Community War Memorial
November 05, 1977
Rochester, NY US
Notes:
Phil solo and "Take a step back" to open second set
Set List:
New Minglewood BluesMississippi Half-Step
Looks Like Rain
Dire Wolf
Mama Tried
Big River
Candyman
Jack Straw
Deal
Eyes of the World
Samson and Delilah
It Must Have Been the Roses
Estimated Prophet
He's Gone
drums
The Other One
Black Peter
Sugar Magnolia
One More Saturday Night
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Oh my...
I was living in Philadelphia and had seen only a few local shows. Someone suggested driving to Rochester. (What a novel idea! WE could drive to where the BAND is, instead of waiting for the band to come where we are! I think I foolishly believed that we had invented the idea...)
These guys said that the show was in New York, and I thought, "How far away could New York be? Like 100 miles, right?) Wrong! I was thinking of New York CITY. ROCHESTER, NY is practically in CANADA!
I drove EVERYONE in the car nuts on the home, endlessly babbling about how we had actually seen BLACK PETER (while they were bumming out that they had missed the Stephen two nights earlier. I had no idea what they were talking about...)
This was the first of MANY shows at the Rochester War Memorial me, an absolutely INSANE place -- small, hot, crowded, and drawing every nut from NYC. It was at this show (or the next one...) where the gate opened and in two seconds someone was pushed through the glass on the door and was running around inside, bleeding, and happy as can be to be INSIDE the show.
Years later we saw the doomed '82 Oklahoma City show and walked right to the front row. "I can't believe this -- if we did this at Rochester we would be killed!"
(Was this the show where Donna came onstage wearing a country singer wig? Not sure...)
Glen
Oops! It was Rochester 11/21/78 where the crowd smashed the glass on the hall's doors. Whee!
Glen
Donna did come on stage wearing a wig - no earthly idea why. You sure about being wrong about the person breaking through the glass. I almost got trampled at this one but thanks to my superior balance I kept my feet. I don't remember the next show in 78 being nearly as crazy as this one.
This was an absolutely insane night and for over the course of many years it seems pretty clear the band really liked the Rochester War Memorial - never saw a bad show there.
Every song was a gem but I'd have to say the peaks were Mississippi 1/2 step and Sugar Magnolia.
I bought tickets for this one for me and a friend who was at SUNY Oswego. I headed out of NYC with my Cousin Pete, and his friends Ron-a-mick and Billy Rhinehart. We broke down a few times on the road, but Billy got us going @ time. We were on the highway in Jersey when we shut down in the left lane and coasted to the right as there was no shoulder on the left. A Jersey State trooper didn't think that manouver was all that kosher, but he still helped us get going again, ignored the obvious substance violations in the car, and told us to go back to NYC or to a Jersey lock up. We chose the former. I still have the unused tickets and tapes of the show tell me it was one I shouldn't have missed. C'est la vie!
I'm really sorry you missed this show because it was absolutely magical. I'm not sure who pumped up who the most but I believe the crowd inspired the band and the band drove the crowd nuts. It was truly "One More Saturday Night." I can still the whole show in my mind's eye like it was yesterday.
Perhaps the tightest show I ever saw. The band was in complete control from start to finish, and the 'Sugar Mags' closer was magical. So was the 'Eyes' to open the second set, with Phil out early to mess around on his bass.
But I don't know, maybe it was the mushrooms ...
I was a student at Syracuse University and drove up to see this show with a bunch of friends from school. It was just past Halloween. I swear that night for the "last" encore the band came back out wearing masks and played Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London". At this show there were no psychedelics in use, so I am sure that what I saw and heard was really what I saw and heard. Do any other Heads remember the same?
First show. Rode in the back of a buddy's ancient Ford van from UMASS, and apparently we miscalculated the distance ala gleng1 above. Got in just in time for Deal! heh. Totally loved Eyes and the rest of it though!
They didn't play that until 78 or 79.
Location
this was my 1st show and I've been on the bus ever sense.
This Eyes is still one of my favorites and the show ending Sugar Mag / Sat Night was great. Its also a Dick's Picks now