23 Years ago Maritime Hall 2/18/01
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Yup.....One of the many epic Quintet shows. A top 3 best of all time Q shows.....So it shall be written, so it shall have been done. And it was..... and documented by the thousands in attendance and the many reviews. This was a 4 show run that was pretty rare.
I was up front in like 10'th row but then again not a bad seat in the house.
Were you present at the Maritime Hall toilet bowl? Tell me a story.
I think the aim of the band was to "tear this old building down". ......It was condemned shortly after.
GARCIA WAS THERE IN SPIRIT AND KEPT THE BUILDING UPRIGHT AS HE WANTED TO KEEP HIS THRONE OF "TEARING DOWN A BUILDING" FROM HIS PERFORMANCE AT "THE CHANCE" CIRCA JUNE 1983. IT WAS SCARY.
I think this was one of the best Q runs i had witnessed. The Beacon was up there so say the "Tears of the clown". :)
So glad Phil is doing his birthday run at the Capitol and is bringing back the Q for what could be a final encore.
Long live P&F's & 4 ever the Q.
https://archive.org/details/2001-02-18.paf.sbd.mattman.24412.sbeok.flacf
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I thought this would be you
I thought this would be you KK.How goes it?
It's 2/17 today https://archive.org/details/PLQ2001-02-17.picklemic which was also a killer show at The Maritime.
2/18/01 was the best show I've seen post Jerry.
Also the best run of shows post Jerry each night was amazing.
Seeing Mule tonight in Oakland it's Max's first Warren experience he is psyched.
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I thought this would be you
I thought this would be you KK.How goes it?
It's 2/17 today https://archive.org/details/PLQ2001-02-17.picklemic which was also a killer show at The Maritime.
2/18/01 was the best show I've seen post Jerry.
Also the best run of shows post Jerry each night was amazing.
Seeing Mule tonight in Oakland it's Max's first Warren experience he is psyched.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRTvKg26Dt4 2/18/01 Soundboard . Not sure why the archive links aren't working
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2/18/11 a nice show at Broomy
..Broomfiels 2/18/12 was also a great show! We had a blast, KK!
https://archive.org/details/plf2012-02-18.dpa4ch.flac16
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2/18/11 a nice show at Broomy
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: cultivate kindness
I missed the Thursday show of
I missed the Thursday show of this run because of work, but the other three nights are among the best shows I've ever seen, and Sunday night, the 18th, is easily the best show I've seen since Jerry passed. This is the Q at the top of their game. After an amazing fall tour, followed by their marathon performance on New Year's Eve at the Kaiser, the band was firing on all cylinders, with a turbo boost and after-burners blazing, and they knew it.
The hall itself had seen better days. KK's description of it as a toilet isn't too far off the mark, and this is especially true if you had to visit the restrooms by the end of the weekend. I could swear the "water" on the floor of the men's room was ankle deep by Sunday night, but maybe that was just the doses. And the structural integrity of the balcony got called into question by my crew a few times at least. Would it last the weekend, or come crashing down? And would it really matter if it did? Got raptured in San Francisco wouldn't be such a bad epitaph, I believe.
But the Maritime was not without its charms. As I recall, the walls behind and to one side of the band came up to a kind of rounded off quarter-dome, and Candace Brightman worked that space to great effect with her liquid light show. And the sound was pretty great too, with Dennis Leonard working the board, if I recall correctly.
This was also the run of shows that, for me, helped set the trajectory of my next couple of years, and seeing shows in places like the Greek in Berkeley, Red Rocks, and the Frost. It wasn't the second coming of the Dead, but it was close, and for a while there, it felt like our scene had barely missed a beat, and had a brilliant future to look forward to.
It was shortly after these shows that I first visited the Zone too, in search of recordings of the shows. Not only did I find audio here, but I also downloaded a couple of Real Audio videos from the run, which live today on my YouTube channel. (They say that Chet Helms recorded video of all the shows at the Maritime, but so far at least, high-quality video of these shows hasn't surfaced.)
Long live the Q.
I Am The Walrus / Slipknot / Franklin's Tower (Cut) from the 16th: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHb2jFcpVGU
Milestones from the 18th: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbMuFI3bXf8
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Now those were some shows...
Now those were some shows...
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the walls in that place were
the walls in that place were literally dripping...
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"A top 3 best of all time Q
"A top 3 best of all time Q shows"
What a run that was!
It was so crowded in there, but not at all uncomfortable. Not a bad spot in the house.
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Oh yea. This was just a very
Oh yea. This was just a very special run.
Acid Test visuals. Super heady GD attendees.
The Maritime was short on amenities but long on vibrations. We could feel it.
The music speaks for itself.
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I agree. Absolutely top 3 if
I agree. Absolutely top 3 if not #1 of the Q shows, and I saw or listened to just about all of them. I also believe this lineup provided the best post Jerry Grateful Dead music that included at least one or more of the surviving members. And I've seen a boatload of other P&F lineups, Further, D&C, Billy and the Kids, and probably every different Bobby configuration. Hands down it was the Q. Can't wait till 3/4 & 3/6!
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I went to the 17th. Here
I went to the 17th. Here Comes Sunshine - Mirrors of Thalassa opener got my attention.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: KK
Broomfiels 2/18/12 was also a
Broomfiels 2/18/12 was also a great show! We had a blast, KK! >>>.
