Wharf Rat Stu

Rude, you made mention in another post about DSO busting Gonesville at some point. When Bobby joined DSO at The Warfield, that would have been EPIC!!!!

Frankly Scarlet played an obvious "Love" theme as it was their Valentine's Show. Set I: How Sweet It Is, TLEO, Tore Up, Help>Slip>Foolish Heart, Sugaree, She Belongs To Me, Gimme Some Lovin', NFA. Set II: Good Lovin', Must Have Been The Roses, Cumberland, Black Muddy River, Samson> Drumz> Space> Tear-A-Pin> Lucy SD> Crazy Fingers> He's Gone> Other 1> Truckin'> Love Light. Right or wrong, this place was packed! But everyone still had room to do their own version of a Dead Wiggle. If people were not comfortable being in a room with that many people they were allowed to go elsewhere; I stayed! Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile!

Charlie Daniels, Long-Haired Country Boy Cannot believe they never played this tune. Bobby could sing it as the 3rd and 4th song slot with Big River...

Pat Methany's Pikasso Guitar. I see what you mean Poetry, you can probably really hurt yourself if you're not careful!

Instead of a band I just seen, how about a plug for a band I am going to see? Frankly Scarlet, a GD Cover Band playing in Atlanta on 12 Feb at Smith's Olde Bar. Make it if you can!

Love, Love, Love watching Lisa get all animated during Samson...

I don't know what to make of this thread... Night 1 at Warfield, Peter Rowan joins DSO and plays 7 and sings 5 of the 7 tunes of Set I and no one even mentions it. Bob Weir comes out and sings 5 and we are about 50/50 whether he should have come out on stage or not. I have seen the Morning Dew attachment above and it I too think it falls waaay short of how Jeff would sing it, and perhaps Bobby did over stay his invitation. But that is still cool beans that he come out and did what he did, and am glad DSO rolled out the welcome mat for Mr. Weir to do so.

I am thinking the band is pretty stoked to have Bobby, or Donna, or any other band member on stage with them. No, I was not there but I think that'd be a real treat to catch as well. So Bobby played / sang 5 tunes, Shakedown, Cassidy, China>Rider, AM Do. Does anyone else think it is odd that 4 of the 5 tunes are Jerry tunes??? And if you never seen the Atlanta 30 Jun, 2019 version of D&Co SOTM, it's amazing!

I dig the bobsledding, skeleton, etc., and used to think Curling was about the dumbest sport EVER! Until I actually started paying attention to Women's Curling. There is def a lot of strategery, and I think now, I will go public and say Curling is pretty freakin' cool!

T. Stones > Tangled What a great way to mix things up boys; Love It!

Be sure to listen to the US Bluz encore; Jerry singing with a GROWL! is a keeper!

John A. That is crazy you mention 5-12-80, this is the exact show I selected at random today at work and am listening to Set I right now. 5-12-80 is posted on YouTube by "Wall of Sound". In the comments section, someone gave a shout out to Rob Eaton for the post. I know Rob did a lot of cleaning up of Betty Boards and posting shows etc., but does Rob go by the alias of "Wall of Sound"??? Just never heard that before. Rob! You out there????

Never been to Orange Peel but did catch both Salvage Station shows which were HOT! I hope DSO keeps Pisgah Brewery across town in the rotation!

Seen a Phish Tribute Band 'Runaway Gin' in Atlanta. Set 1: The Divided Sky, Mike's Song > Maze, Tweezer Set 2: Weekapaug Groove > Crosseyed and Painless > Steam > Weekapaug > Crosseyed > Steam > Reba Enc: Tweezer > Killing In The Name This band flat out jams! Every song (except for encores), had a few minutes of singing then a 15+ minute jam. And it wasn't a jam just to say they did it, each jam actually went some were and it had something to say. There was no evidence of social distancing etc., the place was packed yet room enough to shake yur bones!

Exactly. You really cannot refer to Brit Floyd as a cover band anymore than any of us would call DSO a 'cover band'. I am not slamming cover bands, I enjoy all of them. If you are able to catch a Brit Floyd show; do it!

