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estimated>eyes>drums>close encounters space>sugar magnolia/sunshine daydream encore: OMNS filler: black muddy river tons of guests during drums note: this set was originally planned for the (cancelled) Tahoe show that would have happened tomorrow night. I’m pretty thrilled the Warfield got this twofer of consecutive tribute sets. Both nights were absolutely off the charts, with the whole band bringing it, and strong! also: Skip played Mission Control bass again - sounded outstanding, especially his late/post-Eyes solo. Damn!

A number of guests were out for drums… no mention of this on the “official” setlist

Re-creation of 4/7/78 Hollywood FL Sportatorium Promised Land Sugaree Cassidy Tennessee Jed Mama Tried Mexicali Blues Peggy-O Minglewood Blues Loser The Music Never Stopped Jack Straw Ship of Fools Good Lovin' Terrapin Station Playing in the Band Drums Not Fade Away Black Peter Playing in the Band encore : johnny b goode filler: Box of Rain, Piece of My Heart this one was a doozy, folks! Full tilt DSO.

Dangit sorry i missed this one! Oh well, got tonight and next weekend’s warfield shows to look forward to. Word is that Skip will have Mission Control for those three.

Good Times Feel Like a Stranger It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry Next Time You See Me When I Paint My Masterpiece Big Railroad Blues Lazy Lightning Supplication Might as Well Cats Under the Stars Unbroken Chain Uncle John’s Band > China Cat Sunflower > Corrina > Drums/Space > Mission in the Rain> All Along the Watchtower> UJB Reprise Lovelight (pigpen style) encore: Golden Road to unlimited devotion (elective set) First of a run of Cali shows with Stu Allen sitting in for Jeff, at the posh Mountain Winery in swanky Saratoga overlooking Silicon Valley. as a capital J “Jeff guy” let me say that Stu integrated with the boys near-seamlessly. Great onstage communication, real gone jams, and some novel, well-executed transitions - particularly the segue from China Cat into Corrina. Venue is breathtaking - the old Paul Masson winery built in 1852. Mighty old for the west coast. Surrounded by vineyards, astonishing views, and a very small, intimate amphitheater. Bathrooms and water refills were kind of a trek. Security up front were pretty aggressive about keeping aisles clear and checking tickets for empty seats. But we know how to have a good time so we worked around it. I’m not going to Days Between this year but I expect nothing but excitement from this Stu-pid awesome configuration.

I’ll be there in person, so look for me on-camera. I’ll be the guy wearing tie-dye!

I was also there and neither of the guest appearances detracted from the DSO performance. When Weir came out Saturday night, they had already played three jammed-out songs. Weir’s guest slot didn’t cost us any headiness. It DID add to the family vibe, though. It was a great time and a darn good show.

To be fair, the Shakedown jam was pretty shakey. It got better from that point on.

Post drums was tasty too, if more familiar We got the viola Lee the next night

As Eaton said, they were lucky to be able to collaborate with their hero/mentors!

they didn’t play everything at raging tempo. But it was faster than D&C. Bobby called the count for Cassidy quite slow, but the band brought the speed up gradually. shakedown jam kinda went nowhere, but things got better from there. It seemed like Weir got more into it once he switched to the big orange Gretsch - China Cat saw him immediately reaching for the Bigsby. The jam into rider was stretched out and the band gave Weir plenty of space: it was DSO backing Bobby and giving him the spotlight. morning Dee was tremendous, with Jeff being pretty spare with the leads, letting Bobby shine. Keep in mind Weir sat in most of first set, after DSO set things up with a massive threefer; the second set was all DSO and was fantastic… plus we got a wonderful Mission in the Rain encore. I sure didn’t feel ripped off!

They’re not even hitting SoCal… it’s a pretty concentrated tour

I wonder if they will let Jay Lane wear the “catman” makeup…

Well, rest assured they didnt fly out west for just that tiny club show (200 people tops!). At the end of the night, Jeff said “see some of you in Pedro tomorrow”. San Pedro hosted the SoCal Hoedown that day, a sort of punk rock street fair. I had driven up from San Diego, and was tempted to stick around if I could find out where they where they’d be jamming. Looking over the Hoedown lineup, none of the bands seemed like a fit. Maybe Fishbone, but even that would have been a stretch. most likely they played some private afterparty. I went home.

Woah that show was quite a treat! apparently they are playing somewhere in San Pedro tonight. So-cal hoedown post-party? jeff played the new Irwin Grapes of Wrath guitar first set, and a peanut replica the second set (Is that the new Rick Turner build?)

Praise em indeed - i just hope they make back their airfare!

Agreed on all counts. There was ample dancing space up front. Very intimate, you’d run into the same people in the bowl that you had just broken bread with at camp. Sound quality was awesome, though the equipment wasn’t necessarily “vintage accurate” as they’re not touring with the big rig. Skip on Fender Jazz bass both nights. Cassidy sandwich really worked, Eyes 73 style into a raging GSET with St Stephen quotes was arguably the highlight. I’m not that big on Low Spark but this rendition was intense, with Jeff lifting up the Bean like the rockstar he is! Yet there he was with us in the pit for Dave Nelson’s set. Excellent GD family vibes at the Hog Farm like only DSO can really bring in this day and age.

Especially for a show that cant be making much money

Jeff, Barraco, and the drummers with organ and bass from the longest running LA Gd tribute band - less than 20 bucks even with service charge - how can you go wrong? oh right - it could get cancelled. well, I got tickets, so fingers crossed! https://themintla.com/paradise-waitsft-members-of-dark-star-orchestra-cubensis/

I guess they were still sorta sorting out the drums/space thing in 78, and they stuck it at the front end of the set to see how well it worked

Bizarre setlist for sure, but I was there and the pacing definitely worked for me. It was a total facemelter hoedown!

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Fantastic!

Doesn't look like the general public had much of a shot!

I wish we could mingle with our brothers and sisters, but there’s not much I love more than Santa Cruz Grateful Dead vibes