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Jack A Roe
Sept. 29, 1989
Shoreline Amphitheatre

You know the crew is feeling spritely and in a cowboy mood when they play this, blessed frequently in '89 with it.
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Wang Dang Doodle
Sept. 29, 1989
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Poker-hot WDD
3
Lazy River Road
June 11, 1993
Buckeye Lake Music Center

Sweet, sweet, down-home and yokey Jerry.
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The Same Thing
June 11, 1993
Buckeye Lake Music Center

Pigpen cut revived for the 90's with the group in kind of a slow crawling king snake vibe. Vince knows how to lay down some organ. Top late form.
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Ship of Fools
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

Premiere of this stately Jerry ballad.
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Deal
Sept. 16, 1978
Sphinx Theatre

YouTube version, Egypt insanity, Jerry is like a shredding pigtailed little banshee sent from Robert Johnson's road to do some stuff in Egypt. The whole band is blasted and the gig sounds that way. in the best way possible. Also notable for Keith's lit hash pipe on his Yamaha Stage piano. Jerry fans, which everyone on this site is, need to watch this shit
Cumberland Blues
Feb. 24, 1974
Winterland Arena

Hangin' loose with the Grateful Dead in San Francisco. Crack one open during this
Playin' In The Band
Feb. 24, 1974
Winterland Arena

one of their most satisfying songs for a damn good reason, it sums up everything they're about both metaphorically with the lyrics and practically in what it allows them to do, ESPECIALLY 73-74. This is how they win. Notable for the D major hardcore "Main Ten" at the conclusion. Big fat stinkin' playing in the muthafuckin' band that will please a head looking to munch on sume jazz.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 24, 1974
Winterland Arena

A spicy hot wonderful version with a cherry-picked from the high heavins Feelin' Groovy to boot
Estimated Prophet
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

In the freakin' zone at Cornell 77 on EP. This is a crazy version you can get deep with
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