Help on the Way

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

A Show of Firsts -3/23/74

I’ve got to moooooove. Because this week, our host FiG is heading to the Cow Place. It’s March 23rd, 1974 and the Grateful Dead are playing in Daly City, California. Along the way, discussions abound about Meet Up at the Movies 2025, The Wall of Sound, and a show of firsts. U.S. Blues The Promised Land Brown Eyed Women Mexicali Blues Tennessee Jed Black Throated Wind Scarlet Begonias Beat It On Down The Line It Must Have Been The Roses El Paso Deal Cassidy China Cat Sunflower >I Know You Rider Weather Report Suite Prelude >Weather Report Suite Part >Let It Grow Playing In The Band >Uncle John's Band >Morning Dew >Uncle John's Band >Playing In The Band Ship Of Fools Big River Ramble On Rose Me And My Uncle Bertha Around And Around Wharf Rat >Sugar Magnolia Casey Jones One More Saturday Night

Moogsploitation ft/Dew Roller - 9/22/93

It’s not really square, and it’s not really a garden, and I don’t know who Madison is. But this week, our hosts FiG and Knob are joined by special guest Dew Roller to talk head to New York City. It’s September 22nd, 1993, and the Grateful Dead are playing Madison Square Garden. Along the way, discussions abound about Tiny Tim, the history of Dark Star, and what makes a good sit-in. Watch FiG and Dew Roller appear on the Unmixed and Unmastered podcast about Brian Eno's ambient series: https://youtu.be/a1eSmPLmbds?si=Jmls1rOkJBonvgv_Help on the Way > Slipknot! > Franklin’s Tower >New Minglewood BluesRamble on RoseWhen I Paint My MasterpieceBird Song *Easy Answers *Lazy River Road *Estimated Prophet * >Dark Star * >Drums * >Space * >Wharf Rat * >Throwing Stones ** >Turn on Your Love Light **I Fought the Law\* with David Murray\** also with James Cotton

Bad Game - 12/4/71

Run Rudolph Run! It’s time for Christmas in… June. This week, our hosts FiG and Game are heading to New York City. It’s December 4th, 1971, and the Grateful Dead are playing at the Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden. Conversations abounded about the West LA Giveaway, The Felt Forum, and a very "farty" kick drum.Truckin'SugareeMr. CharlieBeat It On Down The LineTennessee JedJack StrawRun Rudolph RunYou Win Again Me and Bobby McGeeComes A TimeEl Paso Smokestack LightningOne More Saturday NightCumberland BluesRamble On RoseMe and My Uncle >The Other One > Mexicali Blues >The Other One >Wharf RatCasey Jones

The Frampitheatre - 4/30/88

The Frampitheatre Comes Alive! This week, our hosts FiG and Knob are heading to Palo Alto. It’s April 30th, 1988 and the Grateful Dead are playing the Frost Ampitheatre in Palo Alto, California. Along the way, discussions abound about the passing of Sly Stone, the debut of Let the Good Times Roll, and rare encores
Good Times > Feel Like a StrangerRow JimmyWalking BluesHey Pocky WayRamble on RoseLet It Grow
Shakedown StreetMan Smart Woman SmarterShip of Fools > Playin’ in the Band > Drums > Space > Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad >All Along the Watchtower >Black Peter > Sugar Magnolia 
China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider > One More Saturday Night