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Cold Rain and Snow
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

Out of tune and a bit of mess, but it's time this tune joins the list on the 50th anniversary of a masterpiece of a night!
3
Sugar Magnolia
Sept. 11, 1974
Alexandra Palace

Another beauty with a nice long break before Sunshine...
5
Me and Bobby McGee
Sept. 11, 1974
Alexandra Palace

A real beauty.
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Loser
Jan. 29, 1987
San Francisco Civic Auditorium

Rips nicely.
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Terrapin Station
Nov. 30, 1994
McNichols Sports Arena

Cool. Speaking of '94 Terrapins, Jerry forgets "Inspiration!" Or did he need to hear it from the crowd? Bittersweet....
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Comments

Casey Jones
Oct. 2, 1977
Paramount Theatre

The Dead prevail! is probably how I should say it, though, since I don’t even know if it’s a technical failure….. could have been a failure of Jerry’s brain, forgetting the words after 3 years! Either way, this is a rare, fun beast of a return!
Casey Jones
Oct. 2, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Jammiest CJ ever! When mics fail, Jerry will prevail!! (See 2/5/78 Samson, etc….)
Uncle John's Band
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

Opens in reverse, yep, with the rocking sense of urgency we usually find in the coda, one of the best pieces of music ever, and it's just a fulcrum for one of the all-time-grate jams (Estimated-Terrapin-Playin-UJB-Drmz-Wheel-China Doll-Playin), a sequence most Prog Rock bands wish they could come close to after years in a studio, and the Dead just did it night after night on stage with little-to-no preparation, creating masterful works of art like it really was no big deal, improvisational masterpieces..... And the Wheel-China Doll is exquisite!!
Jack Straw
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

Best? Maybe. Super fluid and rocking, the usual May of '77 grateness......
Terrapin Station
Feb. 4, 1978
Milwaukee Auditorium

Everything we want from a Terrapin!!!
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