Donna is hot hot hot

edburns, also my first show, also 17! What a night. I didn't know any Dead except In The Dark (too bad for me), but I remember Iko Iko, I remember everyone singing Fire on the Mountain, and I remember Knockin' on Heaven's Door.

spiels3033 - couldn't agree more.

Minglewoods are a dime a dozen in '77 / '78. There are so many and they all sound the same to me, except Bobby growls more in '78. I can't think of a bad one, but neither can I think of any that stand out - except for this one. The Wolf was resurrected on this night, and Jerry wails through the entire show, including this gem of a Minglewood.

First Dead show. One hot summer afternoon in my high school years, my cousin from far away and a buddy of his walked into my family room w/out knocking . Didn't recognize him since he had grown a beard. Almost shot him as I had my glock out, in celebration of Lethal Weapon 2 premiering that day. In a moment it sunk it that it was him, tragedy was averted, and I learned he bore with him, 3 Grateful Dead tickets. Oh. Them. KYW, news radio, 1060 warned about traffic problems that would be associated with this legendary act. I had tickets for The Who and The Rolling Stones that summer, but was not into the Dead, so no big deal. Yeah I knew who the Dead were, but only because the In The Dark hits were all over MTV.and FM radio; I knew nothing else. I was an avid concert goer, however, even at that young age. I'd spent the night in 20 degree November camping out for Rush Hold Your Fire and Yes Big Generator tickets, so let it suffice to say that concerts were my comfort zone. The JFK scene was incredible. So many people. So many ALIEN looking people. The band came onstage and the crowd worshiped the grey-haired bearded gentleman wit the guitar that looked like Townshend's from The Kids Are Alright Woodstock footage. Cool enough for me! The crowd was massive and intent, but still, they didn't appear to bite; no this was no Rolling Stones crowd. I knew Hell in a Bucket of course, but little else, and I knew nothing about the ways of these aliens. Until Iko Iko shook up. In that moment, all of the Dead Heads broke into a happy dance exactly the same in spirit as Snoopy dancing with the bunnies in the Easter Beagle episode. In that moment I "got" it. I understood what the Dead brought to people: Communal freedom of spirit. I stood amidst a bowl full of spiritually free and fulfilled people of all ages, swaying to and fro like the Easter Beagle. Well, that was always one of my favorites, so I picked up on the dance and my spirit soared.

Not to take anything away from One From The Vault, but this version towers over it. If you're a collector of best versions, this is the one. The Jerry jamming and keyboards are incredible, and it includes Milking the Duck.