Dead Show of the Month

This month's podcast comes from the Summer of 1993, and is surprisingly inspired and consistent. "Bob" is sworn in as my new full time co-host, "Ronnie the Engineer" is at the controls and Paul from San Diego, CA calls in with his first hand account of that fine afternoon in the sun. Enjoy. GRATEFUL DEAD - August 22, 1993 Autzen Stadium Eugene,OR SET 1: Jack Straw, Bertha, Little Red Rooster, Broken Arrow, Althea, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Tennessee Jed, The Music Never Stopped HALF-TIME: (Indigo Girls 8/22/93 Eugene, OR) Closer To Fine, All Along the Watchtower, Get Together SET 2: Help on the Way Slipknot! Franklin's Tower, Samson Delilah, Ship of Fools, Corrina Drums Space The Wheel I Need A Miracle Days Between Not Fade Away ENCORE: Liberty SOURCE: Digital Matrix SPECIAL THANKS TO : Paul from San Diego, CA for calling in

This Flashback takes us North of the Border... into Canada, eh!  The Dead played an amazing run through the Northeast in the Fall of 77, and this fine matrix recording shows us that they kept it up when they went to the Great White North!  Bob made the selection, and sits in with us to talk about 1977 Dead.  Enjoy!GRATEFUL DEAD   November 2, 1977  Seneca College  Toronto, Canada   SET !:  Promised Land, They Love Each Other, Me My Uncle Big River, Candyman, Looks Like Rain, Ramble On Rose, Lazy Lightnin' Supplication, Might As Well   HALFTIME:  Terrapin Station (Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station Studio Album)  Set 2:  Samson Delilah, Ship of Fools, Good Lovin', Sunrise, Scarlet Begonias Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet St. Stephen Truckin' Around and Around  ENCORE:  Terrapin StationSOURCE:  Analog Master / MatrixSpecial Thanks to "Bob" for stopping by and telling tales of the past!

This months musical journey finds us in 1982.  Brent was gelled into the band at this point, and him and Jerry were furthering musical conversations forged in previous tours.   "Bob" stops by to discuss what a great weekend he had back in 1982, and Hunter Seamons gives another sample of how the recordings come together.   Dig it, I sure am!GRATEFUL DEAD   May 22, 1982   Greek Theatre   Berkeley, CA    SET 1:  Jack Straw, Sugaree, Cassidy, Tennessee Jed, New MInglewood Blues, Cumberland Blues, Lazy Lightnin' Supplication Deal    HALF-TIME:   (Oingo Boingo  5/28/83  Devore, CA)  On The Outside, Goodbye Goodbye   SET 2:   China Cat Sunflower I Know You Rider Woman Are Smarter, Never Trust a Woman, Lost Sailor Saint of Circumstance He's Gone Drums Space Not Fade Away Wharf Rat Around Around Good Lovin'   ENCORE:   US BluesSOURCE:  Matrix  (Hunter Seamons Mix)SPECIAL THANKS TO:  "Bob" for sitting in and telling tales, and Hunter Seamons for calling in for "The Seamons Sample"

As I select shows to bring to you guys, I make an effort to not only switch around from era to era, but I generally try to find shows that most folks may not have heard... a little off the beaten path, so to speak.  That said, this months show is right in the middle of the path.  An amazing, amazing night with the band clearly enjoying themselves with Branford Marsalis.  Truly a 'Big Show', so I had a few friends over to listen to the show and have another 'Big Show Round Table'.  Hope you guys enjoy it!GRATEFUL DEAD   -   March 29, 1990   Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum   Uniondale, NY    SET 1:   Jack Straw Bertha, We Can Run, Ramble on Rose, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Bird Song Promised Land    HALF TIME:  Colorado Bluebird Sky  (From the album 'Songs in my Head')    SET 2:   Eyes of the World Estimated Prophet Dark Star Drums Space Dark Star The Wheel Throwing Stones Turn On Your Lovelight   ENCORE:   Knockin On Heavens DoorSOURCE:  Soundboard / DigitalBranford Marsalis sits in on Birdsong, and the Entire Second SetSpecial Thanks to "Bob", Taper Chuck and Randy for coming over and sitting in on the "Big Show Round Table"

Have a monthly dose of the Grateful Dead and Friends! Once a month our podcast will deliver a full Dead show from our vault, complete with an intermission show showcasing some of the Grateful Dead's musical friends, side projects and more... all hosted by Your Old Friend Dave.

