Grateful Dead

Where's the SO WHAT in the set list? This was one of my favorite shows but for year's I was convinced by people that I had "dreamed" SO WHAT since it was missing off of so many list. Let's show some love for the Dead's jazz props.

This was my first dead show. I planned all winter to travel to this particular arena. I wanted to see the Dead in a place they had played before and in city I wasn't familiar with. I was from Westchester New York, I had no experience with the Dead. My girlfriend and I rented a car and drove down south for this one show. We were so naive, we had no tickets and we had no idea what even went down during a show. Lots of amazing things happened, lots of weird unbelievable cool things. We were just kids and totally open. We got tickets the day before, near the parking lot, for face value. I remember the guy wouldn't take more money. I offered him 50 bucks. I was used to NYC. We probably could've got them for free but that's not the point. We wandered around outside the stadium parking lot, I remember a lot where everyone was hanging. It was like I journeyed to the past. I loved it. My girlfriend was so wonderful and beautiful. I loved her. She was a little scarred but just as curious. We stayed in a motel that night and came back the next morning and ate mushrooms. The day was too intense and I almost lost it, but my girl took care of me and I saw my life stand still for a moment. The road lay out before me. I knew I was a teenager and I knew this life was temporary but it was heavy and philosophical to me then. I felt the sun shinning on my face and I felt happy. The world was a strange place and you can see it many different ways but you need to open your eyes. I saw the trees sway in slow motion and I saw the beauty of people when they are innocent. When we finally got into the show, we sat down on the floor and people were immediately lighting up and being super generous. I remember a hairy dude catching a balloon and writing with a magic marker on it. He wrote "iko iko" and threw it in the air and laugh loudly. I didn't even know that was a song. I though it was a spell. He asked our names and I have forgotten his name. Low and behold the band came on and played "iko." He looked at me and winked. I rememer listening to "eyes of the world" for the first time. I was so moved by the words I could hear. I thought, "this is us, this is my girlfriend and myself. We don't even know what's happening but we like it." I met so many awesome people at those shows. We were just learning and it was incredible. I was thankful to be alive and I felt love for everything and everyone. Thanks to everyone who was nice to us. Peace and love to "iko" man where ever you are.

i had tapes of this, show, and the whole weekend for that matter. i never replaced them when they no longer played. how can i download this show, and the others from this run also?