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My first show and a great one. I don't recall much. I remember they had a bubble machine and a ballroom globe. I went with a friend who was screaming out "Lovelight" the whole show. Finally, they broke into in and he's still screaming for it. I said, "Hey man, they're playing it". Drugs may have been involved. :)

And if I had another 5 bucks at that time I would have gone a third night!!!

Fantastic music. The venue was a real dump. A place for union rallies ect. Near Times Square as I remember. Glen Conley and I went that night. The crush in front of the stage and all the way back to to doors was unreal. Second set I made up to the balcony where I had room to dance. Dance Marathon, I dont think so. They were in the 1920s. Amazing music, big time. And that brings me to the subject of favorite year of the Dead. I've been saying 1971 as it went from Mickeys last show for a few years to the original line-up for a few months(quintessential quintet) to Keith coming aboard. The sound is different from before or after. Was that a Les Paul Jerry played starting 2-19-71. 2-18-71 was the last sighting of Jerry's Gibson SG. Now 1970 did have acoustic Dead and 72 did have Veneta. "well I was 17 in 71" Only a value judgement and as Mr Natural said to Flakey Foonte when Flakey asked 'What does it all mean?' Mr Natural replied;"It dont mean shit.' If a kid was 12 or 14 in 1995 at one of the last Dead shows and he only saw them once, and he or she had a satori experience then he got it. Maybee satori is the wrong term, but let's say ecstatic, then they got it. When I meet people who tell me they got to see the Dead only once I tell them they were very lucky. So none the less I think I love 1971 the best for many reasons. And I was bummed when Mickey dropped out. On hindsite I realize I got to see the original five for a while.

Set 1 Cold Rain And Snow Me And Bobby McGee The Rub Loser Playing In The Band Big Railroad Blues Me And My Uncle Big Boss Man China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider Casey Jones Set 2 Truckin' -> Drums -> The Other One -> Wharf Rat Sugar Magnolia I'm A King Bee Bertha Deal Sing Me Back Home Not Fade Away -> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad -> Jam -> Turn On Your Lovelight

I can always rely on you for setlists...This show is on Sirius GD now. There were great copies circulating way back when.

Great sounding show not sure I’ve heard it before. Was googling the date to find out more and found these post. Good stuff. So many different things happening here. Sing Me Back Home. Into NFA. Pigpen. Jerry songs and early Sugar Mag.

Great sounding show not sure I’ve heard it before. Was googling the date to find out more and found these post. Good stuff. So many different things happening here. Sing Me Back Home. Into NFA. Pigpen. Jerry songs and early Sugar Mag.

I may be wrong, but this Not Fade Away > GDTRFB is on that album. In any event, it's very familiar.

You are not wrong, this NFW -> GDTRFB is on the album, and so is this Big Railroad Blues. The PITB from the following night is also on the album. With the exception of Johnny B. Goode from a Winterland show the previous month, the rest of S&R is from the 5 night Fillmore East run later in the month. I know he may think he already covered this territory with Ladies and Gentlemen back in 2000, but since Mr. Lemieux has given the "complete recordings" treatment to Live Dead and Europe '72, he should do the same here. Skull and Roses: The Complete Recordings, with the two nights at the Manhattan Ballroom and the five nights at the Fillmore.