home > features > Grateful Dead Hour no.778

Features

  • https://www.dead.net/features/gd-radio-hour/grateful-dead-hour-no-778
    Grateful Dead Hour no.778

    Week of August 18, 2003

    Concluding the second set of 6/25/85, which we started in last week's podcast. Also in this week's post, a couple of excerpts from the then-new Dick's Picks Picks volume 29, a 6-CD set with two shows from the band's amazing Spring 1977 tour.

    "Samson and Delilah" is preceded by a hilarious comedy bit: as the band prepared to begin the second set at the Fox Theater in Atlanta on May 19, guitarist Bob Weir announced to the audience: "Before we get started, maybe we should all take part in an exercise - a simple exercise: I want every one of you out there to stand up real slow, put your hands in the air, and turn around real slow. And don't try anything funny 'cause I've got you covered. Thank you."

    As the crowd laughs and cheers, drummer Bill Kreutzmann is heard to say, "That wasn't good enough!"

    One wonders what backstage discussion gave rise to this great moment in Grateful Dead history. It was one of my favorite bootleg tapes for years, and I had played it on the GD Hour twice before, so I was very happy when it showed up in an official release.

    Enjoy!
    - David Gans

    Grateful Dead 6/25/85 Blossom Music Ctr, Cuyahoga Falls OH
    SPACE->
    THE WHEEL->
    PLAYING IN THE BAND->
    CHINA DOLL->
    SUGAR MAGNOLIA
    TOUCH OF GREY

    Grateful Dead, Dick's Picks vol. 29 (May 19 & 21, 1977)
    SAMSON AND DELILAH
    TENNESSEE JED

    Every Wednesday, we post a program from the >Grateful Dead Hour archives for your enjoyment and enlightenment. You can browse or search the playlists - by song title, show date, guest name, etc - 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.

    Thanks for listening!
    David Gans

    Listen Now

    15217

Next Article:

  • newsdefaultimage
    Grateful Dead Hour no. 1544

    Week of April 23, 2018

    Last of four featuring the complete unreleased soundboard recording of 6/12/80 in Portland. According to Deadhead legend, My St Helens erupted during "Fire on the…

    read more
    >>
  • newsdefaultimage
    The Season of “What Now?” (Again!)

    Now... Where Were We?

    Well, we’ve been pretty much right here — that is, wherever “here” might happen to be at any given moment in this strange, still-pretty-new world…

    <<
2 comments
sort by
Recent
Recent Oldest A to Z Z to A
Reset
Items displayed
  • Default Avatar
    C.B.NeaL
    13 years 5 months ago
    memories....OHIO Summer '85
    I arrived at this show(6.25.85) and and while B-lining for the gates and JUST missed one of only 5 DAY TRIPPERS! AAAHH. I guess it didn't matter anyway. The entire show was FAT!. The ol' Monte Carlo had a plugged fuel filter on the way up from the Cinci-RiverBend gig. You take what you can get! Left my wallet in Indianapolis on the way to that RiverBend show the day before(6.24.85); had to turn @ and fetch that. Missed the first set down there, but-the second set could't have been a better constallation. Cant complain> S*** Happenz. It's circumstances such as that-shows being snowed out, cancelled ,and not getting into the FIRST show of the LAST tour(3-17-95/Philly){said my ticket was"fake"[not a chance]-Pff: they had to start thinning out the impending East Coast surge, One-Way-or-Another}- that my show 100th landed me @ Soldiers Field on 7-19-95, THEE Last Show! I said I was gonna retire after 100 shows........D'OH!. Sorry everyone. Ah, some of us were on our way out, anaway~~unfortunately. No regrets-Peaceand all that---CBN
  • Default Avatar
    POLARTOX
    15 years 3 months ago
    That's the most SMOKING
    That's the most SMOKING TOUCH OF GREY I've heard to date...it ROCKED...
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

17 years 6 months
Submitted by ccasal on

Week of August 18, 2003

Concluding the second set of 6/25/85, which we started in last week's podcast. Also in this week's post, a couple of excerpts from the then-new Dick's Picks Picks volume 29, a 6-CD set with two shows from the band's amazing Spring 1977 tour.

"Samson and Delilah" is preceded by a hilarious comedy bit: as the band prepared to begin the second set at the Fox Theater in Atlanta on May 19, guitarist Bob Weir announced to the audience: "Before we get started, maybe we should all take part in an exercise - a simple exercise: I want every one of you out there to stand up real slow, put your hands in the air, and turn around real slow. And don't try anything funny 'cause I've got you covered. Thank you."

As the crowd laughs and cheers, drummer Bill Kreutzmann is heard to say, "That wasn't good enough!"

One wonders what backstage discussion gave rise to this great moment in Grateful Dead history. It was one of my favorite bootleg tapes for years, and I had played it on the GD Hour twice before, so I was very happy when it showed up in an official release.

Enjoy!
- David Gans

Grateful Dead 6/25/85 Blossom Music Ctr, Cuyahoga Falls OH
SPACE->
THE WHEEL->
PLAYING IN THE BAND->
CHINA DOLL->
SUGAR MAGNOLIA
TOUCH OF GREY

Grateful Dead, Dick's Picks vol. 29 (May 19 & 21, 1977)
SAMSON AND DELILAH
TENNESSEE JED

Every Wednesday, we post a program from the >Grateful Dead Hour archives for your enjoyment and enlightenment. You can browse or search the playlists - by song title, show date, guest name, etc - 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.

Thanks for listening!
David Gans

Listen Now

Byline
David Gans
Display on homepage featured list
Off
StreamOS MP3 URL
https://sos2208.akamaized.net/download/rhino/gdead/gdhour/gdh778_podcast.mp3
Feature type
GD Radio Hour

dead comment

user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

15 years 6 months

Submitted by POLARTOX on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 22:36

Permalink

That's the most SMOKING TOUCH OF GREY I've heard to date...it ROCKED...
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 8 months

Submitted by C.B.NeaL on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 01:01

Permalink

I arrived at this show(6.25.85) and and while B-lining for the gates and JUST missed one of only 5 DAY TRIPPERS! AAAHH. I guess it didn't matter anyway. The entire show was FAT!. The ol' Monte Carlo had a plugged fuel filter on the way up from the Cinci-RiverBend gig. You take what you can get! Left my wallet in Indianapolis on the way to that RiverBend show the day before(6.24.85); had to turn @ and fetch that. Missed the first set down there, but-the second set could't have been a better constallation. Cant complain> S*** Happenz. It's circumstances such as that-shows being snowed out, cancelled ,and not getting into the FIRST show of the LAST tour(3-17-95/Philly){said my ticket was"fake"[not a chance]-Pff: they had to start thinning out the impending East Coast surge, One-Way-or-Another}- that my show 100th landed me @ Soldiers Field on 7-19-95, THEE Last Show! I said I was gonna retire after 100 shows........D'OH!. Sorry everyone. Ah, some of us were on our way out, anaway~~unfortunately. No regrets-Peaceand all that---CBN