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1
Hell in a Bucket
Sept. 6, 1983
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Punchy and ready!
7
New Minglewood Blues
May 11, 1978
Springfield Civic Center Arena

Bobby's the hypeman for lightning rod Minglewood jamming in Springfield Mass.
2
The Race Is On
Oct. 29, 1980
Radio City Music Hall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1cFy6NzS1k Heady acoustic Race is On, speedy as secretariat and so killin'! Barrelhouse Brent and gold Cali harmonies
1
Beat it on Down The Line
May 6, 1978
Patrick Gymnasium - University of Vermont

Speedy Beat it on this "five-six-seventy-eight" gig! Awesome!
4
Big River
May 1, 1981
Hampton Coliseum

Seguing from me and my uncle, crowd goes nuts. Smooth Rhodes playing and hot jer. Great version
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Dark Star
Feb. 13, 1970
Fillmore East

The cycle around the sun again guided by Mickey talkin' jive and the rotunda of low frequencies incurred by the hour long DS/Other One, enough in that for several "repastes"
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 27, 1977
Capitol Theatre

Replete with chordal texture and Phil bombs and Billy is so locked in. God damn it this is amazing grateful dead music. It's a leaner meaner and more nasty reading of Scarlet Fire than most of the chill af blissed out 77 versions. It's understandable that 77 gigs, especially from the spring, can get lost in the shuffle when there are so many. But this one we have footage of
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
April 27, 1977
Capitol Theatre

Feels like cracking into a pivotal chapter in some long mysterious tome. youtube is magical, watch phil really getting into the zone with mickey :') the source of the goods
Box of Rain
Sept. 24, 1988
Madison Square Garden

Touching version of this allegorical Hunter master stroke.
Drums -> Space
July 2, 1989
Sullivan Stadium

Who says Midi is bad? Ripping, if that's even the right word, 89 Space with Jerry and bobby.
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