[Django]

It was on an old Harvard Lampoon Radio hour that Hunter S. Thompson is told by a spaced out hitchhiker that the Grateful Dead were performing on a barge in San Fransisco Bay and they were gonna cut it loose and play 'Truckin'' until they hit Hawaii. The same episode has a dead-a-like song about a biker. I haven't heard that for twenty-five years at least but it was pretty damn good.

[Tennessee Jedi]

It is agreed that the band’s longest uninterrupted performance of the song took place on December 6, 1973.

I'm checking this out now ...
Love Phils feedback stuff.
Its a very out there version ...
And then right into Eyes !

[jonarobb]

It is agreed that the band’s longest uninterrupted performance of the song took place on December 6, 1973.

I'm checking this out now ...
Love Phils feedback stuff.
Its a very out there version ...
And then right into Eyes !

I keep multiple copies of this scattered about my life. It's on my ipod, my home computer, copies on disc in both cars. I think it's even at my mom's house on her computer.

I love how they get it together for Eyes after such a way out there Dark Star. Jerry takes a nice airy solo at the beginning of Eyes just to center himself and the band...

Unfortunately there is that nasty gap missing in Eyes. I noticed someone cleaned it up with an audience splice. Looks like I'll have to burn a new copy, cool. But that Dark Star should be essential listening for any Deadhead....

[Tennessee Jedi]

Unfortunately there is that nasty gap missing in Eyes

My version is 13:58 long - dont remember the cut though.
Checking it out now ....
oopsy
yeah mine does go an audience boot for a few secs ...
Not too bad so far though ....
Just got a ton o'73 and '74 shows
Pure heaven

[Tennessee Jedi]

Hmmmm.
You are right.
Big time cut.Goes right to the diminished sounding jam.
Bummers......

[jonarobb]

Hmmmm.
You are right.
Big time cut.Goes right to the diminished sounding jam.
Bummers......

yeah, my original copy is from 2002. I see there's an updated copy on the Archive with a much less abrasive cut.

[ToddWCorey]

Some LONG ones:

6/06/69 Love Light 46:13
4/26/72 Other One 41:08*
5/11/72 Dark Star 47:11*
5/21/74 Playing 46:17

*These timings include Drums

[TI4-1009]

Cool!

I used to love those 70s space-outs. The weirder it got the more people would head for the snack bar or bathrooms- leaving more of that wonderful weirdness for me to soak in!!

[ethanball88]

bobby talks about an alligator that lasted for 3 hours in their early years. not recorded but still hella long