Great show to start off my career. We got there hours before the doors opened and got as close to the stage as we could. When the house lights went down, and we stood up and inched our way toward the stage, we discovered that we left our fragile smoking device behind. Of course by then it was too late. A few hours later, as we were leaving, there it was, untouched. That was the moment I became a true deadhead.

Years later I heard an interview on the radio with Bobby about a show at Winterland where the crowd was clapping in time to Estimated Prophet. 7/14 time is hard to keep going.

chris barnes

I heard the sondboard of this show tonight on Sirius and clearly heard the banjo lesson comment in question, very strange indeed. After that I heard an unidentifiable man's voice saying, "You are under arrest." and strange noises that sound like someone inhaling deeply. I wonder if this wasn't a case of people being picked up on mic but instead the Dead being extra trippy by adding some pre-recorded, random speaking blurbs to the space segment. This could be a case of the boys being well ahead of their time. Possible sampling pioneers? Run Dmc and Public Enemy may have been following in the Dead's footsteps. Maybe a stretch, but who knows?