Notes:
last "Nobody's Fault": 10-12-77 [96]
Set List:
SugareeNew Minglewood Blues
Candyman
Mama Tried
Mexicali Blues
From the Heart of Me
Brown Eyed Women
It's All Over Now
Stagger Lee
Music Never Stopped
Bertha
Good Lovin'
It Must Have Been the Roses
Estimated Prophet
Eyes of the World
drums
Truckin'
Nobody's Fault But Mine
Black Peter
Around and Around
Johnny B. Goode
Comments
My first show
I didn't know half the tunes at the time. All I had was Steal Your Face, Blues for Allah and Wake of the Flood. Though I recognized most of the first set, From the Heart of Me and Brown Eyed Women were off my radar. Second set, Nobody's Fault smoked me. And the JBG encore left me a smidge disappointed. Overall, it was a superb intro to the GD live.
Make-up Show?
Is this the make-up show for the one postponed from Nov. 27, 1978? Or was it the show later on the 12th? I have my ticket stub for the Nov. 27, 1978 show, and I remember driving down to Philly from Teaneck, NJ on Nov. 27 and finding the Spectrum dark. WTF? Found out Jerry was "sick" - Truck on back in January.
nobody's fault but healy's
2nd set was really blazing hot, right up to the moment when the mikes didn't work for the 1st verse of Nobody's Fault. Really mighty stuff all night long, til then.
make-up show
Yes, this was the make up show for 11-27-78. I remember thinking at the time that J.G's bronchitis was still affecting his voice, but I recently heard a recording and he doesn't sound too bad. Plus he made up for it with his playing. Only time I ever heard "Nobody's Fault But Mine".
My First Show
Getting Spectrum tickets for any show in the 70's was a very dedicated process. The Spectrum's box office always opened 1 hour earlier than any of the few ticketmaster locations in our tri-state area shopping malls.
The process of getting floor seats started the day the show dates were announced (not the on-sale dates). For the November 27th 1978 show "The List" started in July/August 1978. The list was kept by "The List Gods" who made a commitment to stay camped out in the parking lot of JFK Stadium for 3 to 4 weeks before tickets went on sale.
The list gave you spot in line for the on-sale date. For this show I started out as #30 but moved up in position as other fans would miss more than 2 nightly checkin's with "The List Gods".
As the on-sale date became closer they would hold "Roll-Call"s at say midnight, and everyone on the list would have to be present or be scratched.
Of course the List Gods accepted offerings of kindness and this was a good way to ensure your place in line.
Well for my first Dead Show my seat was in the 6th row, Stage Left.
Jerry was right in front of me. As he went into Sugaree, the surge of heads pushing forward made the rows of seats merge and disappear. I took a date and we quickly got separated on the floor.
Before my first show , I had seen several other rock bands at the Spectrum. Highlights were ELP, Genesis, Neil Young, J. Giles, Bob Marley, YES in the round, Little Feat, ELO, and Bob Dylan. For all of these shows I had to camp-out for tickets
My first concert was a triple-bill, 3 band show for $3.50 a ticket.
Since Jan 1979, I've seen @ 200 Dead shows and @ 50 JGB shows. I became a taper in 1984 and I thought it was a great way to see the country and meet fascinating people.
Cub