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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 20, 1973
The Spectrum

Solid smooth jamming on China Cat for a solid, beautiful 8 mins, including the FGJ. Rider has Phil high in the vocal mix, to a very nice effect.
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Casey Jones
Sept. 17, 1973
Onondaga County War Memorial

Builds and builds and builds, faster hotter faster and hotter. The crowd goes wild (stage antics?) Something special was in the wind.
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Looks Like Rain
Sept. 17, 1973
Onondaga County War Memorial

Who's playing the Theremin? There's definitely something odd going on here. Was Ned Lagin sitting in?
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Loose Lucy
Sept. 17, 1973
Onondaga County War Memorial

Slower tempo gives this one a special feel. Jerry sings it with great gusto and a deeper bluesier feel then others. The whole ride is great fun.
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Casey Jones
Nov. 11, 1978
Saturday Night Live

The band is having fun with it on live TV, even though squeezed into under 4 minutes: http://vimeo.com/35129207. Bobby slides over the disco beat.
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Looks Like Rain
June 29, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Peak Bobby+Donna era. This one bubbles on smoothly, slowly kicking up the intensity until it boils over in a triumph of sweet harmony.
Mama Tried
June 29, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Sweet one, if not a little bit scrambled to start.
Wharf Rat
June 28, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Catches onto a powerful pulse around 7:30 in as they head to the outro. Seems like they sped up a bit from the beginning to the end, but that might just be me.
The Music Never Stopped
June 28, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Closes out a perfect first set. The drummers are a psychic octopus of tight grooveness, Donna sounds as good as she ever did, and Jerry floats idea after idea and kisses everyone right smack on the third eye. Just brilliant monster mash from Keith too. What fun.
Scarlet Begonias
June 28, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Phil swoops, Donna and Keith soar, the drummers are in perfect mindmeld and Jerry does what Jerry does. This is as fun as it gets with the great Scarlet solo pieces before she met her FTM life partner.
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