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The venue was like stadium seating. Thete were like 8 or so rows on this medium light slant then the next 15 rows were stadium movie style with flat spots to dance on. There were no seats under the “balcony”. Was just a super cool venue. The sound was fantastic as it will be in any theater with proper acoustical dimensions. I went to the very back row and the sound was as loud as you could want it. Upon entry it’s like a movie theater soda popcorn and candy retro look. If you wanted anything there you had no line. For beer it was 50 deep for 2 bartenders. That cost the theater a bunch. Up high we would once in a while have people coming up looking for their seats in the dark in a 1/4 filled back of the balcony and to ease their confusion I’m like it’s a free for all. Just pick a block of empty seats. I don’t think back in the day unless you were up front did u worry about a seat. Whenever I see my seat taken at some bigger show I just look for other seats. Seat numbers are generally just a suggestion unless you are up close or something.

With a bum foot I’ve actually enjoyed sitting for a few shows. It’s a different feel. You don’t get the runners high of high energy dance but you also leave without fatigue . Every venue so far has been super liberal about letting people do what they want. No aisle hassling like you can get in other areas. When your usher is vaping you know it’s gonna be a no hassle show. Everything here is way more laid back than the east. Been fantastic so far. Laissez le bon temps rouler.

Greek Theater (U of California), Berkeley, CA (6/19/87) Touch of Grey Little Red Rooster Cold Rain and Snow Mama Tried Big River Brown Eyed Women Desolation Row When Push Comes to Shove Music Never Stopped Bertha Greatest Story Ever Told It Must Have Been the Roses Samson and Delilah Terrapin Station drums I Need a Miracle Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad Stella Blue Turn on Your Love Light Black Muddy River F: box of rain great theater!! Good times!

I think it was just older and people didn’t want to block people watching. If u wanted to get down you had lots of aisle space to do it. It had the feel of a community concert vs a dead crowd. I bet most there lived in Carmel. That’s a gorgeous retirement town.

W/ David Nelson to start show after wavy gravy intro. dead flowers panama red hand jive 12-6-71 Truckin', Loser, Mr. Charlie, Jack Straw, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Run Rudolph Run, El Paso, Tennessee Jed, Mexicali Blues, Black Peter, Next Time You See Me, Casey Jones Big Railroad Blues, Me And My Uncle, Ramble On Rose, Playing In The Band, Cryptical Envelopment > Drums > The Other One > Me And Bobby McGee > The Other One > Wharf Rat, One More Saturday Night, E: Uncle John's Band f: hard to handle plus there were 2 new rider songs with David Nelson plus hand jive before it went all Dso. This show was hot. Nursing my wounds I just had a couple beers during the show and sat in the balcony and my face was melted off the whole time. That hard to handle was a mind blender. I’ve had this working theory for a while. Doesn’t matter what u do at a show you are going to leave with a scrambled mind from the music. Ultra heater!!!! Fantastic performance by Dso.

Fantastic show. Was mostly seated. Very strange crowd for Dso. But the aisles were crazy spinning. It was a surreal look from the balcony. Seats sitting while aisles dancing crazy. We were in the very back of the balcony and the sound was epic with a big plateau to dance on. Just got internet after 2 days in Yosemite. It was soooo peaceful!!!!!!!! I want to build a house on Tenaya lake and just live out my days there. I’d be stuck for 6 months of winter every year and they generally frown upon new construction in a national park, but besides those 2 things I’d be set.

What was weird was doors were 2 hours before the show. Most contracts seem to be 5 hours from door to close. That 4 song closer was super hot though .

On a funny note we hung out with the heady version guy. He was giving out stickers. So there’s an actual human behind that. Scotty said something and I joked to the heady guy that Scotty will make a bot to get all 1995 versions ranked 1 if you don’t comply lol.

Scottie asked me to keep the setlist since I have digital technology vs a literal notepad. I did 1st set then I forgot after that eyes to do 2nd. 1st time I’ve seen them open a set with eyes. No noodling to start. Hard open. Was cool. Seemed to take people a few to get what was going on. They way my head has it was they didn’t even tune aloud but just start all band right into the eyes but music details are always fuzzy. Unfirtunately my feet are starting to fall apart. I’m going to have to have the venue bring me one of those really tall seats like They brought Bill Walton. We were dancing next to him 2nd set and we didn’t want to be fanboys but Meili wanted a pic with him but we wanted to let him enjoy the show without the hassle. It seemed he really loved talking to people who came to to him during setbreak. Tonight im breaking out my knee high compression socks. The fashion out here seems to be nice flip flops but I’m going nba basketball player compression socks for utility not style. I’ve ruined these puppies over the past 2 years. Dancing abuse and age.....

Alabama Gimme some lovin Brother Esau Dire wolf Queen Jane Tleo Keep on growing Cassidy Foolish heart Feel like a stranger Eyes hes gone(may be out of order) Throwing stones Truckin D/S The wheel dear mr fantasy Standing on the moon GDTRFB Mighty Quinn 1st set is correct. 2nd set is from memory and may be wrong order on he’s gone. I’ll edit once I figure it. Hard open on eyes to start 2nd was cool.

