Description: Grateful Dead : Dave's Picks 23 Volume Twenty Three : Mac Court ! – " The Pit !! " ( aka. ' McArthur Court ' ) – University of Oregon ( Duck U. !!! ) – Eugene, Oregon ( OR ) : January 22, 1978 ( 1/22/1978 ) : 3 CD : 2017 (1978/2017) Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. / Rhino ( GDP, Inc. / Rhino ) - R2 557455 : Limited Edition Individually Numbered ( of # 16500 ) : " The Dead At Duck U. !!! " " The Legendary " … Mac Court ! – Duck U. !! – 1/22/78 Show !!! - in " The Pit !!!! " … Featuring one of the Most-Creative ! – Mind-Melting !! – & Life-Altering !!! Grateful Dead ' Segue-Transitions ' of All-Time ! … Close Encounters Of The Third Kind !!! > St. Stephen !!!!! Indoors at the Very-Proud Home ! of the Mighty Oregon Fighting Ducks !! … on a Sunny ! ( just kidding -- Rainy !! ) Sunday Night … in Good Ol’ Eu~gene !!! Holy !!! – Grateful !!!!! - Dead !!!!!!! Oh Wow ........ Ahhhhh, well – I guess my life is now ... Officially " Complete " ? Sure wasn’t expecting This ! here in 2017 ?!? My spine is tingling just even ' thinking ' about this-one, and I haven’t even listened to it recently either – at least over the last few ... Hours !? Ha !! – as I’ll betcha my own ' personal-count tally ' on This-Show ! might-just break the meter ? Smmmmaaash … I haven’t been able to ' properly-describe ' This-Show for like 30-years now – and should I even try ?? Just wasted words ??? Dang, I just don’t know … Duck U. ! – Mac Court !! ( " The Pit !!! " ) – 1/22/78 !!!! – a completely-intimidating task, for all those who are already well " in the know " on This ! " Monster-Dead-Show !!! ". Alright … so, Is This " The Best " Dead Show Ever ? ... probably not. Does this Show offer " The Best " Garcia Axe work of All-Time ? ... probably not. Hmmm, a bit of a dicey-start ? But ….. is this " The Best " Dead Show from 1978 ? ... yes. Does this Show offer one of the Hottest !!! Live-Dead ' Segue-Transitions ' of All-Time ? ... yes. And … is there any better-place to see The Grateful Dead ' Live ' on Planet Earth – other than ... on " Planet Eugene " ??? ... No ! And … is this my own personal-favorite Dead Show of All-Time ? ... yep ( well, you know … this ' and ' 6/30/85 MPP !!! – Ha ! ) No … but with all-seriousness ( well, you know – as much as I’m actually capable of ) --- This-Show !!!? .. .. .. " It " single-handedly derailed my Entire Life ( well, you know … ' derailed ' meant in a ' Grate-Way ' – Ha ! – Grate ! like " The-Euge !! " ) And, I’m not kidding at all on this either - not-a-bit ... The 90 Minute Analog Cassette Tape ( Maxell XL-II S ! ) I acquired way-back in the '80's – of this 1/22/78 Mac Court ! Show ? … It Forever-Changed My Life ( ahhh, yes … " Dead Tour !!! " ). Or, to be a little bit more-specific here … " This-Show ! " was actually how I picked - " My College ! " ( Duck U. !! – " Quack " !!! ) – well, you know … that, and of course " Animal House " ! – Ha !! Naturally-though ... right ?! A " True-Story ", and I’m most-definitely sure you'll also remember The-Shirt quite well --- “ COLLEGE “. I mean … Whoa !?! I used to go to Duck Hoops Games ( even when they stunk ! ) – just-so I could ' Look ' at where Garcia did " It ". I used to even play hoops in there ( " The Pit ! " ) – just so I could go & stand right-where Jerry did It. Hell, I used to even go & ' clean-up ' Mac Court after Ducks Hoops Games with the Oregon Ducks Lax Team – just so I could sit in all of the different levels & seats looking-on from the various / different ( glorious ! ) vantage-points ... just so I could admire time & time again where Jerry Did It ! I even found a bag of dank in one of the aisles one time under a seat, after a game - I mean ... just Imagine-That !?! in Good Ol' Eugene ! - Ha !! I even went & saw Bob Dylan in there in the '90's ( a few-times … ), so I could closely hear exactly what the acoustics were like inside " The Pit !!! " Live ! - when Jerry did It. And, by " It " – you know, or will know real-soon just exactly what I’m talking about … " CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND !!! >>> ST. STEPHEN !!!!! ". The Finest ! Grateful Dead Segue Transition !! … Ever !!! – of them ALL !!!!! And, trust me I know ' all-of-them ' quite-well ( very-well " Studied ... " ). Are some tighter ? – cleaner ? – delivered with better timing & tempos ? Sure … you bet they are. But ..