Dead. But I'm enjoying this set and discovering this era I've ignored for so long. I find the negative comments refreshing. No other era so deeply divides Deadheads, eh? A problematic, enigmatic era- fascinating! Now back to listening.
Wasn't poking you. Am lamenting the loss of customer service that was a part of the Dead since forever.
...Through and through.
Jerry and Brent are the highlights and shortly thereafter, they were gone.
First set nuggets aplenty, and just about every song you would want.
Drums Space are excellent and different every night.
Goodness gracious God bless the Grateful Dead!
"doesn't like Bob's vocals doesn't amount to coherent or meaningful insight into the music."
How is my criticism of Bob's voice being affecting not coherent or meaningful? I even gave you the definition of affecting in case you didn't know.
It's totally true and constructive criticism.
"That explains a lot."
What's that supposed to mean? I can be honest about my positive qualities as well as my negative. It happens to be true.
"Cultic"? Look it up.
Good, bad, ugly -- this forum has it all, and why not? I'm with other posters who have had difficulty buying what the 1990 version of the band was selling. Still, this box is surprising to me. I can't let myself even think of this as the same band I loved in the 70s. It is like a parallel universe where some other band much less edgy and much more in the yacht rock vein takes the place of the Grateful Dead. I call them GD X-17, from planet Crisscross. They play MIDIfied Grateful Dead covers and some newer Loggins & Messina outtakes. Yet somehow there is an electricity that can't quite be denied. There is something in their DNA that evokes wonder and groovitude. The beautiful thing is that you can't define it. Just turn up the volume and it will grab you. I'm not kidding. I had big doubts about the audio quality but this really puts you in the venue instead of in the soundboard. Try it. I think 3/16/90 is my favorite first set ever.
"Honestly? Yes. I'm the best at what I do of anyone I've ever met in my field."
That explains a lot.
P.S. I'm not sure why, when someone points out the banality of another's criticism, that the person pointing out the offending comment is somehow "cultic" (wherever that word came from) in their honest evaluation of Dead music.
I'm happy to hear criticism of the Dead, when it means something, and when it makes sense. I do it myself. Sure, sometimes the Dead sucked. But just because someone doesn't like Mickey or doesn't like Bob's vocals doesn't amount to coherent or meaningful insight into the music.
"Commenters often speculate that our discs have been delayed due to people smoking the Good Stuff. I fear that it may be us, the customers of these products, that are high. And when we come down, we ask what this shitty Music is.
It breaks my heart."
Not clear what is breaking your heart. Your post is not clear.
But I can say that I was joking about "smoking the good stuff" and I haven't been high on drugs for about 30 years. I like the Dead without drugs. But I can be critical of them when they aren't playing at their best. I'm not cultic about them. They are the best at some times and quite bad at others. Jerry spoke about this range many many years ago. He recognized that they sucked sometimes. Can you?
So this forum should just be for "I love the Dead and it's all so great, la de da"? If that's the case, I need to find a forum that is truly into listening to the music critically.
I listen intently, to every note Jerry plays, etc, and it's natural to compare to other eras. And I would like to feel free to express my thoughts on it.
What the heck is wrong with that?
If this is just a "cultic" forum and only great and romantically positive comments are allowed, well, what's the point?
About this: "are you that good at whatever it is you do for a living? I mean, let's be honest"
Honestly? Yes. I'm the best at what I do of anyone I've ever met in my field.
May have set in for me. Once I would have spoken to Ruby at GDTS to ask about my mail-order (and gotten Satisfaction). Today I discovered that I have held on to the fond memories when they have really gone the way of others I held dear.
I wanted to believe that someone in Marin County was checking to see why I hadn't gotten my DP3 order. They told me they were, and they usually came through. If a show was sold out, I believed them and mailed even earlier next time.
My experience today took awhile to sink in. I knew Spring '90 had started shipping. And that I should have been among the first to receive it due to my choosing Express shipping. So I trusted that there was a mitigating Circumstance when it never showed. GD had always delivered in the end.
But I just received my DP3 shipment Friday after getting shipping notice on July 31st. I emailed, called, and waited patiently through multiple explanations and trusted that all would be well. And like always, it was in the end.
Today though was different. After repeated efforts to find my Spring '90 box set, it became clear that the Customer Service number/email address has nothing to do with customer service. They are a call center in Georgia handling calls for Rhino. They have no idea what is going on with delivery of DP 3 or Spring '90, nor even what those things are. They are there to verify that we have an order in and to try via dissembling to get us to think our orders are On The Way. Or have been delayed by techical issues. Or were lost by the Post Office but were going to be reissued by Rhino in spite of being Limited Editions.
Commenters often speculate that our discs have been delayed due to people smoking the Good Stuff. I fear that it may be us, the customers of these products, that are high. And when we come down, we ask what this shitty Music is.
It breaks my heart.
with comment forums like this is...too many armchair experts and self-appointed arbiters of taste.
I can empathize and understand commenters who post about shipping/product issues--that's fine, since there doesn't seem to be another forum for that.
But people who have nothing more constructive to say than "Mickey has left the ranch" or helpful to add than complaints about Bob's vocals beg the question: are you that good at whatever it is you do for a living? I mean, let's be honest.
O.k., you like other years. Fine. But being condescendingly dismissive about a particular year or tour that many people happen to really dig: what's the point? At least offer some genuinely insightful comments.
Maybe this Grateful Dead is "bland," or has "left the ranch," as you say. Or maybe they're the best goddamned band that took the stage every single night they played during this spring tour of the year 1990. Depends on how you look at it.
How's about them apples?
Yep, I guess they are either smoking too much good stuff or .... I don't know what.
Still no reply to my emails to Dead.net and Rhino about not getting Dave's Picks 3.
Monday I'm going to dispute my original charge with my credit card company. I paid for 4 Dave's picks and have rec'd only 2 so I feel it's disputable.
Disc 3 of 3-16-90 was cracked. Called customer service, they ordered me a new one. they have no idea when it will be shipped, since they didn't expect these cracked disc complaints. They said just wait for an e-mail. Never had a cracked disc problem before, it takes a lot to crack them, they're pretty sturdy......
All others were fine, Thank God...
I have called the toll-free number multiple times. I have gotten different explanations each time.
They do not know anything beyond what is on the web.
They do not know what company they are fulfilling orders for.
They do not have any shipping information.
They will tell you anything to get off the line.
