[beyond further]

I was on the archive today trying to listen to the boys at woodstock. There is no audio . Does anybody have the show or can help me find it?

[penny3000]

http://www.archive.org/details/gd69-08- ... sbeok.shnf

The Grateful Dead hit the stage at Woodstock on 8/16/69. The band was not too pleased with their performance at Woodstock, stating that there were many technical difficulties and they were getting electrical shocks on the guitars and bass. I have given the set a listen and sounds like the boys are being a bit harsh on themselves; it's not a bad performance... perhaps not their absolute best, but it's still some good listenin. I remember seeing an interview with Garcia talking about their set at Woodstock, and he mentioned something about their set being sandwiched between The Who, in which Pete Townshend smashed his guitar over some guy's head, and Jimi Hendrix (which was absolutely classic Woodstock). So, being sandwiched between two such memorable performances probably made the boys in the Dead feel that they could have delivered a more solid and memorable performance themselves.

[jackr]

Was any RUKINDer there? If so please tell us about it.

[b weird]

Penny I think your thinking about Monterey where the Dead were sandwiched between the Who and Hendrix. At Woodstock the Dead played the first night and Hendrix played the fourth morning which was techniclly not even part of the show.

[ebick]

What's the story with that partial St Stephen?

[Rusty the Scoob]

I forget if it was in Phil's book or Jackson's "Garcia" but they also mentioned that the Dead had so much gear that the stage started sinking into the mud.

[strumminsix]

I forget if it was in Phil's book or Jackson's "Garcia" but they also mentioned that the Dead had so much gear that the stage started sinking into the mud.

Funny, in another book I read it was too heavy for the lazy susan stage!

Just goes to show... Facts and Acid do not mix!

[hogan]

Isn't this the show the band used Bill Brasky's ballsack as a Green Room?

[RiverRat]

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Yes, Jerry was referring to woodstock, he didn't mean that they were literally sandwiches between the two performances.

Pete Townsend smacked Abbie Hoffman in the head and told him to get the fuck off of his stage...

Acid and angry hippies don't mix!

Stephen was supposed to be a Stephen->Mama Tried->Stephen I believe. They never made it back, between the acid, the stage situation, the collapsed turntable, and the poor grounding and gear issues... Instead we get that 10 minute classic Wavy Gravy/Country Joe rant, Way High those two were!