Great write-ups on both shows guys. I think the Carini -> Taste > Ghost > BORW > If I Could run is pretty damn impressive, and got somewhat snubbed and overlooked as the summer progressed with the likes of SPAC 3, Bill Graham 3 and Dick's. The Carini, while not the longest, may be the best version to date other than the 2/17/97 debut. And what I like about the Ghost is that it's exploratory and improvisational and doesn't have the customary feel-good release - that part is taken care of with the euphoric BORW that follows.

I didn't think the 6/8/12 show was as strong as the previous night, but agree that the Sand -> Nellie Kane is heart of Set II. And I give high marks to the band for the DwD that precedes it - they clearly grappled to find a groove, but didn't, really. Nonetheless, they weren't going through the motions, they were clearly trying to get some place, but it didn't really work on this round, but would later in the summer (see 6/29/12, 8/17/12, 12/30/12 DwD versions). And the Bathtub Gin that closed Set I was interesting. The band played the "Old School" (pre-1993) style jam for the first half, then switched to the "Modern" familiar jam midway through. Pretty cool in retrospect.

Anyways thanks guys!