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Truckin'
March 7, 1981
Cole Field House

From a kind of under the radar show: Truckin out of space winds down into a spacey jam, atypical of the period.
6
Cryptical Envelopment
Sept. 3, 1985
Starlight Theater

Really, none of these '85 versions are all that great (except as novelties), but this one is probably the strongest. JG gets all the words right!
5
Bertha
Oct. 19, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Okay, so maybe Garcia drops some words (& even verses) here and there...it gives him an opportunity for an extra long solo, which winds around nicely.
13
Ripple
Dec. 6, 1980
Mill Valley Recreation Center

With the small crowd you can actually hear the band sing!
6
Crazy Fingers
Sept. 7, 1985
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Classic version. Segues into Samson.
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Comments

Dire Wolf
Dec. 6, 1980
Mill Valley Recreation Center

I love this show. It was done for a community center, an audience of developmentally challenged kids. I recall seeing a picture of it in one of those Dead books that came out in the 80s. The best parts of the show might be (a) that the woman introducing them doesn't know their names and (b) that the clowns and Santa get bigger applause than the Dead.
Blow Away
Oct. 26, 1989
Miami Arena

Great segue from Estimated, and nicely executed.
Victim Or The Crime
Oct. 26, 1989
Miami Arena

Standout first set version which whips up into some nice noisy space before dropping into Don't Ease.
Dark Star
April 1, 1991
Greensboro Coliseum

Long and quite creative, especially the lead-in and the pre-Drumz jam.
And We Bid You Goodnight
Oct. 8, 1989
Hampton Coliseum

After this encore, and the second set of this show, people must've been thinking, "That's the show of the tour! It can't get any better!" Ha - little did they know...
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