Frank Y.

Dust off those rusty (~);} 🎹 🎸🌵 ⭕
strings just one more time.

[Phish Dry Goods @phishdrygoods]

Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird last night at Sphere solidified this one. Available this weekend at merch stands in Vegas and now up for pre-order in the store → https://t.co/HHMRKKeOCw

[Frank Y. @dankscrap]

@DuplessiePhilip @am00ry15 A

[Grateful Dead @GratefulDead]

On this day in 1995, the Grateful Dead wrapped up a two-night stand at The Pyramid in Memphis, TN, right along the banks of the Mississippi. The Dead celebrated night one with the first-ever performance of legend Al Green's "Take Me To The River.” Night two brought the final performance of "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again," closing out the song's run for good, before the Dead sent everyone home with "Unbroken Chain" as the encore. What used to be the final resting place of “Memphis Blues” now stands as the Pyramid Bass Pro Shop. Ever make the pilgrimage?

Photos by Robbi Cohn

[Grateful Dead @GratefulDead]

"It allows us to play super-loud without killing ourselves or frying those in the front, to get loud, clean sound at the back of a huge hall and supreme musical control…for me, it's like piloting a flying saucer. Or riding your own sound wave." - Phil Lesh

52 years ago today, the Grateful Dead conducted their “sound check” with the Wall of Sound at Cow Palace in Daly City. The system that would revolutionize the way music was heard came at quite the cost, powered by 480 speakers stacked about 30 feet high and operated by eight soundmen, costing roughly $200,000. The results however, stand the test of time. Listen to tracks from the show on ‘Dick’s Picks Volume 24’ here: https://t.co/UclXCrOskV

Photo by Mary Ann Mayer

[Phish @phish]

Phish has announced a 21-date Summer Tour kicking off July 7 with 2 shows in Madison, WI. The tour includes 2 nights at Fenway Park in Boston and a return to Madison Square Garden for 5 nights in July. These will be shows # 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96 at The Garden. Additional stops include Noblesville, Raleigh, Columbia, Syracuse and the band's first shows in Savannah. This year, Phish returns to their long-standing Labor Day weekend tradition at DICK’s Sporting Goods Park for 3 nights to close out the tour.

[Philadelphia Phillies @Phillies]

Whole city is ready for #RedOctober

[Phish Dry Goods @phishdrygoods]

Here is our second official Hampton LE poster by Johnny Dombrowski. Main Edition of 1100, 24"x18" screenprint with a glow in the dark ink layer, numbered. There will be a limited foil variant with an edition of 500 (see thread below for images). Early merch sales info below.

There will be an early merch stand just outside the West Gate Entrance at 4PM today & tomorrow. Posters will also be available inside the venue when doors open, for those who can't make it early.

[Phish Dry Goods @phishdrygoods]

Here is our first official Hampton LE poster by Melcher Oosterman. Main Edition of 900, 18"x24" screenprint, numbered. Early merch sales info below. Printed by The Half & Half.

There will be an early merch stand located on the West side of the venue (by the water fountain), opening at 4:30PM today & Saturday. Posters will also be available inside the venue when doors open, for those who can't make it early.

[Jerry Garcia @jerrygarcia]

Remembering Ron “Pigpen” McKernan on his birthday today.🌹

Jerry first crossed paths with Pigpen in the early ’60s on the San Mateo coffeehouse circuit. Before long they were making noise together in The Zodiacs (Jerry on bass, Pig on harp) and from there, Mother McCree’s, The Warlocks, and finally the @GratefulDead. Spin some Pigpen today and tell us what you’re listening to below.

📸 Jim Marshall

[Eagle Times @_EagleTimes]

The Philly skyline is lit up green for the Eagles season opener 🔥🔥

[NEW SPRINGFIELD BOOGIE @StealYourDonut]

This is one of my favorite things ever. I love the idea that Dark Star is just the ever-present harmonic vibration of existence, and that we tune in & out of it as we experience life.

Charles Reich, your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

[Grateful Dead @GratefulDead]

“Brent’s passing came at a time where we were experiencing enormous show attendances and Brent was at his best.  With ‘In the Dark,’ we had to start defending the shows. People were breaking in. It was 50,000 people inside, 50,000 outside…Brent was really cranking, and we were bringing a lot of the old stuff out – ‘Death Don’t Have No Mercy,’ ‘Attics of My Life.’ There was no pressure to reinvent. We were just being the Grateful Dead. And Jerry was feeling good. On this day in 1990, we lost Brent Mydland and remember him for what he became: forever a member of the Grateful Dead.” - Mickey Hart

Remembering Brent Mydland on the anniversary of his passing today 🌹

Photos by Herb Greene, Roger Ressmeyer, and @jayblakesberg

[NEW SPRINGFIELD BOOGIE @StealYourDonut]

30 years ago today 7/9/95, @gratefuldead played their final show at Soldier Field in Chicago. As the story goes, the last thing Jerry said to Bobby as they left the stage was “Always a hoot”. Were you there?

[Geology Tweets @GeologyTime]

These fossilized sea lilies (crinoids) were found in the Moroccan desert, preserved in stunning detail.

Photo: Crimeteo Mbakri

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

On Sunday I traveled to the middle of the desert to capture this: The ISS against our sun. What I didn't expect: the sun producing a magnificent flare at the same time

A once-in-a-lifetime shot I'm thrilled to share with you. See the uncropped shot or get the print in the reply

[Geology Tweets @GeologyTime]

Purple fluorite is the violet to deep-purple variety of the halide mineral fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂). Its vivid color range—from pale lavender to royal purple—arises from trace elements such as yttrium and cerium,
https://t.co/QXrMzOS9DS

[Geology Tweets @GeologyTime]

Stunning Mottramite on Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Namibia! 🌿💎

Photo: @tak_collection

[Grateful Dead @GratefulDead]

“The narcs are among you, in full force, don’t let ‘em bust ya just for hearing music.” - Phil Lesh

52 years ago tonight, the Grateful Dead played their second of two shows at Utica’s Memorial Auditorium, a venue that held just over 5,000.

Photos by Richard Weiner

[Geology Tweets @GeologyTime]

7.5" Agate Amethyst Geode Carved Crystal from a solid specimen from Uruguay.

Credit: Skullis Gem