Wensday 01-17-1979

Weather H29//L 0 No  Precipitation 

Set 1

Shakedown Street Me And My Uncle -> Big River Peggy-O Beat It On Down The Line Stagger Lee New Minglewood Blues Brown Eyed Women From The Heart Of Me I Need A Miracle

Set 2

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain Estimated Prophet -> Eyes Of The World -> Drums -> Jam -> Not Fade Away -> Black Peter -> Around And Around -> Good Lovin'

Encore Casey Jones 

 

The Story of This Soundboard: This SBD comes from Vince Perrotti who gave it to Peter Hedeman with following notes: "This was my 18th birthday and a friend of mine was allowed to patch in. He gave me the boards on the 18th. It was a great show, especially for those of us who made the trip up on 11.25.78 when Jerry fell ill." Vince also mentioned that "I noticed as time went by that no one had these boards. I know January '79 boards are rare and I caught 8 shows that month and they were all smoking." So, thanks, Vince!

Notes: The beginning of Shakedown Street is marred by soundboard glitches and adjustments. At about 45 seconds, it finally gave out until 1:25 or so. The 0:40 gap was patched with gd1979-01-17.fob.glassberg.motb.0023.85101.flac24. Another gap of about 1.8 seconds a 10:33 was patched with the same source. 

 

Reviewer: njpg - Subject: -Reasonably good show.

Reviewer: renosson - Subject: live deadsaw this show with my good friend "slats"man those were the days!this was a make up show,and i'm so glad i made it then and am are able to listen now,hahaha igotto go,peace and love all you groovy cats,much very large hunks of brownies to you cats that hook us up here with these tunes,mahalo,kidos!!!

Reviewer: thebone - Subject: Top 5 of '79This is a legendary show for good reason. Great tunes, and great sound quality thanks to Barry G!

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Throwback Concert: Grateful Dead at New Haven Coliseum 1979

By Drew Carrano

Ever go to a concert only to find out the show isn’t happening? That’s exactly what happened on the evening of November 25, 1978, just two days after Thanksgiving. As fans were arriving at New Haven Coliseum and getting into their seats, Bob Weir went on stage and announced Jerry Garcia was unable to perform due to a respiratory illness.To make good on the cancelled show, The Dead would return to The Coliseum on January 17, 1979. Today we look back at that rescheduled show, presented by 99.1 PLR.Today’s Throwback Concert:Grateful Dead Wednesday January 17, 1979 New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum – New Haven About The Tour: After Jerry’s illness and the postponement of the Coliseum show, The Dead were back on the road within a couple weeks. They would reschedule the remainder of their east coast tour and would return to New Haven on January 17, 1979. The 11,000 fans at the sold out New Haven Coliseum were excited to welcome The Dead back to the Elm City.

 

• joeyg1322 Cowboy ShowI was one of those Niantic Cowboys. Big Mike forgot to mention a Photog from The NH Register took some shots of us outside. That show was a long time comin and we were more than ready to flush the pipes. When Jerry took the mike, that old building began to dance. Who could forget the Obligatory ride of death down the corkscrew after the show. The next night in Providence was a Hoot as well. That was 35 Years ago today...Thanks Big Mike and thanks to Jen for the ticket! Long Live The Feztones  
• hollywood74 lemons into LemonadeI remember when Bob said jerry was sick and the show was cancelled. Very disappointed. All of us looked at each other and then dove to the floor for the ticket stubs. We all go on the train back to NYC and headed to the palladium to see Hot Tuna. Caught the late show they played till 4 or 5 with papa john. Make up show was great just glad jerry was okay.  
• dstache thoughtsThe show opens with a hot Shakedown and remains at a high level through BIODTL (excellent solo!). Stagger and Minglewood aren't quite up to snuff, but the energy returns with BE Women and Miracle. The second set is AWESOME. The entire pre-drums is a highlight. The 2d and 3d runs in the Scarlet solo are great, as is the jam, though it doesn't stray too far out there. Fire almost has a false start, as they seem to reignite the intro about 30 seconds in, pretty neat. There's a nice instrumental after the 1st solo and before the verse, as if Jerry missed his cue to return to the vocals or maybe a broken string somewhere. The outro in Fire is excellent. Estimated has a hot, extended 1st solo, the jam gets going early on, unlike many versions, and there is nice, long, soothing intro before Eyes proper begins. Nothing wrong with the Eyes either, which starts off fast but is slowed down to a good speed just as quickly. The solos are very interesting, Jerry's going at breakneck speed but rather than the sheets of sound approach (which I generally don't prefer), there is more precision and each note is important. Black Peter is a highlight too. The solo is kind of a 2-part thing, with the 1st consisting of a very good, standard solo, then the 2d part an excellent, delicate solo making me think of an old man with a cane, shaking as he walks. There is a long, wonderful outro too. Overall, VG set 1, Great set 2, 9/10 (right there with 1/11, and just ahead of 1/10, as the best show of the tour so far)

