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Jack Straw
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Relaxed and joyous space-age electric guitar semi-ballad.
9
Bertha
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Warp speed, precise, slightly unhinged, and driving into the greenish-blue evening.
1
Jack Straw
Oct. 30, 1971
Taft Auditorium

Godchaux leads a version that seethes with the excitement of a new song.
3
Brown Eyed Women
May 20, 1973
U.C.

A giggly, slangy Garcia masterpiece (in sweet show sauce). Goes down EZ.
8
Mexicali Blues
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

So good you can practically see the border town.
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Comments

Eyes Of The World
May 10, 1978
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum

A lovely tour of city center by jet.
Playin' In The Band
March 22, 1973
Utica Memorial Auditorium

This is a Lesh showpiece. And you won't hear me complaining. Or see. Or taste. Or feel.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
June 22, 1973
Pacific Coliseum

Yeah - this fucking breaks the skylights.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
June 22, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

Dave and I are all like "this is . . ." and then we got lost in Garcia's stewardship of the vessel.
Tennessee Jed
June 29, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Love this as the opener - Garcia's June 76 guitar is the main storyteller. His work in the instrumental break is a Jed character sketch.
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