Grateful Dead : Dave’s Picks 23 Volume Twenty Three : Mac Court! 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! – in The Pit!!!! . Featuring one of the Most-Creative! Grateful Dead’ Segue-Transitions’ of All-Time! Close Encounters Of The Third Kind!!! Indoors at the Very-Proud Home! Of the Mighty Oregon Fighting Ducks!! On a Sunny! Just kidding — Rainy!! Sunday Night. In Good Ol’ Eugene!!! Ahhhhh, well – I guess my life is now… Sure wasn’t expecting This! 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… 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?? Dang, I just don’t know. Duck U. A completely-intimidating task, for all those who are already well ” in the know ” on This! Alright. So, Is This ” The Best ” Dead Show Ever? Does this Show offer ” The Best ” Garcia Axe work of All-Time? Hmmm, a bit of a dicey-start? Is this ” The Best ” Dead Show from 1978? Does this Show offer one of the Hottest!!! Live-Dead’ Segue-Transitions’ of All-Time? And. Is there any better-place to see The Grateful Dead’ Live’ on Planet Earth – other than… And. Is this my own personal-favorite Dead Show of All-Time? Yep well, you know. This’ and’ 6/30/85 MPP!!! 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! 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! 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! – well, you know. That, and of course ” Animal House “! 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! 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… In Good Ol’ Eugene! 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!!! – 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!!! Grateful Dead Segue Transition!! – of them ALL!!!!! And, trust me I know’ all-of-them’ quite-well very-well Studied… Delivered with better timing & tempos? Sure. You bet they are. Are any of these others my own personal ” All-Time ” Dead Favorite? 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.