Yes...Broomie was an excellent time. I almost included a mention in this thread. i remember years back based on the dates Phans figured Broomie run was a tip of the hat to the epic Maritime run.
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Hi Mike....Awesome write up.
Hi Mike....Awesome write up.
I missed the Thursday show of this run because of work, but the other three nights are among the best shows I've ever seen, and Sunday night, the 18th, is easily the best show I've seen since Jerry passed. This is the Q at the top of their game. After an amazing fall tour, followed by their marathon performance on New Year's Eve at the Kaiser, the band was firing on all cylinders, with a turbo boost and after-burners blazing, and they knew it.
The hall itself had seen better days. KK's description of it as a toilet isn't too far off the mark, and this is especially true if you had to visit the restrooms by the end of the weekend. I could swear the "water" on the floor of the men's room was ankle deep by Sunday night, but maybe that was just the doses. And the structural integrity of the balcony got called into question by my crew a few times at least. Would it last the weekend, or come crashing down? And would it really matter if it did? Got raptured in San Francisco wouldn't be such a bad epitaph, I believe.
But the Maritime was not without its charms. As I recall, the walls behind and to one side of the band came up to a kind of rounded off quarter-dome, and Candace Brightman worked that space to great effect with her liquid light show. And the sound was pretty great too, with Dennis Leonard working the board, if I recall correctly.
This was also the run of shows that, for me, helped set the trajectory of my next couple of years, and seeing shows in places like the Greek in Berkeley, Red Rocks, and the Frost. It wasn't the second coming of the Dead, but it was close, and for a while there, it felt like our scene had barely missed a beat, and had a brilliant future to look forward to.
It was shortly after these shows that I first visited the Zone too, in search of recordings of the shows. Not only did I find audio here, but I also downloaded a couple of Real Audio videos from the run, which live today on my YouTube channel. (They say that Chet Helms recorded video of all the shows at the Maritime, but so far at least, high-quality video of these shows hasn't surfaced.)
Long live the Q.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: KK
I thought this would be you
I thought this would be you KK.How goes it?
i kind of figured this would grab your attention!!!!!!
It's 2/17 today https://archive.org/details/PLQ2001-02-17.picklemic which was also a killer show at The Maritime.
2/18/01 was the best show I've seen post Jerry.
Also the best run of shows post Jerry each night was amazing.
Seeing Mule tonight in Oakland it's Max's first Warren experience he is psyched.
Please tell me about the show and Maxes first impressions of Warren and the band?
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<<<<<<the walls in that place
<<<<<<the walls in that place were literally dripping...>>>>>
In so many different ways
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Yo Bob....so glad we see eye
Yo Bob....so glad we see eye to eye and you enjoyed this run as much as I did.
>>>>>>>I agree. Absolutely top 3 if not #1 of the Q shows, and I saw or listened to just about all of them. I also believe this lineup provided the best post Jerry Grateful Dead music that included at least one or more of the surviving members. And I've seen a boatload of other P&F lineups, Further, D&C, Billy and the Kids, and probably every different Bobby configuration. Hands down it was the Q. Can't wait till 3/4 & 3/6! <<<<<<<<<<
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: KK
Hi JP......A big hell yeah to
Hi JP......A big hell yeah to that!
Oh yea. This was just a very special run.
Acid Test visuals. Super heady GD attendees.
The Maritime was short on amenities but long on vibrations. We could feel it.
The music speaks for itself.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: KK
The place was elbow to elbow
The place was elbow to elbow and from what i can remember a bit of a Sauna but they opened all the doors in the joint and we did have a breeze. For what ever reason the air cons were not working for that run.
>>>>A top 3 best of all time Q shows"
What a run that was!
It was so crowded in there, but not at all uncomfortable. Not a bad spot in the house.
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What a year for Phil Lesh. From Denver in early February to the Kaiser on NYE, absolutely hearing a hole in the fabric of the universe. Many jaw dropping evenings.
2001 - https://www.philzone.com/philbase/philbase_01.html
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: roland
I had sworn off GD spin-off
I had sworn off GD related shows for a few years after being mostly disappointed. Then a friend had an extra ticket and more less dragged me to the Feb 16 show. Phil and this band seemed to have The Mojo that I found lacking in the other spin-off bands. It brought me back into the fold and made me realize there was still magic happening. Needless to say I asked my friend if they had any more extras - and so I went back on the 18th. I vividly remember tears being shed during Dark Star and Wharf Rat. Sounds corny, but so very real. Never miss a Sunday show!
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Good to see you roland. It's
Good to see you roland. It's been a while.
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I'm Still Partial to Some
I'm Still Partial to Some Shows From October 2000
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JP thanks for posting the
JP thanks for posting the complete set lists of the run. I do remember loving:
2/15 Foolish Heart>love light> Little Light
2/17 was another fantastic show. with a monumental first set... .....Sunshine> Mirror> Sunshine> Stepen>Eleven>Stephen> keep on growing Enc. Patchwork> Box
Great run of shows
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02/18/2001 show review thread
02/18/2001 show review thread from back in the day: https://www.philzone.com/reviews/rev010218.html
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Mike great to see that review
Mike great to see that review thread. Looks like most were very favorable to say the least.