His recollection is flawed. 11/23/68 is the only time they ever played Athens. I have been on a quest for a copy of this show for almost 20 years. A recording evidently existed at one time, as the venue (Memorial Auditorium, on campus) recorded all performances for archival purposes. The tape was evidently stolen from their archives. The question is, does this tape still exist, or was it swiped by a student who didn't know what he really had and didn't take care of it?
Latvala told me this show does not exist in the Vault. > > From: "Van Runkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/03/31 Mon PM 09:07:56 EST > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Athens, Ohio, show? > > An acquaintance of mine told me the other day that when he was attending Ohio > University in Athens, the Dead showed up on campus and spent some time, then played > a free show outside. He said it was in May of 1968 or 1969 and the weather was > nice. The only listing in Deadlists for Athens, Ohio, is for 11-23-68, which is > within that general time frame, and it was supposedly a free show, but it is listed > as an indoor show (as it pretty much would have to be, that time of year). > > Any thoughts, or is this person's recollection flawed? > >
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An acquaintance of mine told me the other day that when he was
attending Ohio University in Athens, the Dead showed up on campus and spent some
time, then played a free show outside. He said it was in May of 1968 or
1969 and the weather was nice. The only listing in Deadlists for Athens,
Ohio, is for 11-23-68, which is within that general time frame, and it was
supposedly a free show, but it is listed as an indoor show (as it pretty much
would have to be, that time of year).
Any thoughts, or is this person's recollection
flawed?
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