This is the same group that has kept honest (by nature) Heads thinking that DP3 was a simple USPS screwup away.
I have never complained about releases having this or that. I am complaining now.
There was quite a bit of discussion early on about using John Cutler's live 2-track recordings. A lot of people were disappointed, perhaps fearing that the result would sound like Terrapin Limited - two dimensional, with the vocals and instruments poorly separated and smashed up to the front of the sound stage, and sounding nothing like any show I ever went to. This set however, sounds identical to Without A Net, which was made from the 24-track recordings, and is the best representation of how every show I ever went to sounded - a wonderful, deep, detailed, three dimensional sound stage. David Lemieux has stated that Spring 1990 is from the 2-track live mix. Did somebody use a magic wand that we don't know about?
So far, I am blown away by how good these shows sound. If I close my eyes, Id swear I was there. Thank you David Lemieux and everyone else who made this possible. I have been wondering why nobody has said much about the "Terrapin Station 3/15/90" (Phils 50th B-day) release from the same tour. That show is really good too but the sound of this box set sounds much better.
I WANT MORE! Please keep them coming.
So, a co-worker and I both ordered our own sets at the same time, late Friday evening. I selected the Rush (3-7 day) shipping and he selected Standard. We were both notified very early Tuesday morning that it had shipped. Both sets were shipped out of Louisville, KY. And we both got the set today. I mean, what gives? Why pay for the extra shipping when you get the same service as Standard?
Ordered on 8-1. Added Express Shipping ($37.00) due to bad experience with DavePick3.
No sign of it. Emailed support yesterday, no response today. Called support this morning and was told it was shipped but she couldn't tell me when because the order information didn't upload (?).
Checked online, status In Progress. Called support again, different person told me it hadn't shipped yet but couldn't say why due to Technical Difficulties™. She suggested I wait to hear from them on when it would be shipped out Express.
Sigh. You can't make this stuff up.
Hi All,
Just browsing through the various posts... lots of complaints. Everyone has their favorite era I guess.
I got my set yesterday... shipped to Canada... somehow there was no duty applied. I'll take that as Karma working it's way out, as I have been charged duty so far on every Dave's Picks... have been charged duty of the sum value of the subscription cost on every single disk shipment.... somewhat of a drag, but it all evens out with the $40 duty saved on the box.
I think this box is incredible. I like all the trinkets... I'll frame the replica tickets and backstage passes and put them in a shadow box beside the shadow box with all my real tickets. The books are wonderful. And for my money the music is sublime. Not that I don't have my little gripes... I find the Black Throated Wind from 3/16 unlistenable... the revised Bobby lyrics just kill it for me. Given that it's one of my favourite Bobby tunes, I'm glad that he came to his senses and restored the lyrics to their original brilliance.
I love late Brent era (87-90) Dead. I think what we are hearing in these shows is a more mature, sophisticated band. I was at 5 of the shows on this run (Hamilton and Atlanta) and these recordings do justice to my memories and then some.
You could dispute it with your credit card company.
Or sell the set as a whole - why break it up? You can sell it on Amazon or ebay and I bet easily recoup not only the money for one set but make a profit!
Dead.net customer service needs improvement, no doubt.
I wish this comment forum was better. Like almost all discussion forums in the world, it would be nice if when replying to a post the reply would be part of that post instead of merely a brand new post. How absurd!
Also, it would be nice to have the option (again which almost all boards in the world have except here) to have an email notification when ones post is replied to.
Come on Dead techies!
Anyway, I'm glad THE-11 said it before me. I wanted to say it but on this board it's kind of cultic and a "no-no" to criticize the Dead. So I will second the motion that this isn't the great tour it's touted to be. I think it is so highly touted for one reason: it's a heck of a lot better than the '80's, which isn't saying much. So they came up a notch.
I'm not saying I think it's crap. I enjoy parts of it. But it's not even in the same ball park as anything from 1965-1979. Not even close.
And Bob Weir? I have to admit I hate his later years vocals. He is so damn affecting (pretend to feel something) in his voice it drives me crazy! After so many years he never found his true voice. But he had it in the '70's. I guess he just didn't know it and wanted to make it different for some reason. All the so-called "emotion" he puts into his voice sounds totally phony to me. And how many songs can he do that stupid "y'all" thing in? He ruins The Other One with that crap.
Sheesh, Bob, just SING! Quit trying to sound like something you are not. You have a fine voice but ruin it when you try to hard to make it cool.
Oh, and Brent could have left Dear Mr. Fantasy and Hey Jude alone. Terrible versions! I
So there. Dead Heads who don't like it when people criticize their beloved idols, fire away! LOL!
send me a PM with the details and we'll get this fixed.


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BOSTON — Arrested members of Occupy Boston were greeted as heroes at a Dec. 10 meeting held on the Boston Common to debate next steps for the nearly three-month-old movement, which lost its foothold in Dewey Square this weekend.
Boston Police shut down the camp at 5:00 a.m. on Dec. 10 and arrested 46 protesters.
The sweep was not entirely unexpected. Boston mayor Thomas Menino had given Occupy Boston activists until midnight Thursday to clear out the encampment. When the squad cars arrived, a group of diehard demonstrators locked arms and resisted peacefully.
"As we moved in, the protestors were sitting down, not putting up much of a fight," said Boston police superintendent William Evans. The process was, he said, "very orderly. Very methodical. Nobody was injured and there was no confrontation whatsoever."
The Boston Common meeting that evening drew 300 or so activists. They said that although they were evicted, they will continue to fight against income inequality.
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative Ed Markey retained the lead among the five candidates seeking the Massachusetts Senate seat previously held by John Kerry, although a large number of likely voters remain undecided, according to a poll released on Tuesday.
Ahead of the April 30 primary, Markey held an 11 point lead over rival and fellow Congressman Stephen Lynch, who had gained some ground after trailing a wider margin in earlier polls, the WBUR/MassInc Polling Group found.
Among likely Republican voters, former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan held the support of about three times as many voters as rivals state Representative Dan Winslow and private equity executive Gabriel Gomez.
But large numbers of voters from both parties remain undecided ahead of the primary, with 41 percent of Democrats and 46 percent of Republicans saying they did not yet know who they would vote for.
Both Democratic candidates topped their possible likely Republican rivals in questions about head-to-head match-ups in the June 25 special election, the poll of 610 likely voters surveyed from March 19-21 found.
