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Only Operator I can recall was an elective in 2014 at Bottle and Cork. Deep catalog dive. Praise DSO.

Being a 85 lover, I was thrilled when they announced this release. Also agree that triad should not have split up. Even with digital ordering, the transition, while nothing earth shaking, needs to be clean. Thankful Dave maximizes every cd released, this one would have been better with OO>Day Job filling the first cd and cd2 starting with the Scarlet. Praise DSO.

69/01/25 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA Dark Star>St Stephen>William Tell bridge> The Eleven>Lovelight. Dupree's Diamond Blues, Doin' That Rag, Cosmic Charlie, Alligator>Drums>Alligator> Caution>Feed Back>Bid You Goodnight, Filler: Easy Wind, Sing Me Back Home, Next Time You See Me, Take a Letter, Maria, Sittin' on Top of the World, You Ain't Women Enough, Mr. Charlie, Ripple. From the first bars of Dark Star, to the final notes of the Ripple, this show oozed special. The first stretched out in all the right places, the Star particularly devastating in its development. Lovelight a full Pig version. Doin' that Rag a mindblower, Cosmic Charlie slowed a beat. Caution epic. Killer Filler. Reaching deep into the catalog for a couple of gems, and they absolutely slay Easy Wind. What a close to a five show run, infinite magic. Thanks Band and Crew. Praise DSO.

Tried and true material. Personally business picked up at the China Rider. Pre drums delivered with world class precision. Miracle>Casey Jones probably did not happen often. Fantastic group in the hall getting down all evening. Spent the show with many loved friends. Praise DSO.

Good to hear your in the crowd. I'll be in an Orioles hat dancing around like a fool the next few nights hope to see you out there Praise DSO.

Original Recipe Alabama Getaway, Hey Pocky Way, Big RR Blues, Passenger, Peggy-o, Cassidy, Brown-Eyed Women, Broken Arrow, Let It Rock, Pieces of My Heart. Foolish Heart, Lost Sailor>Saint of Circumstance> Crazy Fingers>Drums>Space>Tomorrow Never Knows>Love the One You're With> Saint Stephen>Morning Dew>Viola Lee Blues. E: Baby Blue Welcome to the Left Coast. Small theatre, Slanted floors. No balcony. How am I gonna make this work? Answer: Incredibly well. Well thought out elective delivered to a weekday audience. Big RR third a means business early indicator, although this one crept up on you. Let It Rock hammered. Foolish a bit bumpy, the delivery of the Crazy Fingers more than made up for it. Flawless covers led to the Stephen that popped the cork on a mind blowing final sequence. The closing crescendo of Viola outer limits. Spent with evening with many loved friends. Thanks Band and Crew. Praise DSO.

Fabulous review, Island . Thanks for the warm fuzzy feels. Praise DSO.

Great to see some action on the boards. List recall a riot. Praise DSO.

Hover over content and likes do not work on my computer anymore. Taper Ron help us. Praise DSO.

Hope it is a ripper, DD. Enjoy the ride. Praise DSO.

Coming out to do SLO>Napa, although I do not have Menlo Park tickets. Have not been in CA since Jerry memorial, looking forward to it. Praise DSO.

Got shut out of the original. DD, any chance you will be attending anything SLO or further north? Praise DSO.

Sorry to hear of your less than stellar concert experience. Hope your next is more positive. Praise DSO.

23/11/22 Penn's Peak Jim Thorpe, PA Touch of Grey, All Over Now, Loose Lucy, Broken Arrow, Mama>Mex, Blow Away, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Let It Grow. Help>Slip>Frank, Women Are Smarter, Sunrise, Lonesome Long Way>Drums> Space>Low Spark>Goin' Down the Road> One More Saturday Nite. Truly inspired performance. Deep family love. Praise DSO.

Still hoping to run into my first 60's recreation. Pretty sure Rude got two out of three at one point. Praise DSO.

90/11/01 Wembley Arena, London, England Hell In a Bucket, Friend of the Devil, Walkin' Blues, Cold Rain and Snow, Me and My Uncle>Maggie's Farm, Cassidy, Stander. Victim or the Crime, Touch of Grey, Playin' In the Band> Dark Star>Drums>Jam>Space>Dark Star>Playin' reprise> Wharf Rat>Throwin' Stones>Not Fade Away. E: United States Blues. Hornsby piano jam after Drums. SOTM intro before Wharf Rat. Europe 90 tour wraps with the add on performance in London. Second of three Standers. Big second set sandwich. I recall running on fumes for this one, thankful for completion of task. Cheeseburgers and sodas with ice awaited me on the other side of the pond. Praise DSO.

