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Dire Wolf
Dec. 21, 1978
The Summit

Sweet Solstice Wolf!!!
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Stagger Lee
Dec. 21, 1978
The Summit

Jerry’s tone at this show makes this perhaps the heaviest version ever played!!!
1
Me and My Uncle
Nov. 25, 1979
Pauly Pavillion

Spirited MAMU > Big River! (Criminally underrated show)…
3
Friend of the Devil
Oct. 6, 1977
Activity Center. Arizona State U

Transcendent version + with Jerr going full-on spacey! (Weird, like the whole show!)
2
Passenger
Jan. 10, 1978
Shrine Auditorium

Perfect encapsulation of this show: not a lot of highlights, but absolutely rippin’, at the same time.
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Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 31, 1977
Winterland Arena

And the greatest “skipped-verse” version: 1/31/78, Uptown Theater.
Scarlet Begonias
Dec. 31, 1976
Cow Palace

Somehow this show flies under the radar, but it’s just secretly a fuckin’ massive all-timer. Version galore + everyone is locked!
Scarlet Begonias
Oct. 9, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

As @viola said, everyone is fuckin’ locked in + feelin’ it. All-timer pre-S>F version!
Bird Song
Nov. 30, 1980
Fox Theatre

Such a cool moment in the rekindling of this song, but they really start getting going again in early-‘81.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Nov. 30, 1980
Fox Theatre

Absolutely *not* a silky-smooth version, but it does still groove! Oxymoronically weird! It’s chunky at times, and that’s okay, cuz Jerr just paints over everything in the most beautiful way, smoothing the rough edges. (People mistake Jerry carrying it for the entirety of the band being on it, and they are not on this epic night, but he’s shouldering it all and making it sing. Also, the space in the SBD is uneven. Billy + Jerr are loud, but everyone else is dialed way back). Anyway, a strange but bangin’ version: Good ol’ Grateful Dead!! (4/20/84 vibes)…
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