Jesse's Festive Diet

 This week . . . . . 

(the always dependable Mark Williams as Jesse in The Fast Show)

When Life Was Simpler . . . . . . .

Simpkins Motors - clinching the deal . . . . .  

Harry & Paul explore British life . . . 

 . . . . and frankly I rather resent you asking the question!

The Grateful Dead - Las Vegas Silver Bowl 1991 Vols I & II - So Many Roads

Yesterday I are bin mostly listening to The Grateful Dead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Two great sets from  So Many Roads superb soundboard quality and great set lists from Las Vegas back in 1991 at the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl April 27th and 28th

The Grateful Dead - Las Vegas 27/4/1991 - So Many Roads

and then yesterday this one from the following day

The Grateful Dead - Las Vegas 28/04/1991 - So Many Roads

Really good addition to anyone's Dead collection highpoints all round too many to list or mention and it was just nice to sit on back and choogle (it's a word!) along with the Dead in the prime again here

So Many Roads says:

As long time readers of this blog know, I've spent numerous posts discussing the Dead's renaissance between 1989 and 1991. The number of official releases from that period is a testament to the caliber of the band's performances in that era, as they include:

• a show from Philadelphia from July 7, 1989
• the Giant Stadium Shows from July 9 and 10, 1989
• The 2 night stand at RFK Stadium from July 12 and 13, 1989
• the famed Warlock shows in Hampton Virginia on October 8 and 9, 1989 
• the Meadowlands NJ concert on October 16, 1989
• the Landover, Maryland show on March 15, 1990 
• the Knickerbocker arena run from March 24 to 26, 1990; 
• 2 (yes 2) box sets from Spring 1990, featuring every show from that tour - the only other tour to be released in its entirety besides Europe 1972
• a show from from Mountain View CA from June 16, 1990
• a show from from Pittsburgh from July 8, 1990
• the Madison Square Garden concerts from September 14 to 20, 1990. 
• a show from Paris from October 27, 1990 
• a show from Washington DC from June, 14, 1991
• the Giants Stadium shows from June 16 and 17, 1991
• a show from Pine Knob from June 20, 1991 
• a show from Madison Square Garden from September 10, 1991, featuring Bradford Marsalis 
• a show from Boston Garden on September 25, 1991 

Without a doubt, these 3 years marked the last great run of the Dead's incredible career. So with that as backdrop, we'll bring you 2 shows from the Dead's Spring 1991 run, from Las Vegas,  starting with this soundboard recording from April 27, 1991, 2 decades ago today.