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For around northern Vermont, Tea Leaf Green will be playing Higher Ground on September 5th... If you go I suggest you make it in time for the opening act: Greyspoke.

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I think I had the same thing that happened to D rawk happen to me (haven't logged in since March?) and when I tried to recover my password it said my email wasn't in the system... in short I'd be much obliged. Does anyone know if I'd be allowed to use my old username?

4) ACDC Bag Edit: are we counting "The White Tape" void if so

More Archive links, great shows. If anyone else knows where to get some others (I would love to get my hands on the JGB, Tony Rice... oh hell, every show from the whole week) DSO http://www.archive.org/details/dso2007-07-05.KarmaK10 http://www.archive.org/details/dso2007-07-06.flac16 http://www.archive.org/details/dso2007-07-07.flac16 Greyspoke http://www.archive.org/details/gsv2007-07-07.gratefulfest Edit: Found the JGB http://www.archive.org/details/JGB2007-07-06.km184.v2.flac16 Does anyone know which recording of the DSO soundcheck is better?

Another Greyspoke show link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znlkht03L3w

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Finally figured this one out, and I never thought I'd ever type these words in my life as it's one of my absolute favorites, but there were far too many renditions of Franklin's Tower. I forget who it was with, but I remember Donna singing a real slow version at one point and just wincing. That being said the festival could not have gone more perfectly.

I think one of the Dark Star guys was shooting video at one point, hopefully it will surface somewhere.

I'm stretching here, but... gas prices?

Hey, I'm new here, but was attracted by the Gratefulfest conversation. Myself and a couple of my buddies got there on the 2nd (unbelievable choice to get there so early). We got a great camp site, and the week only kept getting better. The DSO soundcheck was amazing. I didn't go up to the stage for it, but I had a cooler and a section of quarry wall which seemed like the proper way to start the festival. The weather was unbelievable the whole week. Shows: Dark Star - Friday's show was good, everything else was unspeakably spectacular Rowan/Tony Rice - Rice's late walkon was priceless. Loved it. JGB was fantastic - gotta love Melvin Zero with SK was good but not fantastic The Zen Tricksters late with guests galore was unbelievable Umphreys and Keller were underwhelming Boombox wasn't enjoyable for me, but I think that had more to do with me not liking their sound The New Mastersounds were pleasant but got upstaged by: The Greyboy Allstars who I saw for the first time. Donna was wonderful in all her performances A show I haven't seen anyone mention yet was the Greyspoke show. I thought they played okay in their first set, and spectacularly in their second set (including 'Mighty High' with Rob Barraco and Lisa Mackey). Although I'm quite biased - they're all my friends - I'd love to hear any thoughts on the show. Best show of the whole week though was an acoustic set on Saturday night. In what had become a near nightly occurence Rob Eaton Sr. and Rob Barraco showed up to the trampoline at our campsite one final time. However, this time they brought along Rob Koritz as well. Eaton Sr. jammed on an acoustic while Barraco played a bass through a pignose and Koritz played a snare case and the trampoline itself. They were joined by Rob Eaton Jr. and Mike Wheeler of Greyspoke on acoustics, and one more member of our camping crew who's not in Greyspoke. They jammed well into the night and it was the grand finale* to an incredible week. Did any of you stop by the tramp? We had a crowd a 3-4 rows deep on a couple of occasions. *speaking of which how 'bout those fireworks