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25 minutes of 1981 Dead from Germany. I picked it because it's Estimated Prophet into He's Gone...I mean do I need to explain?

Just take the time and enjoy.

Because it's Jerry's Birthday.  And if you don't mind me saying, Jerry is in his prime here. Just take a moment to listen to his beautiful flowing riffs. C'mon. I dare you to argue with me.

I never saw a bad show in 1981.

And fortunately the videographers in Germany had pretty good up close access so we can get a good look at fingering and facial expressions.

Yeah they go off a little randomly towards the end of Estimated, but that's ok and it's only for about a minute and then into He's Gone.
Grateful Dead - Estimated > He's Gone

Chime away...

Rat in a drain ditch

caught on a limb

you know better

but I know him

Like I told you

What I said

steal your face right off your head

now he's gone

now he's gone

like a steel locomotive - rolling down the track

he's gone, he's gone

and nothins gonna bring him back

he' gone

9 mile skiddin

on a ten mile ride

hot as a pistol but cool inside

cat on a tin roof

dogs in a pile

nothing left to do but smile smile smile

- this is where it gets good-

just let it flow here

...... back in

Going where the wind don't blow so strange

maybe off of some high cold mountain chain

Lost one round but the price wasn't anything

Knife in a back and more of the same

same old rat in a drain ditch

caught on a limb

you know better but I know him

Like I told ya

what I said

steal your face right off your head

now he's gone

now he's gone

he's gone

like a steel locomotive rollin down the tracks

he's gone, he's gone

nothin's gonna bring him back

he's gone

ohhh nothins gonna bring him back

ohhhh nothins gonna bring him back

he's gone

ohhh nothins gonna bring him back

he's gone for good