First performance: October 19, 1971, at Northrop Auditorium,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. "Jack Straw" appeared in
the first set, between "Black Peter" and "Big Railroad Blues."
The show was notable for several other firsts: it was Keith
Godchaux's first show; and saw the premieres of "Tennessee Jed," "Mexicali Blues," "Comes a Time," "One More Saturday Night," and "Ramble On Rose."
Do
you ever think about times in your life that you turn a part of
yourself off? Like an override button to allow you to take that
transition into something your reconditioned response would say no to.
The old primitive brain overthrowing the new brain. That old brain is a
force to be reckoned with. Seniority I guess. Hindsight is without a
doubt 20/20. "We, as human beings are desire machines. We fulfill one and move
right on to the next one with a never ending stream of desires." I am
my own biggest hindrance for the most part. A sympathetic morsel feeding your always indulging appetite that screams never enough. Just like the never ending appetite of fire. Think about it, you need to feed a fire or else it will dwindle and eventually extinguish. Nobody really wants to be around when the fire goes out. Anticipate below
the happy medium and expect nothing. The odds are against me. The
chips are stacked high and there is a lot at stake. These years have
worn me thin. A very tired shell of what I once was and yet a heart and
sense of wonder of a child. It's weird that I begin these with a few
sentences and leave them to linger for weeks only to pick it back up a
hundred miles away from where I left off. I am all over the place. An
epitome of a racing mind. Funny how we always know what the right thing
to do is and we opt for what is behind door number two. Even though we
can't see what is behind door number two, we know exactly what it is. I
can talk myself into and outta anything. This cold weather brings back
familiar feelings of waking up with desperation on my shoulders, dictating my agenda. An Arctic tundra encased within myself promoting and producing bad seeds because the soil is frozen. The vision is narrow and it seem that there is only one direction. Gravitating towards those walking in that path. The only thing better than one scheming hijacked brain is two. Exponential growth is always welcomed. Take notice that there are no beware of a knife in the back sign anywhere. DOA, black cobra, fire, undertaker...kinda morbid but so fitting for something that will steal your soul. The sounds of garbage cans emptying at four a.m. Thoughts that my door was going to burst open at any second. The morning comes greeting me at a such an unwanted time to be conscience.
An extreme high rate of anxiety pulsating through my being most of the
time. Fear and loneliness with every ounce of good intentions pushed
down deep for another day. This day has no use for them. Swallowed
whole. Heroin...as if it has some sort of intrinsic value. Stick a cotton ball in the corner of my eye and draw up my tears with a syringe. I'll save it for a later date when I can no longer shed some. Worthless, worthless, this too is worthless!
Walk me out, in the morning dew, my honey. What a three day rip and one hell of an east coast fall tour as a whole! Thank you Phil Lesh and Friends for making it a moment in my life that I will never forget.
(~);}
11/18/12 (Sun)
Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY
Set 1: Here Comes Sunshine >
Row Jimmy, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Built to Last (1), Just A Little
Light, Brown Sugar (2), Tennessee Jed (3), The Weight (4)
Set 2: Playing in the Band,
Cryptical Envelopment > The Other One > Estimated Prophet >
Eyes of the World > Dark Star > Low Rider Jam > St. Stephen
> Lovelight > Dark Star > Morning Dew, Playing in the Band
(reprise) E: Brokedown Palace
Comment: (1) last time played by Phil & Friends: 11/16/08 Nokia Theatre, NYC (2) with Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, last time played by Phil & Friends: 11/06/07 Nokia Theatre, NYC (3) with Teresa Williams (4) with Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams
11/17/12 (Sat)
Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY
Set 1: Alabama Getaway, Ramble On Rose, Friend of the Devil, Candyman, After Midnight, Next Time You See Me (1), Don't Ease Me In
Set 2: Iko Iko, Shakedown Street
> Jam > Sugaree > Bird Song > Revolution > All Along the
Watchtower > Terrapin Station > Midnight Hour E: Ripple
Comment: (1) last time played by Phil & Friends: 11/09/08 Nokia Theatre, NYC
11/16/12 (Fri)
Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY
Set 1: Let the Good Times Roll (1) > Loose Lucy, Peggy-O, Brown Eyed Women, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Bertha, Cosmic Charlie
Set 2: Not Fade Away > Early
Morning Rain, Cumberland Blues, A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall > The
Wheel > Stella Blue, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider E: Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad
Comment: (1) last time played by Phil & Friends: 7/19/06 Kansas City
11/15/12 (Thu)
Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY
Set 1: Jack Straw, Mississippi
Half Step > Crazy Fingers > Jam > He's Gone > Cold Rain and
Snow > Ship of Fools > Mason's Children
Set 2: Dear Mr. Fantasy > Help
on the Way > Slipknot! > Viola Lee Blues > Alligator > The
Eleven > Standing on the Moon > Uncle John's Band > Slipknot!
