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Terrapin Station
March 12, 1981
Boston Garden

Second set opener, packs a dreamy middle jam and a nice finale into Playin’
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Promised Land
July 10, 1990
Carter-Finley Stadium

After a power failure mid-song they jam it out extra long to close the first set
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Bird Song
July 10, 1990
Carter-Finley Stadium

Epic version elevated by Hornsby and the boys jamming it out in the pouring rain
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Terrapin Station
Aug. 15, 1981
Memorial Coliseum

Even through the murky recording you can hear how delicate, powerful and trippy this version is. Great jam into drums
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Estimated Prophet
July 17, 1982
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Fun 80s version with a nice middle jam that fizzles out “like a Switch watch” according to Bobby, ends with a gooey jam into drums
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Estimated Prophet
Oct. 6, 1981
Rainbow Theater

underrated version
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 9, 1977
McNichols Arena

Gorgeous and seamlessly connected, a top tier ‘77 Scarlet>Fire
The Music Never Stopped
Oct. 9, 1977
McNichols Arena

Sick version, underrated
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
Oct. 9, 1977
McNichols Arena

Always a hard sequence to really nail, but they destroy it on this one. Definitely worth checking out.
They Love Each Other
Aug. 16, 1980
Mississippi River Festival

Might be one of the best solos Jerry ever performed. Immaculate and understated.
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