O Lord, I see in Your body all supernatural controllers, and multitude of beings, sages, and celestials. O Lord of the universe, I see You everywhere with infinite form, with many arms, stomachs, faces, and eyes. O Universal Form, I see neither your beginning nor the middle nor the end. I see You with Your crown, club, discus; and a mass of radiance, difficult to behold, shining all around like the immeasurable brilliance of the sun and the blazing fire. I believe You are the Supreme Being to be realized. You are the ultimate resort of the universe. You are the Spirit, and protector of the eternal order (Dharma). I see You with infinite power, without beginning, middle, or end; with many arms, with the sun and the moon as Your eyes, with Your mouth as a blazing fire scorching all the universe with Your radiance. O Lord, You pervade the entire space between heaven and earth in all directions. Seeing Your marvelous and terrible form, the three worlds are trembling with fear. Hosts of supernatural rulers enter into You. Some with folded hands sing Your names and glories in fear

If you are of a certain age you read Dick in the original short story forms in pulp SF magazines like “Amazing Stories” and the novels “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” (1968) and the “The Man in the High Castle” (1962). Starting with the year of Dick’s death, Dick’s strange dark vision took new form in the movies. Starting with Blade Runner (1982) there are by 2012 at least 9 movies based on his stories. With the 2009 publication of Of VALIS and Later Novels P. K. Dicks later novels have begun to receive the attention they deserve. Includes observations by Urma Thurman and Terrence McKinna.

during the second set the magic hits Jerry during Crazy Fingers. The vocals have a timeless blues feel and the solo is out of this world (with parts of ‘Spanish Jam’ showing up). You can hear the band pick up Jerry’s vibe. Vince’s keyboards start to rock and we are off and running seamlessly into great versions of Playin’ in the Band and Uncle John’s Band. Not two hours of bliss but these five songs show how the post 1990 could cook even without Bruce. When Jerry is there, he is there.

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Here are some cuts from the Internet Archive Grateful Dead Collection which you might miss because the dates are non-sense and there for hard to search for. I have included selected reviewer comments from the original postings.

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This is one concert that the Dick’s Pick series could have released but didn’t. Listen to it now before they charge you for it. This is part of the great spring tour which produced so many memorable Scarlet Begonia –> Fire On the Mountain. He it appears in the unusual position as the first set closer. Keith Godchaux was playing the Hammond B-3 organ for much of the concert that night which contributes to the unique sound of this concert.

Thanks to our friends at “Beyond Nuclear” for their continuing work in covering both United States Nuclear dangers and the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima plant in Japan. This morning Beyond Nuclear is reporting the results of United States Senator Wyden’s recent tour of the Fukushima site. The Senator wrote that he was shocked by the potential for catastrophic radioactive releases from the ruined site. In his follow up letter to the Japanese Ambassador he wrote:

The scope of damage to the plants and to the surrounding area was far beyond what I expected and the scope of the challenges to the utility owner, the government of Japan, and to the people of the region are daunting. The precarious status of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear units and the risk presented by the enormous inventory of radioactive materials and spent fuel in the event of further earthquake threats should be of concern to all and a focus of greater international support and assistance.
It is important for the public to understand that reactors that have been operating for decades, such as those at the Fukushima-Dai-Ichi site have generated some of the largest concentrations of radioactivity on the planet.

The Internet Archive’s Grateful Dead is a great collection of concert tapes. There are over 2,000 unique concerts. There are multiple recordings of most concerts. This series attempts to provide a simple interface to this collection by selecting one recording for each concert on a given date. Preference is given to tapes processed by the great Charlie Miller and sound board tapes. Not all shows are well recorded but the there are great moments here. Dig in and enjoy! You didn’t have to be there. Good Luck.
After a very successful spring/summer 1990 tour Brent Mydland, the Dead’s long time keyboard player Brent Mydland died of a drug overdose. His last show with The Grateful Dead was on 23 July 1990. Vince Welnick (formerly of The Tubes) joined on key boards. From time to time between September 1990 and March 1992, Bruce Hornsby also played with the band on his grand piano.
Jerry Garcia died August 9, 1995. RIP

After a Brent’s Death in 1990 and a some what confused fall tour (aka The Tour From Hell) the shows of March and April 1991 were often terrific. This April 04 concert is phenomenal. Phil is in great form and Vince and Jerry are jellying well.