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Brendan Byrne Arena on 1989-10-16: http://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1989/10/16-1/crowdtunning A wonderfully weird show, Bobby’s Birthday, My first Dark Star, and the shameful death of Adam Katz that marred the tour-stop in NJ. There was always tension between Deadheads, local law enforcement and security personnel. I know from first-hand experience how deep that fracture went - but Adams brutal killing on 10/14 and ensuing cover-up was a dark reminder of the evil that surrounded us all during times of youthful exuberance. The starkest of contrasts that would simply get more defined as the Touch-head generation of fans really started to be the tail that wagged the dog.

10/13/90 Ice Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden The longest journey this individual ever traveled for a show Planes, trains, and automobiles. A rather pedestrian performance to commence three weeks of chaotic bliss. Praise DSO

Tickets were not easy and I was usually given help. Not this time. I heard the roar outside followed by screams of Dark Star! Dark Star! After missing Help>Slip from the night before, I was more than a little miserable. My companions told me they were “One-Off’s” which made me even more cranky. Thank the good lord they ended up being wrong. The mothership was a great venue for the Grateful Dead but boy the heat was on! Cops were indeed not feeling the festive atmosphere... Those shows marked the official beginning of me doing GDT SOO for just about every show I did going forward. It wouldn't have helped for Hampton but I was determined to never again leave my tickets to fate.