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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Oct. 14, 1976
Shrine Auditorium

The last halfstep of '76. After Rio Grandeo everyone including the crowd gets into it. The source is a B+ AUD.
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U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Dec. 30, 1977
Winterland Arena

Topical
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Ship of Fools
Dec. 30, 1977
Winterland Arena

Timely
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Franklin's Tower
May 4, 1980
Baltimore Civic Center

Different types of solos at each turn: straightaway, Listen-to-the-music-play, spacey, bluegrassy
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Brown Eyed Women
May 4, 1980
Baltimore Civic Center

This one is fiery, especially the solo, in the vein of 8/24/80, including a hint of a Delilah Jones growl.
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Comments

Bird Song
Sept. 12, 1981
Greek Theater

The solo doesn't start well for my taste, but the place that it gets to is a dark kind of jazz that I love. This is "top something", though I don't have more than 10 versions of this I really know by date so I don't want to overstate it. But it's good.
Shakedown Street
Sept. 12, 1981
Greek Theater

My new favorite. I just listened to this show because some were talking about the setlist, which is quite good. Jerry backs off here around the 8 minute mark and builds it back in to a great band moment. I will revisit this one.
New Potato Caboose
Aug. 24, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

I bought this in the fall of 1995. Every time I hear it, suddenly the leaves are turning and the days are getting shorter - no matter what the time of year. This one is burned so deeply into my unconscious that I don't think I could objectively describe it. It's more of a life experience than a grateful dead song.
The Other One
Oct. 21, 1978
Winterland Arena

This is how you introduce a song when you submit it. This version of the O1 really cannot be divorced from its immediate neighborhood. In addition, it's clear that the person who submitted this actually listened to the damn song.
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 10, 1980
Warfield Theater

This is a good pick. This show was recently on John Henrikson's Deadpod. There's more, great music from October 1980 than you can say of most other months.
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