This months Podcast comes to us from Halloween 1991.  A dream-like setlist, other-worldly playing, an impeccable recording and a few very well placed guests make this one of the finest shows of the "Hornsby Era" of the Grateful Dead.  This is a show that lets you know the band still had something left in the tank after all those years...  Enjoy!GRATEFUL DEAD   -   October 31, 1991   Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum  Oakland, CA    SET 1:   Help on the Way Slipknot Franklin's Tower, Little Red Rooster, Loser, Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues, Let it Grow    HALF-TIME:  (Santana  Tijuana, Mexico  3/22/92)  Soul Sacrifice Jam    SET 2:   Scarlet Begonias Fire on the Mountain, Truckin Spoonful * Dark Star * Jam **  Drums Space * Dark Star * The Last Time * Standing on the Moon Throwing Stones Not Fade Away   ENCORE:  Werewolves of LondonSOURCE:  Soundboard/Audience Matrix (Amdig Mix)*  With Gary Duncan on Guitar        ** With Ken Kesey Rap on Bill Graham

Here is another 'Flashback' for you guys.  A great show from just before I started doing the Podcast, this show played a great part in seeing a great friend make headway through difficult life challenges.  Hunter Seamons and Cousin Darren call in to make a great show even better.  DJ Mango Con Chile chimes in with some 80's British weirdness, and we have ourselves a bonafide 'Flashback'GRATEFUL DEAD  -  July 15, 1984   Greek Theatre  Berkeley, CA    SET 1:  Dancin' in the Streets Birdsong, New MInglewood Blues Cumberland Blues, My Brother Esau, Ramble On Rose, Hell in a Bucket   HALF-TIME  (Siouxsie The Banshee's)  Peek A Boo / DJ Mango Con Chile mix   SET 2:   Why Don't We Do It In The Road China Cat Sunflower I Know You Rider, Playin' In The Band Uncle Johns Band Don't Need Love Drums Space China Doll Throwing Stones Not Fade Away   ENCORE:  Brokedown Palace, Johnny B. GoodeSOURCE:  Matrix (Hunter Seamons Mix)Special Thanks to Hunter Seamons for his contribution to the "Seamons Sample", and to Cousin Darren for giving his memories

This months podcast is one for the ages! An amazing 3 set show combined with a fun interview with former GD Tour Manager Sam Cutler. Perfect for a long drive or perhaps walk, this podcast is our longest episode yet, and its majesty is sure to be enjoyed by all. An amazing effort by the band, and a 3rd set featuring members of the Allman Brothers BandGRATEFUL DEAD - June 10, 1973 R.F.K. Stadium Washington, DC SET 1: Morning Dew, Beat It On Down The Line, Ramble On Rose, Jack Straw, Wave That Flag, Looks Like Rain, Box Of Rain, They Love Each Other, Race Is On, Row Jimmy, El Paso, Bird Song, Playin' In The Band 1ST INTERMISSION: (Rolling Stones 11/9/69 Oakland, CA) Sympathy For The Devil SET 2: Eyes Of The World Stella Blue, Big River, Here Comes Sunshine, Around Around, Dark Star He's Gone Wharf Rat Truckin', Sugar Magnolia 2ND INTERMISSION: (Rolling Stones 11/9/69 Oakland, CA) Stray Cat Blues, Prodigal Son SET 3: It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes a Train To Cry, That's Alright Mama, Promised Land, Not Fade Away Goin Down The Road Feelin Bad Drums Not Fade Away, Johnny B. GoodeNOTE: Third Set includes Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks and Merle SaundersSOURCE: Soundboard / Master ReelSPECIAL THANKS TO: Sam Cutler (www.samcutler.org) for his time, and to My Buddy Bob for his help.

This months Podcast takes us to the Spring of 1989... a great time for the band. Jerry and Brent were all over it, and that usually brought the rest of the guys into the fold in a big way. The Dead were up in the Great Lakes region and uncorked a fantastic two-show run here in Ann Arbor. Dig it.GRATEFUL DEAD - April 5, 1989 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI SET 1: Feel Like A Stranger > Franklin's Tower, New Minglewood Blues, Candyman, Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again, Far From Me, Duprees Diamond Blues, Let It Grow > U.S. Blues HALF-TIME: (The Who 6/27/89 NY, NY) Tommy Overture, Join Together, Behind Blue Eyes, Baba O'Reilly SET 2: Samson & Delilah > Cumberland Blues, Woman Are Smarter > Terrapin Station > Drums > Space > China Doll > Throwing Stones > Not Fade Away ENCORE: It's All Over Now, Baby BlueSOURCE: Soundboard / Cassette Master

This months podcast highlights one of the great matrix mixes done by our good friend and yours, Hunter Seamons. Take the masterpiece matrix, and combine it with a show from 1975, and we have a winner! No half-time show this month, since its only a one-set show, but Hunter calls in at the end to discuss the recording on our first episode of "The Seamons Sample"... make sure you stick around!GRATEFUL DEAD - September 28, 1975 Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA Help on the Way > Slipknot, They Love Each Other, Beat It On Down The Line, Franklins Tower, Big River, It Must Have Been The Roses, Truckin' > Drums > King Solomons Marbles > Not Fade Away > Goin Down The Road Feeling Bad > One More Saturday NightSOURCE: Soundboard/Audience Matrix (Hunter Seamons Mix)Special Thanks to: Hunter for giving his time for "The Seamons Sample", and being a good sport overall!

