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doolittle on Sunday, May 8, 2022 – 09:03 pm

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My first NY show. Night before the band was on Letterman with Kesey. Kesey played harmonica during drums/space.

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05/08/81
Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY


Set 1:
Jack Straw
Peggy-O
Me And My Uncle
Big River
Loser
C.C. Rider
Althea
Let It Grow
Don't Ease Me In


Set 2:
Shakedown Street
Samson And Delilah
Terrapin Station
Playin' In The Band
Drums
Nobody's Jam
Not Fade Away
Stella Blue
Sugar Magnolia


Encore:
U.S. Blues

 

 

 

 

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doolittle on Sunday, May 8, 2022 – 09:16 pm

And Phil's first appearance on vocals in years.

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deadtothecore2 on Sunday, May 8, 2022 – 09:33 pm

was at the next night, 5/9.... trippin heavy on the pepsi sign all night hey crazy night!

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groad1123 on Monday, May 9, 2022 – 12:06 pm

Weekend warrior for this tour, still had a couple weeks left as a student, missed the opener of this run, one of the best shows of the year on Wednesday 5/6   angry  crying 

Also played harp on US Blues

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Voodoo Chile on Monday, May 9, 2022 – 01:15 pm

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My 1st Dick's Pick...

4 days after my 1st show               https://archive.org/details/gd81-05-04.sbd.clugston.2250.sbeok.shnf

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Greasyheart
Greasyheart on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 – 05:12 pm

Tha was a good show.  I remember we drove home to PA and somewhere near the NJ boarder got White Castle and ordered like 150 burgers--they were all over the car the next day

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Paul_woz on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 – 06:04 pm

was at the next night, 5/9....

Me too! The Half Step>Franklin's>Stranger really rips!

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doolittle on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 – 06:17 pm

I remember the audience was electified to the gills. Maybe my most high moment of my GD show going history. Pure NY energy. On a scale it was a 12 out of 10 for energy in that place.

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LLOLLO on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 – 11:54 pm

 

Today (and/or the last couple of days) is also the anniversary of the Laguna Seca 87 run...