The poll has a 4.1 percent margin of error.
All five candidates will face off in their first debate on Wednesday night.
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A young lady from East Palo Alto was honored in Washington D.C. along with 10 other people at an event called Champions of Change Tuesday morning.
Sarahi Espinoza, 23, came to the Bay Area from Mexico when she was 4 years old. Due to difficult family challenges she was forced to drop out of school. She later re-enrolled into college and today she attends Canada College where she is majoring in broadcast journalism, but it's her work online that's attracting attention at the White House.
Standing inside the White House must have seemed an impossibility when Espinoza learned she was an illegal immigrant.
"Again, I felt very betrayed by the country I call my home," Espinoza said.
Emotion overcame Espinoza as she shared her story at the event.
She's one of 10 DACA recipients named Champions of Change by the Obama administration.
Espinoza's family crossed over the border when she was four. She made a video about her family's story. Her parents returned to Mexico thinking they could come back.
"This year in November, it's going to be nine years that I have not seen my mom," Espinoza said.
She lived a life in the shadows, sending money to Mexico while she hoped to avoid deportation.
She applied for DACA or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status in 2012. As one of 600,000 recipients, Espinoza became eligible to get a driver's license and a job.
"I now work for Girl Scouts of northern California, I teach environmental science and technology programs," Espinoza said.
She also enrolled at Canada College and taught herself how to program so she could build a website to educate other DACA recipients about scholarship opportunities.
"Her first impulse is to put other people first and that is pretty extraordinary," Canada College President Larry Buckley said.
DACA recipients are given a 2-year deportation deferment. The window to renew just opened.
"We are from this country and we're part of this country and we're here to make it succeed," she said.
Espinoza believes in the American dream.
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Jack Holmes channels the spirit and soul of the late Bobby Kennedy in his one-man show, RFK.
The last good man standing
By Scott Harrah
The tragic, untimely end to any prominent public figures life always leads to speculation about the possibilities of what might have been, and writer/actor Jack Holmes eloquently explores the myth and mysteries behind one such life in his brilliant play about Robert F. Kennedy, titled simply RFK. The former senator and presidential candidate was not just any public figure, howeverhe was a Kennedy, part of an aristocratic family that was equivalent to American royalty. After his assassination on June 5, 1968, less than five years after the killing of his brother, President John F. Kennedy, and just two months after the murder of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr., the chance of ever restoring the glamour and mystique of Camelot to the White House and American politics was gone forever.
Many baby boomers identifiy with RFK because he shared their common goals for ending the Vietnam War, advocating civil rights, battling poverty and fighting the establishment. In this riveting, emotionally charged two-hour show, Holmes recreates the forward-thinking man with remarkable accuracy. Everything about RFK, from his thick Boston accent to his nervous, self-conscious demeanor, is depicted with passion, honesty, and excoriating truth. Holmes does more than just impersonate the man. In each of the poignant monologues Holmes delivers, he seems to channel his spirit and soul.
In the summer of 1964, RFK, then the U.S. Attorney General, was still overcome with grief over the death of his brother. He found himself at a difficult crossroads in his life because the presidential election was approaching and President Lyndon Johnson summoned Kennedy to the White House to end speculation over whether he would be Johnsons Vice Presidential running mate. That meeting and the direction of RFKs life afterward form the focus of Holmes story. We see RFK go back and forth in time as he goes from living in the shadow of his more famous brother, managing his Senate campaign in Massachusetts, to becoming a senator himself. A vociferous critic of the Vietnam War and a strong defender of civil rights, RFK makes many enemies as a young senator in Washington, and becomes quite unpopular in the south. He ultimately breaks his ties publicly with President Johnson over the Vietnam War, and in 1968 he announces his candidacy for president.
Anyone familiar with American politics knows about the many struggles RFK faced, but few know what he was like as a person. Jack Holmes delves deeply into RFKs past and tells many anecdotes about the mans personal and family life. For instance, he was the only member of the Kennedy clan (other than JFK) who truly got along with Jackie, and he recalls playing football with her at the Kennedy compound one summer when she was still engaged to his brother. While the Kennedy clan jokingly referred to the demure and elegant Jackie Bouvier as the debutante, RFK was inspired by her desire to play the game even though she wasnt athletic. RFK himself was never much of an athlete, but he managed to letter in football while attending Harvard. When JFK was murdered, RFK recalls going to Air Force One to comfort Jackie in her bloodstained Chanel suit, and they grew even closer in the dark days after the presidents death. When Jackie was forced to leave the White House and live temporarily at her Georgetown residence with JFK, Jr. and Caroline Kennedy, RFK recalls spending many evenings sitting with his grieving sister-in-law. He tells how he was never a great student or much of a reader, but Jackie began lending him books, and he developed a love for the classics and the great poets. He would later quote Tennyson and Shaw and ancient Greek philosophers in his many political speeches.
The play climaxes in 1968, as RFK campaigns across the country. He starts winning several states in the Democratic primaries, and travels through California on a whistle stop tour. On June 5, 1968, RFK had just given his victory speech in the ballroom of the Ambassador Hotel and was walking through the kitchen to shake the hand of a busboy when shots were fired and Americas dream of putting another Kennedy in the White House was shattered forever.
RFK uses a sparse set of a desk and a few chairs, and snippets of old Jefferson Airplane and Janis Joplin songs as sound effects, to illustrate the tone of America in the 1960s. Its Jack Holmes, however, who truly brings RFK to life in what is most certainly one of the best Off-Broadway performances of the year. The issues at the center of RFKs campaignfrom peace and justice to equalityhave just as much relevance in 2005 as they did more than three decades ago. Even audience members too young to remember RFKs assassination will find this show thoroughly engrossing.
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CJM court reads out charges against film stars
Jaipur, March 23 (IANS) The court of chief judicial magistrate, Jodhpur, Saturday read out charges against four Bollywood stars — Tabu, Sonali Bendre, Neelam and Saif Ali Khan — in the 14-year-old case of blackbuck poaching while shooting for a film.
The charges relate to an incident that occurred during the shooting of Rajshri Productions' "Hum Saath Saathj Hain" in 1998.
The chief judicial magistrate C.K. Jain read out charges one by one against all of the film starts, except Salman Khan, also an accused in the case, who had sought exemption from the court on the ground that he had to be out of the country for medical treatment.
