Dead-A-Day: On This Day in GD-Land

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Listening to this WRS Prelude > Dark Star on my drive home today. 3/28/73 Springfield MA:

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Fantastic setlist (and playing) 35 years ago today, 3/30/88 at the Meadlowlands:



Morning Dew:

[strangerinboulder]

Fantastic setlist (and playing) 35 years ago today, 3/30/88 at the Meadlowlands:



Morning Dew:

I love your train of thought fool, oh whoops that's me. I just listened to the April Fool's show from there. " Lil' Bunny Foo- Foo" opener with the last, and in my opinion the best "Ballad of a Thin Man" . A pretty smoking first set in my books.

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First show at the Boston Garden on this date 50 years ago. The 4/2/73 show was released as Dave’s Picks #21.

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This one's Grate: 4/3/85 in Providence RI, with highlights being Sugaree, Row Jimmy, and Terrapin set 2 opener!

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5 years ago, John Mayer played FOTM with his solo band. Sure enough, there's even a multicam video to boot! You may only ever hear JM do this one at 4/5/17 at MSG:

[Tone Weaver]

On April 5th and 6th, 1989 the boys paid their last visit to Ann Arbor. And it was sweet and glorious.

Someone reported Phil had injured his ankle, but it didn't slow his fingers down.

The first night kicked off with a rocking Feel Like A Stranger with Bobby testifying later about "Wolverine fiilles" knowing what to do.
The Terrapin was majestic with a nice jam going into drums.

Many liked the next night even better.

The UofM basketball team won their championship the day before they rolled into town on the 4th, and the streets were packed with revelry.
Naturally the rowdy students left some wreckage in their wake, which some local stiffs tried to blame on Deadheads. Never mind the Dead were in Pittsburgh at the time.

According to Cameron Sears, he had to correct Micky when he was excited to see the crowds "welcoming them". Sorry Mick, different fans. And not as cool.

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I was thinking about trying to find a source with both shows, lo and behold YouTube comes through! Love the post, TW! I listened to Cumberland on the way to work this morning.

4/5-6/89:

[Tone Weaver]

I was thinking about trying to find a source with both shows, lo and behold YouTube comes through! Love the post, TW! I listened to Cumberland on the way to work this morning.

4/5-6/89:

Awesome. That was just put up three days ago!

[Tone Weaver]

April 6, 1989 was was the second time the Dead played a two-nigher in Ann Arbor since December of '71 at Hill Auditorium.

Their energy from the previous night was still on display. I've always felt the best shows of the era had a Bird Song in the first set. It meant Jerry was there to play. I consider this version a quintessential epitome of the song. Pardon my redundancy, but it was soooo sweet. But then, I LOVE the Bird.

And the same holds true for a second set that launces from a Scarlet>Fire into Playing in the Band. A searing Other One iced the cake for me.

A warm and soothing Brokedown Palace was the gentle cap to their Ann Arbor sojourn.

04/05/89 (Wed) Chrysler Arena - Ann Arbor, MI
Set 1: Feel Like A Stranger > Franklin's Tower, Minglewood Blues, Candyman, Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again, Far From Me, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Let It Grow > U.S. Blues

Set 2: Samson & Delilah, Cumberland Blues, Women Are Smarter, Terrapin Station > Drums > Space > China Doll, Throwing Stones > Not Fade Away, E: Mighty Quinn
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04/06/89 (Thu) Chrysler Arena - Ann Arbor, MI
Set 1: Touch of Grey, Little Red Rooster, Brown Eyed Women, Mama Tried > Mexicali Blues, Althea, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Bird Song, Promised Land

Set 2: Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain, Playing In The Band > Built To Last > Drums > Space > I Will Take You Home > The Other One > Wharf Rat > Around and Around > Playing In The Band, E: Brokedown Palace