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Scarlet > Fire >Estimated >Eyes to open the second set. Althea in the first set is a favorite of mine

Best Not Fade Away ever

Set 1: Alabama Getaway > Greatest Story Ever Told, They Love Each Other, Me & My Uncle > Big River, Peggy-O > CC Rider, Bird Song, It's All Over Now, Althea > Let It Grow Set 2: Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain > Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World > Good Time Blues > Drums > Not Fade Away > Stella Blue > One More Saturday Night, E: U.S. Blues The main thing I remember was that in the second set the tempos of some of the songs were noticably slower than usual. The Scarlet>Fire, the Estimated, and especially the Eyes. This was a very boomy echoey venue. I feel like this is the reason that they played the songs so slow and under watery. They never played back at this venue. I liked it but Hampton is definately the better hall. (I just listened back at this and it is amazing how swimmy and Wacka Wacka-ie this sounds. ;)) Dougles

really great show and shakedown st. we got lost after the cameron audit show the night before and decided to just drive to this one.. the hotel clerk put us on the same floor as the band and that made it all the more fun.. my bro, a tad disoriented, came back to the room where we were playing all day liars poker ( hence the disorientation ) with his cast on his arm all signed, but he was sure something was wrong cause he couldn't read them.. cause they were upside down.. errr,. signed by them facing the cast from the other direction!!

One of the worst shows I've ever attended. But, as a local, I didn't expect much anyway. Scope is notorious for it's terrible accoustics. Also, there was just a general bad vibe that day (at least, from my own experience). Local heads were pretty disheartened over the choice of Scope over Hampton....non-head locals were nasty and seemed "put out" by our presence....everywhere you went, cops were just gunning for you. And I definitely felt the boys were frustrated over the poor acoustics. Just NOT a stellar night, imo.

This was my 1st show and all of us were pumped as we tumbled out of the microbus when we pulled up to the venue. Pre-show preperations had been made and we were ready to rock. Unfortunately they local constabulary was doing a heavy frisk that night and when one of the girls was asked to lift her poncho- we lost our bota bag of tasty beverage to the huge garbage can full of bottles cans and wineskins. Nice thing is they still let us in- and as we were standing in line we noticed a kid dart out of the crowd inside, hit up the trash can and dart back inside- no one chased him. That gave us an idea & when our bota got scarfed up, we were game- needin' something to drink natchurly...So bravely I waded into the crowd and watched for my moment- which came soon enough and as I sprinted away with what I assumed was our snatched bota bag, I was stoked...back to tossin' back more of our tasty beverages. Problem was- it wasn't our bag- we got someone elses. Not being one to waste a good cool draught, we drank it anyway and proceeded to enjoy the show. It is a wonder we didn't get dosed on someone elses Kool-aid...and I was kinda bummed. Oh yeah- the show was excellent, too!

Jimbowww.dead.net/shows/april-3-1982 Alabama> Greatest story, TLEO, Uncle>river Fennario, C.C. Rider, Bird Song, All over now, Althea> Let it Grow 2nd Set..Scarlet> Fire, Etimated> Eyes > jam. Good time Blues ( sweet ) > drums > space > Not Fade away > Stella Blue> One more Sat Nite.

Does anyone remember when they brought in the German Sheperds to clear the place at the end of the show?

Was this the show where everyone was getting busted? And they took us to a big room and asked our name and address, then we had to show up a few weeks later for a hearing? I can't remember if it was this one or the Norfolk show a year before, but I bet this one. The german shepards seem to ring a bell. It was horrible. The spectrum shows the next night were not great either. What was going on then?

Don't remember much except not having a ticket and trying to widdle my way in by sympathizers opening side-doors ... but I always got caught and was (briskly) thrown out ... the door closed and my bandana followed me seconds later ... the place sucked.I'm sure I went to Philly afterwards ... and a Nassau show ...

I remember the bad vibes from this show as well, and Norfolk's finesst and the dogs. And sleeping in the car on the beach with some supposed heads who just weren't into "roughing" it.

I remember the weather as we walked into the show was crazy. A thunderstom was rolling in( i don't think it ever rained though), the wind was blowing hard and whiping around the buildings outside the scope, and the air was absolutely electric. Hookers, pimps, cops, dogs... Norfolk was as seedy as they came, glad I had a ticket and hotel room after the show. Was this also the first night the boys switched sides of the stage?

After my good friend god rest his soul gave me one of the black dragonflies he informed me that he had a terrible experience the previous night in North Carolina because of them.Everything seemed fine until the boys went into "its all over now" and boy was it ever. He took me out to the hallway with another buddy and pushed us out the door saying that we would thank him later. Worst trip ever but I do remember the german shepherds. I remember barking at the german shepherds and I remember the cops telling my buddy to get your friend the hell out of here pronto or it would really be over. By the time the show let out I was fine and set my sights on philly (the blizzard show).

We had no idea what we were doing. We rode up and back on the bus. Boy! You should have seen the look on the Bus Drivers face when all the whacked out HS students made their way back to the bus after the show. I don't remember the dogs but, I probably didn't hang around inside after the show. I remember the projects across the street and all the local " friendlys" (sacr) trying to shake us down before and after the show. On the way back to Richmond, on the Greyhound, Mike Mills opened the emergency hatch on the top of the bus, tripping his nutz off, and actually rode on top of the bus while the bus was cruising down the interstate at 75mph. When the bus driver figured out what was happening he freaked and threatened to leave up all on the side of the road. Just imagine arriving in Richmond with all the parents picking their kids up from the show all spun out. We had plenty of 'splaing to do. Did I forget to mention we had to wait for, like, an hour until Laura Ashley , finally, appeared so we could start the journey home? That was ,what I remember of, my first show. The last time I saw Jerry was in the Richmond Coliseum which the JGB and they did -The Day they Tore old Dixie Down-. All I can say is: "What was I thinking?. I could have done so many more shows! Why the hell was I so bent on getting a job? I could have done more!!!"

I recall the building shaking during Scarlet/Fire along with Not Fade Away. Mini not fade away scat at the end.I wish they never went to the Not Fade Away to end the show. I loved it just like this here. To me there was more room for spacy Not Fade Aways. This building REALLY SHOOK was bouncing up and down as if to the rythm of us,which was formed by the boys. So glad I was onboard by now in my touring days.

This was my forth show and I was digging it - really getting into the groove. I remember this show being more jazzy than the previous night's in Durham.

Yes best NFA but that was it for that show. And the sound really did suck.

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