84/07/13 Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA
Set One
Bertha>Greatest Story, Dire Wolf, CC Rider,
Loser, Cassidy, Dupree's Diamond Blues,
Hell In a Bucket>Might As Well.
Set Two
Scarlet Begonias>Touch of Grey>Fire on the
Mountain, Women Are Smarter>Drums>Space
The Wheel>I Need A Miracle>Stella Blue>
Sugar Magnolia.
E: Dark * Star.
last Dark Star 81/12/31 [167]
shooting star during Dark Star.
While a follow up to the insanity Atlanta
Saturday Night would be tough to find,
a pretty significant Grateful Dead
performance is a fabulous starting
point. Solid efforts by all, special
shout out to Jeff tonight for tackling all
that Jerry material with competence and
flair. Crazy venue set up, I spent the
evening dancing on a raised metal platform,
with brief spurts of wood chips. Solid versions
throughout the first, the closing triad especially
strong and Might As Well the foreshadowing,
although I didn't know for sure until the Touch.
As mentioned Jeff was front and center in the
second, the transition back to the Fire silky.
Skip's bomb dropping helped draw the Star, which
was lovely, right up to the curfew, so darn no filler.
Enjoy a couple days off band and crew.
Praise DSO.