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From: dsl@lzwi.UUCP (D.S.LERNER)
Newsgroups: net.music.gdead
Subject: KOKOMO !!
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Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 16:25:52 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 12 16:25:52 1985
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 I saw KOKOMO two nights ago at the Metro in North Brunswick,
 N.J. They were very tight. Brent and Billy were great.
 Some of the highlights included: 
 Dear Mr. Fantasy --> Keep on Growing
 Dark Star (Brent sung the first verse)
 Good Times Blues, Tons of Steel
 encores: Casey Jones ---> Let it Rain

 All I can say about them was they were very good for a band
 that haven't been together a long time. Dave Margen is a great
 bassist. He jammed on Dark Star so heavily that I almost didn't
 recognize it was Dark Star. Kevin Russell was great too on
 lead guitar. During Dark Star he tried to play a few Garcia
 licks during the spacey part. He kept throwing and spitting
 his guitar picks into the audience though, which is a little
 show business ploy. But, still he rocked real well with the band.
 The funniest thing was that Billy Kreutzmann dyed his hair
 "JET BLACK". All of his gray hair is gone. Except for his
 receding hairline and circles around the eyes, he looks like
 he's 25 again. Amazing what Grecian Formula can do for people.
 The Dead songs they played were mostly Brent tunes except
 for Casey Jones. Only, they didn't play them like the Dead
 plays them. Each song was played faster and more like the
 way Brent likes to play them. Dear Mr. Fantasy and Keep on
 Growing was a lot like the Traffic versions. In my opinion,
 they sounded better than the way the Dead play them, except
 for Casey Jones. All in all, I'd recommend this group to
 anyone who likes good ol' Dead music as well as just rock
 and roll. The Dark Star was a fine treat for us New Jersey
 Deadheads.

						    Dave