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Gimme Some Lovin'
July 7, 1987
Roanoke Civic Center

Boisterous. Stomps out of the Wheel into a great Dew.
3
Bertha
April 22, 1979
Spartan Stadium - San Jose State University

Out of an excellent Miracle 2nd set opener.
2
Tennessee Jed
April 22, 1979
Spartan Stadium - San Jose State University

Follows a thunderous and fullPHILing Jack Straw!!! Brent's first show is a great one...
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Lost Sailor -> Saint of Circumstance
July 1, 1980
San Diego Sports Arena

Rockin' energy! Not 10/10/82, but rises to the occasion......
3
Cassidy
April 19, 1982
Baltimore Civic Center

Beautiful Cassidy. Ridiculously awesome show! The Raven and more....

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!!!