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My Little Indigenous Person - 10/10/81

We're back for the second (?) European tour of 1981!  Your hosts Game and FiG will talk about this smoker of a show (including the last ever set 2 Sugaree) and wrap up the West LA Giveaway as well as introduce a new fundraising effort to help the Archive!  https://www.reddit.com/r/gratefuldead/comments/1o5tepa/lets_donate_to_archiveorg/
 
Here's the set:
 
Set 1:Shakedown Street > Bertha > Minglewood Blues , Friend Of The Devil > El Paso , Tennessee Jed , Me And My Uncle > Big River , Bird Song > Let It Grow > DealSet 2:Man Smart (Woman Smarter) , Sugaree [1] , Lost Sailor > Saint Of Circumstance > Eyes Of The World > Drums > Space > Truckin' > The Other One > Wharf Rat > One More Saturday NightEncore:Casey Jones
 
 

Singing the Gospel with Bobby Weir - 12/27/81

The Brent-era Boys are simply having a wonderful Christmas time in 1981 on home turf!  For a review, join your hosts for the evening TheGame and FiG. Along the way conversations abound about a new fundraiser for the Archive that FiGs been kicking around.  If you can and would like to donate here's the link!
https://donate.archive.org/fundraiser/6730391
And here's the set:
 
 OneNew Minglewood Blues [6:56] > Sugaree [10:07] ; Cassidy [5:40] ; Deep Elem Blues [6:00] ; C C Rider [7:34] ; Friend Of The Devil [8:27] ; Passenger [5:08] ; Althea [6:11] ; Looks Like Rain [9:06] > Deal [6:15]TwoSamson And Delilah [#6:26] ; To Lay Me Down [8:16] ; Playing In The Band [16:30] > Drums [6:#27] > Space [9:58] > The Wheel [7:12] > Playing In The Band [4:33] > Wharf Rat [9:04] > Sugar Magnolia [9:36]Encore 
 
 

The Emotion of LOUD - 9/25/81

Let's All Get Yacco'd as the Dead hit up the Stabler Arena in Christmas City, USA - Bethlehem, PA!  Here's the set (unfortunately Tons of Steel was still in Brent's beautiful brain):
 
One  
 
New Minglewood Blues [6:42] ;Friend Of The Devil [9:02] >El Paso [4:55] ;Peggy-O [6:37] >Little Red Rooster [8:02] ;Bird Song [10:15] >Beat It On Down The Line [2:59] ;Cumberland Blues [4:54] ;Passenger [4:45] ;Althea [8:41] ;The Music Never Stopped [8:10]
Two  
 
Might As Well [4:25] >Samson And Delilah [7:23] ;Scarlet Begonias [11:13] >Fire On The Mountain [9:59] ;Never Trust A Woman [6:20] >Lost Sailor [6:19] >Saint Of Circumstance [6:17] >Space [1:16] >Drums [6:#07] >Space [4:36] >The Wheel [5:07] >Sugar Magnolia [5:10] >Black Peter [8:25] >Around And Around [3:40] >Sunshine Daydream [3:15]
Encore  
 
U.S. Blues 
 
 
 

Long Live Rock - 5/25/95

It may have been the grunge capital of the world, but its May 25, 1995 and the kids were alright and  could still get down and boogie to some Good Ole Grateful Dead!! Hear our hosts FiG and Knob discuss The Who, some GD trivia, Mickey's B-day, and a very special Reddit AMA!
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/gratefuldead/comments/1nkjfe4/we_just_published_a_book_of_the_late_jim/
 
One - [58:00]
[58:00] ;Feel Like A Stranger ;Bertha ;Good Morning Little Schoolgirl ;Peggy-O ;El Paso ;Tennessee Jed ;Cassidy
Two - [1:28:00]
[1:28:00] ;Foolish Heart ;Victim Or The Crime ;Samba In The Rain ;He's Gone >Drums >Space >The Wheel >Throwing Stones >Not Fade Away
Encore
The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)
 
 
 
 
 

Knobs of the World - 8/23/69

It might not be Halloweentown yet, but it’s never too early to visit St. Helens! This week, our hosts Game and FiG are heading to Oregon. It’s August 23rd, 1969 and The Grateful Dead are playing at Pelletier Farm as part of the Bullfrog 3 Festival. Along the way, discussions abound about 710 Haight Ashbury, Tom Constanten’s GoFundMe, and the Bullfrog 3 Festival.
Hard To HandleMama Tried > High TimeCasey JonesEasy WindSittin On Top Of The WorldDark Star > St. Stephen > The Eleven >Turn On Your Love Light
And We Bid You Good Night