"Salman Khan was not present in the court today (Saturday) as he in not in the country and has gone overseas for treatment," Hastimal Saraswat, Salman Khan's counsel, said.
The charges have been framed under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 relating to hunting and inciting to poach blackbucks.
If found guilty, the actors face imprisonment of up to six years.
These actors, however, denied all the charges. The court has fixed April 27 as next date of hearing.
The case was filed against these actors for poaching of blackbucks in 1998 in Kankni village near Jodhpur.
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Red bull in paying bars and clubs not to carry other energy drinks
I have notice that every bar and club you go to redbull has their drink in it. So i found out that redbull is paying alot of clubs & bars to only carry redbull and not bring in another energy drink
is this legal? Is it legal for redbull to do this?
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A very valid topic that many on this board can relate to in some way or another.
It is very much legal. It is called an exclusivity contract agreement. As stated above it happens all the time in different stores, restaurants and bars. Companies pay big money to these establishments for them as well.
For an embelishment on the above example, Say Mcdonalds decides to bring in Pepsi fountains to go beside the Coke fountains, how many millions would coke lose just because pepsi is sitting next to them, same as with coke coming into taco bell. It is easier to the companies that have the contracts to just pay a chunk of this money straight to the account rather than have the account offer the customer a wider choice of beverages. I am not saying that I agree or disagree with it but either way it is what it is and I have no say in the matter. It is like when a new President is elected here in the USA. you either voted for the guy (or gal) and you are happy or you didn't vote for them and you are not. Either way they are the President and there isn't anything you can do about it until it comes up for another vote, then the entire process starts over.If what you did yesterday still looks big, you haven't done much today.
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It isn't totally legal. When large corporations pay a business to keep others out, it is called a monopolis action. RB is also bordering on an Unfair Trade Practice.
As in the Red Bull cases around the United States, RB will give money, free product and other bennies. There are Fair Trade Acts in the US that prohibit this but they usually don't enforce them. There are lawsuits in the works at this time to prevent RB from doing business in this manor. I guess that we can wait and see what happens.
So I guess there should be lawsuits against every sporting arena, concert hall, and restaurant as well??
Most of these fair trade laws were introduced in the 1930s and are for the most part obsolete, that is why they aren't enforced much. They are akin to the state law in Oklahoma that you cannot go whaling inside the of the state (last time I looked at a map there wasn't any ocean here so why this law was ever introduced is beyond me).
I really doubt that all of the lawsuits against red bull will amount to anything other than the trial lawyers getting rich. It really isn't so much redbull wanting to keep the others out as it has to deal with greedy bar owners and the like bringing in inferior products and passing them off as redbull. This goes along the lines of sales reps with other companies using the line "it mixes just like redbull", "tastes just like red bull" and so on.
oh well I have ranted enoughIf what you did yesterday still looks big, you haven't done much today.
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You have to choose your words carefully... they don't pay them to be exclusive, they give them a bonus if the companies chooses not to bring other vendors product in... so its not the beverage company saying you have to keep business out OR ELSE, its them saying hey we'll offer you this huge bonus if you use our products only, but don't say they can't bring other business in... its the companies choice to earn the bonus...
Some state have laws protecting against this, like in wisconsin restaurants with fountain drinks must keep 1 line open to competition... and the vendor supplying their equipment, can't pick it up if the chain decides to make use of that law and put a competitors product on it... now maybe there is a bonus from that company if they remain exclusive they will pay out at the end of the year, but thats up to the store...
otherwise every store would have to carry every product ever made, otherwise face lawsuit against them... and we know stores don't have THAT much square footage... so its a matter of carefully wording contracts and tip toe'ing along legal lines to get it done... its not to say the salesmen might not be extra agressive and use wording they shouldn't but it all boils down to the same thing... pay that account more than their competition is, and you'll get the space... easy enough...
The chip example, is right and wrong... its not to say the store doesn't want to carry the chips you like, but through programs and pure sales, there is no reason for the chain stores to carry every little mom-n-pop brand... sure they might sell several cases a week but when they look at per square foot sales, that might represent 1% of overall sales in the aisle... why would they carry that 1% when 99% of people are buying something else? its dollars and cents for them... every delivery costs them money and time, it requires backstock space, it requires computer data input, it requires more money to put more products on the shelf... if they can get 99% of previous sales and not spend the money to capture that 1%... they stand to make more money on saved time and space...
P.S. I forgot to add... lots of chains won't carry a product at one or two locations anymore, they want to carry it chain wide in every account for uniform looks and display programs sent down to stores so every suqare inch of that floor is mapped out to reduce people displaying things the company doesn't want to, or stocking products they don't feel is a better bargain to the chain...
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text: After the Kidnapping by Abi Dauber Sterne |Jul 02, 2014|Comments .על-אֵלֶּה אֲנִי בוֹכִיָּה, עֵינִי עֵינִי יֹרְדָה מַּיִם--כִּי-רָחַק מִמֶּנִּי מְנַחֵם, מֵשִׁיב נַפְשִׁי; הָיוּ בָנַי שׁוֹמֵמִים, כִּי גָבַ אוֹיֵב For these I weep; my eye, my eye runs down with water; because the comforter is far from me, even he that should refresh my soul; my children are desolate, because the enemy hath prevailed. (Lamentations 1:16) The words of this verse have stuck with me since I heard of the murder of the three Israeli teenagers – Eyal Yifrah, 19; Gil-ad Shaar, 16; and Naftali Frenkel, 16, z"l. Lamentations, the book that expresses the ultimate mourning of the Jewish people, expresses the deep pain and sadness of loss. This book, which tells of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, also reminds of the destructive power of human disagreements and hatred. We are reminded of the power of coming together as a people and of the importance of acts of loving kindness. Let us use this terrible tragedy as an opportunity for the coming together of our communities and of our people. Let us be consolation to one another and to the families of these young boys. The book of Lamentations concludes -- .הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ ה' .אֵלֶיךָ וְנָשׁוּבָה, חַדֵּשׁ יָמֵינוּ כְּקֶדֶם -- Return us to You, O Lord, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. Let us pray and work together to return to our days of old – to Eden, to a world of peace and calm. Abi Dauber Sterne is the Hillel International Vice President for Global Jewish Experience & Director of the Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Experience. Back to Top Tags: Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Experience In memory Abi Dauber Sterne {{Title}} [x] Add or, Select from existing Opening existing... Close existing Most popular tags Click to select: Show all2441Tags Show only most popular Opening all... {{Title}} ({{ItemsCount}})


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RIVERTON, UTAH -- I thought everyone thinking of doing business with music123.com should hear my story before ordering anything from them. I ordered from the music123.com website on February 1, 2012 a $1495 Kremona classical guitar listed as in stock and ready to ship. This was charged to my VISA when I placed the order. I received a confirming email from them, but not till February 6, saying the item had shipped. Four days go by and the UPS shipping status on the UPS website had not changed.