 

• fishnow15 years 6 months agoI swear I saw Jerry turnI swear I saw Jerry turn into a skeleton during the second set.  
• gleng1 The Make-Up ShowThis was the show they played to make-up the performance where everyone got in to the hall, and then Bobby announced that Jerry had pneumonia and couldn't play. (I was very lucky -- wasn't there the night they cancelled, but bought a ticket to the make-up show). A great show -- phenomenally strong Casey Jones to close it.  
• eyes 88 My First Show......what a way to start. This show was awesome, especially the second set.

• hockey_john My fav Black PeterI love this show.The Black Peter is spiritual to me. Why because jerry is belting out the song with what sounds like a very bad cold. Which in turn makes the sad song even more sad. I love life and don't live a downer life style but this Peter is off the charts. Off the charts with sadness.  
• Harrington Snow???Wasn't it snowing like blizzard conditions on one of the nights? I think it was the night that was cancelled. My friend and I had "partook" and we weren't going to be caught peaking at the break (I always hated that) so we were good and weird when we had to driv home 4 hours earlier that we had planned. The two cheerleaders we gave a ride to were wondering what the hell was so funny..... gdtrfb!!!  
• kuu Tell me this town ain't got no heart Well this show was really an extension of what happened 2 months prior. In November I organized a bus trip from Long Island to New Haven. A church somewhere in Texas provided us with goodies that tasted bad. Some passengers decided to make milkshakes to make the goodies bearable. The bus arrives and everyone is primed for a grand time. It appears to be Bobby and Phil on stage but the houes lights are on and at their brightest. Bobby says Garcia is really sick and they won't be playin tonight. First I thought it was a joke and was waiting for some kind of punchline. Then I realized it wasn't. When we all "flew" back to the bus I was asked by the driver what did we want to do now. Forty spaced heads yearning for something that wasn't gonna happen and the bus company feeling sorry for us. They said that we could go anywhere as long as we were back by 1am or so. It was decided by committee to go to Garvies Point preserve in Glen Cove. The bus went down some back roads, we stopped at a secluded back entrance and spent 3 hours there. Some stayed on the bus. All were really dissappointed. Januaury 17 I organized another trip, I don't know why, and off we go to New Haven again. This time the church in Texas did not supply us with anything. The ride there took on the feeling that we have been here before and things weren't as intense as they were the first ride. I get to the entrance and realize I lost my ticket and had to buy another. With all that has happened leading to this event I had high expectations. The week before I had seen St Stephen, Dark Star, Dancin', Nobodys Fault..... I remember being dissapointed at the outcome. I had a feeling when they played miracle to end the 1st set that I probably set my sights to high. Maybe it was all the events that led to that point but when I saw Bobby screamin I need a miracle everyday I had the feeling I it wasn't comin from the band on this night. A crisp soundboard circulated after the show that I had and enjoyed. I always think of my personal experiences when I listen to the show and yearn for just a little bit more... Oh well

 

