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Poster: Purple Gel Date: Aug 8, 2005 12:09am
Forum: etree Subject: Grateful Dead: Unique Set Openers

I was recently listening to some old shows and started listing some Unique Grateful Dead Set openers. Just for fun here are some of the nice ones from shows i attended. 7-13-85 1st Set: Sat Night >>Fire On The Mtn 10-31-79 1st Set: China Cat >> Rider (usually 2nd set or 1st set closer) 6-8-80 1st Set: Uncle John's >> Playin >> Uncle John's 8-23-80 2nd Set: Drums >> Uncle John's Band 2-20-82 2nd Set : franklin's Tower >> Samson & Delilah These are the ones I came up with off the top of my head. [subj edit for clarity- mod]
This post was modified by Diana Hamilton on 2005-08-08 07:09:03

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Poster: stratocaster Date: Aug 4, 2005 4:59am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Unique Set Openers

Music>Sugaree>Music--opens first sets 08-07-1982 and 07-02-1994
Morning Dew--opens 2nd set 06-14-1985
Terrapin--08-31-1985 opens second set
Terrapin--03-28-1991 encore
He's Gone--out of space 08-03-1982
Ripple--electric version, encore 09-03-1988
Samson--opens ist set 05-26-1993
Saturday Night>Fire on the Mountain--07-13-1985 opens 1st set

there's a scarlet fire that opens a 1988 show, but I'm too dusty too remember

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Poster: psiliguse Date: Jul 25, 2008 12:50pm
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Unique Set Openers

4-15-88 was the show that had the Scarlet>Fire opener.

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Poster: skb archives Date: Aug 4, 2005 2:04am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Unique Set Openers

3/28/85 set 1 Truckin>Smokestack>high Time
4/8/85 Set 1 Midnight Hour > Walking The Dog > Big Boss Man

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Poster: cpatrick Date: Aug 4, 2005 2:55am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Unique Set Openers

11-21-85 set1 Big Boy Pete

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Poster: Andrew M. Date: Aug 4, 2005 6:30am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Unique Set Openers

6/17/91 Eyes opener... great show all around...

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Poster: Renliff33 Date: Aug 4, 2005 8:37am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Unique Set Openers

I would say 7/2/89 which opened with Playing>Crazy Fingers>Wang Dang Doodle (they did open with playing a couple but this one is nice) Then the 2nd set opened with a pretty speedy FOTD. I'm not sure it was played that fast since it's early days.

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Poster: book of hate? Date: Aug 4, 2005 11:32am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Unique Set Openers

half step>franklins tower from miami 78?

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Poster: archivemod Date: Feb 28, 2014 11:05pm
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Unique Set Openers

MOD converter can convert any .mod format, http://www.freemodconverter.com

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Poster: JodyC Date: Aug 5, 2005 4:57am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Unique Set Openers

Having only recently downloaded the 2/26/77 from Swing Auditorium, the first time played Terrapin to open sounds pretty sweet.

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Poster: bonk Date: Aug 4, 2005 2:05am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Unique Set Openers

6-25-85 blossom music center///set 1 opener...Day tripper!!

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Poster: Purple Gel Date: Aug 4, 2005 8:21am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Unique Set Openers

I remembered one more as well:
12/30/82 2nd Set: Throwing Stones >> Franklin's Tower

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Poster: stratocaster Date: Aug 4, 2005 8:32am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Unique Set Openers

10-17-1983 an amazing Sugaree (one of the best versions ever) opens the first set.

Typically Sugaree would follow Minglewood or Hell in a Bucket in the 1980s...

Sugaree opens the second set! on 07-30-1983, but the 10-17 version is much better...

The debut version of Terrapin opens 02-26-1977 first set...

10-03-1987--Maggie's Farm into Cumberland Blues opens the 2nd set...

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Poster: The Bopper Date: Aug 8, 2005 3:48am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Grateful Dead: Unique Set Openers

Cassidy 8/21/83
Playin>Crazy Fingers 9/21/82
China cat>crazyfingers>I know you rider 7/29/88
Walking the dog>Deal 11/11/85
Dancin>Bird Song 7/15/84
China>rider (1st set opener) 2/11/86
Roadrunner 3/21/86
NFA (1st set) - can't remember the dates but I know they did it. Maybe fall '82 or spring '83?

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Poster: dearchris Date: Aug 8, 2005 4:34am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Grateful Dead: Unique Set Openers

3-28-85 Truckin> Smokestack> High Time (1st set opener)

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Poster: ericbum Date: Aug 4, 2005 7:12am
Forum: etree Subject: Re: Unique Set Openers

I agree with the 6-17-91 Eyes. Great way to start a good early 90's show. Good Call!