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Completely GAME ON show…such a different experience than Del Mar which was super fun, played so well and arguably had better sound in the brand spanking new venue but…. complete roof blowout during Deal after a super solid first set and just total second set beauty perfection…whatever words you use for speechless situations… LA crowd was full throttle and giving it loud and clear back to the band right out of the gate and all the way through and the symbiotic organism fed on itself thoroughly throughout the night…band was so ready to go out on limbs and lay it all down…never recall seeing Jeff quite so animated and playful and literally getting down while slaying the shit out of so many jams… it was just one of those nights…. the Wiltern is such an old beauty (had seen them there 4yrs? Ago) and it makes me wonder how the influence of such a beautiful space that clearly has soul and so much history influences the music… terraced floor so no slope dancing, like the warfield and other small halls I’ve seen that have Eliminated the slope floor for flat terraces….boulder theater comes to mind too… didn’t talk to tons of people but was surprised how many peeps we came across who were DSO virgins in last couple nights. Definitely DandC splillover in there… getting their minds blown I’d say! wow thanks for this full throttle dialed in Saturday night in LA Smokin’ Hot🔥 ⚡️🌹⚡️

. Jerry's first shows back with the dead after already playing eight shows at The Stone, Halloween at HJK and a couple of acoustic benefits. July 8 through October 3 was the time without. 88 days. Incredible recovery which included being part of a UC Berkeley class studying: Dionysus to The Grateful Dead with Joseph Campbell who went to his first dead show in 86 and compared to it to mythological celebrations where all boundaries are brought down and everyone is doing a celebration of life together regardless of class or profession. After lunch Jerry spaced with Mickey and others creating a music piece by generating industrial sounds that were in key with E, G, A, Dm and other music parts. He talked this in reference to the space jam. 90 min space created right before the four person panel discussion (Mickey, John Perry, Joseph Campbell, Garcia). This is a crazy fun show for DSO opening with Playing and then all throughout and space>truckin>Smokestack>Comes A Time ✓✓✓ this material has to have them firing on all cylinders, enjoy everyone!

Thanks for that interesting post AC…yes, firing on all cylinders indeed. wasnt sure they played the middle Playin’ jam between Black Muddy and Miracle found in the original show, but maybe that just flew over my head,,,,when they did come all the way back into Playin’ to finish it off at the end of show it was this precision shift out of Around and Around…not slowly woven together out of a transition jam. They fully finished Around and then a split second later dropped right into the Playin’ jam….just full band completely turned on a dime so suddenly like a well oiled machine. Listened to the original show and it was kinda like that but different—this was better and crispier cleaner, I’d say…(honestly most of the show was played better than the original but maybe I wouldn’t say that if I was actually at the original 😅) The jam out of Miracle rolled out an exquisite grroove with a slow slinky drift towards drums… The Sound venue is so new and impressive, $17 million facility and indeed had very good sound throughout venue. Main floor got ridiculously crowded for second set and retreated to balcony and found solid space up in center with killer sound and view of band so I guess even in a sellout it’s safe to say that good dance space can be found…lots of fun dance pockets out on the edges of both levels… Holds 1900. Definitely better than house of Blues in San Diego and nice to be just north out of the city in smaller town on the beach. The space certainly doesn’t have soul, being so new, but it has a lot going for it….but nothing like being in an old beauty like the Wiltern in LA which is just an incredible expression of artistic beauty…possibly most intricate and gorgeous old theater on all the west coast from what I’ve seen…..

Show is 7-13-81 Denver

Agreed on so many points. The sound in the Wiltern was far from as crisp as it was at The Sound in Del Mar. packed house in LA had definite D&C spillover and heady big city vibes compared to laid back San Diego. both shows sold out, arguably oversold. We had to bail from the Wiltern pit due to extreme squeezing - it just wasn’t fun getting pressed up against that much flesh. Found some empty seats up top. Lovely view but people were shorter when they built those seat. Jeff’s extremely animated this tour. Pushing things to the brink again and again. we’re skipping SLO but looking forward to some winter heat in NorCal

So Tea I've heard you quite the fanboy. Never seen hyryder??? But the band knows you as one of their biggest supporters and fans. 50/100 people waiting to meet you come March when you make your first hyryder appearance. Stu Allen has some pretty intense fans. Definitely some Bay Area peeps that think he should be getting one of the headlining spots. Our own Chuck Vegas used to swear by Cubensis and the short trip from Vegas to LA for a dead fix. Sunday looks like an all out monster day. Even the first band should be special Stu Allen and Ronnie McCoury do Garcia Grisman. I won't leave the concert venue all day on Sunday except to check on my little guy. Ive wanted to post photos but I can't even figure that out anymore on here. Figured it out

7/13/81 Denver - McNichols Arena Set 1 Feel Like A Stranger They Love Each Other El Paso Jack A Roe Beat It On Down The Line It Must Have Been The Roses CC Rider Althea Looks Like Rain Deal Set 2 Women Are Smarter Scarlet Begonias Fire On The Mountain Estimated Prophet Terrapin Station Drums Not Fade Away Black Peter Sugar Magnolia E: Satisfaction

In 1986 I was told this string of NYE shows were sold out, not surprising since Jerry had overcome such odds and returned in great form. But of the wonderful generous nature in orbiting that Grateful Dead universe , along the side road beside the Kaiser, speakers were set up allowing the generous tent/ lot scene across from the convention center to partake in dance and musical communion. This followed a string of shows for his official welcome back on Dec 15, 16, 17 that my friends” mail ordered, got and attended three nights. In between JGB played the Stone theater some.

they definitely did the Playin jam between BMR and Miracle. It was great - as was the post-Miracle jam into drums. My first time at The Sound - it’s well named. Extremely hi-Fi acoustics. Still has a sterile feel as a brand new place. The pit area is enormous, with no clear aisles, so it’s a bit of a mess, though the crowd wasn’t uncomfortably dense, just huge and disorganized. I’ll have to explore the balcony next time. Definitely a welcome addition to San Diego’s thin selection of venues. We needed one this size.

Hope to see a few of you there tonight!

Fabulous review, Island . Thanks for the warm fuzzy feels. Praise DSO.

12/15/86, first time played for both tunes

Old skool elective on Sat Nite? You’re in the right spot for it tho. Gonna be a blast no matter 💥

Filler: Mr Charlie Shape I’m In White Rabbit excellent show with quirky setlist - Skip was loud as heck on the Irwin/Modulus. Jeff was in great spirits and just tearing it up. highlights: LLR(!), birdsong, playin jam >Miracle > jam into drums, Comes a Time

only the shadow knows 😉