When I checked with music123 several times by phone, their people could not explain what was going on. UPS indicated that they had received package information electronically and a label had been created, but did not have the item in their possession. On Friday February 10, I told music123 by phone I would give them a couple more days but would cancel the order if they could not explain this shipping snafu, but they insisted the problem was with UPS.
I received an email from them on Sunday, February 12, saying "UPS had returned my order and that my VISA account had been credited." Funny, but where I am, UPS doesn't even run on Sunday. I responded to the email thanking them and assuring them this was my first and last order with music123.com. Then as a response, I guess through some employee of music123's idea of a joke, they had the nerve to send me an email with the subject line "We Love Our Customers – Double Loyalty Points", which I promptly trashed.
When I checked with my credit card company, the charge was never placed on my account until February 7 – nearly a week after placing my order and a day AFTER they say the guitar had shipped. What companies like this do you know of that would ship something to someone before they had paid for it?
Today is February 14th and the last I checked, the refund posting to my credit card has still not been made by music123.com. Buy from someone else. I believe these folks flat lied to me. Why? Don't know. If I were one of their upper managers, I definitely would not tolerate these kinds of fishy lost sales and would find out what smarta$$ emailed me their loyalty points email.
They need to know of the arrogant attitude their employees are projecting. I know these folks are huge and don't give a damn about one customer out of zillions, but they should think about what happened to Circuit City and other such arrogant corporate entities that thought they were too big to fail. A lot of that same thinking rendered their big box store employees unemployed and hungry. I predict the same thing will eventually happen with these Big Guys if they stay the present course. Are you listening Greg Trojan? Disgusted with music123.com In Almost Heaven.
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS -- Ordered item off eBay and had issue with the shipper they use for free shipping (ups Mail innovations) and kept getting referred to music123 by ups as the person responsible. Anyway it got worked out and m123 gave me a 15.00 credit so I decided to give them another chance. Well I am regretting that decision. 2nd order (placed directly from their website) has been just as bad if not worse than with my eBay purchase. Only now music123 just wants to say sorry and give me some crap about a 4 day window from the estimated delivery date of February 16 (yep today) and the package hasn't even made it into the postal services hands for delivery and has been listed as departed from Carrollton TX on the 12th at 1:29 P.M.
And 2 hours later UPD sends electronic info to the post office in OKC to expect package yet here it is 16th delivery date gone and post office still doesn't have package yet and that it is listed as heading to OKC which it shouldn't since Beardmore is between Carrollton TX and OKC on I-35.
My advice avoid music123 like the plague and spread the word of their poor shipping choice. I also advise you ask your seller as to what shipping service they use and if it is UPS mail innovations RUN. Come on 1 star is lowest I can give??? This company deserves negative stars.
I ordered this flute for my son last November. Several weeks ago we noticed that one of the valves kept getting stuck. We took it to our local music shop where we were shown that one of the rods is too short and slides along the body preventing the valve from re-opening when released. Simple enough, I contacted Music123 to inquire about a repair or replacement. Except they never replied to my email. Next, I contact their CS number and I am instructed to reply to an email that would specify what kind of information they needed.
To make a long story short, I emailed the information, along with pictures (as requested), a total of 5 times. Each time I was sent an auto reply indicating that the file size exceeded 7MB (it did not, it was 640 KB). I even sent each of the three pictures individually. Then they requested that I use a different email address (which I did).
Today again they replied that the file size prevented the message from arriving in its entirety. So I call customer service. The representative then suggests that I contact the manufacturer directly! His logic was that since the 45 day return period had expired, it was better for the seller to remove itself from the repair/warranty process. I will be happy to contact the manufacturer, and I will make sure to tell anybody who will listen to avoid purchasing from Music123.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO -- WARNING... WARNING... WARNING... DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH MUSIC 123. They ruined Christmas for my kids. I ordered a Ludwig LR1325EC Accent Custom Power Drum Set (5 Piece, Satin Blue) on Dec 9, 2005. I received four packages throughout the week of 12 Dec 2005. I did not receive a floor-tom or the smaller tom that is mounted on the bass drum. These were the large pieces I noticed missing, there may be hardware that I don't know about. I called the customer service department on Dec 20 in hopes of having a complete drum kit by Christmas.
The Music 123 customer rep said she would ship the missing pieces and do an inventory search for the missing items. I called FedEx on 23 Dec to see if there was a package/s routed to my house. FedEx confirmed they had nothing. Music 123 was not honest with to me. I called a MUSIC 123 customer service rep as soon as FedEx gave me the news. This rep said they would have to do an inventory search and it would take 3 or 4 days. I told her they did an inventory search starting on or around 20 Dec. "It has already been three days, now you're telling me it will be another 3 or 4 days longer. Why has the story changed?" The rep hung up on me. I called back.
It took me a minimum of 20 minutes to get through to their customer service reps each time I called. Probably a good indication that there are many people dissatisfied with MUSIC 123 business practices. The new Music 123 customer rep I spoke with gave me her extension and told me to call back on 28 Dec. I called 5 times on 28 Dec and got her voice mail every time. I called the customer service line to speak with somebody and not a voice message. After about 30 minutes on hold, I spoke with another Music 123 customer rep. This rep put me on hold for about 5 minutes to figure out what the status was on the missing pieces.
When she got back to me, she told me she couldn't get anybody from the parts department. I told her I was tired of the run-around and I was going to file fraud charges, file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau (BBB), and call my credit card company to dispute the charges for the missing drums. On 28 Dec, I left a message on the given phone extension of the dollar charges I am disputing along with my phone number and order number.
On 29 Dec, I left a message indicating the BBB complaint number filed against MUSIC 123 along with my order number, and my phone number. I haven't heard a peep from MUSIC 123, except for confirmation of $90.00 credited to my account because I found the same drum kit for $100.00 less from a different store, so much for price matching.
