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Back to Sugaree. I finally got to the 5-22-77 the other night - it had been many years. This version is all about the jam before the the 3rd verse. It's epic, with lulls and peaks aplenty. There is then no jam before the final verse, just a brief, quiet instrumental. This is how Jerry often approached the song in later years, when the big jam was followed by a very soft interlude before the ":meet you at the jubilee" verse. Another thing 5-22 has going on is the transitions from the jams to the first lines in the following verse are stunningly smooth. 5-19-77, on the other hand, has a jam before the 3rd verse that, if you didn't know better, could suffice as the main jam. Then before the 4th verse all Garcia/Lesh driven hell breaks loose. It was pointed out to me that 3-18-77 is a player, so I listened to that as well (and why not - what a great show that is!). It has a wonderful playfulness to it, but it isn't up to the level of the May versions. Sadaka, a little bit above, brought up 5-5-77, and Found brought up 5-28-77. Again, all these May versions are smoking, but I suggest you re-familiarize yourselves with the Fox.

Early 79 show. Big Samson and Dancing 2nd set. Epic epic fun. Dark star broke down mystery train encore. This was sick shit man. I mean serious get down groove. Beautiful day and night.