Grateful Dead – Scarlet > Fire (Barton Hall, May 8th, 1977)

Have an extra 25:16 to spare this evening? This is holy grail stuff… Though I’m not going out on a limb in saying so, this is my favorite Jerry era.

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The extraordinary story of the 1992 Lithuanian basketball team, whose athletes struggled under Soviet rule, became symbols of Lithuania’s independence movement, and – with help from the Grateful Dead – triumphed at the Barcelona Olympics.

Check out Sabonis in the back, wearing the fucking shades. This picture never doesn’t make me happy.

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The Let It Be house

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Stills lifted from Diva, dir. by Jean-Jacques Bieniex

Jigsaw Puzzles, Mopeds, Opera Singers, and adorable Vietnamese gals. This one had it all… My favorite thing I’ve seen in some time.

Watch the trailer here (the soundtrack was great as well)

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Taken from Belle De Jour (1967), Dir. by Luis “Motherfucking” Bunuel

I tend to prefer Buneul’s wackier fare, but this was totally solid.

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