- The moment the AUD patch transitions back into a SBD; that’s like the audio version of when Wizard of Oz switches to color.
- Billy’s drumming faces.
- The measure before Phil does his BUH-WODDA-DUH-WODDA-DUH-WHAM! in the The Other One.
- When Bobby tells the crowd what to do, and Garcia immediately undermines him.
- The end of ’72 Dark Stars when they keep suggesting songs to each other.
- My Brother Esau. (Fight me if you don’t like that song.)
- Band broke up before they could begin selling fidget spinners with Stealies on them at the merch stand.
- When Garcia completely ignores the rest of the band and just solos through the cowboy tunes.
- Phil’s gargantuan fleece-lined guitar strap from the Grateful Dead Movie.
- Phil’s gargantuan beard from the Grateful Dead Movie.
- The band fucking up the ending to Samson & Delilah on purpose to make Bobby look silly, and then the mics picking up his yelling at them afterwards.
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That first thing. Goddamn, that first thing. Also Esau.
But Phil’s beard was heinous.
PHIL’S BEARD WAS GLORIOUS.
Philbeard is a sex criminal.
Sometimes I get lazy and mine becomes Philbeard. Also, I am not Phil. Double whammy.
Lovely list!
The drums guys … how even after a large portion of the crowd sat down there were always a few guys in each section just freaking out during drums.
Girls too, in my memory.
me too as I recall
I loved drums
I think we all had a show or two where we were that person.
Donna Jean jumping on the mic when Jerry sings the wrong line in Eyes.
I heard that they actually made that guitar strap from Phils beard.
Love 9-21-72 Dark Star> Morning Dew my goodness what a monster
4-27-85 love Brother Esau
number 1 gives me chills. My copy of Kezar ’73 has a sweet aud>sbd towards the end of Row Jimmy – I love that moment. Maybe someday, the recovered Betty recording of that show will be released.
The tantalizing seconds where you are wondering if it’s gonna be “Jack Straw,” “Black-Throated Wind,” or “Looks Like Rain,” on tapes circa mid ’72, when each was in HEAVY rotation, and given that EACH begins pretty much in the same melodic/rhythmic/harmonic way.
Ol’ Bobert sure knew (and for my tuppence still DOES) how to milk a good chord change. 🙂
Any particular Samsons you have in mind?