Dead Show/podcast for 12/19/25
The Deadpod
John Henrikson
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 19 December 2025
⏱️ 103 minutes
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Summary
This week's Deadpod brings us the second set from the band's performance in Long Beach California on December 14, 1980.
This is a fine high-energy set, punctuated by guest appearances by Fora Purim, Airto and Matthew Kelly but full of outstanding renditions of some classic numbers.
I am always pleasantly surprised when I get a 'Must Have Been the Roses' and really enjoy this one. This is followed by a screaming 'Estimated Prophet'. This leads into the heart of the set, a great 'Wheel' going into an amazing Drums/Space then flowing into a otherwordly 'Other One'. This combination is really special. This leads into an emotional 'Stella Blue' then the boys ramp it up again with the rocking set closing 'Around and Around' into 'Good Lovin' .. a 'Brokedown Palace' is a perfect encore after this musical performance..
Grateful Dead
Long Beach Arena
Long Beach, CA 12/14/1980 - Sunday
Two
Cold Rain And Snow [6:31] >
Samson And Delilah [6:38] ;
It Must Have Been The Roses ;
Estimated Prophet [10:44] >
The Wheel [8:24] >
Drums (2) >
The Other One [11:51] >
Stella Blue >
Around And Around (1) >
Good Lovin'
Encore
Brokedown Palace
(1) with Matthew Kelly (2) with Flora Purim and Airto
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As we travel through this holiday season I hope this finds you and yours healthy, happy and at peace.
my thanks
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Deadpod for the week of December 19th, 2025. |
| 0:05.0 | As we close in on Christmas, we're already in Hanukkah and the end of the year. |
| 0:09.0 | We got a really fine second set for you this week, I think, from Long Beach, California. |
| 0:14.0 | This took place on December 14th, 1980, a Sunday show. |
| 0:18.0 | This second set starts out with our old friend, cold, rain, and snow, always a favorite, |
| 0:22.2 | into Samson and Delilah. That's followed by, it must have been the roses. Really nice to hear |
| 0:27.2 | this again. And then really a scream an estimated profit into a beautiful wheel. That goes into drums |
| 0:35.5 | with Flora Perim and Airto. |
| 0:38.3 | Very nice drums into space. The space is great. It goes nicely into a |
| 0:43.3 | magnificent other one. This is really, this combination, wheel, drums, space, other one is, |
| 0:49.3 | this makes this set, I think, really very nicely done. That goes into Stella Blue. |
| 0:55.2 | Around and around follows into Good Loving to close the set, |
| 0:57.9 | and they come back with a nice, broke-down palace. |
| 1:03.2 | Hope you enjoy this one. |
| 1:04.4 | I think it's quite a fine set, and I hope you're doing well. |
| 1:08.2 | And thanks for supporting the Deadpot. |
| 1:09.9 | I couldn't do it without you. |
| 1:10.9 | I hope to see you back here next week. Have a great holiday season. And thanks for your support of |
| 1:17.5 | the Dead Pod again. This is a professor you're listening to The Dead Pod. Go! Give it! |
| 1:28.3 | Oh! |
| 1:30.3 | You can't get me! Yeah! Oh! Oh! |
| 1:45.0 | Oh! |
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