• Oakland Coliseum Arena - December 31, 1988
    Peter Apfelbaum and the Hieroglyphics Ensemble, then Tom Tom Club opened - FM broadcast KFOG-San Francisco - "Beer Barrel Polka" tuning before "Cassidy" - Bill Graham rides in on a giant mirror ball

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  • Let the Good Times Roll
    Franklin's Tower
    Wang Dang Doodle
    West L.A. Fadeaway
    Masterpiece
    Cold Rain and Snow
    Cassidy
    Don't Ease Me In

    Sugar Magnolia
    Touch of Grey
    Man Smart/Woman Smarter
    Terrapin Station
    drums
    The Wheel
    Gimme Some Lovin'
    All Along the Watchtower
    Morning Dew
    Sunshine Daydream

    Wharf Rat
    Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad
    One More Saturday Night

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  • iriedeby@att.net
    2 years 11 months ago
    New Year's 88/89

    That year was great! Got in backstage from guard friend of my roommate. I had to go to the bathroom, had only one pocket stuffed. Had to put my shrooms in my panties. Accidently flushed. : ( But the mad hatter gave me a couple drops that worked wonderfully. My roommate got so messed up, he was making out with this girl, then kept asking if I was the angel. We couldn't find our car as everything was frosted and frozen over. Temp I think was 22 when we got out at 3 something. Nice people gave us soup and bread while we waited for us to come down a bit and light to come so we could find our cars! What fun!!

  • H and K
    8 years ago
    new years eve
    My first new years show traded a half gram of hash for my ticket
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    kfltad
    11 years 9 months ago
    1st NYE Show
    Got ticket at box office[at 8;35 pm'] ,lady working there said 'got one if you want it' YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH. Walked in floating as TOM TOM was doing Psyco Killer.Saw Bill G and Bill Walton in parking lot. Great time.
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Peter Apfelbaum and the Hieroglyphics Ensemble, then Tom Tom Club opened - FM broadcast KFOG-San Francisco - "Beer Barrel Polka" tuning before "Cassidy" - Bill Graham rides in on a giant mirror ball
setlist
Let the Good Times Roll
Franklin's Tower
Wang Dang Doodle
West L.A. Fadeaway
Masterpiece
Cold Rain and Snow
Cassidy
Don't Ease Me In

Sugar Magnolia
Touch of Grey
Man Smart/Woman Smarter
Terrapin Station
drums
The Wheel
Gimme Some Lovin'
All Along the Watchtower
Morning Dew
Sunshine Daydream

Wharf Rat
Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad
One More Saturday Night
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1st show with Clarence Clemons on sax!
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Yea I think he played on Wang Dang Doodle and West LA Fade Away.
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Wasn't this the show where the Gyoto Monks played horns during intermission? OMG! That was special! 67chinacat
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My one and only New Years show. How sweet it was,and quite an adventure getting there and back from L.A. And to think there's DH's who've never seen the Dead let alone a New Years show. I 'll consider myself blessed! I remember the audience howling during Watchtower.
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If i recall there was a light dusting of snow. i was scating across the parking lot singing GDTRFB.....
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yes there was snow, and warm apple cider as well ..
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I was with a large group of bay area friends about 30 fThis was the last of four New Years I was lucky to have attendedeet from the stage. I brought sourdough breads from Marin and aged cheddar. Others brought organic farm fresh vegies and wine. We had a picnic there on the Oakland floor. A good friend arrived with a big bag of Northern Californias best and the night was just beginning. It was heaven from let the good times roll to the 2nd set clasic start of sugar mags and a new years Dew! It was the best of times.
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Got ticket at box office[at 8;35 pm'] ,lady working there said 'got one if you want it' YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH. Walked in floating as TOM TOM was doing Psyco Killer.Saw Bill G and Bill Walton in parking lot. Great time.
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My first new years show traded a half gram of hash for my ticket
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That year was great! Got in backstage from guard friend of my roommate. I had to go to the bathroom, had only one pocket stuffed. Had to put my shrooms in my panties. Accidently flushed. : ( But the mad hatter gave me a couple drops that worked wonderfully. My roommate got so messed up, he was making out with this girl, then kept asking if I was the angel. We couldn't find our car as everything was frosted and frozen over. Temp I think was 22 when we got out at 3 something. Nice people gave us soup and bread while we waited for us to come down a bit and light to come so we could find our cars! What fun!!