@theHC:

I understand completely.

I saw my first Dead show on 3-26-88. There were jaded vets who insisted on telling me I'd missed it all. That the band was done. Obviously a band like that is never "done" until they stop playing live - there are merely consistency issues. I subsequently saw the Warlocks crack open Dark Star and Attics, Ripple at the Cap Centre, the Casey Jones bustout, and a bunch of other more common but incredibly well played stuff I still listen to today. 1993-1995 were not good years for the Grateful Dead but they still had high moments. Without a doubt.