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Last evening Basement Dance Party 2 surprisingly exceeded expectations, burning many calories in the process. A full serving of treats set the mindstage for the genius of the Big Man, he delivered in spades. The show had a nice long set break to refresh, and the energy in the room propelled the party to add on two unscheduled sets of acoustic Jerry. Hoe Down grande. Set One 83/10/21 Centrum Music, Loser, CC Rider, Cumberland Blues, Cassidy, Ramble on Rose, Brother Esau, BIG RR, Promised Land. Set Two 81/05/16 Cornell Shakedown>Bertha, Lost Sailor>Saint>D> Set Two 85/06/24 RiverBend S>Comes a Time>Other One>Cryptical>Wharf Rat> Round and Round, Good Lovin'. E: US Blues. After Show Acoustic Set One 87/10/31 Lunt Fontanne Theatre (Evening) Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Deep Elem, Blue Yodel #9, Ballad of Casey Jones, Two Soldiers, Diamond Joe, Gone Home, Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie, If I Lose, Ragged But Right. After Show Acoustic Set Two 87/10/31 Lunt Fontanne Theatre (Matinee) I've Been All Around This World, I'm Troubled, Short Life of Trouble, Blue Yodel #9, Spike Driver News, Troubled In Mind, The Girl at the Crossroads Bar, Bright Morning Stars, Ripple, Good Night Irene. Praise DSO.

Back to school weekend. Moved one from Cincy area to Canton on Friday, then up to Chicago with the other on Saturday. Just got home. I sure hope they're not right back here in two weeks, I'm beat

Seven states did not issue pandemic stay at home orders. Per latest CDC data, they had an average covid infection rate of 1,551 cases/100K population compared to 1,668 for the other 43 states with stay at home orders. These same 7 states had an average of 13 deaths per 1,000 cases, compared to 31 per 1,000 cases for the other 43 states. If your going to argue large versus rural population differences, forget about it. There was virtually no correlation plotting cases per 100K versus total population (R=0.09). The most open state during this entire mess was South Dakota, and there were only 17 other states with lower case rates per capita, and only 11 states with lower death rates per capita. What story does this data tell you? Is there the slightest possibility that all the lock downs, shut ins, mandates, pain and mental anguish, financial destruction, and suicides could of been muted by simply going on with life? I live in a state that continues to have mandates, shut downs, and travel quarantines, and man is it frustrating. South Dakota should be marketing podcasts and seminars on how to deal with a pandemic. This is how it feels in the end. Cure absolutely worse than disease. Scientific, data based conclusion.

Park West 8/20/87. First in line at 4am, by 6am there was a crowd of maybe 100 people lined up, got the rail, big boss man opener, china Ryder second set, stella, most peaceful place to be. Waist high stage we could drape our arms on , nothing but the band 5 feet away. End of rocky mountain tour for me , 12 hr drive up from Tempe two nights earlier. Then the long desert drive home through Utah and western Wyoming getting to Laramie. Gas was cheap, nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile and dream of the next show which was eel river in Humboldt with JGB acoustic and electric, 3 sets for $15.00. When's that time machine coming?

Yes, let the people speak. 8-6-71 is a contender, because even if you don't give the nod to 4-29 based on Jerry's work (which you def should), Pig and Phil are so much better in the 4-29 you have to rank it so. My personal opinion is that Jerry's guitar work in that version is the best I've ever heard. It still gives me full body chills after hundreds of listens. Specifically from about 6:00-8:00 is my case. There is a drop from the incredibly high ledge Jerry just took you up to and it's at the 7:20 point. I've not heard another version where he does it that ferocious yet so soothing. Hell if all that don't get the nod, how bout 4/29 being a full minute longer. More Jerry = mo better. I will fight for this show, but not physically or where anybody is mean and hurts somebody's feelings. Let's get a report from Greg.

I'll pay triple to dance in 1/3 capacity