Notes:
nationwide FM broadcast - archival video tape made - soundcheck: "Stagger Lee", "Miracle", "Good Lovin"
Set List:
Jack Straw
Sugaree
Me and My Uncle
Big River
Stagger Lee
Passenger
Candyman
New Minglewood Blues
From the Heart of Me
Loser
Promised Land
I Need a Miracle
Good Lovin'
Friend of the Devil
Estimated Prophet
Shakedown Street
Ollin Arrageed
drums
Fire on the Mountain
Sugar Magnolia
Johnny B. Goode
Comments
Jerry's Laryngitis
Was'nt at this show but had tix for 2 nites later in Philly which we drove all they from the Jersey shore in a blistering snow storm. thought we were smart when we dosed a half hr. out of philly ,Not a good move...SHOW CANCELLED in big fucking red letters. Now what is a 17 year old driver to do. Drive all the way back at about 30 mph Only side swiped one Stop sign. The gods we're watching over us as they always did whenever the circus came to town
Nov. 28 show mentioned above that was cancelled
Would somebody tell me which of the Jan. 1979 shows at the Spectrum or whenever the boys played the make-up show for the cancelled show. Have ticket stub from 11/28 that was honored for the other show, but goodtimes since have left me alittle foggy on the date/venue. It was my first show, so iwould be eternally grateful for info and would trade for acopy of that show. Would even do a two-fer.
thanks, Roww Jimmy
FM Broadcast
I didn't attend this show but listened to the FM radio broadcast the night after being at the Capitol Centre concert on Nov. 23. My brother taped the broadcast & I played it many times until the tape fell apart in the 90s. There were radio interviews with Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart & engineer Bob Mathews, who talked about their sonic experiments in the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid in Egypt.
Jay
No, didn't attend this one but rather the cancelled New Haven
No, didn't attend this one but rather the cancelled New Haven 11.25.78 due to Jerry's laryngitis ... that sucked ....
listen closly
If you recorded this on FM, you will hear the occasional yelling of the word "LUGNUTS" this was me an the guys doin our thing for posterity.............
Jerry wasn't well that night
I thought it was a pretty mediocre show overall. I got free tickets from WNEW-FM and Jerry was having a tough time that night if I recall. That's why the next bunch of shows were cancelled. I know I was supposed to go to one or two of them.
Interesting how reviews of shows go,
I once saw a show in KC that I thought was a poor performance and lackluster set-list in the early 80s. And then when I heard a tape of it, I got a big grin and enjoyed it quite a bit.
I reviewed a video of the 11-24-78 concert and I must say that I enjoyed it immensely. It was a fun show for some surprises in the set-list, a guest percussionist, and this show contains some of the most animated I have seen the boys (..er... and girl) get during a show.
Deadbase XI feedback section ranks that show as the 7th best of 1978. The Tapers Compendium recommends "The Entire Show' in it's review, which is not a common recommendation (for the reviews in the book) in '78 or any year. The Compendium will usually target specific songs in a set or show for their recommendation.
Without a doubt we were spoiled in the 70's with Jerry being consistently in such 'good voice' and his vocal difficulties are listed as are one of the reasons some Heads disliked this show. His vocals that night were better than many shows in the late '80s and most in the 90's. So I guess it is all on a sliding scale. Garcia did have some flubs, but I wouldn't say that those overall made this a mediocre show (for me, on video). Actually his guitar-work was some of his best of that year!
I may be full or beans (or some other brown material, but check this show out). Just my humble opinion.
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