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Bertha
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

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

Godchaux leads a version that seethes with the excitement of a new song.
2
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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Me and My Uncle
Nov. 17, 1971
Albuquerque Civic Auditorium

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.
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Comments

Sugaree
Sept. 9, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

Every little detail is right on. Garcia and Weir ping-ponging over a raging current of bass guitar.
Estimated Prophet
May 13, 1977
Auditorium Theatre

Way under-voted. Classic rich, chocolately rendering. This is the Time of the Great Estimateds. I need some choral music. It's not 5/19 (nothing is) or dead-on tough comp for a couple of other dates, but it is an ELITE version of the song. I've listened to May 77 Estimateds so thoroughly, I frighten myself a little. Will I lose my job b/c of this obsession? Will I forget to eat? I feel like I should leave my cell number.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
June 7, 1977
Winterland Arena

A little clumsy for the time, and worse yet - missing 4th verse (never forgivable). The wheels come off the next 18 months or so (not always) - still (late) Spring 77 is always worth the time. But you can hear late 77 coming - missed cues, tired passages, forgotten lyrics . . . interesting. Still some GREAT stuff after May, but May was Camelot.
The Eleven
Aug. 23, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

A couple of years later, I haven't solved the 10/12 vs 8/23 Eleven Dilemma. Further research is needed, which is fine - I'm listening to this for science. Super kick ass is my conclusion. A band with special, weird powers.
Dark Star
Feb. 3, 1968
Crystal Ballroom

As much as I appreciate 1970 Dark Stars, these '68 gems are just perfect little packages of space rock, jazz, and acid.
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