Dead Show/podcast for 5/31/19

The Deadpod

John Henrikson

Performing Arts, Gratefuldead, Grateful, Dead, Arts, Music

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2019

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Here's a pretty little set to send out the month of May in style.. This one comes to us form May 17th, 1978 at the Uptown theater in Chicago Illinois. This one starts with the first ever 'Mississipi-Half Step'>'Franklin's Tower' combo, and one that showcases some really nice licks from Mr. Garcia (and I should add some very nice work from Mr. Weir as well). The next two are Bobby's - 'Me and My Uncle' into a tight 'Big River'. Lovely versions of 'It Must Have Been The Roses' and 'Looks like Rain' showcase the more laid back side of the Dead as well as what Donna Jean could add in terms of backing vocals. A rolling "Tennessee Jed' follows, with Keith adding some nice color and Jerry adding some spirited vocals to make for a real good time. Bobby encourages the crowd to wish Mickey and Billy a Happy Birthday.... then they play a full on Funiculi Funicula...

They close with a nice 'Lazy Lightnin'>Supplication'...

Grateful Dead

Uptown Theatre Chicago, IL

5/17/78 - Wednesday

One

Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo [9:24]>

Franklin's Tower [14:19] ;

Me And My Uncle [3:04] >

Big River [5:44] ;

It Must Have Been The Roses [6:53] ;

Looks Like Rain [9:05] ;

Tennessee Jed [8:57] ;

Funiculi Funicula [1:25] ;

Lazy Lightnin' [3:20] >

Supplication [6:38]

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As always, I want to acknowledge and thank the kind folks whose support makes the Deadpod possible.. Thank You!

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm welcome to the Dead Pod for the week of May 31st, 2019.
0:05.0	This is a professor, so glad to pick us up this week.
0:08.0	We're going to close out May with a great set from May of 78.
0:11.0	This comes to us from the Uptown Theater, of course, May the 17th. May of
0:13.8	78 this comes to us from the Uptown Theater of course May the 17th 1978
0:15.9	We were set one this week and set two next week
0:19.6	Set one features the first ever pairing of Mississippi Half Step into Franklin's Tower.
0:24.6	Very nicely done, especially the Franklin's, I think, they meander a bit just the way you like it.
0:30.3	And then after those two Garcia songs, we get two Bobby songs.
0:35.0	Me and my uncle into Big River.
0:36.8	Big River is always good.
0:38.3	It looks, and then it must have been the roses.
0:41.0	Looks like rain.
0:42.0	I think Donna's nicely, has a nice accompaniment to these two songs.
0:46.5	Tennessee Jed fellows, maybe the highlight is set one. They get rolling here.
0:51.6	Following that, a crazy birthday announcement from the
0:55.3	stage and a really full-on finiculae finicula and then lazy lightning into
1:00.9	supplication to close set one. We'll hear set two next week including a fabulous
1:05.8	dancing in the streets. Hope you've had a great month of May. Hope you haven't had too
1:12.0	much foul weather. It's been really wet where I am and
1:14.8	lots of storms everywhere I know. So best wishes to everybody. I hope you keep it dry.
1:19.7	Have it. Have a great week. Thanks for picking us up and thanks for your support of the Dead Pod. I couldn't do it without you.
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