Was it ever here at all? Was it a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago?
Well, as Bob Weir once sang “Dreams are lies…. it’s the dreaming that’s real”. Or in this case, the streaming is real, proof that it happened.
I had March 8th marked on my 2012 calendar, as “Casual Opening” – somewhere I had gotten word that that is when Phil was going to open the restaurant we new he purchased, the former Seafood Peddler, and the adjacent Palm Ballroom (soon to be the Grate Room.) And yet I never saw an announcement, and I clearly didn’t know that sometimes at Terrapin things would happen without much notice… from day 1!
I was invited to the Ashkenaz Berkeley that night to see Deadicated Maniacs (a David Nelson Band tribute band) – and then I noticed Jay Blakesberg tweeting pictures and setlist… from Terrapin Crossroads! Instantly TxR FOMO became a reality – something that would affect myself and many others over the next few years. In 1999 when I missed Phil at the Warfield with Trey, Paige and Kimock, I made myself a promise to make as many Phil Lesh & Friends shows as possible from that point on, I never wanted to miss this magic again! When the TxR FOMO hit that night in 2012, I realized I messed up, and recommitted myself to see Phil as much as a I could, and that very clearly meant I needed to be at Terrapin Crossroads ALL THE TIME!
The next day I was in line early to get a spot up front… and spent a fair portion of the next 9 years in line, on the rail, and listening to Phil Lesh and all of his wonderful friends, and when i could, making videos or streaming it out to all of you on Deadheadland. I moved to Marin a month later, and as they say, the rest is history… my history and Terrapin’s were very intertwined. Until the very end of that final Ripple played by Stu Allen and Mars Hotel…
I haven’t seen Phil in 6 months (when he sat in with Midnight North in September, the last time he himself was publicly at TxR) – though so looking forward to feeling his bass bomb my nervous system at Skull and Roses in April!
Anyway, the streaming is real…. While I missed the 1st night, my good friend Photographer Stuart Levine was there, and shot these videos, the 1st official unofficial videos from Terrapin Crossroads “Casual Opening” on March 8, 2012. Phil is joined by Grahame Lesh, Jeff Chimenti, Tim Bluhm, Jackie Greene, Nicki Bluhm, Jordan Levine, and the one and only, Ross MF James!
Nicki Bluhm performed a late afternoon set yesterday, Thursday August 29, 2019 in an intimate setting, for a small and appreciative audience, at the Redwood Grove stage in the beautiful UC Botanical Gardens in Berkeley. A very unique venue and setting, more information here: https://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/
Nicki Bluhm along with Scott Law and Ross James Redwood Grove Concert Series 2019 UC Botanical Garden Berkeley, California Thursday August 29, 2019
Setlist: INTRO To Rise You Gotta Fall Fool If I Keep Living For Today Til I’m Blue (Scott Law) Tore Up Juniper Woodsmoke Doodily Doo Get It While You Can (Scott Law) Remember Love Wins Jaurez (Ross James) Friends Little Too Late Woman Be Wise Fist City Texas Gales (Ross James) Leave The Leavin’ (Scott Law)
Phil Lesh and Friends
Cris Jacobs, Jason Crosby, John Molo, Nicki Bluhm, Erik Krasno Beach Road Weekend
Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Sunday August 11, 2019
Help on the Way CJ >
Slipknot >
Franklin’s Tower all
West LA EK
Deal NB
Scarlet Begonias EK/NB
Uncle John’s Band all
Stella Blue CJ
Shakedown Street CJ
Thanks to Jason Crosby for help on the way with the setlist!
Phil Lesh and the Terrapin Family Band setlist
| Friday September 7, 2018 |
The Apollo Theater, New York, NY
| The Harlem Gospel Choir, Nicki Bluhm, Eric Krasno, Talib Kweli & Robert Randolph |
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Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family, The Harlem Gospel Choir, Nicki Bluhm, Eric Krasno, Talib Kweli & Robert Randolph 9/7/18 The Apollo Theater New York, NY | Photo by Doug Clifton
Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family
with Very Special Friends
The Harlem Gospel Choir, Nicki Bluhm, Eric Krasno, Talib Kweli & Robert Randolph
The Apollo Theater
New York, NY
Friday September 7, 2018
Set I
Uncle Johns Band
Tangled Up In Blue
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Friend of the Devil
Ohio
Ramble on Rose>
Bertha
Box of Rain
Set II
Happy Birthday to Peter Shapiro sang by TFP
Happy Birthday performed by Robert Randolph (solo)
Viola Lee Blues
Estimated Prophet
Love the One You’re With
Throwing Stones
Wharf Rat
Shakedown Street #
Get By #^
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door^
Turn on your Lovelight*and
Encore:
Cody Rap
Touch of Grey *
Special Guest
#Talib Kweli
*The Harlem Gospel Choir
Thanks to Mark P. / Fans of Phil Lesh for setlist help on the way!