Grateful Dead

Listening again this morning and I'm suddenly thinking about the St. Stephen encore (having a "??" moment) and sure enough, this is the first of only 2 times they played it with Keith pre-hiatus, which also means (for those of you playing along at home) it is the penultimate performance pre-hiatus. The second and last time was 10/31/71 in Columbus (DiP2). Curious how it dropped out of the rotation right at the beginning of Keith's tenure and only making it's way back in June '76.

now the Penultimate Edit - oh drat, my old deadbase let me down (as in my research wasn't thorough enough.) DB IX was lacking the set list for 10/24/71 Detroit and turns out they played it at that show, again as an encore into JBG. So 10/24 is the actual penultimate pre-hiatus performance. Oh and its got a big ole Dark Star also. I'm sure Doc has talked about this one but new to me.

Yet another edit: at ~13'15" of the 10/24 Dark Star Phil begins playing a base line that basically is straight out of opening of Eyes of the World?!

That 2/17/73 HCS > China Cat > Rider is sweet!

No stereo here so getting my GD from archive

2/17/73

Happy little show

HCS into China Rider....so good

10/21/71 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL - DaP2 - disc 3

Keith's second show - WGLD Oak Park radio broadcast back in the day

edit if you want professionalism you need to pay another buck

edit 2 - a touch of frozen logger in Keith's second show - that and the first Dark Star - breaking out all the big hits.

is outrageously fantastically k!ck a** amazing

The Mosque, yaaas!
My new favorite vinyl.
Great pressing.
Killer show.
Nuf said.
Cheers

aka - Dave's Picks 1 : )'

And here we are some 13 years later. A grate start to the series! Glad I got in on the ground floor.

Like I am want to say, it's been awhile, and I can forget some things. I was looking at the set list and Disc 3 is Other One > Wharf Rat > Other One > Wheel > Around??!! Damn - play that show post haste!!

np - Peggy-O - gorgeous sound . . . .

Y-33 congrats on the 30 trips!

edit/major edit/omfg the whole show but disc 3 no freaking way. Jerry is feeling it - jam out of Other one pt 1
Wharf Rat!! > jam into Other 1 part dos > The freaking "WHEEL"!!!!

Killer Around and then JGB to take it home. Amazing show . . . .

30 Trips Around the Sun which led into listening to all of the 30 Trips shows before the New Year. Gotta have goals!!

Keeping with the foots ball theme:
DaP 31 vs DaP 47!

12/3/79
12/4/79 p/o
12/9/79

Hey, sure as hell ain’t gonna listen to over caffeinated Jocks in love with the sound of their own voice all day!

Before I have to hit him, hope he’s got the sense to run…

That sub is the older model, so it’s discounted to get rid of the remaining inventory.
Get it while you can. The current model isn’t discounted that much.
Sounds spectacular. The vinyl siding of my house vibrates. Fortunately there’s not a house next to me on that side.

Probably more essential for me... John Hammond(Junior)'s father was an essential and incredible music source/producer, impossible to cover briefly all the music he helped bring forth, including Billie Holiday, Springsteen, Dylan, Aretha, even SRV. Jr. grew up immersed, hearing so much great stuff and being around eventually famous musicians, but he stuck with the simple acoustic blues. Dave's 54 announcement made me drag out the B&W photos I managed to make that night, stage set up looks pretty minimal, no tie dye speaker covers, short stacks, Jerry is on Alligator.