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7
Big River
April 19, 1978
Veterans Memorial Auditorium

Segues perfectly out of MAMU and rolls along beautifully til Jerry goes ballistic on the last solo. Must hear.
5
China Cat Sunflower
April 5, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

Nice early stand alone with a long intro. You can hear the transition from the old intro to the more familiar pickings of later versions.
5
Darkness Jam
Nov. 21, 1973
Denver Coliseum

Not really a darkness jam but more of a dark star jam than what it's listed as (PITB) leads into Wharf Rat & is beyond beautiful.
8
Wang Dang Doodle
Oct. 22, 1983
Carrier Dome, Syracuse U

The boys really "throw a mess" on this one, making the carrier dome sound like a down and dirty old time saloon. Slinky sick stuff
2
Row Jimmy
April 18, 1987
Irvine Meadows

Check out Jerry's "giddy-up" riffs in the final "Row" choruses!
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Comments

Space
Jan. 22, 1978
McArthur Court, U of Oregon

Thank you, sir, it's much appreciated. Thought about Beowulf for the new guy but went with Fezzik instead. Anybody want a peanut?
Space
Jan. 22, 1978
McArthur Court, U of Oregon

It is. He's part lab, part golden and sadly, we lost him a few months back to the ravages of time. He's pretty young in that avatar but he lived to be nearly 13 & he was the greatest. Can't bear to take the avatar down, even though we have a new mixed breed rescue pup. He's wonderful, but there will never be another Grendel. And yeah, black labs are pretty great.
Eyes Of The World
June 10, 1990
Cal Expo

Not as "Dead Lite" as some 90s versions can be accused of being. Don't expect any blistering runs a la 1974 or '77 but the jazz elements are strong here and Jerry goes exploring in a confident, always interesting stroll through this delightful version. +1.
Space
Jan. 22, 1978
McArthur Court, U of Oregon

Best part isn't even the Close Encounters theme, which is really very brief and not as exciting as hyped...instead it's the power chord entry on the aftermath of CE and into that opening salvo of Stephen that really makes this the show-stopper of the 2nd set.
Tennessee Jed
Jan. 22, 1978
McArthur Court, U of Oregon

Where's Jerry going with that bridge jam? How's he going to......oh. Oh, WOW.
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