Dead Show/podcast for 12/5/25
The Deadpod
John Henrikson
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2025
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
This week we pick up the second set from the band's performance on November 14th, 1987 in Long Beach California.
A strong opening finds them opening with a nice 'Maggie's Farm' into 'Cumberland Blues'.. Bobby flubs the first line of the vocals but nevertheless a great high energy start. 'Playin' In the Band' follows, while a bit short, this still contains some nice jamming. 'Terrapin Station' is very well sung and leads nicely into drums>space.
Post Drums highlights include a heartfelt 'Stella Blue' and a wonderful closing 'LoveLight'.
'The Mighty Quinn' was always a great encore.
Grateful Dead
Long Beach Arena
Long Beach, CA 11/14/1987 - Saturday
Two
Maggie's Farm [6:19] >
Cumberland Blues [4:27] ;
Playing In The Band [7:48] >
Terrapin Station [12:20] >
Drums [6:52#] >
Space [3:56] >
I Need A Miracle [8:23] >
Stella Blue >Throwing Stones [9:00] >
Turn On Your Love Light [6:52]
Encore
The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) [3:57]
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome the Deadpod for the week of December 5th, 2025. |
| 0:03.7 | This is Professor I'm so glad to pick us up this week. |
| 0:06.5 | This week we're going to continue with the show we started two weeks ago, |
| 0:10.1 | which is the band's performance at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California, |
| 0:13.7 | on November 14, 1987. |
| 0:16.8 | It was a Saturday. |
| 0:18.6 | The second set's quite good, I think, in my opinion. |
| 0:20.6 | It starts out with a really nice combination. |
| 0:22.6 | Maggie's Farm into Cumberland Blues. |
| 0:24.6 | Bobby blows the first verse of Maggie's Farm, but nevertheless, it's well done. |
| 0:29.6 | The rest of it's quite well done. |
| 0:31.6 | And the two songs really go nicely together, I think you'll enjoy it. |
| 0:35.6 | Following that is playing in the band. Nice, nice, and they get a nice |
| 0:39.6 | version of a bit shorter than those that you're used to. Nevertheless, it's quite nicely done. |
| 0:47.1 | Terrapid station follows, and this is a very nice rendition. I think Jerry does a great reading on this one. |
| 0:52.2 | Then we go into drums in space, outside of post |
| 0:54.9 | drums. We get a miracle into a nice Stella Blue, into Throne Stones, into a great turn-on-your-love |
| 1:00.4 | light. Not horribly long, but just when you think it's going to end, Bobby picks it back up, |
| 1:05.8 | and it's really a nice way to finish. The encore, one of my favorites, the Mighty Quinn. So I'm sure the audience went home |
| 1:14.3 | happy with this one. It's quite a nice show, good recording. I hope you enjoy it too. Thanks so much |
| 1:20.1 | for picking us up again and hope to see you back here next week. Thanks for your support of the |
| 1:25.3 | Deadpod. We couldn't do it without you. Take care. |
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