Grateful Dead

All of the Greeks I saw were fives just from the venue alone. Well I saw twelve Greeks and I remember at least one that was short and lackluster. I will remember when I get to it. Dougles

My First In Person Show.Was Attending UCSanta Cruz (Go BananaSlugs), My Hallmates Said To Me, "You've never seen a Grateful Dead Show ?", I Said, "No. Aren't They Dead ?", "No way, they're still on tour. You got to go to the Greeks.", So I Called The Telephone Number They Gave Me And Got The Information About Where To Send For Tickets. Being A Newbie I Did Not Understand Most Of The Instructions But At That Time The Dead Office Was Very Understanding, And I Got Tickets To All Three Shows, With A Hand Written Letter Saying - "You Are So Lucky. No 3 X 5. No SASE. And You Still Got All Your Tickets" I Still Am Eternally Grateful For My Miracle. So I Went To The First Show and My Friends Told Me, "Oh We Don't Need To Get There Until 7pm" As That Was When The Show Was To Begin. They Immediately Abandoned Me On The Walkway Above The Concrete Seats And Told Me To Meet For A Hacky Circle At The Break. The Boys Came Out And Opened With Cold Rain And Snow. From The First Album, I Was Impressed As Any Band That Plays Material From Their Debut Album After 18 Years Is Okay In My Book. Found A Guy With Mickey Mouse And The Rest Of The Night Was A Delight !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Especially The Second Set China>Rider>Estimated>Eyes(45 Minutes)> Drums>Space>Throwin'>Other>Wharf>Around>GLovin'. No Encore As It Was 11+pm. Back At The Motel, They Sat Down And Wrote Out The Set List, Best Part Was The New Bob-Tune, They Named It "Enjoyin' The Ride", We Now Know It As "Hell In A Bucket". The Desk Clerk At The Motel Wondered Why We Were In Oakland And We Told Her That We Had Seen The Grateful Dead, She Said, "Why Do They Give Those New Bands Such Strange Names ?". The Sky Was Yellow And The Sun Was Blue People Stopping Strangers Just To Shake Their Hand.