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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 1, 1970
Fillmore East

Right down the middle
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Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
Feb. 12, 1989
Great Western Forum

Special guest appearance...
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Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
March 26, 1988
Hampton Coliseum

Major Jerry contributions; and there’s a video…
1
The Music Never Stopped
May 5, 1981
Glens Falls Civic Center

Jerry picking his way up the fretboard to the heavens with strong support from bandmates
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Sugar Magnolia
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Bounces into a fierce windup and hyper-launch

Comments

Cassidy
May 25, 1977
The Mosque

Musician's high -- effortlessly and enjoyably riding the wave on top of their game
Jack Straw
July 21, 1974
Hollywood Bowl

The sauntering pace seems to invite and provide space for the increasing barrage of notes that emerges during this era, quickens the tempo, and tends to inform the emphasis on these parts in future years.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 30, 1973
Rochester Community War Memorial

This version of the pairing is genius. Totally overlooked is right. A pathetic assemblage of votes so far.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

So many great ones – and differences among eras. Still, a paltry three votes? Aggressive/ Phil running the lane here. Boot it up the list.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Oct. 1, 1976
Market Square Arena

The Miller is killer; the rest might be filler. But if they concoct an Indy box and distribute a clean recording of the whole 10/27/73, I'd register. (9/22)