Today is 2 Jan 06 and still no resolution with MUSIC 123. By the way, other people have filed complaints with the BBB about MUSIC 123 business practices. I have filed a fraud complaint with the New Jersey Attorney General. My next letter will be to the Ludwig drum company and ask they not do business with MUSIC123. Being in the military, I will warn my fellow serviceman on the military consumer fraud website. SURPRISE!!! The picture MUSIC 123 shows on their website of the Ludwig LR1325EC, appears to be a different drum kit. Wow, another surprise or the old bait and switch scam?
I placed an order with music123.com on 04/18/08 and the item was backordered. After the item was shown to be back in stock for about 7 to 10 days I emailed music123.com and asked them to ship my order. When the order arrived it was the wrong item. I returned the item and when I received the replacement it was the wrong item again.
I called customer service AGAIN and explained the problem. I was told I would receive a $10.00 in store credit for my gasoline and time spent running to the local UPS store TWICE now. I was told to watch the return item and as soon as it started to track the correct item would be shipped RED LABEL (next day air). Well mistakes happen and if all of what customer service told me had been true I wouldn't be spending my time typing this.
Is the item music123 shipped me the 3rd time the correct item? Well, I sure don't know because it was not shipped next day air it was shipped USPS 1st class. Hummm... not even express mail. The worst part is music123 couldn't care less. Mistakes I can handle. I will not do business with a company that lies to me. Yes, I called to complain and was not even offered an apology. They can take their $10.00 store credit and shove it. I will never spend another cent with music123.com. It was after my problem with them I started searching the net and finding all the problems others have had with that company. music123.com = bad business.
BTW music123.com is offering an awards program (which is why I was buying some stuff from them) where you get 100 points for each dollar you spend. at 125,000 points you have enough points to get a $25.00 gift card. I should have over 130,000 points but they are so behind in the record keeping I only show 20,100 points. The other points are still "pending." By no longer doing business with music123.com I will lose $25.00 and the $10.00 credit they said they would give me. However, like I said I will not do business with a company that lies to me.
I keep putting music123.com in this post so maybe the search engines will pick it up better. Maybe someone about to order and searches the web will see how music123.com treats their customers. If the pickups are not the correct ones this time I'll get a refund. If the order had not been shipped or had I known I was being lied to I would have canceled the order.
INDIANA -- Be careful when ordering musical instruments from Music123; in my opinion, they don't pack them very securely. I ordered a baritone sax from them recently. Their website states that they pack items to FedEx standards, but when it arrived, I discovered it had sustained major damage. The bell had a huge dent in it that could only have be made during a fall from an extreme height while packed in its case. This damage also caused several of the lower keys to be pushed so far out of alignment that I couldn't play the instrument. There was no damage to the shipping box which might have led me to suspect plain old inept handling.
When I looked at the amount of packing material inside the shipping box, and the way in which it had been layered (a thin layer only on the top and bottom—nothing on the sides), I quickly realized that it was insufficient to protect an instrument the size of a baritone sax—a flute or a small clarinet perhaps, but not a large saxophone. I immediately notified Music123 and shipped the saxophone back to them for a replacement.
Unfortunately, they had no replacement Selmer Super Action 80 Series II baritones, so I directed them give me a refund. When I told them what I thought about the packing, they said it was rare that an instrument would be damaged during shipping, and that I just happened to have experienced an unlucky shipping incident.
It took nine days to receive the refund. Meanwhile, I'm out $6,550, and I couldn't afford to buy from another company until then. Once my charge card had been credited, however, I found a company that understands the importance of over-packing musical instruments: They're known as "Saxforte." Their shipping box was nearly twice the size of the box Music123 used, and the thick layers of packing material literally formed a cocoon around the saxophone's case giving it the ultimate in protection against fumbling FedEx employees. The proof was in the pudding, so to speak.
It's a good feeling to open up the shipping box to find an undamaged musical instrument that's ready to play now. I have seen the Better Business Bureau's complaints against Music123. Unfortunately, this wasn't until after I made the purchase. Had I known about the quality of their packing jobs, I would not have made a purchase from them.
When you give a retailer your hard-earned money, you expect that they would treat your new purchase with as much care and concern as you. And even though it wasn't their fault that FedEx dropped the package extremely hard, I don't believe there would have been any damage had they packed it as well as the folks from Saxforte. A poor packing job directly reflects a retailer's attitude about their customers.
I pre-ordered a Gibson Robot Guitar at their store on 1-11-08. Received a email verifying my purchase. Checking my order status showed "approved order". On 1-14, I emailed customer support asking for status, and received no reply. On 1-15, called their customer support, who said there was a problem with my credit card. My credit card company said there was no problem, that no order had been placed.
Called customer support back, and after holding for 10 minutes, was told that they took more orders than they actually had product to fill them, and in truth, that was the hold up. There was no contact from them to me about this order, nor was it updated to show any problem on their website. This is a horrible way to do business. They must take their business model from the airlines. Don't buy from these people.


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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Katheryn DeClerck, Associate Broker with Better Homes and Gardens Rand in Warwick, will serve as the 2013 President of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, while Russ Woolley, owner and principal broker of Wright Bros. Real Estate in Nyack, will be the President of the Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service.
DeClerck succeeds Nancy Kennedy of Houlihan Lawrence in Croton, the 2012 HGAR president. Woolley takes over from Gary Leogrande of Keller Williams in White Plains, the 2012 HGMLS president. Kennedy and Leogrande will remain on the executive committees of HGAR and HGMLS, respectively.
DeClerck is currently a director with the New York State Association of Realtors and has chaired NYSAR's communications and public relations committees. She has served on NYSAR's grievance committee, was a director with the former Orange County Association of Realtors for five years, and chaired its diversity committee. In 2011, she was named OCAR's "Realtor of the Year."