Excellent Whomps - 10/19/74

If you can’t meet up at the movies, you can at least hang out with us! This week, our hosts FiG and Knob are heading to the Winterland Coliseum. It’s October 19th, 1974 and the Grateful Dead are playing the shows that will make up The Grateful Dead Movie. Discussions abound about the movie, the Who’s “final tour” and a slowed down Dire Wolf. 
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown ToodelooMe and My UncleFriend Of The DevilBeat It On Down The LineIt Must Have Been The RosesEl PasoLoose LucyBlack Throated WindScarlet BegoniasTo Lay Me DownMama TriedEyes Of The World >China DollBig River 
SeastonesUncle John's BandBig Railroad BluesThe Race is OnTomorrow Is ForeverMexicali BluesDire WolfSugar Magnolia >He's Gone >Truckin' >Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) Jam >Drums >Truckin' >Black PeterSunshine Daydream
One More Saturday NightU.S. Blues

A Tuesday Night Heater from Philly PA - 4/26/83 (& 10/24/72)

Holy Sh!t this Shakedown! We're shaking it down to South Philly as the boys rock the spectrum!  A FiG-pod including GD 60, a new JGB offering, and FiG's anticipation of seeing the Grateful Dead Movie in IMAX!  Shoutout to JWG3 who's review is featured. Stay tuned for set 1!  Also 10/24/72 is discussed. 
 
Here's the set from 4/26/83: 
 
One
Shakedown Street [14:09] ; New Minglewood Blues [8:09] ; They Love Each Other [8:16] ; Me And My Uncle [3:24] > Mexicali Blues [5:09] ; Maybe You Know [4:58] ; West L.A. Fadeaway [7:31] ; My Brother Esau [5:16] ; It Must Have Been The Roses [5:22] ; Let It Grow [12:28]
Two
Help On The Way [3:12] > Slipknot! [5:11] > Franklin's Tower [9:45] > Man Smart (Woman Smarter) [6:56] > Drums [7:#07] > Space [11:38] > Truckin' [7:33] > Morning Dew [10:25] > Throwing Stones [9:32#] > Not Fade Away [8:21]
Encore
U.S. Blues [4:46]
Here's the JerryBase page for the show
 
 
 

Brent F*ckin Mydland - 10/28/79

We're snackin on potato chips listening to 10/28/79 as the boys rock Cape Cod!  Conversations abound as hosts TheGame and FiG wildly speculate about GD 60 (dated we know), Jerry's Bday, and his life long love affair with Golden Gate Park!  Stay tuned for set 2!One  
 
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo [13:27] >Franklin's Tower [17:41] ;Mama Tried [2:31] >Mexicali Blues [4:24] ;Althea [7:48] ;Passenger [5:14] ;Ramble On Rose [7:49] ;The Music Never Stopped [9:36]
Two  
 
China Cat Sunflower [7:20] >I Know You Rider [7:25] ;Samson And Delilah [7:35] ;Ship Of Fools [7:40] ;Playing In The Band [19:08] >Drums [7:#23] >Space [4:12] >Stella Blue [8:27] >Sugar Magnolia [8:27]
Encore  
 
U.S. Blues [5:26] 

Where the Dark Star Crashes - 6/19/91

The venue isn’t named after Knob, but we still had a real good time. This week on Help on the Way, our hosts FiG and Knob are headed to Clarkston, Missouri. It’s June 19th, 1991 and the Grateful Dead are playing Pine Knob Music Theatre. Discussions abound about Bruce Hornsby, the role of Victim or the Crime, and nepo hosts.Feel Like a StrangerThey Love Each OtherNew Minglewood BluesDire WolfQueen Jane ApproximatelyRamble on RosePromised LandVictim or the Crime > Scarlet Begonias >Fire on the Mountain >Man Smart, Woman Smarter > Drums > Space > Stella Blue >The Other One > Johnny B. GoodeThe Mighty Quinn

Flintstonian - 5/3/91

Amphitheatre? I hardly know ‘er. This week on Help on the Way podcast, our hosts FiG and Knob are heading to sunny Sacramento, California. It’s May 3rd, 1991 and the Grateful Dad are playing at the Cal Expo Center. Discussions abound about the wrap-up of the West LA Giveaway, and the Grateful Dead and America (it was recorded the week of the 4th of July).
BerthaGreatest Story Ever ToldWest L.A. FadeawayQueen Jane ApproximatelyJack-A-RoeIt's All Over NowTennessee JedLet It Grow 
China Cat Sunflower > I Know You RiderEstimated ProphetHe's Gone > Drums > Space > The Wheel > All Along The Watchtower > Stella BlueTurn On Your Love Light 
US Blues