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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: Power. The Stage as Alembic (mid-1980s) | |
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| Children of the American Decades (1940-1960) | |
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| Roots (1961-2/62) | |
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| A Fine High Lonesome Madness (3/62-12/63) | |
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| Interlude: A Meeting of Minds (Company Meetings, 1984) | |
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| Something New (12/31/63-10/64) | |
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| The Warlocks (11/64-6/65) | |
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| A Very Loud Bar Band (6/10/65-11/12/65) | |
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| Interlude: Albert Hofmann's Discovery (the Psychedelic World) | |
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| The Bus Came By (11/13/65-2/5/66) | |
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| Hollywood and Home Again (2/6/66-5/1/66) | |
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| Psychedelic Indians (5/1/66-9/29/66) | |
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| The Hippest City Hall Ever (9/30/66-10/31/66) | |
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| The San Francisco Scene (11/1/66-1/29/67) | |
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| Before the Fall (1/30/67-5/31/67) | |
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| The Prodigals (6/1/67-9/15/67) | |
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| Interlude: The Crew | |
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| Dark Anthem (9/16/67-12/31/67) | |
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| Interlude: Purifying the Elements (Setting the Stage) | |
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| Independence and Its Price (1/1/68-6/30/68) | |
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| Interlude: The Promoters | |
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| Forward into the Fog (7/68-2/15/69) | |
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| Interlude: The Circus Is in Town (the First Set Begins) | |
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| No Turn Left Unstoned (2/19/69-6/20/69) | |
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| Interlude: "When the Music Plays the Band" (the Dead Talk About Playing Music) | |
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| If My Words Were Gold (6/20/69-8/15/69) | |
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| Interlude: "Eastbound and Down" (End of Set One) | |
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| Bethel to Sears Point (8/16/69-12/4/69) | |
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| Trouble All Around (12/5/69-3/70) | |
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| Interlude/Intermission: "Waits Backstage While I Sing to You" (1980s) | |
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| Might as Well Work (3/70-7/70) | |
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| An American Beauty (8/4/70-12/31/70) | |
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| Interlude/Intermission II: Uncle John's Children | |
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| Dreams and All (1/71-7/71) | |
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| Dealing Solo Aces and the New Guy (7/71-3/72) | |
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| Interlude: The Home Front: Money and Management (1980s and Beyond) | |
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| Bozos Abroad (3/72-12/72) | |
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| Megadead (1973) | |
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| Interlude: Into the Zone (Second Set Begins) | |
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| The Wall (1/74-10/20/74) | |
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| The Hiatus (10/21/74-6/76) | |
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| The Monster Revives (6/76-8/78) | |
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| Dark Moon over Gizeh (9/78) | |
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| Interlude: The Rhythm Devils (Drum Break) | |
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| Shakedown (10/78-10/80) | |
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| Interlude: Beyond the Zone (End of Second Set) | |
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| After Heaven (11/80-7/86) | |
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| A Suitable Touch of Grey (8/86-12/89) | |
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| Interlude: "Noble but Lame" (the Grateful Dead on the G.D.) | |
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| A Deadicated Life (1/90-9/92) | |
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| Interlude: "Can't Stop for Nothin'" (Encore/New Year's Eve) | |
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| Interlude: Packed and Gone (Load-Out) | |
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| "I Guess It Doesn't Matter, Anyway" (10/92-4/96) | |
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| Finale: Metaphysics and Other Humorous Subjects | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Interviews | |
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| Index | |
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| Permissions | |