Saturday, September 30, 1972

Yes, I was there too, and will always remember it. Almost like a private party it was; in a moderately sized field somewhere on campus. It was great fun. And I remember the woman doing a strip tease and dancing topless....to me it was so wholesomely erotic and pleasant to watch.... My recollection was she did it at the break between two sets, but she may have hung around in the wings when the band came back for part two. Ah la jeunesse!! Fleeting, fleeting......

It's been 35 years and a lot of miles since I was a 15-year-old kid at my first Dead show. The field was wet and a little sloppy from recent rain (As a result this was the last show AU allowed on the soccer field) but there was still a good turnout. There was a characteristic mellow atmosphere to the show, with everyone feeling quite able to do as they pleased, including the lovely dancer...