Grateful Dead Music Forum

Hello, all. Unlike alot of you I was sadly born far too late to see Jerry live, but nontheless I still enjoy GD. My favorite shows are 8/27/72, 12/31/78, 12/10/71, and my favorite albums are Workingmans Dead, Built to Last, Aoxomoxoa, and Terrapin Station. Glad to be here!

Welcome to RUKIND and, of course, the bus. And I dig your eclectic taste in Dead!

Welcome! If you like the early 70’s, the Princeton show in April 1971 is a must. I think it was 4/17 but you should be able to find it. Phil once said that was his favorite PigPen show. He does an extended rap about hiring a cheap hooker and ending up with VD in Good Lovin, and then during Love Light he hooks up members of the audience.

Also, check out pretty much the entire Spring tour in 77. The May 8 Cornell show gets a lot of press, but there are some real gems before and after as well.

Well hello EG and welcome to the forum! While I wasn’t at 12/31/78 (I was playing at a NYE party), I did attend four of the five shows they played at Winterland in October of ‘78 (missing only one to attend Neil Young’s Rust Never Sleeps tour at the Cow Palace). Another 70’s run I would suggest in the three show stand at Winterland in February of ‘74. As for albums, I’ve always thought “Without a Net” is very underrated.

Bill, the guitar one

lbpesq wrote: ↑Wed Feb 02, 2022 9:58 am Well hello EG and welcome to the forum! While I wasn’t at 12/31/78 (I was playing at a NYE party), I did attend four of the five shows they played at Winterland in October of ‘78

Bill, the guitar one

That's awesome to hear! Do you have any interesting stories from those shows?