Dead Show/podcast for 12/2/22

The Deadpod

John Henrikson

Performing Arts, Gratefuldead, Grateful, Dead, Arts, Music

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2022

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Think that a show from 56 years ago doesn't rock? If so I challenge you to listen to this week's Deadpod... from November 19, 1966 in San Francisco, this primal Dead will surely knock your socks off... Such amazing energy and emotion on display here. The boys are spreading their wings while still exploring the legacy of the blues in the midst of Beatle mania.

There are many highlights here, but I have to call out 'Cream Puff War', and 'Dancin' In The Streets' (despite the tragic cut at the end) as virtuoso examples of primal Grateful Dead.

The entire second set (what we have of it) is a testament to the power and presence of Pigpen. Enough said.

Grateful Dead
Fillmore Auditorium
San Francisco, CA 11/19/1966 - Saturday

One

Cold Rain And Snow [3:05]
Hi-Heel Sneakers [4:07]
Pain In My Heart [2:52]
Beat It On Down The Line [2:24]
Cream Puff War [7:27]
Same Thing [9:59]
He Was A Friend Of Mine [4:32]
Dancin' In The Street [5:59#]

Two

Smokestack Lightning [8:41] >
King Bee [5:23]
Midnight Hour [18:09]

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod120222.mp3

Thanks for your kind support of the Deadpod!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to DeadPod for the week of December the 2nd, 2022.
0:03.6	This is a professor. I'm so glad you could pick us up this week.
0:06.8	I think I have a real treat for you this week, although this particular concert took place in November.
0:13.2	Nevertheless, it's the way I'm going to start off our December here in the DeadPod
0:17.5	from the Fillmore Auditorium. November 19th, 1966, we're going to have the
0:22.6	dead and pig pen in particular provide a really excellent show for us.
0:28.7	Starts out with an introduction. On the introduction, Bill Graham will introduce
0:33.9	Billy Cratezman as Bill Summers. That was his actual name he went by at the time,
0:39.7	avoiding the draft. Then they go into a great version of cold,
0:43.4	red and snow, high heeled sneakers,
0:47.0	pain in my heart, a great beat it on down the line. Then they go
0:51.9	total psychedelic with cream puff work.
0:54.9	Pig pen does a great, the same thing. Then he was a friend of mine and a most excellent
1:00.9	dancing in the streets follows. Unfortunately, that one is cut.
1:04.2	When you hit that cut, you're like, oh, oh, no.
1:07.9	Set two. We're going to hear what exists of set two. It's a great smokestack,
1:12.9	lightning, and do I'm a king bee. And then pig pen again shines
1:16.9	within the midnight hour. And when you hear that, you might understand why at the time,
1:23.9	they were considered a backing band for pig pen.
1:25.9	The great blue stuff here and great early primal dead.
1:30.9	And I believe this is only the second show from 1966 that I featured on the dead pod.
1:35.9	I hope you enjoy it. Thanks so much for picking us up and for your support of the dead pod.
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