David Byrne at Greeks shows 35 years ago
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I remember the shows, didn't know that David Byrne was there until afterwards. He was living in the Bay area at the time
Rumors are this was during drums;
Fun shows, 35 years flies by pretty fast! I remember the security guy sniffing my 2 liter soda pop bottle full of mushroom tea, grimacing, and saying go ahead, lol. The Box of Rain story i've shared many times (they ended the show on the last night, started cleaning gear off the stage, opened the gates, only folks from the street poured in, 40 minutes later they played an epic version of this newly revisited gem.). Got to smoke a joint in the physics dept lounge of Berkeley, did a little busking on Telegraph street... and while on acid, had to change a flat tire after my deadhead friend / great singer / radio personality, tore a little tooo quickly around a curb. The security cop, a large and benevolent African American story teller, shared with us several rock and roll related ditties from the Greek (like Dylan playing 3 weeks earlier, and Jerry was so fucked up, took 3 people to get him out of his chair). Ah, how the time flies...
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June 20, 1986
June 20, 1986
https://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1986/06/20
Set 1
Midnight Hour
Miss 1/2 step
El Paso
Me & My Uncle >
Mexicalli Blues
Candyman
Let it Grow
Set 2
Uncle Johns >
Playin'>
Comes a Time >
Drums >
Space>
Miracle >
Black Peter >
Around & Around >
Good Lovin
Mighty Quinn
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June 21, 1986
June 21, 1986
https://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1986/06/21
Set 1
Alabama Getaway>
Promised Land
Friend of the Devil
CC Rider
Loser
Desolation Row
China Cat >
Rider
Set 2
Saint of Circumstance >
Gimme Some Lovin >
He's Gone >
Smokestack Lightning>
Drums >
Space >
Other One >
Wharf Rat >
Throwing Stones >
NFA
NFA reprise
Brokedown Palace
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June 22, 1986
June 22, 1986
https://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1986/06/22
Set 1 (11 songs, rare for that era!). (I thought there was a Paint My Masterpiece in there too?)
Jack Straw
It Must Have Been the Roses
Cassidy
Row Jimmy
Minglewood
Big RR Blues
Mama Tried >
Big River
Stagger Lee
Hell in a Bucket >
Might as Well
Set 2
Fire on the Mountain >
Samson & Delilah
Ship of Fools >
Women Smarter >
Drums >
Space >
Truckin' >
Going Down the Rd FB >
Stella Blue >
Turn on your Lovelight
US Blues
Box of Rain
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David Byrne at Greeks 38
David Byrne at Greeks 38 years ago...
An INCREDIBLE SHOW!!!!!!!
Top five all-time in my personal book of greatest shows I've ever seen.
'86 GD, not so much.
Still, fun thread.
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Those 86 Greeks were likely
Those 86 Greeks were likely the sloppiest shows I saw, still, if you corrected it in your head, was brilliant (LOL).
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>>>if you corrected it in
>>>if you corrected it in your head<<<
THAT...... is a big league skill.
And one that can go a very long way in enjoying late-era Grateful Dead shows.
Personally, I was on-&-off with that skill.
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Cool stories and pics!
Cool stories and pics!
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I've always thought that
I've always thought that Byrne probably appreciated the Grateful Dead's highly unique system of dynamic disorder. As someone who's chemical makeup made it impossible for him to just take the ride as opposed to designing and steering it, he was probably wistful of the experience.
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The dude liked his Peruvian
The dude liked his Peruvian Marching Powder, and there was a lot of it around that tour. The Saturday night show featured the Len Bias "He's Gone". Byrne was there for the Sunday show, which started earlier and was over by sunset. It was the best of a somewhat lackluster set of shows, and had a more festive vibe. I had a blast tripping out on the lawn up top, and was hanging out talking with some friends afterwards when it became clear they were going to come back out. Phil seemed to be in a really good mood. The Box Of Rain along with the China-Rider that ended the 1st set on Saturday were my favorite moments of these 3 shows. Turned out to be the only shows I've ever seen there. Average shows nonetheless, it is an amazing venue, with such an iconic view of the Bay. Hope I get back some day.
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The weird thing is that
The weird thing is that Talking Heads had ceased being a touring band at this point, as they didn't go on the road again after the Speaking In Tongues tour ended in early 1984 in New Zealand. I bet Byrne was fascinated by Deadheads, and wonder if he had concerns about the Talking Heads attracting a similar gypsy caravan if they were to go back to touring. They didn't break up until 1991, and never toured for the Little Creatures, True Stories or Naked albums. Guess they were making enough off the album sales and didn't care about the touring dollars.
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I used to play professional
I used to play professional rules semi-competitive croquet. My favorite, most frequent matchup was Dead Heads (the team I was on) vs Talking Heads (serious fans). We played music onto the court and it was always fun to hear either group's sounds. The court was cut out of a forest, the little clubhouse was hand built with stained glass windows, and the good food and treats were plentiful. Nice memories.
I've mentioned the movie True Stories by David Byrne before but don't know if any of you have seen it. If not, do. It's funny and strange and musical, acted by an ensemble of well-knowns. Find it, it's worth it.
True Stories (film) - Wikipedia
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True Stories is a 1986 American musical satirical comedy film directed by David Byrne, who stars alongside John Goodman, Swoosie Kurtz, and Spalding Gray.
Music by: Talking Heads
Production company: True Stories Venture
Box office: $2.5 million
Produced by: Gary Kurfirst
Plot · Production · Reception · Music
True Stories (1986) - IMDb
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At this late date, TRUE STORIES – the lone feature film directed by renaissance man/rock-n-roll artiste/ex-Rhode Island School of Design student David Byrne ...
Rating: 7.2/10 · 6,018 votes
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