SHARING THE SHOWS
Grateful Dead Meetup at the Movies - Village East by Angelika - New York, NY - June 24, 20236/25/2023 I’d just been to Dead & Company; did I REALLY need to see an old Dead show in a MOVIE THEATER?
No, but my Dead FOMO had hit me at the prospect of seeing Dead & Co, and it had continued to the movie. And it was a daytime show, which would give me enough time to relax in the evening. I hadn’t been flaneuring around New York City in a while, so I thought I’d head down. I love people-watching on the trains; I was intrigued by an elderly local recommending restaurant to someone who appeared to be from Eastern Europe. Once in the city, my stomach started to rumble. I got to the neighborhood about 30 minutes before showtime, and the appearance of Tompkins Square Bagels on my map, right across from the theater, was inciting my craving for tuna on a New York bagel. I was greeted by a 20-minute line, consisting mostly of the 20somethings who’d likely been imbibing the night prior. I was able to get to the theater with three minutes to spare, and I saw a lovely sight. Five other people in the theater, all of whom appeared to be traveling solo. Solo outings aren’t celebrated nearly as much as they should be (IMHO), so I was psyched to see it. I did the “head nod” with a dude in a Dead hat. Three more solo flyers entered after me, along with a pair of friends. The show was great, and I drop the setlist here. When I’m at a live show, I’m into the music, but a movie (sans dancing) forced me to look closely at the show. Close-ups of Jerry and Bobby’s hands flying on the guitar and Phil’s on the bass. Jerry and Bruce Hornsby smiling at each other during an intense “Shakedown Street” jam. I wonder what the subverbal conversation was there. The graphics were interesting too; I present to you this video of “One More Saturday Night.” Scroll to 1:24 in. You can tell the video was edited in the 1990s; I was on my college television station in that decade, and the graphics looked like they were imported manually from a character generator. It brought me back. I didn’t have Maggie, Gary, Mark, Johnny, or Drew there, and I didn’t feel like being the only one to get up and dance, so the boogeying didn’t happen like it used to in Virginia. But I did tap my feet a lot, especially during “Wang Dang Doodle,” “Foolish Heart,” and “When I Paint My Masterpiece.” As we exited the theater, I heard the sound of an ambulance siren. Back to the real world, I thought. But it was nice to escape for a few hours, and the music provides just that.
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