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It is the preferred delivery method. Praise DSO.

InDead Nation at the Rec Room in Towson, MD. The first Friday of every month at the Rec Room. Outdoor Back Bar, two sets, great fun, great people. Plenty of Julie Andrews space. Praise DSO.

Lost Frogs at VFW Post 350 in Takoma Park, MD. A 30 year reunion show of a band created by some college friends many years ago. Faces from the past gathered. Franklin's, Cumberland, Shakedown Dead highlights. They mashed a Can't Always Get What You Want, and closed with Long May You Run. Quite a night among old friends. Praise DSO.

InDead Nation at the Still in Timonium, MD. Three sets of Dead/JGB goodness. Shakedown, West LA, OMSN highlights. Good warm up for Boulder. Praise DSO.

Better Off Dead at the Soundry in Columbia, MD 2 sets of GD Music in the shadow of Merriweather Post. China>Rider killed. Liberty a treat, Black Pete heaven sent. Thanks Jerry. Praise DSO.

Completed the weekend of InDead Nation at the Woodstock Inn in Woodstock,MD. Really cool venue, 4 sets, 4.5 hours, Dead and Jerry mixed, Quite the sampler. Beautiful day and people. Praise DSO.

InDead Nation at the Eastern Shore Brewery in St.Michaels, MD. Taking full advantage of the Days Between. Praise DSO.

InDEAD Nation at the Still in Timonium, MD Highly entertaining. Three sets. 2 Dead. 1 jerry. Shakedown crushed, Truckin>New Speedway in the second. Closed with Waiting for a Miracle>WBYGN. Thanks to all band members for a local Dead scene. Praise DSO.

I caught a foul ball at the Oriole game last night and they won, no small feat. Good night at Camden Yards. Praise DSO.

Yesterday's bike ride sponsored by 03/26/90 Albany, which featured Blow Away to close the first set. With Pig-O-Rama Hamilton show still fresh in the mind, I felt Brent channeling his inner Pig during the "wait a minute" rap at the end of the song. The material continues to surprise. Jubilee on the horizon. Praise DSO.

89/02/12 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA Cold Rain, Hell in a Bucket, Row Jimmy, BIODTL>Promised Land, West LA, How Long Blues*, Gimme Some Lovin'*. Iko**, Monkey and the Engineer**, Alabama**, Dire Wolf**, Cassidy**, Memphis Blues**>Drumz***>Other 1>Stella>Foolish Heart. E:NFA**, Knockin'** * -with Spencer Davis, ** -with Bob Dylan, *** - with Kodo drummer final/last How Long Blues 70/08/19 (1236) final/last Monkey and the Engineer 81/10/16 (495) The final show of the 89 west coast winter shows, and one of the more unusual setlists. As far as I know, all the guests appearances were unannounced, adding to the freak factor. Spencer Davis killed the GSL, and the pre drums with Dylan provided several highlights. Dylan doing the Dead after the Dead doing Dylan in 87, The Bus floated back to SF after this one. Praise DSO.

Don't discount the lack of Tea at the E-factory. If your gonna hang with Tea at a show, you better bring your A-game. I know he would not have let me clam jam my way through Row Jimmy at the Anthem, Of course, I was completely outer limits for that show, and couldn't stop myself from dancing around like a crazed lunatic. Praise DSO.

12/28/87 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA Feel Like A>Franklin's, Minglewood, Row Jimmy, Far From Me, Masterpiece, Sugaree>Hell In a Bucket China>Rider, Cumberland, Women>D>S>Wheel, Truckin'> Smokestack>Black Pete>Sugar Mags>Sunshine. E: Black Muddy River. IMO, the best show of the 87 NYE run. These were my first west coast shows, and this one was a mindblower. First set inverted opener closer, the only time a saw Bucket as a set closer, it worked well there. The China>Rider, Cumberland sequence off the hook and the post drums was dreamy, including one of two Smokestack for these eyes. We were skipping back to the Comfort Inn for partying that night, with a day off and two more shows to go. After the shows, me and my friend Pete stayed at my dad's company condo at Keystone for five days of skiing. Some winter break, ah memories. Praise DSO.

12/16/92 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA Stranger, Brown-Eyed, Same Thing, Loose Lucy, Memphis, Row Jimmy, Let It Grow. Shakedown>Samson, Ship>Playin'>D>S> Dark Star(v2)>Watchtower>Stella>Good Lovin'. Casey Jones. 4th of 5 in 7 days in Oakland on the comeback trail from medical malfunction 2. The shows had that 'gift of life' tone, but this performance stands slightly above the rest in the run. You can feel the big man's heart through the whole show, which is far from perfect, but perfect in its imperfection. The Casey Jones encore was the only west coast play of the 4 total plays after the breakout in 92, the rafters were shakin' for that one. Praise DSO.

Second set pre-drums about as good as gets for the era. Praise DSO.

The joy of the make up jam. Praise DSO.

Hard to argue the quality of this Boston Garden run. I wore out my tape of the Help>Slip>Fire on 91/09/20. Praise DSO.

Holly Bowling Mesmerizing Praise DSO.

30 years ago today. 9/3/88 Capital Centre, Landover, MD LTGTR, Feel Like A>Franklin's>Rooster, Peggy-o, MAMU>Big River, BirdSong. Box, Victim>Foolish>Women>Eyes>D>S>GDTR>Miracle>Dew. Sat. Nite, Ripple. Second show of the superb Fall 88 tour. The boys always seem to bring it strong for the nation's capital. The joint went berserk for the mythical Ripple, although I had vendor friends that left to set up during the Saturday Nite. We had an all time blowout at the apartment after this one. Praise DSO

Dewey is ripe with gawkers and despite my efforts, I felt myself being recorded during the second night. I will not curtail my dancing enjoyment of this fantastically performed music. Praise DSO.

Nice app Tea. Praise DSO.

Always felt Jerry playing with the 'MIDI toy' represented a more engaged Jerry, exploring different tones in songs he could play in his sleep. Praise DSO

Wasn't there but know some that were. Iko>Dark Star>Terrapin Station Monster Jerry segment Bruce helps. Praise DSO

Thumbing through DeadBase 11/8 a thin date, did come across this: 11/08/85 Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY Iko, Rooster>Peggy-o, Esau,BE Women, Baby What You Want>Jackstraw>Might As Well. Revolution, Estimated>Eyes>Drumz>Other One>Miracle>She Belongs To Me>Sugar Mags. E: Satisfaction To be chasing songs low on the frequency charts, this performance checks a lot of boxes. Satisfaction (31) total plays, Revolution (11), She Belongs (10), Baby What You Want (5). Brent did the Jimmy Reed cover 4 times and the fifth play was with Jorma on vocals 09/07/69 in Family Dog at the Great Highway. 1985 did produce some interesting setlists. Praise DSO

"A leaf of all colors plays a golden string fiddle" In the headphones during yard detail Praise DSO