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Getting pretty excited for a Friday night, Saturday night Portland/Eugene double feature. This will be my 13th year seeing DSO. My, how the time flies. I don't love the venue that DSO plays in Portland these days, but I HAVE seen some excellent stuff there. A quick perusal of the setlist archive reminds me that I saw Lisa absolutely tear the house down a couple years back with a show-stopping "Chimes of Freedom". The "White Rabbit" from the next night wasn't too shabby, either. There was also this, from a 2017 elective: Crazy Fingers > Hey Jude > drums > space > Saint Stephen > Not Fade Away > Stella Blue > Saint Stephen (reprise) > Not Fade Away (reprise). That actually happened. Then there's Eugene. As Oteil Burbridge once said, Eugene is like the "old growth forest of Deadheads". A magical place. Always, always a great time down there, and I know the band loves playing in Oregon in general. Aaaanywho...it's gonna be more fun than a frog in a glass of milk, and I'll see y'all there!

I had a feeling it was a '76 as it was unfolding due to song selection and the thing Skip was doing with his bass during Scarlet Begonias, which was a '76 only little Phil flourish. Once Might As Well happened, I knew for sure. One thing I wanted to add: After US Blues, they played "Lonesome and a Long Way From Home" as filler, and it was rad.