Woolley has been in the real estate business for 34 years. He has served as president of the former Rockland County Board of Realtors and has been the owner and principal broker of Wright Bros. Real Estate for the past 11 years. Woolley is a Charter Member of the Congers/Valley Cottage Rotary Club and chair of the Church Council of the New City United Methodist Church. He also serves on the committee of church and society. In addition to the president, the 2013 HGAR officers elected include: Diane Cummins of Douglas Elliman in Somers as HGAR's president-elect for 2014; John Lease III of John Lease Realtors as regional VP, Orange County; Drew Kessler of ERA Tucker Associates in Nanuet as regional VP Rockland County; Gail Fattizzi of Westchester Real Estate Inc. in Eastchester as regional VP Westchester/Putnam Counties; and Jennifer Maher of Keller Williams in White Plains as regional VP, Westchester/Putnam Counties. Sharon Tucker of ERA Tucker Associates in Nanuet will serve as secretary-treasurer. The new HGMLS officers include J. Philip Faranda of J. Philip Real Estate in Briarcliff Manor as vice president; Leah Caro of Bronxville-Ley Real Estate in Bronxville as secretary and Rosemarie Pelatti of Keller Williams in New City as treasurer. HGAR is a non-profit trade association covering more than 9,000 real estate professionals in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange counties.
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ST. JOSEPH (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that attempted to recoup a $2 million donation to the College of St. Benedict made by a businessman convicted of fraud.
Tom Petters gave the money to the college in St. Joseph so it would name its auditorium after his parents. Petters was convicted in a $3.6 billion Ponzi scheme and sentenced to 50 years in federal prison.
Court-appointed receiver Doug Kelley has been trying to recover any of Petters' assets for victims of his fraud scheme. He sued St. Ben's, seeking to recover the donation made by Petters.
U.S. District Judge Richard Kyle ruled only the government could sue under a federal debt collections law.
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McLEAN, VA -- Titan Fitness has secured private equity backing to further its efforts to open 60 Gold's Gym locations in the next five years. Backing comes from WestView Capital Partners, a $200 million private equity fund based in Boston, that includes National City Equity Partners, a Cleveland, OH-based private equity fund – and WestView fund investor – with more than $1 billion of capital under management.
"Through our partnership with WestView, my partners and I will be able to achieve our long-term growth objectives as Gold's Gym franchisees," said Jeff Skeen, president and CEO of Titan Fitness. "It is an exciting time for our company as the only Gold's Gym franchisee supported by institutional private equity. Now, we are well positioned to purchase and build health club chains to accomplish and hopefully exceed our plan."
According to Skeen, Titan expects to grow its Gold's Gym portfolio to more than 60 open locations nationwide during the next five years.
"Our philosophy is to invest equity capital to support outstanding management teams in realizing the strategic, financial and operational objectives of their businesses," said John Turner, general partner of WestView Capital Partners. Added WestView principal Matt Carroll, "Titan's leadership team exemplifies the type of management we seek to partner with – enthusiastic and experienced people with entrepreneurial spirit."
With private equity financing secured, the Titan team, which includes AJ Mushtaq, chief financial officer; Dal Clayton, chief operating officer; Aaron Lieberman, chief development officer; and Josh Harwood, senior vice president of operations, intends to purchase health club chains with strong management teams in place that have a focus on growth. Titan will provide the processes, systems and tools necessary for each regional management team to effectively operate as a top-tier fitness franchise in their respective markets. Titan also plans to construct new Gold's Gyms in attractive growth markets throughout the country to support its acquisitions.
"We celebrate the fact that Titan and WestView Capital together have made a significant investment in the Gold's Gym brand," says Keith Albright, senior vice president of Gold's Gym International. "This is a powerful endorsement of our franchise opportunity."
In 2007, Titan hired M&T Investment Banking Group – a division of M&T Bank, one of the country's top 20 commercial banks – to assist in raising funding for its growth strategy. "The combination of Titan's seasoned leadership team, their proven and well-developed growth strategy, plus the strength of the Gold's Gym brand resulted in significant market interest, with WestView emerging as a terrific, well-capitalized partner," says Rob White, managing director of M&T Investment Banking Group.


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What to CookAmanda & Merrill
Croissant French Toast
- Merrill
While I was pondering this week's blog post, it occurred to me that I hadn't written about anything breakfast-y in a while. And for whatever reason, I was reminded of a former brunch staple I used to whip up regularly: croissant french toast. Yes, it's rich. And for this I make no apologies. If you're typically a breakfast purist who enjoys nothing more than a bowl of fat free yogurt sprinkled with toasted wheat germ, this may not be the dish for you -- then again, it just might be! The truth is, it's a special breakfast, not meant for every day (even for those of us who don't gravitate to yogurt and wheat germ), but for an Occasion. You know, like having friends over on a Sunday morning, or seducing a new mate.
The croissants develop almost unbelievably crisp edges when they're dipped in egg and milk and then fried in butter. I put some fresh orange zest and juice into the batter for the croissants, and then a little Cointreau in with the syrup to keep the orange theme going. A little mascarpone on top is optional, but highly recommended.
Croissant French Toast
Serves 4
- 2 large croissants
- 2 large eggs
- Finely grated zest and juice of one orange
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup good maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon Cointreau or Grand Marnier
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You know, just about every other team has a Prospect Thread, and we have the best System in Baseball, so I figured why not. Post prospects reports, stuff about the system etc. in here
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Here is D-Rays questions from today's chat:Norman (NY): Last year when asked who would be the best prospect that nobody knew about you said Yovani Gollardo. Who's your pick for this yerars best prospect that nobody has heard of yet?
Jim Callis: Did I say that? I'll give you three answers . . . From the 1-50 range on our Top 100, Devil Rays LHP Jacob McGee. From the 51-100 range, Cardinals LHP Jaime Garcia. From off the board, Red Sox 1B Lars Anderson and Athletics OF Matt Sulentic. Well, that's four.Matt (Knoxville, TN): in 2010, the D-rays will...
Jim Callis: You know the answer if you read my last column at baseballamerica.com . . . In 2010, the D-Rays will win the World Series.
Ray (NC): Wood, Braun, Longoria, or LaRoche
Jim Callis: Wood.Ryan. PA: Better 2007 season: Delmon or Gordon?
Jim Callis: Gordon.Charles (Weaverville NC): E. Dukes ever get his head on straight & become an elite player or another should have? Thanks
Jim Callis: Great tools, but I don't see him as an elite player. He's never put up a monster year to go with all those tools, and the makeup is always going to be a question.Dave LA: If you had to pick an organization to take the reigns of for the next 7 years (and part of the equation is you have to win a couple world series), who would you take? I'm betting you don't say Yankees. (I'd personally say Tigers)
Jim Callis: What happens if I don't win a couple of World Series . . . I could answer this in a few ways. From a sheer budgetary standpoint (and they have an interesting system), I'd say Yankees. From a sheer young talent standpoint, I'd say the Devil Rays. And considering their past, I'd look pretty good in Tampa no matter what I did. I think I'd relish the Tampa challenge more than the New York challenge. Brewers would be fun, too.Pat (Pittsburgh): AL ROY in 2008?
