Eyes Of The World - Grateful Dead - Watkins Glen Summer Jam - (1973-07-28)

[@swyman10]

I was there with my brother right in the middle, about 60 feet from the stage! We ditched our car an hour out and hitched the rest of the way, and spent 3 days there! Lost my brother a few years back so these memories are priceless, thanks for posting this!

[@nickrobinson7283]

Funny you should mention ditching your car. We were traveling in a 3 car caravan when my friend's car broke down. He just took the plates off and left it there. Sorry about your brother.

[@swyman10]

nick robinson Thanks, it took us 1/2 the night to find our car. We filled the radiator by "borrowing" water from a house's garden hose in a coke bottle! We had been living on black beauty's all weekend long! I drove all night long that night! I'll never forget waking up Saturday morning and seeing ALL THOSE PEOPLE. We were in a SEA of people...What a weekend!

[@ras124]

Yeah, ok

[@CocoDave37]

8 years old and my Dad took me to my first concert, Watkins Glen. 42 years later I still remember it. Dad even let me take a few hits on the joint and we danced and danced.

[@tomshinn5818]

St two of my brothers many years ago my friend but not a thing could stop me from getting " ON THE BUS". CHEERS GOD BLESS YOU!❤

[@steve71966]

This is a fantastic rendition of Eyes of the World. Jerry’s vocals sound so crisp and strong. Grateful Dead were on top of their game. Phil is dropping bombs...Fantastic!!

[@gilmoreoneal1311]

Being there was life changing!!!! Sound system was a first on many levels and a belated THANK YOU TO ALL INVOLVED!!!!

[@andyginterblues2961]

I will never forget going to this concert. I was 19. Hitchhiked from Buffalo, where I was working at a night club.

[@brendaleake]

This is very sad but a young couple Mitch Weiser (age 16) and his girlfriend Bonita "Bonnie" (age 15) were hitchhiking to this venue from Narrowsburg and were never heard from again. I was 8 yrs old in 1973 living in Illinois and only learned this story a few days ago. My friend's daughter went missing 5 1/2 years ago and we still have no idea where she is. My hopes and prayers that soon we'll have an answer to what became of Bonnie, Mitch and Chandra. I would like to dedicate this beautiful song to them, wherever they are.

[@amilzola2321]

First time I ever heard this played live.I still think it's one of the best versions. Rain, mud, sex, drugs and rock and roll. Watkins Glenn was far bigger than Woodstock.

[@kelleherkevin]

I was there and thought I would never be able to hear a version as good as this again. Thanks

[@jameskessel5138]

I was there and loved it in spite of being pissed on by crazy hippie during The Bands performance. Owsley was there in all his glory!

[@swyman10]

Yep, we traded speed for some☮️

[@rbjax2001]

We met an older gentleman at our motel in Saratoga while up there for some phish shows last summer. He was there with a younger relative and was telling us about this show. Sounded incredible. Most hilarious / awesome thing was he actually did shrooms for one of the phish shows. Bless him.

[@warrencarlson1197]

Our whole town went about 50 of us the people the weed the acid the wine and the mud best trip ever

[@oldskoolpautz]

Ah....the memories...I was there✌️🤠

[@tomshinn5818]

Hen God smiles on one and hints "GO THERE", and I did!😊

[@welcomebalance]

Beautiful. Thank you.

[@matthewehritz3544]

Awesome man thanks

[@DennisCampbell777]

Man this is good, every single version of this song performed in 73 and 74 is face peeling. it was an amazing transitional period for the boys. Eyes were all performed with an amazing coda during these years, beginning around the 13:00 mark here. Thanks for the great share Zack, right on man.

[@jcedwards8363]

We need to get back to those "face peeling" sounds again Dennis.

[@DennisCampbell777]

We are getting old. I still listen to the Dead almost every day.

[@swyman10]

Dennis Campbell Me too & lately I am listening to the '72 live Yes concerts too, lol

[@DennisCampbell777]

Chris Squire is one of the ultimate bass players.

[@swyman10]

Dennis Campbell RIP Chris Squire

[@oldskoolpautz]

Up front of stage and swam naked with some chicks in the pool behind the stage!! Had 69 Falcon, lots of hippies on going up and down the hill!! Those were great summer days!!

[@gregsage8402]

I was there too with my brother. sorry for your loss

[@Hippiedudeful]

easily one of my favorite eyes thanks :))

[@Finwarusco]

Me and my wife and our dog suka went . good time we will never forget .

[@williamislander2885]

We got dropped off, no tickets, not a care in the world. Climbed a fence near the stage and slept under the stars.

[@BarrySmith70]

Believe it or not, Watkins Glen summer jam was basically a more superior version of the Altamont concert (1969). A one-day multi band show at a racetrack. However, Summer Jam was peaceful, and the music so much better. And the Grateful Dead were able to play.

[@streyper]

My husband and his buddies were there. The only thing he remembers is mud. Damn.

[@thelil]

It just amazes me that there doesn't seem to be any video of the concert anywhere.

[@oldskoolpautz]

There are videos. Search on U Tube..

[@kmac3461]

sunburn on Saturday and then rain - shivering a lot but music, dancing lots o fun

[@swyman10]

LOL the sunburn kept us warm & so did the plastic trash bags we were all wearing!

[@jerryjohnson311]

on my there we got stopped by a state cop. the 1st thing he asked was do u have any DRUGS. I said the 1St rule of hitch hiking is never bring any drugs. but i had 2 ozs of pot. he gave a ride to the end of his shift.

[@swyman10]

LOL, I did the same thing hitching from Cols to Cleveland, OH! State cop bitched me out for hitching on the highway but drove me most of the way to Cleveland. I was shitting my pants carrying a backpack full of weed! That was ‘72. Peace ☮️

[@martinbachleda5393]

its got to shine!

[@thehoundz1]

just before the rain

[@keihead]

Good Sound

[@johnmichaels1068]

my Woodstock there4 days600,000 people man

[@charlessaini9442]

fuken gr8 upload, Yo!!

[@richardfreund7479]

oh yeah...I was about 50 ft from the stage.

[@GuitarfiendIII]

What's that 2 second slip there at the 8:20 mark ?? Hmmmmmm.He,he.

[@ZavnorZ]

I was there....more to the left, though, and a bit further back. This great big hefty chick was eyeballing my friend all through the show. Eventually she just peeled her clothes off and danced for a while.. She got dressed later and blew a few joints with us. I eventually balled one of her girlfriends...the whole weekend was great.

[@RaymondMarble]

ZavnorZ I remember when almost every weekend was like this after I moved to SF in 1969. What the hell happened to the world? I blame it on the damn yuppies. Thanks for the nice story with a happy ending!

[@ZavnorZ]

+Raymond Marble We had our own version of the Pranksters from the ages of 13 until around 17 before we started drifting towards different things like college, moving away, the army....shit like that. While it lasted it was magical, a group of roughly 15-20 kids in a small town, breaking the grownups into a new way of looking at shit, pranking the fuck out of them, acid parties every weekend during the winter. In the summer thousands of kids, including hundreds of heads would descend on our tourist town and shit would really get freaky. Then the summer would end and the locals would carry on the attitude. We really were "counterculture," looking back on it. Pretty funny. What a great time to be a teenager it was from 1968 (I turned 13) onwards, while it lasted. we sure had a good time, and a great soundtrack to accompany it.

[@swyman10]

I'm the same age as you and yes we were lucky to grow up in the 60's, the music, the friends, the party's...the drugs...

[@jcedwards8363]

Phil and "The Godfather"

[@martinbachleda5393]

kształt.