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Grateful Dead Backstage Pass RFK Washington DC 6/20/92 6/20/1992 Casey Jones !
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Grateful Dead Backstage Pass : 1992 : Shakedown Street's 1978 Shakedown Sam !!! ( aka. " The Invisible Man ! " ... Stagger Lee ! ) - Gilbert Shelton 1978 Art Design ! : Summer Tour '92 ! : June 20, 1992 ( 6/20/92 : 6/20/1992 ) - RFK Stadium - Washington, D.C. : 1992 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. ( GDP ) - Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) : The ' Return !! ' of " Casey Jones !!! " : Very-Rare !!!Grateful Dead Fans !!! Whoa !?! So ... I suppose the question really is - what does this Green Suited Leisure Suit Man ! mean to You !! Or, better asked ... exactly What ? do you call him - as it truly would be an excellent Deadhead survey ! " The Invisible Man " ? ... " Shakedown Sam " ? ... " Stagger Lee " ? ... Ha ! I don't know, but I like'em all - and the good thing is - that you know that you can Always ! find him Smilin'! & Snappin' his Fingers !! right on Shakedown Street ! Oh my ... The Grateful Dead at RFK on June 20, 1992 !!! So ... here's the ' other ' question - just exactly what does this " Legendary " Early-'90's G.D. Show mean to You ! Because to me, this here - was one of the Grate-est ! Days of My Life ! And, I most certainly think that I'm not in the minority - if you too were one of the ' Lucky Ones ' to be inside the rustic & proud Good Ol' Home of the Washington Redskins ! Well, at least in this fine-era - the one that many Dead Fans know as the Early-'90's !!! I myself am proud to say that I had it pretty nice & kicked into gear on this '92 Summer Tour ! - as I started off in Charlotte ... and Toured through Buckeye ! I caught 10 in a row - and in the case of this East Coast / Midwest Dead swing - this meant that our Traveling Circus Tour-Team touched down in Charlotte ( NC ) > D.C. ( RFK ) !!! > Star Lake ( PA ( basically WV ! ) ) > Chicago ( Soldier Field ) > Deer Creek ( IN ) > and Buckeye Lake ( OH ) ! ... at least this was the portion of this '92 Summer Tour that I ran - as there were also some dates prior at Richfield ( OH ) - Albany ( at the Knick ! ) - and at Giants Stadium ( NJ / NY ). So ... even down at the Charlotte Shows - there were some Rumors ! " Swirlin' " that the Band had actually been ' Soundchecking ' Casey Jones !?! And, because this talk was coming from the known & trusted - in addition to the other general talk - I actually believed that we might get it ? But, you know ... us Deadheads - " Forever Hopeful " - right ? So, the Charlotte Shows were pretty darn tight - and it certainly appeared that the Boys could go for something big like that - if they would choose to. The Deal - China > Rider & Good Lovin' were all exceptionally-hot on the 6/17/92 night - and during the 6/18/92 Show - the Stranger & Let It Grow both Cooked ! in the 1st Set - and in the 2nd set right out of Drums > Space ? >>> well, try this on for size ... Space > Dark Star Jam > Watchtower > Dew ! And, oh boy did Garcia find-it on that Dew !! Killer ... and, being in the South - you could actually hear a pin drop inside the Charlotte Coliseum. Just awesome. So ... no " Casey Jones " - but RFK was next on 6/20/92 - and, I have to admit - I was thinking at the time that " If " they were going to play it - wouldn't it have been likely that they would kick it down at the Giants Shows ? But, then I got thinking ... how dang Prankster ! would it be to lay it down right smack dab in the Nation's Capital !?! You know ... just " Drivin' That Train ! ... High On Cocaine !! " - right down the street from Congress - The White House - and George W. Bush ! Hah !! ... as now That ! sounds like a Great Idea & a Memorable Party that I would like to be a part of. Right-On ! And, keep in mind too ... that Casey Jones had not been driven by the Boys since the Killer ! Halloween run at the B.C.T. in Bezerkley - on 11/2/84 ! to be exact. So, this is a close to 7-Year hiatus ! that we are talkin' about her - I mean would they do it ?? Well ... Set 1 was very D.C. style - in that Cold Rain & Snow - Maggie's Farm - Row Jimmy & Tennessee Jed all got played ! And, if you happened to see a lot of RFK Shows like me ? Then ... you know exactly what I'm talking about. But then Set II rolls around ... and they are getting into the Heavy-Groove ! After a Corinna > Crazy Fingers ... things start to get Hot ! They just Blast-out !! a Playin' > Uncle Johns ! ... and deliver it so eloquently into Drums > Space. And, during Space - Garcia starts into the little ' Shenandoah ' instrumental theme that he had been playing around with, and it was real-nice ! And then ... the Locomotive Airhorns too ? But, nice & subtle - as Billy had been using them for a while prior, on this Tour ... which in hindsight - Thanks ! for the ' Hint ' B.K. !!! So, Jerry comes slowly out of Space > Shenandoah ... to a virtual stand-still, and then Boom !! Billy explodes the Locomotive Airhorns !!! Kind of a Honk ! ~ Hoooonnnnk !!! thing ... and then Blammo !!!!!!!! Garcia lays-down the opening treble rifts Perfectly ! - and it is ON !!!!! " Driving That Train ! ... High On Cocaine !!! ... Casey Jones You Better Watch Your Speed !!! " - and that Whole ! Stadium just Exploded !! with Joy !!! I was on the Field with my Buddy - just about under 30-Yards back right in front of Jerry ... and this was a Sight ! to see. This Field was going Absolute-Nuts ! ... and then I took a close look up top - as RFK kinda looks like a pool-triangle - and the seats up top are just Movin' !!! Wow. Unbelievable !!! Without any question - both this Casey Jones ! & the Loose Lucy ! kick down at the Cap Center on 3/14/90 are the Most Amazing ! " Instant " Crowd-Explosions ! that I have even seen in Rock 'n Roll ... and believe me - I've seen some Rock 'n Roll ! in my time ! I walked right out into the lot & bought a Tie-Dye because I wanted to always remember this Forever ! I call That-Shirt " Casey Jones !!! " and still have it today ( of course ... ). In fact, I met the Love of my Life ! when I was wearing it to go see a Garcia Show at the Warfield in '94 - and she's in the room next to me here today ! ... right now as I type ! So, as it goes without saying ... that's my Lucky-Shirt ! And, whenever I need a little luck - I'll put it on & wear it still today ! But of course, very-very carefully ! This-here my fellow Fans is indeed the Power !! of The Grateful Dead !!! Enjoy !!!!!
Grateful Dead : 6/20/1992 : RFK Stadium - Washington, D.C. : Setlist >>>
Set 1
: Cold Rain & Snow, Wang Dang Doodle, Friend Of The Devil, Mexicali Blues > Maggie's Farm, Row Jimmy, Picasso Moon, Tennessee Jed > Promised Land
Set 2
: Corinna > Crazy Fingers > Playing In The Band > Uncle John's Band > Drums > Space > Shenandoah theme > Casey Jones !!!!! > Throwing Stones > One More Saturday Night
Encore
: Baba O' Riley > Tomorrow Never Knows
*** 1st Casey Jones ! since 11/2/1984 at the Berkeley Community Theatre in Berkeley, California !!! ***
( The Steve Miller Band opened the Show ! )
Authentic manufacturer info is factory printed on back of Pass : " Mactac/StarLiner " & " Design & Litho By CREST CRAFT Innovation & Excellence In Backstage Security Passes (w/ Crest Craft logo & contact info) ".
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