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https://archive.org/details/gd84-04-06.sbd.willy.10159.sbeok.shnf Fortunately I was able to catch my 3rd show because someone decided not to go at a Friday night house party in Laramie, Wyoming and I took my friend Tim up on the suddenly available Sat night Grateful Dead ticket for the Aladdin Theater in Las Vegas. This adventure was about the road trip. 780 miles each way and having to be back in class by Monday morning. My first two were about seeing the Grateful Dead and were only in Morrison, CO, 9/7 & 9/8/83 a mere 2 1/2 drive from UW. My fourth show was about both the road trip and the excitement of seeing the band again in Syracuse fall of '84. By then I was enrolled in college back in Cincinnati in the professional drama program CCM offered @ UC. As you listen to the end of this show picture Bobby sitting on the edge of the stage swinging his legs back and forth during SSDD🎉🎶🔥⚡also a real drippy space only a week before the last Dark Star for five years. I didn't get my first HSF until it was revived by the Warlocks in '89, even then it took me until 1990 having not gone to 9/6/83😞. But now all is good with DSO keeping things in progress! This here is an outstanding DSDB. Give a whirl without looking at the setlists... there's an unusual surprise after d/s (Edited 4/8/24)~ the comments under this archive recording tell about how closely the band was connected to the audience and illustrate the dedication of the audience to the scene and the band to the audience)

I found a website once that had the songs that the Grateful Dead played listed in the order of number of times played, from Drums/Space, Me and My Uncle right on down to quite a few that were only played once. The end of that list is quite intriguing. Some are associated with one off benefit shows with other artists on stage with them. Some, like the Master’s Bouquet are from spontaneous acoustic shows. I’m fascinated with the songs they tried and decided to shelve after just a few attempts. If I Had the World to Give is kinda the holy grail with Jerry giving it three tries. Woulda been nice to see him get that worked out like he did with Visions of Johanna. Late in the game creaky voiced Jerry would have done that one justice. I think. That’s what’s so beautiful about Dark Star Orchestra. We get to have these songs. It Makes No Difference would be sweet to catch.

Awesome pair of shows! So very grateful they came yet hoped there would be more people. I fear they won't return if bringing the show to Hawaii isn't viable. Maybe Big Island? Feels like there are more heads there. Would fly in to see them again. If they do come back to us I'll buy extra tix and invite friends to come along. I like seeing younger people there, reminds me of those who turned me on in the 80's. Heartfelt Mahalo to DSO and crew. May the four winds blow you safely home!

Original Recipe (1) Box of Rain > China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Black Throated Wind, Loser, Greatest Story Ever Told, I’ll Take a Melody, Easy Wind, Just Like Tom’s Thumbs Blues, Feel Like a Stranger (2) Help is on The Way > Slipknot! > Franklins Tower, Corrina > St. Stephen > Eyes of the World > Drums > Space > The Wheel > Playin in the Band > Stella Blue > Playin Reprise E: Mr. Charlie, Piece of my Heart

4-29-71 Hard To Handle, Filmore East. So after listening to this version of HTH for the umptenth time, I am professing this is some of Jerry’s best work. Still get chills all the way. He slays every nuance of this song. Pig is spot on. The band is in sync. I’d really love some honest feedback on this and songs/versions you think are better AND WHY? I wanna learn, but can’t get past how fucking good that is. (Ed is gonna bust my balls about his fav but I leave it to the experts…., you fine folks, ha!) please, you have to listen before responding, it’s on archive or ladies and gentlemen the Grateful Dead release. You won’t regret the time spent, lol.

Encouraged and somewhat challenged, I started with the 5:10 min from 3/15/69 and the last 7:32 from 8/26/71 and listened going back and and forth from these bookends quickly realizing that you two have found the most enjoyable H2H's. (I'm open to any others from the mega drive search)Thanks for the lead though because I got to see how quickly Keith came in to play and understand the introduction of the 5 new songs in consideration of Pigpen's lost material. The five new ones became as paramount from 71-79 as pigpen's were from 65-71 and then similarly with Brent's new material from 79-90. Not so with Vince's 90-95.

Waiting for DSO to play 69/4/21 again - been nearly 15 yrs

Was wondering if they were gonna pull out a 70 Hawaii show that was Dave’s pick 19 and go weird on the dark star

Quite the double header shows that Hawaii was treated to 😎😎😎