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    Grateful Dead Hour no. 161
    Week of October 21, 1991

    Featured: excerpts from a 1981 interview of Jerry Garcia by Blair Jackson and myself (a full-length transcript of which appears in my book Conversations with the Dead), talking about songwriting.

    This program includes the debut public performances of "Terrapin Station" and "Estimated Prophet" (February 1977) and "Wharf Rat" (February 1971).

    Enjoy!

    The music:

    Jerry Garcia, Garcia
    EEP HOUR

    Grateful Dead 2/26/77 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino CA
    TERRAPIN
    ESTIMATED PROPHET

    Grateful Dead 2/18/71 Capitol Theatre, Portchester NY
    DARK STAR->
    WHARF RAT->
    BEAUTIFUL JAM->
    DARK STAR

    Every Wednesday, we post a program from the Grateful Dead Hour archives for your enjoyment and enlightenment. You can browse or search the playlists at gdhour.com or on the GD Hour Search page, and let me know what program(s) you'd like to hear by emailing me at gdhour@dead.net.

    Thank you for listening!
    - David Gans
    Producer/host

    Listen Now

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    tadamb
    13 years 8 months ago
    Time flies away...and yet..
    It has been a very long time since I could say I've been "tuned in" to all the Dead-ness . In the years 79-82 I caught about 40 shows ,mostly on the East coast. It has indeed been a long time since every tape/record/or disk in play was a Grateful Dead recording but the last few weeks have been spent listening to old radio shows and dustin off some records (Winterland, Nassau Coliseum,etc) and I must say it feels good. I am taken back to those years when all that mattered was"Where are they playing tomorrow and do we have enough gas or $ or brains and balls,to get there?" Thanks for your hard work. Clearly I am not the only old man who is transported in time to a carefree day.
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    pinkydisco
    13 years 10 months ago
    A few words of appreciation.
    First off, let me say how jazzed up I am about this site. To hear all this stuff is like meeting a long lost friend or relative. I'm fairly young, but feel right at home within the music and moment. I would also like to send gratitude to those who work the site. It is very user-friendly and I have turned a few good friends on with the link. Fantastic work by everyone involved. I wish other bands did shit like this. I love how the Dead have confronted piracy by pretty much giving it all away for free. Much love and thanks. Made my day to hear Jerry tell of the Terrapin composition. Beautiful jams. Wonderful stories. Thank you so much!
  • marye
    13 years 11 months ago
    excellent!
    thanks for the heads up and troubleshooting.
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Grateful Dead Hour no. 161
Week of October 21, 1991

Featured: excerpts from a 1981 interview of Jerry Garcia by Blair Jackson and myself (a full-length transcript of which appears in my book Conversations with the Dead), talking about songwriting.

This program includes the debut public performances of "Terrapin Station" and "Estimated Prophet" (February 1977) and "Wharf Rat" (February 1971).

Enjoy!

The music:

Jerry Garcia, Garcia
EEP HOUR

Grateful Dead 2/26/77 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino CA
TERRAPIN
ESTIMATED PROPHET

Grateful Dead 2/18/71 Capitol Theatre, Portchester NY
DARK STAR->
WHARF RAT->
BEAUTIFUL JAM->
DARK STAR

Every Wednesday, we post a program from the Grateful Dead Hour archives for your enjoyment and enlightenment. You can browse or search the playlists at gdhour.com or on the GD Hour Search page, and let me know what program(s) you'd like to hear by emailing me at gdhour@dead.net.

Thank you for listening!
- David Gans
Producer/host

Listen Now

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Submitted by KRIYAS on Wed, 12/01/2010 - 08:06

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this isn't playing...thanks.
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Submitted by Canyon Critter on Thu, 12/02/2010 - 08:20

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If it's Quicktime that you use for your player....you can change this in the little window that pops up....if you are using windows media player....it doesn't work!♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥ Twirly Banner
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Submitted by marye on Thu, 12/02/2010 - 12:09

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we are putting a crew on it!
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Submitted by rock12 on Thu, 12/02/2010 - 12:37

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Thanks its working now :) its playing in windows media player The Music Never Stopped
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Submitted by marye on Thu, 12/02/2010 - 12:39

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thanks for the heads up and troubleshooting.
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Submitted by pinkydisco on Mon, 01/10/2011 - 12:22

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First off, let me say how jazzed up I am about this site. To hear all this stuff is like meeting a long lost friend or relative. I'm fairly young, but feel right at home within the music and moment. I would also like to send gratitude to those who work the site. It is very user-friendly and I have turned a few good friends on with the link. Fantastic work by everyone involved. I wish other bands did shit like this. I love how the Dead have confronted piracy by pretty much giving it all away for free. Much love and thanks. Made my day to hear Jerry tell of the Terrapin composition. Beautiful jams. Wonderful stories. Thank you so much!
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Submitted by tadamb on Fri, 03/18/2011 - 07:39

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It has been a very long time since I could say I've been "tuned in" to all the Dead-ness . In the years 79-82 I caught about 40 shows ,mostly on the East coast. It has indeed been a long time since every tape/record/or disk in play was a Grateful Dead recording but the last few weeks have been spent listening to old radio shows and dustin off some records (Winterland, Nassau Coliseum,etc) and I must say it feels good. I am taken back to those years when all that mattered was"Where are they playing tomorrow and do we have enough gas or $ or brains and balls,to get there?" Thanks for your hard work. Clearly I am not the only old man who is transported in time to a carefree day.