Note on Stu Allen and Mars Hotel from the Ashkenaz Community Center, Berkeley CA, 2018-02-09,  show # 268, playing music from Dec 7th 1968 Knight's Hall Bellerman College, Louisville KY.
Recording gear used: 2 X Sound Devces 744T 4-channel hard disc recorders @ 24/6 resolution.
Sources: Crown SASS P Mk 2 stereo condenser PZM @ the center stage lip. Add'l channels: bass, both guitars and one summed key channel.
This show was played right after the passing of John Barlow, longtime lyricist for the Grateful Dead, primarily writing songs that were performed by Bob Weir. Sets 1 & 2 were as originally played, the show being shortened by technical difficulties. The 3rd set was in honor of Barlow and was taken from his body of writing for the Dead, not a particular show.

The Band:

Stu Allen: guitar, vocals.
Steve Sofranko: keys & glockenspiel.
John Hanrahan: drums, percussion.
Burt Lewis: bass.
Matt Cohen: guitar, vocals.

The Set List:    03:33:59

Set 1

01-Dark Star>
02-St Stephen>
03-William Tell Bridge
04-Band to audience chat
05-Death Don’t Have No Mercy
06-Crowd
07-Cryptical Envelopment>
08-The Other One (Matt)>
09-Cryptical Reprise>
10-New Potato Caboose (Matt)

Set 2

11-Rosemary
12-He Was a Friend of Mine
13-Crowd
14-It Hurts Me Too (Steven, with Bo Putnam on harmonica)
15-Morning Dew>
16-And We Bid You Goodnight
17-Crowd
18-Intros
19-More Intros


Set 3

20-Cassidy (MC)
21-John Stewart comes to the stage
22-Black Throated Wind (JS)
23-Lost Sailor (JS)>24-
24-Saint of Circumstance (JS)
25-Looks Like Rain (AJ)
26-Crowd
27-Estimated Prophet (AJ)>
28-Throwing Stones (MC)>
29-The Music Never Stopped (MC)>
30-Feedback


Discs

Disc 1

01-Dark Star>
02-St Stephen>
03-William Tell Bridge
04-Band to audience chat
05-Death Don’t Have No Mercy
06-Crowd
07-Cryptical Envelopment>
08-The Other One (Matt)>
09-Cryptical Reprise>
10-New Potato Caboose (Matt)


Disc 2

01-Rosemary
02-He Was a Friend of Mine
03-Crowd
04-It Hurts Me Too (Steven, with Bo Putnam on harmonica)
05-Morning Dew>
06-And We Bid You Goodnight
07-Crowd
08-Intros
09-More Intros
10-Cassidy (MC)
11-John Stewart comes to the stage

Disc 3

01-Black Throated Wind (JS)
02-Lost Sailor (JS)>24-
03-Saint of Circumstance (JS)
04-Looks Like Rain (AJ)
05-Crowd
06-Estimated Prophet (AJ)>
07-Throwing Stones (MC)>
08-The Music Never Stopped (MC)>
0-Feedback

Set iist for LMA

01-Dark Star>
02-St Stephen>
03-William Tell Bridge
04-Band to audience chat
05-Death Don’t Have No Mercy
06-Crowd
07-Cryptical Envelopment>
08-The Other One (Matt)>
09-Cryptical Reprise>
10-New Potato Caboose (Matt)
11-Rosemary
12-He Was a Friend of Mine
13-Crowd
14-It Hurts Me Too (Steven, with Bo Putnam on harmonica)
15-Morning Dew>
16-And We Bid You Goodnight
17-Crowd
18-Intros
19-More Intros
20-Cassidy (MC)
21-John Stewart comes to the stage
22-Black Throated Wind (JS)
23-Lost Sailor (JS)>24-
24-Saint of Circumstance (JS)
25-Looks Like Rain (AJ)
26-Crowd
27-Estimated Prophet (AJ)>
28-Throwing Stones (MC)>
29-The Music Never Stopped (MC)>
30-Feedback