… are any of these others my own personal " All-Time " Dead Favorite ? ... Not even close. I mean … not to down any of them ( as if I would even think about doing that ... ) – but, here it is like 40-years later after Garcia " Bestowed " This-One ! upon our collective Deadhead-Heads !! And I’m sitting here writing about it intensely & even a tad bit frustrated ( 40-years later ) that I’m not even ' nearly ' achieving the Rightful-Justice ! that " It " well deserves. I could spend a whole lifetime trying ( and actually, I kinda have ?? ) – and I still could-not do it near-justice … as it is " Simply-Heavenly ". There has never been a more ' Creative ' Guitar Player on Earth than Jerry Garcia … and 1/22/78 Mac Court is just yet ' another ' pinnacle-example of how he once again widens the gap, leaves the rest behind – and, for lack of a more " PC " way to say it ? … basically makes the rest of them eat his dust ( well, you know ... maybe other-than " The Jimi/mys " ). I drove 3,000 miles once to just ' look ' at Mac Court once - to live by it & play in it – and on that drive … my buddy & I ( R.I.P. ! ) just casually referred to Garcia as " The King Of Rock & Roll ". You know - something like ... " Let's listen to some Early-'80's King Of Rock & Roll next ... in the Tape Deck ! ". I even went to Mac Court one time just to see the very-last Ducks vs. UCLA Game inside " The Pit ! " ( yes … just so I could ( once again ... ) " look-right-it " where Jerry did It. ) – and I was quite pleased to even see Bill Walton in there too ! See … he was probably ' really ' just doing the exact same thing I was ( Laser-Focus >>> " Mac Court ’78 ! … Mac Court ’78 !! " ) – but, with the one big difference being that he also went to see the ' Real-Thing ' … on that Sunny ! ( Ha ! ) Eugene Sunday – back in ’78 !! Dang … I guess I’ve still got a lot of catching up to do ? But wait ? … there's nothing left to catch-up-to anymore ?!? Uh-oh … So, I just simply said to Bill – " Hey Bill – I haven’t seen you since ’93 at Shoreline ! " – as he stands there as " Honorary Game Captain " in his Vintage U.C.L.A. Letterman Jacket … and then replies " So, Where’ve You Been ?! ". Then … I just couldn’t resist it . . . " Hey Bill –
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Artist: Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead
CD Grading: Mint (M)
Record Label: Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. / Rhino
Release Title: Grateful Dead Dave's Picks 23
Case Type: Cardboard Case / Plastic Disc Trays ( 3-CD )
Color: Multicolor
Case Condition: Mint (M)
Inlay Condition: Mint (M)
Catalog Number: R2 557455
Edition: Collector's Edition, First Edition, Limited Edition, Live, Numbered Edition, Grateful Dead Dave's Picks 23, Grateful Dead Dave's Picks Volume 23, Grateful Dead McArthur Court U. of Oregon Eugene, OR 1/22/1978, Grateful Dead McArthur Court U. of Oregon Eugene, OR 1/22/78, Grateful Dead 1/22/1978, Grateful Dead 1/22/78
Type: Album
Format: CD
Release Year: 2017 (1978/2017) Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. / Rhino
Language: English
Era: 1970s
Instrument: Bass Guitar, Drums, Electric Guitar, Guitar, Keyboard, Percussion, Piano, Voice
Style: 1970s, American Folk, Art Rock, Blues Rock, Country Blues, Country Folk, Electric Blues, Electric Folk, Electric Jazz, Experimental, Experimental Rock, Folk Rock, Jazz Rock, Progressive Country, Progressive Folk, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Folk, Psychedelic Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Space, Space Rock, Vocal
Features: HDCD, Live Recording, Numbered, Grateful Dead Dave's Picks 23, Grateful Dead McArthur Court U. of Oregon Eugene, OR 1/22/1978, Grateful Dead McArthur Court U. of Oregon Eugene, OR 1/22/78, University of Oregon, U of O, UO, Oregon, Oregon Ducks, Eugene, Grateful Dead Oregon, Grateful Dead 1978, MacCourt, University of Oregon Ducks Basketball Court, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind St. Stephen, Grateful Dead University, Duck U.
Genre: Blues, Country, Folk, Jazz, Progressive, Psychedelic, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, World Music
Run Time: 3-CD
Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
Grateful Dead, Dave's Picks 23, 1978, CD: Oregon Ducks McArthur Court, University of Oregon