> Franklin's Tower E: Box of Rain
11/13/12 (Tue)
Roseland Ballroom - New York, NY
Set 1: Touch of Grey, Reuben
& Cherise, Ramble On Rose, They Love Each Other, Must've Been the
Roses, Here Comes the Sun, Good Lovin'
Set 2: Scarlet Begonias > Fire
on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet > Eyes of the World > Somewhere
Over the Rainbow (1), Playing in the Band > Jam > Comes A Time
> Let It Grow > Jam > Playing in the Band (reprise) E: Not Fade Away
Comment: (1) instrumental
11/12/12 (Mon)
Roseland Ballroom - New York, NY
Set 1: Dire Wolf, Friend of the Devil, Loser, Deal, Sugaree, Black Peter > Casey Jones
Set 2: Shakedown Street > Jam
> New Speedway Boogie > Jam > Unbroken Chain > Eleanor Rigby
(1) > Wharf Rat > Caution > Death Don't Have No Mercy >
Viola Lee Blues E: St. Stephen > Satisfaction
Comment: (1) instrumental
11/11/12 (Sun)
Roseland Ballroom - New York, NY
Set 1: Alligator, Bird Song, Till the Light Comes (1), Strawberry Fields Forever, Franklin's Tower
Set 2: Dweller on the Threshold (2), Doin' That Rag, Just Another Whistle Stop (3), Althea, Cosmic Charlie
Set 3: Jam (4) > Mountains of
the Moon (4) > The Other One (4) > Dark Star (4) > Stairway to
Heaven (5) > Dark Star (4) > Jam (4) > All Along the Watchtower
(4) > Morning Dew (4) > Dark Star (4) E: U.S. Blues (4)
Comment: (1) Jackie Greene song, first time played live by Phil & Friends (2) Van Morrison cover, first time played live by Phil & Friends (3) last time played by Phil & Friends: 6/23/06, Tampa FL (4) with Stanley Jordan (5) with Stanley Jordan, played once before by Phil & Friends, on 7/27/12 in San Rafael
11/09/12 (Fri)
Wellmont Theatre - Montclair, NJ
Set 1: Jack Straw, Loser, Mama Tried, Mr. Charlie, Pride of Cucamonga, Crazy Fingers (1), Bertha (1), Cumberland Blues (1)
Set 2: The Wheel (1) > Magic
Bus (1) > Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad (1), Life is a Carnival (1)
> Uncle John's Band (1), Mountain Song > Wharf Rat > Scarlet
Begonias (1) > Fire on the Mountain E: Turn On Your Lovelight
Comment: (1) with Jason Crosby
11/08/12 (Thu)
Wellmont Theatre - Montclair, NJ
Set 1: Truckin', Any Road, Early
Morning Rain, Ship of Fools, He's Gone > Cold Rain and Snow > New
Speedway Boogie > Mason's Children
Set 2: Across the Universe >
Mountains of the Moon, St. Stephen > The Eleven > Wish You Were
Here > China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, So Many Roads, Not
Fade Away E: And We Bid You Goodnight
11/07/12 (Wed)
Wellmont Theatre - Montclair, NJ
Set 1: Mississippi Half Step, Let
Me Sing Your Blues Away (1), Row Jimmy, Stella Blue, Here Comes
Sunshine, Eyes of the World, Weather Report Suite Prelude > WRS Part I
> Let It Grow
Set 2: Playing in the Band >
Dear Mr. Fantasy > Unbroken Chain, Help on the Way > Slipknot!
> Golden Road (to Unlimited Devotion) > The Other One >
Slipknot! > Franklin's Tower E: China Doll > Playing in the Band (reprise)
Comment: (1) first time played live by Phil & Friends
Just a little snippet from last night's show at the Roseland. Can't wait to see what these next two days have in store.
(~);}
JG
11/11/12 (Sun) Roseland Ballroom - New York, NY
Set 1: Alligator, Bird Song, Till the Light Comes (1), Strawberry Fields Forever, Franklin's Tower
Set 2: Dweller on the Threshold (2), Doin' That Rag, Just Another Whistle Stop (3), Althea, Cosmic Charlie
Set 3: Jam (4) > Mountains of the Moon (4) > The Other One (4)
> Dark Star (4) > Stairway to Heaven (5) > Dark Star (4) >
Jam (4) > All Al
ong the Watchtower (4) > Morning Dew (4) > Dark Star (4) E: U.S. Blues (4)
Comment: (1) Jackie Greene song, first time played live by Phil & Friends (2) John Kadlecik song, first time played live by Phil & Friends (3) last time played by Phil & Friends: 6/23/06, Tampa FL (4) with Stanley Jordan (5) with Stanley Jordan, played once before by Phil & Friends, on 7/27/12 in San Rafael
Lineup: Phil Lesh John Kadlecik Jackie Greene Joe Russo Jeff Chimenti
