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Black Peter
Dec. 1, 1979
Stanley Theater

Slow and intense.
20
Wang Dang Doodle
July 8, 1990
Three Rivers Stadium

Very intense version in a bluesy second set.

Comments

Catfish John
June 16, 1982
Music Mountain

This show is my go-to JGB show, and this song is one of the clear highlights (along with How Sweet, Roadrunner, Love in the Afternoon et al). This is one of my favorite overall Garcia performances in either JGB or the GD, and to think that they opened for Bobby & The Midnites (they alternated opening/closing on this tour). How does Bob even possibly go on stage AFTER all this? LOL.
Loose Lucy
Dec. 12, 1990
McNichols Arena

Yeah, it's weird. It's just a standalone song in the middle an otherwise nondescript first set. The second set of this show has a little more giddy-up, though.
Feel Like A Stranger
June 26, 1993
RFK Stadium

This was great, the rest of the show was not. It was hot, last night of the tour, and by the end, Jerry looked very tired and ready for vacation. The real highlight of the show was Sting's closer, Walking On The Moon where Jerry, Bruce, and someone else (someone said Don Henley, but I couldn't see) came out and they went into a crazy blues jam. Jerry and Sting were beaming at the end of it, and that jam seemed to energize Jerry through this song as the Dead's opener, but unfortunately, the energy eventually faded.
Loose Lucy
Dec. 12, 1990
McNichols Arena

This deserves A LOT more love on here. This is the alpha version of this song. At 10 1/2 minutes and totally jammed out, this one plays more like a Shakedown than a typical Lucy.
Lost Sailor -> Saint of Circumstance
Oct. 19, 1981
Sports Palace

This is the best version of this I've ever heard by a lot.