I will throw in a recommendation for Dick's Picks 20, but for different reasons.
The first show was my good concert buddy John's first show and the second was my second show. We didn't know each other at time and it also turns out we were both at Summer's End Concert at Raceway Park, NJ the next year in 1977. We met in 1982. Did many shows after that and we're still hanging around together, still going to shows.
Perhaps of more interest was in the late 1980's and 1990's our dear departed friend, Dave (a professional photographer) had gotten into the Dead late but was a rabid member of the tape tree community. It was always kinda weird to have him come into the pool hall with a handful of tapes and put one on and you are thinking, "Hey, that sounds familiar". You go check it out in Deadbase and it is a show you had been to like 10 years before. Very cool!
Now the part noone will believe, but true nonetheless. He corresponded via snail mail w/ Dick Latvala numerous times, I've seen the letters. We know he suggested these shows (because he thought they were good and he knew we were there
Thank you, David) for a Dick's Picks release. We are pretty confident it was his suggestion that got them included in Dick's Picks 20. What a kick it was when DP 20 came out!
I think the Raceway Park show is on a DP also. I am not good with concert dates as so many other Deadheads are or DP numbers.
We own all the Dick's Picks 1 thru 36. 36 is the most recent,I believe. They are all good.
FWIW.
Peace, Dave