For our Flashback this time around we go back to the magnificent May 1977 Tour of the East Coast.  Even though the following night gets all the attention and accolades, this one is sure to burn the barn.  A nice segment of "Ask Bob" graces Half-Time, as does some great String Cheese Incident.  Enjoy.GRATEFUL DEAD   May 7, 1977   Boston Garden   Boston, MA    SET 1:  Bertha, Cassidy, Deal, Jack Straw, Peggy-O, New MInglewood Blues, Mississippi Half Step > Big River, Tennessee Jed, The Music Never Stopped   HALF-TIME:  (String Cheese Incident  3/3/01  Los Angeles, CA)  Black Clouds    SET 2:  Terrapin Station > Samson & Delilah, Friend of the Devil, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World > Drums > The Wheel > Wharf Rat > Around & Around    ENCORE:  U.S. BluesSOURCE:  Analog / Master ReelSpecial Thanks to:  Bob for stopping by for "Ask Bob"

This months podcast takes us back to 1985, at the request of "Gus from Pittsburgh" who attended this show and told me enough stories to warrant me taking a listen... I am glad I did, and think you will be too! Our Half-time show features our first "Covering our Universe" segment spotlighting GD cover bands from around the world. First up: 'Into The Blue' from Cleveland, OH. Enjoy!GRATEFUL DEAD - June 24, 1985 River Bend Music Center Cincinnati, OH SET 1: Alabama Getaway > Greatest Story Ever Told, They Love Each Other, New Minglewood Blues, Tennessee Jed, My Brother Esau, Loser, The Music Never Stopped HALF-TIME: (Into The BlueCleveland, OH 2/2/12) Eyes of the World > Playin' in the Band SET 2: Iko Iko > Samson & Delilah > He's Gone > Smokestack Lightning > Cryptical Envelopment > Drums > Space > Comes A Time > Other One > Cryptical Envelopment > Wharf Rat > Around & Around > Good Lovin' ENCORE: U.S. BluesSOURCE: Soundboard/Audience Matrix (Hunter Seamons Mix)Special Thanks to: "Gus from Pittsburgh" for the idea and the interview

This months podcast takes us all the way back to where it allbegan for the Grateful Dead. Sharing the bill with the Jefferson Airplane at the Fillmore was commonplace, and here is the band in early bloom as one of the main players on the new psychedelic music scene in the Bay Area. For half-time, I have some Jefferson Airplane for you.GRATEFUL DEAD - July 16, 1966 Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco, CA SET 1:I know You Rider, Big Boss Man, Standing on the Corner, Beat It On Down The Line, In The Pines, Cardboard, Cowboy, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Next Time You See Me, He Was A Friend Of Mine, Cream Puff War HALF-TIME:(Jefferson Airplane 5/7/69 San Francisco, CA) Uncle Sam Blues, Volunteers, White Rabbit, Jam SET 2:Viola Lee Blues, Don't Ease Me In > Pain In My Heart, Minglewood Blues > Sittin' On Top Of The World, You Don't Have To Ask, Cold Rain And Snow > Good Morning Little Schoolgirl > It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Dancin' In The StreetsSOURCE: Soundboard / Master ReelIN MEMORY OF: Susan Roberts 3/6/51-10/28/13 'You Suffered Too Long To Go So Soon'

This months podcast takes us out onto Long Island, NY in the Spring of 1973.  The band was at its jazzy best and clicking on all cylinders.  At half-time, the So Cal Spotlight features some local jazz.  Enjoy!GRATEFUL DEAD   -   March 16, 1973   Nassau Coliseum  Uniondale, NY    SET 1:  China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Jack Straw, Wave That Flag, Looks Like Rain, Ramble On Rose, Box of Rain, Beat It On Down The Line, They Love Each Other, El Paso, Row Jimmy, Mexicali Blues, Birdsong, Playin' in the Band     HALF-TIME:  (Gary Stanionis & Elements)  Butterfly, I Wish, Matinee Idol    SET 2:   Promised Land > Bertha > Greatest Story Ever Told, Loser, Big River, Don't Ease Me In, Me & My Uncle, Dark Star > Truckin' > Morning Dew   ENCORE:  Sugar MagnoliaSOURCE:  Soundboard / Master Reel 

This seasons Flashback comes to us from the Spring of 1992.  The band went on the road, and so did me and many of my friends!  This podcast is from the first night of that tour.  I had a great time with Snapper and Dave G., the band debuted a new encore and they switched up their monitor setup as well, making it an evening to remember.  Enjoy.GRATEFUL DEAD  -  May 19, 1992   Cal Expo Amphitheater   Sacramento, CA   SET 1:  Cold Rain & Snow, Little Red Rooster, Althea, Queen Jane Approximately, Tennessee Jed, Let it Grow   HALF-TIME:  (David Grisman Quintet  7/22/94  Atlanta, GA)  EMD, Barkleys Bug, Dawg's Bull, Mad Max   SET 2:  China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Looks Like Rain, Way To Go Home, Terrapin Station > Drums > Space > I Need A Miracle > Black Peter > Sugar Magnolia   ENCORE:  Baba O'Reilly > Tomorrow Never KnowsSOURCE:  Digital Soundboard