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50 years ago today, the grateful dead at @dukeu, their 1st show in north carolina & 1st outdoor gig since previous summer’s festival express. new riders & the dead followed by the butterfield blues band, mountain, & the beach boys. soundboard: https://archive.org/details/gd1971-04-24.143959.sbd.boswell.smith.miller.clugston.flac2496 [1/7]
![50 years ago today, the grateful dead at @dukeu, their 1st show in north carolina & 1st outdoor gig since previous summer’s festival express. new riders & the dead followed by the butterfield blues band, mountain, & the beach boys. soundboard: https://archive.org/details/gd1971-04-24.143959.sbd.boswell.smith.miller.clugston.flac2496 [1/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ezyh5mqXIAcLY-T.jpg "50 years ago today, the grateful dead at @dukeu, their 1st show in north carolina & 1st outdoor gig since previous summer’s festival express. new riders & the dead followed by the butterfield blues band, mountain, & the beach boys. soundboard: https://archive.org/details/gd1971-04-24.143959.sbd.boswell.smith.miller.clugston.flac2496 [1/7]")
4/24/71 durham: thrilling HARD TO HANDLE jam after pigpen leaves, veering further & further from the tune like a primal VIOLA LEE BLUES, lesh & weir locking gradually into their boss chord pattern. [2/7]
![4/24/71 durham: thrilling HARD TO HANDLE jam after pigpen leaves, veering further & further from the tune like a primal VIOLA LEE BLUES, lesh & weir locking gradually into their boss chord pattern. [2/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzyiKo_WQAAuzHT.jpg "4/24/71 durham: thrilling HARD TO HANDLE jam after pigpen leaves, veering further & further from the tune like a primal VIOLA LEE BLUES, lesh & weir locking gradually into their boss chord pattern. [2/7]")
after ME & BOBBY McGEE, a giggling weir takes on a heckler. “ah, fuck you, man... we’re gonna play something 3 more times reaaaal slow & out of tune.” think he’s intentionally hitting clankers during the intro to the subsequent BERTHA. [3/7]
![after ME & BOBBY McGEE, a giggling weir takes on a heckler. “ah, fuck you, man... we’re gonna play something 3 more times reaaaal slow & out of tune.” think he’s intentionally hitting clankers during the intro to the subsequent BERTHA. [3/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzyiWYFX0AEjhpQ.jpg "after ME & BOBBY McGEE, a giggling weir takes on a heckler. “ah, fuck you, man... we’re gonna play something 3 more times reaaaal slow & out of tune.” think he’s intentionally hitting clankers during the intro to the subsequent BERTHA. [3/7]")
![after ME & BOBBY McGEE, a giggling weir takes on a heckler. “ah, fuck you, man... we’re gonna play something 3 more times reaaaal slow & out of tune.” think he’s intentionally hitting clankers during the intro to the subsequent BERTHA. [3/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzyiYdNXsAc-D81.jpg "after ME & BOBBY McGEE, a giggling weir takes on a heckler. “ah, fuck you, man... we’re gonna play something 3 more times reaaaal slow & out of tune.” think he’s intentionally hitting clankers during the intro to the subsequent BERTHA. [3/7]")
garcia’s playing a random guild S100 at this show, never seen again, at least in shows where photos survive. [4/7]
![garcia’s playing a random guild S100 at this show, never seen again, at least in shows where photos survive. [4/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzyilMlWYAIAeqs.jpg "garcia’s playing a random guild S100 at this show, never seen again, at least in shows where photos survive. [4/7]")
in this shot, marmaduke from the new riders is playing percussion behind kreutzmann, seemingly with his own microphone. wonder if this was a semi-normal thing? [5/7]
![in this shot, marmaduke from the new riders is playing percussion behind kreutzmann, seemingly with his own microphone. wonder if this was a semi-normal thing? [5/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ezyi1vVWYAA__B5.png "in this shot, marmaduke from the new riders is playing percussion behind kreutzmann, seemingly with his own microphone. wonder if this was a semi-normal thing? [5/7]")
“enjoy the last few minutes of sunshine before it sets behind yonder wall,” garcia suggests before set break. the 1st instance of them playing 2 sets when there are still other acts scheduled to play after them? really committed to the bit! also kind of a power move. [6/7]
![“enjoy the last few minutes of sunshine before it sets behind yonder wall,” garcia suggests before set break. the 1st instance of them playing 2 sets when there are still other acts scheduled to play after them? really committed to the bit! also kind of a power move. [6/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzyjT_MXEAMMzVn.png "“enjoy the last few minutes of sunshine before it sets behind yonder wall,” garcia suggests before set break. the 1st instance of them playing 2 sets when there are still other acts scheduled to play after them? really committed to the bit! also kind of a power move. [6/7]")
![“enjoy the last few minutes of sunshine before it sets behind yonder wall,” garcia suggests before set break. the 1st instance of them playing 2 sets when there are still other acts scheduled to play after them? really committed to the bit! also kind of a power move. [6/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzyjW4tXsAQniRm.png "“enjoy the last few minutes of sunshine before it sets behind yonder wall,” garcia suggests before set break. the 1st instance of them playing 2 sets when there are still other acts scheduled to play after them? really committed to the bit! also kind of a power move. [6/7]")
during GOOD LOVIN’ drum break, woman uses mic to page her brother. apparently it’s the same woman who crashes SING BE BACK HOME to ask “can’t you all see how beautiful this is??” jerry doesn’t miss a word. she showed up in @InstituteJerry’s comments. #deadfreaksunite [7/7]
![during GOOD LOVIN’ drum break, woman uses mic to page her brother. apparently it’s the same woman who crashes SING BE BACK HOME to ask “can’t you all see how beautiful this is??” jerry doesn’t miss a word. she showed up in @InstituteJerry’s comments. #deadfreaksunite [7/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzyjqwmWYAA6Jc1.jpg "during GOOD LOVIN’ drum break, woman uses mic to page her brother. apparently it’s the same woman who crashes SING BE BACK HOME to ask “can’t you all see how beautiful this is??” jerry doesn’t miss a word. she showed up in @InstituteJerry’s comments. #deadfreaksunite [7/7]")
![during GOOD LOVIN’ drum break, woman uses mic to page her brother. apparently it’s the same woman who crashes SING BE BACK HOME to ask “can’t you all see how beautiful this is??” jerry doesn’t miss a word. she showed up in @InstituteJerry’s comments. #deadfreaksunite [7/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzyjsxDWQAIch8f.jpg "during GOOD LOVIN’ drum break, woman uses mic to page her brother. apparently it’s the same woman who crashes SING BE BACK HOME to ask “can’t you all see how beautiful this is??” jerry doesn’t miss a word. she showed up in @InstituteJerry’s comments. #deadfreaksunite [7/7]")
![during GOOD LOVIN’ drum break, woman uses mic to page her brother. apparently it’s the same woman who crashes SING BE BACK HOME to ask “can’t you all see how beautiful this is??” jerry doesn’t miss a word. she showed up in @InstituteJerry’s comments. #deadfreaksunite [7/7]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ezyjv2bX0AUfPJ2.png "during GOOD LOVIN’ drum break, woman uses mic to page her brother. apparently it’s the same woman who crashes SING BE BACK HOME to ask “can’t you all see how beautiful this is??” jerry doesn’t miss a word. she showed up in @InstituteJerry’s comments. #deadfreaksunite [7/7]")
at least according to one story, garcia stuck around to see the beach boys. they’d just signed with bill graham’s management agency, probably a big reason why they turned up onstage with the dead a few days later.
