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Hey guys just woke up from my 17 hour recovery sleep. Before I start my review I wanted to say how much I appreciate and love Phil and Bob, the band, the furthur/mountain aire staff, Height Asbury Medical (Rock Med) and everyone involved it was so perfect in every way. I did not no what to expect when we were rolling to the venue, just how many people would show. We got there early on Friday and then I realized there were going to be very busy. They had already opened up the gates because there were so many people that showed up friday morning they would have to close the road in. We got there around 11 and the place was already getting full. WOW. We rolled in found a great spot on the hill with some huge shade trees set up. Everyone around us were so great. Walks of all life's from 2 years old to 77, everyone was extremely happy to be there (of course). The Music: The first night was going to be a "sound check" but is was more like a full blown set with the band coming to play and play hard they did. I am sorry I dont have a set list I am still foggy from the trip and lost my list. Day two was super fun we saw plenty of good music but conserved most of my energy for 3 sets of furthur. The furthur stage had such a cool backdrop, lighting bolts with a steal your face in the center that they used many years on tour back in the 70's and 80's. All three album sets were played in full and the stand out for me was Attics, and every note of Anthem. Bobby and Phil are really really on it! Day Three: well what more can you ask for? Electric hot tuna was amazing the scene was more crowed from the day passes. And again I conserved my energy for the main act. My heros Phil Lesh and Bob Weir. For me this was a very magical show and I saw songs that a 38 year old head would only dream of. They played all three albums to there fullest. When they played the actual song Blues for Allah I was completely blown away. It sounded so good words cannot do it anything. And then the song was over along with the first set album and everyone knew we were in for a very magical evening with two more Album sets to go. Aoxomoxa same deal from start to finish so good. After that set it was just a dream for me to all of these songs and realizing we still have one more to go. The third set was very special magical and all of the bells and whistles one would expect from this amazing experience. They brought on Teresa Williams for Sunrise and she was sooo good for this song. She was emotional with tears in hear eyes and belted it out. And then here comes, the Terrapin Station Medley from start to finish. If there was a roof it would have been blown off. I was standing 8 people in Phil side and as I looked up the hill behind me all I could see were smiles all the way up the hill. Everyone had connected the magic was flowing and the band was LIVE!!!! They ended it with Love Is Real Not Fade Away and boy isn't that true. So show had ended the magic rolled its way to the camping and we partied until dawn. I want to end my review they way I started, with the love I have for Phil and Bob. They are so awesome to bring this magic to the people and as Phil said during his last donor rap What a nice family picnic!!!!!!!!!

But did Furthur pull off the 6 whole albums? How was that? Was it cool to hear or kind of weird or both? "Lazy lightning you say you never strike the same place. I want a double dose in any case ... You got to hear my supplication. Got to hear me now. A little bolt of inspiration"