03-29-1990 GD Nassau Coliseum - Branford Marsalis <SBD: Miller>

I'm saving this for my birthday this week!  Thanks!

My Mom was There, Hey Andy

Wow!  Just watched the first song first set 'Jack Straw' and flashed back to how great a Dead show could be.  This was just one of those shows that you knew right from the first song that the show was going to be great.  So much had to do with how Jerry was playing.  If Garcia was on then the band tended to soar.  We all lived for shows like this one.  

I saw 4 of 5 shows during this run, but took the night off on the middle show (3/29) for R&R.

sigh.....

And those Phil bombs to start Bertha.  So good, listening to again.  Tom, glad your mom was there dancing for us.  How's spring in Fr?  Tahoe, snowed again today.

Arguably Best indoor Dead show I ever attended! Definitely my first Dark Star, so there's that...  heart

https://youtu.be/GnnoHPFMs3U
 

Branford on playing with the Dead and us 

above link is really good, thanks!