I’ve said it before, but the Estimated> Other One> Eyes from 7/8/78 is the finest half hour the band ever played. IMO, of course…
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I’m there right now, after hitting the Bertha>glove , hot stuff.
And I just pulled out a jar of outdoor rotten pineapple to examine.
Ruff trim, but you get the idea💙
I have f4 rotten pineapple
Willamette valley pineapple X BOG Sweet and sour Cindy
For deadheads only today🤪
Just say so✌️
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Yeah, it is one of those!!!
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Mondays can be rough, but not when you had a dead show to look forward to.
This was a Monday show that we hit, and got Branford the next night.
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Meant to post this one. Keith’s first show and a whole lot of firsts.
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That show is great… the 10-19-71
Its a whole lot of new all @ once energy is raw…'71 gritty as ever!
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I used to live in the Twin Cities a long time ago. The Northrop Auditorium is located on the campus of the University of Minnesota. It’s a big room with a big balcony. I saw Depeche Mode there in 1989 (yep, with Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark opening!) and was shocked at how much that balcony bounced with the crowd. Literally you could feel the movement of the building. My friends on the floor commented that if I thought it was crazy up there, then I should have been standing underneath and seen it! I guess they designed the architecture to accommodate a raucous crowd as it is still around. I can only imagine what a Dead show in full swing would have been like there!
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…and it was built in 1929, quite the little joint
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Traditionally, dance floors were built to be springy. The floor joists were cut with a very slight arc, giving them bounce, thus allowing the dancers who had the stamina to literally dance all night long.
Early “prime time” for dance floor construction that bounced. I believe this was primarily driven by the most popular music of the day, what we now call “big band” jazz. Then it was simply jazz.
You can still find these dance floors in some unexpected places. A local Ace hardware store has one upstairs. The building was built as a dance hall in the late 1930s/early 1940s, then converted to a hardware store at some point later.
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Good morning all, from one great auditorium, to the Mecca 
Tuesday show for the soul
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This song was included as part of the Farm Aid broadcast in '87
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If we’re talking covers, can’t leave this one out
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The first 3-4 minutes, starting at 2:48:50 of EYES are my favorite.
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Good morning OGers. Here’s a great one from '76.
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Morning, good show. I had that tape, and wore it out. The recording I had was a little sped up on my copy, so it was a little like alvin and the chipmunks do the dead 
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Here’s a Thursday show, one of the least ballyhoo’d of the run, and alittle disjointed at times. However, it’s still fun to look back, and there are moments in there
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Friday the 13th?
- Set 1:
- Touch of Grey
Play Video
3. Wang Dang Doodle
(Willie Dixon cover)
([traditional] cover)
(Johnny Cash cover)
Play Video
6. Cumberland Blues
Play Video
7. Althea
Play Video
8. When I Paint My Masterpiece
(Bob Dylan cover)
(Jerry Garcia song)
Play Video
10. Set 2:
11. Victim or the Crime
Play Video
12. Scarlet Begonias
Play Video
13. Fire on the Mountain
Play Video
14. Drums
Play Video
15. Space
Play Video
18. Throwing Stones
(The Crickets cover)
Play Video
20. Encore:
21. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
(Bob Dylan cover)
- Set 1:
- Touch of Grey
Play Video
3. Wang Dang Doodle
(Willie Dixon cover)
([traditional] cover)
(Johnny Cash cover)
Play Video
6. Cumberland Blues
Play Video
7. Althea
Play Video
8. When I Paint My Masterpiece
(Bob Dylan cover)
(Jerry Garcia song)
Play Video
10. Set 2:
11. Victim or the Crime
Play Video
12. Scarlet Begonias
Play Video
13. Fire on the Mountain
Play Video
14. Drums
Play Video
15. Space
Play Video
18. Throwing Stones
(The Crickets cover)
Play Video
20. Encore:
21. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
(Bob Dylan cover)
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