![]() When I was done blocking the view of my buddy Scott, chop,chop, chopping' some rails I stood-up and proceeded to dance at my aisle seat.Īs the Sugaree was playing I had moved into the aisle a few times soaring with the guitar highs that Jerry was creating. The 4 of us immediately sat down and started sharing our different party supplies. ![]() During the shows opener "Minglewood" we had somehow easily slipped right down to a empty floor section of seats (next to the soundboard). Spring '82 was my first Grateful Dead Tour. It can help me fill in the blanks created by the cordial reception I was given by the Hartford Steroid Security and Police force which made me miss ElPaso to Women R. Thanks to GD I'm enjoying a playback of a great soundboard recording of this show in the 21st Century. The next night was just as good, and stranger too. And WOW! What a trip! I came away from this show vowing to see as many more as I possibly could from that point on (this was my 7th show), in as many locations as possible. These would be my first shows outside of New York. I was turned away at the first gate I tried to enter, but just kept going to the next one and in I strolled, for a night that would re-define how I experienced this amazing band. He had a load of trouble getting in, and in fact may not have, but I can't recall. Turns out the event staff thought our tickets were counterfeit (maybe they were?). ![]() So, I get a ride up with my dorm-neighbor (I can't remember your name! You lived down the hall from me in Schine Hall, on the top floor!). Woo-Hoo! I immediately went and scored a ducat for each night in Hartford. So, I was a freshman at the University of Bridgeport, and learned that the school activities committee (or some such moniker) had tickets available for UB students.
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10/20/2023 06:45:32 am
I only got to see them once. They played for four hours, including the intermission!
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