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I remember the first time I heard this song...Alpine Valley long long ago. I listened to it over and over again that night (taper friend had plugged into Healy/board I believe) anyway thought it was brillant and must have listened to it 20 times in a row. Still remember how intense he was :omg thanks for the link great way to start the day. :music

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I was at that show.

 

Here's a good pic:

BRENT

Me too.'89 really began the last great GD era which lasted until '91 or so.I saw ALOT of shows those 2+years.After that (for reasons we don't have to go into) it got to be so depressing that I gave up 'touring' for the most part.

 

Sadly,I never appreciated Brent fully until he left us :ohwell

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I used to love when Brent and Garcia would lock into eachother: Garcia beaming, Brent grinning from ear to ear, and Garcia would turn his back to the other band members and the two of them would lock into a groove together. I was a big Brent fan (even got to meet him and have a few drinks together in a bar on Bourbon street after the Bangles came out and did an a double encore with the Dead in '88) and always loved sitting behind/in front of him at shows. He added a lot to the band and gave them a new dynamic to work with. Too bad he never really felt completely accepted....

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I was a big Brent fan. I loved seeing his eyes bugging out of his head, singing his heart out on tunes such as "Blow Away" or "Easy to Love You', while playing a mean organ solo, feeding Garcia. I was fortunate to catch quite a few Brent shows growing up in California in the 80s, a hotbead for GD shows in the day. He was definitely a source of inspiration for Jerry.

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He was definitely a source of inspiration for Jerry.

That's so true.By Fall '91,Jerry was staring at the floor again on stage,seemingly oblivious at times :ohwell

I didn't see hardly any of that from the '87 Comeback until Brent's unfortunate death.

Man those DVDs sure capture the close musical friendship those two had.

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Me too.'89 really began the last great GD era which lasted until '91 or so.I saw ALOT of shows those 2+years.After that (for reasons we don't have to go into) it got to be so depressing that I gave up 'touring' for the most part.

 

Sadly,I never appreciated Brent fully until he left us :ohwell

 

Wow............I could have written that......good times, eh?

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