I got thrown out of CU Boulder CO for being a total wastecase. But, Somehow I managed to bring back to the Midwest a big bag of really good shrooms. We ate them at this show and it was a total freakout! The Shakedown opener with a very long break into a Brent number and Candyman. I thought they were slow songs after that Shakedown. But, this sort of explosion happened right when Candyman ended. It was Lil Red Rooster. Holy cow the band went wild and that set smoked.
Second set opened with Help Slip Frank which I REALLY wanted to hear! WOW! Then a Bobby thing into drums that was mighty fine. But, the Truckin' AM Dew and set ending was so over the top.
Boy did we have some fun that night! I have no recollection of any seating on the floor. What I do know was some guy came thru the taper section and dosed the hell out all of them. Most tapers did not get the Bobby jam after St Of C. Yes, people were really flying for that show. We all ended up at a friends house that was having a major bash on Mifflin Street. Oh, yah, That famous Mifflin Street! I think the Couch on the porch caught fire way late, but it was not a disaster. It got stopped quickly. I slept in a hammock in the attic. My good friends of course flipped me over for falling asleep. Oh, the good old days!
We gave some folks a ride to MN. They thanked us by turning us on to the notion of drinking a bottle of great champagne before entering the show (Lawyers from NYC). We gave them further ride to Poplar Creek. I do believe we bought nice bottles of champagne for every show we went to after that. I never outgrew the waste case thing. I delivered pizzas until Jerry died so I could see more shows. It will never end kids!!!

Great to see some posts from the tvaults of the late George Fingers Bethke. Hope you have the source to keep posting his recordings. I have wonderful memories of times hanging with George and an amazing photo with a rainbow aura emanating from him. Unfortunately memory of dropping him off Sheridan Federal Resort, sorry we got lost and were late! Hope you are still hanging with Jerry!

This whole spring tour was amazing!!, where, oh where are the boards!? i digress, this dew is soo perfect and the Shakedown opener & Deal closer in set 1!! Just crazy that we don't have single SBD of the whole spring tour. I love audience tapes like any head but the one's for this tour aren't the best (but grateful we have them). Ironic as this tour & then fall 83 has some of my favorite shows from the 80s.

like he did two shows earlier, jerry closes first set w/ an off the hook deal -- lengthy, explosive peaks and valleys closing deal solo...

and a huge morning dew...

five stars for the crowd as well -- their energy was palpable

This was my first Dead Show and it changed a lot of things for me. I became an instant fan and found all kinds of Love that night. Big shout out to mi hermano Lamoin and Jill who turned me on to the whole long strange trip! It was love at first "Shakedown"! Hearing the energy of the crowd and the electricity in the band in this recording brings it back in my memory....and I was blazin so it was a bit foggy.. Hey now

This was my first show and when Phil started blasting with Shakedown I was amazed at the fun everyone was having. It's a delight listening to this tape becasue the show was a treat. Thanks John.

I hope I don't have to tell anyone what a wonderful show this is! I've owned several copies, since I lost my original George Bethke copy of the show, and all the others fritz out BADLY at the bass peaks of Shakedown, Saint, Truckin' and the Dew. George was a great taper, and I'm thrilled to see his recording up here so I can hear this show pristinely again. Thanks so much to the uploader!

Phil is all over this show and this recording captures it perfectly. Saint of Circumstance may blow your speakers out, just check out Jerry's solo with a good set of ear buds on and you will be floored. Shakedown, Brown Eyed and Deal are all very well played and then we the get the killer Dew to top things off. Very nice indeed.