Sunday, October 2, 1994

I was at this show and living in Sommerville (near Boston) at that time. I remember everyone kept asking me if I had been there the night before; I had not and so I missed the help/slip/frank opener plus a lot of other wondrous stuff. But even though this night may have paled compared to Oct 1, it was still a Dead show and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Was it this show that the conga line formed during Iko? You can hear the energy pick up during that song.

Have a listen, if you haven't, to the last 5 to 7 minutes of space leading into Days Between. Honestly, I was never much of a Drums/Space guy but in this instance, the period I described has a real profound and sad feel. Really beautiful. I remember hearing it on the Grateful Dead hour back in 94 or 95 and being really struck by it. That memory of the GD hour just crossed my mind and I searched this one out. It sounded better than I recall.