Sixteen

27 June 1985 saw the summer tour land at SPAC - the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

For me, this was a tape which contained almost all of the first set and the beginning of the second...and although the quality isn't superb, it eventually became a favorite.

I really like the 1985 sound. It does seem to be a little stretched at times, sort of straining...and Garcia's health was becoming worse, so maybe it's all hindsight. Who knows. Loved that guy, though.

Love's a funny thing, you know? Keep enough for yourself, but don't forget to spread it around. Many people never get it from anyone else.

Set list after the break...

Midnight Hour
Bertha
Little Red Rooster
Stagger Lee
El Paso
Crazy Fingers
Supplication
High Time
Hell in a Bucket
Don't Ease Me In

Feel Like a Stranger
Eyes of the World
Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad
Man Smart/Woman Smarter
drums
Truckin'
Spoonful
Black Peter
Turn on Your Love Light

Johnny B. Goode
Baby Blue