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1
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 8, 1993
Sports Arena

Nice Playin'. Jerry finds a few good riffs. Not usually a fan of late era playins, as Jerry's speedy playing is so integral. He plays pretty well here
3
Cassidy
Oct. 30, 1984
Berkeley Community Theater

Picture perfect. Soaring leads from Jerry and crashes exquistely back into the verse
2
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 28, 1984
Berkeley Community Theatre

Hot Playin>China Doll>Playin. Long and exploratory on both ends, especially for 84.
2
Jack Straw
Nov. 29, 1994
McNichols Sports Arena

Very hot tour opener. Jerry's playing is excellent. This show is the only good one from this weird little run in Colorado.
5
Ramble On Rose
Sept. 29, 1994
Boston Garden

Shockingly good. Only good things to say about the Boston Garden run from this tour. These first few nights allayed fears after awful summer tour.
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Comments

Uncle John's Band
July 15, 1984
Greek Theatre - University of California

Really awesome version. First I've heard since May 77 starting with the coda/reprise - the whole song is beautiful, too. Great freaking show often overshadowed by the first night (dark star yadda yadda...)
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 13, 1983
Patrick Gymnasium, U of Vermont

BLAMMO this version slams right into Fire. powerful stuff. Jerry can do no wrong throughout scarlet as well.
Lazy River Road
Oct. 5, 1994
The Spectrum

Very kind version. Jerry adds a little extra on the vocals.
Big Boss Man
June 21, 1984
Kingswood Music Theater

But ya wont let Jerry STOP! Greasy version, love it. Weird SEVA benefit ft wavy gravy. Wish the dead hadn't stopped being this weird by '87.
Good Lovin'
June 6, 1993
Giants Stadium

First Bertha>GL to open the second set since like 78 or 79. Well played and enjoyable. Wonder what brought this combo out in 93 of all years. Bobby initiates the GL transition and the rest of the band seems to pause for a second like "fuckin Weir, maaaan" before launching into a very nice version.
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