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A really fun trip to July 13, 1984 at the Greek.  It was a full moon, as well as a Friday The 13th... and there was a shooting star prior to the encore, which is a doozy.   For our Half-time show we have some Van Halen from the Fall of 1982, a tribute to the late great Eddie Van Halen.  We hope you all have a great and safe Holiday season... stay warm and don't get cooties.
GRATEFUL DEAD  July 13, 1984  Greek Theatre  Berkeley, CA
HALF-TIME:  Van Halen Fall 1982
SOURCE:  Soundboard / Cassette 1
SPECIAL THANKS TO:  Paul from setlistsoaps.com for the great idea!

This month we have quite the epic musical journey for you.   An outdoor festival in the cold and mud, Bill the Drummer's birthday, and the only Dark Star > Other One on the Europe 72 Tour... of course, we are talking about The Bickershaw Festival.   Joining us at half-time, Sam Cutler calls in with a bunch of really cool memories from this tour.   A lot of fun on an amazing tour, hit play and check this one out!
GRATEFUL DEAD   May 7, 1972  Bickershaw Festival  Wigan, England
HALF-TIME:  Sam Cutler Interview
SPECIAL THANKS TO:  Sam Cutler for taking the time away from his new Harley-Davidson to call into our show.
SOURCE:  Soundboard / Multi Track

As promised last month, we continue our journey deep into 1990.  This show, 20 shows in with this line-up (last month was 20 shows until the end of that line-up) finds the band in "swinging for the fences" form.  An amazing outdoor afternoon concert in the desert.  Halftime brings us some JGB from the same time period... really good stuff this month!   
GRATEFUL DEAD  December 9, 1990  Compton Terrace  Tempe, AZ
HALF-TIME:  Jerry Garcia Band  11/15/90  LA, CA
SOURCE:  Soundboard / Digital Copy

This months show comes to us from Brent Mydland's last tour of the West Coast.  A great show and a great sounding recording... this show will tie in with next months show perfectly, a book end.   For half-time we have String Cheese at High Sierra Music Festival.   I love 1990 Dead, and I am pretty sure you guys will love this!
GRATEFUL DEAD  June 8, 1990  Cal Expo Amphitheatre  Sacramento, CA
HALF-TIME:  String Cheese Incident  July 4, 1998  Quincy, CA
SOURCE:  Healy Ultra Matrix / Digital Master
This episode is dedicated to James Saraniecki, a long time friend and OG "Chino Head"... gone way too soon, and suffering no longer

This months show is one big, long, superbly well-played set.   Amazing stuff.   I am not sure how they kept that much energy going for such a long stretch, I guess thats the wonder of youth.  Since it is only one set, there is no halftime, but we spend some time after the show answering your mail.   A lot of fun.... enjoy the ride!
GRATEFUL DEAD   April 26, 1969  Electric Theatre   Chicago, IL
NO HALF-TIME
SOURCE:   Soundboard / 1st gen analog
SPECIAL THANKS TO:  MindBodyHemp.com for sponsoring this months show!

As always, here we are with another amazing musical journey with the Grateful Dead (& Friends).   This months show is the Dead's first show at Red Rocks, and I think they deliver just fine.  For halftime we have some great solo Rick Danko with his toned down interpretations of his material with The Band.  Always good stuff coming your way... enjoy the ride! 
GRATEFUL DEAD   July 7, 1978   Red Rocks   Morrison, CO
HALFTIME:  Rick Danko  10/8/99   Massapequa, NY
SOURCE:  Soundboard / Master Reel
SPECIAL THANKS TO:  MindBodyHemp.com for sponsoring a few episodes, go to their site for their line of CBD products