What a great review, thanks Avl Dug. Sounds like too much fun!

As a jam vehicle, Dark Star is my go-to tune. But that is not, in my opinion, the best GD Song, I would have to go towards a Jerry Ballad such as Ripple, or Standing on the Moon, or maybe Brokedown. But strictly on lyrics, the one tune that hits home more than any other, to me, isn't even a Dead Tune. (Don't expel me.... :)) With me being a Wharf Rat, the lyrics to Phish's "Everything's Right" gives me strength and hope daily. "...The Long Night's Over And The Suns Coming Up!"

Country's Darryl Worley. Seen him a few times, wife and I did meet and greet, no doubt my fav Country music...

Back to back shows at JITS? From 1978?? Never would have predicted that. I always hoped that DSO would recreate a 2-night or a 3-night GD run, but somewhere here in the states. For something like JITS, I think a 60s, then a 70s, then a late 80s and close off with an elective show! BAMM!! That would entale some work for the equipment guys but oh what fun! Well, I am sure JITS is a ton of fun regardless...

Dude! Thanks for set list but you can't close out your post with "This might be all we get out of all 4 days 😁". How are things Covid wise? weather-wise?? What may shut things down??? Hope and pray all is good in the 'hood!!!

Thanks Dug for the footnote. Any words from down yonder are appreciated. But "Best vibe I've felt since the three night runs at Hampton in the mid 80s." WoWzers!!!

Dust off those rusty strings just one more time...

Oh yea! Now we get to see Bama vs Georgia again!! Ugh! There is no doubt that these two have proven themselves to be in the top 4 teams of the country, and obviously now #1 & #2. But being a College Football Fan, I sure wish the Conference Games meant more. I am a Bulldawgs fan but after they got absolutely thumped by Bama in the SEC Conf, Georgia did not earn their way to the "Final Four" IMHO. If nothing else, the NCAA had an opportunity to make it right by letting Georgia and Bama face each other in the 1st round. I will certainly watch every snap of the Championship Game but there is no good outcome for NCAA. If Bama wins, everyone will say told you so, If Georgia wins then all the Bama Fans will say OK, so now the series is tide at 1-1! And wrt TV Ratings, I don't think anybody wants this match-up either, well, except for SEC Talking Heads...

30/31 December, 1985 Oakland Coliseum The Grateful Dead closed out their 20 Year Anniversary in Oakland. I got sold out of the mail order so I budgeted $100. for a ticket for each night. I scored a $20. ticket for the 30th and I found a ticket for $80. for NYE the next day. Imagine that, $80. for NYE hours before the show!!! Anywho, in the parking lot a group of friends were handing out fliers to anyone and everyone that since is the Dead's 20 yr anniversary, and to show fan appreciation, when the band comes out for the 1st Set, clap the beat to NFA and hopefully the band will kick in and take over. So the lights dim, then the clapping began. It started in low, then it started to grow. And before long, it was as loud as you ever heard it! Then once the instruments were tuned just exactly perfect, Mickey pounded them skins to the primal beat! Talk about "and the music played the band!" In another thread, there is talk about best openers, well this episode gets my vote, not necessarily for the song (NFA) itself but the magic behind it justifies my vote! Also, during one of the set breaks, Bill Graham and crew had set up a volleyball net behind the sound board. Bill and his crew would actually play volleyball against people from different states! Over the PA they would call out that we need 6 people from Florida or wherever, then they'd play. I am from New York and was thrilled when they called NY to stand by, I jumped at the chance. I had to show my license as proof of my residency then I got to play v-ball in front of 20,000 friends. I sucked but that is not the point. After the match we all shook hands and returned to our seats. So I got to shake hands with the legendary Uncle BoBo and man talk about a great time!

Yesterday listening to Sirius, they played Baba O-Riley > Tomorrow Never Knows. Baba is a good tune for Vince to sing, especially if you are at the show. But TNK? I just don't get it. Yea it had some nice drum beats and Jerry threw in some nice guitar work but the song itself, I just don't get it, and to play that as the last song of the evening? That would have me kicking a can all the way back to my vehicle wondering what was that...