After finally jumping on tour in Scranton, we arrived in Pittsburgh & Star Lake amphitheater.

Unfortunately, this was one of the few shows I didn't make it in for. I basically was living day to day, and I worked hard in the lot for this show, and decided to save the ticket money for the long haul to Alpine Valley.

So I worked the lot. All day. Hot sun. Folks tailgated in the parking lots. They celebrated with their friends. I wondered who they were. I wondered what it was like for them back where they came from-did they have family? Were they happy? What about the Grateful Dead did they love?

This show also was the first show where I noticed how crazy it could get on vendor row when the police were a minimal presence (especially compared to Montage Mountain). There were folks openly flaunting their consumption of illegal items on a scale that I'd never seen done publicly.

From the lot, I really enjoyed the "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue". Weir added a Playing in the band lick in the beginning & ending jam. Later on, the Playing Reprise>Sugar Magnolia was awesome. I was joined by others unable to get in and we danced outside the fence, and all our hopes & dreams were being fulfilled in real time. It was a grand moment.

The ending Sunshine Daydream & U.S. Blues encore was the rock and roll Grateful Dead we needed as we made the 9 hour trek to East Troy, Wisconsin.