Notes:
Bill Graham flies in dressed as an eagle - FM broadcast KFOG-San Francisco - David Crosby, then The Neville Brothers opened
Set List:
Jack StrawSugaree
Me and My Uncle
Mexicali Blues
Candyman
Desolation Row
U.S. Blues
Touch of Grey
Let it Grow
Black Muddy River
Samson and Delilah
Terrapin Station
drums
Wharf Rat
Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad
Turn on Your Love Light
Gimme Some Lovin'
When Push Comes to Shove
Box of Rain
Midnight Hour
Brokedown Palace
Comments
My first New Year's Eve, and
My first New Year's Eve, and still one of the most memorable, most hilarious time I ever had. Bill Graham looked as surprized as everybody else when they started hauling him across the ceiling to the stage. Jesus, that acid was amazing, though I was a tad freaked out by the end of the first set. Recovered during intermission, then laughed the rest of the night. Whew! Still gets the hairs on the back of my neck standing up!
Sugaree
Listening now, courtesy of www.radioio.com and the Dead channel, and this Sugaree rocks. Lots of Brent!! Is the rest of the show this good?
Lots of emotion
The joy that started on Dec. 15 continued through the end of the year. If you were there, or if you've heard the tape, you'll recall how fun it was to hear "U.S. Blues" at the end of set I. We were very close, 3rd or 4th row...I vividly remember Jerry's voice trembling with so much emotion when he sang the line "Give me five, I'm still alive."
David Crosby
I attended this whole run- 4 shows in all, and my only west coast shows. It's all now a blur, and I only have two sets (1st night's first set which is great, and the following night's second set w/the Scarlet-Fire). I remember thinking," I had no idea San Francisco was this friggin' cold." It was cold and damp every day...Finally, I distinctly recall a point in the David Crosby solo acoustic set when, in between songs, Crosby went on this long anti-drug rant...Seriously...he went on and on...I think this sort of 'community service' was tied to his probation from getting busted the upteenth time for coke...This whole run is lively, but I still think that 12/15/86 is the show to listen to from this period (that Touch and Candyman are mindblowing). Peace...ps: Phil started this whole run off by saying," Oh, so you want to polka." and then they went into a sweet Playin'- jam- Bertha...