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Lost Sailor -> Saint of Circumstance
June 12, 1980
Memorial Coliseum

Insanely powerful show, from sweet Althea into ripping Deal set closer!!!
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Deal
June 12, 1980
Memorial Coliseum

A mighty show and a mighty Deal!
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Wharf Rat
Dec. 31, 1980
Oakland Auditorium

Standard issue, so it's pretty darn good.
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Sugar Magnolia
Dec. 31, 1980
Oakland Auditorium

Great sandwich of a great set. Bill Graham is Father Time, sounds a lot like Bernie Sanders!
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Deal
Dec. 31, 1980
Oakland Auditorium

Rips nicely, caps a fantastic 2nd set of 3!
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Uncle John's Band
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

Opens in reverse, yep, with the rocking sense of urgency we usually find in the coda, one of the best pieces of music ever, and it's just a fulcrum for one of the all-time-grate jams (Estimated-Terrapin-Playin-UJB-Drmz-Wheel-China Doll-Playin), a sequence most Prog Rock bands wish they could come close to after years in a studio, and the Dead just did it night after night on stage with little-to-no preparation, creating masterful works of art like it really was no big deal, improvisational masterpieces..... And the Wheel-China Doll is exquisite!!
Jack Straw
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

Best? Maybe. Super fluid and rocking, the usual May of '77 grateness......
Terrapin Station
Feb. 4, 1978
Milwaukee Auditorium

Everything we want from a Terrapin!!!
The Music Never Stopped
Oct. 1, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Jerry shreds the roof off the joint, then steps back, takes a breath, and blows the roof off the place even more!!!! This tune sometimes suffers from the band never quite being in sync with Jerry as he rips through the coda jam…. They sometimes miss the transitions that need to happen to make this just near exactly perfect…. But 77 was a great year for this tune and this might be the best of the year, despite early vocal stuff, etc…….
Wharf Rat
Nov. 1, 1977
Cobo Arena

Wharf Rat— Truckin…. A scorching combo!!! Excellent excellent show!!!
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