Sunday, June 30, 1985

This was the best show of the summer. I remember how mellow the vibe was before the show started but the excitement was in the air. The circus was in town and the locals were overtaken by it across the highway at the local mall. Heads had abandoned there cars everywhere along the road leading to the pavilion and the parking lot was full. So we ended up parking at mall with many other Deadheads. The party was everywhere you turned, the only liqueur store around was in the mall too.

I saw some shows in '85. And I have most of the shows from that year. I personally feel this is a strong year for the GD overall and one of the strongest of the '80's. At any rate, I agree with whomever wrote this show is overlooked. There is much to this show. The Fun or X factor is through the roof. The first set (as was the case in most of '85) is well executed, but short. The second set HAS to be in the top 4 or 5 that year.