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Bertha
Sept. 4, 1983
Park West Ski Resort

Blazing Jerr fire…!
6
Uncle John's Band
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

Most solid version ever > loses steam > gets back on track for a walloping finish!
2
Sugar Magnolia
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

A Keith stunner! Laying it down on this swingin’ version to nearly close the show. Yowza!
1
Might As Well
April 13, 1983
Patrick Gymnasium, U of Vermont

Jerry saves a rough 1st set!
1
Mama Tried
Aug. 12, 1981
Salt Palace

Jerry going HAM on this short + sweet version from an all-time show!

Comments

Dire Wolf
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

I mean, this show is so hidden that it’s no wonder this is rated so low, but this is way, way, way at the top of the all-timer lists for Dire Wolf. Incredible, short, powerful - not your usual Dire Wolf - everybody on fire and excited to start this fire breather of a show.
Jack Straw
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Blazing start to a seriously hidden gem of a show. Total- f****n’-fire!
Terrapin Station
April 11, 1978
Fox Theatre

Weird one. Not sure what to make of it. They blew that insane Fire out, so maybe still recovering?
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 11, 1978
Fox Theatre

Ho. Le. Sh*t. That Fire is outrageous. Never heard one end like that. Whoa. They’re searching during Scarlet, then it all comes together for Fire and BOOM!
The Other One
Dec. 16, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Crazy version. He playin’ the second iteration of Wolf here, though, @Ernie, bruddah. That be da Wolf, amigo. [EDIT] I can’t seem to access the pics on the Archive, but I happily stand corrected. Beans and the 2nd iteration of Wolf hold equally good weight with me. Regardless, I can hear that Bean heaviness now, so now makes me wonder if Jerr was busting it out here and there in ‘78, cuz there are some outta-this-world tones going off throughout the year (2/5, for example). Incidentally, best Stagger was on 12/16, too. Figured it was a reconfigured Wolf, but seems as though he just let Bean go off for the night. (Phil playing Osiris in the pics from that night, too).