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CrackStraw

Bob's Guitar #1

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Submissions

2
Tennessee Jed
Oct. 14, 1976
Shrine Auditorium

I've never been so confident that a submission this late in the project will bring you thunderous joy! CRANK IT UP!!
7
Jack Straw
April 1, 1984
Marin County Veterans Auditorium

My favorite of the year. Not the longest but it's just performed tight!
2
Samson and Delilah
Feb. 14, 1988
Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium

A hidden little nugget! Ending jam is ON POINT!
2
Stagger Lee
Dec. 17, 1978
Fox Theatre

Night after top voted version and after sampling back to back I gotta go with this one, Jerry power riff galore to power home
4
Jack Straw
July 31, 1983
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Right up with 10/18 for craziest version of the year. So much lightning

Comments

Feel Like A Stranger
June 29, 1980
Pauley Pavilion

Bobby's guitar is always as fun to listen to as Jerry's! Bobby will even tell you that ;)
The Music Never Stopped
July 3, 1978
St. Paul Civic Center Arena

This one reminds me of 5/13/78 Spectrum The early part of the jam is kind of a mess but the ending is very pleasing
Playin' In The Band
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

This is a KILLER PITB, worth it for the reprise alone
Sugaree
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

Strongest version of May 77
Wharf Rat
Oct. 24, 1979
Springfield Civic Center Arena

On 10/24/79 The Grateful Dead declared themselves royalty to the city of Springfield. The contract was filled with a bunch of legal terms but the message WHARF RAT: THE RELENTLESS RALLY CRY THAT WILL STRIKE DOWN ON ANYONE WHO WISH TO COMMIT HERESY BY ATTEMPTING OVERTHROW THE REGAL ROCKERS was written loud and proud on the document's front page About ten years later these 4 fingered yellow people showed up, laughed and turned the speakers down. GD had helluva run!