Just about as good as this song ever got. Just the right tempo and mix. Keith was adding some delightful honkytonk piano, and he was just a month in!

Perfect tempo and playing on this 71 version from a really good halloween show.

An energetic, well mixed 71Bertha that's been missed somehow. Keth had been in the band for only a month but already fitting in very well.

An almost forgotten Jed! This is well played and well recorded. Pig even plays organ on this one. Suprising ommision from such a stellar show!

The drummers are fired up on this one. Even T.Cs joining in on this energetic version. This gets an Allman Brothers flavor at times.

You can tell this was an important show for them by the energy level. Good playing by all, especially Jerry.

This is an energetic and tight improvisational version. The mix is good on this recording other then TC, who's a little hard to hear. Bobby is up in the mix which really helps to drive this one. The drummers come in about half way through. Micky even plays the congas for a short time. I think this versions should be voted higher.

The best of 69, in my opinion. This one is at another level of energy and inventiveness.

Jerry opens this version with a sustained feedback pronouncement. Then they start a somber instrumental climb to the first verse. Shortly after that, they drop into silence. They slowly work their way into the space sequence. After that, it's Bobby, rather then Phil, who dictates the direction of the jam from there out. Bobby was playing with authority on this one, he was also up in the mix. This being the night after Jimmy died, and at the coveted Fillmore East. I know how shocked and sadden I was as a 16 year old kid when Jimmy died. I can only imagine how these guys felt, I'm sure that they had crossed paths a few times. I think the reverence showed in their playing. It was the guitar players piece on that night.

Hearing this version has changed my mind about putting a cowboy song in a Dark Star sandwich. I used to prefer one of the Hunter - Garcia existential ballads, like Wharf Rat. But the mood change from the intense improvisation of the first verse, into Me and my Uncle really works. Then, going into Wharf Rat at the end, brilliant.