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One of the bands I was in played with the Dead on a number of gigs in the mid 60s. Since we were both Haight based acts we knew each other (actually it was a small, music based community then). I was more interested in listening to them as their recording chops got better and better as the years went on. In the 70s I lived on Brady Street where His Master's Wheels (their recording studio) was. Burt (?) Furman, of power supply & EQs fame, had his start-up 2-man shop in the same place. I never came to appreciate the Dead's live stuff that much. I knew Mr. Pen (Pig, that is) fairly well and he let me sit in on his electric piano with the rest of the group at the Human Be-In in Golden Gate Park. In those days I was more known for my banjo work than my piano picking. I think they were pleasantly surprised! Malcolm ******* On 4/8/2013 2:12 PM, Tom Fine wrote: > Rolling Stone took a stab at the 20 best Dead shows: > http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/20-essential-grateful-dead-shows-20130408 > > > I haven't heard all of these, but I have always liked the Fillmore > East Valentine's Day show and the Capitol Theatre shows, plus one or > more of the Winterlands. I dunno about the really early shows, it took > those guys a few years to learn their instruments. > > -- Tom Fine