040 - Three Nights in '73

Hey there, Dead Freaks!

This go 'round we're looking back forty-six years to March, 1973. The Grateful Dead played three shows at the Nassau Veteran's Memorial on March 15, 16, & 19. These kicked off a short East Coast tour spanning from Boston to Baltimore and really gave them a chance to stretch the fairly new Wake of The Flood material debuted in February of that year.

There's not a lot of fooling around on this episode. I run down some highlights from the shows and then play two sets of great tunes. So, sit down or stand up and prepare to get down to some good old Grateful Dead!

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Selections In This Episode:

Grateful Dead - Nassau Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 

Part 1
Introduction > China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider (1973-03-16)
He’s Gone, The Race Is On (1973-03-19)
Here Comes Sunshine (1973-03-15)
Big River (1973-03-19)
Bird Song (1973-03-16)

Part 2
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo (1973-03-19)
The Other One (1973-03-15)
Eyes Of The World > China Doll, Johnny B. Goode (1973-03-19)

Before I let you go, here's an interesting, silent, home movie of some fans' journey to these shows.