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GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST

Friend Of the Devils: West Virginia, 4/78

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4.92.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2024

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

The Deadcast crosses the Blue Ridge Mountains for the Dead’s only show in Huntington, West Virginia, including close looks at the innovative fashion and LSD scenes then emerging in Dead parking lots, and the conclusion of a rare 1978 interview with Jerry Garcia.


Guests: Kathy Sublette, Rob Bleetstein, Bob Wagner, Bob Minkin, Jay Blakesberg, David Lemieux, Steve Silberman, Erik Davis, Annabelle Walsh

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0:00.0

The Good Old Grateful Dead cast, the official podcast of The Grateful Dead.

0:09.9

I'm Rich Mahan with Jesse Jarno, exploring the music and legacy of the Grateful Dead for the committed and the curious.

0:17.0

Ladies and gentlemen, fellow deadheads, welcome to season 10 of the Good Old Grateful Deadcast.

0:23.8

I'm your co-host Rich Mahan.

0:25.8

Thank you very much for tuning in.

0:28.2

In this episode of the Good Old Grateful Dead cast, we wrap up our look at the new Grateful Dead Box set, Friend of the Devils, and head to the April 16th 1978 show in Huntington, West Virginia.

0:40.0

This new limited edition friend of the devils is almost sold out and with good reason.

0:46.0

The band was playing great in Spring 78 and as the name suggests, this 19th CD box set features eight unreleased concerts showing the rise of drums and space as second set traditions.

1:00.0

Friend of the Devil's April 1978 includes complete shows from Curtis Hickson Convention Hall in Tampa, Florida on 4-6,

1:08.0

the Sportatorium at Pembroke Pines, Florida on 4-7, Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville on 4-8, the Fox Theater in Atlanta

1:18.0

Georgia for two shows on 4-10 and 4-11, Cameron Indoor Stadium at Duke University, that's the one with the great video from

1:25.9

412, Castle Coliseum in Virginia, and Blacksburg on 414 and the Huntington Civic Center, the feature of today's episode on 416.

1:38.2

The concert at Duke is the breakout show from this box and will also be released separately. Duke 78 is available in 3 CD4

1:46.4

LP and digital configurations. Both Duke 78 and the limited edition friend of the devils are out now.

1:54.0

More info and orders are happening at dead.net.

1:59.0

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2:28.3

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2:37.2

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