Dead Show/podcast for 8/24/18

The Deadpod

John Henrikson

Music, Arts, Performing Arts

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2018

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

This week's Deadpod features a show from 46 years ago at the Berkeley Community Theater in Berkeley CA. This run, which lead up to the famous show at Veneta Oregon on the 27th, often is overlooked, but is a stellar example of why the band were at the top of their game during this period. While I previously featured the next night of this run, this may well be the better of those two. While the playing is wonderful throughout (and perhaps even more spacy and exciting in set 2) the jam between 'China->Rider', the 'Bird Song' and of course 'Playin in the Band' make this a memorable first set.

Grateful Dead

Berkeley Community Theatre

Berkeley, CA 8/24/72 - Thursday

One

The Promised Land [2:58]

Sugaree [6:43]

Jack Straw [5:51]

China Cat Sunflower [7:09] >

I Know You Rider [4:49]

Me And My Uncle [3:02]

Bird Song [9:12]

Beat It On Down The Line [3:05]

Tennessee Jed [7:31]

Playing In The Band [15:04]

Casey Jones [5:47]

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Dead Pod for the week of August 24th 2018. This is a professor. I'm so glad you could pick us up this week.
0:07.0	This week I'm going to bring you what I think is a really beautiful show that took place during one of the finest periods of the band's history and that's August of 1972.
0:16.0	This one takes place at the it's part of the famous run at the Berkeley Community Theater in Berkeley California.
0:21.0	August 24th, 1972.
0:23.0	A Thursday night.
0:24.0	I previously played the following show from August 25th, but this one may in fact be a little better.
0:31.0	It starts off with a nice promise land.
0:32.8	Sugarie, Jack Straw, China Rider, me and my uncle Bird Song.
0:37.3	This is one of the highlights of this first set.
0:39.6	Beat it on down the line.
0:40.6	Tennessee Jed and then they have a great playing in the band
0:44.3	Casey Jones and set one I think you're going to enjoy this one
0:47.4	thanks so much for your support of the dead pot I couldn't bring it to you without
0:52.0	it without your support and I greatly appreciate it.
0:55.0	I also want to wish a very special happy birthday.
0:59.0	To Michael Thompson turning 45 this weekend, thanks for listening and for your support of the dead pod.
1:05.0	Hope everyone has a great weekend. This is a professor. You're going to be here for a little while. Please do us one favor.
1:19.6	Get up, move about in your seats, but please leave the aisles clear.
1:22.8	We have a problem, please work with us and keep the aisles clear.
1:27.0	From Marin County, good time music by good time people, The Grateful Dead. Dead. Lett my home with Norfolk, Virginia, California on my mind.
1:40.0	Straddle that grail and rode it past rolly and all. mine. Rock Hill and never was a minute late.
1:53.0	We was 90 miles out of the land of our sundown,
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