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Open Dates During a Certain Year.....

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Matt

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Date Posted: 12:22:47 02/23/04 Mon
In reply to: Betty in Boulder 's message, "Original setlists" on 11:37:03 02/23/04 Mon

Yeah...like shows that should have been played during open dates the Dead during a particular year...certain combinations that were never attempted but with the same tenor and line-up...Although Fictitious Venues might be a little much...but even that could be fun...talk about keeping them guessing...."What the #@$% I checked my Dead Base and they did not do a 2/14/78 show in Freakin Honululu with a Morning Dew Encore....what exactly is going on here people?" Sounds kind of fun actually.....

Oh and if I was going to be in Chicago it would be monumental to recreate the last Keith and Donna show at the Uptown 11/18/78 with the real Donna...That would be out of control...

>Hi,
>
>I love your band, but after having seen my first
>original setlist show I'd have to request that you not
>make it so obvious when the setlists are original. For
>me a good part of the experience is seeing how the
>setlist unfolds and trying to guess at least the year
>(or general era) of the show. After seeing "Brent"
>sing 'Tons of Steel' in Saturday's show in Boulder and
>then "Donna" sing 'Rising Sun' a few songs later,
>there was little question that the show was an
>original setlist, and I found I found myself rather
>disappointed with the show as a result of knowing it
>wasn't real.
>
>Don't get me wrong, you still sounded great, but I've
>always liked how you've distinguished yourselves from
>other Dead cover bands by actually recreating the full
>Dead show experience. I know it's got to be incredibly
>difficult to pull off mixing songs and styles from
>different eras within one show, but this fan's opinion
>is that it'd be more fun to see you come up with
>subtler original setlists that would keep the audience
>guessing all night, just like when you play real shows.
>
>Just a thought -- thanks for listening!
>
>Betty

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