Jim Callis: Pick a Devil Ray: Evan Longoria or Reid Brignac.Jonner (Boulder, CO): Why did the D-Rays take so long to call up Delmon.....his development or because they are cheap?
Jim Callis: Some of each.
Whenever there are any minor league updates from either the Triple-A, Double-A or Single A's farm system concerning the Tampa Bay Devil Rays team, You can post it here in this thread. You can also discuss about the topic here in this thread.
It can be news updates from either a minor league players from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays team being injured, a highlight performance of any certain game or even if one of the minor leaguers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays team happen to be traded.
I already made one of these, I asked a Mod to stick it, but nobody did
Q's from yesterday's chat:Amit (San Francisco, CA): Hi Jim, How about a Barton for Dukes swap? Barton is a left-handed patient hitting 1b that the Rays could use. Dukes a right-handed power hitting outfielder the A's could use. Plus, now that Bradley has found a home in Oakland, he could take Dukes under his wing and make sure he leaves his troubles behind.
Jim Callis: Not sure the Rays would do that, even with all their outfielders. Dukes' ceiling is a lot higher than Barton's.Gino (CHI): Does Brignac have the glove to stay at SS long term? If so, does he project to .290-25hr-15sb type of 5 tooler?
Jim Callis: Yes and yes.Tampa Matt: Longoria or Gordon?
Jim Callis: GordonPaul (Orlando): Niemann or Pelfrey?
Jim Callis: If you can guarantee his health, Niemann. If not, Pelfreyjohn (la): Longoria: 1b or 3B in the majors?
Jim Callis: 3B.Harry (FL): If Longoria is a 3B long-term, where does that leave Iwamura?
Jim Callis: He can go to 2B and B.J. Upton can go to the OF.
If you remember, Talbot came over with Zobrist in the Huff trade. Looks like that turned out to be a winner for us.Near no-no: Mitch Talbot won his Triple-A Durham debut Monday night. The right-hander tossed six scoreless innings and allowed no hits before Steve Andrade took over and pitched a hitless seventh. Pawtucket singled off Andrade in the eighth, but scored no runs. Chad Orvella finished off the Bulls' 5-0 win with a scoreless ninth. Of note: Jorge Cantu made his first start at first base in the game.
rotoworld.comDouble-A Montgomery's Reid Brignac missed Sunday's game after fouling a pitch off his foot on Saturday.
The shortstop prospect is day-to-day.
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Brignac is going to be good, I am drooling at the thought of TB line-up in a couple years
Suppose Longoria and Brignac are both called up for the 2008 season to play 3B and SS respectively. Then, assuming that the OF remains the same as in 2007 (Crawford, Baldelli, Young) and that Navarro gets most of the time behind the plate, there appears to be five players who are capable of starting, but who are left to fill only three positions (Upton, Iwamura, Dukes, Wigginton, and Gomes, and 2B, 1B, and DH).
Personally, I would love to see Upton settle into a fielding position rather than becoming the DH, and I think he can. Suppose he becomes the everyday second baseman. Is there any chance that Iwamura could play 1B? He's an excellent third baseman, so I don't think he would have much trouble moving across the diamond. Then we could start Dukes at DH and also give him some time in the OF when one of the regulars gets a day off, and Wigginton, if he would agree to this, could be a utility man and fill in just about wherever he is needed, and Gomes could be traded.
If this works out the lineup could look something like this:
1. Crawford LF
2. Upton 2B
3. Baldelli CF
4. Young RF
5. Dukes DH
6. Iwarmura 1B
7. Longoria 3B
8. Navarro C
9. Brignac SS
I really liike the way this looks, but maybe the Rays are planning to make Jorge Cantu their first baseman in 2008. I've heard he's been playing 1B in Durham.
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Navarro isn't going to be our catcher of the future, and Baldelli won't be with the team at that point. He'll be long gone after he proves he can stay healthy and we trade him for some SP. Dukes or Crawford, whoever has the better range at that point, will be our full time CF and the other will take LF.
Upton or Aki will be 2B, the other will likely be traded for either bullpen arms or SP. Cantu, Wes Bankston, or Joel Guzman will be our 1B, assuming we don't sign or trade for a big time FA/bat. The others will also be traded for bullpen arms or SP.
C - Navarro (for now)
1B - Bankston/Guzman
2B - Upton/Iwamura
3B - Longoria
SS - Brignac
LF - Crawford
CF - Dukes
RF - Young
DH - Wigginton
Jacob McGee fanned nine in 5 2/3 scoreless innings for Single-A Vero Beach on Tuesday.
McGee has allowed eight hits and struck out 19 in 14 2/3 innings in the FSL. He's all set to establish himself as one of the top left-handers in the minors this year.rotoworld.comReid Brignac returned to action on Tuesday and went 1-for-4 for Double-A Montgomery.
Brignac left Saturday's game after fouling a pitch off his foot, but Baseball America says it was actually right hamstring tightness that cost him the following two days.
Q's from today's chat:Mike -Norhtboro,MA : Jim, where do you see David Price and Weiters going in the draft? Think the Cubbies would take the catcher?
Jim Callis: As much as you can be a lock seven weeks before the draft, Price seems a lock to be the No. 1 pick of the Devil Rays. Wieters figures to go No. 2 to the Royals or No. 3 to the Cubs.Jonathan (Tampa, FL): Can Reid Brignac and Evan Longoria compete for best left-side of the infield in 3 years?
Jim Callis: Yep.
Jason (NJ): So you are saying Niemann could be better than Kazmir?
Jim Callis: Yeah, he could be. They both have No. 1-type arms. Don't get me started on young Devil Rays . . . I love young Devil Rays.Jason (St. Louis): What will happen first, Devil Rays win a World Series or any ACC team wins the College World Series?
Jim Callis: Great way to end today's chat. I'd stay longer, but I have a draft Top 30 and a column to write . . . I have to take the Devil Rays vs. the ACC field.
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The series' first two seasons contain additional segments: Dial M for Monkey, which focuses on Dexter's pet lab monkey-turned-superhero, and The Justice Friends, about a trio of superheroes who share an apartment.
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