• Bssgrl make up showI remember I was there with a huge group of friends, that was when you could buy full rows of seats via the box office, we had 2 rows on the floor in the 7-10th row area, all set for a great "trip" and Bobby came out to announce it was cancelled/postponed. I remember all of us looking at each other and saying "now what do we do for 3-4hrs" so we wandered around the New Haven Green enjoying the Christmas lights till we were able to drive home. The make up show was totally awesome, still have the radio station promo pin from WPLR that I got from a friend who worked and still works at the station Tammy "We live very close together. So, our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." ~ 14th Dalai Lama  
• Blue Yodel France Oh yeah ...didn't have the magic of the preceding Springfield nor upcoming Buffalo ... but sweet. Still, New Haven was often "stuck" with the Est > Eyes ....  
• MIKIO_56 the show thatjerry put the fear of god in us allthe gang for some reason all wore coboy hats we promptly removed them after we were told jerry was ill when bobby said they could still do somthing everone just kind of shook there drippy heads but we came back with a vengence and slam we were on shakedown st the cowboy hats prevailed for me and my uncle went flyyyyyying down sweet show

 

Capacity 11171 The New Haven Coliseum was a sports-entertainment arena located in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. Construction began in 1968 and was completed in 1972.

The arena's formal name was Veterans Memorial Coliseum, but most locals simply referred to it as "the Coliseum."

The Coliseum was built to replace the New Haven Arena, New Haven's prior indoor sports and entertainment venue. The Coliseum, as well as the neighboring K of C building, was designed by the architects Kevin Roche / John Dinkeloo & Associates. One interesting aspect of the arena's design was that the parking garage was built on top of the actual Coliseum structure; this was necessitated by a high water table in the area which made it overly difficult to construct sub-surface parking facilities. Though an interesting solution, this design was not very popular in the marketplace because of the quarter-mile helical ramps required to access the parking. Other features of the design, such as street storefronts and an exhibition hall, were never completed.

During the 1980s, the structure of the parking garages had deteriorated to the point where large canvas panels had to be attached to the outside to catch pieces of concrete that would occasionally drop off onto the sidewalk below. Renovations were made to correct that problem. The city shut down the facility after concluding that it was a drain on city coffers. However, the city did not hold any public hearings, referendum votes, or conduct any surveys, and several groups, local stakeholders, and the Coalition to Save Our Coliseum mounted a campaign to save and renovate the Coliseum, to no avail. Others in the community supported the plan to demolish the arena. Despite Mayor DeStefano's plan to close and demolish the building within six months, it ultimately took more than four years. Actual demolition work began in late October 2005 with removal of most of the arena area.

At 7:50 a.m. on January 20, 2007, after years of wrangling and delay, the Coliseum was finally imploded, using more than 2,000 pounds of explosive. It was said that the implosion could be heard all the way to Meriden and Northford. As it came down, a massive cloud of dust and smoke covered the surrounding area, but blew away quickly toward the shoreline. Upwards of 20,000 people watched from the nearby Temple Street Garage and other buildings, and residents of nearby apartments were evacuated. The two helical ramps were not imploded, and were subsequently destroyed by conventional methods.The city has tentative plans to replace the Coliseum with a new downtown/Long Wharf redevelopment plan,[2] including a relocated Long Wharf Theatre and a new campus for Gateway Community College.

A temporary 400-space parking lot opened on the former Coliseum site on December 4, 2007, but plans are advancing to redevelop the site with a mix of offices, apartments, and retail space.(1)

5/5/77 Grateful Dead (New Haven Coliseum) 5/10/78 Grateful Dead (New Haven Coliseum) 11/25/78 Grateful Dead "Grateful Dead were set up at the Veteran's Memorial Coliseum in New Haven, CT on November 25, but Bob Weir and Mickey Hart had to come onstage and announce that Garcia was sick, and that the show would be rescheduled."(1)

1/17/79 Grateful Dead (New Haven Coliseum) "This was the show they played to make-up the performance where everyone got in to the hall, and then Bobby announced that Jerry had pneumonia and couldn't play."(3)

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1.)^Arnold, Corry, 2012-11-01, Reconstructing Reconstruction, http://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2012/11/reconstructing-reconstruction-january.html 2.)^Hanley, Rich, The true story of the New Haven Coliseum, revealed, http://www.lastdaysofthecoliseum.com/ 3.)^gleng1, comments, 2007-06-18, http://www.dead.net/show/january-17-1979