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Union Tradesman (IBEW) | #Hamont | CA/UA | Dead | Dylan | Bruins | GenX | My compass always points to Terrapin. Be warned: I'm quiet these days and not a frequent poster, but I do visit daily.

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THE WILD HIGH & EDDY AND THE DIRTY BOYS with special guests Black Tea Nov 14, 2025 @ The Corktown
tinyurl.com/bdfwnb2z
#hamont #hamontmusic #livemusic #supportlivemusic

11.11.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Man who took Hamilton bus on joy ride 'did a great job' driving, left no dings, say police | CBC News He made several stops along the way, allowing passengers to get on and off, police say. He was then arrested.

This place is funny sometimes.

"At first, passengers didn't realize the man wasn't a bus driver, McKenna said. But when he started making some wrong turns, they started asking him questions and one gave him directions to return to the scheduled route."

12.11.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great venue for it. Enjoy!

11.11.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tragically Hip fully completely on board for Boi-1da's World Cup music project Award-winning producer Boi-1da feels like a kid in a candy store. And why not when The Tragically Hip gives you access to their entire catalogue.

Award-winning producer Boi-1da feels like a kid in a candy store. And why not when The Tragically Hip gives you access to their entire catalogue.
www.chch.com/chch-news/tr...

04.11.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead Singer, Dies at 78

"Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a singer who performed on hits such as β€œWhen a Man Loves a Woman” by Percy Sledge and helped shape the sound of the Grateful Dead in the 1970s, died on Sunday in Nashville. She was 78."

04.11.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Timeline Concert on NYA

The unique β€œlost” audience tape of the opening night of the Tonight’s The Night tour in Hamilton Ontario, Oct 28, 1973 has been released on neilyoungarchives.com. Never before heard in public. Rare debut of β€œTraces”. Details at
www.sugarmtn.org/sm_show.php?...
#NeilYoung

28.10.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Its shit like this that makes me hope Internet Archive is backed up over seas.

28.10.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"LeTambour Tunes" β–ͺ︎ October Live Music
β–ͺ︎ Every Friday β–ͺ︎ 8-10pm β–ͺ︎ @letambourtavern
(345 James St N, Hamilton Ontario)
@stevedeepsmusic @winterchildcanada @TourismHamilton #HamOnt #hamontevents #supportliveevents

20.10.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Hauling items for the mob": "Independent promotion companies," payola, and "Touch of Grey" (1987) This is a document that I examine in my forthcoming book, Touch of Grey, or, How the Grateful Dead Became Pop Stars (forthcoming spring 2026 from Duke University Press).

deep new @livedeadbook.bsky.social project examining documents from the grateful dead archive. he's got a new scholarly book out in spring about "touch of grey" (!!). "live dead" was ace, too, a close read of the dead's live recordings. gratefuldocuments.substack.com/p/hauling-it... #deadfreaksunite

29.09.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Jerry Garcia "Visions Of Johanna"
YouTube video by Jeff Kingfish Jerry Garcia "Visions Of Johanna"
29.07.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Grateful Dead - Truckin' Up to Buffalo (Live at Orchard Park, NY 7/4/89) [Full Concert]
YouTube video by Grateful Dead Grateful Dead - Truckin' Up to Buffalo (Live at Orchard Park, NY 7/4/89) [Full Concert]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8rV...

04.07.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A picture of a Grateful Dead ticket stub from july 4th 1989 at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York, USA. The Opening act was 10,000 Maniacs.

A picture of a Grateful Dead ticket stub from july 4th 1989 at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York, USA. The Opening act was 10,000 Maniacs.

One of the only Grateful Dead stubs from the 80s I still have. Fun show - I was 19 years old, full of whiskey, mushrooms & optimism. Times sure change.

archive.org/details/gd89...

04.07.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Pacific Presentations' poster advertisement for the Grateful Dead & the New Riders Of The Purple Sage concert at the Hollywood Bowl on June 17 1972 in Los Angeles, California.

Pacific Presentations' poster advertisement for the Grateful Dead & the New Riders Of The Purple Sage concert at the Hollywood Bowl on June 17 1972 in Los Angeles, California.

Grateful Dead
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
1972-06-17

archive.org/details/gd19...

Pigpen's last show. First Stella Blue.

17.06.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How the Grateful Dead’s β€˜Wall of Sound’ System Nearly Bankrupted Them β€” and Changed Concert Audio Forever Grateful Dead's legendary Wall of Sound system, which redefined concert audio, is chronicled in Brian Anderson's new book 'Loud and Clear.'

www.billboard.com/pro/grateful...

16.06.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Beck - Fuckin With My Head (Mountain Dew Rock)
YouTube video by BeckVEVO Beck - Fuckin With My Head (Mountain Dew Rock)

✌️

12.06.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Burning Hell - I love the things that people make
YouTube video by TheCapitalBarComplex The Burning Hell - I love the things that people make

The Burning Hell - I Love The Things That People Make

27.05.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was there in 1997, no bust obviously, and a guard posted at the site. No other tourists wandering around. It was mid november though.

27.05.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
From The Demon Haunted World

From The Demon Haunted World

24.05.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 485    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
Changing of the Guards - Fingerpicking Bob Dylan
YouTube video by David Broad Changing of the Guards - Fingerpicking Bob Dylan

David Broad finger-picking one of my favourite Bob songs.

24.05.2025 11:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Moonshiner - Bob Dylan fingerpicking
YouTube video by David Broad Moonshiner - Bob Dylan fingerpicking

David Broad with a fantastic rendition of Bob Dylan's 'Moonshiner'.

20.05.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. Somehow missed that.

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A picture of an old copy of the book Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carol,  posed standing upright with mushrooms growing out of its pages.

A picture of an old copy of the book Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carol, posed standing upright with mushrooms growing out of its pages.

18.05.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Anemone - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
YouTube video by Wonder Muddle Anemone - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
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Bob Dylan - North Country Blues (Live At Newport Folk Festival - 1963) - 4K Restoration
YouTube video by Levi Weiss Bob Dylan - North Country Blues (Live At Newport Folk Festival - 1963) - 4K Restoration

Bob Dylan performing 'North Country Blues' at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport Rhode Island - July 27th 1963

From 'The Other Side of the Mirror' 2007 Documentary

19.04.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Full page advertisement from the Hamilton Spectator newspaper for the Grateful Dead concerts for March 21 & 20th 1992.

Full page advertisement from the Hamilton Spectator newspaper for the Grateful Dead concerts for March 21 & 20th 1992.

1992 advertisement from the #Hamont Spectator.

#Gratefuldead

22.03.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
DakhaBrakha - Nad dunaem
YouTube video by DakhaBrakha DakhaBrakha - Nad dunaem

Π‘Π»Π°Π²Π° Π£ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ—Π½Ρ–.

01.03.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice. I stumbled across one of you & I recently. Taken at a Slip show in Montreal too.

01.03.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge; Sam Peckinpah's Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid.

26.02.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bob Dylan & Earl Scruggs - East Virginia Blues (LIVE FOOTAGE 1971)
YouTube video by Swingin’ Pig Bob Dylan & Earl Scruggs - East Virginia Blues (LIVE FOOTAGE 1971)

Directed and filmed by David Hoffman for PBS, 90 minute prime time television documentary "Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends". Aired 1972.

24.02.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Tragically Hip x Terry Fox - Courage
YouTube video by The Tragically Hip The Tragically Hip x Terry Fox - Courage

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ terryfox.org

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bguD...

05.02.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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