Salt Lake City 1995

I had a fun time at these shows. The parking lots were even a good time, imagine that in Utah. I relisten to these shows every few years just for fun. 

I recall a lot of folks getting sick- including me afterwards.

I spent my days on the slopes at Alta.

Partied hard with Mike Lookinland (Bobby Brady) at these shows.

Fun times.

We skied Alta by day, stayed at the Jerriot. :)

After the second show we bailed on the third, thinking they had blown their load. Oops.

>>>>>We skied Alta by day, stayed at the Jerriot. :)

Sounds like a pretty fucking good day.

It was, Timmy. Also camped south of Green River and hiked slots for two days before the weekend. It was a clear/warm trend that year for Pres. Weekend.

You probably got like 15 blowjobs from rando hotties, and somebody gave you 10 sheets too.

Sometimes I miss the good ole bad days.

Not quite. Way to put a damper on my bliss, Timmy.

>>>>Not quite. Way to put a damper on my bliss, Timmy.

My thought process may have been skewed by late 80s early 90s ski movies on Cinemax.

Yeah, that was a fun run of shows.  Music was decent enough for that era and I was surprised that the parking lot was still a big party, even in the shadow of the Mormon temple.

One of the best parts of the trip was heading out to the Wasatch Range outside of Provo one night after the show, sleeping under the stars, and then hiking up Spanish Fork Canyon to Fifth Water Hot Springs.  Partied with some locals who acted like they had never seen neeked hippies before.

This show sucked except for the Visions. My two cents anyway.

>>>We skied Alta by day,

Us too, Ned.

We had a buddy who lived there and got us great seats for all the nights.

First day skiing, me and one of my oldest friends got a burger at the end of the day on the slope.  I took one bite and spit it out, it was dead cold and hard as shit.  I turned and said 'holy shit, that's bad' only to see he's gulping down his entire burger--I couldn't believe it.  I asked him how the fuck he just ate that and he said he that hungry.

He came down with such bad food poisoning that he missed the second night--we had to take him to the hospital when we got back from the show cause he was shitting blood.  If anyone wants to see some fucked up stuff, go to a hospital in a smallish town when the GD are in town during the pm hours, I've done it several times.  This night, some dude on PCP took on several large orderlies while belting out Singin in the Rain (it was raining).  That was in the first 20 minutes-it only got weirder. 

Luckily, he got fluids and felt a ton better and made it to the third show--he had to fill out a report about where he got the burger. 

Wish I could have talked you and your crew out of abandoning a 3-pac finale.  To me, that Visions was the single best post Brent version of anything.  It beat the Speedway, just the massiveness of it. 

Listened to this show 2 times now..I did not attend these shows......not to bad and it is one of the better shows of 95.

I saw the second end of this tour with the last minuet Tampa Bay throw in.TB was a complete train wreck. Rough year and I never got the Vince vibe. 

Overall this recording is not too bad at all. A few surprise song selections. RIP

I went to all three. GREAT week and yes, the lot was a gas and surprising how accommodating the authorities were. The lot was in full view of ol' Moroni and his trumpet.

I got a great Jerry shirt, a batik with him on a surfboard (in a red shirt), and the back said "I'd rather be with you". Unfortunately prophetic. 

That last show was cool. The "Salt Lake City" is a fairly horrible version vocally but I guess Bob was teaching it to them backstage before they went on. It's the only time the Grateful Dead ever played that song as a group. FOTD was a nice followup.

The "Visions" was amazing. They were using teleprompters then. Dennis McNally wrote about that version in his book, saying it was one of the the highlights for Jerry that tour. He also mentioned Jerry gladly meeting a team of female gymnasts in the hotel lobby who were in town for a meet at the University of Utah. 

But for me, one of my most memorable concert moments came during the "Sugar Magnolia" following "Visions". Towards the end of the 10 minute version, the house lights went up. And EVERYBODY, and I mean EVERYBODY, was up and dancing. To see everyone in the balcony jamming and having a great time was amazing. And the fact that it was staid Salt Lake City in 1995 made it more amazing. Everyone was together on the same blissful high. I've rarely felt or seen anything like it since. 

it was a hot Sugar- I listened to it the other night.

Pretty hot Music Never Stopped to end the first set also. Great recording.

The sound in the building was marginal.

And of course the crowd went ape-shit during FOTD

McNally's book is the first one I'm going to read whenever I start reading those things...then Blair's.

Still feels too soon. 

I went to the first night of the run. I think it was on a Sunday and we drove back after the show for class on Monday in Durango. 

Pretty good show for 95. Alabama getaway bust out and truly stellar versions of attics and baby blue. 

I should have have skipped class and stayed for all of them!! :/

I can say that for a ton of missed shows too Rosnata.

All of them would have been worth getting dinged on regarding the grades.  And in a big way. 

Wasn't there but had the tape two days later.

Was at the next show when they did Visions again.

Oh yeah, that was another reason I didn't stay for all the shows: skipped some class to go to Oakland the next weekend :)

Strawbud, I once got fired for going on a river trip. "What's more important? Going on the river or working for me?"  Well duh, you dumb f**k. 

>>>One favorite - skipping work, not school

For a summer job, I once told my boss that my brother died.  So I could go to Louisville '90.  That was my worst lie ever to a boss for the purposes of going to see Garcia.  He was so overwhelmingly nice to me cause of  that lie.

Just terrible. I've been afraid of that karma for a while.  It was a good summer show, though. 

>>>was for '89 Milwaukee weekend

I can still feel that Blow Away.

Was gonna put the 'feel' in italics but decided against it at the last second.

For sure.  I love places like that--places with character.  Like the old Chicago Stadium and that organ and those pipes.

That Spring tour had some nice arenas to see shows--loved that tour.

Hey wow this Utah show is actually not so bad. Haven't listened to a whole lot of 95, just some "highlights" here and there but this is very listenable show. Vince sticking to  almost exclusively piano and organ.