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Beat it on Down The Line
Nov. 15, 1971
The Austin Municipal Auditorium

Twangy with some enthusiastic Keith banging
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Casey Jones
Dec. 31, 1972
Winterland Arena

Keith really adds some intensity. Do you know where your train is at 2am?
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Good Lovin'
June 8, 1977
Winterland Arena

Hey, this isn't bad! Tacked on to the second set opener Bertha.
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Good Lovin'
Oct. 16, 1977
Louisiana State U

I can't believe this one isn't here. Short but very sweet.
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Wharf Rat
Oct. 9, 1972
Winterland Arena

Whoa, I can't believe this hasn't been submitted. Great vocal and four minutes of sublime outro solo. Check it out!

Comments

Playin' In The Band
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

One of my favorite 1973 Playing's. My only criticism would be that Billy sometimes overwhelms the subtle textures that the others are adding.
They Love Each Other
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Keith!
Bertha
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

The CM on the archive has Phil prominent, so it may have more to do with Betty. The vocals are a bit muffled.
Box of Rain
March 28, 1973
Civic Center

Pleasant.
Drums
Dec. 31, 1978
Winterland Arena

Well, I was on the floor about 2/3 of the way back and hallucinating. I asked loudly to no one in particular, "is that Kesey up there?", only to have several people turn around and stare at me. In my condition, it was sort of scary. Anyway, it was him and he was in his "thunder machine", a large percussion apparatus that I think dates back to the Acid Test days. (This show was really fun but an ordeal for me. I lived in San Diego at the time and went to both nights there, then was on my way with my best friend to Palo Alto to crash with another friend before heading up to SF. We had enjoyed the shows in SD so much we decided to drive to UCLA and see if we could get tickets. We did, and after that show we headed out on I-5 and stopped at a Denny's in the wee hours to eat; the restaurant was full of Deadheads! By the time I got home to SD I had picked up some virus and was sick for a week. By the way, watching The Blues Brothers on acid was pretty intense. We laughed and laughed...)