Two things: (1) the middle of a searing Other One > MAMU > Other One fest and (2) Garcia loses his mind (or mine) at the end of the solo.

Drop dead gorgeous, lithe, and restaurant quality perfect.

Clear To Hell - Hear how a luscious Candyman absorbs a crowd in NC.

Lately I think of Port Chester. Fab 4 Alignment. Limber. Ambidextrous.

The peak is like a merry-go-round spinning out of and back into control and then, albeit briefly, out and in of control again.

This one has some cool moments, but it's sooooo fast - takes most of the swing out of it. There are points where the drummers lose the thread or go into a rather homely shuffle b/c the pace is so breakneck. And I have an issue with so many '78 Scarlets b/c Garcia always seems (as he does here) to forget the verse after the bridge and go directly into the guitar break. For whatever reason, that irks. Somewhat indicative to some of the sloppiness that crept in @ late-77/78. I just don't believe this compares at all to any May '77 versions, which are models of both heat and precision. Not an awful version by any means - some of it's great, but #2 on the list? That's just insane to me.

Beautiful work here. Lesh, in particular, sounds imbedded. The outro jam is a stunner.

What a St. Stephen should be.

They use this thrust to get them over the ocean. Assured, brash, model version. Great pace and totally in control. And yeah - Garcia's Strat.

Like seemingly everything from this show, this is a Cutty Sark beast. A song that doesn't always come off live (this spans most of their career for me, much as I love this song) the 5/19 Fox version hits all the targets. Lesh dots all the eyes and crosses all the teez. Kruetzmann is just swinging. This is one of the all-time great sets. Ever.