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Melvin and JGB with JK The Caverns, Pelham, TN 8/8/21 Setlist: I Feel Like Dynamite Run For The Roses Cats Under The Stars Tore Up Positively Fourth Street We Be Jammin' Rhapsody In Red Señor In The Midnight Hour -/- Ruben & Cherise > Eyes Of The World > Drum World > Hey Pocky Way Forever Young Midnight Moonlight Someday Baby Everybody Needs Somebody Deal had a blast doing an afternoon show in the caverns. Show was 4:30-7:30. Made it a semi easy up and back same day show which was perfect for us. Crowd was crazy high energy. Loud crowd. Like cover your ears after song loud. The cave makes for some echoey accoustics. Lots of space to groove. Saw 3 different groups of friends that do Dso shows. Always good to see friends. Saw a buddy we hadn’t seen in over 4 years from tour. They had this smoking area way up at the top in the 90 degree sun but with this crowd we stayed close to the mouth of the cave to enjoy the free A/C. It stays under 70 degrees about 50 feet from where you have sky above your head then walk another 10 feet and it’s 90. It would definitely be a cool camping spot in the middle of the summer. The security guy at the top of the hill said If there’s a low pressure front the natural A/C goes all the way up to the top. I was just thinking how much they save not having to buy a massive commercial HVAC system lol. That shit ain’t cheap lol. Thanks Doc for the tix. We wouldn’t have gone prob until a free pair of tix landed in our lap. Have to choose our escapes wisely to not overwhelm the biological babysitters.

With the caveat that I even surprised myself a bit that I just researched this... 🧐 All Over Now never preceded Loose Lucy, but it followed it twice in 1990. Black Throated Wind did indeed follow Loose Lucy twice in 1974 (and preceded it a couple times in the 90s). In addition, Johnny B Goode followed Stella once in 1973 and again in 1974. And Black Muddy River encored at 2 shows in 1989 where Johnny B Good closed the set. Finally, Greatest Story followed Gimme Some Lovin' twice in 1985... That one is pretty surprising, but Gimme opened several shows in its early days in '85/'86. But certainly Dino knew all that.

yup. 4-2-89 all over then we can run. So my theory is debunked

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'll agree with this, and add a few comments: Eyes had the extended '74 coda (Stronger than Dirt?). Dark Star went places! Drums / Space sounded techno-y to start, stayed very electronic but got very weird. We were right behind the soundboard. The outdoor sound was loud, pristine, and had amazing stereo effects. Hot day, very comfortable evening in the tree-lined bowl. Supposed half-capacity sold (~2,000?), made it quite spacious, but double that and it might be a different story. What a great time!

Maybe We can Run and All over now in 89/90? Praise DSO.

I remember being bemused by how wild that 2nd set was when I first heard the tape in the mid 80s. An eternal question when reviewing such a performance is what gives? What motivated that set to transpire? Beyond the odd structure, the only '78 Jack-A-Roe, and the final of just 3 World To Gives.