Earlier, I posted that oral history of the Dead in Austin; it goes on about Manor Downs, and one of those very shows got into the 30 Trips box: 7/31/82. I can’t link to the new mix, but this one is a Charlie Miller SBD with a bunch of good reviews, so it can’t suck.

Also from the oral history, here are two pictures of the Dead in Austin. They’re from–I think–the ’71 shows captured on the Road Trip release, and feature a terrible idea: see if you can spot it in this group shot.

band young austin bw
Did you spot the terrible idea? You have to enlarge the picture, so luckily there’s a better shot.

jerry strat numbers bw
Even if you’ve taken only a little tiny bit of acid, those numbers are going to start meaning shit. That will become distracting.