Dead Show/podcast for 5/20/11

This week's show is the result of one of those wierd acts of synchronicity that led me to believe that it was meant to be... I had been thinking that it was about time to feature a show from 1985. I was thinking of which show to play and had seriously considered the show from Hershey PA on 6/28/85.. While this is a fun show, it has some problems - the weather was bad, the playing a bit sloppy even for 85 standards.. As I had pretty much concluded I wouldn't play this show I got a great email from a listener to the Deadpod who asked about the show that I am playing this week, from Merriweather Post Pavilion on 7/1/85. He told me about how much fun this show was and how he'd never really heard a great tape of it. While the tape I am playing tonight does suffer from a few anomalies, over all its a pretty good tape, and it captures a great time in GD history. This was the last time the band was able to play at this venue - the pressures and increasing popularity made it impossible. I think you'll enjoy this performance. The Dancin' opener is real fun, and the Dupree's is a highlight. Bobby does a fine job on the Let It Grow and admit it, its fun to hear Day Job once in awhile :)
Next week we'll listen to the monster second set, but I hope you enjoy this one as much as I do..


Grateful Dead
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Columbia, MD (7/1/85)

Set 1:
Dancin' in the Streets
Dupree's Diamond Blues
Walkin' Blues
Jack-a-Roe
My Brother Esau
Stagger Lee
Let it Grow
Day Job

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod052011.mp3


Thanks for listening and for your SUPPORT!