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40 years ago today, the grateful dead acoustic/electric at @RadioCity, night #7. soundboard surfaced in 2017: https://archive.org/details/gd1980-10-30.139599.sbd.bershaw.flac16
lots of official video from the show scattered about: [1/7]
![40 years ago today, the grateful dead acoustic/electric at @RadioCity, night #7. soundboard surfaced in 2017: https://archive.org/details/gd1980-10-30.139599.sbd.bershaw.flac16 lots of official video from the show scattered about: [1/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElmKGUNWoAAciNV.png "40 years ago today, the grateful dead acoustic/electric at @RadioCity, night #7. soundboard surfaced in 2017: https://archive.org/details/gd1980-10-30.139599.sbd.bershaw.flac16 lots of official video from the show scattered about: [1/7]")
lots of official video from the show scattered about: [1/7]
10/30/80 radio city music hall: off-mic chatter as band takes their time getting ready. “calm yourself! CALM YOURSELF!” lesh intones, maybe to bandmates? cameras rolling tonight as test for the next night’s simulcast. [2/7]
![10/30/80 radio city music hall: off-mic chatter as band takes their time getting ready. “calm yourself! CALM YOURSELF!” lesh intones, maybe to bandmates? cameras rolling tonight as test for the next night’s simulcast. [2/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElmKQ4IXYAE60rj.jpg "10/30/80 radio city music hall: off-mic chatter as band takes their time getting ready. “calm yourself! CALM YOURSELF!” lesh intones, maybe to bandmates? cameras rolling tonight as test for the next night’s simulcast. [2/7]")
the exuberant used-on-“reckoning” version of SHE’S ON THE ROAD AGAIN with garcia’s goofy answer vocals. along with TO LAY ME DOWN, dropped into “dead ahead,” as well, which is otherwise entirely footage from halloween. [3/7]
![the exuberant used-on-“reckoning” version of SHE’S ON THE ROAD AGAIN with garcia’s goofy answer vocals. along with TO LAY ME DOWN, dropped into “dead ahead,” as well, which is otherwise entirely footage from halloween. [3/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElmKZ8JWkAAMQQr.jpg "the exuberant used-on-“reckoning” version of SHE’S ON THE ROAD AGAIN with garcia’s goofy answer vocals. along with TO LAY ME DOWN, dropped into “dead ahead,” as well, which is otherwise entirely footage from halloween. [3/7]")
house lights left on during the acoustic set, crowd chants loudly to turn them off, band teases them.
weir: we dig seeing you all!
garcia: turn off the lights, is it? so you wanna be endarkened, do ya?
weir keeps baiting the crowd about the phillies winning world series. [4/7]
![house lights left on during the acoustic set, crowd chants loudly to turn them off, band teases them. weir: we dig seeing you all!garcia: turn off the lights, is it? so you wanna be endarkened, do ya?weir keeps baiting the crowd about the phillies winning world series. [4/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElmKtt7XIAAR7cu.jpg "house lights left on during the acoustic set, crowd chants loudly to turn them off, band teases them. weir: we dig seeing you all!garcia: turn off the lights, is it? so you wanna be endarkened, do ya?weir keeps baiting the crowd about the phillies winning world series. [4/7]")
weir: we dig seeing you all!
garcia: turn off the lights, is it? so you wanna be endarkened, do ya?
weir keeps baiting the crowd about the phillies winning world series. [4/7]
in 2nd set, MEXICALI BLUES finds extra overdrive during garcia’s solo, LOSER soars into power-fuzz, & NEW MINGLEWOOD BLUES goes even further. the ALTHEA that follows is outright sleepy. definitely a mood. [5/7]
![in 2nd set, MEXICALI BLUES finds extra overdrive during garcia’s solo, LOSER soars into power-fuzz, & NEW MINGLEWOOD BLUES goes even further. the ALTHEA that follows is outright sleepy. definitely a mood. [5/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElmK1vuWMAACdWn.jpg "in 2nd set, MEXICALI BLUES finds extra overdrive during garcia’s solo, LOSER soars into power-fuzz, & NEW MINGLEWOOD BLUES goes even further. the ALTHEA that follows is outright sleepy. definitely a mood. [5/7]")
only @RadioCity SHAKEDOWN STREET opens set 3, looking for its bop. 53-minute HE’S GONE > TRUCKIN’ > DRUMZ > OTHER ONE > WHARF RAT, minus DRUMZ, a sequence played in ’73/’74. HE’S GONE unfolds to chaotic free/blues before marching band TRUCKIN’ intro delivers all from chaos. [6/7]
![only @RadioCity SHAKEDOWN STREET opens set 3, looking for its bop. 53-minute HE’S GONE > TRUCKIN’ > DRUMZ > OTHER ONE > WHARF RAT, minus DRUMZ, a sequence played in ’73/’74. HE’S GONE unfolds to chaotic free/blues before marching band TRUCKIN’ intro delivers all from chaos. [6/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElmLDruWoAAQSyl.jpg "only @RadioCity SHAKEDOWN STREET opens set 3, looking for its bop. 53-minute HE’S GONE > TRUCKIN’ > DRUMZ > OTHER ONE > WHARF RAT, minus DRUMZ, a sequence played in ’73/’74. HE’S GONE unfolds to chaotic free/blues before marching band TRUCKIN’ intro delivers all from chaos. [6/7]")
![only @RadioCity SHAKEDOWN STREET opens set 3, looking for its bop. 53-minute HE’S GONE > TRUCKIN’ > DRUMZ > OTHER ONE > WHARF RAT, minus DRUMZ, a sequence played in ’73/’74. HE’S GONE unfolds to chaotic free/blues before marching band TRUCKIN’ intro delivers all from chaos. [6/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElmLF3ZWkAILqjX.jpg "only @RadioCity SHAKEDOWN STREET opens set 3, looking for its bop. 53-minute HE’S GONE > TRUCKIN’ > DRUMZ > OTHER ONE > WHARF RAT, minus DRUMZ, a sequence played in ’73/’74. HE’S GONE unfolds to chaotic free/blues before marching band TRUCKIN’ intro delivers all from chaos. [6/7]")
former miles davis/mahavishnu orchestra drummer billy cobham joins for DRUMZ, rich & burbling as they break down to hand percussion. sadly the weirdness dissipates a bit the moment garcia enters for creative & recombobulatory OTHER ONE entrance. #deadfreaksunite [7/7]
![former miles davis/mahavishnu orchestra drummer billy cobham joins for DRUMZ, rich & burbling as they break down to hand percussion. sadly the weirdness dissipates a bit the moment garcia enters for creative & recombobulatory OTHER ONE entrance. #deadfreaksunite [7/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElmLVIkWkAEGpxQ.jpg "former miles davis/mahavishnu orchestra drummer billy cobham joins for DRUMZ, rich & burbling as they break down to hand percussion. sadly the weirdness dissipates a bit the moment garcia enters for creative & recombobulatory OTHER ONE entrance. #deadfreaksunite [7/7]")
![former miles davis/mahavishnu orchestra drummer billy cobham joins for DRUMZ, rich & burbling as they break down to hand percussion. sadly the weirdness dissipates a bit the moment garcia enters for creative & recombobulatory OTHER ONE entrance. #deadfreaksunite [7/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElmLWtuWkAMRt8f.jpg "former miles davis/mahavishnu orchestra drummer billy cobham joins for DRUMZ, rich & burbling as they break down to hand percussion. sadly the weirdness dissipates a bit the moment garcia enters for creative & recombobulatory OTHER ONE entrance. #deadfreaksunite [7/7]")
10/30/80 memories by an attendee.
