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02-18-71 Grateful Dead 1st Bertha, 1st Loser, 1st Greatest Story, 1st Wharf Rat
Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY
Bertha, Truckin, Hurts Me Too, Loser
Greatest -> Johnny B. Goode, Mama Tried, Hard To Handle, Dark Star -> Wharf Rat -> Dark Star -> Me & My Uncle
.. Bilbo |
| Phoenmenal breakdown of the topic, you should write for me too! |
| jerry's backing vocals on bobby Mc ..............like a lil' piece o'paradise.......pure and sweet . kris loves this one . miss janis, too . la de la-hey-dey-la-la !!! |
| Best Collection on this site. The sound quality is excellent. |
| You know it's very simple,this is a balanced rock band. IT has everything.This is a positive representation of THAT.
Familiarfan PG |
| This is my favorite concert on this site. I nominate it for a download. I would love to jam to this in the car. |
| When I die, I hope someone plays me pigpen doing "hard to handle". I KNOW that will bring me back to life. RIP Pigpen!!!! |
| Love the greatest pump |
| Came home. Bad day. Found this fantastic site...this show. Feet up, beer in hand...headphones on...eye's closed. Everything is now pretty much perfect. Thanks for the site....literally made my day. Bill in SC. |
| Dark Star Jam is some of the best music I have ever or will ever listen to. Absolutely grabs you by the cortex and give you the shivers.
Thank you for putting this out there... |
| This sound like it is made from the same 1st gen. as my copy. I rarely play mine because it is so old. I have so many tapes I need to make digital. Thanks Bilbo for sharing this one. |
| bilbo, you've resurrected a true gem w/ this one. one of my 1st ever bootlegs and always one of my favs! Grateful Thanks from good ol' cape cod ---->plantman77 |
| There is magic on this tape. Jerry's jam on "Dark Star," a Pleiades-like streak of diamonded guitar riffs, is this set's virtue and climax. The recording shows a young, vibrant rock band in their absolute prime. Two drummers and Pig Pen make up a winning hand. One of my Top 10 favorite Grateful Dead recordings. One-thousand thank-yous, sir. |
| What can one say about the climatic second-half of a mythological evening for the Grateful Dead: February 18, 1971. Without a grey hair on his head, a young, grinning, black-bearded Jerry Garcia hammers out herculean performances on "Dark Star" (first show) and "Not Fade Away" (this second show). The band also sports two drummers pounding out the "NFA" tribal rock beat. Not too common on available recordings. After this evening, personal matters forced drummer Mickey Hart out of the band. "Uncle John's Band" is the encore! |
| Perfect for a night in....thank you Jerry Radio!- Grateful in Cambridge, OH |
| im truly grateful and with that said THANK YOU GRATEFUL DEAD
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| sweeeeeeet !!!!! |
| Beauty - this made for a beautiful Saturday night under the stars....WALSTIB |
| stranded on Grand Cayman. Your site streams better than any radio station I tune into. Is it you or cosmic cowboy strummin' to us from nirvana? |
| It's been a bad fortnight at work, and I'm dog tired. Yet listening to Bertha I'm energised. The world sucks - but Jerry heals. |
| THese small, funky regional theaters were magical places to see the Dead/NRPS shows, and Port Chester was one of the great ones...hope we didn't burn too many holes in the seats, or freeze too many lips! |
| We drove down from our commune in Cooperstown to this show, with suitable preparations. Great show--hard to remember how far outside the law they were then, compared to mainstream acceptance later in their career. |
| I listen, it makes me happy |
| wish I could have been at this show but I was -4 years old. Sure am glad I can enjoy it anyways |
| thanks man cant stop danceing you are doing a good thing let it grow and it will come back ten fold ps I THINK PHAT CINDY DIGS TROLLS DH |
| This is my first pick on your site, and my first attempt at enjoying music on the web...sorry, a bit late I know. I am an instant addict, and this show brought instant tears to the eyes. So much love, and so long ago, 35 years, Christ...
I look forward to having the time to hear them all. Thanks for keeping the flame lit. Kevin from St. Pete. |
| one of my favorite shows of all time |
| classic, smooth...nice. |
| What a huge b;essing! Thank you soooo much! Di y'all need help? Bread (aint got much, but I can share) 8^) |
| Jerry Me |
| excellent set. I am glad I found your site now I have something great to listen to at work. peace. |
| Yep just down the road from Greenwich CT... Janis, Jimi, Allamans..all played this small venue..now a chuch of some sort...those were the days damn I wish they were now! |
| If this show were this crisp in my head all day long they'd say I'm crazy because all I'd do is clase my eyes an bob all day. The sound is clearer than a little girls conscious. Thanks, |
| Awesome!! Thanks a bunch. The show is over but the party lives. |
| That Bertha is Brilliant...what a way to start off the day. Cheers! |
| ran smack into a tree...greatest one ever heard out of my 300 something dead shows... |
| When things go wrong...wrong wit you, it hurts me too! mmmmmmmmmmmm nice!!!! |
| hey Bilbo, have you got Hollywood '74? It has (in my opinion)the best Hard to Handle EVER. Would be an awesome show to have on the site... |
| thanks for the kind notes. ran into a rainstorm...divine...DCHead |
| bilbo, you're a dirty troll, and look (and smell) like you slept under a bridge last night... despite being such a toolkit, you've got a pretty decent radio station--Phat Cindy |
| Matthiesen - "He ask me for mercy, I gave him a gun, He said these things just got to be done"
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| great(est) greatest!
interesting to see the progeression of this song...
saw Ratdog this week (11/10/03)
and the song still persists as one of their (GD) best!
a definite keeper! |
| I love the first line to the original Greatest..."up on a guitar." Great set and great website. Thanks. |
| I miss you Jerry..
Can't wait to jam with you on the other side. |
| Things are so bad at work.
lifes a real bummer.
i love jerry
i am confused but i listen to the music play....and things seem a bit better.
thanks jerry radio
first show 79 uptown chicago |
| It's spring breaking into summer and I don't have anyone to follow around......Thanks for this great site, it's hard to find streaming GD for dreaming the GD day away..... |
| a really great hard to handle. when pigpen was with the band they were really quite bluesy. corrie |
| Just found your site. Great resource for dreaming the day away at work with some nice selections.
Thank You! |
| Dear Bilbo,
Please make sure this Bertha stays on your playlist.
Thanks,
BillC
p.s. I have DSL. What can I do to help?
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02-18-71 Grateful Dead 1st Bertha, 1st Loser, 1st Greatest Story, 1st Wharf Rat
Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY
Bertha, Truckin, Hurts Me Too, Loser
Greatest -> Johnny B. Goode, Mama Tried, Hard To Handle, Dark Star -> Wharf Rat -> Dark Star -> Me & My Uncle
.. Bilbo |
