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Submissions

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Stella Blue
Aug. 20, 1972
San Jose Civic Auditorium

Oh yeah, this song is finding its way, being well-placed after the O1 and featuring affirming vocals
2
Throwing Stones
Aug. 27, 1983
Seattle Center Coliseum

A great revisit to when it was more exploratory and less predictable
3
Friend of the Devil
July 21, 1990
World Music Theatre

Brent! Daze Between
4
One More Saturday Night
Sept. 24, 1972
Palace Theatre

Phil-bop-and-crush to end an epic (DS-CC) show
5
Jack Straw
Sept. 24, 1972
Palace Theatre

Highly exemplary of the era

Comments

Blow Away
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

And that none of this seemed to matter to ‘naked pole guy’, as he is known on other websites, who just kept right on getting a sunshine daydream sunburn…
King Solomon's Marbles
March 23, 1975
Kezar Stadium

What you all said and more. One of the -- if not the -- most energetic jam. Insistent, unrelenting...
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 2, 1973
Music Hall

Yes, and you realize that anew each time, it seems. In this case, the He's Gone gave me a chance to pick up the marbles.
Bird Song
Oct. 18, 1972
Fox Theater

The whole show is Bobby-mix oriented, and yes, it really showcases his phenomenal contributions. The China-Rider and that whole second-set suite give the listener a deeper appreciation of his genius.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 9, 1981
Madison Square Garden

I was hitchhiking to see a girl I met at a GD show. A guy picked me up and I tossed this China>Rider into his cassette player. As he dropped me at my destination, I offered to send him some tapes. He said, please send the one you just played. My pleasure. (Who knows maybe he’ll read this.) Anyway, the creativeness of Jerry Garcia is in full-on here as he invents on the fly/ in the moment throughout the Chinacat and transition. And the mix-up, accidental or otherwise, in the “sun’s gonna shine” verse just provides another opportunity to take this to new places. Likewise, after the “headlight” lyrics. As a suite, this one is top-shelf. Oh yeah, the girl and I have been married for 20 years. Thanks for the ride, man.