I just don’t get the deadco infatuation. I guess if you don’t want to shake your bones it’s ok but if u wanna dance the tempo ain’t there. You do have a shitload more energy after their show than Dso though. I never feel sore post deadco. They are very psychedelic but I need tempo. I want that runners high where I’m dripping wet and my heart is beating out of my chest. What’s weird is I had fun at the 5 deadco shows I saw last year but watching that tour opener free stream made me despise it. It’s a live in person only event in my opinion. You get the epic sound system and light show but at home I’ll play dead. Unfortunately Dso can’t fill football stadiums because that jubilee type sound system is epic. I love the big sound. We canceled seeing deadco tomorrow in Cincy after watching how the band has regressed. It sucks missing a “local” show but gonna see hyryder in Evansville Friday then lots of Dso 2 weeks later (and 2 deadco shoreline but I’m looking at it as a big party). Ooooh and on CashorTrade a nice lady found my post looking for a pair of tix to moe and Phil July 1 at TXR and it’s not an easy ticket transfer. 1st time there for me. Sunday afternoon outdoor show!!! Now my summer tour is fully booked!!! Booyah. 11 shows. 7 in 7 days is gonna be rough as both my feet are pretty damaged after jubilee. Honestly I don’t know if I can handle Dso tempo anymore. My body is fighting back. But many of Dso summer are reserved seating and I may actually take advantage of that. I was telling someone at jubilee that I can handle people looking at me thinking I’m a weirdo dancing but if I’m sitting and they are like this guy doesn’t get it, my self esteem can’t handle that. The weirdest feeling I’ve had in the last year was when my legs gave out with the flu during JRAD Madison(literally the muscles refused to fire). During I know you rider, I was THE only person in the venue sitting. I felt so weird. Too much of everything wasn’t enough anymore to keep me moving. I couldn’t even balance myself. The fatigue was so overwhelming. But the only thought I had was someone is like that guy doesn’t get it or he’s not a deadhead. My self esteem these days can handle about anything but that. Weird how our minds work.

Check deadandcompany Instagram hashtags and there are lots of videos of the river in the streets. Crazy

That was a river in the streets. But luckily it made drive by shootings next to impossible So Camden concertgoers got lucky. The average daily murder tally if 3 in Camden was reduced to 1. That’s goid news

Listening to tales from the golden road and a guy said if deadco was played proper tempo the show would only last an hour and a half lol.

We tjoufht if you a lot. We were like wish You would set camp up and wish you would cook and rebuild camp after the deluge. You should have snuck in and you could be our illegal laborer that we paid very little. USA!! Usa!!

Cortina was fun when dead played it. I love that effect rob b had on his keys. That was nuts. It’s was like an echo that kept moving up the scale or was that just him manually creating that effect. His fingers were at light speed during it.

The bottom of the wall was rotted with liquids coming out with at least 20 fruit flies everywhere. No quarter

Did you see the men’s bathroom floor?

Whats weird is it was 3am on 5/5(Friday late night technically 5/5)so it was played at the abbey and must have sent telepathic waves using the hep c in the bar as a conduit to JM and friends. The year before I don’t think our party caught any diseases either. 3rd time will be the charm.

What a show. I left it all out there in that 2nd set. When I got home my ankle was swollen like a grapefruit. I stayed on that viola high hat all the way to the infinity tempo. Think I was bouncing at 240 beats a minute and my body yesterday said this is what you get. I think I got all I needed for at least a few weeks. May skip deadco cincy in 6 days because my cup overfloweth and that can only be a huge letdown after jubilee. Dso pretty much spoils us. I also thought Dso went their own style a lot more this weekend than normal. The last 2 shows were very creative, not saying they aren’t always very creative but you got a sense that they were crafting these with more of their own personal touches. Fantastic time as always. Now to start figuring out the next shows.

Besides Jamaica. All US shows

They told me yesterday they hadn’t missed a show in 2018. But beginnings and endings of shows have to get missed when u vend.

That no quarter space was epic. Did you guys do a Floyd lick in there as well. I couldn’t think of the song but I’m like that’s definitelu Floyd or a Floyd-esque riff. That sound system sounded amazing during that space. Thought would be just a tease but no. They ripped an instrumental no quarter loud. Awesome again. Thank u guys. U are awesome!!!!!

Fun tired time. Thankfully that show finished with 2 of my fav 3 closers instead of them doing a dancin or mns filler. That would have been rough. I had a little wisdom imparted on me yesterday—ez ups ain’t easy to put up and whoever named them that is a liar!!

U doing jubilee right sml? I assume yes since it would be silly to be going west and not. Will be good to see u since u always skip the south. Unfortunately missing the south this year meant u missing an ultra unique tour. It’s time u started doing them ALL!!! You can’t let this happen again. I have faith that you can pull off 2 straight years of 100% attendance. Even chuck couldn’t pull that off in his heyday and now MC is only part time. We are depending on you so we can live vicariously through you. There’s only 1 couple I know of that’s done them all this year, but we need you to be that full time imbedded reporter. I even have an old iPhone I’ll give you to keep setlists on. U up for the challenge? Think of the memoir you could write!!