Sounds like a fun trip.

23/10/28 State Fare, Catonsville, MD Shakedown Street, Foolish Heart, Sugaree, Dire Wolf, Little Red Rooster, Box of Rain, MAMU>Big River, US Blues, Werewolves of London. One More Saturday Nite, Ship of Fools, Scarlet Begonias>Fire on the Mountain, Standing on the Moon, Cassidy, Dear Prudence, Ramble on Rose, Morning Dew, Brown-Eyed Women. Halloween Costume Party backdrops a lovely outdoor evening of music. Shakedown top notch opener, Big River, Werewolves first set highlights. OMSN fun opener, Scarlet>Fire anchored the second. Prudence well done. Good to see old friends on both sides of the rail. Support Local Dead. Praise DSO.

12/02/23 Ziggy's, Winston Salem, NC Promised Land, West LA Fadeaway, Hell In A Bucket, Loser, Minglewood Blues, Strange Man, Mr. Charlie, I'll Take A Melody, Mexicali Blues>Midnight Moonlight. Saint of Circumstance>Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Eyes of the World>Dark Star>Alligator>Drums>Space> Alligator>King's Solomon's Marbles>Throwin' Stones> Dark Star>Death Don't Have No Mercy>Johnny B. Goode. E: Golden Road. I did Newport/Pittsburgh/DC in the recent run of shows and considered the elective in Pittsburgh the best show of the three. This fact sparked a thought--what other well played/constructed electives have I seen throughout the years? I know some that prefer their DSO as recreations, I don't mind electives, let them play what they want. Scanning setlists, came across this gem, which is so absurd I had to share. Have a memorable elective? Feel free to share. Praise DSO.

90/10/27 The Zenith, Paris, France Hell In a Bucket>Sugaree, Minglewood, Jack-A-Roe, Black Throated Wind, Ramble On Rose, Masterpiece, Bird Song, Promised Land. China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider, Saint of Circumstance>Crazy Fingers>Playin' In the Band> Drums>Space>Playin' reprise>Stella Blue> Throwin' Stones>Not Fade Away. E: One More Saturday Nite. First of two spins at the Zenith and a contestant for best show of the Europe 90 tour. Band locked in from the jump and oozing Saturday night energy. What a boost this tour got from Bruce's work. A local woman ended up at the hotel post show, piled us in her tiny red Peugeot at 4AM to get food at the one street that had open establishments at that time. L-I-V-I-N. Praise DSO.

78/01/11 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA Minglewood, Dire Wolf, Looks Like Rain, TLEO, Big River>El Paso, Brown-Eyed Women, Let It Grow. Samson and Delilah, Sunrise, Terrapin Station> Playin' In the Band>Drums>St. Stephen> Not Fade Away>Playin' reprise. E: Passenger. F: Box of Rain, Easy Wind, The Weight, Ripple. Smoothly executed show delivered by our band at the nation's capital. Bob material stands out in a routine first, LLR silky, I could hear Big River every night, LIG end jam well built. Samson fine kickoff, Lisa got a big hand after Sunrise. Terrapin through Stephen dreamy-- the Playin' all it should be. Passenger a 1 of 1 in the encore slot. Easy Wind anchored the filler and was the highlight of the night. Spent the evening with loved friends and all the dance space I needed. Thanks DSO and crew. Praise DSO.

89/10/09 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton. VA Feel Like A Stranger, Built to Last, Little Red Rooster, Ramble On Rose, We Can Run, Jack-a-Roe, Memphis Blues, Row Jimmy, Music Never Stopped. Playin' in the Band>Uncle John's Band>Playin' reprise> Dark*Star>Drums>Space>Death Don't Have No Mercy> Dear Mr. Fantasy>Hey Jude Finale>Throwin' Stones> Good Lovin'. E: Attics of My Life. last Dark Star 84/07/13 [359] last Attics of My Life 72/10/28 [1082] Show billed as "Formerly the Warlocks" Epic evening at the spaceship. It was 34 years ago today. Praise DSO.

Monday's yard work session sponsored by 89/07/13 RFK. Take You Home hardly a favorite, but check out the surprisingly extended intro. Extra juice on display at the nation's capital. Praise DSO.

Patrons at the casino were locked in on CU/CSU. Bigger college football story than the recent demise of the A. Praise DSO.

One of a handful of DSO shows that I attended the original. Bottle and Cork a pre covid staple summer stop and frequently received monster shows. ICC in Berlin the middle of the dream. Good call Tea. Praise DSO.