{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Dead Show\/podcast for 7\/3\/90","description":"On this sweltering Fourth of July weekend, I\u2019ve decided to travel back to another sweltering Fourth\u2014July 4, 1990 at Sandstone Amphitheatre in Bonner Springs, Kansas. With temperatures well over 100 at showtime and no roof over the seating area, this was probably the hottest showtime I\u2019d ever experienced. For me, it was a deeply memorable night: not only the last time I\u2019d see Brent before his tragic passing, but also a show with some killer versions of classic songs.   The first set, which we\u2019ll hear this week, is a bit short\u2014the boys were getting scorched with the sun shining directly on them, Jerry in shorts and all\u2014but there are some great highlights, starting with the ironically appropriate opener, \u201cCold Rain & Snow.\u201d Other standouts include a fine \u201cHalf\u2011Step,\u201d a rare \u201cLoose Lucy,\u201d and a strong \u201cLoser.\u201d And for the setlist nerds among us, it\u2019s worth noting that all of Bob\u2019s tunes in this first set are covers, from Son House to Dylan to Chuck Berry.   Even with the band and crowd baking in that relentless Kansas sun, there\u2019s an energy and focus in this first set that still comes through on the tape. You can hear the band leaning into the songs rather than stretching out, but that only seems to sharpen the edges on \u201cCold Rain & Snow\u201d and \u201cHalf\u2011Step,\u201d and give \u201cLoose Lucy\u201d and \u201cLoser\u201d a little extra punch. I hope you enjoy revisiting this hot, short, and very sweet first set with me this week\u2014and that you\u2019ll be back next time when we pick things up after dark for the second set, where \u201cVictim,\u201d \u201cFoolish Heart,\u201d and a big \u201cScarlet \u2192 Fire\u201d really show what Summer \u201990 could do.   Grateful Dead Sandstone Amphitheatre Bonner Springs, KS 7\/4\/1990 - Wednesday  One    Cold Rain & Snow > Walkin' Blues  Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo  Queen Jane Approximately  Loose Lucy  It's All Over Now  Loser  The Promised Land  You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:  https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/deadshow\/deadpod070326.mp3 I hope you have a safe and happy 4th of July!  stay hydrated!  ","author_name":"The Deadpod","author_url":"http:\/\/deadshow.blogspot.com","html":"