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1970-01-03, early and late shows Set 1: Morning Dew ; Me And My Uncle ; Hard To Handle ; Cumberland Blues ; Cold Rain And Snow ; Alligator > drums > And We Bid You Goodnite jam > Alligator > Feedback > Uncle John's Band Set 2: Casey Jones ; Mama Tried ; Big Boss Man ; China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider ; Mason's Children ; Cryptical Envelopment > drums > The Other One > Cryptical Envelopment > Cosmic Charlie ; Black Peter ; Dire Wolf ; Good Lovin' ; Dancing In The Street Encore: Saint Stephen > In The Midnight Hour I've been craving my first old school show. It only took 8 years and about 35 shows. This one was a blast and worth the wait! Skip's bass was cranked up in the mix all night, it almost felt like the bass was the lead. A rare treat to get a Mason's - they brought out stands, presumably with the lyrics, for Skip and Eaton. Alligator and the Cryptical thru Cosmic Charlie run were highlights for me, and of course that encore. Nice switch from the Showbox, which I've never been a big fan of. It was hot as hell though, and no sign of air conditioning. Two doors at the side of the room were open to the ocean breeze, and folks would occasionally go stand by the doors to cool off. There were loads of people sitting up in the balcony, not sure how they could take the heat up there. The floor had plenty of elbow room and tons of smiling faces that looked like they couldn't believe their luck getting this show. The crowd was definitely feeling it, and doing their best to ignore the heat. I must have drank a gallon of water but I still felt like shit yesterday and didn't drive down to Eugene. On one hand, I'm dreading learning what I missed there, but on the other I'm happy to have this show fresh in my mind for a while.

Elton John put on an amazing show at Gillette this past Wednesday night. He sounds as good as ever. He stood up and thanked the crowd after every song. It felt special to be there and experience such a legend live.

1988-07-29 - Leguna Seca Recreation Area This show gets the headlines for the China Cat > Crazy Fingers > I Know You Rider, more than understandable. BUT - The meat of this Playin in the Band is/was one of the very best since 1974 - IMHO, anyway. Give it a spin if you think that comment is hyperbole. Lastly, the sound is bleeping incredible! I’m not a true audiophile but I know it when I hear it

7-29-88 is also the only Playin' that went straight into the reprise since it happened a few times in '76 just after the hiatus. This was my first show after moving to California. Not a bad way to get introduced to West Coast living! (Still didn't quite make up for missing the Greeks a couple weeks earlier, however. Something about wisdom teeth having to be extracted...)

7/29 Phish @ Walnut Creek, Raleigh NC

Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country Raleigh NC Thur 7/28 Got to see them Lots of fun